Monuments and Melodies

Monuments and Melodies
Monuments and Melodies
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Greatest hits album by Incubus
Released	June 16, 2009
Venue	Live X, 99X, Atlanta (A Certain Shade of Green)
Studio	4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California; NRG Studios, North Hollywood; Morning View Studio, Malibu, California; Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta; Henson Recording Studio, Hollywood
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	61:10 (disc 1) ; 47:22 (disc 2) ; (Total: 108:32)
Label	Epic/Immortal
Producer	Brendan O'Brien, Scott Litt
Incubus chronology

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rock Sound	^[2]

Monuments and Melodies is the first greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Incubus released on June 16, 2009, through Epic Records.^[3] It is released as a double-disc set, the first disc features 13 previously released singles from the albums Make Yourself, Morning View, A Crow Left of the Murder..., and Light Grenades, along with two new Brendan O'Brien–produced tracks, "Black Heart Inertia" and "Midnight Swim".

The second disc is a collection of rarities including B-sides, soundtrack cuts, alternate versions, three previously unreleased songs, and a cover of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy". The album takes its title from a song that was originally released as the B-side to "Megalomaniac" and as a bonus track on international releases of A Crow Left of the Murder...; it is also included on Disc 2 of this album.

Track listing

Disc 1 (Monuments)

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Black Heart Inertia"	Monuments and Melodies	4:53
2.	"Drive"	Make Yourself	3:52
3.	"Megalomaniac"	A Crow Left of the Murder...	4:54
4.	"Anna Molly"	Light Grenades	3:46
5.	"Love Hurts"	Light Grenades	3:57
6.	"Wish You Were Here"	Morning View	3:36
7.	"Warning"	Morning View	4:42
8.	"Stellar"	Make Yourself	3:20
9.	"Talk Shows on Mute"	A Crow Left of the Murder...	3:52
10.	"Pardon Me"	Make Yourself	3:44
11.	"Dig"	Light Grenades	4:17
12.	"Oil and Water"	Light Grenades	3:49
13.	"Are You In?"	Morning View	4:24
14.	"Nice to Know You"	Morning View	4:43
15.	"Midnight Swim"	Monuments and Melodies	3:15

Japanese disc 1 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Album	Length
16.	"Make a Move"	Stealth (Soundtrack)	3:14
17.	"New Skin"	Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer / S.C.I.E.N.C.E.	3:51

Disc 2 (Melodies)

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Neither of Us Can See"	Stealth (Soundtrack)	4:04
2.	"Look Alive"	Light Grenades (Japanese edition)	4:21
3.	"While All the Vultures Feed"	Monuments and Melodies	3:53
4.	"Pantomime (Altered Version)"	Monuments and Melodies	4:39
5.	"Anything"	Morning View unreleased track	3:32
6.	"Punch Drunk"	Light Grenades (Japanese edition)	5:14
7.	"Admiration"	Stealth (Soundtrack)	4:13
8.	"Martini"	Monuments and Melodies	4:09
9.	"A Certain Shade of Green (Live acoustic version)"	S.C.I.E.N.C.E. / Monuments and Melodies	3:36
10.	"Monuments and Melodies"	Megalomaniac	5:06
11.	"Let's Go Crazy (Prince cover)"	Purple Rain / Monuments and Melodies	4:29

Japanese disc 2 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Album	Length
12.	"Follow"	Halo 2 (Original Soundtrack Volume One)	3:35
13.	"Make Yourself (Acoustic Version)"	Make Yourself / When Incubus Attacks Volume 1	3:13
14.	"Crowded Elevator"	Make Yourself (Japan edition bonus track)	4:44

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Album	Length
15.	"Pardon Me (Live)"	Make Yourself / Monuments and Melodies	4:16

iTunes pre-order bonus tracks
No.	Title	Album	Length
16.	"Mexico"	Morning View	4:23
17.	"Drive"	Make Yourself	3:53

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	24
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	35
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[8]	96
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[9]	76
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	22
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	104
US Billboard 200^[13]	5
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[14]	2

Credits

Brandon Boyd – lead vocals; djembe (on "New Skin"), album cover
Mike Einziger – guitar, backing vocals, occasional keyboards
Alex Katunich – bass (on all tracks of S.C.I.E.N.C.E., Make Yourself, & Morning View)
José Pasillas – drums
DJ Lyfe – turntables (on "New Skin")
Chris Kilmore – turntables, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, theremin on all tracks except "New Skin".
Ben Kenney – bass, backing vocals (on all tracks of A Crow Left of the Murder..., Megalomaniac, Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Stealth soundtrack, Light Grenades, & Monuments and Melodies)

References

^ Monuments and Melodies review. Allmusic
^ Walker, Jen (June 2009). "Incubus – Monuments and Melodies." Rock Sound (123): 84.
^ Incubus View messageboard. Retrieved 3-11-09
^ "Australiancharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Incubus Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Incubus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Incubus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Incubus Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[1] Monuments and Melodies review. Allmusic

[walker-2] Walker, Jen (June 2009). "Incubus – Monuments and Melodies." Rock Sound (123): 84.

[3] Incubus View messageboard. Retrieved 3-11-09

[ac_Australia_Incubus-4] "Australiancharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Austria_Incubus-5] "Austriancharts.at – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Incubus-6] "Incubus Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Incubus-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Incubus-8] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Incubus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Italy_Incubus-9] "Italiancharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Incubus-10] "Charts.nz – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Incubus-11] "Swisscharts.com – Incubus – Monuments and Melodies". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[12] "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Incubus-13] "Incubus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Incubus-14] "Incubus Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

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v t e Incubus
Brandon Boyd Mike Einziger José Pasillas Chris Kilmore Ben Kenney Alex Katunich Gavin Koppell
Studio albums	Fungus Amongus S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Make Yourself Morning View A Crow Left of the Murder... Light Grenades If Not Now, When? 8
EPs	Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer Enjoy Incubus When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 Trust Fall (Side A) Trust Fall (Side B)
Live albums	Live at Lollapalooza 2003 Live in Japan 2004 Live in Sweden 2004 Live in Malaysia 2004
Compilations	Monuments and Melodies HQ Live Box Set The Essential Incubus
Singles	"Take Me to Your Leader" "New Skin" "Pardon Me" "Stellar" "Drive" "Wish You Were Here" "Nice to Know You" "Warning" "Are You In?" "Megalomaniac" "Talk Shows on Mute" "Make a Move" "Anna Molly" "Dig" "Oil and Water" "Love Hurts" "Black Heart Inertia" "Let's Go Crazy" "Adolescents" "Promises, Promises" "Absolution Calling" "Nimble Bastard"
DVDs	When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 The Morning View Sessions Alive at Red Rocks Look Alive CD/DVD Incubus HQ Live CD/DVD
Related	Discography Audiovent "The Odyssey" 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour
Category:Incubus (band)