Incubus - Circles [Rock Am] [feat. string breakage]

[Dabomb1237]

Mike probably did some serious bitch slapping post concert.

[crazzzycat17]

Incubus CAN'T mess up, that wasn't their fault, but still, they managed to sound AWESOME as always! I love Incubus...

[EvilHippy38]

Ahah, man this is rough. Even the vocal levels weren't right in the beginning. Someone needs to get their shit together.

[jpa23245]

i miss dirk but damn if kenney didnt show that he too is the fucking man.

[thingsneversay]

Incubus - Megalomaniac Live in Manila 2011 (HD) --- search this one and you'll gonna enjoy Mike's temper over his guitar's malfunction --- throwing the guitar and pushing his amps but still cool though hehhe

[Lostpotatoes]

Search for "Incubus - Megalomaniac (Mike thrashing his guitar and amp) "

[joelstwisted]

Ben Kenney saved the song

[04h239]

still sounded awesome with just the bass when kilmores monitor went out

[JonnoThomas]

I thought they pulled it off pretty well. It made the band way more personal, what an awesome performance!

[fredodp]

the only way i think they could have handled this better is if when the string broke they slowed the song down and made it a chill bass and drum thing. just my opinion, that potentially could have been awesome.

[levithepirate]

well, that kids getting fired.

[ejicon]

Bassist plays his heart out from 2:20 to 3:20 :)

[epicmenio]

Awesome, a real live band performance!

[baldazz]

Do you know what's the most beautiful thing on this video? Is that Mike's guitar was fucked up, the turntables too but when Mike stop  playing they proceed.

[damrijsel]

to see the real incubus, look at INCUBUS BEYOND THE UNKNOW on youtube

back in the early 90´s

[Hellotheres]

@damrijsel haha. good, but different ;p

[MrInarubadubstye]

@damrijsel POSER

[nrc141]

@damrijsel

You know calling the band you are referring to "the REAL" Incubus is blasphemy, right?

[damrijsel]

@nrc141

no, it s just the truth.

[misstlopes]

I REALLY ENJOY THIS VIDEO..WHEN MIKEY´S GUITAR MESSES UP,THE BASS SOUNDED SO FUCKING GOOD MAN..VERY POWERFULL!!!

[baronvonchunk]

Haha, one technical glitch and Incubus give a revolutionary drum and bass performance instead of a rock one. I fucking love this band.

[AlysaaMorgan7]

Who cares if they screwed up? the are still one of the most amazing bands, and always will be!

[EnjoyTheMorningView]

@AlysaaMorgan7 It wasn't them who screwed up. You can't really cause a string breakage and Monitor Failure. It was technical.

[SwedishBass]

Out of tune or not, Mike sounds so much better on PRS! They sound so much bigger and fatter. Fenders tend to gravitate to a very midrangey sound. Not bad, but I don't think it fits the songs as good.

[mckevvy]

ben kenney was a hero with those power chords right when he noticed something was wrong

[aptitude9387]

fuckin sick come back from the busted string!! lol

[blessthefate01]

no band will be better than incubus

[alesexy21]

aaasrjherhj

the sound of the beggining? bad guitar i think... but, perfect einzige, god

[HunterDay10]

when did Kilmore's monitor go out? i didn't see it

[baronvonchunk]

He was talking about Mike, he tears out something and a wire twirls around. He's completely in the zone though.

[Hellotheres]

not entirely the right phrase, you're right. the monitoring on kil's desk wasn't quite right as it played samples even when he presumably had it muted, but mike was the one who tore out the monitor :P

[mperoug]

You take a lakland bass wired up in a mesa boogie amps and then you add BEN KENNEY of course, you don't really need a guitarist...do you?Just kiddin Mike is amazing..

[JuanloSama]

this guitarrist is a pimp

[IntracialFash3l]

That's a really great crowd. No booing and "wtf?" noises and expressions when the equipment started messing up. In fact they were all still cheering and rocking out throughout the whole concert.

