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 TheHundreds.com: Living Things "In The Mix" |
 Apr 19 2012, 10:36 PM
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 A Place For My Head  Group: Staff Posts: 6,509 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Atlanta, Georgia Member No.: 53  |
A guy by the name of Bobby over at TheHundreds.com has posted a really informative, good read about "Living Things" when he visited NRG while it was being mixed. Read the full article here.
"Can you be mainstream and still be cool? It’s a question we are forced to ask ourselves at The Hundreds. Although we aren’t nearly a mainstream brand, we continue to grow and flourish, and one day we will stand at that crossroads. So, can you be mainstream and still be cool? As I sit here with Mike in the very recording studio Linkin Park concocted their new album, Living Things, not only are my ears open to the music, but so are my eyes. I see the weathered instruments that have bled into this record, the sleepless nights stained across the piano keys and guitar strings, I see the scribbled lyric sheets splayed across the bookstand. As we talk about the record, I grow to understand not only what this band has done, but what they are doing. Ask any thirty-year-old about Linkin Park, and they’ll sweep them into the rap-rock abyss. But ask a teenager who Linkin Park is, and they’ll sing a different tune." There are a good number of high quality pictures from inside the studio too. Check it! Thoughts? -------------------- QUOTE Victim of the 2011 Atlanta plot twist! [2007:] Atlanta 8/7 [2008:] Charlotte 7/30, West Palm Beach 8/1, Tampa 8/2, Atlanta 8/3 [2009:] Graz 7/23, Zürich 7/28, Stuttgart 7/30, Gräfenhainichen 8/2 [2011:] Sunrise 1/20 (+ USA rehearsal), Tampa 1/22, Atlanta 1/23, Cincinnati 2/13 (Canceled), Pensacola 10/16 (Canceled) [2012:] Bristow 8/10 (HCT rehearsal), Bristow 8/11, Uncasville 8/12, Mansfield 8/14, Wantagh 8/15, Camden 8/17 (+ LPU Summit), Alpharetta 8/19 |
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Apr 19 2012, 10:51 PM
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 LPL Veteran Group: Contributors Posts: 187 Joined: 31-August 08 Member No.: 261 |
Cool/interesting read. Can't wait for this album.
He should check his dates though. "their ’96 debut rap-rock album Hybrid Theory" --------------------  |
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Apr 19 2012, 10:54 PM
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 Darkness Traveler Group: Members Posts: 767 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Concepción, Chile Member No.: 86 |
the best article I've read in a while. nice pictures, too. this just get me exited about the album. even tough I liked burn it down I expect the rest of the album to be even better than that.
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Apr 19 2012, 11:00 PM
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 The Economist Group: Banned Posts: 1,023 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Virginia Member No.: 2 |
Great find and great read!
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Apr 19 2012, 11:03 PM
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 <3 Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 16-August 09 From: Florida Member No.: 2,172 |
The article was pretty informative, but I'm not a fan of the writing style, particularly how pretentious the opening paragraphs are. I guess if you're a regular reader it makes sense, but for someone who's going to read about a band they really like, that's an awful way to open your article. "Yeah this band used to be on my bullshit radar but then I pulled my head out of my ass." Good job.
But this article did make me somewhat more excited to hear the album. --------------------  QUOTE (LGraham @ Apr 16 2012, 06:39 AM)  bitching © SOMEDUDE REMIX The Complete Rosewood Fall | Tumblr | Yelling About Music | Steam | This Is My Jam |
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Apr 20 2012, 01:35 AM
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 Sarcastic Englishman Group: Members Posts: 1,624 Joined: 9-June 10 From: England, UK Member No.: 3,374 |
So apparently the first two songs sound most like Hybrid Theory...
IT MUST BE NU METULLZ -------------------- Gigs I've Been To/Am Going To (If You Care)
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Apr 20 2012, 01:38 AM
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 >.< Group: Contributors Posts: 5,839 Joined: 26-August 08 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 135 |
QUOTE (Ducko @ Apr 20 2012, 02:35 AM) So apparently the first two songs sound most like Hybrid Theory... IT MUST BE NU METULLZ Not a bad thing. Would you rather have the first two songs sound like the verses to Iridescent or the verses to BITS? Not me. Tribal drums, Screaming vocals, Mike rapping (Lost In The Echo) sounds more awesome. -------------------- ~Been to 14 LP shows, 2 DBS shows and 1 FM show. Still going~
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Apr 20 2012, 05:22 AM
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Idol Group: Moderators Posts: 1,524 Joined: 10-September 08 From: Hamburg, Germany Member No.: 585 |
That was an intersting read. I can't wait for the album... After reading all these articles, I got pretty high expectations though.
