Aqueous Transmission
Went to my first show of the year Friday night...monkey off back. I wasn't scheduled to go see Incubus, but as luck would have it, I found a Row 4 ticket about 2hrs before the show started...so I said "What the heck, let's giv'er"...and found myself at the QE Theatre shortly afterwards. Besides, how can I turn down a night to rock out?
Albert Hammond Jr. opened the show. It was interesting to watch the guitarist for The Strokes assume the frontman position. It's also the first time I've seen Hammond talk onstage, as he pulled out some witty banter with the audience throughout the set...he usually keeps to himself onstage when he's the guitarist for the New York five piece. His vocals were okay and a few of the songs were somewhat catchy. He's still very much in the development stage of his side project, so we'll wait to see how things progress over time.
Incubus took the stage to an excited sold out crowd at the QE Theatre. This was my first time seeing them again in over 4 years...the last time they played Vancouver was back in 2002 on their Morning View Tour. Friday night was also the first stop on their North American Tour for 2007.
The California quintet kicked off their set with the first two tracks from their new album. Stellar came next, exploding like a giant ball of energy. Brandon Boyd has some pretty strong vocals with a unique texture and range that separates him from a lot of modern rock singers. Guitarist Mike Einziger is fun to watch as he rips through his well structured riffs...he sure likes using his Fender Jags.
The new songs translated well live, especially Anna Molly, Dig, and Rogues. I love the turntable bit by DJ Chris Kilmore in Wish You Were Here. Brandon and Mike did a two song acoustic portion for the set, playing New Skin and Drive...Brandon mentioned it was their first time playing New Skin live in over 10 years.
Sick Sad Little World featured Boyd putting on these black gloves with lights on them. He used it to shine them on himself, Mike, and the crowd...it was pretty neat. They also had a sweet extended intro for Megalomaniac. Overall, the night was entertaining and turned out pretty well in the end.
Set lasted 1hr 30mins.
Setlist:
Quicksand
A Kiss To Send Us Off
Stellar
Nowhere Fast
Anna Molly
Wish You Were Here
Out From Under
New Skin
Drive
Earth To Bella Pt. 1
Redefine
Sick Sad Little World
Talk Shows On Mute
Rogues
Dig
Megalomaniac
Echo
Blood On The Ground
Earth To Bella Pt. 2
Albert Hammond Jr. opened the show. It was interesting to watch the guitarist for The Strokes assume the frontman position. It's also the first time I've seen Hammond talk onstage, as he pulled out some witty banter with the audience throughout the set...he usually keeps to himself onstage when he's the guitarist for the New York five piece. His vocals were okay and a few of the songs were somewhat catchy. He's still very much in the development stage of his side project, so we'll wait to see how things progress over time.
Incubus took the stage to an excited sold out crowd at the QE Theatre. This was my first time seeing them again in over 4 years...the last time they played Vancouver was back in 2002 on their Morning View Tour. Friday night was also the first stop on their North American Tour for 2007.
The California quintet kicked off their set with the first two tracks from their new album. Stellar came next, exploding like a giant ball of energy. Brandon Boyd has some pretty strong vocals with a unique texture and range that separates him from a lot of modern rock singers. Guitarist Mike Einziger is fun to watch as he rips through his well structured riffs...he sure likes using his Fender Jags.
The new songs translated well live, especially Anna Molly, Dig, and Rogues. I love the turntable bit by DJ Chris Kilmore in Wish You Were Here. Brandon and Mike did a two song acoustic portion for the set, playing New Skin and Drive...Brandon mentioned it was their first time playing New Skin live in over 10 years.
Sick Sad Little World featured Boyd putting on these black gloves with lights on them. He used it to shine them on himself, Mike, and the crowd...it was pretty neat. They also had a sweet extended intro for Megalomaniac. Overall, the night was entertaining and turned out pretty well in the end.
Set lasted 1hr 30mins.
Setlist:
Quicksand
A Kiss To Send Us Off
Stellar
Nowhere Fast
Anna Molly
Wish You Were Here
Out From Under
New Skin
Drive
Earth To Bella Pt. 1
Redefine
Sick Sad Little World
Talk Shows On Mute
Rogues
Dig
Megalomaniac
Echo
Blood On The Ground
Earth To Bella Pt. 2
posted by acoustic at
2:17 PM
1 Comments:
I've been so busy lately...didn't even know they were in town. I really love Incubus so am disappointed I missed it. Haven't heard much of their new stuff yet though. They didn't do two of my favorites??...Nice To Know You & 11 AM.
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Deb, at Sun Jan 07, 05:51:00 PM
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