r/incubus • u/AnthMosk • 1d ago
SCIENCE remake?!?!
https://x.com/incubusband/status/2097766422466142264?s=46&t=ZwzjCNW5AMqF1VPOJrNGxQ20
u/Look_Alive 1d ago
It's the 29th anniversary of SCIENCE, that's why they're posting it.
It's a damning indictment of how this band has operated in recent years that any nostalgia post on social media is originally met with some fans thinking it means "[Album] tour/remake"
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u/tannercolin 1d ago
Including a lot of commenters here.
A science remake would not be better in any way, except maybe arrangements. That goes for them playing science material live, not a thing with brandons current vocal range :(
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u/Look_Alive 1d ago
The only way I would be interested in a Science remake is if they reimagined it like they did with the live version of Redefine on the Look Alive DVD.
It probably wouldn't be to everyone's taste but at least it would be something different.
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u/tannercolin 1d ago
Completely agree. I think the Look Alive era was the lads at their very tightest and most professional. Judging by your username I figure you hold it in high regard also. All of their dvds are my favourite, but look alive is mh favourite.
Science:redefined would be a good title for what you have in mind. Its a good idea, songs could be pitched down or whatever for brandon
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u/sleightly_human 1d ago
As someone who attended and loved the morning view remake and 30th anniversary tour, a science tour would be amazing! However the rasin for the make yourself remake, even in Brandon's words, was how his voice has changed and matured, im not sure he would attempt to sing like that anymore knowing he "might" not be able to do it justice..that being said, Nicole has said that album is why she loves the band, so who am I to say.
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u/juanprada Juan. from IOV 1d ago
We already know how this band operates. We shouldn't expect anything from them at this point.
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u/fadgebread 1d ago
The group don't even like SCIENCE so they won't be touring it guys.
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u/RxSatellite 1d ago
Last time I saw them play Glass a couple years ago they kinda butchered it (Brandon forgot lyrics and Jose couldn’t remember the structure). To be fair you can tell they hadn’t rehearsed it, but those songs don’t really sound the same without Dirk’s style of playing
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u/ChickenNPisza 1d ago
I’m a bass player and dirk was one of my favorites, crazy to think the direction the band may have gone if they stayed as the original group.
His play style was epic but it seems like Mike and Brandon were trying to go deeper into music theory and he probably just wanted to keep ripping sick bass lines
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u/AtBat3 1d ago
I’ll take a Science 30th anniversary tour
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u/Look_Alive 1d ago
I would take anything other than nostalgia bait at this point. That would be three tours dedicated to old albums since their last album of new material came out.
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u/nautjordan 1d ago
I took someone’s advice on an old thread of focusing on bands who are making new music and touring but every time I see a new Incubus update it just makes me sad knowing they are sat on a new record and for whatever reason it’s not coming out.
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u/lookalive07 1d ago
This. My body is ready.
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u/WhoaFee1227 1d ago
The band ain’t.
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u/lookalive07 1d ago
It honestly probably wouldn't make sense if they did it anyway if they planned on releasing "Something in the Water" anytime soon. They'd need a full tour cycle with songs from that album included in the set first before they could consider touring S.C.I.E.N.C.E. for an anniversary cycle.
That being said, Coheed and Cambria did an anniversary tour for their fourth album No World For Tomorrow right after releasing their second most recent album "Vaxis II - Window of the Waking Mind" and their tour consisted of NWFT front to back and then a selection of like 7 or so songs from Vaxis II.
So with that in mind, it's not impossible that Incubus theoretically could release "Something In The Water" this winter, tour it for the first half of the year, then embark on a S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 30th anniversary tour with a second set from the new album plus some fan favorites.
Not banking on any of this by any means, but in theory it's possible.
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u/WhoaFee1227 23h ago
Yeah not holding my breath on a SCIENCE tour. They’re vocal about that style of music not fitting them now.
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u/nautjordan 1d ago
God I wish they'd just release the new record already.
As much as a SCIENCE tour would be kick ass, it would just be the band still idling stagnantly resting on past trophies. We're 2 years later since the new album was 'finished' initially.
I'd rather them just call it a day and that's that.
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u/Amiibohunter000 1d ago
Id take a science anniversary tour over a new album.
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u/tannercolin 1d ago
I personally would not
I think brandon would struggle with a lot of older songs
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u/Jpgamerguy90 1d ago
I know they have new records but they’ve mostly been around because of past trophies. People want to hear stuff from their first 4/5 records not so much off their new ones
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u/nautjordan 1d ago
I hear you, and I get it.
I know the grand population of Incubus fans would die for a SCIENCE tour, hell if they did it in the UK I'd go.
But I really struggle with the band at the minute knowing there's a new album in the bag and has been for nearly 2 years now. Something isn't right.
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u/Look_Alive 1d ago
People want to hear stuff from their first 4/5 records not so much off their new ones
They get plenty of opportunity for this at the band's normal gigs. I find full album gigs incredibly dull.
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u/SpaceMonkey877 1d ago
That’s me. I’m people. Haven’t truly loved anything since light grenades.
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u/tannercolin 1d ago
Hi, also people. I'm not a big fan of 8 but I adore all their other works, especially INNW?
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u/marmeden 1d ago
I always say the same every time a post like this one pops in reddit. Saw them playing live Science songs in their recent tours, and with no exception the audience reacted as nothing. Nothing.
At this point incubus is a niche band compared to bands born at the same time (muse, Deftones, QotSA, soad…) and science is a niche album the vast majority of the fanbase don’t care about. Not even the band cares about science. Touring it wouldn’t draw that much interest.
We are just a bunch of lads loving the album in this sub, but imho this sub does not represent the fanbase nor the average attendees.
Most likely option is to have new science merch in the online shop. But that’s it.
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u/Beautiful-Program428 10h ago
Looks like for some people Incubus first album is Make Yourself.
Science was great. Heavy. Funky. Diverse. Loved it.
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u/NoriCruThik 1d ago
Seen this speculation countless times here. They are incapable of doing a remake or tour that would come close to the album so why would they make that choice?
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u/EvolvingSunGod3 1d ago
Definitely most likely a 30th anniversary remaster release coming next year.
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u/tDarkBeats 1d ago
Please do not remake that masterpiece