People working for money what a surprise.
Considering you probably saying this due to the saltiness caused by GD's cashgrab let me point out a difference.
GD is milking Chester's legacy, MS is doing work that has nothing to do with LP or Chester
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He is capable of a lot more but remember that HT and Meteora are not really much more difficult to make than PT or HE.
ATS would be more difficult, but i doubt thats what he would enjoy making right now
At 15 its normal to think HT and Meteora are dope and LT and THP are cringy. Then one grows up and starts to cringe with HT and Meteora and enjoy calmly what came after, which is what happened to the band
I mean, Shinoda on LP has a sound, and Shinoda alone has a different one.
If this is what he enjoys doing, why not? Id rather have this music than him talking bout gangs, guns, drugs, cash, sluts or whatever
Problem is Mike experimentation goes on the HE way, instead of ATS experimental, to say one example.
Mike solo does not have the strenght that LP has, and he can not release things for the sake of pleasing fans due to label restrictions. Therefore, i think its quite obvious hes gonna put out stuff only if there is demand (as there was for PT)
The point is its not the same to release a debut album or a follow-up album.
I highly doubt ATS would have had the same commercial and popular success if it was the bands first album
I really dont think this album has anything to do with PT. PT was his take on the feelings of Chester passing, shared with the closest fans so they could get closure
He belongs to a label, he needs to justify the investments. He is not in a place where he can just put out music freely for masses to share without a profit for him/the label
Debut albums have nothing to do with the following ones. On a debut album the artist shows a first glimpse of its sound, not completely defined, that can portray in which direction the music of the artist can go.
Would LP be where they are if their first release was ATS?
I think its easier than that. He did not want HE to even come out. People insisted so he put it out. Mike is a smart guy, he doesnt want to publish an album that would flop, giving him bad press and rep with the label. Therefore, smartly enough, he will put out an album if the numbers justify the risk. Hey, thats exactly what companies do before launching a product
Classic video that you would see in the screens of HM or Forever 21.
With that said, if he only cared about popularity he would comfortably make a song with Eillish or similar, instead he chooses upcoming artists. Good for him, hes having fun
I dont think CoronaJams are serious enough to keep track of all of them. Its not like its singles, its literally him teaching people how to make beats.
I think you couldnt be more wrong lol
He is experimenting and enjoying doing stuff without a serious purpose, while working after the twitch streams in his projects as a producer.
You can tell how much he enjoys his streams and mixing the weirdest stuff together.
And again, HE is so good
Top song, Mike hits again.
Whoever expected something more Rock or LPlike is just delusional, Mike is having fun meeting new writers and singers and getting out of his comfort zone, and he is damn good a it
Well, i mean, its clear that that file is not targeted towards the hardcore base. Which hardcore fan would want that? If he put out a demo or something i could understand, but crying on the internet because he gave a snipet of a song for 30k? Come on.
Dude is smart, he is milking Zora while it lasts, and honestly, i think we would all do the same.
5k for your name typed in a certain way? Id rather do that than my own job