Ben Kenney "Not Today"

[Silvianoshei]

Hey guys! Look at me! I'm an attention seeking troll! The size of my penis is inversely proportional to my ego, so help me compensate! Hey! Listen!

[ILikeWetVaginas]

hey guys! fuck niggers! 

[Naziem13]

nice song..

[sketchyou]

BEN KENNEY. period.

[iamahotdancerrr]

So so so pleasantly surprised,i must say i can truly relate to Ben's solo project,it's a lot more rock'n'roll than i expected,that's why i like it.Sorry,Brandon,Mike :) still love Incubus

[LibraHorse1]

Is that really his voice? Because he sounds so much like Brandon.

[ewokbreeder]

Ho. Ly. Shit...never heard his solo stuff before, incredible! I love it! :D and of course I'm comparing it Incubus, but who hasn't? :P For solo, it's incredible, but when he comes together with Mike's genius guitar writing, followed by Jose's smooth and groovin' drums and Brandon's unbelievable vocals, it's just a force that is surprisingly containable, but barely! But I love this, this is awesome, must get the whole album! :)

[devereuxXtn]

song is amazing

[hurge3]

geez you are all bunch of fucking nerds go search a brazilian band called Restart and listen to their song called 'recomeçar', you will see whats gay and who fucking sucks(and fucking kill the rock n roll), but not Ben Kenney he is fucking awesome and a godamn genius, better than anyone here i can only assume, cuz you waste time here for bullshit comments like these?

[TentativeTitle1]

Also, has anyone figured out the solo all the way through? I have bits and pieces of it down but definitely not all of it.

[TentativeTitle1]

Ben's definitely better at soloing, Mike has better chord voicings and overall songwork/playing

[lightxgrenade]

I'm a huge Incubus fan and I'm only now finding Ben's solo stuff. Daaaaamn, Better late than never I suppose, this is really awesome stuff.

[KenuThePirate]

this gives alternative music a good name in a market overrun by generic untalented people

[HLGHandlez]

its pretty crazy that one man can out perform his whole band on there own instruments. not sayin incubus sucks i love incubus with the passion.

but as far as shreddin solos bens got mike beat on guitar

i kno he can out drum jose

his voice is right up there with brandons.....he doesnt have brandon beat though...bb is able to hit ridiculous high notes that ben couldnt imagine pullin off.

and ive notice ben's voice goes out easy.

only guy ben cant truly outperform is kilmore lmao

[Niscimble]

@HLGHandlez

I'd say Jose is a much better drummer than Ben is. Listen to a song with a cool drum beat such as Nowhere Fast or Pardon Me and you'll see what I mean. Not ever saying that Ben is bad (in fact he is ridiculously awesome), I'm just saying that Jose is more refined in the art of drums.

[Massacre430]

@HLGHandlez he may be able to do these things, but i hardly believe ge could outperform jose and einziger, those two are extremely talented musicians. They could definitely play these, easily. Einziger doesn;t play solos like that because the majority of the time it would not fit in with the style that most Incubus songs have. It's about musicality.

[BootBazaar]

@Massacre430,

>>i hardly believe ge could outperform jose and einziger,

>>those two are extremely talented musicians. They could

>>definitely play these, easily.

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Oh definitely they could play these songs. There's no way Ben is better than either of them on their instruments. It's awesome that he can play everything as well as he does, but bass is definitely his strongest point with vocals a close second. His guitar playing and drumming are GOOD, but Mike and Jose are freaking AWESOME!

[BootBazaar]

@mwellbass,

Unless Ben is really holding back in the songs I've heard, I haven't heard anything that indicates Ben is a better guitarist. It could be that Mike is just an incredibly humble musician. Not saying that Ben isn't good but solos like this one are a dime a dozen. Again not saying it's not difficult, but it sounds like all the other shredders (complete with tapping). But Mike sounds like no one else I've heard. Check this out, starting at 0:07 - sooo cool sounding!

watch?v=mTA_qrnx_p4

[BootBazaar]

@mwellbass,

I wouldn't even say that Ben is more technically skilled. Even though Mike doesn't "shred" on the Incubus albums (because Incubus doesn't call for shredding in their music), it's not like Mike can't shred... You can catch a short glimpse of it here:

watch?v=pv8xL1jV3UY

They just have totally different styles. And I think to create the kind of stuff Mike comes up with his chord voicing, riffs, use of effects and such, is more technically advanced than just "playing fast".

