Review: Incubus at Star Live

thebeijinger — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:00:25 +0800

March 12
Incubus

RMB 400-600.
8pm. The Star Live (6425 5677)

The night started out for me similar to the four previous times I have seen Incubus, by having a few drinks and getting pumped up. I am an experienced Incubus rocker from back in the states and I was looking forward to the distortion and rocking of past days, but today we saw the other, soft side, of Incubus that is only usually seen for one song at a concert.

The concert was held at Star Live and was dominated by a foreign crowd. Upon walking into the venue there were only two people on stage, not five. Just lead singer Brandon Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger with an acoustic guitar. The show was very quiet, partly due to that it was an all-acoustic concert and because maybe 10% of the less then 500 person audience knew the words. Incubus still quietly rocked out many of their numerous hits though, like “Wish You Were Here,” “Nice to Know You,” “Anna Molly,” “The Warmth,” “Pardon Me,” and “Aqueous Transmission” to name a few. After playing “Drive” Brandon recalled that this was the first time they have played the song acoustic since recording it. Instead of Mike doing his usual solo for the song, Brandon whistled the solo, which was a nice touch.

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Review: Incubus at Star Live