Incubus rocks the Whitt in World Series fashion.

By Chris Outcalt

Published: Saturday, November 6, 2004

Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2009

On a night that had most students at UNH biting their nails over the thought of the Red Sox actually pulling out a World Series victory, attending a concert at the Whitt seemed to be a rather silly idea. However, Incubus easily won over the decent-sized crowd that decided to show up.

The opening act for the night was The Music, which played a set of energetic British rock that showed sparks of Led Zeppelin.

After the first song ended, lead singer Robert Harvey thanked the crowd and explained that it was great to be opening for Incubus. He quickly returned to dancing on stage, flailing about his hair that was reminiscent of Howard Stern. Despite an excited crowd during the opening act, the thrill quickly grew when Incubus took the stage. DJ Kilmore started the show by spinning as a prelude into the first song.

Before the end of the first song there were already crowd surfers making their way toward the front of the stage and eventually over the railing covered with security guards.

The band immediately called upon a fan favorite, playing "Nice to Know You" as their second song of the night. The audience quickly responded by throwing their hands in sync with the hard driven distorted guitar of Michael Einzinger.

Incubus continued to deliver playing "I Wish You Were Here," another well known track off their album "Morning View." About halfway through the song the crowd gave lead singer Brandon Boyd a rest and sang a full chorus. Boyd held his microphone out toward the crowd and seemed to enjoy the enthusiasm of the song's new vocalists. "It looks like you guys are having a good time," said Boyd to wild cheers as the band started in on "Just a Phase," the fourth track on the "Morning View" album. The beginning of the song saw some impressive guitar work by Einzinger, and the tune also marked the first mellower pick of the evening. Or at least mellower for about the first four minutes until both the band and crowd erupted to Boyd singing "it's just a phase."

"Beware! Criminal" and "Sick Sad Little World" were the next selections, both tracks off the band's latest album, "A Crow Left of Murder."

The band played its first track from their second album when they broke into a version of "Drive." However, atypical from the album version, this rendition featured Einzinger on keyboard, and a trance like beat that created a unique undertone for a song that was probably overplayed on the radio. The song reached its culmination when Boyd tossed his water bottle into the crazed crowd.

Perhaps one of the highlights of the night was the amount of improvisation that Incubus brought to the show. Einzinger switched back to guitar after "Drive" and started in on a solo. Boyd promptly switched from vocalist to percussionist and began to play a set of congas, adding a rhythmic element to Einzinger's already interesting melodic improv.

At this point Ben Kenney had ditched his bass and was eagerly awaiting the drum kit that the band's crew was setting up for him. Meanwhile, Jose Pasillas beat on his own kit, adding the spontaneous groove the band was creating.

Einzinger eventually dropped out and left the stage, leaving Boyd, Kenney and Pasillas to exchange rhythmic ideas amongst each other.

The three percussionists traded ideas back and forth on stage, generating amazing energy between them that lasted close to 10 minutes.

After the guys broke out of the drum trip, Einzinger and DJ Kilmore returned to the stage and the band made a seamless transition into "Talk Shows on Mute," another popular track off "A Crow Left of Murder."

"You guys having a good time so far?" asked Boyd, only to hear the crowd respond wildly.

At this point the crowd was so collectively energized that it was inevitable a "Let's go Red Sox" chant broke out, filling the whole arena.

This was no surprise, and was bound to happen at some point during the night. What was a surprise was that the band joined in. From a completely dark stage came the sound of Pasillas' bass drumming joining in on the beat the Sox-crazed crowd was creating.

When it was all over, the lights appeared on stage, revealing the band. "That's awesome," said Boyd. "They're winning three to nothing."

The band had no place left to go except to their most widely popular song at the moment, "Megalomaniac." The crowd knew it was coming and immediately went nuts after they recognized the first note. The song ended an amazing set that saw the band pour the hearts and energy into every note they created.

After an encore break, the band came back with what energy they had left playing two more amazing songs, sending the Red Sox fans home as Incubus fans so they could watch history in the making.

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