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Yeah I agree with Legend and you have to take into consideration that the vocalist will also be a good live vocalist, because a lot of those metal bands and shit from like Warped Tour fame are famously bad live when it comes to their vocalists. Chester was actually amazing live. Anybody can make anything sound good in the studio if you have the know-how and right equipment. That's one of the reasons why I shy away from studio recordings and listen to almost all live recordings but that's getting off topic. As long as they get someone who can bring the older heavy songs to life every night on stage and do them justice, I'm all for it.

IMO, LFY. People like Numb from LIT because you can actually hear the guitar in it unlike every other performance of Numb, ever. Numb sounds like a hard rock song on Meteora and LIT but not at any other live show it has ever been played at.

Seconded that would be great to have.

Trust me I want nothing more then for Mike to front the band himself and it just be the 5 of them but it seems like a lot of fans are apparently against it. And at first I was against them getting a new vocalist but now I''m not 100% against it.

Chester wasn't just a rock vocalist though, he was also pretty metal and punk. Most rock vocalists cannot scream at all and don't really have a punk ethos, either. They would need someone who is more of a hard rock/metal vocalist to be able to do a lot of songs like OSC, APFMH, LFY, Faint, FTI, GU, BIO and way more. But besides that part, Mike has become immensely good at singing throughout the Post Traumatic cycle and he could easily handle slower songs and stuff. As far as just singles go he could easily handle Papercut, Crawling (although I don't think he wants to sing that one he said), In The End, Somewhere I Belong, Numb, Breaking The Habit (he also has said he doesn't want to sing that one), What I've Done, Shadow Of The Day, Leave Out All The Rest, New Divide, The Catalyst, Waiting For The End, Burning In The Skies, Iridescent, Burn It Down, Castle Of Glass, Until It's Gone, Final Masquerade, pretty much the entire OML record including the singles. So yeah. And that's leaving out a shit ton of non-singles and stuff, too. Like I said, I'm not 100% opposed to them getting a new vocalist from a fan's point of view. But like Mike said, it would have to be natural and he would never want to feel like he was replacing Chester. And I guarantee 98% of the hardcore fanbase would agree with that. At the end of the day, LP won't ever the be the same as they were, it will be different, which I thought was blatantly obvious from the get go. EDIT: I listened to the recording of San Francisco Summer Sanitarium the other day and you guys should listen to APFMH. Mike basically like screams at the beginning when he is hyping the crowd. Not like Chester but for Mike, I've never heard him like that. Imagine if he could do that stuff and we never even knew.

Well my opinion has certainly changed from 2017. I want Linkin Park to continue. I think now in April of 2019, we know that Mike is more than capable of singing and being a frontman, as we learned throughout the Post Traumatic cycle. If they want to have someone else join the band, I am not 100% opposed to it, but they have to do it carefully and respectfully of Chester and the hardcore fans, which Mike has basically said they would do if this were the case. I love how a few months back Mike said ''I would never want to feel like we are replacing Chester''. I think maybe 2020 or so would be a good time to start trying to work out the future of Linkin Park, but that's just from my point of view being a hardcore fan. I think enough time will have passed by July of 2019 that a lot of fans like myself will have somewhat come to terms with what happened and are more interested in the band continuing. Asking this question in 2017 was too insensitive, IMO, because it was still so fresh and everyone (hardcore fans and band) were a mess at that point. 2018 was really a year of mourning but also a year of getting through the hurt, which Mike helped the fans go through, which was amazing of him. And I feel like Mike himself healed a little bit during it as well. Well maybe I shouldn't say ''healed'' but come to terms with some things. I don't personally believe you ever fully ''heal'' from a great loss of life like that but you learn to cope and become whole again over time in some ways. I don't think as of April 2019 that the entire fanbase is ready to tackle the idea of the future of Linkin Park but we're hell of a lot closer than in 2017. I think with 2020 we might be closer. But I don't want to speak for anyone, it's just what I've kind of observed and what I've felt personally.

Did Painted Me Wrong become Prove Me Wrong? LOL.

However we are getting all of these, it's epic.

