2008 Woodie Awards
CD Review: Look Alive
Five Stars
Andrew Beam
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: FUSE
Originally published: 11/29/07 at 6:45 PM EST
Last update: 11/29/07 at 6:43 PM EST
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Music can take you to a place far from this planet, lift you up so high that you'll never want to come back down. It can produce a natural high that some say no drug can compare to. It's a different kind of high.
Incubus' new compilation of tracks produces that natural high and paints visions through music.
"Look Alive" is the band's latest DVD, containing performances from their most recent tour for "Light Grenades," and a 17 track CD accompanies it.
This collection of tracks is completely different from anything the band has put out on CD, but what else is expected from Incubus?
The band has never been able to be categorized in any certain genre, and that's exactly what music needs these days.
The album could not have had a better opening track than "Pathogens Born of Wormy Interludes." This song is over 11 minutes long and full of improvisation. In the beginning, you can the band discussing who is to start the song and how to follow it.
DJ Chris Kilmore starts off the track with a heavy synthesizer, while the rest of the band in the background discusses how the rest of the song should go. Ben Kenney lays down a smooth bass line as Michael Einzigner plays an eerie guitar line.
The song soon picks up with a full band when Brandon Boyd plays bongo drums and Jose Pasillas II plays a light drum beat.
Einzigner soon starts to have fun with his guitar effects halfway through the song, giving a very live sense to the track.
"Beach Blanket Beatdown" is a funky song that makes you feel as though you're having fun in the sun with sand in between your toes.
Kilmore has certainly expanded his talents from just the turntable, as he plays the organ on this song.
There are some songs where the title explains exactly how the song should feel - "Midnight Swim" is certainly one of these tracks. The soft piano and organ produces a very deep-sea, aquatic feel.
"La La La Zoom Zoom Zoom" is one of the coolest elevator songs ever. A lounger style acoustic guitar is played, while a soft drum beat backs it.
A woman speaks in a foreign language during what can be considered the verse, along with an accompanying xylophone part.
Boyd shows off his ever-increasing percussion skills, where he solos on his djembe in the tribal-like "Dance In A Triangle."
In a more bizarre turn, "Cloudeater" is a very Middle Eastern-like jam, along with a backing tribal beat.
An instrumental version of "Here In My Room" is played by only a synthesizer and piano, but is certainly a treat for any Incubus fan.
This compilation of songs is something any die-hard Incubus fan would love to own, mainly because it shows the band in a completely different light than on their regular releases. That is just the genius of this band.
Incubus' new compilation of tracks produces that natural high and paints visions through music.
"Look Alive" is the band's latest DVD, containing performances from their most recent tour for "Light Grenades," and a 17 track CD accompanies it.
This collection of tracks is completely different from anything the band has put out on CD, but what else is expected from Incubus?
The band has never been able to be categorized in any certain genre, and that's exactly what music needs these days.
The album could not have had a better opening track than "Pathogens Born of Wormy Interludes." This song is over 11 minutes long and full of improvisation. In the beginning, you can the band discussing who is to start the song and how to follow it.
DJ Chris Kilmore starts off the track with a heavy synthesizer, while the rest of the band in the background discusses how the rest of the song should go. Ben Kenney lays down a smooth bass line as Michael Einzigner plays an eerie guitar line.
The song soon picks up with a full band when Brandon Boyd plays bongo drums and Jose Pasillas II plays a light drum beat.
Einzigner soon starts to have fun with his guitar effects halfway through the song, giving a very live sense to the track.
"Beach Blanket Beatdown" is a funky song that makes you feel as though you're having fun in the sun with sand in between your toes.
Kilmore has certainly expanded his talents from just the turntable, as he plays the organ on this song.
There are some songs where the title explains exactly how the song should feel - "Midnight Swim" is certainly one of these tracks. The soft piano and organ produces a very deep-sea, aquatic feel.
"La La La Zoom Zoom Zoom" is one of the coolest elevator songs ever. A lounger style acoustic guitar is played, while a soft drum beat backs it.
A woman speaks in a foreign language during what can be considered the verse, along with an accompanying xylophone part.
Boyd shows off his ever-increasing percussion skills, where he solos on his djembe in the tribal-like "Dance In A Triangle."
In a more bizarre turn, "Cloudeater" is a very Middle Eastern-like jam, along with a backing tribal beat.
An instrumental version of "Here In My Room" is played by only a synthesizer and piano, but is certainly a treat for any Incubus fan.
This compilation of songs is something any die-hard Incubus fan would love to own, mainly because it shows the band in a completely different light than on their regular releases. That is just the genius of this band.
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