![]() Incubus, "Stellar"Īfter the success of "Pardon Me," the band followed with "Stellar," a more mid-tempo track with some unique guitar work that sounded different from most of what their peers were providing. 7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, giving the band their first bonafide hit. That massaging paid off as "Pardon Me" enjoyed a steady ascent at radio, hitting No. ![]() So it came out and got a couple of little hits here and there and it was the first time any of us had heard our music on the radio hut it wasn’t met with any kind of fanfare so we kind of had to go in and massage it.” As Einziger recalled to Loudwire (see video at the bottom of this post), "We were in Chicago and we went to a studio to record a few acoustic songs which became the When Incubus Attacks EP."īoyd adds, “Then we started getting requests to go play ‘Pardon Me’ acoustic on morning radio shows and that kind of helped propel people’s interest in it and then the actual album version of ‘Pardon Me’ began to get picked up. But the boys buckled down with a plan that worked. It was super special and it was the beginning of a new era for us."īut that elation tamped down for a bit as "Pardon Me" didn't exactly take off at radio. DJ Chris Kilmore recalls, "We were in the parking lot with our car doors open hanging out with each other and they played it." "We were so jazzed," adds Pasillas, stating, "It was such an incredible feeling to even get the chance to be heard on the radio. Jose Pasillas recalled that the group were at a Par 3 golf course when local station KROQ in Los Angeles played it for the first time. And with the release came their first radio play. The harder hitting "Pardon Me" was chosen as the lead single, a track that seemingly fit well with the ascension of heavier music emerging at the time. With the album complete, the band then turned their attention to the release of the record. "We definitely got a real sonic boost when he came on board." Incubus, "Pardon Me" "Scott really honed in on what the singles were going to be and he dedicated a lot of sonic energy to 'Drive' and 'Stellar,'" recalls singer Brandon Boyd. While the band pushed forward on their own for a period, they eventually brought in Nirvana producer Scott Litt for assistance. But our A&R person at Epic Records trusted our vision." ![]() Guitarist Mike Einziger recalls, "It was a bit of a scary position to be in as 19, 20 year-old kids, in a recording studio that costs thousands of dollars a day. So we kept the same engineer and thought, let’s do an experiment and not have a producer." I feel like we stopped and thought, we can do this on our own and we can make it exactly how we want it. producer Jim Wirt, but didn't care for how the music was turning out, so they parted ways and began working on their own for a period.ĭrummer Jose Pasillas told, "We spent a couple of weeks recording things and I think we just had two different visions. The group started the process with S.C.I.E.N.C.E. So after some steady touring off their debut major label album, the group entered NRG studios in early 1999 with a clearer vision for their future music. So Make Yourself was our attempt at going a different path," recalls guitarist Mike Einziger. We all liked heavy music, we all grew up listening and playing heavy music, but we wanted to be different to the male, aggressive, testosterone-fueled music that was happening at that time. "That tour was us, System of a Down, Tool, Megadeth and many others. A spot on Ozzfest really helped garner them some attention and show them what could be and how the state of the rock world was changing.
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