hahninator Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 In a complete surprise, The Visionaries have uploaded their demo with Linkin Park online. The song was actually posted back in April, and has gone unnoticed until now...crazy! This collaboration dates back to at least 2001-2002. In our Unreleased Songs List, we have a message between The Visionaries and a Linkin Park fan from 2006 that reads, "Hey, LMNO did a song with Mike Shinoda back in the day, maybe 6 years ago. Then the Visionaries recorded a song with Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda, and I believe some of the rest of the group was supposed to add stuff to the song...anyhow, it was before the "ReAnimation" album, and we all decided not to put the song out....so, I guess it's just one of those, never heard, never put out things. We've only heard a rough version of the song, and never heard anything after that. Kool, give thanks." This is one of the oldest (previously unreleased) demos that we know exists as the song is at least fourteen years old. We will try to get a year on when the song was made. Listen to the demo HERE, and you can buy it for $1, even in FLAC. This is pretty cool! Thoughts? Big thanks to LPL member hybrider for the heads up! EDIT: Lyrics from LPA for Mike's two verses: V1: "Call up a relative and tell 'em who the hell it is You think not / guess again / you bet it is Put a kink in the backbone of predators They're not competitive / actin' like they're on sedatives With or without large amounts of melanin Let it begin until the rigor mortis settles in Rainin' on rust on bulletproof metal men It's deep water and there's no backpedallin'" V2: "Lights out / Los Angeles darkness Trash bag track homes and park bench apartments Lit with a center-city harshness Attract the colour weapons of paint marker artists And this is the soundtrack to the scene LP, Visionaries, collaborative team Takin' it to a level you never dreamed of Open your eyes to a sight that's seldom-seen" EDIT 2:An interview from September 2001 has been found from Joe (by OnStage) leading up to Linkin Park's European Tour that month: "Chester just did a song with Cyclefly and also with DJ Lethal, and Mike and I just finished a track with the Visionaries too." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSoul Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Can't believe it went unnoticed for so long... All I did was search Linkin Park and The Visionaries on Google and the first result was that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 MP3 download? Not trying to pay money for something that old that's only a demo and unreleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahninator Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 If I had a choice of buying an unreleased demo for $1 or not having it at all, I'd pay the $1. FFS. I paid the $1 and got it in FLAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCastles Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 MP3 download? Not trying to pay money for something that old that's only a demo and unreleased. So, I'm guessing you don't buy LPU CDs then, right? They're just demos and unreleased, right? I mean, it's $1 for a track that, as far as we knew, was never going to get out into the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZLP-NaughtyNottingham Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 MP3 download? Not trying to pay money for something that old that's only a demo and unreleased. I can understand your argument if you are not a hardcore fan, regular fans don't give a fuck about demos and bsides. The guitar sounds similar to a Forgotten live intro, I love when shit like this comes out of nowhere I love the way M's voice sounded back in 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broman Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nice to hear an old demo, tho nothing too crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jFar Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 MP3 download? Not trying to pay money for something that old that's only a demo and unreleased. I can understand your argument if you are not a hardcore fan, regular fans don't give a fuck about demos and bsides. Still, it's a dollar. You can find that much money between the cushions of your couch or in a junk drawer. It's cheaper than what iTunes offers for songs usually, too. There's really no reason to not pay for it unless you physically have to ability to due to lack of credit card, and even then, the whole song is playable on the site. Back to the song itself, it sounds pretty interesting, and this was very unexpected! Thanks for posting it! Although, what's with their MSPaint coverart for the song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irresistiblecookie Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I got hyped for a second when I read the title because I thought it was new...nonetheless, decent track; but not much of a fan imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPodwithnomusic Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 This was cool to hear, but I'm not really a fan of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Still, it's a dollar. You can find that much money between the cushions of your couch or in a junk drawer. It's cheaper than what iTunes offers for songs usually, too. There's really no reason to not pay for it unless you physically have to ability to due to lack of credit card, and even then, the whole song is playable on the site. Back to the song itself, it sounds pretty interesting, and this was very unexpected! Thanks for posting it! Although, what's with their MSPaint coverart for the song? Only problem is you need a credit card or PayPal or whatever. I would gladly give a dollar out of my pocket but I don't have a credit card. Sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorast Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Only problem is you need a credit card or PayPal or whatever. I would gladly give a dollar out of my pocket but I don't have a credit card. Sucks. You probably should've led with that, so that people didn't spend the rest of the thread hounding you about being cheap. This track is very, very 2000, and it sucks, but it's an interesting little bit of LP history to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpliveusername Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Great job finding this! The song was recorded in 2001 by the way. Joe mentioned they had just finished it in an interview they gave in 2001, right before the European tour in September. Edited November 2, 2015 by lpliveusername Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Never been a fan of this type of rap song. When you cram this many emcees into one song, you end up with a bunch of people without enough time to actually say anything. The two "mini-verses" Mike throws in here sound cool, but just leave me wishing he had more space to work with...interesting re-use of the "put a kink in the backbones" line from High Voltage, too.I thought the original story was that Chester recorded a track with these guys, but apparently that wasn't the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpliveusername Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Did anyone else notice the tags of this release at Bandcamp? "hip-hop/rap mr. han project blowed atmosphere linkin park psycho realm underground hip hop visionaries Los Angeles" Edited November 2, 2015 by lpliveusername Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Did anyone else notice the tags of this release at Bandcamp? "hip-hop/rap mr. han project blowed atmosphere linkin park psycho realm underground hip hop visionaries Los Angeles" 2mex has done songs with all of those groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daroker510 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) awesomee! rare find Edited November 2, 2015 by daroker510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraLinkinPark Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I will buy it but my Parents dont like buy this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I love this kind of stuff that appeared out of nowhere. Regarding the song, it's cool. The hip-hop side of LP. Just like D12 & Gorillaz collab for track "911". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinparkfan17 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) I really like it just love the guitar l Edited November 2, 2015 by linkinpark17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrider Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) If I don't tell about that song, fans still don't know about that song that it is released... Edited November 2, 2015 by hybrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 If I don't tell about that song, fans still don't know about that song that it is released... Kudos to you bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinparkfan17 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thank u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfox Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I wonder what else is out there...well this is not my cup of tea but it's still better than instrumental shit on LPU 14 cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipeintheend Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I paid 1 usd to get flac a nice song and cheap price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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