True. But those same elements can be mixed in a much different way than there were in LT. Some songs on ATS could be described in the same terms actually...dancy and "death metal" could fit for Blackout for example. For now, the hints we got so far on this new record are way too vague to get an idea of how it will eventually sound, certainly when knowing that they're still early in the process. And also, we have to take into considerations that those hints are coming from Chester, aka not the best guy at describing songs Honestly, there is only one thing I'm absolutely sure about that future album, and that thing is that it won't sound like LT.
Yeah, but the minute you hear that LP is doing a concept record (even though, post-release, they no longer claim it's a straight concept record) you know it's going to be something great. We'll see. I thought LT was a fine experiment, not so much an album. I want something more cohesive this time around. I want a record, and not just a collection of 3 minute songs that they purposefully try to place in a "surprising" order (as they did with MTM and LT). Also, I would just like less EDM influence, but it doesn't sound like that's stopping. EDIT: Also, you can tell there is a real progression from Hybrid Theory - ATS, and LT just felt like more of a step to the side for me. I want to see/hear progression.
hoently...linkin park at least seem to work so speedy I guess..like it says in the article also I remember the famous case with MTM where Chester said that it would be one of the heaviest LP albums yet...and what do we get...an album that sounds (to me) quite similar to STP with some scratching and rapping in between (this is not bashing anyone ...I like both STP and MTM...but whateva)
I think that Linkin Park gets as carried away from early stages as we do, media pushes that a bit by constantly asking the questions but eventually over time they end up spilling a thing or two that probably they shouldn't have when they're in such an early stage of the recording process. They do their best to be as prudent as they can be when it comes about a new record but sometimes they end up saying one thing or two that doesn't necessarily translate into the album.
The only I have to judge the bands appreciation for another LT sounding album is the fact that they really haven't played that many LT songs live. If they really, really loved those songs, they should have long performed them already. It almost gives me the feeling that the band regrets writing those songs and refuse to play them live.
A new article has just been posted, where Mike says once again that this new record won't sound anything like LT (neither like Recharged). Now I'm even more sure about what I said in my previous post http://www.wrif.com/gmi/story.aspx?ID=2060502
^ These interviews about the new album sound promising so far... I think that they're not very proud of that album, and it's obvious that it was made just to satisfy the label.
Nope, it isn't I don't like this argument of "because of the label". If you don't like an album, just say you don't like it, but don't attribute the fault to an unlikely label pression. Personnaly, I'm almost sure the band really likes Living Things....just look at them performing Echo live for example. Lot of enthousiam there. And I remember how excited Chester was when the record was released. To me, the fact they have not performed all songs from LT simply illustrates the fact they don't mind about promoting an album endlessly anymore. Just release the music, make a little tour (and yeah, without especially playing all the new songs), and then release new music again. That seems to be their new philosophy.
I'm not saying that "just because I don't like the album" (and btw I love LT). Just look at the ambition they had on ATS (MOATS specifically)...They've had the desire to become more than just a band that makes hit songs, they wanted to become important in the music history. ATS felt like a first step towards that. Also, on MOATS Phoenix expressed his will to make songs with different structures rather than typical VCVCBC (which half of LT is exactly that). Before every previous album's release, they said that's it's their best album, except for Living Things. Before LT, they were like "it's a mix of old and new, we didn't want alienate fans..." And so on....
But you're skipping the part where the band said they felt they were losing "pace" on stage with the new songs and wanted to make some material to bring more energy to the set. It still is a bit ironic because they only played few songs from LT, but that was mentioned at some point, and also the fact that they felt the ATS process was too demanding and they wanted to get away from that for a bit and just went with what they felt comfortable with.
Precedent says that the band will deliver something out of left-field on their next album. If their next album ends up being a carbon copy of "Living Things", then, these accusations of selling out would hold some weight.