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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.news.com.au/entertainment/music/in-his-last-australian-interview-linkin-parks-chester-bennington-spoke-of-his-dark-thoughts/news-story/9d3bceec9a1018deef9eaa66a42326ff Never seen even this interview with Chester before. In it, he talks in depth about Halfway Right. I think it’s good info to add to the song page on Linkinpedia. Halfway Right is one of the two songs that Chester worked on for One More Light, the other being Heavy. Here is the quote: ‘’I was strung out on some really fucking heavy drugs and I was really young and I was driving my car and I blacked out. I woke up driving in a field, down a dirt road, in the middle of a farm. I didn’t know how I got there. It was crazy. I was remembering this constant fucking battle I have with myself, this constant cycle I couldn’t see at that time, where these choices and these behaviors and where this journey would take me in life. But when I was a guy in my 20’s getting out of it, I didn’t realize I’d have these problems for my whole life. I didn’t think I’d be in one of the biggest bands in the world with a beautiful family at 41 going ‘’Fuck, I could have easily have blacked out driving my car again two months ago’’. It’s a dark song, it’s a reality check for me. The chorus is the insanity of my situation - ‘’I scream at myself when there’s nobody else to fight.’’ It’s fucking crazy.’’
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This site is DEAD but can’t believe Mike’s tour is basically done. Only a few more shows in Israel and that’s it, end of an era. Wonder what will happen with Mike/LP in the future.
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Well, this is the end of the European leg of the tour, guys. Luxembourg City, it's your turn. Last night in Ludwigsburg wasn't without its surprises. New additions to the set like 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Prove You Wrong' continue to impress, while Post Traumatic cuts like 'Hold It Together' and 'World's On Fire' showcase Mike's increased confidence on stage (seriously Mike, keep these tracks around for the Linkin Park comeback). The real surprise came during the 'Lift Off' jam, with the first verse of 'Nobody's Listening' coming back for the first time since the Minutes To Midnight tour in 2007. Mike is definitely pulling out some deep cuts as the tour winds down, between 'Dedicated' and 'Nobody's Listening'. Anything seems to be on the table. Much like Ludwigsburg, Mike hasn't ever actually been to Luxembourg City, so let's just talk about some highlights from this leg of the tour instead. One of the most surprising nights of the tour was in London, where Mike not only debuted 'Nobody Can Save Me', which has since become a staple of the set, but also a stripped down version of 'Battle Symphony' (which I would love to see come back) and an incredibly emotional performance of 'One More Light', featuring their respective album collaborators, Jon Green and Eg White. 'Lift Off' also came back in full force from its debut in Silver Spring, with Mike using it as a sort of hip hop medley. It's featured parts of 'Step Up', 'High Voltage', 'Hands Held High', and 'Nobody's Listening' in its short lifespan on this leg of the tour. Could we see a different verse tonight? The 'Sorry For Now' demo verse was used when it made its live debut in Silver Spring, and its been a minute since we've seen that verse... The last (headlining) night of a tour has always proved to be fun. Singapore saw the debuts of fan favorites 'High Road' (which has become quite the rarity) and 'Hold It Together'. Vienna had the infamous "Vienna four" with 'In Stereo', 'Cigarettes', 'Until It Breaks', AND 'It's Goin' Down' all making their debuts. What a wild show that was. Not to be outdone, Silver Spring had the live debut of 'Lift Off', which only just reappeared. We could see any number of things tonight. 'Can't Hear You Now' has been teased a few times, even getting rapped a capella on stage. Could we finally see it get its debut? Not to mention 'Place To Start', 'Invisible', and 'Sharp Edges', the only songs played in the US not played on this leg yet. And how about the remaining Post Traumatic songs? 'Brooding' might be pretty unlikely, but I know we'd love to see 'Nothing Makes Sense Anymore' and 'Promises I Can't Keep'. Who's going to the show? Mark (Hahninator) is finishing his run in Europe with this show before coming back home, so say hey if you see him! After this, Mike finished off the Post Traumatic tour with two nights in Tel Aviv. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, and join the LPLive Discord for discussion with fans around the world! Subscribe to the LPLive Archive YouTube Channel, which is loaded with hours of rare content from the Linkin Park world (including full concert footage from the Post Traumatic Tour)! Be sure to subscribe! Follow our Instagram too for pictures and videos from the shows! Check out the rest of Mike Shinoda's 2019 touring schedule here.
