I don't care if they are or not, but I honestly think they're still a pretty big name. I mean it's not like no one's heard of them. And although they're not as widely loved as they used to be, a ton of people are still going to the concerts, buying the albums and the singles, they're still on the radio, etc. More than I can say for 80% of the other bands I listen to (that last bit I mean)...
I would like to say I don't care, but honestly, I do. Currently, they are one of the big acts in rock and that not only helps them, but also us. If they were a smaller band, they might not have the budget or fan base to travel and play multiple shows all around the world. Popularity and "big-ness" is more than just being on the radio, it's also how wanted they are internationally. If LP wasn't as big as they are, you could say good-bye to tours like the Honda Civic Tour and Project Revolution. In addition, people living in certain areas of the country might not be able to see the band. So, yes, I hope LP stays at their current level of relevance. I think they have the potential to reach past popularity, but that would leave many fans disappointed. I've noticed LP fans tend to dislike the more commercial singles, but they fail to realize how necessary they are for the band. Typed on my phone so I did not proof-read. Please ignore any mistakes.
I am still happy that they can still headline big tours like the HTC or their own arena ones, bring big crowds and even sell out MSG as they've done both times they've played there. A lot of bands that were big and had an arguably similar sound to LP can't do that anymore. Bands like Papa Roach either open for big bands or tour in smaller indoor venues.
In the end, popularity doesn't mean anything. Linkin Park at the end of the day will still be just another band that produces some pretty amazing music, and popularity won't have anything to do with it.
It's quite likely that no one will really get that big anymore. With the internet any band can get their music out there & any anyone else can check them out. That means focus is way more spread out and no one band/group of bands gets a monoply on the limlight. That not really true at all. LP could loose 9/10ths of their fanbase and would still have enough fans to tour the world and make a good living. See Opeth. There's a biiig gap between theirs & LP's level of popularity, but they make a decent living and get around to a lot of countries. @the two bolded parts here: Comercial songs aren't actually necessary for the band to survive. See Tool ('Popularity and "big-ness" is more than just being on the radio'), when LP & Tool play the same festival (Epicenter '09) it's not LP who headline the show, despite the fact they've sold probably over twice as many records as Tool. LP already have a big platform/awareness level, they don't need to keep pandering to radio. The sooner they realise this the better, and the stronger their catalogue will be in the end.
Not as big as they were, unless they go Stadium Rock or full Dance, which they won't. And I respect them for that.
Linkin Park isn't as popular as they used to be, but it's pretty rare for a band with a nu metal and rap rock past to have #1 albums, Top 40 singles and mainstream listeners even until today.
Why doesn't rock sell as good as Nicki and all that other garbage? Is there an explanation? Anyway, I don't care if LP is considered cool or not. Or how big they are. They are great. That's what matters
I think little teenagers account for most of today's music purchases so, firstly, it's cultural tastes and (from my perspective) generation gaps and such. Said cultural tastes also mean that the biggest fanbases form around individuals rather than bands.
I just fucking love LP even if they only played under a rock. And even if they're not in the limelight, I make sure to let everyone I know how awesome I think they are and how much I admire them. And yes, popularity contests are so outdated.
Guys as I said, this isn't about wanting LP to be big or caring how popular they were. Its about if u think they will ever get there again. Please stop calling this a popularity contest. Its like you cant say or ask one thing on LPA without people getting their panties in a wad about it
How they got ANY radioplay after Minutes To Midnight I do not know, there stuff just isn't mainstream anymore. Living Things somewhat has that pop sound but how MTM or ATS got any radioplay is beyond me.
It's just very important for people to make sure everyone knows that it's, like, all about the music, man.
Well, "What I've Done" and "Shadow of the Day" were released at a time where Green Day, Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy were huge, so it's no surprise how those songs became famous. "Waiting for the End" was famous at a time where electronic songs were big. How "The Catalyst" became a Top 40 hit and peaked higher than WFTE, I still don't know.
They've never stopped being big. I find them one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century along with RHCP, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Green Day. I guess you could count NiN in here too, but I've never listened to them, so yeah.
And, like we ALL pretty much said.. It doesn't even matter. I don't see how the answers are misled, we can all agree that no they probably won't (if by "big" you mean current pop acts' "big"), but it's not important anyway. And if you we do the math, like we did, LP is kinda one of the biggest rock bands out there, currently.
Just to give you a sense of the band is at, they're the most liked rock band on FB and the most watched on YouTube. And its by quite a bit. They're up there with the pop stars which is saying something these days. So to say Lp isn't big anymore is silly.