Great post again! IMO, In My Remains is a really fun, catchy song. The mixing drowns out the best part of the song though. I love Chester's singing on the song. The mixing live makes the song way better as you pointed out. The synths and the piano during Chester's parts are louder live and it suits the song. Definitely my favourite song off Living Things. It's sad that they can't perform it live anymore. Also, at the end of the song(?) you can hear a faint "one by one by one" right? Is that still Mike? Or is it Dave?
What i wanted to add, i hate that they dont have this song into there set anymore. I had love this on my show
Definitely one of my favorite songs from LIVING THINGS. Though I kinda wish they would have kept the line "stepping on the backs of all the underdogs." That's a pretty cool and original line in my opinion. The only place where I feel that this song suffers is in the mixing. That high pitched synth should have really been brought out in the studio version. And it's not like it's a case of "Oh, maybe the band just wanted it to sound like that," cause they wouldn't have made it the lead synth in live performances. [video=youtube;EpckceJMpiM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpckceJMpiM[/video] This performance, in my opinion, is better than the one you have posted, even if it's not a pro-shot. Chester sounds a lot better (even with his lyric screw-up), the high pitched synth sounds louder, and Brad's guitar part sounds better and has more style to it. Weird how in live performances they also including this "wub" sound in the bridge and an ambient synth at parts (mainly heard in the second verse). https://soundcloud.com/dcnstrkt/linkin-park-in-my-remains Definitely my favorite remix of this song. Recommend everyone check it out.
It's hard to write a reply about a Linkin Park song when I'm listening to Evanescence. But I'll try. In My Remains is definitely not a disappointment after Lost In The Echo, as it shows the harmony of Chester and Mike together in the second chorus. It's not my favourite song off the album, but I don't dislike it in any way really. Actually, I don't dislike any Living Things songs in any way, which is why I love the album so much; nothing disappoints me. Anyway, In My Remains is a great song overall. Even my Mum likes it.
In My Remains is in my top 10 LP songs of all time. I've been told that the intro sounds are scratches by many people, can anyone confirm this? It sounds like it could be, but there's no definite proof. It's probably one of my favorite parts of the song. The song is just very well put together. The synths all fit well together, and the guitar compliments the lower synths to make an even thicker sound, while there's that really high-pitched synth going on at the same time. The outro has to be my favorite part, with the chanting "One by one, one by one, one by one by one". Sucks that this song got no remixes, while freaking I'll Be Gone got two and they've never even played it live.
I definitely like In My Remains, the intro is always exciting and the verses are some of my favorite verses ever. The chorus is nice and the bridge is cool. I didn't see it live in person but it sure didn't look great in any recorded performances, but the acoustic one is really cool. Although I like the song it definitely feels like the weakest on LT. It feels like Figure 09 does to Meteora/HT. That is, it's good but it's very similar to other songs that are better than it. The intro to IMR feels a lot like Burn it Down. The slow "like an army" part is the only part that feels unique, but it's so short it doesn't make me want to listen to the song just to hear it. Overall it's one of my least listened to songs.
Dave, Brad, and possibly Joe are singing the background "one by one." Mike still has the lead though.
In My Remains is by far my favorite song on Living Things. There's not one thing I would change about it, and I'm totally fine with mixing. Lyrically, it finds the balance between MTM's personal themes and ATS's more abstract lyricism. My favorite parts are the last chorus and outro where Mike's "one by one" matches gang vocals. just beautiful Too bad it wasn't released as a single.
In My Remains was THE song that got me into Linkin Park. For me, there's nothing to change in this song, even the length which is not too short nor too long. One thing that I love to listen to is the acapella which is superb, the backing vocals are very cool ! I would love to hear the "One Forty" demo of the song one day !
Uh... Skin to Bone is stronger than In My Remains? I don't even want to start on this yet. Must save it for the STB post.
IN MY REMAINS is the What I've Done - shit on LIVING THINGS. The mixing is poor though it's a good track but this is the track that I always skipped when listening to LT (same thing with I'LL BE GONE) because I can't stand to the poor mixing quality, maybe because my ear got used to their polished sound from MTM & ATS. I wish LIVING THINGS may get a new mix or remastered version someday.
Isn't that why they released the acapellas and instrumentals? I have studio headphones, and this song sounds pretty damn good through there.
Yeah, but it didn't help (for me). Hey, It doesn't mean I dislike the track. The track is good but the only issue is the mixing even I listened it through my Sennheiser headphones. Acapella is a "plus" for me since it displays a great harmony between Mike & Chester that somehow buried in the mix (I guess). Just my 2 cents.
Hmm..maybe the weakest of the "singleish" songs, aka the first half of LT plus Powerless. Tied with IBG.
"In My Remains" is one of my least-favourite LP songs. The only thing that saves it for me is the bridge, that combination of marching snare, piano and Shinoda's singing.
I also love the organ-like sound in the verses. I never normally notice it, but it gives a different atmosphere to the song. The instrumental was done really well, I disagree with Sujana saying that THP has better instrumentals. Burn It Down is the only boring instrumental.