[quigable3]

@BootBazaar, totally agree man. mike is an awsome guitarist and i feel like he almost always writes guitar parts that perfectly coincide with each incubus song.

[lovesmusic1966]

@BootBazaar You are right. no one sounds like Mike. He is a genius!!!!!

[lightgrenades11]

@BootBazaar Ben was originally a drummer, turned guitarist, then turned bassist. Whenever he records a song he makes the drums first. Im sure Ben's a better drummer than he shows and alot better of a guitar player than he is a bassist. When he solo's on bass it sounds a guitar solo. Before he joined incubus he played guitar for the Roots, Supergrub, and Racecar. He also plays guitar for the Dividion group. He's obviously more comfortable on guitar.

[BootBazaar]

@lightgrenades11,

That's interesting, I didn't know that. I just went by what I've heard. I've heard several of Ben's solo project stuff and so far the stuff I've heard none of his guitar or drum work is as interesting as his bass work in Incubus. Maybe it's just the Incubus songs allow him to showcase his bass talent better? His solo stuff is good, don't get me wrong, but Incubus is just on a completely different level all together.

[Meklo]

@Massacre430: To be fair, in an interview when Ben joined the band, Mike said (roughly) "It's cool to have someone in the band who's actually a better guitarist than me, playing bass". Ben Kenney is an awesome guitarist. They have two different styles though - and I definitely think Mike is the best guitarist for Incubus.

[MsMisha81]

@HLGHandlez I agree with you! He is VERY talented and I think he could definitely out perform Jose and Mike on their respective instruments. Ben is KILLER!

[lsmile4food]

What's cool about Ben is how much talent he has, but he still seems chill. He has lots of creativity & it shows more in his solo work. He contributes a lot to Incubus & gets along with them great. Dirk was great at what he did, but was also a douche who added a bad vibe to Incubus & it was apparent at times during live performances. I'd sacrifice a funkier bass performance for a happier band. Kudos to Ben.

[spellcastmaster501]

incarnation of music

[leah420]

yeh after the morning view i was so sad cuz i felt that they had lost their funk but the reality is mike was always making dirks riffs.. and at least ben brought something to the table. he's so awesome at everything he does!!! Conception and the funeral is like his best song ever next to this one and a ton of others lawl

[BeatBay]

ben is the best!!!

[lovesmusic1966]

Ben is great and very tallented, but in no way is he as good as mike, or can sing and perform as good as brandon!!! not even close.

[fredodp]

i dont think he is any where as good as mike at guitar, mike is a guitar prodigy, BUT he is damn good and a VERY good musician.

[azngreenteas]

YEa he might be better at mike at guitar. thats A FACT. but that does not mean he is more musical. if ur an incubus fan, then ask your self if you would prefer steve vai play for incubus instead of mike. if you say no, then you kno why you wouldnt.

[nightshade322]

hes good but he does not even come close to out performing incubus

[fidobarker]

where can i download their songs? i cant find it any where. shitt. i need these songs!

[DrunkenPoetic]

Everyone who hears his albums loves them. Sound good on the mp3 player too...marching around like a crazy person.

[Dansak8998]

hes got a brandon boyd styley type of singing style ...anybody?

[baronvonchunk]

Yeah kinda, he's comfortable around the high notes along with the deep guitar shreds, kinda has a Boyd feel

[richardf89]

Love it

[brunellabv]

te amo ben!

[softlyserenademe]

this guy is an all around talent. He can drum, bass, play guitar write great lyrics has a great voice. You just do not find such amazing musicians such as him very often in these times of ke$ha and britney spears.

[nothinguploaded]

@softlyserenademe and keyboards



[MitchelMcCormick]

wow ben, nice solo

[squid4brain]

he's not human.

[anaccomplishedexile]

It's official in my book, Dirk sucks in comparison to Ben.

