Light Grenades: Aptly Titled

If you have been a long-time follower of Incubus, then you probably know already that every album is different than the last. Apparently, this does not hold true for Light Grenades. It's like these guys have decided to solidify their place in the alternative rock world. If your favorite album is S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and you're still waiting for them to stop and go back to taking that same route, then let your tears flow and say goodbye to Incubus. Honestly, there are songs in the album that suck so much ass. Songs that are cornier and more boring than watching old people fall asleep. But still, like in any Incubus album, there will be always be songs that will make you wonder if Brandon Boyd and Co. had their dicks sucked by the devil for the ability to write really great shit.

Track Listing:

1. "Quicksand" 2:14 - OK, it kinda sucks. You should probably get high first before listening to this song. This me gives me the same vibe as Pink Floyd. Not my type of shit.

2. "A Kiss to Send Us Off" (4:16) - I thought I was listening to Megalomaniac when this song started. It almost has the same intro riff. This song is OK, except when Brandon shouts "A kiss to send us off" repeatedly. It's so annoying.

3. "Dig" (4:17) - Best song in the album. Period.

4. "Anna-Molly" (3:46) - Come on, you've heard this already, haven't you? I'm not writing a review here. I just like to write anything that comes to mind when I have nothing to do. So if you think I'm writing a review, you're a dumb ass.

5. "Love Hurts" 3:57 - What the fuck kind of a title is that? Love Hurts? If the title is not mushy and cliche enough for you, try the lyrics. "Love hurts, but sometimes it's a good hurt." Oh my fucking god. Is that what dating a supermodel does to you? I don't wanna listen to this song while driving for fear that I might fall asleep or for fear that I would decide to drive straight into a wall just to end it all.

6. "Light Grenades" (2:20) - If you fell asleep because of "Love Hurts," then this will definitely wake the shit out of you. I have a feeling that after the recording of this song, Mike and Jose needed to replace their instruments. Enough said.

7. "Earth to Bella Part I" (2:28) - A lot of people didn't like this song. Well those people are bad bad men. The weird, distorted, laser-like sounds. I likey likey.

8. "Oil and Water" (3:49) - This song is just boring that I fail to come up with anything to say about it.

9. "Diamonds and Coal" 3:46 - There are songs that are so simple that when you here one, you kick yourself in the head and think, "why didn't I write that song?" This is like that. The lyrics are so simple yet it turned out really good and infectious. The chorus is still playing in my head right now, actually (in spite of this we're doing just fine, even diamonds start as coal... give us time to shine even diamonds starts as coal...).

10. "Rogues" (3:56) - Once again, God damn this is so infectious! I love it.

11. "Paper Shoes" (4:17) - I thought I was going to hear Eddie Vedder belt out "hey, you've got to hide your love away...." after listening to the intro riff.

12. "Pendulous Threads" (5:35) - Weird sounds are my friends. Thumbs up.

13. "Earth to Bella Part II" (2:58) - I don't get it, why divide the song into two parts when it's practically the same song? The only difference from part 1 is the additional oohs and aahs of Brandon. What a ripoff.

If you're an Incubus fan, you're no stranger to the fact that some of their albums need to grow on you before you can actually say that you like it. For me, I probably need to keep this album on repeat for quite some time. Just like what I did with Morning View. "Light Grenades" is a good description of the album. It's explosive, but it won't blow you away.