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  1. Morning View - Wikipedia

    • Morning View is the fourth studio album by American rock band Incubus, released October 22, 2001, through Epic Records. A companion DVD, The Morning View Sessions, was released on May 29, 2002. Continuing the move away from nu metal, the album ranges widely from soft to hard rock sounds in the style of alternative rock. Morning View was th… See more

    Background and recording

    To record the album, the band lived in Malibu, California, on a street called "Morning View Drive". Former bassist … See more

    Music and lyrics

    Morning View has been described as an alternative rock, alternative metal, hard rock and soft rock album and it features a variety of styles: ambience, aggression, and groove. It has an overall softer sound than previous al… See more

    Touring and promotion

    Morning View boasted a total of four singles beginning with "Wish You Were Here". The song was released on August 14, 2001, charting well and gaining significant rotation. The re-recorded version, Morning View XXIII … See more

    Commercial response

    Topping all previous Incubus records, Morning View debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 2 with 266,000 copies sold in its first week. By December 2001, the album was certified platinum and still ranked No. 38 on the Top 20… See more

    Reception

    The album received generally positive reviews, with a Metacritic score of 62, based on 10 reviews. Q stated that "even at their most acerbic or delicately downplayed extremes, Incubus are compelling", while CDNow not… See more

     
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