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Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 21:26
Cool online Incu-articles
I was browsing around the net today looking for Incubus stuff, and I found some really good links to share. Some very interesting stuff here, a lot of it direct quotes from the guys themselves. Check 'em out and enjoy:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brandon_Boyd
http://www.geocities.com/elleopal/quotes.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5934212/one_night_of_sin_with_incubus
A really well-written, in-depth review of Light Grenades:
http://www.epinions.com/review/Light_Grenades_by_Incubus_Rock_828768385227/content_303070350980
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sorry i missed this--- did you get a chance to see it-?- i got a message about the format changing and haven't had time to look into what that means-- but if you did- what did ya think?
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alis volat propiis
Thanks for the info christabel5...I'm going to check it out
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ccjar
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-i haven't read too far to see if this is totally redundant but i figured its worth adding anyways - it seems there are alot of people into the arts and everything- the SUBvert article is really good ---- but here's the kicker- its actually a really cool magazine in general-the whole thing is just good
- i was realllyy bored and stuck in snow last week -- kinda like i am today- and so i read that -- but also signed up for the magazine-so i read the long version-and some other stuff- it really is free-- and non-malicious if anyone is leery-
the stuff that i've been sent from them are things i needed to hear lately anyways - so i definitely really recommend it- it made me want to be drawing again--- you can submit work to them and everything too- its cool, so it's been where i've been going when i'm bored lately- good little resource for a wide range of artists
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I bet that made you smile Kels.
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now show me the world as seen from the stars....
It's good to know I wasn't the only one that thought instead of the actual definition at first when reading it.
know this isn't really an article, but i was brushing up on sparknotes for my canterbury tales test in ap english tomorrow and i came across this. enjoy (:
"Every time a woman traveled alone, the Wife suggests, she was in danger of encountering an incubus, or an evil spirit who would seduce women (880)"
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"i will hold you close if you're afraid of heights"
Tim Burton?! You are so lucky. I would kill to go see that exhibit! I love how a lot of his movies are like warped versions of fairy tails.
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Experience the warmth before you grow old.
Milk: I know....the museums are seriously one of the highlights of living here.
Andrew: Will do. I'll try to take pics and post them.
Jackie: I completely agree.....Incubus totally inspires me with my writing and all of you guys have been so supportive of what I've posted that it encourages me to keep doing it.
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when I drive myself my light is found.....
I think all artists are most critical of their own work. I definitely am. Even if someone is complimenting it, I still find things wrong. Like the picture I have above...I've gotten nice compliments and all I see is that I need A LOT more practice with oil pastels! lol But this band is inspiring in so many ways. I gave up on my art for years...and over the past year and 1/2, after listening to Incubus, I have created so many pieces that I am proud of. And it's definitely with many thanks to everyone on here. I wouldn't have had the courage to give them the pictures if you all weren't so encouraging and supportive! You looked at each one for me and told me what you thought. And I really trusted your opinions because you love this band as much as I do.
TraintoMexico- I think it's great that you're still young and realize that you shouldn't give up on your work. I'm not saying I'm a senior citizen! lol But I am twice your age and I wish I had figured it out a long time ago.
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ccjar
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Yeah, so jealous on that one. Tim Burton is such a badass! I wonder how much Alice stuff you'll see. I demand a report on your experience!
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OMG! that's so cool, rosario. i wish i was there! XD
i love MoMA so much. you'll have so much fun =)
the museums is the one reason why i love NY.
You know I was watching Charlie Rose a couple of weeks ago and he had Tim Burton on, who I happen to love. Anyway, Tim said something that pertains to this discussion....he said that it makes his blood boil when children who are creative give up on their art because either they or society deems their work isn't good enough. He said that even as a child he refused to let society box him in. And look how far he's come. So my advice.....listen to Tim Burton. Don't stop creating because you think you're not a good enough artist, writer, or whatever. Follow Milk's example....when you get the impulse to create embrace it, and release it without fore thought or judgement.
Oh and by the way....so loving that I live in NYC right now.....MoMa's having a Tim Burton exhibit that ranges from his artwork to film memorabilia. Going this Saturday...can't wait!
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when I drive myself my light is found.....
Yeah, I definitely see what you mean.
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Experience the warmth before you grow old.
the world of creativity has many ups and downs, more downs in fact.
it's a particularly difficult world because you will get criticized over everything.
and the feeling of not being good enough will never go away, trust me.
for me, i am my worst critic and enemy. i think we're both like that, train.
but what i've learned is to just let it go and that helps a lot.
every time it emerges, i accept it and release it.
if you love painting, music and writing never stop doing it.
especially when you are still young, opportunities are endless.
Out of boredom, I just went back and read this forum and I have to say you guys are all inspiring. I myself have no idea what I want to do when I grow up (but I'm still young so I suppose I don't need to, but everyone is always asking "What do you plan on doing with your life?") I really like painting, writing, and music but I stopped doing it for awhile because I didn't think I was good enough and I was really disappointed in myself but after reading what you all have to say and what Brandon and the other Incubus members have to say and listening to their music, I've realized that the only way to better myself is to just keep doing it, but not to impress anyone, but only because it's what I want to do. Ever since I've been listening to Incubus I've realized I need to pursue my dreams before the oppurtunity passes, and that I have all the power to alter my life, but I need to let the right people influence it too. As for you teachers, I think it's great that you decide to try to make differences in peoples lives. My mom is a teacher and so many people don't see how much they influence our lives. If it weren't for people like you many people would not be where they were today.
P.S. And thanks for all the amazing and insightful articles!
