Ha! How about starting off a greatest hits collection with a previously unreleased track? Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense? It does for Incubus who kick off “Monuments And Melodies” with “Black Heart Inertia” before launching into “Drive”, “Megalomaniac”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Pardon Me”, “Nice To Know You” and a bunch of other songs that made them into the rock stars they are now. It’s been a long way for these dudes that started way back when vocalist Brandon Boyd was still sporting dreadlocks. Unfortunately, there’s hardly a trace of “S.C.I.E.N.C.E.” or “The Fungus Among Us” to be found on here except for an acoustic version of “A Certain Shade Of Green” on disc 2. That’s right, no “New Skin” or “Take Us To Your Leader” on here. Damn shame!
That second disc boasts mostly unreleased tracks that honestly wouldn’t have looked that out of place on any of the band’s regular studio albums. The Prince cover of “Let’s Go Crazy” is a great way to jumpstart any party and an even greater way to end this comp. Here’s to eighteen more years!
Score: 7 out of 10
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