[gufok]

Dirk just can't suck... Ben is incredible, but saying that Katunich sucks is just to much

[gozondor]

@gufok dirk is a good bassist his slap is amazing but ben's smooth bassline's top that so don't insult dirk the old turntablist threaten to kill kilmore and dirhasn't anything that dumb

[nothinguploaded]

@gufok I agree I just can't ever decide which I like more. I always go back and forth. I think Ben is very well rounded, and he better supports incubus's newer sound. But on the bass alone, I Think Alex is better at bass alone.

[camarojuana]

Agree to disagree.

[camarojuana]

He is a better drummer and a better guitar player than the guys in Incubus. Thats a FACT. Ben is so talented its ridiculous!

[Myung13]

it's not quite a fact .. don't underestimate the greatness of Mr. Einziger ...

[DisturbedlllTheBest]

AND Mr. Pasillas

[syaowolf]

drums.........................­Ben Kenny's great but he's definately not better than incubus drummer

[soonerman94]

the mr. jose pastilla to u

[soonerman94]

idk bout that, incubus is awesome

[Smallmo123]

That is an OPINION, I think that Ben is an amazing musician who rapes music; but music shouldn't be about who is better at what. It should be about what you like to hear, and what influences you.

[ChickennChopsticks]

it's not rape if music likes it - and I'm pretty sure everyone else does too :)

[Smallmo123]

Very good point :) music just wasn't expecting it haha.

[ChickennChopsticks]

I bet it got a very, very good surprise hahaha

[ChickennChopsticks]

I bet it got a very good surprise, lol

[freshlikeuhhhhhh]

That is the dumbest, most ignorant comment I think i've ever read. Shame on you.

[camarojuana]

maybe if you had a clue you would understand. Have you heard Ben play? I have.I have seen him live 7 times. I have met him and I have met him. He is a ridiculous guitar player,ridiculous. Hes faster,and his solos are just crazy with the way he fills offtime signatures and fills space.Mike is also a great guitar player. His rythym playing is better than Ben's and his writing.but a pure shred-fest.Ben wins hands down. As for drummer. Jose is great but no where near as smooth and tasty as Ben.

[nullsturm]

@camarojuana

Ben is great but to say that he is better than Jose, a full time drummer, is...well..funny...

[softlyserenademe]

agreed with you on that.

[jacosmith86]

I always wished he would do solo work but didn't know that he already had! this stuff is VERy quickly becoming my favorite music, and I've only heard 3 songs on youtube! just frickin phenomenal

[lightgrenades11]

he has three albums, a side project and a band called supergrub he used to be in............

[goldenwavergirl12]

the bridge in this song is so sweet i love it

[leafbeaver]

i agree!

[AlienEnigma84]

sickness good stuff

[dital123]

please tell me where can i get the album? I can't find it anywhere...

[1powday1]

You didn't check itunes...

[jwizzy18]

kind of reminds me of taproot...but way better

[frobro14k]

dare i say he can outperform incubus by his lonesome

[rockyNKC]

@frobro14k Yeah im not an incubus fan. I mean they are fine but Ben's music I actually enjoy instead of it being just filler

[yanezds]

@frobro14k Incubus Post "A Crow Left of the Murder", definitely; even comparable or superior to the pre Light Grenades era

[quigable3]

@frobro14k he doesnt have nearly the drumming versatility as jose p. 

[crazyheffer93]

@frobro14k idk thats close

[Dmully]

@frobro14k not a chance

[sueijou]

he needs to do more of the song writing for incubus, this shit is really good...

[dr05guitar]

ha i love that riff on the 2nd verse...cool song

[tornadoofsouls909]

2:04 Ben Kenney goes Buckethead lol.

[onerighteousdude421]

This is my favorite Ben Kenney song. Fucking killer.

[Rambo29]

Kenney killed that guitar solo

[redefine4]

i love this song. his music is amazing. he would deserve more recogninition. i can't stand people consider him as dirk's replacement. they're so different and both great bassists.

[tmvps]

an intelligent one, at last

[tomsonpl]

yeah, this is because ben is like more multi-instrumentalist, not only focusing on playing on bass guitar. although they play different styles, bens' fits in those new songs of incubus, and dirks' in old ones where they were more funk-metal...

