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Friday, October 17, 2008 - 22:46
Best of Incubus
at times incubus has these performances that are just simply above and beyound
year after year they perform their songs.
again and again . yes this is true.
but there are times and moments when a performance of a song stands out.
one such memorable performance is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE8wnV6GNzw
of course this is my personal opinion
which performance is most memorable to you
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This is still the best thing I have ever read about Incubus and validates everything we say about the band...
It starts out...
"When music historians look back on this decade, the most consistently successful modern rock band may turn out to be a bit of a surprise."
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/incubus-brings-its-sound-to-r...
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
I agree...they chose to switch it up so the performance would be better rather than singing it the other way when he knew he couldn't give 100%. I loved the new performance. It still gave me chills!
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Wow Jackie - you nailed it with that interview. Funny, Brandon was pulling Dig off so well in 2007 that I'm really surprise it was difficult. Shows what a professional he is - they all are!
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
lol...someone on here posted it not long ago...leah maybe?...and I add them all to my favorites.
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
There it is, damn you good!
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Picture the scene where whatever you thought, would in the blink of an eye,
manifest and become illustrated.
Here's the link to that article.
http://thepistola.com/2009/09/18/incubus-interview/#comment-7
Colin: Definitely, very cool. I noticed that you guys are playing a new version of “Dig.” How did that come about?
Chris: Well, “Dig” is probably one of the hardest songs we’ve ever wrote in the studio. We wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote it. All of our songs sorta kind of just flow and they just come out. It’s real obvious how they should go, “Dig” was the exact opposite of that. We kept struggling with it and struggling with it and it just took us a while. We banged it out in the studio and it was in a range that was really hard for Brandon to sing. It’s two different things singing in the studio and singing on the road, two totally different things. It’s like playing an athletic sport. Like running a marathon in Denver opposed to Los Angeles, you know what I mean? When you get up in altitude things become a lot harder (laughs). You know so when we actually got that one down and put it on the record and started playing it live, it became a different thing. It sort of fell out of our setlist because it was a real difficult song to make it sound good live. We didn’t want to abandon it so this time around we thought about.. we dropped it, I don’t know if it’s dropped a whole step, it might even be a step and a half, I’m not quite sure. But we dropped it down, just parts of it and parts we put back in the original key and we just messed it up. I think it sounds cooler then it does on the record.
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Kilmore had an interview and they talked about that. If anyone has the link post it! From what I remember he said the hardest song to sound great playing live was Dig and they decided to change it up a little. I think people "dug" it (HA). Brandon ended up in the original key at the end so i wouldn't say he was having a problem.
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Picture the scene where whatever you thought, would in the blink of an eye,
manifest and become illustrated.
Ben looks like he thought that was pretty funny! I was also wondering why Brandon was having such a problem singing Dig in his regular key on this last tour when he didn't seem to have a problem at all on the 2007 tour. Anyone heard anything about that?
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
Remember I told some of you guys how some kids jumped up on stage during the show? Here it is...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G2xA7LPwn0&feature=related
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
This is the performance of Dig from the show I was at in Jersey. He sounded f***ing amazing!!This video is practically where I was sitting, except I was further to the left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJX9hEah4CE
This is where I was...
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Definitely when his hair is darker.
Incubus causes a decline in productivity in the workforce. LOVE IT!
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
When I see them all side by side got to go with the kind of redish brown one (so we can match when he discovers that I'm the woman for him and he moves to Minnesota to live with me).
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
I do too! Which hair color do you like best?
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Love his wild & crazy hair!
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
Mike has the best shirts! I want to steal them all... with him still in them preferably.
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
DUDE MIKE! He screams genious. I would love to pick his brain of every aspect of life. I would also steal his "PRAGUE Czech it out" shirt.
OH, thanks for the Youtube links. They assure declined productivity at work.
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Picture the scene where whatever you thought, would in the blink of an eye,
manifest and become illustrated.
Aww... He is!!!
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Holy snickies - nice Mikey picspam, Leah. Mike is such a cutie!!