I'm creating thread as a place to post photos of all the known pictures of ''demo boards'' throughout LP's 7 album career. I also will post pictures of computer screenshots and everything else shown throughout LPTV and Making Of's because there is a lot. I recently just watched LPTV - Iridescent Gang Vocals and discovered a screenshot of an ATS demo board with songs like Aubrey One (from LPU XIV), Ammosick (from MALL), and Primo (from LPU XIII), among others. LPTV - Roads Untraveled also has a photo of a LT demo board with features Warm Spell (from MALL). There are so many from each album shown throughout it all. Even a photo of White Noise on a piece of paper during a THP clip. I will start work later or when I have time. Anyone who wants to post, feel free!!!

Epic, that would be great if you could share it. (if you find it).

Does anybody have the higher resolution of this photo? Was on mikeshinoda.com under Minutes to Midnight photos a long time ago when his site was active. It's a great photo of Mike and Chester.

http://morningafter.webtalk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=40 I found the transcript from the infamous December 2005 Chester LPU chat. God this brings back memories, my question even being asked in it. chesterbennington says to (12:38): What's up? How are you guys doin? chesterbennington says to (12:38): I'm here guys LPHybrid says to (12:38): hey chester LPHybrid says to (12:38): thanks for coming LPHybrid says to (12:38): you ready to get started ? chesterbennington says to (12:38): YES LPHybrid says to (12:39): OK LPHybrid says to (12:39): M please submit your questions LPHybrid says to (12:39): let's get this going maria666 says to (12:39): Hey Chester, What are your thoughts on the new album ? {heart_smiley,bye_smiley} metallikorn90 says to (12:39): Hey Chester! David said he hasn't been as excited about making an album as now.. how is that with u? and is the album with more strings or rap or..? and can you say something about the name of it? I wish you good luck, Merry Christmas- Rob (Holland) chesterbennington says to (12:39): On what new album? chesterbennington says to (12:39): Which one? LPHybrid says to (12:39): yours i think LPHybrid says to (12:39): solo LPHybrid says to (12:40): ? LPHybrid says to (12:40): not sure Misiraul says to chesterbennington (12:40): no on the new LP album LPHybrid says to (12:40): hold questions for s sec, guys MuzicGuy85 says to (12:40): Hey Chester, Im a HUGE fan (Like everyone else here). And, here is my question. How come you have been so quiet about your solo album when Mike was very open about his??? chesterbennington says to (12:41): We're all really excited about making this record. I can't really say anything anything about the direction of the record, because we haven't ever really conciously pre-concieved an album, and so the album kind of comes to us when ideas comes to us.[/b] chesterbennington says to (12:42): Music comes to us, if the album wants to reveal itself to us it will. MariBrasil says to (12:42): Hey chester!how r u doing?will you play any instrument in your solo album? which one? LPHybrid says to (12:42): please only submit your question once (metallikorn) chesterbennington says to (12:43): I've been quiet about the solo record because there isn't a definite release date right now because Linkin Park has decided to go into the studio and LP always comes first. LPHybrid says to (12:43): (and muzicguy) chesterbennington says to (12:43): What's best for Linkin Park is what's best for the fans. myheartsingswithpain says to (12:43): hiya, first off i'd like to say, LP rocks my fuckin socks, but anyway onto the whole point of this thingie..my question! before i ask, i'd like say sorry if this has been asked a million times, but...what exactly was/is your inspiration to write music? {weird_smiley,fear_smiley} chesterbennington says to (12:44): I play guitar, I play keyboard, I did programming, and I sing on the solo album. Ryan, Amir and Fu and I all did everything together on it. LPHybrid says to (12:44): N, O, and P please get your questions ready - do not submit them yet, thoguh LPHybrid says to (12:44): though* LPHybrid says to (12:45): again, do not submit them yet chesterbennington says to (12:45): My inspiration? Music itself is kind of my inspriation. I love music, it's always done something for me when I listen to it. meteorarocker411 says to undergrounddivanz (12:45): Was there anything you saw in Fort Minor or your album that you would like to see on the next LP album? chesterbennington says to (12:45): A good song you might listen to a thousand times, whereas a good movie you might only watch a couple of times. chesterbennington says to (12:45): Music is inspiring for people and that makes me want to do it. LPHybrid says to (12:46): ok, NOP - please submit your questions at this time. M, users, please stop and thank you for asking some goodies {smile_smiley} alinedfer says to (12:46): hey Chaz! well, I don't know if the guys have already asked, but what do u think of FOrt Minor {heart_smiley} PunkRampant says to (12:46): Hi Chester, do you think your solo album will have the same "dark" tone you had on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack? Thanks, Linkin Park kicks ass, by the way. NonnaNL says to (12:46): Hi Chester. I’m really looking forward to a new LP album and your solo album. I hope they will rock as much as HT and Meteora. So my question is: What bands are you currently into? Jeanna. Holland chesterbennington says to (12:47): Fort Minor is not LP and my project is not LP. If they were going to be on a LP record they'd be on an LP record. When you hear you'll understand. Pizzaguy08 says to (12:47): chester, hows it goin', my question is about your solo albam. have you decided a name for the albam, if so what is it called? Merrry