Morning View
Occupation
- Vocals, Guitar: Brandon Boyd
- Guitar: Mike Einziger
- Bass: Dirk Lance (aka Alex Katunich )
- Drums: José Pasillas
- Turntables: Chris Kilmore
Morning View is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Incubus. The album was released in October 2001 under the label Immortal Records. It is considered the biggest selling album of the band. In the U.S., it reached triple platinum.
History
For the recording of the album, the band rented a house called Stern House in Malibu (California ), near the street Morning View Drive, which the album title came about. The recording sessions took from April to May in 2001 with producer Scott Litt instead. Morning View was the last album with bassist Alex Katunich ( Dirk Lance called himself ). Compared to Make Yourself are much more quieter pieces on the album. The album reached number 2 in the U.S., Canada, # 3 on the charts. In Germany, the album went to # 27
Reception
The website Allmusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and listed it as "selected album" (Album Pick). Their Svendsen wrote, not all experiments are successful, but on the whole it was a successful successor to Make Yourself and a natural progression for the band.
Title list
All pieces were written by Brandon Boyd, the music is by Mike Einziger, Alex Katunich, Chris Kilmore and José Pasillas.