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. 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. 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.

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. Two words I never like to hear at a live music concert: technical difficulties.

Early incubus band