So just how much DOES Mike sing live?

[Astat]

The latest in a long line of "attention to detail"-type lists relating to LP I've made...this is a list of all songs Mike sings parts on during live performances, and what parts they are. I THINK this is totally complete...if anybody can find anything else to add, let me know.

 

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Papercut

-"The sun goes down" bridge, lower harmony part

 

One Step Closer

-"Just like before" pre-chorus (sometimes)

-Reanimation bridge starting at "Waiting alone," falsetto part an octave above melody

-Reanimation "Blood is pouring" line between "Shut up" screams (sometimes).

*Reanimation parts only performed from 2003-2006*

 

Points of Authority

-Every other line in verses, falsetto octave above melody except for "My life, my pride is broken," which is an octave below

-Choruses, "You live what you've learned" one octave below melody

-Final chorus, doubles melody an octave lower entire time, except to stop for the "Forfeit the game" rap line

 

Crawling

-Outro, "There's something inside me..." and "This lack of self-control..." echo lines

-Reanimation harmonies (originally sung by Aaron Lewis), last chorus only (sometimes)

 

Runaway

-Choruses, every other line sung an octave below melody

-Outro, "And open up my mind" lower harmony part, in addition to singing remaining parts an octave below melody

 

In the End

-Final chorus sung an octave below melody (occasionally, mid-2001 shows)

 

A Place for My Head

-Lower harmony part on choruses, similar to Esaul demos (usually, not sung at some 2008 shows)

 

Forgotten

-Lower harmony part on choruses

 

Pushing Me Away

-Background vocals on choruses (sometimes, at least for 2008 performances)

 

Don't Stay

-"Forget our memories, forget our possibilities" part during choruses

-Second half of bridge, lower harmony part

 

Hit the Floor

-Lower harmony part on all repeats of "Then/Now it's all gone"

 

Easier to Run

-Lower harmony part on "It's easier to run" and "It's easier to go" in last chorus

 

Faint

-Lower harmony part on "I won't be ignored" in choruses

-Quiet chorus vocals after bridge (before Chester screams "I won't be ignored")

-Lower harmony part on "I can't feel" and "Time won't heal" in outro, in addition to lower harmony part on "I won't be ignored"

 

Figure.09

-Choruses, every other line sung an octave below melody

 

Breaking the Habit

-Second verse, falsetto an octave above melody on "Clutching my cure" and "I hurt much more," as well as higher harmony part on "I had no options left again" (sometimes, starting in late 2007)

 

Numb

-Lower harmony part on every other line in chorus

-"I'm tired of being what you want me to be" during outro

 

Given Up

-Lower harmony part on "I'm not prepared" and "And no one care" in second verse

 

Leave Out All the Rest

-Lower harmony part in choruses

 

Bleed it Out

-Choruses sung an octave below Chester

-"Oh-oh" backing vocals on bridge

 

Shadow of the Day

-Higher harmony part on "Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple/Sometimes goodbye's the only way (ahh-ahh)" in second verse

-Higher harmony part in second half of last 2 choruses (starts with "And the shadow of the day...")

 

What I've Done

-Doubles Chester on "and wash away" before choruses (sometimes)

-"Na-na" part in outro (first part an octave higher than second part)

 

Hands Held High

-Lower harmony part on some of the "amen" parts (sometimes)

-Lowest part on "With hands held high..." outro (joined by Phoenix and Chester on harmonies after one repeat)

 

No More Sorrow

-Falsetto harmony part on pre-choruses ("I'm aware of what you've done" and "You will pay for what you've done")

-"No-oh-oh" backing vocals in choruses

 

Valentine's Day

-Falsetto part an octave above melody on "I used to be my own protection..." parts

-Main melody on "I used to be my own protection..." parts during outro (while Chester sings "On a Valentine's Day")

 

In Between

-Lead vocals throughout song

 

In Pieces

-Higher harmony part in second verse

 

The Little Things Give You Away

-Falsetto backing vocals in choruses (usually)

-"Little things give you away" line in first part of outro

-"All you ever wanted..." part for rest of outro (Phoenix enters after one repeat and continues the "Little things give you away" line)

 

P5HNG ME A*WY

-Lower harmony part on both "When I look into your eyes..." repeats (intro and second half of bridge)

-Lower harmony part on "Why I stayed" and "What you see" in second and third choruses

-"Reverse psychology..." part in bridge sung solo

 

Numb/Encore

-Doubles Chester an octave lower on "What the hell are you waiting for?"

 

Reading My Eyes

-Higher harmony part on "Why not...what I came..." breakdown (occasionally)

 

And One

-Choruses/outro sung in unison with Chester (usually)

 

My December

-Lower harmony part on "This is me pretending" in second verse (full band performances only)

 

QWERTY

-Quiet singing part during breakdown sung solo (usually, sometimes Chester doubles it)

 

We Made It

-Lower harmony part on choruses (sometimes)

 

New Divide

-"Oh-oh" backing vocals in choruses

-Lower harmony part on "Across this new divide" at end of choruses/during outro

-Lower harmony part during second verse

-Lower harmony part on "And your voice was all I heard/that I get what I deserve" at end of bridge

 

My Own Summer

-Second verse sung solo

-Higher harmony part on "Own...summer" at end of outro (sometimes)

 

Wish

-Choruses sung in unison with Chester (sometimes)

 

Just Like Heaven

-Sung solo by Mike whenever performed

 

Umbrella

-Sung mostly by Mike whenever performed

[ChuckCheese]

Points of Authority

-I've seen him beatbox a few times during the second verse.

 

No More Sorrow

-I've heard him harmonize with Chester right before the last chorus. He harmonized on "Be re-" then did his part in the chorus. That's that best I can explain it, anyway.

 

My December

-You forgot to mention he does all the "Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed.." parts.

[Astat]

Points of Authority

-I've seen him beatbox a few times during the second verse.

 

My December

-You forgot to mention he does all the "Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed.." parts.

Neither of those are singing parts.

 

Can you find an example of that NMS thing you mentioned? I haven't heard it, but I wouldn't know where to start looking.

[ChuckCheese]

You can hear it on the Charlotte 2008 DSP. Might have been the only time he did it, I don't know.

[Astat]

You can hear it on the Charlotte 2008 DSP. Might have been the only time he did it, I don't know.

Just checked, and he didn't do it at the show before Charlotte or the show after Charlotte, so that was probably the only time.

[leftshoe18]

are you sure mike sings on my own summer?

during every performance i've heard, he is doing shout-out type stuff during the second verse while chester sings it (example:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkaPmGEaUro)

 

if there is a version where mike sings the second verse, i'd love to hear it.

 

unless i'm confused on what you mean by second verse

[ChuckCheese]

Bleed It Out

 

- Mike harmonizes with Chester after the "Oh-oh"s, during the "I bleed it out digging deeper just to throw it away" back and forth with the crowd.

[Astat]

are you sure mike sings on my own summer?

during every performance i've heard, he is doing shout-out type stuff during the second verse while chester sings it (example:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkaPmGEaUro)

 

if there is a version where mike sings the second verse, i'd love to hear it.

 

unless i'm confused on what you mean by second verse

100% positive. You're probably thinking of the third verse actually, it's easy to think of the first 2 verses as one verse because there is no chorus between them.

 

- Around the 1:20 mark, Chester does one of those inward shrieking noises while Mike is singing.

[leftshoe18]

oh okay

i see it now

thanks for pointing that out. i was listening to the wrong part for mike.