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You got me all wrong.. I realized that it seemed a bit objective what I wrote about ATS at first that why afterwards I wrote Really, if you want I can explain in a big article why I do not like ATS and what is wrong with it.......... I love bands experimenting with their sound... I really do.. My favorite bands have done it at least once.. Anyways.. That's a big discussion we may have..

Thanks.. Yeah, LP were experimenting with MtM, I was just saying alternative rock is something every listener is familiar with and it would be more accepted in the LP world.. ATS on the other hand.. I already explained it.. Anyone that says "It's electro, I don't like it" and talks about ATS and that's all the arguments he comes up with as why the album "sucks" is just immature.. Everyone should have wide musical horizons and actually know why he/she likes an album, a genre and everything about music in general.. P.S.: I can explain in paragraphs why I do not like ATS just like someone can do the same thing as to why he likes it.. Just like I said before I hate people saying "I hate it 'cause it's electro" but I also hate it when I hear "I love it 'cause it's LP"

Most of the conscious fans don't bother LP not returning to the HT/Meteora era.. The problem most fans had (at least those that I've spoken with) is that their experimentation did not work.. MtM had no real experimentation they just tried some Alternative Rock and it worked good.. ATS on the other hand had heavy experimentation with electro elements and that's not a bad thing.. There's nothing wrong with trying to change your style.. Some times it is considered mandatory.. The fact that bothered most listeners is that the album is just bad. And that's why most fans wanted them to go back to HT/Meteora style.. 'Cause LP was better at that.. Now, after hearing LT it's clear that the band did a huge progression. They got familiar with the electro beats and composed a pretty straightforward, mature and really good album overall. Yeah, you will see most fans stop complaining about returning the "old days" 'cause actually their music now is pretty badass.. (I may have some grammatical mistakes and inaccuracies in the post, I'm just too bored to read what I typed again)

Ok, I was around 13 years old.. Summer of 2006 and I went to camp. There was a guy that had an iPod (it was a huge deal back then) and had some amv videos in it. And one of his videos was . I was hooked with the song immediately. When I went home, 3 weeks later I ran at an internet cafe (didn't have internet back then at my house.. yeah 13-year olds without access to internet.. good times) and downloaded their whole discography.. Yeah, the whole 2 albums.. That was it.. 6 years later here I am..

Thanks a lot Vav! I'll be waiting for yours!

Thanks a lot man! Yeah, UIB is weird as hell.. I like it a lot too!

I almost died on that one...

Thanks a lot! I did my best to deliver the feeling of the songs and give my opinion on them..

Thanks!!

