The band knows what they like and knows what they’re good at. Saving fan favourites ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Nice to Know You’ and ‘Drive’ towards the end of the set made waiting through the ballads and mid-tempos all the more worthwhile, and ‘Switchblade’, one of my favourite tracks off their latest album, was the band’s second and more successful attempt at a hip hop, rap rock flavoured number.Īll sound troubles aside, this would have been a near perfect show. The late 90s and early 2000s were a great time for all manner of rock groups and, due to the sheer amount that rose to prominence, one might be forgiven. Perhaps the set was too ballad heavy (don’t think I didn’t see people stepping outside during ‘Isadore’), but it was all part of the band’s charm. Title track ‘If Not Now, When?’ and ‘In The Company of Wolves’ were immaculate the kind of songs made for a live setting. Whether that be taking 5 year breaks in between album releases or eschewing the archetypal rock set-up for turntable scratches and synths, Incubus have certainly carved their own niche in the world of alternative rock, and picked the best songs to show off their eclectic sound.Ĭonsequence of Sound called Incubus’ most recent album If Not Now, When? “ slow, elevator-music”, but whoever wrote that would be eating their words after hearing these songs live. Too mainstream for the indie kids, too edgy to be mainstream, Incubus have always followed their own bliss. Front man Brandon Boyd did take his shirt off, but his dainty, animated movements suggested less of a rock star macho-complex and more of a ‘Well, I just like to dance without my shirt on’.īut then again, Incubus arent’ your typical rock group. Formed in 1991 in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Calabasas, California, the bands early lineup comprised tenth-grade classmates Brandon Boyd (vocals. For a rock group, the lack of screaming into the crowd, expletives or middle-finger gestures didn’t go unnoticed. Shame on you, Entertainment Centre sound engineers!īut bouncing back after the (thankfully last) hiccup with ‘Adolescents’, the rest of the night flowed seamlessly almost too seamlessly. for Norahs drunken friend, Caroline, with help from Nicks band mates.
Opener ‘Megalomaniac’ and Boyd’s spitfire verses on rap rock ‘Pardon Me’ were sublime – it would have been nice if we had got to hear the whole songs, though. Music Description Linkin Park and Incubus lit up this stage on 2012 as the Honda. You can’t very well expect them to play without their instruments working, right? “Should we just keep playing if it cuts out again? …Okay, we should play the next song quickly,” joked lead singer Brandon Boyd onstage with his band mates. Halfway through only their second song, California funk rockers Incubus were forced to call an early intermission due to a power outage. The band’s eighth studio release peaked at No.
Two words I never like to hear at a live music concert: technical difficulties. Incubus has been dormant since 2011, but they have returned to show the world that rock is not dead with their latest album 8.
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