Incubus

[Idiot Martyr]

Here guys:

A Certain Shade of Green (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=04D5GEBQ)

[aaahhh52]

Woot! thanks!

[RedMorningLight]

C'mon guys lets show some love to the incubus thread, anyways a question to all you bass playing incubus fans, what are your favourite songs to play?

[issues]

C'mon guys lets show some love to the incubus thread, anyways a question to all you bass playing incubus fans, what are your favourite songs to play?


that really depends on alot of things....battlestar scratchulactica (sp?) is a really good one to play with a drummer jamming. science riffs like a certain shade of green or vitamin are really good for getting pumped up, but need a guitar to sound good. and 11 am is a good one too

[_Echo_]

Does anybody have 'Let me tell y'all about root beer'.
Can you even buy it anywhere or have they discontinued it....if i could get my hands on a copy i would be extremely chuffed.

[Feign]

OHH YEH, cause i just hear about how talented they are in every forum and
music magazine. :rolleyes:

they are a talented band no doubt about it. however Brendon Boyd cannot write to save his life. i'll give it to him though, hes an awesome singer and artist.

"i dont see how people can word all theses things together, i'd kill to do it well. whenever im frustrated i just sing it out or rather sketch still life but i find it near impossible to put all my emotions in word" - Bredon Boyd.

Cheers,

Feign.

[XyleM]

Are you serious?

Brandon Boyd is an awesome writer. Granted alot of the earlier stuff was 100% artificial stimulants compositions, but as they progressed so did Brandon. You have to remember they were but a bunch of teenages when they wrote Fungus Amongus and SCIENCE.

[Feign]

Are you serious?

Brandon Boyd is an awesome writer. Granted alot of the earlier stuff was 100% artificial stimulants compositions, but as they progressed so did Brandon. You have to remember they were but a bunch of teenages when they wrote Fungus Amongus and SCIENCE.

I'm a bottle of fizzy water
and you were shaking me up.
you are a fingernail running down a
chalkboard i thought i left in third grade.
- just a phase by incubus.

now is it just me or is that pretty **** weird.

adnd hey man, boyd said it himself bro haha.

[GiB]

I'm a bottle of fizzy water
and you were shaking me up.
you are a fingernail running down a
chalkboard i thought i left in third grade.
- just a phase by incubus.

now is it just me or is that pretty **** weird.

adnd hey man, boyd said it himself bro haha.
I am bottled..fizzy water
and you are shaking me up
srry i had to correct ya :p
but yea these guys are awesome my sis saw em live around this time last year wish i couldve gone :upset:

[Feign]

I am bottled..fizzy water
and you are shaking me up
srry i had to correct ya :p
but yea these guys are awesome my sis saw em live around this time last year wish i couldve gone :upset:

haha thanks bro, i was just listening to the song when i wrote it so thats all i could catch by ear.

like i said, there not bad. but i think there done for now.

[I Am a Hat]

I'm a bottle of fizzy water
and you were shaking me up.
you are a fingernail running down a
chalkboard i thought i left in third grade.
- just a phase by incubus.

now is it just me or is that pretty **** weird.

adnd hey man, boyd said it himself bro haha.
I actually like the lyrics to 'just a phase'. Especially the 'women's intuition' line. But really, 4 lines of writing doesn't exactly prove anything about his writing.

Does anybody have "white fluffy clouds? It looks cool. It has some of his poems that weren't made into songs and some paintings and things. I think this is "I Stay" from the book.

I live under a tree.
I balance an apple on my head.
A man with a rusty revolver and a twitching trigger finger stands at spitting distance.
The man is high on gin, cigars and power.
There are few like him.
I was born with the apple on my head.
The gun was a gift to him.
He nods off occasionally:
stumbling, twitching and squeezing off random bullets that graze all but the apple in the process.
I've taken his bullets before:
Hence fear & pain, but never finality.
I am not tied to this tree.
If I turn my head enough the apple falls.
My assailant isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
I would barely be missed.
I could leave at any time.
Yet I stay.


I think the books sold out a while ago but they just started reselling them.

[Idiot Martyr]

I'm bottled fizzy water
And you are shaking me up.
You are a fingernail
Running down a chalkboard i thought i left in third grade.
- Just A Phase by Incubus.

Now is it just me or is that pretty damn weird?


I edited your post for errors and whatnot.

Anyways, it's not really weird. It's just explaining how annoying some people are really.

[RedMorningLight]

That guy has picked out a great line from a top song lyrically, way to prove your point!

[aaahhh52]

That guy has picked out a great line from a top song lyrically, way to prove your point!
QFT

[ween2424]

I actually like the lyrics to 'just a phase'. Especially the 'women's intuition' line. But really, 4 lines of writing doesn't exactly prove anything about his writing.

Does anybody have "white fluffy clouds? It looks cool. It has some of his poems that weren't made into songs and some paintings and things. I think this is "I Stay" from the book.

I live under a tree.
I balance an apple on my head.
A man with a rusty revolver and a twitching trigger finger stands at spitting distance.
The man is high on gin, cigars and power.
There are few like him.
I was born with the apple on my head.
The gun was a gift to him.
He nods off occasionally:
stumbling, twitching and squeezing off random bullets that graze all but the apple in the process.
I've taken his bullets before:
Hence fear & pain, but never finality.
I am not tied to this tree.
If I turn my head enough the apple falls.
My assailant isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
I would barely be missed.
I could leave at any time.
Yet I stay.


I think the books sold out a while ago but they just started reselling them.
Dude isn't the guy from the 'SCIENCE' album cover on your avatar?

[Idiot Martyr]

Dude isn't the guy from the 'SCIENCE' album cover on your avatar?

Charles Mulholland? Yes he is. I like the pumpkin though, have I ever told you that Hat? It was like the first thing I noticed on MX.

[GiB]

Was Brandon Boyd on a GAP commercial? I could have sworn I saw him in one the other day.

[ween2424]

Was Brandon Boyd on a GAP commercial? I could have sworn I saw him in one the other day.
Yes, that was him.

[Idiot Martyr]

Was Brandon Boyd on a GAP commercial? I could have sworn I saw him in one the other day.

It's been said quite a few times actually. I thought most of the fans knew by now.

[aaahhh52]

Yeah its actually not a bad commerical, it could be a lot worse, its rather subtle.

[Sleeper]

I haven't seen it yet, what does he do in it?

[Idiot Martyr]

I haven't seen it yet, what does he do in it?

He says what his favorite song is.

[Janitor]

I've seen two versions of it. In one it only show's him saying, "what's your favorite?" and in the other he says some load of scripted crap about how you favorite song is like your favorite pair of jeans and then shows a quick shot of him singing the song.

[Sleeper]

I think i may have seen it, but i hope to catch it again.

[Idiot Martyr]

I've seen two versions of it. In one it only show's him saying, "what's your favorite?" and in the other he says some load of scripted crap about how you favorite song is like your favorite pair of jeans and then shows a quick shot of him singing the song.

Yeah I couldn't remember that one so I just didn't put it.

[ibanez_line6]

I have found that Incubus have obviously become more mellow over the years but it still sounds good. I only have three albums and i have noticed the difference in each of them. But just because they are becoming more mellow doesnt mean they don't still kick ***. They have a awesome drummer, guitarist, dj, singer and their new bass guitarist doesnt sound bad too. Overall. INCUBUS RULE!

[Idiot Martyr]

I have found that Incubus have obviously become more mellow over the years but it still sounds good. I only have three albums and i have noticed the difference in each of them. But just because they are becoming more mellow doesnt mean they don't still kick ***. They have a awesome drummer, guitarist, dj, singer and their new bass guitarist doesnt sound bad too. Overall. INCUBUS RULE!