LOST IN THE ECHO First song of the album. It starts with a heavy beat and a heavy guitar. Shinoda then starts rapping over the beat, Chester singing some harmonies in the background until we get to the chorus which is catchy and melodic. The song has a really energetic vibe and when the bridge hits, Chester screams his lungs out, the beat suddenly changes, we have some scratches from Mr. Hahn and distorted guitars, the music builds up, mike starts rapping again and the chorus on more time. For sure the most energetic opener LP have ever recorded and one of the best of the album. Everything happens fast and without realizing it you find yourself headbanging. Great song. IN MY REMAINS Probably meant for a single. We have some scratches for Hahn and then Delson leads us to Chester singing with a beat and piano in the background. Chorus. Guitars starts playing again and Chester seems to be in a very good shape, producing one the best choruses of the album along with I'LL BE GONE. The bridge has some military drums and Mike singing "Like an army falling, one by one by one". The music builds up and Chester joins Mike until he takes the lead. Chorus again with Mike in the background singing "one by one by one". Pretty good song, hit single with no doubt. BURN IT DOWN All you pretty much know about this song. Maybe the weakest of the album but again, catchy. We have guitars, scratches, heavy drums, synth piano, mike rapping and again a song that you can never know how much is going on until you listen to it multiple times. It could be more unique I think. Meant for a single. LIES GREED MISERY The song starts with an electro sample and then Mike starts rapping on a heavy distorted beat. Chorus hits, Chester singing "I wanna see you choke on your lies" with a distorted guitar on the background. All that until the bridge. Song slows down and Chester repeats "You did to yourself" again again as the song build up to the point everything goes insane. Screams, guitars, beats all at the same time. A party song despite the weird, full of hate lyrics. Pretty quick. I'LL BE GONE It starts slow with a melancholic vibe but that doesn't last longer than 10 seconds. Once again Brad leads us to Chester singing in a slower rhythm than the intro. The chorus is great, fast, energetic and Chester does a great job delivering it. The second verse sounds a bit louder, more instruments make their appearance until the chorus comes again. The bridge seems epic, slower than the chorus and fits well with the song. Chorus is repeated until the end of the song. Another possible single around the lines of Alternative Rock with lots of influences from the MTM era. CASTLE OF GLASS Here's where the heavy experimentation shows up. A groovy intro nothing like everything we have ever heard, Mike singing slowly only to a beat and some background melodies and the beat gets heavier until the chorus which is sang by Mike and Chester. Acoustic guitar is also noticeable. The chorus ends and drums and synths steps up the pace of the song. Mike continues to sing slowly. The second verse seems smaller. Chorus one more time and then a guitar plays the rhythm of the song giving it a very groovy vibe and suddenly Chester sings almost acapella but only for a second until all the 6 guys together close the song. Heavy experimentation, really well delivered and a groovy song. Mike surprisingly is doing a really good job lead singing. VICTIMIZED The most anticipated song of the album. Everyone expected heavy guitars and Chester screaming for almost two minutes. Forget it. The song is nothing like that but then again it's easily the craziest song LP have ever composed. Heavy drums, guitars playing a weird riff, a sample from a speech, mike singing, Chester screaming, Mike rapping, distorted beats and Chester screaming some more. All that in under two minutes. The song is a great idea but it is a little bit rushed. It could be way better. ROADS UNTRAVELED The first ballad of the album. Bells ringing, piano playing a slow rhythm and Mike again lead singing. Heavy lyrics, emotionally charged. Chester doing some backing vocals and drums every now and then. The chorus is melodic with Chester singing "Ooooh ooooh" and even when you listen to it for the first time you can't help but sing along. Guitar builds up the song without ruining the melody and the emotion. And then suddenly everything stops. Chester singing the second verse with Mike until the music stops for a second. The song powers up again and the Oh's start one more time and you can't help but sing one more time. Amazing ballad, one of LP's best. SKIN TO BONE Mike continues the lead singing in this album over a weird electro beat and distorted guitars flying all over the song. Again the singing seems a little bit slower than the beat. Chester sings along with Mike at what might be considered the chorus. This song might be the worst on the album at the lyric section. But it seems like it was written to have fun with the groovy vibe and start some kind of weird dancing around it. Small song, well paced. Lyrically the weakest point of the album. UNTIL IT BREAKS The most controversial song of the album. You either hate it or love it. Mike rapping FM-style to a heavy beat and then out of the sudden we have Chester singing the chorus with in a folk way, folk lyrics, and only a piano playing in the background. Beats starts again and Mike starts spreading his flow all over the song. Second chorus comes in. Or not. LP decided to do something different. Brad starts singing in a melodic way with the company of some rhythmic drums and some kind of violins and that's how the song ends. Really weird song. For some the worst, for others the best. Requires multiple hearings. TINFOIL/POWERLESS A piano repeating a rhythm as TINFOIL plays. Weird drums and melodies in the background it seems like you are traveling in space. And that's the beautiful intro of POWERLESS of what is one of the most beautiful ballads of LP. Slow piano and Chester takes the lead in the singing section. "And I was by your side... powerless". And then song starts to build up. The TINFOIL-based melody starts playing along with the piano and the chorus one more time. The song is getting more powerful after every second and you'll find yourself smiling with no reason. The song ends with Mike singing "oooh oooh" and Chester almost screaming "Powerless". Amazing outro, the best outro of any LP's album. OVERALL OPINION The album is really really good. It has everything LP has ever done but is based more on the MTM era. I won't go as far as to say it's the best LP album, but for sure they have some of their best melodies in that album. Full of energy, does not get you bored, it keeps your attention for the whole 37 minutes. This album is a "journey" and it's meant to be listened as a whole. Best song: LOST IN THE ECHO Worst song: BURN IT DOWN