Christmas-Tim pinksoldier9 says to chesterbennington (12:47): I'm Fiorella from Peru and I think you absolutely rock!, I have a group of friends here who are also huge fans, Brenda, Alessandra and Daniel say hello and good luck with future projects with the band, which bands influenced you and will you take those inf pinksoldier9 says to chesterbennington (12:47): and will you take the influences to the solo album? chesterbennington says to (12:48): The project is called Snow White Tan and I've been tossing some ideas around for the name of the record but it hasn't been named yet. chesterbennington says to (12:48): As soon as it's ready to be released, everyone will know. OLIVEROCK says to (12:49): Hey Chester! Before I ask my question I just wanted to say that some of LP biggest fans are from my small hometown in Tennessee. Okay my question is what was it like to sing with Motley Crue during the Music For Relief concert? Happy Merry Christmas! LPHybrid says to (12:49): motley crue ruuuuuuuuuule ❤️ chesterbennington says to (12:50): That's a good question, there's really not that many bands I'm into right now...I think the Killers are really really good. And I think that the Nine Inch Nails record is really good, and the Depeche Mode record, and a new band called Dirty Head. LPHybrid says to (12:51): NOP questions only, anyone else submitting questions will be removed. chesterbennington says to (12:51): The Cure, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, STP have influenced me chesterbennington says to (12:51): Jane's Addiction, Ministry chesterbennington says to (12:51): Bucket O' Weenies chesterbennington says to (12:51): that's it chesterbennington says to (12:52): It was kind of weird to sing with Motley Crue, it's hard for me to think of myself as a rock star. Rock stars get to hang out with other rock stars and do stuff like that, and I had one of those moments where I realized I am one of those dudes. PartTimeThinker says to (12:52): Hey Chester... You've all worked with a number of great names in the industry either as a group or separately... is there anyone dead or alive you'd love to record with that you haven't had the opportunity to do? xx LPHybrid says to (12:52): NOP, please stop and QRS, please submit your questions LPHybrid says to (12:52): thanks! you're all doing wonderful chesterbennington says to (12:53): It's kind of weird but it was really cool. Vince Neil was really really tired when he showed up, he'd just done 2 nights in a row and came into a show that night, didnt get any sleep really, and we had to be at sound check at 7:30 in the morning. siany says to (12:53): Hi Chaz, When Linkin Park write the song, what come first , the lyric or the melody? {smile_smiley} Skitsomania says to (12:53): Here's my question: What other people and/or bands have you chosen to collaborate with on either your solo album or the new (if there is one) LP album? Oh, and-Happy Holidays. {smile_smiley} RememberTheName89 says to (12:53): Hey Chester, will there be any slow songs on the new LP record like My December or the Pushing Me Away remix? They always seem to be my favorite. chesterbennington says to (12:53): He rolled in didnt even shower, came into rehearsal, took a few takes and did it with barely any rehearsal at all. Then he was back to his hotel with a couple of hours of sleep and played a show that night. rainbow69702003 says to Gemz (12:53): Hi Chester.i'd like to know how did you feel working alone i mean you always worked with the group.where did you get the inspiration for you songs? did depeche mode sound influence it?great voice!Mara from Italy ps:Merry X-mas chesterbennington says to (12:53): Their shows are like 2.5 hours long, my respect level for them has gone up so much because of this.[/b] chesterbennington says to (12:54): I'd love to work with Depeche Mode. I think they are really really amazing. LPHybrid says to (12:54): QRS only, please chesterbennington says to (12:55): I've had some talks about trying to work out something with Robert Smith, he's without a question the only person that I know that I am a huge fan of, that when I met I kind of freaked out a little bit. chesterbennington says to (12:55): I kind of got like gushy fan, all teary eyed, your music means so much to me kind of thing. He consoled me and said it's ok man. We talked for a couple hours. I'd love to work with that guy I think he's a genious. chesterbennington says to (12:55): I don't like working with dead people, that's kind of gross. LPHybrid says to (12:56): lmao... chesterbennington says to (12:57): As far as my solo stuff is concerned, I wrote the bulk of the music and all the lyrics and stuff, the other guys I am working with have contributed quite a bit to the album as well. It's not really a collaboration with anyone besides them. chesterbennington says to (12:58): I don't think we'll ever have guest appearances on an actual album, only on separate stuff like when I worked with Korn, or Ztrip, or Reanimation. We've worked with other people but not on our records. stinka says to LPHybrid (12:58): Hi CHester,do you feel more confident performingyour solo material or LP material? samialeal says to chesterbennington (12:59): Chaz, which other artists will be featured on your solo album, beyond Julien-K and Amir Derakh? chesterbennington says to (12:59): Um, I wouldn't know the answer to that question yet. siany says to (12:59): Hi Chaz, When Linkin Park write the song, what come first , the lyric or the melody? chesterbennington says to (12:59): Nope don't think so. LPHybrid says to (12:59): TUV, please chesterbennington says to (12:59): The melody always comes first before lyrics. LPHybrid says to (12:59): submit your questions thehuffs says to (13:00): My three year old son loves Live in Texas. He complained when I turned it off and put