Welcome to MX.

[ibanez_line6]

Thanks, i always read all this stuff and now i can write stuff now and put input on what i think, anyways, back to incubus- Mike has apedal called a "gonkulator" or something, what does it do and who makes it

[Sleeper]

Thanks, i always read all this stuff and now i can write stuff now and put input on what i think, anyways, back to incubus- Mike has apedal called a "gonkulator" or something, what does it do and who makes it
http://guitargeek.com/gearview/110/

[ibanez_line6]

ok thanks, he has a mad pedal board set up.

[Orange Fog]

At GAP there was a poster with Boyd on it.

[Sleeper]

At GAP there was a poster with Boyd on it.
Yeh he does comercials and other advertisements for GAP.

[Idiot Martyr]

ok thanks, he has a mad pedal board set up.

The gonkulator is a ring mod. He uses it in Glass, Pistola (briefly), and I think Smile Lines (he uses a ring mod in Smile Lines though I'm not sure it is the Gonkulator).

[ibanez_line6]

ok cool, i try to copy all his effects with my line 6 spider ll amp, i have only managed to get the verse to idiot box and wish you were here, thats all, i am way to slack to do any others at the moment

[ween2424]

ok cool, i try to copy all his effects with my line 6 spider ll amp, i have only managed to get the verse to idiot box and wish you were here, thats all, i am way to slack to do any others at the moment
Have you seen the 'Alive at Red Rocks' DVD? If so, do you know what that thing is that he turns and it makes the guitar sound like water. He uses it in the "Pistola" and "Sick Sad Little World" solos.

[Idiot Martyr]

Have you seen the 'Alive at Red Rocks' DVD? If so, do you know what that thing is that he turns and it makes the guitar sound like water. He uses it in the "Pistola" and "Sick Sad Little World" solos.

Phaser/Flanger, there's no telling with Mike. His rig includes 2 Boss PH-2 Phasers, an MXR Phase 90, and a Boss BF-2 Flanger; so it could be any one of those. I'm not sure which part of the songs you're talking about, otherwise I could most definetely tell you. I think you're talking about the MXR Phase 90 though.

[ibanez_line6]

nah i haven't seen that DVD yet, i wanna get it so bad, i got there other DVD's and they are pretty cool

[ween2424]

Phaser/Flanger, there's no telling with Mike. His rig includes 2 Boss PH-2 Phasers, an MXR Phase 90, and a Boss BF-2 Flanger; so it could be any one of those. I'm not sure which part of the songs you're talking about, otherwise I could most definetely tell you. I think you're talking about the MXR Phase 90 though.
He uses it during the "Pistola" solo. He does a bend and twists the knob on that thing and it sounds like a ray gun. It's a big box looking thing. I have no idea what it is. It isn't a phaser or flanger. It's a box thing on a table. Any ideas?

[aaahhh52]

Just got this from the Incubus newsletter:

SURF'S UP FOR INCUBUS!
Brandon and Mike's team won last Sunday's surfrider Celebrity surf jam in Huntington Beach, and Brandon was crowned MVP of the event. This week, Incubus' passion for surfing and music collide with the premiere of the new surfing documentary, Flow. Flow is a feature length documentary covering the life and history of legendary surfboard maker, Al Merrick and the Channel Islands Surf Team. For the film, Mike wrote the majority of the score while Brandon narrates the film. A number of Incubus songs pepper the flm as well. The band will attend the premiere tonight, September 19th, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

INCUBUS BEGINS RECORDING NEW ALBUM!
Incubus has re-entered the recording studio to begin writing and recording their fifth full-length album. Stay tuned to this space for all the details!

[ween2424]

nah i haven't seen that DVD yet, i wanna get it so bad, i got there other DVD's and they are pretty cool
It is amazing. I saw them on the Crow Left Of The Murder tour a year ago and the DVD performance was exactly the same. It was like watching the same concert, but from the stage. The production quality is superb.

[ibanez_line6]

Awesome, new album coming out. Do you's reckon it will be even more mellow or will they bring back more of there metal/rock influence back into it. I am hoping for another S.C.I.E.N.C.E type album

[issues]

Just got this from the Incubus newsletter:

SURF'S UP FOR INCUBUS!
Brandon and Mike's team won last Sunday's surfrider Celebrity surf jam in Huntington Beach, and Brandon was crowned MVP of the event. This week, Incubus' passion for surfing and music collide with the premiere of the new surfing documentary, Flow. Flow is a feature length documentary covering the life and history of legendary surfboard maker, Al Merrick and the Channel Islands Surf Team. For the film, Mike wrote the majority of the score while Brandon narrates the film. A number of Incubus songs pepper the flm as well. The band will attend the premiere tonight, September 19th, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

INCUBUS BEGINS RECORDING NEW ALBUM!
Incubus has re-entered the recording studio to begin writing and recording their fifth full-length album. Stay tuned to this space for all the details!



i just got the same email, its SOOO cool, this should be amazing

[FishSauce]

Just got this from the Incubus newsletter:

SURF'S UP FOR INCUBUS!
Brandon and Mike's team won last Sunday's surfrider Celebrity surf jam in Huntington Beach, and Brandon was crowned MVP of the event. This week, Incubus' passion for surfing and music collide with the premiere of the new surfing documentary, Flow. Flow is a feature length documentary covering the life and history of legendary surfboard maker, Al Merrick and the Channel Islands Surf Team. For the film, Mike wrote the majority of the score while Brandon narrates the film. A number of Incubus songs pepper the flm as well. The band will attend the premiere tonight, September 19th, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

INCUBUS BEGINS RECORDING NEW ALBUM!
Incubus has re-entered the recording studio to begin writing and recording their fifth full-length album. Stay tuned to this space for all the details!
Nice to see they are comming out with a new album, can't wait.

[ween2424]

Awesome, new album coming out. Do you's reckon it will be even more mellow or will they bring back more of there metal/rock influence back into it. I am hoping for another S.C.I.E.N.C.E type album
I highly doubt that will happen. First of all, Dirk Lance is gone, so the funk bass is gone. Second, they have seemed to mature alot musically. It still has an awesome groove, but in case you haven't noticed, they have become more musically advenced from album to album. I am expecting this album to be jazzy and hard rock. I'm imagining there will be more songs like "Make a Move" on it.

[Sleeper]

I wouldn't be surprised if it sounded more the Odyssey Movements, which would be awesome.

[ween2424]

I wouldn't be surprised if it sounded more the Odyssey Movements, which would be awesome.
Yeah, it would be pretty sweet. I heard that song "Follow" and it reminded me of prog music for some reason. Probably be the time signature changes in it. Mostly in the intro riff.

[issues]

Yeah, it would be pretty sweet. I heard that song "Follow" and it reminded me of prog music for some reason. Probably be the time signature changes in it. Mostly in the intro riff.


now what i have found is that "follow" has differences from the first movement of the oddessy, and oddessy has a much better feel to the song

[Sleeper]

Thye fourth movement has the most beautiful build up at the end, but then ends.

[aaahhh52]

I think we're going to see a good mix of mellow and somewhat hard rock songs on the new alblum, i believe brandon just broke up with is longtime gf, well maybe not longtime but gf nonetheless, so i think we'll have some stellar/echo type of songs, stellar was inspired by his last gf i believe. Either way i cant wait.

[Sleeper]

I tend to like there songs more that are about Brandon's relationships.

[Janitor]

Thye fourth movement has the most beautiful build up at the end, but then ends.
I get so pissed off when it ends, they could have milked that progression for 5 more minutes.

