Bass Teacher REACTS | INCUBUS "Are You In?" | Dirk Lance's Grooves Are PURE Warm Fuzzies!

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➡️ "Make Yourself" from ‪@incubusTV‬ has always been a go-to album for me on long drives. Funnily enough, I've NEVER ventured further into their body of work! In this video, I react to "Are You In?" (by request) from their album "Morning View" for the first time featuring the smooth, funky bass grooves from original bassist Alex Katunich (known as Dirk Lance). When an Incubus song comes on, I always know the bass will be front-and-center, and this track delivered. I discuss the massive mojo behind the "swung" 16th notes in the bass groove, how Dirk uses chromatic passing tones to roll through the chord progressions, how he arranges the bass line to accommodate each song section, his PHAT warm tone, and how he plays with the tonal center of the bridge chords to add a little tension.
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[@nosnitsttam]

You should check out their 2nd album - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. It's full of really trippy stuff and it's definitely the heaviest record they made. The opening track "Redefine" has a pretty wild bass solo.

[@blix666]

this album is a masterpiece

[@a_wretch_like_me9665]

Some sick bass playing on SCIENCE

[@Iamnotaserialkiller_]

My favourite album with some great bass work.

[@amiruldiaz6305]

Anti Gravity a.k.a Summer Romance from S.C.I.E.N.C.E album is a great song ..

[@paulanthony1689]

I was so used to the bar set by SCIENCE that it was hard to listen to the next two albums, especially Morning View which was awful

[@JcRosas86]

Dirk was the bass sound of incubus. Ben is an amazing bassist. But dirk made incubus. Always hopped they bring him back on tour for their old songs.

[@jeremiahdunne4491]

“Sick Sad Little World” from the album “A Crow Left Of The Murder” Heavily driven by the bass, really showcases the band as a whole too.

[@fuckyougeorgebush]

Also "Look Alive."

[@adammays3128]

Incubus lost their luster for me when Dirk left the band. Criminally underrated, love his style.

[@mitchellmayer6326]

I think they peaked at a crow left of the murder. Still some great ones here and there after that though. The baseline in Anna Molly is one of the best in their catalog. Ben Kinney is a beast. But I can understand why some people might fall off when you did.

[@aavila1206]

@@mitchellmayer6326it’s because without Dirk’s thick tone and fat grooves Mikey and Jose had to fill in the space left because of Dirk’s style. They all started to overplay to compensate and Kinney had to keep up to compliment them. Now we did get some great parts written by all of the individual musicians but their songwriting lost their signature jazz grooves from when Dirk was with them.

[@jackkuiper8272]

Really? Crow and light grenades were amazing albums. Even if not now when has a good amount of awesome songs

[@WatschMeNow]

​@@aavila1206 Mike wrote most of Alex's parts. The bands shift in style wasnt accidental or a result of Ben coming on - it was the other way around. Theres a reason a chunk of the fan base dropped off with Alex's departure because like him they wanted more of what incubus was already doing while the rest of the band wanted to try new stuff. Ben is the better bassist for the kind of music they started making after Morning View.

[@ddbedguy]

I play bass and I also really loved Dirk's playing but Ben has grown on me. He adds a lot and has a completely different style. His use of the pick is very cool and it creates a totally different vibe for the band

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

Thanks for this one Mark, Dirk was one of my earliest bass influences. I pretty much stopped listening to incubus after he left, they were never the same.

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

You should definitely do a track off of SCIENCE next, that’s a juggernaut of a bass record.

[@sahamal_savu]

@@julianthesmooshyhusky8976 That's definitely my favorite album of theirs but also love some of that funk from Fungus Amongus 👍

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

@@sahamal_savu Fungus is fantastic too, speak free and hilikus are some amazing bass parts.

[@icemike874]

Thats a shame. You're cutting yourself out from some Great Music

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

@@icemike874 I’ve heard bits and pieces of crow and light grenades. They’re decent albums but they’re way more guitar driven and way less funky

[@jakefoxx7978]

This feels like a sequel to their Battlestar Scralatchtica song in a way, i just love how infectious the bassline, cymbals, and vocals are in this song❤

[@aavila1206]

I honestly cannot think of another bassist in all of rock who had such consistency when it came to thick jazzy grooves and the warmest fullest rounded tone like Dirk did.

[@sephiroth7818]

Dirk has been one of my favorite bassists since the late 90s 5:02 their first album was nu metal. Then they mellowed out for the second album.

[@nonamer29]

@sephiroth7818: Fungus Amongus & Enjoy Incubus were more funk/rock inspired-influenced. S.C.I.E.N.C.E., their true second album was what lumped them in the Nu-Metal category & was truly their hardest album. I would say it's by far their best, but to be fair I dropped out of listening them after Morning View.

