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The Xero demos that LP has are probably the same quality that we already got, at least for the original versions, I don't know how good Mike's mastertape would be. It was probably a "metal" tape which is granted, higher quality then regular tapes (and it's what those 4-track recorders used), but who knows how bad it's deteriorated after 20 years. There is another possibility that there are re-tracked and re-recorded versions of the songs, I mean we already know there's a "HD" version of Rhinestone with Mark, I'm willing to bet at some point before Mark left that they re-recorded some of their catalog possibly in a ProTools session.

Any more updates on this? (Side note, this whole thing reminds me of "The Crow" version of Rhinestone. I always wanted to find out more about that)

Yeah I have no clue what that one was about, they seem to have updated it now:

I mean ATS was meant to feel like one long experience, them not really remembering how many tracks are on that album really speaks volumes of how it was successful they were at achieving their goal.

I fucking love this song, probably my favourite out of the 3, Mike's flow, while it may be a bit different than what he does, sounded great for this song. Mike doesn't have to have the same flow every song, I liked the switch up. Couple other things: 1) There are live drums in the song, you can hear them in the chorus. 2) There is live guitar in this song, and it sounds really nice. It fits it well, I really see what Brad was saying in that interview 3) Those things are not perquisites to make the song good, I never got into LP for the the guitar or drums or whatever, it was how they're mixed, and this song does that well.

Bump, I think @Astat can answer that better, but I think they all still get some amount of royalties cause they're still credited as "Music preformed by Linkin Park" along with each members label imprint being credited at the back of the LP single

New Linkin Park word mark logo from the WBR press site:

THIS 100% Honestly speaking I really enjoy LPs teasing, it's pretty fun to anticipate. The band has worked very hard on this album, they want to get the fans on the same page in terms of excitement, I'm all for it. I really hate when fans are impatient, I get it, we all want the album, but this hype phase is really important.

I agree with you there, If @lhcluiz can provide some sort of proof, that's the only way to really know, right now the fact that date isn't listed on the site and that we don't have any other style of proof makes it seem unlikely that this is 100% legit. I really hope it is though.

It's probably around or bellow 144p, I don't think many Internet connections could really handle streaming video in 98 , back to the to the point of the proshoot, like @Skipees mentioned, there isn't a date listed on the site for the 19th. But It'd be so amazing if we got footage of a proshoot from that era. I hope that somehow what @lhcluiz is saying is true, and there's a chance that we could get our hands on it.

This is a pretty interesting question, they might of ended up with a different vocalist, but I don't know how a different dynamic would work. Would they have sounded the same? Probably production wise, but I'd say a good part of their success was Chester's singing. His dynamic vocal range contributed to the signature "soft yet hard" sound of Hybrid Theory, would someone else been able to achieve that? Also considering the fact that they didn't have a deal at the time, would someone else have stuck with them through thick or thin. Chester clearly put all of his faith into Hybrid Theory/LP succeeding, not sure if another vocalist would have done the same. As for Pictureboard, I have a feeling it'll probably pop up someday. Maybe through the LPU or through a internal WBR CD, who knows. It's funny how hyped it's gotten, chances are it sounds similar to the previous Xero demos we've heard. I'm more interested in the re-recorded Xero stuff with Mark. We know a higher quality copy of Rhinestone with mark exists

He's talking about Tattoo The Earth, which according to a quick search, was a tour that Slipknot did in the mid 2000s. I don't know how fans would react to that, I think it wouldn't be crazy or anything, considering Slipknot and LP have toured before (If my memory serves). Also, if they kept that sound, I think it would have actually been a bad choice, I think LP reinventing themselves with MTM was well needed, and in hindsight, that MTM "sound" would have happened eventually anyways on another album perhaps.

Wow, amazing post Astat! I think I either posted this on here or LPA but my theory to the whole Burberry thing Is it might have been worked on briefly in 2015, but quickly abandoned (vocals or something maybe?), and since this was probably done in a new session file, You get the 2015 date. I doubt any one in the band can remember when they did what demo, or if it was already released in some form, since they work on so many. Some people claim they can hear mixing differences in this VS. Space Station but, I'm never good at picking that stuff out.

My guess for why Burberry was listed as 2015 on the CD (even though a longer version of the song was already released a while back with the Stagelight stuff) is it might have been worked on briefly in 2015, but quickly abandoned, and since the session file was opened the date was modified on it. Thus Mike or whoever was looking through the files for 2015 demos threw that one on there. I doubt any one in the band can remember when they did what demo, or if it was already released in some form, since they work on so many

Anyone know how long the pre-order sale is going on for? I would love to have a physical copy of the cd.

Super excited for this year's LPU, should be really cool, not to mention hype for the album. Also I wonder where Joe was for this, it'd been nice to have the entire band there

I think they had another version of a logo for a bit while they where called Hybrid Theory, I Remember seeing it, somewhere...

Not me haha, I bid on this and was winning it for a while but, it went over my max bid of $115 (which being a student is already out of my budget lol). Hope it went to a good collector!

I think Mike is either getting confused about when they changed their name from Xero to Hybrid Theory or its possible they held on to the Xero name until just before releasing the EP, which I guess could explain him calling this song and another a Xero demo. Him saying it was on the tape they sent Chester, I have no idea, I always assumed they wrote it after Chester joined the band, it's possible that just the beat could have been sent to him. Someone should really ask Mike about this.

I always felt like it was, or maybe a label showcase? It's honestly hard to say, it could have been another part of their rehearsal space which we didn't see in the Mark Ostrick video.

"Garage Days" is from LPA, if I'm not mistaken it was a updated remaster by Skittle021 of his original remaster. Or something like that, Garage Days is miles better than any others I've heard

DBX's incase anyones wondering is a audio company that has products that specializes in Noise Reduction, EQ, Compressors etc... The note's probably indicating that the audio for those songs needs to be run through one of the units.

This is awesome!! Good work you guys!

This was an awesome read! It's amazing to see how much LPL has evolved!

I think the missing content is temporary, to my knowledge they're still moving stuff over from the old system. The new system is a bit weird, but it's something I'm sure we'll get used to, here's the link to the free downloads though: https://linkinpark.com/store/free-downloads