A Thousand Suns Track Times

This.

 

THIS! Easily this post should help people understand the reasoning of the track lengths.

 

I may have a theory, it's prob not this at all but an interesting thought, what if this album is just like one song broke into different parts? dream theater does that stuff all the time,LP did say your meant to listen to this album as a whole,from front to back each time.

as i said it's prob not the case,but maybe haha

 

I seem to mind so many short songs.

 

Well, that's actually what it is haha. Hence the "A Thousand Suns - The Full Experience".

 

I just don't see the point of getting worked up over the album's length when we've only heard one song. Is it a valid concern? Absolutely. But it's impossible to judge the appropriateness of an album's length without first hearing the music; there are too many variables. Is there a lot of filler on the album? Do any of the songs leave us wanting more? Does the album start to drag during the home stretch?

Be patient, guys.

 

Short songs can be intense indeed and i think they can be nice enough to be put also in repeat. As you said, many tracks reaches 4 minutes and doesn't say anything at all. "filler" is such a bad word, so simple and vague. Interludes is more iteresting, because is a connection. I don't really care if a song is 7 minutes long by including an interlude or if the interlude is a song apart. I'd not have been disappointed if the outro of Shadow of the Day would have been an interlude apart, track nr.6, it would have been fine with me cause is a sound i'd listen for hours.
Lockjaw is how long..? 2:29 no? And is one of the most beautiful ones i heared.
I am curious to see what will await us in those 1:30 tracks, if it's going to be like full instrumental, maybe extremely weird pads and electro beats, or maybe just some vocals, who knows. But it's going to be interesting for sure.

Empty Spaces, if is confirmed to be an 18 seconds piece, i'd like for example to hear ONE NOTE alone that introduces the next song, could be a nice idea, just like the note Hans Miller did for The Joker in the film The Dark Knight.. that note alone was so chilly and it can express a lot of things.
I am sure LP gone inventive in every little single thing.

 

9 songs, 1 of them we already heard.. 6 interludes.. Hm.. As a hole i think this is going to be fucking epic.
I just hope the 9 songs is really different from eachother, and i hope the interludes are more than just Instrumental, but also add some lyrics.
All and all, im very exited, i think this will be there best yet

 

TOTALLY AGREE..im going to do the exact same thing and listen to this album as a WHOLE rather than skipping through certain tracks bc for example with "The Catalyst" the song is INCREDIBLE!!!..and listening to the album in the exact way that Mike said about hearing the album as a WHOLE will make the Experience of "A Thousand Suns" MUCH MORE REWARDING...

 

Do you actually contribute respectably to any discussion or do you "This." to every comment you love and post ridiculas images to ones you don't?

 

Derek's post was amazing. But I think the people that don't get it now will never get it. A lot of people just want an album with 6 singles that sound like singles. Sorry, not happening. Get that in your head if you haven't already.

 

I don't care if the album is 50 minutes long or 5 minutes long. As long as I enjoy the songs, I don't care about the length of the album. Album length should have absolutely no bearing on whether or not its good.

 

AGREE with you 100% on what u just said im thinking that most of the short tracks will be completely instrumental because doesn't anyone even remember how a couple years ago when LP were just starting to work on some ideas for ATS how Mike mentioned that the band had stated that they wanted to put alot more instrumentals in the "new" (@ that time) album then they did in the previous 3? so i completely with you also on the fact that ppl fighting about the shorter songs being "filler" tracks is just plain ridiculous...

 

I still think this is Spraypaintnink. If I'm wrong I'm seriously amazed

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Back on topic now, based on Ana's descriptions, the most of the interludes will have words, but not really singing vocals or anything like that, like Wisdom Justice and Love incorporates an MLK speech for example.

 

we need a confirmation! but i am sure 100% that this is it


CAN"T WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM .....

 

Not bothered by song lenghts or short tracks at all, not gonna say anything before I listen to the record.

 

He actually contributes from what I have seen. Some posts just seem to call for images because words just aren't enough.

 

Chill out. Any more of those overly antagonistic remarks and you'll get an infraction point.

Jesse, at the same time, that image was a little unnecessary. The same goes for you too.

Everyone just cool off. If you havn't got anything productive to add to the thread then don't post in it. Keep your opinions and any criticism respectful of other people. Thank you.

 

I don't agree with you guys. I was dissapointed to see Jornado del Muerto to be so short. I really think Linkin Park should start making longer songs. I am dissapointed to see so many short songs.