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For fans who couldn't catch the live show, 2002 brought a fantastic consolation prize. On , Incubus released The Morning View Sessions on DVD. This 90-minute film documented a stunning live concert the band gave in New York City on the very day their album was released in 2001.

The video—uploaded by a user named “Алексей 2005”—is 240p at best. The aspect ratio is wrong. Russian subtitles occasionally pop up, translating Boyd’s between-song banter (“This next one’s about…”) into Cyrillic. Comments are a mix of “Спасибо!” (thank you) and “I was there, 14 years old, best night of my life.” Unlike YouTube, where this would be flagged and removed in an hour, OK.ru has quietly preserved hundreds of these VHS-to-digital transfers—time capsules that streaming services refuse to touch.

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Richard Bodin

Twenty years after another similar experience, I decided to try again and created The Hidden Track. I enjoy music in many form, labels don't really matter, as long a it makes me feel alive...

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