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Incubus - The Morning View Sessions

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In the area of overall quality, this dvd is much better than "When Incubus Attacks Vol. 2" The footage is much better, the performance is the best recorded live performance that I've ever seen, and all of the extras are a nice touch to the dvd. The performance takes place on a really neat round stage in front of a very small audience, the band is set up as if it were a jam session in a studio, and they play like they don't have to convince anyone of anything. They play alot of their songs from all of their cds except from "Fungus Amungus." Such songs as Pardon Me, Stellar, New Skin, Mexico, The Warmth, Nice To Know You, and about six or seven other songs are included on the dvd. The dvd also has footage of the band's house on Morning View in California. Then as an added bonus the original "Wish You Were Here" video is included on the dvd as well as the making of the video too. There isn't as much footage or as many music videos on this dvd as there were on "When Incubus Attacks Vol. 2," but this dvd is put together so much better, and has a lot cleaner look to it. I recommend this dvd to anybody who is interested in seeing what the band is really like, and this dvd is definately a must buy for any die hard incubus fan out there.

I recently saw Incubus in concert in Champaign, IL. It was the single greatest show I have ever seen. The band was full of energy, the crowd was noisy, and the set was big and beautiful. That being said, The Morning View Sessions DVD is NOT a typical Incubus live concert. If you saw them live and you want to buy this DVD to see Brandon jump around, crazy crowds, and lights flashing, this concert is not for you. The Morning View Sessions focuses strictly on the music. The set is small and comfortable, the band is subdued and focused on playing, and the crowd is very small and very quiet. The environment is almost completely opposite a typical Incubus concert.

After the band finished up "The Warmth" and jumped right into acoustic versions of "Mexico" and an amazing performance of "Drive" in which the remaining 3/5 of the band joins in midway through, you're going to start to realize that Incubus is not the hardcore band they once were. Some people get peeved by this fact. Personally, I don't know what the complaints are all about. Their music is getting better and better as they mature. Morning View Sessions showcases the leaps the band has made since 1997.

One complaint I have is there aren't enough songs in the show. "Certain Shade of Green" was left out and "New Skin" was played instead, and "Privilege" was nowhere to be seen. Other than that, there's really nothing to complain about here. The music is awesome, there are lots of special features, and finally, THE MUSIC ROCKS. I know i mentioned that, but oh well. If you're a fan of Incubus for their music as much as their concert environment, buy this DVD. You owe it to yourself.

Folks, simply amazing (Ground breaking & breath taking). Out of every DVD I own, I have watched this one, too many times to even count. This DVD is easily worth $100 (At the price Amazon is offering this, it is a bargain & well worth the price, everyone should already own a copy of this & I shouldn't have to write this review, since everyone should have already watched it thousands of times, like me). Besides the tracklist (see below), this DVD is packed with other extras, including :

1) The making of Wish You Were Here

2) Wish You Were Here (Original cut video)

3) At The Concert

4) Living On Morning View (Unbelievable amount of extras here)

Additional extras included on DVD :

**Introducing The House

**Early Jamming On 11am

**Jose In : Where's My Shorts

**Incubus Goes Bananas

**Red Room Trip

**Dirk's Zen

**Circle's Jam (And jam they do!)

**Spinning

**Blood On The Ground

**Cribs (The making of MTV's Cribs)

**Pool (They are pretty good at playing pool too!)

**Storytelling Practice

**Kid Kilmore & The Milkmen

**Warning (Great version of Brandon Singing Vocally)

**Drive (Great version of Drive in the Living Room)


Tracklist of The Morning View sessions New York City concert:

1) Pardon Me

2) Stellar

3) Glass

4) Circles

5) The Warmth

6) Mexico

7) Drive

8) Warning

9) New Skin

10) Just A Phase

11) Nice To Know You

12) Wish You Were Here

Now before I end this review, I want to stress how awesome this DVD is! I will probably buy 2 Or 3 more (As back ups). It's simply that awesome. If your an Incubus fan (Or Not), & you don't already own this, please stop reading this review & buy this, I will promise you that you will not be disapointed! Beautiful work Incubus (Kudos to those who see through sickness!). I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it's made illegal! It's better than watching Geller bending silver spoons better than witnessing newborn Nebulas in bloom she who sees from up high smiles and surely sings prospective pries her once weighty eyes and it gives you wings! Enjoy this DVD folks!

