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Saw this on Mike's blog and LPA: "The finish line of the LINKIN PARK SCAVENGER HUNT is finally upon us. I’ll be calling in to BBC’s Zane Lowe, to talk about the end of the puzzle, the journey on which it has taken us, and premiering a brand new track from LIVING THINGS. Check in with me on Twitter for updates and other info. But keep in mind: we’ve still got a surprise or two up our sleeve. Stay tuned."

Could be from faulty burning or damage to the disc, maybe?

Not even a little bit. The album was fun for the first couple months, but when I listen to it now, it just sounds so...shitty. I don't think there's any way that Chester can make the band sound better, so I think it'd be best if they just stayed inactive. Oh well.

Ah, alright then. I completely forgot about that horrible Crawling intro, since I haven't listened to the 9-track since...well, since the 8-track was released, pretty much. I really should analyze the demos more so I can place them in order myself the next time a set of demos comes out.

Oh man. I'd only choose Reanimation if either all the guests were present, or the guest vocals could be distributed decently between Mike and Chester (and Phoenix too, probably). Otherwise, ATS. I sure as hell wouldn't want to hear a watered-down version of Reanimation.

I love when Phoenix does backing vocals.

Yeah, thank you very much, Astat. I knew a few of the dates, but I didn't know all of them. I think the biggest thing I was wrong about was my placement of the 9-track; I always thought it came after the 8/7-track due to the presence of She Couldn't on the 8-track.

"Dead by Sunrise isn't dead" Way to stomp on my dreams, Ryan and Amir.

I probably shouldn't use this topic as a way of asking, but do we have a somewhat-specific timeline of all the pre-debut album releases? (Like, the 8 and 9 track demos, the HTEP, the 2-track demos, all those things) Like, at least the month each one was released? I've been trying to get all my demos in the proper release order for years. Also, it's really nice to have these, since I really like Carousel and part of Me from this demo and the static made them almost impossible to listen to (particularly because my Sennheisers made the static so much more obvious). Great find.

The difference between you and me is that I hate a random (if often played pre-MTM) song from their debut album and you hate the lead single from their second-most recent album.

I think my opinion and chocies regarding Runaway are just being influenced by the fact that I hate that goddamn song and wouldn't want it in a set that I'd see live. Oh well.

Why rotate out Runaway for WTCFM? Because Runaway is a shitty song and WTCFM has a comparable amount of energy. BITS or Iridescent wouldn't work because it would interrupt the fast-paced nature that the band is going for. On the contrary, the medley pleases fans of each song while not compromising the show by doing all three in full versions. SotD is a shitty live song and LOATR was starting to get boring, especially because Chester's voice over the chorus lacks the passion of the studio version. The only thing I would prefer is to perhaps have the medley slot rotate between the medley, that fucking amazing piano version of LOATR, and Iridescent. But having the medley end with Iridescent is a great idea nonetheless, because the song doesn't sputter out like most of the ballads do in a live setting. Also, congrats on making mod, LGraham. You're gonna have to deal with a whole bunch of shit come album-release time.

Maybe after listening to it a few times I'll feel it. It just seems like Chester needs to get used to the increased tempo.

Wow. Just...wow. What a fucking set. This was most definitely tailored to the LPU crowd, no doubt about it. Am I the only one who wants a full version of LOATR played in that gorgeous piano version? Then again, so many of you hate anything that's not screaming in your face the whole time... But seriously, LP went completely all out with this set. Until It Breaks should shut a whole lot of people up if the whole song is anything like that fucking verse. Now we all know where Mike's putting that fabled "Fort Minor energy". Burn It Down was...underwhelming live. I think mybe part of that was the fact that Mike was stuck behind the keys during his verse. I was expecting him to jump up and be running around the stage during his feature, but oh well. Haven't listened to With You yet, but I'm not interested in Runaway. Never liked it. Should please certain people around here, though. Sabotage in Bleed It Out though...holy fuck. I think they might want to tweak how they go back into BIO, because having Chester almost blend all the words together at that tempo won't work forever. Maybe if it was like, a gradual transition from the Sabotage riff to the BIO riff, with Rob slowing down his hits accordingly, I think that might work. Overall, what a goddamn show. I don't always buy DSPs, but when I do, they're of the best shows in history. And now to wallow in self-pity because I won't get to see this tour.

Fuck. I like Iridescent being separate. Oh well. Also, a verse from Until it Breaks over WFTE? So much for "we're only having one new song in the set for now" even though those aren't full songs whatever Those lucky people there are getting a damn good show.

Wow, this is some crazy shit. Didn't expect that many HT songs whatsoever. It's like watching Springsteen setlists. I really want to hear the Tinfoil intro. They might be doing the whole song if it's short enough.

Take your time. None of us have a right to pressure you into uploading the videos on any sort of timetable.

Not gonna lie, gonna be super disappointed if it really was a typo. I don't particularly like Brandon's voice, and I think he should collaborate on some other song, not the closing one. But I'm not even going to see this shit so I don't actually care all that much.

It's hilarious how badly cut that video is. I don't think we were meant to see this version of it.

Bleed It Out wasn't even played, broski. The WFTE intro sounds super badass. I can't wait to hear it.

I'm curious as to what an extended outro would even sound like, really.

I'll take a Beastie Boys tribute over APFMH any day. Numb right before Bleed it Out? Okay.

Why is this even here?

It's not like I pointed that out on the last page or anything, kids. That's cool though. So, Living Things. Seems like a cool story.

Are you the same person that tried to tear down ATS months ago? In any case, any attempt to prove to certain people that Meteora was more of the same crap is pointless. SO WHAT ABOUT DAT LIVING THINGS EH