Justin

I paid about $90 for the Super Deluxe 50th anniversary release for Abbey Road. It comes with a hardback book, a remastered CD, 2 CD's of demos/outtakes, and a Blu-Ray with the remastered audio I got the 50th anniversary Sgt. Pepper's release for around $130. Hardback book, remastered CD, 2 CD's of demos/outtakes, CD with original mono mix, Blu-Ray with remastered audio and making of documentary, and 2 posters.

Yes. That's what I was getting at in my earlier post in this thread lol. I don't think he would be writing a book to let us all know that he definitely wanted Mike out of the band or restricted to just keyboards. Plus the stuff with Chester basically telling him to fuck off after being told "You should be the star", him wanting Joe to wear a lab coat on stage, him showing the ITE demo to another rapper and then telling the band "This guy didn't like it, you should change the whole song". It doesn't sound like the band and he are on great terms, so the fact that he's writing a book about them at all is weird enough. I would probably check it out and read it, but any completely outlandish claims I would take with a grain of salt.

Agreed 1000%. I wouldn't even consider dropping $500 (or anything in that neighborhood) for most bands, but for HT 20? I'm down.

Watch him claim the total opposite of everything we've heard about him so far lol. I can see it now: "The guys all came to me privately and said "We want Mike gone", but I told them that wouldn't be smart. I knew they had something special with the interplay between Mike and Chester's vocals."

Will definitely be interesting considering LP/Jeff Blue's relationship, or lack thereof.

So I texted grandson through his Community app number about this song, and he responded! The exchange was as follows: Me: riptide is great!! I would be very interested to know what role Mike Shinoda played in the creation of this song. Was it just production, or was he a part of the lyric writing process on this one as well? grandson: Good question. Well first off it was at his studio, with him encouraging us to dig deeper and make something we really like...I had written the guitar and lyrics but hadn't actually put them together, who knows if that would've happened without him. Beyond that he helped us figure out the structure of the song like how long each section should be, gave his thoughts on production and then some mix notes at the end.

That's not really a fantasy. There is absolutely precedent for those kinds of releases. I would love a hardcover book with photos of lyric sheets/studio notes and facts about each song's writing and recording process. The Beatles did that for 3 of their albums and it's fascinating. HT is on that level.

Awesome stuff. I like them all. I will say I'm not as big a fan of Isolation Bird or Party Meow as most of the regulars in the Twitch chat lol, but I really like Crystalina and Channeling, Pt. 2!

Correlation is not causation. I see the speculation and implications that the reception of OML was the last straw, but we don’t know that and we never will. Chester attempted in 2016, before anybody had heard anything from OML. We do know Chester had issues with confidence in himself, and he acknowledged that he struggled with that. He also lost Chris Cornell, who is someone Chester was close to and I believe they relied on each other because they both had similar issues. Seeing what Chris did may have instilled a sense of hopelessness. I don’t know. We never will know. Speculating on it is normal, but it can never end because there will never be a definitive answer.

I remember loving the show, but feeling uneasy because I knew OML would most likely be played at some point. I just didn't know when. I think that may be part of why the band got more loose and seemed to have more fun after they had gotten through OML and LFAA. Two super emotional songs in a row. I remember Mike saying "Shake that shit off!" as soon as the beat dropped for WFTE.

That's a good point! I'm already hype for OML 20. Only 17 more years until we get to hear Friendly Fire!!!

ATS 10 is in less than 2 months and I've heard nothing about it. I really would love them to do something for that, but I don't think they will since it would distract from HT20 hype. It's a shame, because a decade from now ATS20 will be overshadowed by HT30 and so on lol. For ATS, LP will probably just tweet a "Happy Birthday, A Thousand Suns!" message and maybe put a shirt in the store.

Watch it be a t-shirt with the HT cover on the front, and "20" on the back lol

I know I'll sound like a nerd for this, but it still blows my mind that LP collaborated with Paul McCartney. One of the best songwriters in all of history who, along with the other Beatles, changed the course of music forever. He sung Yesterday on stage with Chester, over an LP beat as Mike played keyboard. That is still one of the coolest moments in LP history for me. Corey was deeply affected by Chester's passing and has talked about it at length in interviews, including answering a frankly insensitive question about it from Larry King by totally remaining cool and professional. He's also been GREAT about raising awareness for mental health issues and opening up about his own struggles. Corey is a great person.

I for sure respect her and I like some of her older music, but it just felt odd. She felt the most out of place, and it was strange when LP completely gave her the stage to perform one of her own songs, even though she dedicated it to Chester. That actually would be an interesting question to ask. I was thinking of asking, more in general, how they decided which artists would perform on which songs. We do know that Deryck from Sum 41 was suggested by Frank Zummo specifically for The Catalyst, which wasn't even on the originally planned setlist. Then, there seems to be songs that LP didn't want anyone else to touch, such as Numb, ITE, ND, and BTH. I've always wondered why they preserved ITE, Numb, and ND, but WID for example they were cool with Blink-182 not only performing, but changing up significantly during the performance. WID is just as significant to LP's career as the other songs. As for BTH, Mike has already pretty much directly said it will never be played live again.

I watch the HB sometimes. WFTE was the turning point, when the show's atmosphere became lighter and felt more like a celebration of Chester's life. I liked the way the band worked The Messenger into the bridge of BIO. Numb was obviously emotional, ITE with the crowd was sad but also beautiful because of how loud everyone was. ND was the saddest part of that show for me, because it was so jarring to see footage of Chester at the HB, with the band performing live with a Chester vocal track for the final time. I'm still not the biggest fan of the Alanis Morissette portion of the show, though. I skip those 2 songs when I watch it.

I'm worried. Nobody asked him about what he learned from Rick Rubin today.

By putting out a statement disavowing the use of their music in a Trump video, which was retweeted by Trump himself, they ARE making an effort to stay out of politics. So everybody saying "They should keep politics out of it" don't realize that's literally what they're doing. Sending a cease & desist to Trump's campaign is not the same thing as endorsing Biden. At the same time, though, let's just be honest and admit that EVERYTHING is political now. The only way to distance themselves properly was to acknowledge that it happened and that they didn't appreciate it.

I love the lack of title before Trump's name. Not "President". Not even "Mr." LOL

I'm sure he does, but I'm also sure he didn't expect this album to go to the top of the charts since it's just Open Door, 10 instrumentals, and Booty Down lol. This is all just for fun.

It's because this isn't the first time it's happened with this user.

That's essentially what it's meant for. I think Mike even said it. It makes his art day streams cooler. I can't draw or paint to save my life, so I'll probably play it while relaxing or gaming.

I mean, it's certainly possible that it's a little bit of both. Listening to Chester's voice I'm sure is hard, but also that answer pretty much stops any current line of questioning in its tracks.

26 Lettaz, Bubbles, I mean the list of iconic Chester performances is extensive. LOL All jokes aside, you're totally right. Chester's parts are timeless and can fit over pretty much any genre. With the right instrumental and production, it could be great.

I like that little part. He sounds like Rag’n’Bone Man lol