Incubus

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

 

[ReaperKK]

They released the new re-recorded version of Echo.... not a fan.  I don't like the sound of this at all.  Adding the new bassists vocals to the chorus is OK, but just doesn't feel right.  The new outro is cool, that's how they did it live last year.

I agree, Brandon's vocals are also pretty weak on the new version. I'm still debating on whether or not I'll go to Florida to see morning view. Incubus one of my favorite bands of all times but when it comes to live they are the definition of hit or miss.

[lordxizor]

This is the first Incubus tour I'd have been interested in seeing in close to two decades. But alas, no Minneapolis date.

[ReaperKK]

Bump. Incubus just dropped Circles off the Morning View re-record: https://open.spotify.com/track/18GFHVWGCED0TCARMkHUr8?si=c793770c3e9a4b95

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Bump. Incubus just dropped Circles off the Morning View re-record: https://open.spotify.com/track/18GFHVWGCED0TCARMkHUr8?si=c793770c3e9a4b95

First thought is it sounds like crap. The production is so brickwalled. No dynamics. Way to ruin a classic album.

Also Brandon's vocals do not sound good anymore.

[Nel]

I really wish they had just done the ninth album. This rerecord is really showing how weak Brandon's voice has gotten compared to how it was in 2001.

[ReaperKK]

I really wish they had just done the ninth album. This rerecord is really showing how weak Brandon's voice has gotten compared to how it was in 2001.

They stated that the re-record was to gain control of their album similar to what Taylor Swift has done with her taylor's version albums, unfortunately I don't see anyone reaching for this re-record of Morning View

I really wish they had just done the ninth album. This rerecord is really showing how weak Brandon's voice has gotten compared to how it was in 2001.

They said that they've been working on a new album already.

[Bolsters]

I probably couldn't care any less about this re-recording based on these two songs.

[cramx3]

I probably couldn't care any less about this re-recording based on these two songs.

I didn't care much to begin with and these recordings just make it worse. WTF are they doing.

They stated that the re-record was to gain control of their album similar to what Taylor Swift has done with her taylor's version albums, unfortunately I don't see anyone reaching for this re-record of Morning View

They are sacrificing pride and dignity for that.  I know it's not the first time a band will have tried to do such a thing.  I don't know about Taylor Swift, but I can relate to Catch 22 / Streetlight Manifesto doing this, and it doesn't work.  It's just too hard to replace an original classic that everyone's fallen in love with for many years at this point.

[ReaperKK]

I read a comment somewhere (reddit I think), that I kind of agree with, is that they should've done a re-issue of morning view with an additional disc of the live version of the album they played in 2021, however that won't get them rights to their masters. 

I flip-flop on these re-recordings. On one hand I think it's cool when a band reimagines their previous work in interesting ways but this isn't that, it feels lazier. The band has been aimless for the better part of a decade now and I don't have high hopes for whatever new tunes they bring out.