[dudli91]

hahaha this is cool...just bass and drum xD

[methodmav]

nice...!

[GABYINCUBUSMcCARTNEY]

YOU SEE....Ben is fuckin' amazing!!!!!

[TAYGUNOV]

bens P-bass sounds really massive here... who knew flats could give such an agressive sustainy sound?

[pinkeyegasms]

nobody even noticed

[EvilHippy38]

He was tuned fine at the beginning, it wasn't until his string broke that it went all out of whack.

[SwedishBass]

Lol!

I love how the bass and the guitar clash...

[LiteGrenadz]

Ben is rocking this song!!

[kongking93]

I love how Ben just takes over after Mike's guitar gets all screwy.

[defensiveemphasis]

damn when ben and jose came in i was blasted out of my seat; loved that suave sweep of ben before they came in

[skitheport]

mike rocks he was just like whatever and let the bass and drums go on there own

[bowmant09]

for some reason i think it sounds cool when its just the bass and drums after mike breaks a string. it just shows you how heavy this song really is.

[zep123dmc]

dude, exactly, i love it soo much. That frikin bass paired with the drums without guitar really highlights how badass this song is

[bowmant09]

haha finally!! some one agrees haha. i mean i love the guitar but the drum and bass make the song what it is. props to you man. thanks for noticing.

[pinkeyegasms]

OH MY GAWD ... NO WAY! ... do u REALLY tune ur guitar? ... im impressed

[mattawesome10]

lol

[TAYGUNOV]

good thing I'm a tune freak lol. I never play a song without quickly quietly checking my tuning first, call me crazy but it works :p

[jebusjason]

your fucking retarded dude. of fucking course mike tunes. but he has guys that are supposed to tune his guitar before he uses it and one of them fucked up. fuck you man

[TAYGUNOV]

so he DOES tune, but guys tune it for him so he DOESNT? good job dipshit. Also if you look at my comment, i never said mike didnt tune. so shut the fuck up you fucking fuck

[teddyrata]

the beginning was pure shit!

But mike is the best

[shukla714]

u can stick your criticism in your ass! you gayfish!

[bendinggreenvans]

great!

[bendinggreenvans]

I was just watching warning at hove, where his guitar screws up as well :P

[bendinggreenvans]

pure professionalism here! x X

[ivakakorn]

DIRK is in the past,nobody talk for him!!!

Ben Kenney is the hero in this performance!! He is the BEAST -excellent BASS sound-he is a MASTER !!

[jimmil10]

Cant agree with you more there bro!

[sirspankalot360]

Absolutely.

[Boshunz]

@ivakakorn  Any body can immitate. It takes an artist to create.

[zerotonico]

@ivakakorn dont talk shit"!

[Smuffleri]

I love this performance, I've probably watched it dozens of times.

[noone09]

mikey's pissed..

[ejicon]

Ha. What a mess but they still continued on and ended the song nicely.

[flakmonkeynick]

well that guitar tech got fired :P

[byekittie]

He's just a temporary tech for the Europe shows, Larry can't make it to all the shows.

[fuktnees]

I like it better when Ben brings in the song, like they do nowadays.

[ExoPolitic1]

What We've Learned Here Is To Make Sure Your Equipments Ready To Go On Stage, Lol. Awsome Song Though.

[nenHiker]

at least they kept going.

props fer that

[Chigster]

lol it's almost like this song is cursed at Rock am ring. This year mikes drop D string was flat for Circles again, but not as badly out as it was for this show.

[EvilHippy38]

that really sucks, no wonder mike went all sharp

[RalGO21]

when is when kilmore's monitor broke up?

[fungusamongus666]

sick sick sick ! that fucking rocked, it sounded awesome with just ben and jose.like true proffesionals the show must go on

[degas]

it would have sounded better if it was just Dirk and Jose lol :)

[illusionary44]

Sounds like what happens when you mess up too much on guitar hero haha

[denisedenisedenise86]

really cool!