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Experience the warmth before you grow old.
yeah, thanks, leah! you're awesome =)
Thanks Leah!
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ccjar
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LA Weekly recent interview with Mike!
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/live-in-la/kronos-quartet-david-harringto/index.php?utm_source=Twitter%20Mobile&utm_medium=twitter&page=2
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Well they've participated in the annual Night By The Ocean event.
They also attended the founder and ambassador of Life Rolls On Foundation, Jesse Billauer, screening of his documentary film Jesse's Story and 30th Birthday Party.
And here's the band with Jesse in Fiji.
I'd say the personal connection is their good friend Jesse Billauer.
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Thanks Leah! I wonder what he meant by the band having a personal connection to Life Rolls On. Anyone know?
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ccjar
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Great Interview with Jake, the man who basically manages Make Yourself Foundation. Check it out! http://www.whatgives.com/2009/11/19/incubus-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
ahhhh...I love that song.
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ccjar
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Thanks for the link Jackie!
Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqaNTh5Di3c
And an Interview with Mike!
http://www.chartattack.com/features/73057/incubus-arent-ready-for-state-fairs
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Here ladies...video sucks but the audio is great...just close your eyes and imagine...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8oKBWj6lYg&feature=PlayList&p=F09C73D72E225B12&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=27
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ccjar
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Agreed Chydie...their best love song! *sigh* Have it on again right now...
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ccjar
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oh god, i wish they would play Echo as well.
i wanna hear that live so bad. i think it beats I Miss You and all.
to me it's their best love song. anyways, i agree with Suz.
ACLOTM is my fav as well. but i love 'em all for sure! haha.
I love Echo! It's one of my favorites. It would have been so great to hear them do it at RC. But hey, I'm not complaining!
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And he can still sing those songs and sing them great. I wish I could ask them why they don't play Echo more often. That is my absolute favorite song. I listen to it over and over...right now as a mtter of fact! haha
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ccjar
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I know, it's really such a (nice) shock when you start with their last CD and work your way backwards to something like S.C.I.E.N.C.E, which is so radically different but yet still so...them. I love S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and I really love watching them perform in those early days on old vids. Makes me wish I could have been there to see them live back then. Absolutely incredible energy. Thing is, they STILL have that phenomenal creative and physical energy, it's just being channeled differently, and that is what makes them so great.
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
I got LG first and then I think Make Yourself and then the Look Alive dvd. I heard Redefine for the first time on the dvd and loved it. Needless to say, when I bought S.C.I.E.N.C.E I was like---whoa! what is this?! Now the cd version of Redefine and New Skin are two of my favorite songs.
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ccjar
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Yep, Renee, that's totally the way it goes amongst us, just amazing and cool.
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
Whereas I LOVE Monuments and Melodies! To me, it's so poignant and heart-rending. And Mikey's guitar solo towards the end is just gorgeous in its simplicity, just the way Brandon's voice is. For me, the pacing is just perfect, for a song whose beauty is so raw and personal and revealing. It's like looking into someone's secret heart.
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
It's amazing to me that we all love Incubus but have different likes/not likes among their songs. Goes to show how wide their range is - I absolutely love Pendulous Threads - I love the beginning, I can hear Mike's chords building under Jose's drumming and I just love it. I have a really tough time with Monuments & Melodies though, I want it to speed up and can hardly stand the draginess. And so it goes....
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
Couldn't have said it better myself Renee
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Totally agree with you, Suz. They have not in any way sold out or lost their sound. Granted, LG is light-years away from S.C.I.E.N.C.E., but that is precisely because they have grown and evolved and NOT stayed stuck in the same groove all these years. Really, how absurd would it be if they were still churning out funk a la S.C.I.E.N.C.E, which I happen to really love as an album but which is their far past by now. True fans will always stick by them and give their new stuff a fair chance, and we will always see the good in what they do-- because it's there, not because we want it to be there!
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
Yeah, I totally agree that not everyone will like everything. But for those of us who did like Incubus, maybe not as far back as Fungus Amongus (I actually really don't like the songs on there either, just not my taste) but say S.C.I.E.N.C.E., then LG is WAAAAAAAAAY different. However, I do not agree that they have lost their sound or have sold out. I continue to love them and admire them for making amazing music and like I said, hardcore incubus fans will force themselves to like a song because they made it, take for example me with BHI or you with pendulous threads.
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LG was my first too. I kind of worked my way backwards from there to Fungus Amongus, downloading like crazy to make up for lost time! I love LG. Not every single track (I've said before that the Earth to Bellas are not favorites for me, and it took a long time before I would even really listen to Pendulous Threads because of the very beginning being so hard to sit through, and I think Diamonds and Coal is a bit too mainstream and not very interesting musically), but I think the rest of it is really amazing. And I respect the band so much for doing things their own way, no matter what anybody else thinks. They will continue to grow and explore and make their own brand of music and along the way, not everyone will like everything, but that's okay.
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
LG was my first so I have a special place in my heart for it. I love the whole thing...
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ccjar
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While it is a harsh review, I have to agree with the fact that I only really like a handful of songs on there (quicksand/aktsuo, pendulous threads, rogues, lg). I actually did think that the whole album was very "pop"ish and was even a little disappointed. Same thing happened to me with BHI. Of course if you're a hardcore Incubus fan, the songs eventually grow on you and you accept all their musical flaws. But, I do have to admit, out of all their albums, LG is lower on my favorite list.
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I couldn't bring myself to read it. I know the bad reviews are out there, but they make me very defensive. haha
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ccjar
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