Stranger Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 at this point, i can surely said that WBR really hate THP so much. seems like they hold the grudge till this day. based on the cover art that leaked, i’m pretty sure the band were forced to release this Greatest Hits as soon as possible just to follow up the successful of LOST & METEORA20 last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arslan Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I'm wondering if we'll get a music video for Friendly Fire like the one we got for Lost last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJPLP Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Arslan said: I'm wondering if we'll get a music video for Friendly Fire like the one we got for Lost last year? That would be cool if that actually happens. Edited February 21 by NJPLP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentEznor Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Slightly disappointed it’s not an unheard song and it’s just a track that has been officially and technically available for nearly 18 years. Also yeah wtf, no THP involvement? As much as I still have many gripes with that album, it is important to acknowledge its existence on a release like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleylpbr Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) 57 minutes ago, YRQRM0 said: Hardly confirmed, Joe is just teasing the title, and it's not really a tease as much as it is the word QWERTY so idk But it does make sense to me since it's probably their most popular LPU song. I could see them saying "the compilation deserved representation from the LPU, and QWERTY was always a standout" or something like that Edited February 22 by wesleylpbr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkindan Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Ok, but 2023? Have they remastered Friendly Fire from the 2016/17 master? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWillWalkAway Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, linkindan said: Ok, but 2023? Have they remastered Friendly Fire from the 2016/17 master? Probably not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFL377 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) 6 minutes ago, linkindan said: Ok, but 2023? Have they remastered Friendly Fire from the 2016/17 master? Lost was released in 2023 and is the newest single on it minus Friendly Fire. That's where the 2023 comes from. Edited February 22 by HFL377 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCrew Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 It’s so interesting seeing this discussion devolve into the THP “snub.” A few years ago i started a thread about what my Greatest Hits CD would look like, and i was actually hung up on including at least one track from every album. I actually made a poll for ppl to vote for which should get the final spot based on what they felt was most well-known to non-LP fans, and it was out of like Papercut, LOTR, and a few others. A lot of the responses i was getting in the thread was ppl saying that they would cut THP completely in place of some of the other songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinez Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 minutes ago, linkindan said: Ok, but 2023? Have they remastered Friendly Fire from the 2016/17 master? No they only mixed it, it wasn't mastered till now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkindan Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 minutes ago, HFL377 said: Lost was released in 2023 and is the newest single on it minus Friendly Fire. That's where the 2023 comes from. Yeah so, I’m being evicted for filing a breach of duty and requesting urgent repairs - my head didn’t process Lost being on it aha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCrew Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 13 minutes ago, linkindan said: Yeah so, I’m being evicted for filing a breach of duty and requesting urgent repairs - my head didn’t process Lost being on it aha damn that sucks I’m sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPLStaff Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 20 minutes ago, OKCrew said: It’s so interesting seeing this discussion devolve into the THP “snub.” A few years ago i started a thread about what my Greatest Hits CD would look like, and i was actually hung up on including at least one track from every album. I actually made a poll for ppl to vote for which should get the final spot based on what they felt was most well-known to non-LP fans, and it was out of like Papercut, LOTR, and a few others. A lot of the responses i was getting in the thread was ppl saying that they would cut THP completely in place of some of the other songs. It seems weird the band themselves would omit an album entirely. They are picking LOATR, OML, Friendly Fire, and QWERTY over Catalyst, something from THP, Given Up which almost everyone knows belongs to LP, etc. The choices are a little odd. Of course they need a song to push sales so they chose Friendly Fire, but they probably should have done more songs for this or at least put one THP song in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftshoe18 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I'm not gonna lie. I'm kind of disappointed it ended up just being QWERTY. Like, what's the point of the secrecy for a song we already have? Unless it's a different version of it, it seems pointless to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYG4R Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 58 minutes ago, wesleylpbr said: Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid1988 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) I always imagined an expansive 2 cd/record package for a greatest hits. I guess it's an easier sell to just market 1 disc. more affordable and all that. What I expected: Papercut OSC Points (maybe even replace with Reanimation version) Crawling In The End SIB Faint BTH FTI Numb Lost Given Up LOATR BIO SOTD WID New Divide BITS WFTE Iridescent Catalyst LITE BID COG UIG Final Masquerade TTM Heavy OML Friendly Fire Edited February 22 by Hybrid1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylHDZ Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 10 minutes ago, RYG4R said: Source? Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcyy57 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) QWERTY being 14 is not what I had expected at all lol. Then again, it leaves us more room for Minutes To Midnight 20th if they were to do so. (Odd though, why leave a very well known track for the last? Unless it's the marketing then sure, still.) Edited February 22 by arcyy57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkindan Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 27 minutes ago, OKCrew said: damn that sucks I’m sorry Getting a new LP song in 11.5 hours, so at least there’s one good thing in my life right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I wonder if this QWERTY release is the same LPU version or it will be a different version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yagamilight207 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Arslan said: I'm wondering if we'll get a music video for Friendly Fire like the one we got for Lost last year? it will be, now with the Mike using AI to generate videos. they should just use footages from studio sessions / behind the scenes instead. It feels a lot original that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodbath Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Here's the deal: LP has two main audiences. The hardcore fans, aka: lurkers of this page, and casual fans. The boxsets were meant for us, even the success of Lost was totally unexpected. But now isn't the time for us, is for the casual fans who haven't heard of Qwerty. Yes, there are people who in 18 years haven't had the time, the occurrence or whatever it is, to discover the song. You have the right to feel disappointed, but this isn't meant for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYG4R Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 19 minutes ago, bloodbath said: Here's the deal: LP has two main audiences. The hardcore fans, aka: lurkers of this page, and casual fans. The boxsets were meant for us, even the success of Lost was totally unexpected. But now isn't the time for us, is for the casual fans who haven't heard of Qwerty. Yes, there are people who in 18 years haven't had the time, the occurrence or whatever it is, to discover the song. You have the right to feel disappointed, but this isn't meant for us. Hardcore or casual, I am more than happy that we have finally a greatest Hits compilation from the band (like for the first time). I know Shinoda stated this few years ago that he is opposed to this idea of Greatest Hits. However, here we are, WB probably wanted this release to comply the contract? Idk. Probably the band is ready to close this chapter and ready to start the new era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorast Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 55 minutes ago, leftshoe18 said: I'm not gonna lie. I'm kind of disappointed it ended up just being QWERTY. Like, what's the point of the secrecy for a song we already have? Unless it's a different version of it, it seems pointless to do that. I don't know that it was completely deliberate - since the marketing has been so fixated on Spotify and YouTube, it's only natural that they couldn't highlight the track that isn't listed on either platform. Though I suppose the marketing team should know that this fanbase is deranged and will latch onto anything like that... I'm not really pressed about this collection, I think Warner clearly feels it'll sell to at least casual fans and if it works, hey, it works, hooking in new fans is always appreciated. I do think, though, that the art direction we've seen so far is pretty bad, and the omission of any THP tracks feels crazy to me. You're marketing a singles collection that omits an entire album, lol. I know that you've got a hard limit on the runtime to keep it to one CD, but it feels kind of like an egregious exclusion. If it were me, I would dump Castle of Glass in a second for Guilty All the Same. Like others have said, though, this one isn't for the freaks, so it's not worth getting twisted up over, y'know? Most of us are gonna snatch up the CD or the vinyl like the marks we are anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpliveusername Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 "Listen to the KROQ World Premiere of @linkinpark ’s #FriendlyFireLP TOMORROW at 9pm PT! Tune in or stream us live at http://kroq.com/listen or the @Audacy app" https://twitter.com/kroq/status/1760487617932742663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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