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Do you guys think, that if NRL and ATL get released on Spotify eventually (I suppose MTM:20), that there's hope that it's the original tracks? I kinda doubt it and it makes me sad, 'cause I dislike the 2013 versions. I mean.. no need for the Acetate version of ATL, but at least the officially released one. Hope's are also up for "Japan" being on MTM:20, even though it might not be that different from ATL

A short summary of the Reddit AMA with Jeff Blue. Please note, that this is only a compilation of information about Linkin Park, their members and their relationship to Jeff and not about A&R in general or other artists he worked with. Also, his answers aren't edited to correct to preserve his intention in answering. Unrelated stuff is left out though. Q: Do you have any footage of the band performing as Xero or Hybrid Theory? Jeff Blue: "yes I have video but again can't release. A friend of mine has video and it's on youtube!" Q: Do you know some of the singers that participated at the Xero Singing Audition? JB: "Yes I know some of the singers." Q: Brad once mentioned a Xero song called 'Spark Marker', is that song name real or not? JB: "I don't remember anything called Spark Marker lol i think people have been making up names. I have almost every demo with random names, but the guys would just make names up and change them [...] but that name doesn't ring a bell." Q: What are the differences between Stick N Move from Xero Tape and the first Xero CD from studio? What differences are between Step Up Xero version and Hybrid Theory version? JB: "there's a ton of differences, you can hear them on spotify box set." Note: Either Jeff mistook the Xero CD versions for Hybrid Theory versions, or structurally the songs haven't changed from the Xero CD. Q: Is the version of the song 'And One', recorded on March 14, 2000, at NRG (as mentioned on the book), the same version which was played live between 2000-2002? JB: "Yes on "and one" and unfortunately I can't release them myself." "And One had a few diff versions." Q: Why was Stick and Move scrapped from the Hybrid Theory album? Is there a final version of it? JB: "Hey, so we had dozens of songs, we narrowed them down to 14, and only 11 could make the album (plus Joe's cure for the itch) since contractually the band would only get paid on a certain amount of tracks. The band, Don, and I chose the songs we felt were strongest! Although it's a good song, it also wasn't one that Chester wrote on so maybe that was a factor too, but in the end...we released the strongest songs we believed in!" Q: Is there any chance those demos that you mentioned in your book could get leaked to the public? JB: "not sure legally, i have a lot of demos that are diff than what is on the box set. diff versions really" Q: Would you be able to release music from those demos yourself? JB: "no, i have the original artwork from the very first demo and not sure how to even release that." Q: What are one or two Linkin Park songs that you felt most proud to be a part of? JB: "Honestly I feel Crawling, One Step Closer, and Points of Authority are my favorites on the album" Q: Do you have any specific memories of a lyric, line, or sound from the band that kept you motivated? What about a disagreement? You mentioned that Mike is a great writer, Brad is so smart too. Each band member almost seemed to play a pivotal role outside the instrument they played (Artwork/production/directing etc), and I think that plays a bigger part in what makes a band successful. I always respected how you bet on the people behind the music. JB: "Mike's lyrics had a dark vibe, his early demos all had rain, concrete, references etc. I loved Points of Authority, but the first demos are what kept me motivated. Mike is very prolific and cinematic, that grabbed me instantly as opposed to other artists at the time simply writing aggressive lyrics. Obviously i detail many disagreements we had making the album, but that's part of creating something iconic. Had those disagreements not happened it probably wouldn't have pushed everyone that extra mile to make such an incredible product, although it would have been much less stressful. The label politics were exhausting. The manager and I will be doing a 3 hr video answering questions which will be posted soon! Follow my My IG is @JeffBlueMusic for info on it!" "And yes the band was completely focused on their vision which allowed them to be authentic, which is soooo important. And thanks for realizing all the hard work that goes into developing artists! :)" Q: What is your fondest memory of Chester/the band as a whole? JB: "there are so many amazing memories. with Chester the first time I spoke to him on the phone, his passion and energy struck me like no other; the first time I met him, his innocence and positive spirit really affected me, but after we finished the album through all the drama and hardships, we sat across from my house and looked out at the ocean and he said, some day, I want us to look back on this. I want to buy (what was empty land at the time) this property and build a house next to yours. One of my favorite moments with the band was after all the studio drama, going back and tweaking the tracks a hundred times with my notes, when they thought I would hate it, I listened to the entire album start to finish twice, and came into the studio with tears in my eyes. They said "you hate it, i knew it" I replied this is the most amazing piece of art I've ever heard! I was overwhelmed with pride for the band and their tenacity and talent and ability to overcome all the pressure and rejection we all had experienced for 3 years. I knew the ablum was special" JB about his relationship with Chester: "I was blessed to literally reach Chester as a fluke. If you read the book I convinced an attorney buddy to reach out to him on a whim. When I heard his voice something told me this was the guy, and when he sent me the demo, I was floored. From the moment I met him we had a bond, and were really close all through when I left Warner to go to Interscope. Of course in the midst of the entertainment industry things get distorted and people lose touch but Chester and I spent a lot of in depth talking time together. We were both a little different than the rest of the guys. Our families spent holidays together (both of our ex wives etc) and we went through the tough time of getting a record deal together. Chester was an incredibly passionate and feeling individual. Like most artists we all have demons inside and that's what makes us more emotive than most. Chester brought a beautiful light to the darkness we live in. He was vulnerable and passionate, true, authentic, and believable, and that's what allowed us all in the world to connect with his voice. He made us all feel like we belong. The story is really inspirational and the world is a better place because of him"

