That was seriously the most pointless use of a guest vocalist. Hardly any different from having Shinoda singing it, I would say. The band have explained that they opted to have a guest rapper on "Guilty" so that it wouldn't just be another "Shinoda raps during the bridge in a Linkin Park song" thing; they wanted something that would be more surprising for the fans. The album is full of such twists and turns.
Yes, he did provide additional guitar as well. I was referring specifically to his singing contributions
Yeah, he did a bit, but not the main parts IIRC. The part that springs to mind from the LPTV is the high, repeated notes at the very end of the song, although I'm sure he did small bits elsewhere too.
Most of Hamilton's parts are lead parts throughout the song. The intro guitar has a distinctly Page-like tone, as does the lead in the second verse and in the final chorus. The dissonance of the guitar is very un-Brad and sounds much more like Page.
I wouldn't call any of Paige's guitar lead, lead to me would be all the power chords in the beginning/chorus. it is true that it's the only guitar going on in the verses though. Paige's is clearly the higher notes that pervade throughout the whole song, playing mostly on the G and B strings.
Funny how the best songs off The Hunting Party are the 4 they had guests on. Also funny how Reanimation is damn great.
You're gonna have a hard time arguing that "All For Nothing" is one of the album's best songs but I can respect your opinion. "Rebellion" is in my top-ten.
Have you ever heard a System of a Down song...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UP8GrqmjMk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkkOQjK71Ss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQ0dvIun1A If you still can't figure it out after those three songs, especially Needles, come get me. We need to talk. One of my favorites from the album actually.
Subjective, man. Keys to the kingdom and Mark the graves are my favourites, didn't feature any guests.