[ween2424]

I'm hoping to hear more jazzy piano songs like "Here In My Room." This album is going to be amazing no matter what. Brandon Boyd can sing anything and make it sound great. Ben and Mike also complement eachother perfectly when they play. It will be good no doubt.

[ibanez_line6]

it probaly sound awesome like the others, anyway does anyone know the release date of the next album

[Skyler]

My guess is summer of 2006, probably around June or July. It's going to be very jazz influenced if they continue in the direction they are heading.

[ibanez_line6]

yeah i agree

[ween2424]

My guess is summer of 2006, probably around June or July. It's going to be very jazz influenced if they continue in the direction they are heading.
Ever since they got jazzier, I've liked them even more. They don't seem like the same band but they are and they're incredible.

[ween2424]

Just got this mail from Epic:

SURF'S UP FOR INCUBUS!
Brandon and Mike's team won last Sunday's surfrider Celebrity surf jam in Huntington Beach, and Brandon was crowned MVP of the event. This week, Incubus' passion for surfing and music collide with the premiere of the new surfing documentary, Flow. Flow is a feature length documentary covering the life and history of legendary surfboard maker, Al Merrick and the Channel Islands Surf Team. For the film, Mike wrote the majority of the score while Brandon narrates the film. A number of Incubus songs pepper the flm as well. The band will attend the premiere tonight, September 19th, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

INCUBUS BEGINS RECORDING NEW ALBUM!
Incubus has re-entered the recording studio to begin writing and recording their fifth full-length album. Stay tuned to this space for all the details!

ENJOY MORE INCUBUS:
EnjoyIncubus.com

Sweet :cool:
This was posted on here yesterday, I'm pretty sure. That's why we are all talking about the new album.

[Alessandro]

This was posted on here yesterday, I'm pretty sure. That's why we are all talking about the new album.

Sorry, I was so excited, I forgot to look previous posts, message deleted :thumb:

[Idiot Martyr]

He uses it during the "Pistola" solo. He does a bend and twists the knob on that thing and it sounds like a ray gun. It's a big box looking thing. I have no idea what it is. It isn't a phaser or flanger. It's a box thing on a table. Any ideas?

That was just a Delay actually. I don't know what exactly the little box with knobs is. It altars the signal of his guitar somehow and I think it's similar to Kilmore light sensor thing that does the same thing when you move your hand in front of it.

But yeah on the pistola solo he puts on a delay and changes the speed to make it sound like that.

It's this:

B -7b-
G -9b-

He holds the bend while changing the delay settings.

[ween2424]

That was just a Delay actually. I don't know what exactly the little box with knobs is. It altars the signal of his guitar somehow and I think it's similar to Kilmore light sensor thing that does the same thing when you move your hand in front of it.

But yeah on the pistola solo he puts on a delay and changes the speed to make it sound like that.

It's this:

B -7b-
G -9b-

He holds the bend while changing the delay settings.
Did you see what he does with it in the "Sick Sad Little World" solo on the DVD? He makes his guitar sound like water. It was pretty cool. Didn't really fit in the song, but it still sounded cool.

[Janitor]

http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html

[Sleeper]

I'm hoping to hear more jazzy piano songs like "Here In My Room." This album is going to be amazing no matter what. Brandon Boyd can sing anything and make it sound great. Ben and Mike also complement eachother perfectly when they play. It will be good no doubt.
I would like to see Ben sing some songs, he has a great voice.

[Janitor]

I hope on the next tour they play a few of Ben's songs occasionally.

[Skyler]

Ever since they got jazzier, I've liked them even more. They don't seem like the same band but they are and they're incredible.

Their new music is 50 times better technical wise, and it's great, but I'd much rather listen to songs like Calgone than songs like Pistola.

[Idiot Martyr]

Their new music is 50 times better technical wise, and it's great, but I'd much rather listen to songs like Calgone than songs like Pistola.

It's always hard for me to choose a CD to listen to so I just switch off occasionally.

[black.hole.sun]

Does anyone have any good live wallpaper sized pics?

[issues]

Their new music is 50 times better technical wise, and it's great, but I'd much rather listen to songs like Calgone than songs like Pistola.

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[Alessandro]

Their new music is 50 times better technical wise, and it's great, but I'd much rather listen to songs like Calgone than songs like Pistola.

Their new stuff isn´t that technical, in fact, most of Fungus is much harder to play than the Crow stuff.

[aaahhh52]

I also tend to like some the songs that deal with Brandons relationships, while it wouldnt be good if a whole cd was filled with echo like songs, a good amount would be great. Everytime i listen to echo i still get chills, partly because it pertains to some of my feelings right now and partly because its such a beautiful song.

[ween2424]

Their new stuff isn´t that technical, in fact, most of Fungus is much harder to play than the Crow stuff.
It is more technical for the most part, but I did like the harder/funkier vibe they had back in the early days.

[ibanez_line6]

on the volume 2 dvd, in the slot machine thing you can get a video that has the band playing with mikes pedals, and there is one realy cool pedal that brandon is playing with it, does anyone know which one it is

[podbassist]

listening to pardon me right now

[Idiot Martyr]

on the volume 2 dvd, in the slot machine thing you can get a video that has the band playing with mikes pedals, and there is one realy cool pedal that brandon is playing with it, does anyone know which one it is

I've never actually seen that but if you dscribe it a littl better I can tell you what it is. What does it sound and look like?

Let's see back then his rig would probably have included:

Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere
2 Boss PH-2 Super Phasers
DOD FX13 Gonkulator
Boss RV-3 Reverb Delay
MXR Phase 90
DOD FX25 Envelope Filter
Boss CS-3 Compressor
DOD FX75 Flanger
Boss GE-7 EQ
Boss OC-2 Octaver

So yeah it could be any of those.

[ween2424]

I've never actually seen that but if you dscribe it a littl better I can tell you what it is. What does it sound and look like?

Let's see back then his rig would probably have included:

Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere
2 Boss PH-2 Super Phasers
DOD FX13 Gonkulator
Boss RV-3 Reverb Delay
MXR Phase 90
DOD FX25 Envelope Filter
Boss CS-3 Compressor
DOD FX75 Flanger
Boss GE-7 EQ
Boss OC-2 Octaver

So yeah it could be any of those.
What the hell is a Gonkulator?

[Retrovertigo]

I also tend to like some the songs that deal with Brandons relationships, while it wouldnt be good if a whole cd was filled with echo like songs, a good amount would be great. Everytime i listen to echo i still get chills, partly because it pertains to some of my feelings right now and partly because its such a beautiful song.
I doubt there will be any songs like echo on the new album. That's the type of thing you're write while in a relationship, not when you just end a long one.

[Idiot Martyr]

What the hell is a Gonkulator?

A Ring Modulator with a DOD Grunge added to it. The Modulator itself only rings on one frequency (Bb if I'm not mistaken). It was made famous in the song Glass.

[ween2424]

A Ring Modulator with a DOD Grunge added to it. The Modulator itself only rings on one frequency (Bb if I'm not mistaken). It was made famous in the song Glass.
I always wondered what that was. I pulled the B string over the G and it almost sounds like it.

[TemperamentalGoat]

They need to make more of the Odyssey in their new album. I'll be a #1 Incubus fan if they made another Odyssey an album long.... woohoo.

[ibanez_line6]

does anyone know any incubus amp settings, i've been trying to get the Crow Left of The Murder sound.

[ween2424]

does anyone know any incubus amp settings, i've been trying to get the Crow Left of The Murder sound.
I know he uses Mesa/Boogie 2x12 combos. Lay off the distortion a little and play with the neck pickup on.