I know that it had a name before, but it's the only song not mentioned on the list. It does not have harmonics (overtones) in it (which PMA does), BUT it is the only song besides PMA to have a second guitar playing a harmony over it, making it a harmonic song. (I know it is only a vague idea but hey..)

nah Pods is completely unrelated to LP, it's just that he had a small sound bank and apparently liked some of those on Linkin Park songs better/as well

I'm taking the list by @lpliveusername trying to share my thoughts on what I think we already have from Jeff demos (bold text): Xero - 1997 Mike Shinoda (from photo): 01. Fuse 02. Reading My Eyes 03. Stick N Move First Xero demo he heard: 01. Fuse 02. [Untitled Track] 03. Stick And Move 04. Reading My Eyes November 1997, baby cover: (obviously) 01. Rhinestone 02. Reading My Eyes (even remastered on HT20) 03. Fuse 04. Stick N Move Xero (from photo): 01. Rhinestone 02. Dreamer 03. Weight August 25, 1998 demo produced by Darryl Swan at Paramount Recording Studios (Studio C) [Fiends from Rapology 14 likely from this demo] November 17, 1998 demo CD: 01. Rhinestone 02. Esaul 03. Pictureboard 04. Fiends (I believe they reused the R14 one) 05. Stick N Move (instrumentally if there was a Chester version before album sessions - I'm thinking audition tape) 06. Carousel 07. Slip (instrumentally if there was a Chester version before album sessions - I'm thinking audition tape) 08. Step Up First demo CD with Chester [early May 1999]: 01. Over To Me (Blue) 02. Could Have Been 03. Rhinestone 04. Esaul 05. Part Of Me 06. Turn To Grey 07. Pictureboard 08. Ashes (Unfinished) Studio time with Mudrock in June 1999 for about a week [Hybrid Theory EP] 9-track demo CD, week of August 16, 1999: (pretty sure that's the "Forgotten Demos" source or each is at least on one of the leaked demo CDs) xx. Untitled xx. Points Of Authority xx. Super Xero xx. I Hate You/Crawling Random mentions: It Doesn't Matter [Untitled] Flower [early She Couldn't] Brad and Mike flew to New York to work with the Dust Brothers in September/October 1999 and did an early version of With You with only rap vocals. The demo was called Dust Brothers because it was meant for the Dust Brothers album. Don Gilmore received the first demo from the band in November 1999: (Probably also on the actually leaked demo CDs) xx. Untitled (I'm pretty sure we have most of the demos of songs that actually made it onto HT) xx. Crawling (I'm pretty sure we have most of the demos of songs that actually made it onto HT) xx. Dust Brothers (Not sure about this one though - it has changed quite a bit) xx. Points Of Authority (I'm pretty sure we have most of the demos of songs that actually made it onto HT) Early March [first week] demo CD: 01. Plaster [no bridge] 02. Papercut [guitar/beat instrumental demo] Recording at NRG started on March 7, 2000 (what did they do the first week besides setting up? Guide tracks in a live take?) and was scheduled for a month and a half. Rob's drum recording schedule for Hybrid Theory: March 14, 2000: Harmonic Song (same as Runaway: If we don't consider Rob back in studio after Mar 17th - this should be Crawling) Pictureboard By Myself Plaster Papercut Rhinestone (Forgotten) And One March 15, 2000: Untitled Esaul (A Place For My Head) Dust Bros. Stick N Move (maybe this is what's on HT:20 but IMO it doesn't sound that properly recorded) March 16, 2000: Stick N Move (continued from 3/15) (I believe they used this for Runaway - if Rob didn't have to record once more after the SnM was completed, 'cause of Don) Slip (maybe this is what's on HT:20/LPU11 but IMO it doesn't sound that properly recorded) A Place For My Head March 17, 2000: Points Of Authority Pushing Me Away Now I See what do you guys think? is this anywhere near accurate?

