I may have found some rare demos...

So i was browsing one of my favorite BBS's and I checked to see if there were any new files. A few minutes before I logged on, two files were uploaded. Their names were "lpiy.mp3" and "lpsq.mp3". I didn't know what to even think of them, so I checked their descriptions. Both had the same description: "LinkinPark". I downloaded them and gave them a listen.

lpiy.mp3 - Sounds like a live performance, almost definitely by Linkin Park. Mike is talking while the band plays and Chester sings something "Be Yourself" which is also the title of the song. The 'iy' in the title probably stands for "In Yourself", a commonly mistaken title of the song. Mike seems to have a voice crack at one point which is amusing.

lpsq.mp3 - An instrumental track. No way to tell if this is LP, but I feel like it is considering it's coming from the same source. Doesn't sound like anything too familiar, so it might be something completely unreleased. Sounds similar to Hands Held High, possibly Song Q.

Here's a screenshot from the page I downloaded them from.


And here's the files:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/c3ixbfok0ittg/LP_Demos_Maybe

 

Nothing new, Go to 31:12
[video=youtube;nAFNqGaqR2s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFNqGaqR2s[/video]

 

Wow, i guess I must've missed that song, is there any more info on it? That covers lpiy.mp3, but what about lpsq.mp3?

 

Song 1 is Be Yourself, used as a type of mini "break" track back when they were touring for HT. The second track is unfamiliar, but it definitely does not sound like an LP track. Sounds like something from a Chuck e cheese arcade game.

 

Haha, thanks for the info. I just gave lpsq another listen, and it sounds kind-of like Hands Held High. You think there's any connection?

 

No problem. And not really. Still don't think its related to LP. Maybe someone else on the forum might recognize it, but it doesn't sound like a legit track by them.

 

Yeah, I didn't think it sounded much like them, but it's weird that it was uploaded with the other and both say LinkinPark as the description. It seemed like it could possibly have been a Mike demo like Hemispheres or something.

EDIT: They were both uploaded in very close proximity to eachother by someone supposedly named Charles Gnarley (that's their screen name).

 

The melody definitely sounds kinda like HHH. So Lpsq could really stand for Song Q, like Kevin said.

 

I can't believe that is the same band.

 

I did some more research last night and came up with the same info. Is there any way to figure out if Song Q is legit?

 

Sounds like gahbige

 

Agreed they are liars

 

I remember watching that freestyle and just thinking "... this is Dedicated..." lol. I could potentially see Be Yourself just being them messing around though, because it does just sound like something improvised for an intermission, aside from Chester's singing.

 

What is a BBS? The Hands Held High thing sounds like a Hands Held High Demo played through speakers then recorded with a cell phone or something, but the melody is there for sure. And given the variety of their demos, it's impossible to say something definitively sounds like them or not. It does have the basic chord progression, something that sounds like the "amen" melody, and even a kind of marching drum sound to it.

 

A BBS is a Bulletin Board System, which is basically a severely outdated means of communication over the internet. Check this out if you want more info. I agree completely with your thoughts on lpsq. It wouldn't surprise me if it was recorded like that, considering lpiy isn't in great quality either.

 

That Song Q demo is a fake (albeit not a very high-profile one) that's been around for at least 7 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bc3WqOJzSQ

 

Ah, that sucks :/
At least we have the info though!