Everybody mostly (not me and the hardcore LP fans) complained that MTM was crappy because there were only 2 rapping trax. But: This one has only three according to the words. There are alot where Mike is singing though. What do you think. And for the people that were there: how was it?
I didn't dislike MTM because it "didn't have rap" I disliked MTM because it's boring. But with that said I'm excited for the new album. Sounds great all the little things we have heard so far. Also just because you liked MTM doesn't make you any more of a LP fan then I. Just saying
M2M wasn't as good as HT/Meteora. Not necessarily because there wasn't rap. The songs just didn't flow. Although, when you look at each individual song, a lot of them were great. If I had to chose for Mike to rap or not rap, of course I would ask him to rap on a song. 3 songs is plenty though. That's a third of the full length songs. And I'm definitely pumped to hear more singing. I love No Roads Left, In Between, and even Carry Me Away. Bring on ATS! Also, I don't think it's fair to call someone "Not Hardcore" because they weren't fond of Minutes to Midnight. As long as they're still following the band and giving ATS a chance, that's hardcore in my book.
I can still recall exactly what I felt when I first gave the album a listen from beginning to end. I felt that it wasn't terrible, but it was incredibly underwhelming due to the gap between Meteora and Minutes to Midnight. Aside from demonstrating that the band can do more than what the media has dubbed 'Nu-Metal', it's also a thoughtful and calming piece of work. In fact, I think that Minutes to Midnight presents songs that are essential to the band's catalogue of tracks; kind of giving the listeners a vital pit stop after the seemingly never ending whirlwind of soaring vocals and aggressive tinkering of effects. In short, Minutes to Midnight was necessary in my perspective.
well that was probably MTM's biggest flaw as well as the lack of 'heavier' songs. look at this way... Hybrid theory had 8 heavy tracks, 4 medium tracks Meteora had 6 heavy tracks, 5 medium tracks & 1 soft track (although whether or not you call Breaking the habit soft or not is debatable) Minutes to midnight has 2 heavy tracks, 8 medium tracks & 2 soft tracks. Looking at that shows theres been a decline in heavy songs, but maybe ATL will change all that.
What exactly is Atlanta going to show us? I honestly don't care how much rapping is on it. Whether or not rap is involved does not necessarily affect how good the album will be. Case in point: Hybrid Theory had a lot of rapping. It was great. Meteora had a lot of rapping. It sucked the big one.
I love Hybrid Theory and Meteora, but I honestly prefer Minutes to Midnight now. Maybe it's because I'm more mature than I was when HT and Meteora were released, but MTM just clicks with me more.