MULTI-DISC PACKAGE CELEBRATES INCUBUS’
20 YEARS TOGETHER
INCUBUS HQ LIVE (CD + DVD, OUT
NOW)
In summer of 2011, celebrating
their 20th year together, alt-rock giants Incubus turned a Los
Angeles storefront space into a low-key, hi-tech residency that resulted in six
nights of free performances and fan encounters now chronicled on INCUBUS HQ
LIVE. The celebration takes
place across a multi-disc package released by Ivory Music & Video, the
exclusive licensee of Sony Music in the Philippines.
INCUBUS HQ
LIVE coincides with the opening of the 2012 Honda
Civic Tour Featuring Linkin Park and Incubus. The 4-week, 18-city tour of the U.S. and Canada starts at Comcast
Center in Boston and concludes at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in San Diego on
September 10th.
Dedicated to
fans and friends, Incubus HQ Live, as the gallery-sized storefront space
on busy La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood was aptly named last year, was the answer
to a question the band had been thinking about for a while. “After twenty
years,” writes lead singer Brandon Boyd in his liner notes essay (the same for
all three configurations), “7 albums, multiple live albums, EPs, DVDs,
somewhere in the ballpark of 1,500 live shows, what could we do to introduce
our newest album, If Not Now, When? in a manner that was both unique and
memorable?”
Their first studio album in nearly five years at the time
called for thinking outside the box.
Playful options ranged from going door-to-door with the album to 3:00
a.m. infomercials. Or could they “invite
fans into our living room and play the f***ing album live for them?…Wait,”
Brandon mused. “That is actually
not a terrible idea, minus the f***ing part.”
Utilizing
social media enabled fans to contact Incubus, who then replied with an
assigned date and time to show up for the HQ gigs. After building out the space to accommodate fans and crew,
seven nights of performances were set. The resulting CDs and DVD catch the
action on six nights that were broadcast live on the Internet. It was all a prelude to the July 12th
release of If Not Now, When? which
debuted at #2 on the Soundscan chart.
Along with the hit songs, deep
album tracks and fan favorites performed in an intimate setting, INCUBUS HQ
LIVE showcases the personalities of band members Brandon
Boyd, Mike Einziger (lead guitar, piano, backing vocals), Chris Kilmore
(keyboards, turntables), Ben Kenney (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Jose
Pasillas II (drums). The fan
interaction, instrument lessons with the band, and overall feel of the space give
the DVD warmth and character.
INCUBUS HQ LIVE (CD + DVD)
CD – Selections: (Night
1) 1. Intro • 2. Nice To Know You • 3. Circles • 4. Wish You Were Here • (Night
2) 5. Privilege • 6. The Warmth • 7. Stellar • 8. Drive • (Night 3) 9.
Megalomaniac • 10. Just A Phase • 11. Anna Molly • (Night 4) 12.
Promises, Promises • 13. Love Hurts • (Night 5) 14. Pardon Me • (Night
6) 15. If Not Now, When? • 16. Adolescents.
DVD – Selections: 1. Wish
You Were Here • 2. Circles • 3. Consequence • 4. 11am • 5. Promises, Promises •
6. Anna Molly • 7. Rogues • 8. Isadore • 9. Just A Phase • 10. Glass • 11. In
The Company Of Wolves • 12. Nice to Know You • 13. I Miss You • 14. Pantomime •
15. Megalomaniac • 16. Blood On The Ground • 17. Nowhere Fast • 18. Adolescents
• 19. If Not Now, When?.
INCUBUS HQ LIVE (CD + DVD) is
available in music stores nationwide. It is also available for download on www.mymusicstore.com.ph, only from
Ivory Music & Video, the exclusive licensee of Sony Music in the
Philippines.
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