Fungus Amongus

Infobox Album |
Name = Fungus Amongus
Type = studio
Artist = Incubus


Released = November 1 1995 / November 7 2000
Recorded = September 1995 at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California
Genre = Funk metal
Jazz fusion
Rap Metal
Length = 38:13
Label = Sony
Producer = Jim Wirt
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:b95j8qppbtn4 link]
Last album =
This album = "Fungus Amongus"
(1995)
Next album = "Enjoy Incubus"
(1997)

"Fungus Amongus" is the debut album produced by the rock band Incubus, released November 1, 1995 on "Stopuglynailfungus Music On Chillum", Incubus' own independent label. It was later re-released under Sony on November 7, 2000 after popular demand. Many of the names given under 'Personnel' are actually pseudonyms for the Incubus members. 'Fabio' is guitarist Mike Einziger. 'Dirk Lance' is bassist Alex Katunich, who later adopted 'Dirk Lance' as his stage name. 'Brandy Flower' is an actual Sony employee, and 'Happy Knappy' is vocalist Brandon Boyd. 'Brett' and 'Brett Spivery' refer to Brett Spivey, long time friend of the band, who went on to make their first two DVDs, and the videos for "I Miss You" and "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)".The album cover image is of an amanita muscaria mushroom, also known as a fly agaric mushroom.

Stylistically, the album shows strong influences from funk-metal bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus and Mr. Bungle, all of whom are mentioned in the liner notes of the album. Also the group present a quasi rap style which is avoided in later Incubus releases showing Brandon rapping on songs such as (Psychopsilocybin, Trouble in 421, Speak Free, and Take me To Your Leader)

The lyrics vary from songs about life ("Medium", which usually mistaken for a Food song), to science-fiction songs ("Trouble in 421", "Take me to Your Leader"), to songs about drugs ("Psychopsilocybin", "Hilikus").

Track listing

tracklist
all_writing = Incubus

title1 = You Will Be a Hot Dancer
length1 = 3:47

title2 = Shaft
length2 = 3:14

title3 = Trouble in 421
length3 = 4:41

title4 = Take Me To Your Leader
length4 = 4:27

title5 = Medium
length5 = 3:12

title6 = Speak Free
length6 = 4:55

title7 = The Answer
length7 = 3:02

title8 = Psychopsilocybin
length8 = 4:20

title9 = Sink Beneath the Line
length9 = 3:15

title10 = Hilikus
length10 = 3:15

Personnel

* Brandon Boyd – Vocals, Percussion
* Mike Einziger – Guitar
* Dirk Lance – Bass
* Jose Pasillas – Drums