on Christmas music.He say's dance Linkin Park .My husband and I love Linkin Park. I really think you sound awesome live. Do you think you will do another live CD? tinychica101 says to chesterbennington (13:00): so besides robert smith is there anyone else that would make you react in a oh my god i cant believe its you sort of way?... if you ever met them.... ??? undergrounddivanz says to (13:00): You only need to ask your question once thanks. chesterbennington says to (13:00): Sometimes in rare occassions, you can write some lyrics and it works better on some other melody later, but for me melody is always most important and it comes first, and makes the story that the lyrics come around later. voehahnLP says to Gemz (13:00): HI Chester! Before I ask, the biggest "Hello" from Russia to you and all LP! We look forward to your visit! Now my question... What covers played by Bucket of Weenies are you beloved ones? Thanx... Gemz says to (13:00): please only ask your questions once chesterbennington says to (13:01): I wouldn't say we'd never do another live CD, but I know we'll keep making albums and we enjoy special things like Live in Texas, Reanimation and Collision Course. chesterbennington says to (13:01): I'm sure whatever we do in some way or another we'll keep doing unique things. Trine90 says to (13:02): Hey Chester! When can we expect a new LP album? Merry Christmas! LPHybrid says to (13:02): LP ablum should be out in 2006 for those of you wondering chesterbennington says to (13:02): And we JUST put out the Live 8 CD of all LIVE TRACKS for LPU! chesterbennington says to (13:02): you'll get in your membership package- it rocks thechemist09 says to Gemz (13:02): what do u do in your free time? chesterbennington says to (13:03): I'd have to meet that person to tell you. I met Sting and I wasn't all like WOW STING and I didnt cry. I met Elton John, super sweet nice person but I wasnt like gushing. But I meat Robert Smith and I kind of freak out a little bit. chesterbennington says to (13:03): Even though I really liked meeting Sting. LPHybrid says to (13:03): WXYZ please submit your questions, thank you TUV. {smile_smiley} LPHybrid says to (13:04): i met paul mccartney and went craaaaaaaaaaaaazy. Gemz says to (13:04): I'm so jealous of you jeanne WhiteFerret says to (13:04): All the Chester Whores over on LPMB send you their love and say Hi. We were wondering, which superhero would you want to be and why, and is that in any way reflected on the sound of your upcoming solo album? -Maria, Finland YeahLP says to (13:04): First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, all the way from Denmark. You said that it would be gross working with dead people, lol, but if You could get one dead rock star back from the dead, who would it be? Helene & Andrй DK yuka says to (13:05): how do you feel about LP doing solo activites? btw,Your soulful singing really touched my heart and thank you for being my inspiration. WesleyBR says to (13:05): What's up Chaz? I'm Wesley from Brazil, glad to be here with you! What we can expect of different for your solo album? Will have swear-words in your solo album? I wait that not. Thank you so much for being here... Merry Xmas! chesterbennington says to (13:05): The only person that is dead that I would want to come back would be miss M Monroe zztineofie says to (13:06): hi chester. just wanted to say that i think your the most important person on planet. So heres my question: are you going to scream much on LP`s next cd? and if you coming to a city near me I will challenge you to a scream competition. LOL.! chesterbennington says to (13:06): That's really nice, thank you. I think it's cool, anything that keeps the band musically charged and helps us broaden our minds and open us up to new things, will only benefit Linkin Park. I think it's really actually something that makes us all better. chesterbennington says to (13:07): It's really weird, I just don't cuss within my songs on my solo album. LPHybrid says to (13:07): ABC and numbers please submit your questions. no other letters. chesterbennington says to (13:08): It's hard for me to put words I use freely every day into the songs for some reason. The only cussing you'll ever hear me do is when I'm singing someone else's song. CrimsonDecember says to undergrounddivanz (13:08): Hello chester...me luvs you and lp cause your such a big part of my life and u rock.i was wandring do you like to watch anime?and if so whats your fav. anime? chazgrl says to (13:08): hey chester, i heard about ur solo project and i was wondering what kind of stuff is gonna be on it ? ps: *i wuv u*_ jade {kiss_smiley,heart_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:08): Everything on the record is different than Linkin Park. Even the way I am singing is my own sound, it sounds different. chesterbennington says to (13:08): In every way. chesterbennington says to (13:08): But good! CrawlingInMySkin says to (13:08): Now that you and Mike both went seperate ways by writing lyrics on your own has that now changed the way you both write and put your lyrics together? Merry Christmas and good luck in 2006. Michelle Hi Chester, when did you first take an interest in music and when did you start to think about it seriously as a career path? - Merry Christmas and a happy New Year ---Callum6052 , Australia. {bye_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:09): Screaming competition sounds like fun, I look forward to that. CrzyCanadian says to (13:09): Congrats on the solo, I can't wait to hear it! My question is, did you find it difficult to divide your attention between the solo and writing with LP? Bucket O' Weenies rocks! \m/ {laugh_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:09): I would have to say that after listening to some ideas with Mike the other night, kicking around