[Sound Boy]

i love how Bens bass sounds in the Red Rocks Dvd

[\m/ vo|ati|e \m/]

when he starts that drive riff when i saw it for the first time i was like WTF then i clicked.

[Sound Boy]

yeah the lil mini solo he does before is really cool then he leads it into that. its pretty rad. but nothing beats the intro before vitamin...lil hiphopness

[Janitor]

I know he uses Mesa/Boogie 2x12 combos. Lay off the distortion a little and play with the neck pickup on.
He actually switched over to a Vox AC30 or something like that for ACLOTM.

[ibanez_line6]

Does he have any sponsors like PRS, cause he uses them alot

[Idiot Martyr]

Does he have any sponsors like PRS, cause he uses them alot

He used to play PRS guitars (Custom 22's and 24's, Hollowbody II's I believe, a Custom McCarty Hollowbody which was reportedly his favorite guitar ever at one point) and Mesa Boogie amps (2 Tremoverbs or Rectoverbs if I remember correctly) but he has switched to Fender (Authentic '65 Jazzmaster and an assortment '62 American Reissue Jazzmasters. He also has numerous Strats and Teles of which I do not know the model) and a Vox + Marshall combo (Vox AC30 212, I'm not sure about the Vox).

[black.hole.sun]

yeah the lil mini solo he does before is really cool then he leads it into that. its pretty rad. but nothing beats the intro before vitamin...lil hiphopness

I dunno, Sick Sad Little World is pretty awesome, and that solo...

[Skyler]

He used to play PRS guitars (Custom 22's and 24's, Hollowbody II's I believe, a Custom McCarty Hollowbody which was reportedly his favorite guitar ever at one point) and Mesa Boogie amps (2 Tremoverbs or Rectoverbs if I remember correctly) but he has switched to Fender (Authentic '65 Jazzmaster and an assortment '62 American Reissue Jazzmasters. He also has numerous Strats and Teles of which I do not know the model) and a Vox + Marshall combo (Vox AC30 212, I'm not sure about the Marshall).

It's a Marshall Plexi Lead 100 with two 212 cabinets.

The AC30 is his clean amp. The tone driver pedal in front of it is to give it a bit of a high/mid boost.

The Plexi Lead is his distortion amp. Mike's guitar tech modified it to have more gain than it normally would. It kinda sounds like **** in my opinion, especially live.

[ibanez_line6]

God, he has realy changed his set up, that would probaly explain his new sound

[ibanez_line6]

Do you's reckon mike could shred? My mate reckons he could

[Sticky-Fingers Mahoney]

Do you's reckon mike could shred? My mate reckons he could

yeah.

[Idiot Martyr]

It's a Marshall Plexi Lead 100 with two 212 cabinets.

The AC30 is his clean amp. The tone driver pedal in front of it is to give it a bit of a high/mid boost.

The Plexi Lead is his distortion amp. Mike's guitar tech modified it to have more gain than it normally would. It kinda sounds like **** in my opinion, especially live.

And now I'm a bit wiser. Lol we're like the resident Einziger geeks.

[issues]

Do you's reckon mike could shred? My mate reckons he could


the first movement of the oddessy is pretty close to shreding, or as close to it as i see mike getting to it

[Skyler]

Most of Fungus is much harder to play than the Crow stuff.

Er. No.

[ween2424]

Do you's reckon mike could shred? My mate reckons he could
Listen to the song "Priceless" and "Psychopsylociban". He is pretty quick.

[Alessandro]

Er. No.

Why? Crow is full of short, simple solos (except for SSLW and Priceless), power chords, etc... I´ve never seen a single Tab for the "Trouble in The 421" solo, and the "Deep Inside" (from SCIENCE) solo is the bitchest thing ever played by Mike, I think even he himself doesn´t know how to play it anymore... I´m not saying "oh, their funkier sound was much better", but it was just much more technical and guitar centered. I don´t think the next album will be a lot better than Crow in terms of guitar playing, Mike holds his skills too much, it´s a shame :upset: , he´s one of my favorite guitarists.

[Idiot Martyr]

Why? Crow is full of short, simple solos (except for SSLW and Priceless), power chords, etc... I´ve never seen a single Tab for the "Trouble in The 421" solo, and the "Deep Inside" (from SCIENCE) solo is the bitchest thing ever played by Mike, I think even he himself doesn´t know how to play it anymore... I´m not saying "oh, their funkier sound was much better", but it was just much more technical and guitar centered. I don´t think the next album will be a lot better than Crow in terms of guitar playing, Mike holds his skills too much, it´s a shame :upset: , he´s one of my favorite guitarists.

A lot of that stuff was improvised, especially when performed live. They can't play Azwethinkweiz anymore because they forgot it (Brandon said after attempting to finish it something along the lines of, "Maybe someday someone will teach it to is all the way through and we can say we played Azwethnkweiz") if anything is technical it's the Crow stuff.

And I agree with you about him holding his skill, sometimes I wish he would just senselessly show off, but I don't think he's all about the shredding you know? I love his solos like the ones in Monuments and Melodies, Neither of Us Can See, and Southern Girl.

[Skyler]

Crow is full of short, simple solos, power chords, etc.

And the rest of the albums aren't? Most of the stuff on Crow involves much more than power chords.

And the "Deep Inside" (from SCIENCE) solo is the bitchest thing ever played by Mike, I think even he himself doesn´t know how to play it anymore...

That solo does sound very impressive, but in reality it's one of the easier things he's played. And yes, he still knows how to play it. It's very simple.

For the most part, you're right. Crow isn't a very complex or difficult album to play. But compared to their other albums, it is.

[ween2424]

And the rest of the albums aren't? Most of the stuff on Crow involves much more than power chords.



That solo does sound very impressive, but in reality it's one of the easier things he's played. And yes, he still knows how to play it. It's very simple.

For the most part, you're right. Crow isn't a very complex or difficult album to play. But compared to their other albums, it is.
Personally, I think Crow is the most complex. They played around with time signitures a little more, there is more jazz influence it seems like, and his chord progression choices are amazing.

[Chu]

Is there a time/date set for a new Incubus album?

Sorry, I probably should have read a few pages first, and this is taking it waaay off-topic.

But much <3 for Incubus. :D

[ween2424]

Is there a time/date set for a new Incubus album?

Sorry, I probably should have read a few pages first, and this is taking it waaay off-topic.

But much <3 for Incubus. :D
Summer '06? I think that's what was said.

[Chu]

Sweet, chears for that :thumb:

[Idiot Martyr]

And yes, he still knows how to play it. It's very simple.


I figured that, I was talking about Azwethinkweiz.

[ibanez_line6]

my mate who is a drummer thinks that the song "warning" cannot be played. I reckon it is playable, do you?

[Skyler]

I figured that, I was talking about Azwethinkweiz.

:confused: Huh? I'm talking about the Deep Inside solo.

[I feel Like a Hat]

my mate who is a drummer thinks that the song "warning" cannot be played. I reckon it is playable, do you?
Is it the ride thing he can't get? I think that's what my brother thought was impossible a long time ago.

[Janitor]

It's not too hard. The crash/china hits at the end of the song can be hard I guess.

[ibanez_line6]

yeah, pasillas is a pretty good drummer

[\m/ vo|ati|e \m/]

the deep inside solo is farking sweet, as is the priceless solo!

