Linkin Park Stays Busy With New Album

You have to admit on the lyrical department.. this doesn't hold a candle compared to their material in Xero and Minutes To Midnight.


But "weak" is a big word to use against Breaking The Habit.

 

Xero lyrics were good? Nowai.

Linkin Park lyrics have never been that great, but I still like them. I really like Breaking The Habit by the way.

 

I found the depth in their material back in the day was much deeper than the more commercial (Linkin Park HT)

I say this based on the in the end demo / crawling demo / Points of authority (vertical limit edit)

And such.

I really LOVE breaking the habit

 

The lyrics for Xero were jsut a bunch of rambling that just so happened to make sense for the beats in that particular song. Mike said himself after playing Reading My Eyes live that he couldn't beleive the shit he wrote because it was bad, or something along those lines.

 

I don't think he said it was shit. Just that it was random and made no sense, .

 

That's my fear lol, but I believe that SOUNDS about right.

 

He said that looking back some of it was good and some of it was terrible, which is pretty much correct.

 

That's not true at all. If you write some lyrics that you're proud enough of then you'll do whatever it takes to put some good music to it. There have been plenty of times that I've written what I thought to be solid lyrics but it's a completely different kettle of fish when it comes to writing music good enough for the piece and sometimes that's frustrating as hell.

I give credit to someone like Mike for sticking it out with songs like Breaking The Habit, he was obviously passionate about what he wrote and wanted to be satisfied with how it was going to sound. Comprimising in music is destructive in my opinion - especially when it's with your own work. If you're just going with an idea instead of thinking long and hard about it and taking the time to work on ideas on how to make it better then it's risking the chance of a few years down the line regretting that decision and not feeling any connection to something that could have been great.

Having said that, in most cases it is far easier to create a track and then write lyrics for it.

 

I mean if they made slower, more epic songs like "The Little Things Give You Away" and made a whole album like that then they'd pretty much be Coldplay. They'd have the same style and mainstream appeal.

 

Why do you LP fans have to break down everything LP throws at you? That was my mistake a while back.. why can't you guys EMBRACE why they are giving to you? They aren't going to be band A that expolited the sound that LP provided in album 1 or be band B that exploited the sound of album 2(since most of you compare the sound to some other band). Just enjoy what they have given you. You fell in love with them a long time ago for a reason, just grasp the concept the sound will change, people change, structures change!!

I understand the band has a tendency to say "A" and when the time comes "B" happens. But it happens for a reason. Events happen in peoples life.. but so far.. all the evidence points to that Mike isn't fing with us. And when I say proof.. I mean time line.. basing it all on the events that's going on with us in our lives..and the fact they no longer have that pressure the had in Meteora (which is where most of the beef is coming from). When mike said for Breaking the habit, and the new album at the time (Minutes to midnight) there was shit going around. I know.... you guys are right about one thing (don't take their word for anything) but due to take the facts into account and the "sound" all the proof is in the pudding. I don't think Mike is fucking with us this time. And I will explain why if anyone ask.

 

Except for the fact that TLTGYA is not mainstream at all. You're thinking of Shadow of the Day

 

Or not. But thanks anyway.

 

^ still comparing songs huh.. come now =|

 

Coldplay aren't the only band in the world who write slower epic songs and have mainstream appeal. In fact there are others that TLTGYA probably comes closer to.

 

@_@ stop comparing songs...

 

They can compare songs if they want to. It's called a discussion. You don't have to respond if you don't like it.

 

The endless discussion you mean among LP fans?

 

The bottom line is if every song they made was like "Shadow of the Day" or "The Little Things Give You Away", they would be a VERY chill, laid-back version of the band that they are. Someone originally said that they wouldn't mind if the band wrote "TLTGYA" twelve times for the new album. It's a great song and all, but Linkin Park are known for fast, hard, energetic songs. That's what they bring to the table. Although the mellow songs show their repertoire, the energy they bring is what draws us to them. I said that if they wrote "TLTGYA" for twelve songs, they'd be a airy, mellow band. I thought that a band that comes pretty close to that description and similar mainstream appeal and popularity would be Coldplay. It was a bit of a sarcastic remark, not a remark about "TLTGYA" as a song.

Anyway, I know that what drew me to Linkin Park orginally was their catchy, cross-genre, energetic songs. They've grown as songwriters, but in my opinion, MTM (besides Bleed It Out) abandoned that combination of elements. While I think the experimentation is great, I think that the band (especially Mike) is itching to incorporate the hip-hop elements back into the band's new sound. This interview shows this desire, which I'm happy that they're addressing.