ideas on new music, put it this way, I couldn't go into the studio the next day because of all the screaming I did. chesterbennington says to (13:09): There will be A LOT of screaming. cp712 says to chesterbennington (13:09): First of all, Merry Christmas – Chester (Soulful Chaz), when writing lyrics for a new album what kind of ritual or relaxation methods do you use? (Examples: do you light candles, dress up as the Chemist, or play Xbox before you write) LPU Dallas, Texas chesterbennington says to (13:10): My screaming seems to get harder and more disgusting every time I do it. chesterbennington says to (13:10): I had to go home and go to bed after I was working on the music at Mike's. bri14seiya says to (13:10): everytime i go on stage I get stage fright, how do you deal with being on stage with so many people? chesterbennington says to (13:11): No, Mike and I pretty much write the same way. The only difference when writing our own stuff is you are on your own. If you find yourself stuck on something you don't have the other person to help you so it's more difficult. Mike is a great writer chesterbennington says to (13:11): people seem to like the way i write, the workload is a little lighter (not much but a little) when we write together. chesterbennington says to (13:12): There's really no ritual. chesterbennington says to (13:12): Rock n roll. chesterbennington says to (13:12): 3 more questions k? LPHybrid says to (13:12): ok LPHybrid says to (13:13): DEF, please chesterbennington says to (13:13): I really get off on being on stage, it's like the best drug in the world being on stage, it does it for me. Energy says to undergrounddivanz (13:13): Hey Chester, Before the Breaking the Habit DVD we were told about some Meteora remixes that were in the works (reanimation style). Have these been canned? What about the Team Sleep version of My December, any chance of a listen? Good luck with LP & solo! Dannyboy05 says to chesterbennington (13:13): first of all can you say hi to my brother who is in hospital having his leg opperated on i know he would love to see you any the question what do you think to the new fort minor songs? and would you feature in any of them? hope the new album goes well {smile_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:13): For me, I kind of think to myself, even in the early days, people are coming here to watch bands, so all you have to do is NOT SUCK. Kick everyone's ass. darknessovrme says to (13:13): whats the setting like around you when you are writing for your solo album or the new LP album?-merry christmas from Yak, Crubi, Kodachi, and Jes<me> chesterbennington says to (13:13): When you are a musician and you do it in the arena we're doing it, we're up against the best people in the world, we want to be the best in the world, you can't be afraid to do it. chesterbennington says to (13:14): You think being on stage is very egotisical, but in order to do it right you have to kind of get over yourself. Cause you aren't doing it for you, you are doing it for everyone else. emmy says to Gemz (13:15): Hi,Chaz! I'm just wondering if "The Morning After" on Underworld: Evolution Soundtrack is the same version that you did on ur solo album? if not,How they're different? Thanks! LP fans in Thailand "Say Hi (Sawasdee) to you *smile* chesterbennington says to (13:15): Thinking about a bunch of people out there for me, I figure if I wasnt good i wouldn't be on stage. chesterbennington says to (13:16): No, they are not the same. Amir and Fu did a remix version of the song that's not as heavy and is a little more electronically driven, but fits the style of the movie better than the original version, that will be on my record. chesterbennington says to (13:16): One rocks harder, one parties harder. chesterbennington says to (13:16): OK last question got to pick up my kid {smile_smiley} Eiluj says to chesterbennington (13:16): Hey chaz! wht is music to you? You are awsome, Merry Cristmas!!! chesterbennington says to (13:16): 2 totally different environments. chesterbennington says to (13:16): With Linkin Park we work in pairs and groups. chesterbennington says to (13:17): With my solo stuff I kind of lived with Ryan while I made it so it was a totally different environment. chesterbennington says to (13:17): We'd have parties and friends over WHILE i was recording. People would come in and listen. Very laid back and relaxed. LPHybrid says to (13:17): ryan's sweet LPHybrid says to (13:17): pleasure to hang out with. LPHybrid says to (13:17): {smile_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:18): We held true to certain important security measures, but people around got to hear it. But that would never happen on a LP record, it's more confined and serious. chesterbennington says to (13:18): Just a different style. chesterbennington says to (13:18): On my album we recorded everything in one room chesterbennington says to (13:18): My kid could be on the couch playing video games. LPHybrid says to (13:18): we're all looking forward to hearing it {smile_smiley} chesterbennington says to (13:18): Very relaxing and different. chesterbennington says to (13:18): LP is much more regimented, more like a MACHINE. chesterbennington says to (13:19): Finely tuned machine or race car is LP. chesterbennington says to (13:19): Really tight and really good. chesterbennington says to (13:19): Thank you so much for coming to the chat. chesterbennington says to (13:19): You guys are awesome, LP fans are the BEST. LPHybrid says to (13:19): thank you for stopping by chesterbennington says to (13:19): Look forward to talking to you guys again sometime. LPHybrid says to (13:19): it's been a pleasure! undergrounddivanz says to (13:19): {smile_smiley} LPHybrid says to (13:19): please do *** (13:19): chesterbennington lost connection, left the room

