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I assume you have seated tickets? If so, then it will be a chilled out experience. Go there, enjoy your time together, get to your seats and have fun. It might be weird for you to see the band "in person" for the first time, as you only know them from videos and such. But that will probably settle really quick so you can get back to singing along or just sitting there and watching the show. There is not much of a right or wrong kind of thing. If you got pit tickets, it might be a bit different. LP's shows are far gone from being "mosh"-heavy, but you might find yourself at or around the action. The most important thing: Don't panic, no one is there to hurt you, and people watch out for and help each other. If there is no moshing around you, then you will just be standing there (instead of sitting) and do the same thing: singing along, bang your head, dance ... whatever suits you. Just enjoy yourself and you will have a great time :).

I knew you were teasing with information we didn't have. Faiplay and good job. You kept us hyped without ever revealing anything (aside from the fact that something's coming (pun kinda intended))

Mike was the biggest blunder during THP and OML. The way he called out artists for being poppy, only to release some of the most bland pop music a couple of years later is super cringe (albeit mostly forgotten).

Absolutely amazing performance.

Super curious here (not a drummer). It was mentioned in the booklet how Rob stepped up his game with that song and (like you said) it got mentioned all the time since then in this context. But I never quite got why. Is it the way he combines the hi-hats in his groove?

Hey everyone, while watching some live videos recently, I figured it's overdue to give Mr. Rob Bourdon some kudos. What would you consider to be Rob's top 5 best works on any LP related material, and what do you enjoy about it? Let's highlight our beloved and appreciated ex-drummer, what do you say?

That's a fair point.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there was no other song in LP's discography, where they changed the pitch for their live performance. At least I can't recall any cases from the first three albums, but I'm not an expert. "The Messenger" is most certainly one of these cases, even though the song itself was never meant to be played live like on the studio version, it's a special thing. I'm just confused on why they would record a song for their comeback album (intending to play it live), only to not being able to actually sing it? What's the point? @JZLP common practice? Nah. Singer's get pitch corrected in studio versions, but usually a song gets performed live in the way the studio version is. I mean, it's all good, the majority seems to be happy with it. I found the official live version to be a bit flat because of the change in pitch/tone/whatever.

That's... something. I get it for the old songs, but this got written and recorded with Emily. Strange...

I'm confused: Why is it lower than the studio version? It lacks compared to the recorded version IMO.

"Mike slamming Chester's legacy in new fan chat" Really cool of him to do that. I'm happy they are happy!

Wow, that's some sad news. Thank you for everything and rest in peace. Edit: I wasn't sure, but I went back in my PMs to the very beginning and there it was, nkramars PM where he asked me for a trade, some 16 or so years ago. He is the reason I have my orange Contributor status. He was a very fair trader, and I'm happy to have played my very minor part in his trading legacy.

Absolutely, I also found peace with the whole thing when they had their comeback. Like I said, Emily is doing incredible and it has nothing to do with her. But my emotional connection to the band was mostly carried by Chester, and it influenced me greatly (you know what I talk about as someone from back in the day). The best way to describe it is, in fact, getting some closure and being happy for all the moments that LP provided me while I was growing up and entering adulthood. Now that I think about it, none of the "From Zero" songs make me FEEL. Sure, TEM gets me pumped and "Two Faced" is a fun little banger. But I didn't have any instance of me going "Wow, this is incredible, damn". I just outgrew my LP phase after all, I guess.

Yeah, no hate towards Emily or anything. She is great and does a super job both live and on the album. It's just... I feel no real connection to the new LP anymore. Chester's voice was more crucial for me personally than I would've thought. Fun music, some cool songs, but it's also a bit... bland overall, to be honest. Then again, it has been that way for over 10 years now (7 of which were a hiatus). I'll just be happy for all the anniversary stuff and anything with Chester on it. And, of course, I will always check out new LP stuff, for sure.

Yeah, I have listened once to "From Zero" this year, I think. Moved on super quick from it. It's a good album with some great songs, but I feel my passion is not the same anymore. It is, what it is.