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ProgsCerebrum 
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Posted: September 28 2005 at 23:44 |
Uhhhh has anyone heard this four piece, 26 minute long composition from Incubus? Its on the Halo 2 soundtrack..kinda took me by surprise, as Incbus' latest stuff has been far more commerically infulenced..but this new song is heavily jazz-metal-prog oriented...its pretty great, actually. nothing completely groundbreaking, but worth checking out.
Also, you Brandon Boyd barely gets any words out at all...which is good, because i always thought i would enjoy the band more without him 
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Posted: September 29 2005 at 00:41 |
I have not yet heard this song....
But I have been an Incubus fan for years and they are probably my favorite recent
"mainstream" band. Their first two albums "Fungus Amongus" and
"S.C.I.E.N.C.E." are actually quite experimental for their time (yes
yes, of course not prog...) but I like them. Also, I
think Brandon Boyd is the most talented singer in mainstream rock
today. the rest of the band are brilliant musicians, and they
continue to evolve their sound into something completely different
everytime they put out something new.
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Posted: September 29 2005 at 00:50 |
I love Incubus- they're most recent stuff isn't all that great but their Morning View album was fantastic! And they're awesome live too 
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Posted: September 29 2005 at 01:12 |
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actually, Fungus Amungus, is a funk-metal materpiece IMHO...then again, im a huge Bungle freak, so its only natural for me to think that way...
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Posted: September 29 2005 at 07:59 |
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It's alright. I wasn't especially taken by it though.
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Posted: November 15 2005 at 11:24 |
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I just listened to the whole thing and it was famazingly good. Very proggy, and amazingly good at around 5 min in the fouth movement.
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Posted: November 15 2005 at 11:28 |
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Any relation to Symphony X's 23 minute song The Odyssey?
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Posted: November 15 2005 at 11:31 |
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I dont mind incubus as much as i use to, they have grown on me, I love the song 'are you in?' its got a great funky bassline and mink enziger uses some nice harmonics in the intro/verse. But yeah my mate has both Halo games so Iv heard it, its pretty differnt from what they normally do(a change musically perhaps?) and it rocks pretty hard and kiks plenty of ass. Incubus I call you to do more like it!
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Posted: November 15 2005 at 11:41 |
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Yeah, it's a brilliant piece. They play a section of it on the Live at Red Rocks DVD.
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Posted: November 15 2005 at 11:47 |
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"Sick Sad Little World" form their last album has some psychedelic moments. Interesting band, i like them.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 20:51 |
 GoldenSpiral wrote:
I have not yet heard this song....
But I have been an Incubus fan for years and they are probably my
favorite recent
"mainstream" band. Their first two albums "Fungus Amongus" and
"S.C.I.E.N.C.E." are actually quite experimental for their time (yes
yes, of course not prog...) but I like them. Also, I
think Brandon Boyd is the most talented singer in mainstream rock
today. the rest of the band are brilliant musicians, and they
continue to evolve their sound into something completely different
everytime they put out something new.
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Agreed. I love incubus.
EDIT: But I haven't heard the odyssey and can't find it anywhere. does
anyone know where I could find it?
Edited by FragileDT
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 22:11 |
I've always considered them to be more on the artsy side of things. They've definintley had a porgoresion from album to album, and I can't wait to hear what they come up woth the ir next record (currently in studio.)
and Mike Engzinger is a wonderful and creative guitarist.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 22:57 |
alan_pfeifer wrote:
I've always considered them to be more on the
artsy side of things. They've definintley had a porgoresion from album to
album, and I can't wait to hear what they come up woth the ir next record
(currently in studio.)
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Have you heard the Odyssey yet? I actually just found it and am listening to
it. It's pretty much all instrumental and way beyond what they've done
before IMO. A HUGE step in the right direction for them (though I still
haven't heard the fifth movement yet.)
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 23:03 |
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I know a friend that has the Halo soundtrack, I might check it out...
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 23:44 |
I love Incubus! but since the new bass player joined everything has changed 
"Summer romance(Antigravity love song)" ,"Stellar", "Drive","Privilege", "Deep inside" ...and a lot more!! excellent songs
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 23:45 |
Yes I concur, The Odyssey is prog-ish. I enjoyed it personally, and that's coming from someone who has been tempted to throw away "A Crow Left of the Murder..." since it came out. I have decided to keep this album hearing this - The Odyssey of course (the best thing they've ever accomplished), and even check out their upcoming release. Whenever that is. If you haven't heard the Odyssey and are scared to because it's Incubus, shutup and download/buy it ASAP.
"When mainstream goes prog."
Thanks ProgCerebrum for bringing this to my attention, you-the-man.
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Posted: November 21 2005 at 23:58 |
The Ryan wrote:
Yes I concur, The Odyssey is prog-ish. I enjoyed it
personally, and that's coming from someone who has been tempted to
throw away "A Crow Left of the Murder..." since it came out. I have decided
to keep this album hearing this - The Odyssey of course (the best thing
they've ever accomplished), and even check out their upcoming release.
Whenever that is. If you haven't heard the Odyssey and are scared to
because it's Incubus, shutup and download/buy it ASAP.
"When mainstream goes prog."
Thanks ProgCerebrum for bringing this to my attention, you-the-man.
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Where would you be able to buy this? I haven't seen an official release like an
EP or anything. Is there one?
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Posted: November 22 2005 at 00:09 |
Astaroth wrote:
I love Incubus! but since the new bass player joined everything has changed
"Summer romance(Antigravity love song)" ,"Stellar", "Drive","Privilege", "Deep inside" ...and a lot more!! excellent songs
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I quite like Ben Kenney on bass. He has a different style than
their previous bassist, a little more understated and certainly less
loud (the other guy could get a bit overly loud at times), but he gets
the job done well. If you need more convincing, check out the
version of "Drive" on the Live at Red Rocks DVD. the bass handles
most of the chords and driving melody (the way acoustic guitar does in
the studio version), while the guitarist plays around with some
synthesizer. It's a really interesting take on an overplayed
song, and showcases Kenney's talent as a bassist as well as backing
vocalist.
Also, "Deep Inside" is probably my favorite incubus song. it
combines jazz fusion, thrash metal and mr. bungle-esque changes in a
rather pleasant way.
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Posted: November 22 2005 at 00:21 |
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@fragile...
if you are referring to an official release of the Odyssey, I think
it's only available as a part of the Halo 2 OST, which you can probably
buy on CD.
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Posted: November 22 2005 at 00:22 |
GoldenSpiral wrote:
@fragile...
if you are referring to an official release of the Odyssey, I think
it's only available as a part of the Halo 2 OST, which you can probably
buy on CD.
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Ohhh okay. Thanks a lot.
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