-------------------- "Singing at their top of their lungs, being passionate, some people cry when their favourite song comes on, people rip their clothes off... This never happens anywhere except in music. And that's beautiful." - Chester Bennington
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Apr 20 2012, 11:49 AM
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 Custom member title Group: Members Posts: 2,413 Joined: 26-August 08 From: Right here in Hollywood...but actually in Minnesota Member No.: 147 |
In my opinion, that was a pretty terribly-written article. It's nice to have a lottle more info on the album though.
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Apr 20 2012, 12:12 PM
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 Icon Group: Members Posts: 1,433 Joined: 21-July 09 From: Uruguay Member No.: 1,967 |
I love the article. Love the reading. And the pictures are awesome.
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Apr 20 2012, 12:28 PM
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 Veteran Producer Group: Members Posts: 592 Joined: 23-October 09 From: Lost. Last seen: In the Echo Member No.: 2,555 |
and that's pretty cool
anyone else expecting him to say "bowties are cool" at some point in the article? 
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Apr 20 2012, 12:48 PM
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 Unicorns and Lolipops Group: Members Posts: 1,386 Joined: 21-October 08 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 1,002 |
I enjoyed the pictures and info on the new album, but as other people said before, this article is very poorly written.
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Apr 20 2012, 12:49 PM
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The Economist Group: Banned Posts: 1,023 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Virginia Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE (MONDREUS240 @ Apr 20 2012, 01:48 PM) I enjoyed the pictures and info on the new album, but as other people said before, this article is very poorly written. I didn't think it was poorly written. |
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Apr 20 2012, 01:34 PM
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>.< Group: Contributors Posts: 5,839 Joined: 26-August 08 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 135 |
The only thing that was annoying, is ''that's cool'' every other sentence. Good article, though. I can't wait to hear this album.
-------------------- ~Been to 14 LP shows, 2 DBS shows and 1 FM show. Still going~
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Apr 20 2012, 03:07 PM
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<3 Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 16-August 09 From: Florida Member No.: 2,172 |
QUOTE (HybridThe0ry97 @ Apr 20 2012, 01:49 PM) I didn't think it was poorly written. It's just the tone of the article that pisses me off, like the author thinks he's the sole judge of what's "cool" and what's not. When you're writing about something that you don't usually write about and therefore you know is going to attract a different crowd (like this article), it's best to keep it more neutral than how the article actually sounds. -------------------- QUOTE (LGraham @ Apr 16 2012, 06:39 AM) bitching © SOMEDUDE REMIX The Complete Rosewood Fall | Tumblr | Yelling About Music | Steam | This Is My Jam |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:17 PM
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 LPL Veteran Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 23-July 10 From: Denmark Member No.: 3,807 |
Great read + very interesting photos. Read it if you haven't already
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Apr 20 2012, 06:18 PM
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>.< Group: Contributors Posts: 5,839 Joined: 26-August 08 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 135 |
This guy should get his ears checked though. Every single thing LP has done has been significantly popular and amazing, all the way from the Xero tape up until the Burn It Down single.
-------------------- ~Been to 14 LP shows, 2 DBS shows and 1 FM show. Still going~
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Apr 21 2012, 03:30 AM
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 LPL Addict Group: Members Posts: 783 Joined: 22-August 09 From: Greece Member No.: 2,203 |
QUOTE (Inky @ Apr 21 2012, 12:18 AM) This guy should get his ears checked though. Every single thing LP has done has been significantly popular and amazing, all the way from the Xero tape up until the Burn It Down single. Well it's his article,so his personal opinions.And actually I prefer pre-LT reviews to be written by not die hard LP fans... -------------------- 25-6-2008 Athens Terravibe Park 21-7-2009 Athens Terravibe Park |
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Apr 21 2012, 12:13 PM
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>.< Group: Contributors Posts: 5,839 Joined: 26-August 08 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 135 |
QUOTE (VavourasLP @ Apr 21 2012, 04:30 AM) Well it's his article,so his personal opinions.And actually I prefer pre-LT reviews to be written by not die hard LP fans... I somewhat agree...I just don't think LP should have been on his ''bullshit radar'', considering the success of Hybrid Theory at least. It's fine if he didn't like Meteora, Minutes or A Thousand Suns, but you can't ignore the fact that Hybrid Theory was huge, and arguably still is. -------------------- ~Been to 14 LP shows, 2 DBS shows and 1 FM show. Still going~
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Apr 21 2012, 01:53 PM
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The Economist Group: Banned Posts: 1,023 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Virginia Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE (SomedudeRemix @ Apr 20 2012, 04:07 PM) It's just the tone of the article that pisses me off, like the author thinks he's the sole judge of what's "cool" and what's not. When you're writing about something that you don't usually write about and therefore you know is going to attract a different crowd (like this article), it's best to keep it more neutral than how the article actually sounds. I think the author was trying to show that Linkin Park is "still cool" despite how long they've been around. |
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