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  1. Best: Lost in the Echo, In My Remains, Tinfoil+Powerless

    Good: Castle of Glass, Burn it Down, Lies Greed Misery, Victimized

    Average: I'll Be Gone

    Worst: Until it Breaks, Roads Untraveled, Skin to Bone

  2. The LA Dodgers are running a promotion with LP. -

     

    "The Dodgers and Linkin Park are teaming up to bring you a special ticket package. Each ticket purchase includes a ticket to the Friday, June 29 Dodger game against the New York Mets and a digital download of Linkin Park's new album, LIVING THINGS. Mike Shinoda will be at Dodger Stadium to participate in pre-game activities, and Friday Night Fireworks after the game will be played to Linkin Park music.

    To purchase this ticket package, click the "Buy Tickets" button below and enter code LIVING. A special redemption code will be emailed to you on or around Friday, June 22, which will then be available to redeem when the album drops on Tuesday, June 26.

    To purchase tickets for groups of 30 or more, please call 323-224-1421.

    PROMO CODE: LIVING"

    source: CBennington Online (CBennington.com)

     

    Mike Shinoda will be at the game. There will be fireworks set to LP songs and fans can get a free download of Living Things. (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/art..._la&c_id=la)

     

    thoughts?

    Also, anyone catch the LP/Honda Civic Tour ad during Game 4?

  3. After 3 listens, these are my power rankings. I do expect this to change upon further listening.

     

    1. Lost in the Echo

    2. Tinfoil + Powerless

    3. In My Remains

    4. Castle of Glass

    5. Burn it Down

    6. Lies Greed Misery

    7. Victimized

    8. I'll Be Gone

    9. Roads Untraveled

    10. Skin to Bone

    11. Until it Breaks

  4. Really like the first half of the album, especially "Lost in the Echo", but I can't say I really enjoyed the second half of the album, outside of "Powerless." Really did not like "Until it Breaks."

     

     

    BUT, I don't think you can have a solid opinion of an album based on just one listen.

  5. Until the crazy "Victimized" its a really good album, but all songs following are just weak and boring. Only Powerless is good, and a very good choice for a closer imo because of an epic ending. "Lost In The Echo", "In My Remains" and "I'll Be Gone" are my favourites so far.

    Finally, someone who shares my opinion. Excatly how I feel.

  6. LIVING THINGS is now available to stream in full on iTunes! Surprise!

    Check out the stream HERE.

     

    Thoughts on LIVING THINGS? Was it what you thought it'd be? Better or worse?

    Who is holding out until the 26th? Who is NOT giving in and listening?

     

    DO NOT post links here to download it - you are warned!

     

    LIVING THINGS Tracklisting:

    01. LOST IN THE ECHO

    02. IN MY REMAINS

    03. BURN IT DOWN

    04. LIES GREED MISERY

    05. I'LL BE GONE

    06. CASTLE OF GLASS

    07. VICTIMIZED

    08. ROADS UNTRAVELED

    09. SKIN TO BONE

    10. UNTIL IT BREAKS

    11. TINFOIL

    12. POWERLESS

     

    Favorite tracks so far for those of you that have heard it? Least favorite?

     

    EDIT: We are getting reports that iTunes took the link down and it no longer works...?

     

    EDIT 6/19/12: LIVING THINGS is now streaming again on iTunes. Check it out HERE The album has also leaked in CD quality. DO NOT SHARE LINKS HERE.

  7. Thanks guys. I appreciate the positive response to my post. To be honest, I didn't intend to write nearly that much, but once I started writing how I felt about this, a lot came out. Like I said before, I just think this album is going to be really special for us in a lot of different ways.

  8. "Living Things leak" search on Twitter is bookmarked on my computer, but I guess I shouldn't listen to the album if it leaks because Mike wants it to be special?

     

    Helllllll no.

     

    I'll tell you what's special to me:

     

    Being a fan of a band I enjoy so much that I ended up finding and loving this site. A site I care so much about that I texted Mark at 3 AM a few months back just to make sure we'd break the info about the Linkubus tour before anyone else.

     

    Winning a ticket to the LP show in NYC through THIS SITE, I don't want to get emotional here, but I'm sure some of you remember the circumstances, and if not you can look it up.

     

    Skipping lunch to get Minutes to Midnight from Target the day it came out and annoying the crap out of the employees there to make sure it had the presale code so I could see LP for the first time in concert.

     

    Being so nervous at 9:59 AM the day tickets go on sale, refreshing constantly, so I can spend a couple paycheck's worth on seeing Linkin Park play for 90 minutes.

     

    Checking my phone constantly during dinner to see if Linkin Park has played "Tinfoil", a song I've never heard, in a concert halfway across the world.

     

    I'm far from the most dedicated Linkin Park fan. A lot of you on here are better fans than me, and I have no problem admitting that. What I will say is that this band means a lot to me. It means a lot to us in a lot of different ways. I've heard a lot of people say that "Hybrid Theory" helped them through a tough time. I was in middle school when it came out, loved it, and yet had a lot of trouble relating to it. "Crawling in my skin, these wounds they will not heal" yeah, I'd sing along to it but was like, "odd lyrics." On the other end of the spectrum, I don't think ATS is the masterpiece a lot of hardcore LP fans think it is, but yet I still really enjoy it, and it's the CD sitting in my car right now, and definitely the CD that got my girlfriend into Linkin Park. If that album doesn't come out, she's probably not driving alone 3 hours to Philly to meet me for the concert (I'm going early for the Summit).

     

    I find it difficult for someone, even Mike, to say what's special for one person and not another. To me Linkin Park is so special that I want to hear that new album now. If it does leak, I do plan on listening to it in the right order, as Mike has suggested with previous albums. But the thing is, as Mike pointed out, times change. Albums are available for listening before they come out in retail stores, be it on Spotify, MySpace streaming, or leaks. I wouldn't say this is necessarily a bad thing. What Mike didn't address is that a lot of times, this can open up a band to a wider audience. I understand Mike's frustration towards not having full ownership regarding the music he created. In fact, I can't even say that because I've never been in his situation. But what I can say is that to me, this band is so special that waiting for their next album can be agony. I love Linkin Park, and I love sharing how much I care about the band. When the album leaks, I will play it for my friends, and it will be special, regardless of whether it happens on June 16 or June 26, or whenever. I've purchased every Linkin Park album and will be purchasing Living Things on Day 1. I admire those of you who have preorderd the album twice and are still willing to wait until release day to listen to it. I applaud those of you who are dedicated enough to follow Mike's note and actually have these listening parties on release day.

     

    I respect and admire Mike Shinoda. I find the guy truly inspirational, and I don't think he is wrong about this issue. But the notion of listening to the album before it comes out being an experience that isn't "special", that's ridiculous to me.

  9. I don't really know what people see in this song. It's kind of all over the place.

    Yeah, and not in a good way either. I was streaming BBC Radio on my iPhone because I was so excited for the premiere. My friend asked me what crap song was playing and I almost wanted to die when I had to say "new Linkin Park." Absolutely awful, I've tried listening to it a lot since and still can't get into it.

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