[kornarody]

it almost sounds like brandons voice

[bigbnis0565]

not even close! he is so unique. Specially around 2:54

[bdarkangelb]

I kinda hear it sometimes, but he's actually so much better. His voice "live" is even better than this.

[kooldragon4]

Not as good as Brandons

[kooldragon4]

Not better then Brandon's at all.

[alexmusteatpie]

his voice does sound a bit similar to brandon's but they are way different in their own ways.

they both have beautiful voices.

i love this song.

im favoriting it

ben is very very talented

5/5

[dannycantwait]

wow that was fantabulous.

yes thats right i just made up a new word.

[calamidadsinfin]

q bueno

[MAPGcox]

OMG!! Really really good!! 5/5

[TommeTheBass]

i also think that you know, the people that actually put the work into making these songs/videos would kinda find a bit disrespectful and wouldn't really want nob heads argueing on youtube, because lets be honest... It doesn't really matter what anyone thinks, they're the ones making big money off what they love doing!

you can't compete with that!

And even if you try to... it's sad. real sad.

so listen to the music, voice an opinion, but a meaningless arguement is stupid. so stop.

[TommeTheBass]

im sorry but i fucking love this song! The vocal harmonies at 1:07 are so fucking beautiful!!!

haha I love you ben :)

[Vomitorator]

dont be sorry. the song is fan-freaking-tastic.

[TommeTheBass]

im one of those fags that discovered ben's solo stuf after incubus..

wish i hadn't to be honest, i now idolize ben kenney because he is the sexiest! remember that he plays all the instruments on his cds... if that doesn't impress you then.... go... buy some kiwis or something..

[redrum007]

haha kiwis!! yeah, playing all your instruments is pretty impressive.

[killkissme]

Somebody know how is the name of the album??

[harbringer28]

i think its in maduro. either that or 26.

[TommeTheBass]

its from distance and comfort... it says that in the information box..

:)

[serhat2174]

that solo was something like petrucci or malmsteen would do lol

but more emotional i think ;)

[sidneswaran]

i am inspired

[gr82bk8e]

Nice voice.

[aldown]

his voice reminds me so much of brandon boyd

[engymaster]

huh? wise it!

[Incubuslove007]

Ben is so amazting!

He is the best for Incubus =)

<3

[intrepgun]

i miss the incubus with dirk lance on bass. that was the incubus i liked. i've tried out the newer incubus records only after listening to ben's solo stuff. it's good, but it's not the incubus i choose to listen to.

[shockashocka11]

WRONG ben kenney is amazing and only helped incubus hes so much more talented

[intrepgun]

either you can't read or you're insecure. either way, your response moved no one.

[GrandmasAzzcheeks]

Is it coincidence that the craziest fools have the strongest belief that they're right?

[intrepgun]

what kills me is that i never made any 'this is better' 'this is worse' kind of statement. i say that i prefer to listen to older incubus records and the response i get is 'WRONG!!1!'.

fucking internet. it's making monsters out of people just as much as tv does.

[pgorman1990]

How bout we respect Incubus for the decision they made? I idolize Dirk Lance, because he made some of my favorite CDs, but I completely dig Ben Kenney. I just like him more. Bring on the hate.

[intrepgun]

what kind of alternate universe is this comment threat located in? the band can do whatever they want, so can you, so can i, so can everyone else.

my original post was simply saying that i miss the incubus with dirk on bass. that i only checked out the newer records with ben AFTER hearing his solo stuff, because it was pretty good. but i still prefer listening to the older incubus records.

there's nothing to hate on here- except 'shockashocka11' for being an uppity, illiterate twat. :)

[shockashocka11]

i just love how my comment has all thumbs up while all of yours have thumbs down it just makes me laugh

[TommeTheBass]

you shouldnt waste your time replying to twats on youtube.

were all here to watch videos not try and prove whos best, or who can use the biggest words, or the most complex sentences...

as im sure you'd agree!