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Idk. I mean the band started working on what would become MTM in November of 2005, according to Brad. And 99% of demos for Linkin Park were started by Mike. LPU has released a few demos from ''2005'', Divided and After Canada. To me, these VMA tracks sound very similar to Divided, as well as Basquait and Universe, which were apparently from 2007 and 2006, despite Mike saying they were basically post Fort Minor - early MTM demos in the track notes, which leaves those to be 2005-very early 2006. I mean the band even attempted to record a song for a Machine Shop Mixtape in the Summer of 2005 but it never worked out. I think Madison could possibly be this track. Linkin Park was still ''heavy'' at that time and Madison seems like the perfect fit for that time frame. Sounds much different than anything else from the time period. Cover And Duck, yeah, but it's more hip-hop driven, while Madison is very hard rock/metal driven. If any of these VMA tracks were for LP, I would say Madison was for sure. And why we Fiore use them with LPUTV? In 2009 he used Teletronic during ''Tribal Clef'' and I know Catharsis was used in others from that time, too. However none of these tracks ever got vocals as far as we know so they didn't make it out of seed phase, probably.
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Do we have any information who mixed the songs? I am especially interested in Prove Me Wrong but apparently no information is available.
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I highly doubt they were ever intended for Linkin Park. They don't sound like leftover pre-Meteora demos, and mid-2005 was far too early into the writing process for Minutes to Midnight for them to have started narrowing down song choices. If there was even a shred of a possibility of them being on the next LP album, they wouldn't have been released in 2005. If you took the vocals off of Cover and Duck, it "sounds like" a heavy Linkin Park track too. That doesn't make it one.
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In case people are wondering about lift off: He started with teasing the step up chorus, lift off demo verse, step up chorus, nobody‘s listening verse 1, step up chorus, drum solo (there was no sorry for now), high voltage verse 1, step up chorus 2x
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You are right and wrong at the same time. The thing is, some of these indeed sounds a lot like they were INTENDED to be Linkin Park demos. However we all know that a huge amount of the very early demos of any song is just some productions of Mike. So yes they could have been intended for LP, Mike played the demos to the rest of the guys, they didn't like em, Mike used for VMA Score 2005. But even if they were originally intended for LP I'm sure the demos are 100% Mike and they didn't even make it to been made in a proper demo, have some vocals recorded or something.
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He was not referring to any LP music, and the "words" were not referring to anything Chester wrote or sung, according to Mike himself. The song is apparently about another artist's music that he didn't fully understand until he lost Chester. He did not say exactly what band/artist or what song.
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I personally believe that Mike’s VMA Score 2005 Full Demos are Linkin Park demos similar to tracks we have received such as Universe, Basquiat, Divided,etc. The only one that I believe isn’t a LP demo is Hive because it was 100 Degees on We Major by FM. 1. LPUTVhas used multiple of these tracks in episodes such as Catharsis, Teletronic, etc. 2. Madison sounds like a LP Demo more than anything. Heavy early MTM demo. 3. Mike said demos like Basquait and Universe were post FM early MTM demos and they fit stylistically with these VMA songs.
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What's up, guys!? Can anyone tell me which instruments are played in Krwlng? Just Violin and Cello?
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Does anyone know which album Mike is referring to by the artist in "What the Words Meant"?
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The second to last show of the European leg of the Post Traumatic cycle is here! Mike's taking the show to Ludwigsburg this time. Last night's show in Amsterdam was definitely a fun one! Starting off with a solid run that showcased Mike's hip hop strengths with tracks like 'Petrified', 'Watching As I Fall', and 'It's Goin' Down' (which featured a completely new chorus!) setting the tone for the rest of the night. The 'Lift Off' jam reached peak capacity, going over seven minutes as Mike included parts of 'High Voltage', 'Step Up', 'Hands Held High' and gave Dan a drum solo. The encore was just as wild, though, with 'Nobody Can Save Me' followed by the tour debut of 'Cigarettes', and Mike even gave us a little shoutout! What a guy. Mike's never actually been to Ludwigsburg before this show, so let's just take a quick little look at his German stops over this past month (lord knows there's no shortage of them). Starting off in Berlin with a fan coming up on stage to play piano on 'In The End' and the wonderful Jennifer Weist coming on stage for a surprise 'A Place For My Head', Mike started his run of shows in Germany with a bang. The next show in Bremen got one of only two performances (so far) of 'Until It Breaks' on this leg of the tour and, more surprisingly, the live debut of the bonus track 'Prove You Wrong', which has quickly become a staple of the set. The surprises continued in Hannover with Don Broco once again joining Mike for 'A Place For My Head' to close the show and the first verse of 'Hands Held High' making an appearance during the bridge