[@H0LT-85]

A lot of funk and what drew me to incubus’ first few albums disappeared when Dirk left.

[@SigilSC2]

Definitely check out 'A Certain Shade of Green' from their second album. It's a straight forward, high energy jam with a slap line for the verse.

[@swervecityknifeparty2708]

My favorite song of theirs since I heard it so many years ago!

[@fearfx2562]

best described as the music you an your friends listen to sitting on the beach around a beach fire passing the joint. Whatever genre you call that.

[@destinationunderground6006]

I'm a guitar player...but have to admit when I first heard this song years ago, it was that bass line that had me groovin.

[@rafanj824]

That tone, that power and presence of the bass on the mix is what i love in this album. But when i have to talk about DIrk Lance, "Stellar" is what comes in my mind.

[@greganderson2239]

Such an underrated and devalued Bass player.. He single handedly made Incubus explode. Their early albums is what made them famous and he was the biggest part. It’s sad that they let him go.

[@ryanmurphy4110]

You never miss with these videos, Mark! Great song choices and always look forward to the new content. Let’s share these videos and get this man to 50K subs!

[@ericgoodwinart]

Fantastic reaction and music lesson!!

[@herbsicle4]

love your videos! great tone on your bass. Incubus is one of my all time favorites and as a bassist myself i really enjoy you breaking it down. Always look forward to your posts! great job mate

[@t0ph]

Incredible album. Warm blanket all the way through.

[@MKN2024]

i would love for dirk to make a comeback someday and have a tour with incubus before i die...

[@iPivo]

I’ll be honest, your video remind me of how cool Morning View is and it inspired me to pick up my bass and learn some Incubus songs!

[@louballs77]

MOAR INCUBUS!

[@airanwater01]

Dude.. . science...

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Thanks so much for this Mark! And to whoever recommended it! Many yourself and morning view we’re definitely their best work Dirk made this band Ben is a great player but Dirk was it!! Maybe do “Dig” next it does a great job of showing Bens skills plus you already know it

[@zachgrubb2233]

One of my favorite lines to play.

[@prodNieva]

I love this song

[@Jeanettic]

Wow, you’re great at describing and dissecting the music- on an academic AND sensing level. Love it!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you for that! Cheers, appreciate you watching!

[@bcross921]

Incubus’ songs “Rogue” & “Make a Move” are two newish ones with great bass lines. A super old one is “Speak Free”, Dirk does a crazy slap pop bass line in that one I could never figure out. Side note, GOAT rock band imo!

[@ChrisWMF]

i owned morning view and i think its really a great album.

[@cdawg3]

Sick Sad Little world will have you pausing to every 5 seconds. Lots of experimental rock driven by guitar and bass the whole way.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

That fat warm tone is what I’ve been using for years. It’s just so satisfying.

[@icemike874]

New sub and really enjoying yer channel 💯🔥

[@LowEndUniversity]

Welcome aboard! Appreciate you so much!!

[@kevindraw314]

I have Dirk's Warwick thumb 6 string here at my house.. WHAT A BASS!!!!!

[@PS_Bass]

I forgot all about this song. I remember not being the biggest fan of this record when it released, but man.. it has aged well!

[@nickforsyth5887]

Highly highly recommend delving into the album ‘science’ borderline prog metal, and super funky.

[@chrisdayplays]

Dirk left right at the peak of Incubus and it still bothers me to this day. Morning View changed my life and inspired me to pick up the guitar.

[@NpgSymboL]

And at that point in time what did you think of the next album that came out with a different bass player when you first brought it home?

[@nadinefigueiredo4131]

Check out the tracks "Clean" and "Privilege" from their third album Make Yourself! Some really good bass lines from Dirk, peak Incubus along with this record

[@dbarrett210]

Benchmark Warwick tone from the streamer stage II.. although a red jazz was favoured live if I recall correctly.

[@jeetlahkar894]

No this one in the song is his red Jazz bass

[@mondemamon7864]

One of my fav. Band 20 years ago. HS days...

[@KoffyGG]

Do nuclear power trio homie!!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Coming up shortly!

[@LukCPL]

Yeah loved the band back then, after Dirk left my interest in the band went way down. Just wasn't the same without his funky bass lines 😢

[@leslyclaypool]

I also like Dirk Lance and Incubus !!!

[@n00dyl69]

dirk lance is the reason why i started playing bass.

[@tawnlr6664]

Make sure you listen to the version of Are You In? in the CD Extra for Live at Red Rocks.

