I'm considering trying my hand at taking the Zane Lowe interview, the conversation with Mike and Emily, these BTS videos, etc. and putting together something like that.
I love it. It reminds me of IGYEIH in that it has this grungy vibe. I expect more songs in this vein in the new era as Emily brings her grunge vibes into the band. It's interesting that this song came so early in the process.
Fans have the right to criticize the output though. You don't have to like and support every single thing they do to be a fan of the band. JZLP is well within his right to be disappointed with CTB and Stained and still be a fan.
I caved and listened to the leak. I really like it. It sounds super fresh for Linkin Park. I love how aggressive and uptempo it is without really going heavy - reminds me a bit of In Pieces in that way. I really like that little instrumental break after the bridge. I really don't understand the Paramore comparisons. It doesn't really sound anything like them.
It's very possible they tried rehearsing it in the studio version's key and realized it was too difficult to consistently perform live that way. While bands tend to mostly stick with the original key of songs when performing them live, there are plenty of songs from plenty of bands that have only ever been performed live in a different key for one reason or another.