[\m/ vo|ati|e \m/]

any of you guys got into the Time Lapse Consortium stuff? Classic Mikey sound to that really diggin it :D

[Alessandro]

any of you guys got into the Time Lapse Consortium stuff? Classic Mikey sound to that really diggin it :D

Sure, TLC is amazing, I love Grimace and Cholula :thumb:

[Idiot Martyr]

any of you guys got into the Time Lapse Consortium stuff? Classic Mikey sound to that really diggin it :D

I love them if you haven't noticed by now :lol:

[ibanez_line6]

Have you's downloaded his guitar lesson video? It's pretty good, it shows you how to paly stellar

[Idiot Martyr]

Have you's downloaded his guitar lesson video? It's pretty good, it shows you how to paly stellar

And Nowhere Fast.

[Sleeper]

the deep inside solo is farking sweet, as is the priceless solo!
I still get blowed away when i hear the solo from Sick Sad Little World.

[black.hole.sun]

I still get blowed away when i hear the solo from Sick Sad Little World.

I still dont understand how he does that tapping past the last frets. :confused:

Nevertheless, awesome solo indeed.

[aaahhh52]

Have you's downloaded his guitar lesson video? It's pretty good, it shows you how to paly stellar
where can you get this from?

[Janitor]

guitar.com

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

It hit me today how good Mike really is. I mean, I respected him before, but I started learning Sick Sad Little World today, and I was like "wow, this solo rawks."

[Skyler]

Nothing Mike plays for Incubus even comes close to showcasing his true talent, not even Sick Sad Little World.

[issues]

Nothing Mike plays for Incubus even comes close to showcasing his true talent, not even Sick Sad Little World.



i would totally agree with that :thumb:

[Sleeper]

He should release a solo album.

[Idiot Martyr]

Nothing Mike plays for Incubus even comes close to showcasing his true talent, not even Sick Sad Little World.

The Time-Lapse Consortium stuff and the live improvisation doesn't even do him justice.

[e p]

http://www.sklep.andegrand.pl/common/zdjecia/5181-1.jpg

Who is this guy and what is his significance with the band?

[SlashHalen]

Is it true that they dont know how to read music? I heard that on the radio today. Just curious

[Sound Boy]

i wanna see a dj song and a secret song on the new album. and more **** that sounds like "make a move" i love the way the music sounds in that song behind brandons voice, it almost sounds like it doesnt fit.

[BlindWriting]

So Incubus are back in the studio, writing and recording, according to their site.

Any guess on what kind of direction the band will go in this time around? It seems to change from album to album.

[Idiot Martyr]

http://www.sklep.andegrand.pl/common/zdjecia/5181-1.jpg

Who is this guy and what is his significance with the band?

No one actuall knows but there are several theories; none of which I feel like typing out right now. Perform a Google search for Charles Mulholland.

i wanna see a dj song and a secret song on the new album. and more songs that sound like "make a move" i love the way the music sounds in that song behind brandons voice, it almost sounds like it doesnt fit.

That would be a waste of an album in my opinion.

So Incubus are back in the studio, writing and recording, according to their site.

Any guess on what kind of direction the band will go in this time around? It seems to change from album to album.

There's no telling really. I think they'll continue in the more Jazz-influenced direction they've been going in. I personally can't wait to hear Ben's work on the new album; he should be coming out of his shell so to speak now that he's toured with the band and become familiarized with playing with them.

[Skyler]

Ben is probably the most talented musician in the band. He can direct the music any way he wants to now.

[Janitor]

Is it true that they dont know how to read music? I heard that on the radio today. Just curious
I know Mike and Ben know how to read music. Mike studied theory and even went to a music college for a short while. I'm not sure about the other's though.
No one actuall knows but there are several theories; none of which I feel like typing out right now. Perform a Google search for Charles Mulholland.

It's Brandon's dad, he appeared with him on TV maybe 6 months ago.

[Kage]

Would anyone care to send me Incubus' The Odyssey? Didn't they do a song called that that everyone raved about?

[Skyler]

It's Brandon's dad, he appeared with him on TV maybe 6 months ago.

That's just another rumor.

[Skyler]

Would anyone care to send me Incubus' The Odyssey? Didn't they do a song called that that everyone raved about?

Yeah, it's from the Halo 2 soundtrack. It's broken down into 4 parts. Do you have AIM? I can send you the first part, I'm currently downloading the other parts.

[Kage]

Yeah, it's from the Halo 2 soundtrack. It's broken down into 4 parts. Do you have AIM? I can send you the first part, I'm currently downloading the other parts.
Yeah, that'd be great. headshokk7 is my AIM screen name.

[Janitor]

That's just another rumor.
No, I saw pictures and the video. I'll try to find it.

[Idiot Martyr]

I know Mike and Ben know how to read music. Mike studied theory and even went to a music college for a short while. I'm not sure about the other's though.

It's Brandon's dad, he appeared with him on TV maybe 6 months ago.

Uh no.

[ween2424]

Ben is probably the most talented musician in the band. He can direct the music any way he wants to now.
That's hard to say. Brandon is a genious when it comes to writing lyrics and drawing, and his voice is incredible. He can sing anything and make it sound good. I would say Brandon is the most talented.

[Janitor]

Uh no.
to what?


And this is all I can find in regards to Chuck. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/music.ontheroad/0111/30.html
I don't remember where I saw the pictures.

[issues]

i wanna see a dj song and a secret song on the new album. and more **** that sounds like "make a move" i love the way the music sounds in that song behind brandons voice, it almost sounds like it doesnt fit.



it sounds alot like rage against the machine. mike's tone is alot like tom morello's from evil empire...my two cents anyway

[Lunch]

Make a Move was way too bland for me. I'm not looking forward to a whole album filled with songs like that.

[ween2424]

Make a Move was way too bland for me. I'm not looking forward to a whole album filled with songs like that.
I think it's a good song, but not good going by Incubus' standards.

[mutant!]

+1. However, aside from that, everything else they've released recently seems to showcase the beginning of exploration into the more jazzy rock territory as opposed to metal. Megalomaniac is a good example of that, methinks. Whatever they do, however, I will buy the album, because I respect the way they can evolve and stay relevant to today's music, and not just stale and rot away with the passing of time.

[Lunch]

I think it's a good song, but not good going by Incubus' standards.

I meant bland by their standards, since they're capable of doing much more interesting things musically. It's not bad, just not Incubus.

[Sleeper]

I think they made that song to go along with the movie soundtrack, so i'm not expecting the new material to sound like that.

[Alessandro]

I think they made that song to go along with the movie soundtrack, so i'm not expecting the new material to sound like that.

123. If their new album is to sound like the stuff from "Stealth" it will sure be a waste of time, although Make a Move is an Ok song, I seriously hope their new album to sound completely different than that lame soundtrack bullsh*t. They´re talented musicians, I´m sure they´ll come up with high quality music, as usual.

[Skyler]

That's hard to say. Brandon is a genious when it comes to writing lyrics and drawing, and his voice is incredible. He can sing anything and make it sound good. I would say Brandon is the most talented.

Brandon isn't a genuis at writing music. He writes what the drugs tell him to.

[Sound Boy]

Brandon isn't a genuis at writing music. He writes what the drugs tell him to.
and thats different from every writer how?

[Skyler]

and thats different from every writer how?

Compared to a lot of other artists that did heavy drugs like Brandon, I would say Incubus' lyrics are pretty bland in comparison.

[black.hole.sun]

Compared to a lot of other artists that did heavy drugs like Brandon, I would say Incubus' lyrics are pretty bland in comparison.

What years was he on drugs? Is he on them still, today?

[Skyler]

What years was he on drugs? Is he on them still, today?

