In 1991, the band began plotting a circuit of gigs at area parties, but since the group did not have a name yet, they had to come up with one quickly. Though it was totally stripped down, it had elements of funk and thrash in it. Jamming in Boyd’s garage, the band’s first song, “Love Sick,” sounded like an Incubus track. Spiral Staircase? Chimera? Chunk-O-Funk?!Ī few months later, the trio came across Brandon Boyd’s vocal abilities, and the four young musicians decided they were ready to give up playing cover songs in order to write their own.
Deciding to form a band, the trio jammed a bit, simply for the love of music, initially playing Metallica and Megadeth cover songs which helped them land a few party gigs and earned them the reputation, “entertainment for the neighborhood.” Upon entering 10th grade at Calabasas High in 1991, Pasillas and Einziger became friends with bassist Alex Katunich (who would later be known as Dirk Lance), who had just been kicked out of Jazz Band at that time for not knowing how to read music. Wright Middle School, Pasillas met their guitarist Mike Einziger who spent most of his time playing guitar in his bedroom. Way back in the late eighties, Incubus vocalist Brandon Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas were just elementary friends at a school in Calabasas, California, a Los Angeles suburb west of the San Fernando Valley. Like all other great bands in history, Incubus had their share of humble beginnings. With a range of funky bass lines, loud guitar riffs, a brilliant mix of turntable effects, insightful and thought-provoking lyrics about personal completeness, subtle verses, rousing choruses, some interesting metaphors, and lyrically mature tracks that audiences can connect with on many levels, Incubus has broken the standard music mold many times over and throughout their 12-year career, continues to make music that is always one step ahead of its predecessors. With a penchant for drama and delightful excesses that only enhance their poignant lyrics and classically influenced guitars, Incubus’ true strength lies in their cohesiveness as a band where each member is extremely skilled at their respective instrument. Charged with an intensity that is just as prevalent as their laid-back groove, they have successfully maintained a steady balance as they evolved their sound and lyrical content through each of their four full-length albums, various EPs, soundtrack work and home DVDs.
Since it’s formation, Incubus has remained an ever-changing and developing band.
Noisemakers Incubus makes the adrenaline surge through your veins yet again with A Crow Left of the Murder.
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