of 'Sorry For Now'. Oberhausen is where things got really wild, though, with FOUR tour debuts: the piano version of 'Numb', the iconic duo 'Robot Boy' and 'World's On Fire', AND 'High Road' all finally made their way to stage. We also got the first verse and chorus of 'High Voltage' during the bridge of 'Sorry For Now'. Things toned down a bit in Hamburg, but we still got a new addition to the set with the piano version of 'Burn It Down' returning, featuring guest vocals from Yvonne Catterfeld. Mike took a bit of a break from Germany, but came back strong in Munchen with the tour debut of 'Lift Off', which has only been played once before and featured the demo verse of 'Lift Off', the chorus of 'Step Up' and the first verse of 'High Voltage'. Hopefully Mike keeps up with the last few shows in Germany tonight! As last night proved, the tour ending does not mean there's no chance for new songs to be added. Mike said it himself, he's trying to mess with us and that spreadsheet we retweeted a little bit ago, and there's quite a few ways for him to do that. There's still 3 songs from the US tour he hasn't played on this leg: 'Place To Start', 'Invisible', and 'Sharp Edges'. Could we see any of those come back in these last few shows? Who's going to the show? Mark's taking a break for tonight, but he'll be back for the final show in Luxembourg City. After that, Mike does two nights in Tel Aviv to close out the Post Traumatic cycle. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, and join the LPLive Discord for discussion with fans around the world! Subscribe to the LPLive Archive YouTube Channel, which is loaded with hours of rare content from the Linkin Park world (including full concert footage from the Post Traumatic Tour)! Be sure to subscribe! Follow our Instagram too for pictures and videos from the shows! Check out the rest of Mike Shinoda's 2019 touring schedule here.
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jeff10012003 replied to Skipees's topic in Everything Linkin Park
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They're remakes. Good remakes, but remakes. The official instrumentals for ATS do exist, but they are only in the hands of private traders at the moment. Same for MTM and most of Reanimation.
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You found it on a public place or with a trader?
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The last leg of the Post Traumatic cycle is quickly coming to an end, but we're not quite there yet! Amsterdam, you're up! Mike's been getting pretty wild with the set, a little more than usual. The last show in Prague featured a pretty interesting encore opener of 'Robot Boy' and 'Castle Of Glass', the first time 'Robot Boy' has been played without 'World's On Fire' after it, as well as the new "Lift Off jam" as Mike likes to call it, this time featuring the demo verse of 'Lift Off', the first verse and chorus of 'High Voltage', and the first verse of 'Hands Held High'. Not to mention new standout tracks like 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Prove You Wrong' in the set, Mike shows no sign of slowing down as the tour winds down! Amsterdam hasn't had to go too long without Mike showing up. Most recently, Linkin Park played there during the One More Light European Tour, which featured a rare 'Sharp Edges' performance as well as 'From The Inside' in the new "heavy rotation" slot. Before that, Mike and Chester did a stripped down performance with a fairly off the cuff piano rendition of 'What I've Done' and the now iconic piano version of 'Crawling'. As the tour comes to a close, there's still a shot at some rarer stuff getting tossed in. The final shows of the tour usually have some nice surprises, so we may just get the full version of 'Can't Hear You Now' (which Mike has only done a verse of a capella), or maybe some of the rarer tracks from prior tours that we haven't seen yet on this leg. 'Cigarettes' anyone? Who's going to the show? Mark (Hahninator) is sticking around until the end of the tour, so if you see him there, be sure to say hi! After this, Mike stops in Ludwigsburg and then wraps up the European tour with Luxembourg City. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, and join the LPLive Discord for discussion with fans around the world! Subscribe to the LPLive Archive YouTube Channel, which is loaded with hours of rare content from the Linkin Park world (including full concert footage from the Post Traumatic Tour)! Be sure to subscribe! Follow our Instagram too for pictures and videos from the shows! Check out the rest of Mike Shinoda's 2019 touring schedule here.
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jeff10012003 replied to Skipees's topic in Everything Linkin Park
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really?
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Oh lol awesome, thanks! To be honest, I was mostly concerned about people not knowing who I am since I changed my display name after they all got reset. Looks like everything is good now.
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jeff10012003 replied to Skipees's topic in Everything Linkin Park
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It's crazy to me how LP was seven months into writing ATS and they wrote New Divide. Had a heavy rock sound compared to what ATS became.
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Totally forgot about signatures until I read your comment. Turned them back on.
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What a night yesterday at Prague! Sooooo much energy! :))
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Not quite sure if this is the right thread, but are sigs gone for good, or will they come back sometime? Were they recovered or all they all lost?