Brandon did schrooms hardcore back around the Fungus Amongus/S.C.I.E.N.C.E. days (not sure about the rest of the band, but I know Mikey did it at least every so often). There are tons of references to it in songs like Calgone. I doubt they still do schrooms, but I've met Brandon and Mikey twice and they were high both times, so my guess is that they still smoke weed pretty often.

[Idiot Martyr]

to what?


And this is all I can find in regards to Chuck. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/music.ontheroad/0111/30.html
I don't remember where I saw the pictures.

Uh no to the Charles Boyd thing. I need to do my homework more, I've never run across that article before. I always thought it was just an unsolved rumor. :upset: My apologies to you sir.

[Sleeper]

What years was he on drugs? Is he on them still, today?
I know they mostly smoked pot, and did shrooms. I heard a rumor that Dereck lance didn't do drugs. I'm not sure though.

[Idiot Martyr]

I know they mostly smoked pot, and did shrooms. I heard a rumor that Dereck lance didn't do drugs. I'm not sure though.

Dereck Lance (whoever that is) might not, but Dirk Lance of Incubus certainly did.

[Janitor]

Uh no to the Charles Boyd thing. I need to do my homework more, I've never run across that article before. I always thought it was just an unsolved rumor. :upset: My apologies to you sir.
No need to apologize, I did the same thing when I first found out. I don't know why Incubus sites don't update information where they list those rumors.

[Sleeper]

Dereck Lance (whoever that is) might not, but Dirk Lance of Incubus certainly did.
Yes, Dirk Lance :lol: . There was a rumor that he didn't do any drugs when he was with Incubus, but i know that isn't true.

[Janitor]

He seems to be high in one of the clips on the MVS dvd, I don't really remember if that was him in the clip or not though as I haven't watched it in a while. It's that Red Room Trip one though.

[Sleeper]

I love that dvd, I've seen it only once though. Can anyone explain to me when they show Brandon on the floor like crying or something. I never figured that out.

[Janitor]

I don't recall seeing anything like that. Do you know anything else about the shot of that? What the room looked like or who was with him or anything?

[Sleeper]

I don't recall seeing anything like that. Do you know anything else about the shot of that? What the room looked like or who was with him or anything?
It looked like the backstage of a concert, i've only seen it once. So i could be wrong.

[Janitor]

Now I really wanna know. I have to go get my dvd.

[Idiot Martyr]

He seems to be high in one of the clips on the MVS dvd, I don't really remember if that was him in the clip or not though as I haven't watched it in a while. It's that Red Room Trip one though.

Oh yeah! :lol: You can also hear Kilmore saying, "I'm about ready to smoke this blunt! Anyone else wanna smoke this blunt?" on the Introducing the House clip from Morning View Sessions.

[Skyler]

Dirk Lance was high as **** when I met them for the first time. He was also quite an asshole to be honest.

Not somebody I would want to have in my band.

[Idiot Martyr]

Dirk Lance was high as **** when I met them for the first time. He was also quite an asshole to be honest.

Not somebody I would want to have in my band.

If I were to judge them without ever having met them I would have to say that I expect Dirk to be the *** hole of the band.

[Janitor]

I've never heard any accounts of someone meeting the band and not thinking he was rude.


And I can't find any videos of Brandon crying. The closest I can find would be when the camera spins around and they change their facial expression everytime it gets to them. I only looked quickly though, so I guess I just missed it.

[Idiot Martyr]

I've never heard any accounts of someone meeting the band and not thinking he was rude.


And I can't find any videos of Brandon crying. The closest I can find would be when the camera spins around and they change their facial expression everytime it gets to them. I only looked quickly though, so I guess I just missed it.

And the full-band + Electric guitar version of Mexico :cool:

[\m/ vo|ati|e \m/]

they sure do smoke weed, if you all watch the MTV cribs episode where they show the lil room and they basicly let on thats where they smoke the cronic not to mention the huge bong thats in there, also http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum2/josepasillasport.jpg

[Joelbassman]

Make a Move was way too bland for me. I'm not looking forward to a whole album filled with songs like that.
If you go to www.enjoyincubus.com you'll find that the Stealth songs are not where they are heading musically for their next album. :thumb:

Edit: very late post...

[Janitor]

I don't smoke now, but I'd def. start if I had a room like that.

[Joelbassman]

If I were to judge them without ever having met them I would have to say that I expect Dirk to be the *** hole of the band.
Really?

Me I'd pick Kenney, or old Incubus would have to be Mike as he hardly ever smiles or anything on stage. But I don't like to judge book by covers so, meh.

On the MTV Diary I downloaded Dirk was real down to earth and funny. Ah well..

[Idiot Martyr]

Really?

Me I'd pick Kenney, or old Incubus would have to be Mike as he hardly ever smiles or anything on stage. But I don't like to judge book by covers so, meh.

On the MTV Diary I downloaded Dirk was real down to earth and funny. Ah well..

Mike smiles all the time.

[Janitor]

Me I'd pick Kenney, or old Incubus would have to be Mike as he hardly ever smiles or anything on stage. But I don't like to judge book by covers so, meh.

I've heard Ben is really cool. If he's anything like he is online in real life he definitely is.

[Joelbassman]

Mike smiles all the time.
****it. :upset:

Have they released the release date of the next cd yet?

[Joelbassman]

I've heard Ben is really cool. If he's anything like he is online in real life he definitely is.
On Red Rocks, at the beginning he just annoys me how he does something in front of all the handy cam.

That was only reason I picked them. Argh off this subject then...

[Idiot Martyr]

****it. :upset:

Have they released the release date of the next cd yet?

I think we'll get more information on that when they really get to work on it; they just started now.

[Skyler]

Really?

Me I'd pick Kenney, or old Incubus would have to be Mike as he hardly ever smiles or anything on stage. But I don't like to judge book by covers so, meh.

On the MTV Diary I downloaded Dirk was real down to earth and funny. Ah well..

Mike was pretty quiet compared to the rest of them. Jose, Kilmore, Ben and Brandon were really friendly though.

[Sound Boy]

i chilled and smoked with incubus. actually i only smoked with Brandon, Mike and Jose. this was back in 2001. they said that Dirk was straight edge, but he drank. i dont know if this was just at the time or what. but he didnt stay. brandon was quiet unless someone was talking to him. mike was quiet as well. but Jose was funny as hell. he kept sayin he made the piece that we were smoking out of. i didnt really get to chill with Kilmore. he was playing video games. but they all seemed pretty cool. or maybe i was just starstruck. i havent met Ben yet.

[ween2424]

i chilled and smoked with incubus. actually i only smoked with Brandon, Mike and Jose. this was back in 2001. they said that Dirk was straight edge, but he drank. i dont know if this was just at the time or what. but he didnt stay. brandon was quiet unless someone was talking to him. mike was quiet as well. but Jose was funny as hell. he kept sayin he made the piece that we were smoking out of. i didnt really get to chill with Kilmore. he was playing video games. but they all seemed pretty cool. or maybe i was just starstruck. i havent met Ben yet.
Dude, you're so lucky.

[Sound Boy]

tell me about it. i was shaking the whole time till i took a hit, then it was cool

[aaahhh52]

i chilled and smoked with incubus. actually i only smoked with Brandon, Mike and Jose. this was back in 2001. they said that Dirk was straight edge, but he drank. i dont know if this was just at the time or what. but he didnt stay. brandon was quiet unless someone was talking to him. mike was quiet as well. but Jose was funny as hell. he kept sayin he made the piece that we were smoking out of. i didnt really get to chill with Kilmore. he was playing video games. but they all seemed pretty cool. or maybe i was just starstruck. i havent met Ben yet.