Dude he has THE SONG AND ONE FROM THE 2000 STUDIO SESSIONS and it's the freaking live version.. damn now I got hopes up for something we'll probably never hear.. edit: I just read your answer to him... on my own behalf: please don't try to convince him to release stuff illegally, that's just childish and in imo it's poor taste. also I think it puts a bad light on LPL if people keep referring to PB with Mark, since the TJ and Antoine things are still open on LPL. Some things I personally am not even comfortable with them being posted on here, 'cause Warner is always around the corner. But reddit? c'mon

Welcome to the Ostrick Tapes

I mean Mike has stated that this is not a Mark Wakefield song iirc

It's not Mark Wakefield

probably.. I only have them as .snd sadly

which folder is it in?

reduction acapellas usually don't keep the reverb and when there are multi-tracked vocals, some of them get dropped - also this would be very clean even for today's techniques to make an acapella and as eyesburning said - back in the day it would have been much sloppier I think it's legit

I just found the acapella, 'cause I had the same idea and it would fit but what bothers me the most is, that the vocals on this snippet are treated differently I found the panic attack pronunciation fitting, even the notes fit but it seems that there is some voice editing like autotune or similar, making him sound older (no pitch correction just voice editing) I think it is Petrified chopped up, treated, so it sounds more like 2014 Mike and put on an instrumental track - none of these steps are difficult to do, by the way

is this really out there?

Mine came today randomly (Amazon Germany)

but Brad played on Crawling right? so technically he's part of IGD

What a tease 🥰

You'd have to ask Jeff Blue

About Lockout: I won't take part in a crowd funding - I just think that Ostrick guy isn't worth getting 50k or even more just because he thinks he's some kind of a VIP The reanimation vocals were partly rerecorded and some are the original. e.g. 1 stp klsr isn't rerecorded at all, while p5hng my a*wy has the chorus rerecorded but not the verses, I can make a list if you want. pts of authority e.g. wasn't rerecorded as well iirc

by that logic (which makes some kind of sense to me actually) it would most likely be Crawling, 'cause it is not mentioned anywhere else for those saying "but there are no harmonics played in this song" - yes there aren't, BUT it is the only song besides PMA on the album that has a second guitar playing a "harmony" in the music theory sense over the power chords this is just a conspiracy but I could stick with it

a guy who says he played bass on those tracks, he leaked the Xero Pictureboard

I had ordered my LPU 13 in november 2013 and it arrived february 2014, so no worries - it should get to you eventually

Remember people saying "I think with this anniversary box we should have like every recording there is from the 1996-2002 era"? Well we were wrong. Sooo wrong. First came Mike "oh you guys like the stuff we've just released? well here is some info about a song you didn't know about, we won't release it either." Then this - I don't know if this makes 2020 even better or just worse

Suggestion: On the Skin to Bone page: adding Mike's comment on the transition to UIB, from the LPUTV "Tape Tape Echo", that it's the tape echo machine they've used for years.

does this mean no Spotify release on this?