Great party DVD or while playing pool! This DVD is like nothing I've seen before (After listening/watching this a million times, I went out and bought the Audio CD to have in the car.) DVD great (or unbelievable) and so is the audio CD! Everyone should own these!

Whatever you've heard about this DVD is true. It is absolutely fantastic. The crystal clear audio and visual of it is spectacular, and it really adds to the beauty of this tasty nugget. Incubus really demonstrates how good they are live on this DVD (they're probably even better during a live performance than in a recording). They're also smart, too. They picked a cool soundstage to perform on and they ordered the audience to be quiet, so the main attention would be on the music, not on the screaming and moshing. Brandon Boyd's singing sounds even more pure on here and you could tell the crowd was in awe of his almost God-like stature. Song highlights on here are "Stellar", "Glass", "New Skin", and "Warning". The only complaint I have is that there aren't as many extras on here as there are on When Incubus Attacks Vol. 2. However, the stuff that IS included on here is appropriate and it gives a good look at the real band (they're extremely funny and outgoing). All in all, this is worth the money. I will guarantee it will be one of your favorite DVD's in your collection.

I'm a big Incubus fan and a guitarist. I bought this DVD thinking it was gonna be footage of the recording sessions for the Morning View disc. Hence the word "Sessions" in the title, right?

WRONG! For the most part it's a concert film, from a small, intimate "in the round" show in NY. Kinda like the old "unplugged" shows on MTV, only this one's "plugged."

That said, it IS a pretty cool show. They do most all of the good stuff off of Morning View, and the bigger hits off of Make Yourself. There's an acoustic interlude in the middle with just the singer and guitarist, doing "Mexico" and "Drive."

This is NOT the disc to get if you're a guitarist interested in checking out the guitarist Mike Einziger's technique or gear, though. Basically, more coverage of the turntable guy than of the guitarist. And the closeups they do give you of Einziger focus on his face, for the most part. He might be a great guitarist, but he ain't no beauty queen - SHOW ME HIS HANDS, MAN! Also, this guy makes EXTENSIVE use of effects pedals, so it would've been nice to see some of his tap-dancin' feet. Nope. Denied. The director of this film is NOT a guitarist, that's for sure.

Those issues aside, was it worth what I paid for the DVD? Sure, it's a good concert and there *is* some "making of the album" stuff in the special features. Also, it has subtitles with the lyrics - usually I don't like subtitles, but Brandon Boyd(the singer) can be difficult to make out, so I left 'em on and it enhanced my enjoyment of the show.

They just should've called it "Morning View: The Concert."

To celebrate their fourth studio album, 2001's "Morning View," Incubus performed this initimate, twelve song concert in front of a small crowd of fans and thus, "The Morning View Sessions" is born. The concert itself is incentive enough to buy the DVD. The band goes through twelve of their best songs, mostly material coming from the aformentioned "Morning View" and their break-through "Make Yourself," but as a little treat, the band also busts out two unexpected songs from the "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." album ("New Skin" and "Glass"). The overall atmosphere of the concert is peaceful, as the crowd mostly stays quiet while the band performs for them. Every now and then Brandon will make a comment to the crowd, but overall, crowd participation is low, which actually isn't a bad thing, as we can really hear the band shine. The band, in top form (with original bassist Dirk Lance in tow), rip through the set so flawlessly and make it look so easy. The song selection is great, and the way they alter a few songs (albeit, very minor alterations) helps keep it more entertaining. In addition to the concert, this DVD surprisingly has a lot of bonus footage. For starters, we get the original cut of the "Wish You Were Here" video, which was banned by MTV after September 11th (amazing how ridiculous the censorship got, the video isn't bad at all), along with a making-of piece for the video. But the big treat is the behind the scenes footage of the making of "Morning View." You have to look around a bit in the menu to find all of it, but the footage is very entertaining and often informative, as we follow the band around in the beautiful house they stayed in to record the album. Overall, it's an excellent release from Incubus, who really haven't put out a bad thing yet. The concert is great, and the supplemental stuff just makes it all that much better. If you are an Incubus fan, I recommend this, along with their two other DVD's.