Ok, here we go.. Time for a review I think.. LOST IN THE ECHO First song of the album. It starts with a heavy beat and a heavy guitar. Shinoda then starts rapping over the beat, Chester singing some harmonies in the background until we get to the chorus which is catchy and melodic. The song has a really energetic vibe and when the bridge hits, Chester screams his lungs out, the beat suddenly changes, we have some scratches from Mr. Hahn and distorted guitars, the music builds up, mike starts rapping again and the chorus on more time. For sure the most energetic opener LP have ever recorded and one of the best of the album. Everything happens fast and without realizing it you find yourself headbanging. Great song. IN MY REMAINS Probably meant for a single. We have some scratches for Hahn and then Delson leads us to Chester singing with a beat and piano in the background. Chorus. Guitars starts playing again and Chester seems to be in a very good shape, producing one the best choruses of the album along with I'LL BE GONE. The bridge has some military drums and Mike singing "Like an army falling, one by one by one". The music builds up and Chester joins Mike until he takes the lead. Chorus again with Mike in the background singing "one by one by one". Pretty good song, hit single with no doubt. BURN IT DOWN All you pretty much know about this song. Maybe the weakest of the album but again, catchy. We have guitars, scratches, heavy drums, synth piano, mike rapping and again a song that you can never know how much is going on until you listen to it multiple times. It could be more unique I think. Meant for a single. LIES GREED MISERY The song starts with an electro sample and then Mike starts rapping on a heavy distorted beat. Chorus hits, Chester singing "I wanna see you choke on your lies" with a distorted guitar on the background. All that until the bridge. Song slows down and Chester repeats "You did to yourself" again again as the song build up to the point everything goes insane. Screams, guitars, beats all at the same time. A party song despite the weird, full of hate lyrics. Pretty quick. I'LL BE GONE It starts slow with a melancholic vibe but that doesn't last longer than 10 seconds. Once again Brad leads us to Chester singing in a slower rhythm than the intro. The chorus is great, fast, energetic and Chester does a great job delivering it. The second verse sounds a bit louder, more instruments make their appearance until the chorus comes again. The bridge seems epic, slower than the chorus and fits well with the song. Chorus is repeated until the end of the song. Another possible single around the lines of Alternative Rock with lots of influences from the MTM era. CASTLE OF GLASS Here's where the heavy experimentation shows up. A groovy intro nothing like everything we have ever heard, Mike singing slowly only to a beat and some background melodies and the beat gets heavier until the chorus which is sang by Mike and Chester. Acoustic guitar is also noticeable. The chorus ends and drums and synths steps up the pace of the song. Mike continues to sing slowly. The second verse seems smaller. Chorus one more time and then a guitar plays the rhythm of the song giving it a very groovy vibe and suddenly Chester sings almost acapella but only for a second until all the 6 guys together close the song. Heavy experimentation, really well delivered and a groovy song. Mike surprisingly is doing a really good job lead singing. VICTIMIZED The most anticipated song of the album. Everyone expected heavy guitars and Chester screaming for almost two minutes. Forget it. The song is nothing like that but then again it's easily the craziest song LP have ever composed. Heavy drums, guitars playing a weird riff, a sample from a speech, mike singing, Chester screaming, Mike rapping, distorted beats and Chester screaming some more. All that in under two minutes. The song is a great idea but it is a little bit rushed. It could be way better. ROADS UNTRAVELED The first ballad of the album. Bells ringing, piano playing a slow rhythm and Mike again lead singing. Heavy lyrics, emotionally charged. Chester doing some backing vocals and drums every now and then. The chorus is melodic with Chester singing "Ooooh ooooh" and even when you listen to it for the first time you can't help but sing along. Guitar builds up the song without ruining the melody and the emotion. And then suddenly everything stops. Chester singing the second verse with Mike until the music stops for a second. The song powers up again and the Oh's start one more time and you can't help but sing one more time. Amazing ballad, one of LP's best. SKIN TO BONE Mike continues the lead singing in this album over a weird electro beat and distorted guitars flying all over the song. Again the singing seems a little bit slower than the beat. Chester sings along with Mike at what might be considered the chorus. This song might be the worst on the album at the lyric section. But it seems like it was written to have fun with the groovy vibe and start some kind of weird dancing around it. Small song, well paced. Lyrically the weakest point of the album. UNTIL IT BREAKS The most controversial song of the album. You either hate it or love it. Mike rapping FM-style to a heavy beat and then out of the sudden we have Chester singing the chorus with in a folk way, folk lyrics, and only a piano playing in the background. Beats starts again and Mike starts spreading his flow all over the song. Second chorus comes in. Or not. LP decided to do something different. Brad starts singing in a melodic way with the company of some rhythmic drums and some kind of violins and that's how the song ends. Really weird song. For some the worst, for others the best. Requires multiple hearings. TINFOIL/POWERLESS A piano repeating a rhythm as TINFOIL plays. Weird drums and melodies in the background it seems like you are traveling in space. And that's the beautiful intro of POWERLESS of what is one of the most beautiful ballads of LP. Slow piano and Chester takes the lead in the singing section. "And I was by your side... powerless". And then song starts to build up. The TINFOIL-based melody starts playing along with the piano and the chorus one more time. The song is getting more powerful after every second and you'll find yourself smiling with no reason. The song ends with Mike singing "oooh oooh" and Chester almost screaming "Powerless". Amazing outro, the best outro of any LP's album. OVERALL OPINION The album is really really good. It has everything LP has ever done but is based more on the MTM era. I won't go as far as to say it's the best LP album, but for sure they have some of their best melodies in that album. Full of energy, does not get you bored, it keeps your attention for the whole 37 minutes. This album is a "journey" and it's meant to be listened as a whole. Best song: LOST IN THE ECHO Worst song: BURN IT DOWN

I think MtM can be easily categorized as an alternative rock album..

In My Remains, I'll Be Gone, Powerless and some may say Castle Of Glass

The movie is based on a book and actually it's a good book.. I don't know if the movie will be any good though.. The video is really good, I hope for a full version too!

Well actually I hated ATS, I still think it might be the worst album I've ever listened to, but so far I liked A LOT the new album! And I've seen similar reaction by lots of people..

Yeah, the link was posted for a very short amount of time on LP's facebook.. It was all it took..

Do we know for sure that it was a leak and not a programmed stream?

http://badum-tish.com/

lol

You are bored.

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Brad Delson

The new LP album! I'm Captain Obvious and my work here is done!

It's ripped and uploaded.. Sorry I can't say where

Wow, man.. Sorry but that's funny as hell..