I think it would be pretty awesome to have another remix album with fan remixes because I think its cool to see how people interpret music I enjoyed reanimation so I'm interested to see how another remix album would be
As long as they are of the same caliber as the Reanimation remixes, then I'm for it. But that doesn't seem likely to happen.
"Reanimation" set a high standard for remix albums and, to date, I don't feel that it has never been topped. At this point, I highly doubt there will ever be a remix-centric release that can match "Reanimation" in terms of scope and execution. In hindsight, it really feels like a one-off thing, not just for Linkin Park, but for remix culture as a whole You could count "Collision Course" and "Living Things: Remixed" as a remix EP and album, respectively, and I'm sure the band will continue to put out remix releases but they'll understandably be perceived by the fanbase (even those who generally have no problem with remixes) as token efforts that reek of laziness. Like the way they stood behind however many identical Euro-house reworkings of "Burn It Down"!
And, even if you don't agree with this ^, HavocNdeeD, DIOY,Y? and The Glitch Mob made remixes for LP around that time as well and they're certainly not bad. But, still, that 2010 stuff isn't too much better (or worse, depending on your perspective) in comparison to Shinoda's "Midnight" remixes.
Exactly. I did a remix album for my band and I do not want to do it again. Its in the can and I'd rather use time like that to right new stuff, as I'm sure Linkin Park would like to also.
I think technology is the reason. When Reanimation came out, there was no DJ/remix software readily available for any Tom Dick and Harry to get their hands on. Now that there is software available, as well as PC's that can handle it, remixes can be done by just about anyone. MP3's were also not as prevailent when Reanimation came out. The CD was still the majority choice of music format. Back then, when you heard "Remix" even if it was not sanctioned by the band, you thought it was. Truth be told, however, a lot of fan remixes have been setting the bar higher and higher for official remixes to be something extraordinary. I fully believe that if Reanimation was released today, as great and as innovative as the record is, it would not be recieved nearly as well. Technology.
Very good point! Nowadays, officially-commissioned remixes can be matched in terms of quality by unofficial remixes (which are also now widespread), even if they're bootlegs, and that obviously plays a role in how we perceive the overall decline of quality. [ed. note: specifically referring to official remixes of LP songs] As more music fans find themselves in a position where they have the resources to make music on their own, they gain a far greater understanding of what goes into remixing and, therefore, it's now really difficult for even label-commissioned remixes to really impress a more tech-savvy audience just by virtue of being official. We consume so much more music than we did ten years ago, but, adding to that, production software is widely available to just about anyone and independent musicians and producers have all sorts of tools they can use to cultivate an audience online. As a Linkin Park fan on the Internet, I remember that, back in the day, we had "official remixes" and "fan remixes" which were really, really distinct from one another, divided by quality. That latter term doesn't really exist anymore; sure, maybe there are still kids who take an MP3, reverse a section or two and call it a day, but, on a whole, official and unofficial exist in the same sphere because that division is all but gone.
Plus, the idea of a remix album just sort of confuses me. I'm no accomplished artist by any means, but I've tried my hand at writing music here and there. The idea of spending all that time writing a song, and then after it's finished going "okay, now let's change it for the sake of changing it" seems really...disheartening I guess. Even if you waited a while. That's why, despite some of the issues anyone may have had with it, the Living Things Remixed subscription seems like the best way to do a remix album. Let other artists do it.
Let other artists do them and have them not be shit, like the Paul van Dyk remix, jeebus. Still waiting for the Tech N9ne verse remix.
I'd look at it more like the artist is writing a "part 2" to their own music and looking at it with a different mindset. I wouldn't see it as disheartening, just reinterpreting. Hybrid Theory is a heavier, guitar driven album while Reanimation is an electronic, string composed album. Same ideas and emotions, but the methods used result in a very different album.
I would be in if the approach was the same as Reanimation's, where they deconstructed the songs and built them again, some had other progressions, other buildups and stuff. I seriously don't want some beat and wub wub (not trying to start a discussion about dubstep, but you know what I mean) with an accapella over it. Technology is here and at everyone's reach, but only a few can use it properly. Some are just over-reliant on the software and think everything they put out is quality, it's not. I want to be able to notice there was a thought processing behind the track, a different interpretation, a new twist, real use of creativity.