Day 13: A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)
Dear Incubus,
I am quite possibly your biggest fan EVER (so ya know, if you wanna send me concert tickets sometime, feel free) but seriously... who else is more obsessed with you guys (especially of Brandon Boyd).
I use your song lyrics to title every blog post... and I talk about you constantly... sadly yes I do cheat on you by listening to other artists... but very rarely... you are always my "go-to" band to listen to.
I could listen to you guys all day every day and never get tired of it. That's just how musically diverse I think you are. I'm planning on getting a tattoo using your koi fish drawing. Heck I even named my first born son after Brandon's middle name!
I know you guys have been around since 1991, but it wasn't until 1995 that I first began listening to you guys. A friend of mine had your FUNGUS AMONGUS cd and let me borrow it. I WAS HOOKED.
I played that cd over and over again and loved every song. I couldn't wait till your next album, but you made me wait 2 years for that. But it was worth the wait.
I still to this day think that S.C.I.E.N.C.E is my favorite album by you guys. I know you guys have changed a lot since your first two albums and try to avoid playing those songs like the plague... but those songs were so fun and unique you should never be embarrassed to play them.
It was a proud day for me in 1999 when you guys finally got your mainstream success with MAKE YOURSELF. Finally everybody was hearing you guys on the radio and seeing what I had seen 4 years prior... pure musical genius.
So I can't hate on all the bandwagon jumpers, but just know, I liked you waaay before most people did haha.
2001 came and you released MORNING VIEW which was amazing... that album helped me through a lot.... you know how highschool can be... and it helped me through dealing with my grandpa's death.
2004 brought A CROW LEFT OF THE MURDER which was very influential in a pivotal point in my life... graduating highschool, leaving the nest sort of deal... getting married..
2006 brought LIGHT GRENADES and that was a great soundtrack to all that was happening in my life... the harsh realilty of life... dealing with the end of the Newlywed phase... losing my babies...then finally having a baby... that album helped keep my spirits up.
Then you guys went on hiatus and I was quite lost without some new music coming from you guys, but luckily I was able to make due with your previous 6 albums... and I was quite happy when in 2009 you guys released your greatest hits album MONUMENTS AND MELODIES with some new bonus tracks... this helped me through my marriage being on the rocks, and the impending birth of my 2nd baby... and then just this year... Brandon, you came out with your solo album THE WILD TRAPEZE which has totally hit the spot with all the changes going on in my life right now... the divorce... the singlemomhood... etc.
So thanks guys... for being so unique, so innovative, for writing lyrics that I can relate to, and for creating beautiful music I can lose myself in and forget the worries of the day to.
Amanda (Your biggest fan EVER.... tickets, please?!)
It's crazy to me just how much you guys have changed not only musically but physically as well... case in point... these pics...
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