[m3gal0man1ac]

great band. they just proved it here on this video

[deathbog0007]

unlucky guys...great band tho

[ANDYYEEE]

sounds really groovy without the guitar haha

[XoNiCoLeY93oX]

ik it sooo wasnt meant to be, but circles sounds kinda kool with just a bass.

[timbo526]

if anyones watched other rock am ring shows, the mix of these vids are just shitty, level wise.

[timbo526]

if anyones watched other rock am ring shows, the mix of these vids are just shitty, level wise.

[bart1301]

Great song! I`ve heard a live version, from a concert somewhere in 2007, of circles with instead of the guitarintro from Mike, a bassintro from Ben!! A great version! Incubus rocks.

[VG92]

oh shit, cn you link it to me if you find it on here on youtube

[bart1301]

I came it across when i was downloadin some live songs from Limewire..i didn`t saw it on youtube unfortunetally..

[incubusquietdrive]

hahaha.. fuckin sick!

[azwethinkwyz]

3:52 ROCKED THE GERMANS ASS BIGTIME... they pulled it off just perfectly

[shacklock01]

Haha that sucks. Ive seen Incubus live at teh M.E.N and they are a pretty gud band live. Hopefully they'll get good luck at this year's rock am eh? :)

[misstlopes]

Any band has to be prepare for this type of circumstance...it happens and Incubus did it with perfection as always!!!

[misstlopes]

Any band has to be prepare for this type of circumstance...it happens and Incubus did it with perfection as always!!!

[Ookarl01]

if i were kenney id of done a bit more in the chorus where mikey had to swap his guitar, it would of filled it more

xx

[RobertiusB]

Wow, all the levels were wrong the guitars were out of tune and Brandon's voice wasn't properly EQ'ed. But the most cringe part has got to be the broken string. But kudos to Incubus for holding it together well. I know this was ages ago but I feel really sorry for them.

[Ninjujitsu]

lole at the crowd

[hammettallica45]

shit happens

[benslooking4junk]

What are you gonna do?

No sound check,

rushed billing,

easy money, low quality details bitch!

Peace!

[undertalgo]

another thing, the crash jose uses for the rithm at the start doesnt sound so much...

[27sevenSToFo]

well to be honest it doesnt sound that good at the start... I think the guy at the mixer screwed up or something haha

[emugrint]

when does kilmores moniter mess up?

[Hellotheres]

you cna hear various noises pretty much randomly, in this video and throughout the entire show.

[emugrint]

thats what i was thinking

can u pick a time in there?

[expthewarmth17]

Lol, for someone of Mikes experience, he gets quite pissed off about the string, walking off like that. Leaves the roady to fix the problem whilst he goes off to wait out of sight. Also it this vid shows how vital that amazing riff is to this awesome, awesome song. :)

[therolfinator]

I wouldnt really say that was a screw up, it implies that somebody made a mistake. I would say that was more of a technical difficulty.

[Hellotheres]

fair point

[undertalgo]

i love circles only w/bass!... but its perfect w/guitar...i wonder, what the hell happened w/the roadies, they cant screw it up like this..... xD

[emugrint]

i liked it better with just bass

[buanglio]

i still luv dirk lance even though ben is da new bass,.,songs right now 2008 had no meaning in there singing.,.i am still alive of music b'cuz da band INCUBUS inspired me.,.

[winnethepoonaner]

ben is amazing.

[amimot]

WTF!!!! ben rocks! mike strings pull out ahahaha. but still ben kick the head off of the guitar. wow! that was great! wooooooo \m/ i love the crowd wish i was there. mike was really a killer strings i love it. i love them so much.. keep on rockin' dude!

[fjv1324]

who the hell cares?! they still f@#$ing rock! YEAH!!!