This dvd is awesome, if u love morning view and any or all of the other incubus titles then this is a must see. You can't miss out on this dvd. It has great footage of the band playing a live show with a crazy circular phycadelic set that you will probaly never see at one of their concerts. It is an absolute chill dvd and can be watched over and over. This dvd also had other cool features with things that show off the bands house, and on this dvd you actully get to see a lot of Killmore and her his opinions on a lot of things. The footage of the band is great and you get to see behind the scenes stuff such as Dirk jamming on a gutiar, Killmore losing money to Jose in a pool match, and Killmore doing a crazy chin thing. If you love inbcubus get this freaking DVD, it freaking RULES.

What better way to promote your new album than to release a DVD of your band performing the songs. The MorningView Sessions DVD is Incubus at their best. Eventhough the concert is relatively short (12 songs), incubus does an incredible job performing songs off of MorningView, as well as the favorites off of Make Yourself, and SCIENCE. If you like the acoustic guitar, then you will enjoy the two song acoustic set performed in the middle of the show(Mexico, followed by Drive). However, if you are into the fast paced, alternative style, The MorningView Sessions does not disappoint.

In my opinion, the two best songs on the DVD are Circles,an energetic, fast paced song, which is performed to perfection. The next best song performed was Glass, which is a more hardcore alternative song off of SCIENCE. However, don't take my word for it. Everybody likes something different. That is why this DVD performance is perfect for any Incubus fan.

If you're an Incubus fan this is a must have for your collection of great Incubus music and videos. Full 90 minute concert filmed the day the 'Morning View' CD was relased. The band is setup in a circle just like their sessions at Morning View Dr. They perform songs from S.C.I.E.N.C.E, Make Yourself and Morning View albums. Ammazing how they can reproduce all those thick huge sounds and dynamics live. Lots of extras on this DVD. Tons of 2 mins clips of stuff filmed by the band - some of it is really funny! Also includes the original video of "Wish You Were Here" as well as the making of.

Make sure you buy this DVD as well as their other one called "When Incubus Attacks Vol. 2"

To the band: Keep up the good work! See ya June 21st at MSG!!!

I bought this DVD the first day it came out and I'm definitely glad to say that I got my money's worth. The main portion of the Morning View Sessions is Incubus' great and special performance in some New York studio. One thing I noticed is that most of the crowd didn't look like Incubus fans, and most of them weren't really getting into the groove, they might have been like a paid audience or something, but I don't know a lot about the details of that concert, I may be mistaken. Anyway, like I said the concert is great (could've been better if they played more songs of Morning View, and some backstage footage) then you got a bunch of features/footage of the Incubus dudes activities in they're Malibu home while they were recording Morning View. Then you've got the making of the original video for Wish You Were Here, that was really cool cause a lot of the video was filmed in my hometown o' Pasadena. Then you've got the original Wish You Were video. I would have definitely have given this DVD 5 stars but there were a few things that bothered me: the menu layout doesn't look as good as the one on the previous DVD, and you can't immediately jump to the menu by pressing the menu button on your remote (it takes a long ... time), could've used more backstage footage, more songs off Morning View, ... But other than that I definitely recommend this DVD to all Incubus fans or to people who like music/band/concert DVD's cause this is very entertaining.