One of the best LP songs ever. Didn’t care for it being used as the Transformers song but whatever, real fans knew it came before that movie. One of their best sounding live songs, too.

Just re-listened to this. I have a feeling that what Samantha Bennington and Tobi Bennington are saying about how Mike treated Chester like just a business partner is talked about in here. Chester said at first he was really cocky and Mike and the band examined him and tested him by asking him questions, etc. And the interviewer said ‘’so kind of dickish’’? And Chester said no, at first it felt dickish, but he learned eventually that’s just how the guys are, and he learned to love that about them. Listen to the interview though cuz there is more he elaborated on. This was back in 1999, keep in mind. So by 2017 they were already such great friends. Chester met Talinda in 2004 and they were inseparable after that and Anna recently said that her and Mike were with Chester and Talinda like 14 hours of the day. So Samantha and Tobi are stupid. And jealous. Not to mention that I can remember Chester at one point saying he wasn’t that close with his half sister (which is Tobi) and we all know how much Chester hated Samantha, especially after the divorce in 2005. I have no doubt this is what she’s referring to and she’s just trying to hurt Mike and LP fans. But this quote was in 1999 keep in mind. Long time in between there huh Samantha?

It's normal for LP or bands in general to prime something for a release. Those intros they probably felt like would be better cut out. Not sure how they got pressed onto the acetate disc and not the regular LPU9 disc, though.