[@BassCovers90]

He left after a crow left of the murder, easily my fav influence by far 😩

[@HeavyDandWhiskey]

Fun Fact kids: Dirk lance was my inspiration for learning Bass. I was quickly humbled when i realized i wasn't as good as him

[@fat_ninja_status]

Need to listen to science and understand the new metal genre they had. Which is still my favorite album of theirs.

[@FloBass]

Dig is another great Incubus song with the current bassist, Ben Kenny. It has a similar feel to Are You In, where the bass line kind of drives the entire song. Its super groovy.

[@enjoybassmusic]

Please, please, please, check out Evan Brewer (Entheos), Joe Lester (Intronaut) or John Stockman (Karnivool). Dirk Lance is one of my biggest influences, you did a great job analyzing one of his most legendary bass lines 🙌🙌

[@TheVermifuge]

Joe rips, love Intronaut

[@RJ-pb1qx]

New Skin. Morning View sessions DVD. "Nuff said 😂😂

[@Gage11213]

Great video! This was their last good album in my opinion, SCIENCE being my personal fav. I was thinking I’d love to hear you do an analysis of some of AAL’s crazier stuff, just from a composition standpoint, since they obviously don’t have a bassist. Maybe what you would do if you were called on to contribute a bass part

[@charlieburns1385]

Thanks You have such great critical thinking skills w music👍🙏

[@JoneyJefe]

Great song!!!! Request, VIOLENT FEMMES. Add it Up.

[@jpbass5913]

Warwick streamer 2 in JJ config is 50% of his tone, the other 50% is in his hands

[@sarahpope8658]

Do yourself a favor and check out Morning View and S.C.I.E.N.C.E.!! Juicy, groovy bass all over the place! Also, you should specifically listen to the song Just A Phase off of this album!!

[@cdawg3]

Both of their bass players are awesome. Ben Kenney played guitar for The Roots and has been their bassist since dirk left

[@moriyokiri3229]

Dirk is a better bass player.

[@user-ei5oh6sd7j]

Please do look alive by incubus. I had to stop playing it because my hand was killing me after a few days of practice 😂

[@KC-wu3et]

I'd like to see a video on Ben Kenney. I actually love his work.

[@michaelnobrega6575]

requesting a reaction to Night Verses-“Arrival” (Bass Playthrough) Reilly Herrera is an absolute UNIT! and writes some gnarly bass parts

[@OlinKreutzRules]

Recommendation: Pretty much anything from Robert DeLeo & his work with STP or Troy from Mastodon!!!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 I just subbed yesterday and I dig your stuff, dude.

[@aavila1206]

He NEEDS to do Only Dying for STP.

[@thevilifyingforce]

If you had any shouty vocals or distortion in the late 90s/early 00s you were nu metal lol. Crazy Town, hed PE, Slipknot, Mudvayne, System of a Down were all called that.

[@divinggiants8760]

You should give grant stinett run of the angels, a listen. My all time favorite bass song.

[@fmilton20]

You have heard the Make Yourself album and didnt attempt to hear prior albums? S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is a masterpiece! Its' faster more chaotic yet funky and groovin. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself was and will never be topped by Incubus. Go listen to it! lol

[@badcovers967]

Incubus are great before and after Dirk. But imo they are basically different bands.

[@user-tx9uf5lt7v]

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[@nevtug]

Hi Mark I have some several questions, Let me ask...First of all, I'm a bass player who is overwhelmed and wants to learn theory and want to write a song and play it. I learned some technique on my own and now I seem to be able to play Spawn of Possesion - Apparition. My question is, will it be possible for me to learn techniques and improve myself, learn music theory from scratch and write songs with your website? Respects...

[@nevtug]

Thats really important for me. Please help me and hear me out.

[@nevtug]

I really want to write my own death metal songs and play music from ear. Regards...

[@Hommer3286]

I like to see how de music move your body when you listen the music kkkkk

[@swervecityknifeparty2708]

I'll probably get crap for this, but it's just my opinion (and I'm sure I'm not alone). This was also their last good album.

[@paulanthony1689]

Please do a song off SCIENCE, which blows Morning View away.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Which one would you suggest?

[@ShawnSharkey4]

Ben is a great musician but Dirk had such creative lines and brought the funk.

[@cubby6708]

Goes for the most pop record first.

[@erike5066]

I wasn’t even aware that their original bassist had left but the next album “a crow left of the murder”. I just didn’t feel it. It had a few good songs but nothing that stood out. Then after that I just kind of stopped listening to them.

[@NpgSymboL]

Crazy isn’t it

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

This is not the best song to play bass on. I'm just saying there are way better songs from the older albums that have really funky bass to it

[@LowEndUniversity]

What do you recommend?

[@JohnB-nq4js]

Pretty wild how bad Incubus became after Dirk left. A Crow Left of the Murder is solid but after that, just garbage