Pfft thats all you got? Im Mikes best friend! We hang out all the time, hell i was the one who decided to kick dirk out of the band!
:rolleyes:

[Sound Boy]

har har

[Idiot Martyr]

Pfft thats all you got? Im Mikes best friend! We hang out all the time, hell i was the one who decided to kick dirk out of the band!
:rolleyes:

:lol:

/Waits for someone to take you seriously and starts flaming or worshipping you.

[Skyler]

i chilled and smoked with incubus. actually i only smoked with Brandon, Mike and Jose. this was back in 2001. they said that Dirk was straight edge, but he drank. i dont know if this was just at the time or what. but he didnt stay. brandon was quiet unless someone was talking to him. mike was quiet as well. but Jose was funny as hell. he kept sayin he made the piece that we were smoking out of. i didnt really get to chill with Kilmore. he was playing video games. but they all seemed pretty cool. or maybe i was just starstruck. i havent met Ben yet.

That must of been pretty cool. When I met them for the first time back in 2002, I didn't smoke so I just played Halo with Kilmore while the rest of the guys got high and watched.

[aaahhh52]

I pick out Brandon's clothes for him everyday. :)

[Sound Boy]

yeah i heard he had a new lover but i didnt know he was a poster here ;)

[Sticky-Fingers Mahoney]

burn!

[Skyler]

Mike's new girlfriend is really, really hot, and there are pictures of her half naked on the internet.

[black.hole.sun]

Mike's new girlfriend is really, really hot, and there are pictures of her half naked on the internet.
Is she a model of some sort?

[aaahhh52]

yeah i heard he had a new lover but i didnt know he was a poster here ;)
Hell id be brandons lover if he gave me some of his money, gave me the morning view house, sign everything i own, and give free tix to all the concerts :D

[Skyler]

Is she a model of some sort?

Yep.

http://www.bowensmith.com/NewFiles/men_women_frames.html

She's the 5th from the left.

[Idiot Martyr]

Yep.

http://www.bowensmith.com/NewFiles/men_women_frames.html

She's the 5th from the left.

Another reason to wish to be Mike.

[angela87]

I pick out Brandon's clothes for him everyday. :)

You got the best job in the world!! LOL! :thumb:

[aaahhh52]

Yep.

http://www.bowensmith.com/NewFiles/men_women_frames.html

She's the 5th from the left.
Omg wow, shes hot, any proof of this?

[Skyler]

The word is that Incubus was getting group shots taken by this Bowen Smith guy, and Mike met this chick who was also getting photographs taken, and things just fell into place I guess.

[Sound Boy]

Another reason to wish to be Mike.

amen man, amen

[\m/ vo|ati|e \m/]

Lol at 2 guys who say they smoked the cronic with them/if its true your very lucky!

if i was meeting them id try have a jamp with mike :D

[I feel Like a Hat]

I just got a hold of a video of Mike, Ben and Jose playing with Kate Earl. The music has like a laid back, jazzy kind of feel. I'm pretty sure they played on her album. Anybody know if they're going to play at her shows?

[Skyler]

I just got a hold of a video of Mike, Ben and Jose playing with Kate Earl. The music has like a laid back, jazzy kind of feel. I'm pretty sure they played on her album. Anybody know if they're going to play at her shows?

From Kate Earl's MySpace:

I have been in rehearsals with three member of incubus, mikey, jose and ben, and we will be perfoming tomorrow on KCRW morning becomes ecclectic with Nick Hartcort as well as doing a show in LA @ the Mint 8pm. It will be my frst show where i actually get to perform the songs from my album with the players from my album, including Officer!!! I am really happy about the rhodes i'll be playing on tomorrow. This will be fun.

I honestly have no idea what she is talking about.

[Sound Boy]

i've been wondering the past few days if Brandon will be adding alot of his guitar ability to the new album. i know mike can hold his own but that'd be really cool. even though its kinda weird seeing brandon play.

[mutant!]

I would prefer Brandon sticking to the vocals/percussion thing. Personally, I have a thing against Frontman-Superiority Syndrome - many bands, such as Coldplay, suffer from this. If you're going to call your band The Jimi Hendrix Experience, then Jimi should be far more important and prominent than the other band members. However, if you want to dub yourselves Coldplay, Chris Martin should be no more important than Johnny, Guy or Will.

In this respect, I would prefer it that Brandon stuck with what he does best - singing. Otherwise, it quickly gets to the point where the lead singer gets a big head about things. IMHO, any band that can play a song using only one member is going down the wrong road. A band should be a group of collaborating musicians, not solo artists.

[Alessandro]

I would prefer Brandon sticking to the vocals/percussion thing. Personally, I have a thing against Frontman-Superiority Syndrome - many bands, such as Coldplay, suffer from this. If you're going to call your band The Jimi Hendrix Experience, then Jimi should be far more important and prominent than the other band members. However, if you want to dub yourselves Coldplay, Chris Martin should be no more important than Johnny, Guy or Will.

In this respect, I would prefer it that Brandon stuck with what he does best - singing. Otherwise, it quickly gets to the point where the lead singer gets a big head about things. IMHO, any band that can play a song using only one member is going down the wrong road. A band should be a group of collaborating musicians, not solo artists.

Yeah, I don´t like the idea too. I don´t think Mike will play more lead stuff if Brandon starts playing rythm, Brandon can only play pretty basic stuff, so it´s not really going to add a lot to the band.

[Skyler]

Lately I've been noticing that Mike and Ben have been turning their volume down so that Brandon's voice is more prominent at live shows. It's really starting to piss me off.

[Alessandro]

Lately I've been noticing that Mike and Ben have been turning their volume down so that Brandon's voice is more prominent at live shows. It's really starting to piss me off.

That´s exaclty what happens on the Red Rocks DVD, its a shame...

[Skyler]

Yeah, the Red Rock's DVD would of been great if you could've actually heard what Mike and Ben were playing.

Instead it's just Brandon dancing around hitting on the bongos and trying to look hot for the ladys.

Back in the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself days, most Incubus fans were male, so it wasn't just Brandon showing off his *** the whole time.

[Alessandro]

Instead it's just Brandon dancing around hitting on the bongos and trying to look hot for the ladys.

:lol: I guess he drank too much wine

[ween2424]

Yeah, the Red Rock's DVD would of been great if you could've actually heard what Mike and Ben were playing.

Instead it's just Brandon dancing around hitting on the bongos and trying to look hot for the ladys.

Back in the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself days, most Incubus fans were male, so it wasn't just Brandon showing off his *** the whole time.
If I remember correctly, the camera zooms in on his chest and goes down at one point. That dvd was made for chicks. The music was still good.

[Idiot Martyr]

Yeah the first thing I noticed about the Red Rocks DVD was the volume of the instruments. And I was highly dissappointed by not being able to hear the bass and guitar as much I could Brandon's voice.

[I feel Like a Hat]

You can hear the guitar and bass fine if you change something in the audio menu section. I only have to change the option on my computer, with my ps2 it's fine.

[Skyler]

I play the DVD on my PS2 as well, and I can't hear **** except for Brandon and Jose, the two people that I could care less about.

Ever since Incubus recorded Morning View, they turned into a chick band, and it's ****ing gay.

[I feel Like a Hat]

I left the dvd at my firends house so I don't know what the section is called, but theres an audio menu. Just change something in there. I think there's only one potion to change if I remember right.



Yeah, Brandon not wearing shirts and using to much falsetto is getting kind of annoying. Atleast before when he didn't wear shirts he also didn't shave his chest.

[BlindWriting]

Wait, what's this about Brandon playing rhythm guitar?