[jejgalvin]

People grow and become more mature, and music is linked to our lives so obv that is going to change! The same thing has happened with Linkin Park but at the end of the day i like everything incubus has done, you prefer the older stuff than just go and listen to the older albums

[husumishu]

en donde hicieron ese concierto

[LiteGrenadz]

at least they had a break there lol

[indierock49]

man, i've watched a lot of postings from Rock AM, and the audio (be it instrument levels or technical mishaps like this) always dissapoints me.

[fleajr1412]

if you pause the vid at exactly 2;01 brandon looks like a monkey :D

[conradsz]

This is a great illustration a what a bass does to the song :) nice

[LiteGrenadz]

ben kenney needs more respect, the bass line is sick in the song!

[thecastillo24]

agreed

[kudostochris]

"the show must go on"

[SCROTUMvalueMEAL]

ah .. so u're not invincible, after all? ahahaha an off-tune axe is less obvious than a complete drop out of guitars altogether. call it a remix .. i give them props; they kept their professionalism throughout.

[barata100grados]

BUEN TEMA

[redhorserainbow]

Mike's guitar sounds well out of tune, and Brandon isnt singing too great either!

Dirk ruled.

[Hellotheres]

Ben.

[nikypeewee]

I agree with Hellotheres. Ben is better than Dirk. Mike DID right most of the bass lines for Dirk! Ben is a lot more inivetive when it comes to his bass lines. Were as Dirk just relied on roughly the same old funk lines. Ben rules supreme.

[Jonnyf5]

ben is a great addition to thier progressive rock sound... he does more than just compliment a song. its like adding on another arm to an already great band.

[alchemykam41]

i liked both.

[incubrian]

youre right, but this is the incubus that sadly has grown over what once was...

[Lotrfan99]

what they are now is a band that is able to live up to their full potential. You cant compare them now and then because theyre very different things. They didnt grow over anything they just evolved. In Guitar One Mike clearly stated "I look back on them now, theyre not really that exciting for me to listen to. I just know that I dont want to make records like that anymore." -March 2007 issue

[beatsiz]

GO GERMANYYY!!!! WOHOOOO!!! I love germany, I am part german, I live in germany WOOOOOO

ROCK AM RING !!! YEAH!!! BABY!!!

[kcriminal009]

bring dirk back!!!!!

[greg311kid]

this band blows, bring back DIRK!

then you will incubus BACK

[BagpipeHustler]

naw man, to be honest i kinda dig the new guy a little more.

[rjamesm1]

yeah your stupid

[ledhendrix54]

at 2:00 u can see his bottom string is loose

[asianfrenzy666]

actually, strike my last comment. mike DID tear the string out. I must have missed it. These damn asian eyes of mine...

[Hellotheres]

think it was actually his in-ear monitor he ripped out.

[maebahista]

did they pause at 3:41 for mike?

[Hellotheres]

no, that's just how theyve changed the song, they do it in both circles and nowhere fast live

[RIPDarrellAbbott]

i think this is my favorite incubus song...its definitely the most rockin' song

[meench09]

haha i think it actually sounded kinda cool with just the bass going on for a while

[poopmyshoot]

did you hear brandons last 'ROUND'... screams like a girl, and he realized it right away hahah

[Marf175]

That was so funny when he ripped the string out!

[asianfrenzy666]

it doesn't look like he ripped the string out. The stage hand was messing around with his pedals which means something probably got fucked up

[demolitionbmxd]

Man brandon should have backed off the vocals a bit when he broke the strings. Jose and Ben did well to compensate though.

[thescientistpr]

ben sucks Dirk it's the man!

[fillipeano]

Haha that's so cool when he rips the string off.

[food1010]

It broke...

[19thwhirlwind]

Dirk won't be able to pull off what Ben did here!!!

[amperage2007]

What adlib out of tune? All he did was power chord the the bass line. After that he went back to the normal bassline with a few runs. No offense but I think Dirk deserves a tad more credit since he wrote the bassline!