[blurredlife07]

so true...well put man, i hate how much negativity you find on youtube these days...it's always one persons opinion against the next person, no one ever wins it's pointless!!! so much time is wasted by people trying to insult others or prove their point....that time should be put to more productive use

[EBF999]

like clicking the spam button on someone u dont like :P

[fishindude103]

hahahahahahaha

[escarabajodeagua]

im trying to hep u but theres more ppl against us bro xD

[escarabajodeagua]

GET A GIRLFRIEND xD

[harbringer28]

well said intrepgun. i feel the same way... with incubus and the people being made into monsters.

:D

[ISRA2087]

asshole, to much tv make people like u

[XMA01]

good!!!

[prahamadudas]

Ben is about the farthest thing I can imagine from a Berklee type but at the same time his playing in many ways combines what those guys want with what they'll never have-technicality AND feel. don't get me wrong, the heroes of those of the Berklee mentality are guys who also were able to combine the two i.e. Hendrix, Coltrane, Davis... he'd be better suited robbing banks with the Ex-Presidents than doing seminars at Guitar Center.

[thecastillo24]

geeze put an instrument in front of this guy and he'll end up jammin like a mad man with it hes got ridiculous skills

[whoisjay]

OMG THAT SOLO WAZ REDIC

[frobro14k]

the solo in the song is one of the best guitar solos ever

[andy350zdrifter]

ahh sorry that comment i juts posted was meant to be a reply to cadmiumboy

[villardavenue]

Oh man, Ben sounds very similar to Brandon, but that's not a bad thing either. he has a great hip-hop influenced voice as you can tell, while still keeping it very alternative and rocky. Definitely not an easy task to pull off, but just shows the versatility that this man brings to any project he's in.

[zav7x]

Ah, i love bens music but it is getting to sound the same.

[certinshadeofgreen]

This song gives me hope for music again

[asdithgedf]

ben kenney is a great musician, i hate it when people idolize rappers and call them a band when they dont play an instrument at all. i think incubus is better now than they were when dirk was in the band.

[bassplayinman87]

I totally Agree.. they are better.

[bassman1983]

thats truth, but it is because mike does every melody and the compositions of the music, they (incubus) but specially mike have grown old in a musician way and they had to do it , cause music is about the feeling you put in it...

[Cadmiumboy]

haha the Mike/Ben comparison is actually a nice break from the common Ben/Dirk comparison

[Scralex7]

he has got to be one of my favorite musicians of all time.

[nswkid1]

duz any1 know ben kenny's drum setup? i really wanna know.

cheers

[kierancraddock]

im not sure at all now but i think it could be a grestch set and paiste cymbals!(2002's maybe?) but yea hes one of the most amazing musicians ever! disitance and comfort is a masterpiesce!!

[hi2602]

There´s no point to compare Ben with Mike. They are both talented. Important is to play right note on right time. It is not only about tech skills.

[vecinto]

I once read an interview with Einziger where he mentioned his admiration for Kenney's multi-instrumental skills and remarked that Kenney is a better technical guitarist than he is. That being said, it's not like it takes away from all the stuff Einziger's done with Incubus over the years.

[borisparkour]

Ben Kenney is the shit!

[deanthebassfeast]

this song is sick. nothing good comes out of comparing guitar playing. both Enzinger and Kenney are fantasic musicians.

I really dig this song, no pun intended.

Ben Kenney really is a truely talented and unique individual/

[Cadmiumboy]

oops I meant to type in "seen/heard"

[Cadmiumboy]

in terms of being creative, Einziger kills everyone. but I've never seen him outplay Kenney in terms of technical skill. I'm sure he might be able to, but he hasn't in any of the Incubus albums YET

[ANIMVL]

Well Mike has even said that Ben is the better player in terms of technicality, i doubt we are likely to hear him out perform in that sense. Mike plays with more feeling i think though.

[JagVox]

I agree that this song is amazing... but not topping mike einziger on A Crow Left of the Murder.

[Tholzba]

your on crack

[Cadmiumboy]

holy shit! Kenney's guitar playing in this song has topped anything Einziger has done so far!

[andy350zdrifter]

hmmm i dont think so, the thing i love about miek is his solos are actually very melodic and experimental such as that in sick sad little world. however id rate ben a better musician :)