[I feel Like a Hat]

Have you heard the song pantomime?

[Idiot Martyr]

Have you heard the song pantomime?

Or Pistola and Here in My Room

[BlindWriting]

Have you heard the song pantomime?
I have not.

Or Pistola and Here in My Room
Yes.

[Idiot Martyr]

I have not.

Brandon plays rythm guitar by himself until the rest of the band comes in.

Yes.

When playing live, Brandon plays the heavily flanged second guitar during the bridge of Pistola;during Here in My Room he plays guitar (except for the solo). while Mike plays piano.

[I feel Like a Hat]

Brandon plays rythm guitar by himself until the rest of the band comes in.
Besides the lyrics, that song kind of sucks. :-/ It gets bumped up to average live though becuase of the lighting and everything.

[Janitor]

Hey, **** you it's a pretty alright song.

[I feel Like a Hat]

Hey, **** you it's a pretty alright song.
I'll fight you.

[Idiot Martyr]

:lol:

[Sound Boy]

i was just stating the inevitable. Brandon is gonna wanna do more then just sing. like on the other albums. but in my opinion he should bring back the Djembe and the didgeridoo for the new album.

[ween2424]

i was just stating the inevitable. Brandon is gonna wanna do more then just sing. like on the other albums. but in my opinion he should bring back the Djembe and the didgeridoo for the new album.
I'm sure Brandon will be playing some guitar. He wrote the guitar parts for "Pantomine" and seeing how simple it is, it still turned out to be an incredible song.

[shadow316]

Great band, but i don't like Dirk Lance's tone line. It sounds rattly and tinny imo.

[Alessandro]

I'm sure Brandon will be playing some guitar. He wrote the guitar parts for "Pantomine"

Where did you hear that?

[I feel Like a Hat]

Mike would never have written a chord progression that simple.

[Janitor]

Brandon probably wrote the guitar for Admiration too.

[mutant!]

Admiwhat?

PS Hey shadow316, Incubus have a new bassist now whose style is not even remotely like Dirk's. They've chaaaaanged. (forthebetterIMHOkthxbye)

[Idiot Martyr]

Brandon probably wrote the guitar for Admiration too.

Hmm never that about that, you have a point there.

[ween2424]

Where did you hear that?
It's just an assumption. The guitar parts are so easy and Mike only plays from the bridge till the end.

[aaahhh52]

BUMPer cars

[Prince of Darkness]

This is gonna sound stupid, but any news on the new album?

[Alessandro]

This is gonna sound stupid, but any news on the new album?

That doesn´t sound stupid at all. I think that Brandon writing guitar parts is what sounds pretty stupid, that´s what it is... As for the new album, I don´t know any news.

[Janitor]

That doesn´t sound stupid at all. I think that Brandon writing guitar parts is what sounds pretty stupid,
why?

[Alessandro]

why?

I think Brandon will screw up most of Incubus songs with all those stupid chord progressions. I mean thake a look at Pantomime, what the f#ck! I don´t really think a song needs to be complex in order to sound good, but I still think Mike is the one who should be responsible for writing the guitar parts, I mean, he´s a guitarist that´s what he´s supposed to do.

[ween2424]

I think Brandon will screw up most of Incubus songs with all those stupid chord progressions. I mean thake a look at Pantomime, what the f#ck! I don´t really think a song needs to be complex in order to sound good, but I still think Mike is the one who should be responsible for writing the guitar parts, I mean, he´s a guitarist that´s what he´s supposed to do.
For how simple "Pantomime" is, it's still a really good song. I actually think it would be kind of cool if Brandon played a little rythem.

[Skyler]

I wish Mike and Ben would leave Incubus and start a new band where they can actually showcase their talents to full extent.

Incubus is all about Brandon now, and the record companies are exploiting that to it's full extent.

[ween2424]

I wish Mike and Ben would leave Incubus and start a new band where they can actually showcase their talents to full extent.

Incubus is all about Brandon now, and the record companies are exploiting that to it's full extent.
Crow Left of the Murder wasn't, but it seems like they are focusing more on Brandon now.

[Janitor]

I wish Mike and Ben would leave Incubus and start a new band where they can actually showcase their talents to full extent.

Incubus is all about Brandon now, and the record companies are exploiting that to it's full extent.
I have to disagree completely. If anything, the band is less about Brandon than it once was. The last album/tour had tons of focus on the instruments.
Crow Left of the Murder wasn't, but it seems like they are focusing more on Brandon now.
There's only been three songs released since that album.

[black.hole.sun]

I wish Mike and Ben would leave Incubus and start a new band where they can actually showcase their talents to full extent.

Incubus is all about Brandon now, and the record companies are exploiting that to it's full extent.

Considering that ACLOTM has more solo's/instrumental breakdowns than any other album of theirs, then yes, they ARE focusing more on Brandon...

[Skyler]

I'm not talking about ACLOTM, I'm talking about what's been going on throughout the past year or so.

[Idiot Martyr]

They kind of are focusing more on Brandon, but I think that they are trying to evenly distribute the attention so to speak. Everyone gets his spotlight on Crow if you think about it. They all get to showcase their talents at some point, I'm hoping that the new album will continue in that direction.

[Retrovertigo]

I'm not talking about ACLOTM, I'm talking about what's been going on throughout the past year or so.
There's only been three songs though. Ben and Mike should quit Incubus because they don't get to show off in 3 songs they wrote for a movie?

[Idiot Martyr]

You know, despite what everyone says about the Stealth stuff, I actually enjoy listening to those three songs. I definetely think they did better with this than they did with the Spawn soundtrack.

[Retrovertigo]

I like them too. The only song I have a problem with is Neither of Us Can See. I like the song a lot, but I wish they went in a different direction after the solo. It builds up but then just dies down completely to go into another verse.

[Idiot Martyr]

I like them too. The only song I have a problem with is Neither of Us Can See. I like the song a lot, but I wish they went in a different direction after the solo. It builds up but then just dies down completely to go into another verse.

It is a bit anticlimactic isn't it lol. I do like it though.

[Skyler]

There's only been three songs though. Ben and Mike should quit Incubus because they don't get to show off in 3 songs they wrote for a movie?

Argh. I'm talking about press coverage, and their latest tour in Europe and Latin America.

[Sound Boy]

I wish Mike and Ben would leave Incubus and start a new band where they can actually showcase their talents to full extent.

Incubus is all about Brandon now, and the record companies are exploiting that to it's full extent.


Blasphemy!!!

Brandon has his showcasing moments cause he can. he is getting better at singing and hitting certain notes. vocals are instruments too. if the record companies were exploiting it, they would havegot better press for Crow and they would have defintaly have been noticed on HALO2 better. face it the people that who have heard the movements and know its them is the FANs and if they were trying to exploit Brandon talents they woulda had him sing more on those.

and i think Mike showcased alot of his talents in CROW expeciall in "sick sad little world"

plus they have TLC

[Sound Boy]

Brandon + Mike + Jose are the dynamics of the group..without them you dont have incubus. and ben has his solo stuff and its not HALF as good as what he did in Incubus and the Roots

[Janitor]

and ben has his solo stuff and its not HALF as good as what he did in Incubus and the Roots
No way. Ben's stuff is awesome.

[Sound Boy]

its good just not AS good

[Skyler]

Will you ****ing read the thread before you reply? Christ. Just forget I even said anything, it's apparent you have no idea what I'm talking about.

[ween2424]

There's only been three songs released since that album.
Actually there has been more than that.

Make A Move
The Oddessey
Memories and Melodies (or whatever it's called)
Pantomine
and I think there were 2 more songs on the Stealth soundtrack