LinkinMark Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I'm actually starting to like the song now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jani Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 All of the reviews from the sampler given to some people describe this as a mid tempo track with softer vocals from Chester. So... Idk why everyone in this thread seemed to be expecting a blistering fast paced hardcore song. Just because Mike said the album was heavy didn't mean there was not going to be ANY songs that brought the pace down a bit. Even bands who are known for heavy music usually have at least one slower, softer sounding song. The problem isn't that it's soft. It's the cliche and repetitive lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castro78 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The more I listen to it... The more I don't like it. Just seems predictable and boring to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nike724 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Just listened to the track on Spotify and it is an extra 13 seconds longer, a cool little electronic outro. https://play.spotify.com/album/5WVwlNs4DttCT1vBH58rdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 The problem isn't that it's soft. It's the cliche and repetitive lyrics. I mean we knew the chorus from the review. I expected it. I'm not saying it's not cringe worthy, it is. It's just that everyone seems shocked lol. I don't expect this song to do well in the charts, but it's not a completely "bad" song. I think the vocal melodies themselves are great and catchy, lyrics aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Just listened to the track on Spotify and it is an extra 13 seconds longer, a cool little electronic outro. https://play.spotify.com/album/5WVwlNs4DttCT1vBH58rdg Link doesn't work for me, the play button is greyed out. Looks like they already pulled it from Spotify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusnam Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) As expected the song is growing on me already, hearing more layers now that we have a high quality Spotify version, the individual instruments/vocals etc are more noticeable/separable (for example there seem to be some backing vocals that I hadn't picked up earlier) And yes, cool outro as someone mentioned. I think this is a "solid" track but with all the hype surrounding the album I guess we expected more. This song to me sounds like it would be great in a movie, I thought of Transformers straight away but I don't know if they've announced yet whether they're even making a song for the new film/whether it'll be a song from the album. Also, I'd imagine the outro is the intro to another song which sounds awesome! EDIT: the outro sounds awesome!!! Really excited to see/hear what that's all about. Edited May 5, 2014 by rusnam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geki Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 lololol Lying From You takes a shit on Shadow Of The Day and so on and so forth...I could go on for pages. Yeah, you're right. Nu-metalz rulez d00d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCastles Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 lololol Lying From You takes a shit on Shadow Of The Day and so on and so forth...I could go on for pages. …what? SOTD is miles and miles ahead of LFY lyrically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geki Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 …what? SOTD is miles and miles ahead of LFY lyrically. No way man. Meteora is so deep and the songs are sooooo good. Nu-metalzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkin_boss Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 As for my thoughts on the song...I REALLY like this one instrumentally, but I still stand by my original statement that writing a rock song around a phrase as cliché as "you don't know what you've got until it's gone" in 2014 is cringe-worthy. Worst chorus on a Linkin Park song since Numb, and the rest of the lyrics aren't much better. Chester also sounds really strained again in spots on this one, particularly the part right before the second chorus. Yeah, that pretty much sums my opinion. instrumentally it's really good, flows well, and you can really get into it, I wasn't expecting any heavier for this one. Also, I agree that that phrase is way too cliché for being in a chorus nowadays, but I think my main complain about the chorus is that isn't that catchy. If this is the radio friendly single of the album, then it should had been, after all, the purpose of a single like that is to stick the lyrics onto people's head. Anyway, I think it's pretty interesting the direction they're taking, by the 2 singles that they've released. Feels like the natural step to the band after all the albums they've made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDREUS240 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 …what? SOTD is miles and miles ahead of LFY lyrically.Nah man, LFY is louder so that means its a better song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geki Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Nah man, LFY is louder so that means its a better song. Hahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCastles Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Nah man, LFY is louder so that means its a better song. That's the attitude of a lot of people, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Nice song, I like that but I love GATS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCastles Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I'll stand in the minority and say I like this song more than GATS, just barely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geki Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I'll stand in the minority and say I like this song more than GATS, just barely. I agree with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Really, nobody has seen this? https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-hunti...rty/id873395041 Show some tracks lengths: Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim) - 5:55 Wastelands - 3:15 Until It's Gone - 3:53 Rebellion (feat. Daron Malakian) - 3:44 Final Masquerade - 3:37 And I thought something was wrong with my version of UIG, 'cause has an outro with some synth effects and a baby crying, but it's part of the song and I think it's part of Rebellion. Edited May 6, 2014 by MacGyver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coizu Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 So apparently some people can already listen to it on Spotify. Is this possible for someone here? If yes, where do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahninator Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Lots of negative reactions, wow. Not what I thought the LP fanbase would be dishing out. But hey, if it's pop and it's not rock then that's expected. Anyone remember when this happened? This is the last time I have seen every inch of the LP fanbase shit their pants at the same time over a new song. QWERTY did it too. But this...holy shit. Every forum exploded lol. NMS will never sound "normal" to me on MTM due to how much I played this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Really, nobody has seen this? https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-hunti...rty/id873395041 Show some tracks lengths: Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim) - 5:55 Wastelands - 3:15 Until It's Gone - 3:53 Rebellion (feat. Daron Malakian) - 3:44 Final Masquerade - 3:37 And I thought something was wrong with my version of UIG, 'cause has an outro with some synth effects and a baby crying, but it's part of the song and I think it's part of Rebellion. I already mentioned bout UIG outro earlier. Sounds like a hip-hop beats (reminds me of "And One" outro) and baby's crying which lead to "Rebellion". Can't wait to hear "Rebellion"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorast Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Regarding LFY vs. SOTD: I think some of you are getting caught up in the fact that LFY is on Meteora and SOTD is on MTM. SOTD is incredibly simplistic lyrically, and while it's got a great instrumental track, LFY is just as interesting. Plus, it does have better lyrics, IMO. It's not a matter of hard vs soft for me - LFY is more interesting. Distilling it down to "nu-metal sux alternative rock is top tier" is elitist and stupid on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCastles Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I feel SOTD has better lyrics, but I'm not denying LFY being a good song. It's my second favorite on Meteora, but SOTD has more meaning to me lyrically. To each their own, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JozM Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 That's the attitude of a lot of people, sadly. So so true. And after 6 albums it's just getting slightly annoying that people are still saying bring back the HT and Meteora days. Its not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid1988 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Edited May 6, 2014 by Hybrid1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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