Ferny99

The REAL beginning of Linkin Park

It's very nostalgic. Maybe those kids represent the band when they were young.

 

I wish, but I'm afraid that's not possible.

Why do you say that?

It's also, like, everyone on this site is constantly ganging up on me for my opinion and stuff. You're right, I do spend too much time on this site. But I thought having a long break and coming back would change me, it didn't, I'm still the same person. This super long wait for the new music on top of the whole SJW thing from the band members this past year, and the fact that the band is making some Justin Bieber style pop album have really killed it for me.

Dude, everyone's "ganging up" on you for a good reason. You're making a bunch of unreasonable assumptions despite the fact that you and everyone else have heard nothing from the new album. Yeah we may have had some SC and instagram teasers that sound "popish", but there's a very good chance that the end product won't sound anything like that. Also, you're claiming that they're headed towards a pure pop direction. How can you be so sure? There's many images and videos of them recording drum loops and guitar riffs. You really think they're gonna drop all real instruments and replace them with synthesizers? That's something that Justin Bieber or Drake would do, but not LP. If anything, they're headed towards more of a R&B/Hip hop direction, with of course, a good touch of Linkin Park. I mean think about it, true pop is usually up-beat with atrocious, elementary lyrics that a 10 year old would find amusing. But they've explained how they've put a larger influence on lyrics, and less on sound, and that the songs are a lot more personal and intimate. Pop just doesn't fit in that case. If anything it'll probably be their slowest record, which is, like I said, more along the lines of R&B and maybe soft rock.

Honestly just wait until the full album is out, and once you've had a good listen of all of the tracks, that's where you'll be able to develop a valid opinion. But right now you're just letting your assumptions get the best of you. Nothing but pointless anger.

I'm ready

It would be super cool if they do that, but I highly doubt it. Beyonce is a HUGE pop artist that can release an album without prior announcement and still have it do well commercially, while LP needs to do a decent amount of promotion before they drop an album (we all saw what happened after they barely promoted THP).

But also keep in mind that THP didn't blow up that well because of its sound. Considering that hard rock isn't mainstream anymore, it makes sense. But seeing as LP is going towards a more pop and R&B-orientated sound, I'm sure that it will receive commercial success regardless.