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kind of unfair leap in logic to presume he would 'try something' to endanger LP member's safety just because he believes some conspiracy things and has been critical of them regarding the 'if something happens to him' then that's most likely in reference to the death threats he's received from Linkin Park fans.

tbh Rob doesn't owe us anything, he's already given so much over the years edit: actually, maybe he already did say thanks - his last appearance with the band in 2020 for HT20 promotion

i like to pop in here and there when something catches my eye haha good to see ya too! yeah i can see there was a bootleg pressing of the whole mixtape a few years back and i might need to try to grab one of those for my we major fix. would love an officially un-greenlantern'd version like SOB did with Razor Tag on the bonus disc for Reseda Beach.

Cool to see this, considering that this record has only got one limited pressing before as far as I'm aware. At least it's never really been widely available. A shame it's so expensive for shipping though. I would like to get it but might have to wait and see if copies become available more locally. Really should release We Major on vinyl tbh, but I guess there's rights issues there due to samples.

There's a big trend of doing cinematic remixes of popular songs for movie trailers etc as people have mentioned (which incidentally I think is terrible and always sounds super lame, but I digress...) It's possible this is for a trailer for something called 'Tethered'. Game, TV show, movie, etc. Really clumsy edits in this like the way the vocal cuts off after the first 'I'm lost'. Just sounds like they threw the acapella on a soundtrack recording. They don't gel at all.

Eh, I think that's a bit reductive. I don't even know of that as a talking point amongst LP fans and I prefer the 2002 mix. It's not about the guitars for me - it's the bass and soundscape of the verses that I prefer in the 2002 mix, and that the vocals are lower in the mix. No need to disrespect others because they have a different preference from you. Also, mixing does have a level of creative input. It is a very creative process and can totally reshape the sound of a song. Yes, Mike and Brad may be in there too giving feedback and directing things, but that does not cut the mixing engineer out of the equation - they are also in the room providing feedback and direction. Saying that, the band are certainly onboard with the mixes for the albums and songs and have the final say.

i had no problem at all with the new mix but the 2002 mix makes me enjoy the song more - it 'clicks' more easily with me. of course that's likely because it fits a certain sonic pallette - being mixed by Andy Wallace - that I'm already very familiar with. But more than that, doing side by side comparisons, the vocals in the new mix are a lot more forward / on-top-of-the-music than they are in the original mix. this has become very common in mixing over the last 10 years. i've never been a big fan of vocal forward mixes, much preferring the vocals to feel enveloped in the music, and the andy wallace mix definitely has that.

im pretty certain they knew what types of demos to put on the LPU releases and what type of things to hold on to for 'greater purposes'. LPU in the first few years had some very fleshed out tracks, some essentially finished, others just close to finished... and some years it was live-only releases (which were a pain for me haha). after LPU8 they pretty much went into the format they would continue in, which seemed to focus more on 'work in progress' demos, sketches, and rougher unfinished ideas, with the odd 'gem' here and there. i feel like they were very selective in the first few years with what they put on them (hence the 5-6 track release lengths) and then post-LPU8 it became a fairly specific type of demo we'd get but a lot more of them. but we've always known there was more significant stuff we weren't getting. i'm just glad we're at the point in time now where it's clear that yes these are the occasions to release those!

The one thing that irks me about these anniversary releases is that i wish the vinyl box had the lost demos pressed alongside the lpu demos instead of more live shows. Some of the songs on these Lost demos discs feel so vital for deep-diving fans that I feel they really missed a step doing it the way they have and putting so much of the live stuff on vinyl instead. Would love for the vinyl boxes to essentially be a monument to all the studio work that went into the albums. Glad we at least get the LPU tracks! But not including it in the full package meant I went for the vinyl box instead of full package. It's very interesting hearing these now after so many years. I know teenage me would be losing my shit at the release of this stuff. Very cool to be able to hear these new-old tracks! Looking forward to having a proper listen through them all together in proper quality. Listening to the LPU rarities record now is giving me a greater appreciation for them compared to when they were spread across the different LPU discs. Makes me think that creating playlists from the LPU CDs sorted by album would be a nice way to re-explore those demos.

the 'just track it out' vocal really just seems like the guys getting set up in the studio to record their demos. mike maybe saying something like, 'yeah it doesn't need to be perfect remember, we're just tracking it out to refer to later', and then chester going 'just track it out, remember' as a little goof vocal warm up. maybe i'm wrong but that's what it seems like.

"allowing them to experience music the way artists intended" I'm sure none of these artists intended for the music to be heard in '3D', or even Surround Sound. They were all made for Stereo lol

Here is my entry! https://www.beatstars.com/beat/mike-shinoda--open-door-auxiliary-phoenix-remix-5704924

has the password stopped working now for everyone? no longer works for me. is there a new password now for something else?!

Copped it from Amazon. Much cheaper for some reason. Really hope its the proper super deluxe box as the image suggests. It's much more expensive than the standard vinyl box anyway so should be... I feel like this was our chance to get the infamous Team Sleep remix of My December, so I wonder if we'll ever get that at this stage! Hyped af on this box set though. Makes me feel a bit old to see a commemorative reissue boxset for something that was released initially in my lifetime haha.