[camspiers]

I was under the impression that for a long time mike wrote most bass lines for dirk??

[morningveiw198]

aww poor mikey

that totally suks

but they still recovered.they can never sound bad cuz they r incubus!!!!!!!

[sikfil]

wow that sucks... i bet he fired his guitar tech.

[Hellotheres]

lol, no

[toasternac]

even the top bands get the same troubles

[welshdrummer]

he broke his top [thickest] string. that sucks. one of my biggest fears when on stage. but he recovered well. incubus rules :D

[Timilovesgirls]

Yes, dirk lance was awsome. but ben kenny i think is really good for the band. all the haters give him a chance.

[Hellotheres]

To be fair, he's had like 3+ years chance.

The haters dont need to "give him a chance," they need to calm the fuck down.

[incubrian]

so youre saying the 'hater' fans need to just dissolve any notion of what we once loved about this band? that doesnt sound too gratifying really. kinda eliminates the point of music no? calm the fuck down? as in just lay back and accept how a band has changed? i dont think so buddy. the haters know the REAL incubus.

[indierock49]

i totally respect where you're coming from, but part of music is evolving...imagine how boring it would be if you were in a band that never tried any new directions? i think a lot of their newer stuff is great..though light grenades didn't do much for me. but morning view rocked

[incubrian]

morning view, i think, is one of their best albums. it is simply beautiful to listen to. while i love MY and science, the new stuff just doesnt stack up. its cool for a band to mature, but the way that ben kenney changed incubus, just doesnt sound like a 'natural' maturation, but rather a whole stylistic change.

[indierock49]

i could definitely see where you're coming from.

[imabasketcase88]

i fucken love u incubus!

[skywalkerla5]

also if you don't think so, i recommend you watch this video. type in Ben Kenney Solo

[skywalkerla5]

First off it's Ben "Kenney", and also he's a terrific bass player. But, it's all subjective.

[MrRocketman]

:D

INCUBUS FOR EVER.

[davismoto89]

its not because of his wrist or anything, can't you see the broken string? theres a good shot of it around 2:00

[GZuraman]

Ben Kennedy really sucks... How much I miss Dirk Lance...

[Malucodemez]

oh that sucks. mike einziger is one of my favorite guitarists.

so it was out of tune?

cause at first i thought this was before his surgery for carpal tunnel. thank goodness hes back.

7/17/07!!!!!

[orangeandhoney]

ahh. my worst nightmare when i'm on stage. there's really nothing you could do about that, not even in advance. even fresh strings have screw ups sometimes. i feel for mike

[eaglerock999]

just one of those things,string breaks,tech problems, happens to em all. incubus are one of the most professional bands going. Mikes a perfectionist and an excellent guitarist,likes to please, quite unique actually, its bound to be annoying when your gear lets you down.Hes a very heavy strummer,I have one of his picks and it looks shredded,you can see the imprint of the wirewinding !

[RomiTsunami]

u guys know that mikey had to get surgery on his hand right? because he had terrible carpal tunnel.....one show in europe he threw his guitar down in anger cause his hand hurt so much

[InsomniacDirectory]

I'm only 19 and I have CTS bad from guitar :{

[bowlesbr]

i love mikey...but its his fault. if you notice, his wrist is bent like crazy all the time. The number one rule when playing stringed instruments is: keep your wrist straight. I'm almost sure his troubles could have been prevented had he held the guitar properly.

[bowlesbr]

i mean the wrist troubles by the way...not the tech problem.

[FLyAgaric421]

yup... but he's been playing that way for so many years its sooo hard to start playing with more "proper" form after so long... but some of his shit that he plays you can not keep ur wrist straight. theres that chord in just a phase that hurts my wrist every time.. impossible to keep it straight

[danielinsporto]

Ben is amazing. all these haters should pull their heads out of their asses.

[syaoran9]

mike's d best guitarist!rock on!!