Why do the DSP’s suck in terms of sound? I hate the sound of the DSP’s. Sound very ''tinny'' or some sound very bass heavy (ATS era ones, specifically 2010). The 2007 ones starting after like the first 5 ones from 2007 sound like the treble is turned all the way up like you could do in old car stereos. The 2012 ones are kind of like that, too.

Wow, can't believe the Post Traumatic is officially over (well by now, has been for about a week). I went to 2 shows in 2018 and they were special.

It wasn’t part of Lift Off in China or Vienna though but yeah. best quality one IMO.

Just once, Identity LA. My favorite performance of it. He performed it in China and in Vienna and probably more times that I don't know about. I guess the Vienna video on YouTube might be the best sounding of it. I wish he did it once pro-shot.

How is it that the other Summer Sonic 2006 shows were all taped but the first one on August 10th wasn’t recorded in any way shape or form? It might be out there and nobody ever knew. Or maybe one of the tapers has it and it's for a price.

Agreed 100%. And also, I just watched an interview today from 2011, where Mike said that at the time that HT came out, bubblegum pop was dominating the radio and they didn't want to be a part of that, they wanted to be the opposite. OML has some amazing songs and I now love the album. But at the time of the release, it was like uhhh weren't you just bashing pop like 3 years ago? Releasing Heavy as the FIRST single with a literal Disney singer (Kiiara was nominated by Disney, look it up), it just seems crazy, but maybe they wanted to do that, to shock people. A song like Battle Symphony, for example, would have been a great first single, because I have always loved that song and even though it's pop, it's more pop-rock and it's just Chester singing which I feel like a lot of fans would have accepted more, not to mention it's a far better song overall. I love a lot of OML but the few tracks that I didn't initially love were Good Goodbye, Invisible, Sorry For Now and Heavy. They seemed way too Disney pop to me at the time. The rest of the album was great to me upon first listen. The thing is, the band has said ''In The End was straight up pop'', well Chester did at least. Yeah, it was a little poppy. But it wasn't pop like the songs on OML were and HT had way more songs that weren't pop. OML was literally all pop, every song. If HT was ITE with every track, it would be a better statement. The band always had variety on their albums. Every album was like tons of genres all in one album. But OML was literally all pop. So I also think a lot of fans hated that. The thread alone is weird to me because ATS is 100% the total opposite of OML. I'd argue that ATS is probably the farthest from OML out of every single album the band has made, even THP.

I just hated how they had people not in the band write the songs on OML, I would have preferred it to be just the members of LP writing the music. And it was very poppy, despite the band bashing that in the past. You can argue that ‘’oh In The End is a pop song’’ but listen to it and then listen to OML, it’s very clearly different kinds. I think those reasons are why people started attacking the band themselves. Plus the fact you had Chester telling fans to stab themselves and that he will meet you outside the bus and punch you in the face, so that further got people going. Chester wasn’t right in 2017. Seemed like after Chris died in mid May, it was the final straw for him because he literally changed on that day. If you look at OML shows before that day (South American shows and promo before it) he was different. He seemed different after Chris died. I think he decided right then what he was going to do the day he found out Chris died and he held it inside until 7/20. He planned it perfectly so he could be home by himself that night before. He spent one final vacation with his kids to leave them with a good memory and yeah.

Yeah that was at Hellfest which is typically a heavy metal / hard rock festival. LP’s set in 2017 didn’t cater much to the people who like their heavier rock and metal stuff so people probably hated it. Especially Heavy and songs from OML, but Heavy was the lead single so it naturally got the most attention and most hate from that fan base. Do I agree with what they did to Chester? No. But I can tell you it wasn’t a personal attack on him. They’d probably do the same to any band up there playing that style.

It’s probably one of those unofficial ‘’documentaries’’ on the band that used to be around all the time back in the 2000’s. Haven’t seen really any in the 2010’s but I remember at least 3 or 4 of them being sold at Best Buy and FYE, etc. in the 2000’s. Weird that it’s on vinyl, though. Lol.

What is the highest quality available for this demo verse? Like minimal crowd noise and clear sound? Can someone help me out?