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'cuz wihout love I won't survive
I can't stop watching that interview with Brandon and Mike. Cracks me up!! lol
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
So guys did you ever heard that ! It`s long but funny...and weird in the same time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVu8hqySfLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiwkz9ZO_lc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJrLDad9ngo&feature=related
and there is... 10 parts so enjoy
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Be thankful , hopeful and better...every single day.
LOL
He is so adorable! =]
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a more recent pic
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Jack: Thanks for those wonderful interviews! Mikey has definitely changed throughout the years.
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
OMG...this interview with Brandon and Mike is so funny! Brandon describes their songwriting as constipation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz0LbO49lcI&feature=related
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Here's another one of Brandon and Mike back then. Mikey has definitely changed! So has BB, of course, but I think Mike has changed more...for the better. Now he's got this sexy, intelligent Harvard student thing going!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ETH_ImAHw&NR=1
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Leah, I loved that one about his art!! I'm psyched...I thought I was weird because I paint with acryllic and not oil...but he does too!! hehe
He is so articulate and intelligent...it's soooo attractive!
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Check out this interview with Brandon back in Sept 30, 1998!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ZDL-VJ4ng
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Jack: Thanks for posting that video!!! It's crazy how Mikey can play two instruments like that live during one song!
Have you seen this interview with Brandon??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdqVflPH0MA
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
I love how the second time he sings fiction-worthy wind Brandon's hair actually starts to blow in the wind! lol
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Here it is. I absolutely love the way Mike can go back and forth from piano to guitar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Rp1l6Z3LQ
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
Rosario: Yes it does!!! I love listening to the live version of Here In My Room!
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
Finally getting to all these amazing performances you guys have been posting......
Leah: The Nowhere Fast / X-French Tee Shirt performance at Lollapalooza 2003 was pure awesomeness!!! Love how Ben and Brandon harmonized on that song.....gave me chills.
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when I drive myself my light is found.....
Yeah, that was a really good interview.......on Brandon's half that is. The interviewer totally lacked personality.....I cringed during her delivery on certain questions. She sounded completely uninterested. And I loved that it was via phone, liked the sponetanity of his responses and the fact that it felt like he was actually conversing with me on the phone.
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when I drive myself my light is found.....
Chydie that sucks, I'm sorry!
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
the rhapsody is only available in the States! this sucks.. =(
Thanks for that, Leah! I really enjoyed it. And it reinforces again just how really nice and normal and down to earth they are, how totally NOT full of themselves they truly are. It's so refreshing.
And Jackie, I agree-- the point Brandon makes about them not wanting to be pigeon-holed into a category is great. It says so much about them. I really respect that they want to be free to follow their muse wherever it takes them and not be labeled as this or that type of rock band. The music is more important than pleasing people, and that is exactly the way it should be if a musician is going to be honestly creative. Otherwise, it's just pandering, sucking up to fans and promoters and record companies and putting out a product that is a pre-packaged, calculated commodity.
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
That was too funny!
Check out this interview with Ben and Brandon!
http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3817093
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kill your doubt.. with the coldest of weapons.. confidence
That part was hysterical! That's totally something I would do if I saw that. And he is very modest. I like how he says, I'm just a person like everyone else. One of the reasons I like them too is because like he said, they don't put themselves in a catagory. They just make music that means something to them. And I liked the five words they used to describe themselves. You could hear the others calling out things in the background...that was funny
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...
The Rhapsody interview is one of my favorites! I have the whole thing on my iPod and I love listening to it. I think I know it by heart at this point! LOL
Jackie: I know, his laugh is infectious, isn't it? I love how modest and down to earth he really is, and his quirky sense of humor. Like when he suddenly notices the big picture of Jesus opening his arms and saying "Come unto me..." and cracks up. (Hope I haven't offended anybody. I just appreciate the sort of thing that makes Brandon laugh.) I absolutely left the shows I saw feeling exhausted and elated. That is exactly the effect Incubus has on me.
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I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy...
I love his laugh...*sigh*
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ccjar
my biggest fear will be the rescue of me...