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Knee-jerk, initial impressions are that a lot of the tracks have a very particular reverb sound with long tails and space echo-type delays, a lot of layering, and using vocal parts for texture. Two-Faced stands out and sounds like a Meteora-era throwback not just because of the structure and the guitar work, but because of the vocal processing that drops a lot of what the rest of the tracks have in common. Mike's vocal doubling and parts where that's bit-crunched and much drier comparatively to the rest of the album. It's a novelty listen, but it's fun to hear what's going on under the hood, so to speak. Also appreciate that manipulated vocals, like the scratching on Overflow, were left in. Intro on that track sounds a bit like a Crystallizer, maybe? That's why we need some kind of Mix With the Masters-type deep dive.

TheGinge's post above is pretty comprehensive, but I'm adding the early bits that got missed that I was able to get by screen recording, plus Mike's last message after saying bye. I think with that, it's everything. Mike Shinoda: LP fans have countdown PTSD Mike Shinoda: hahahahaha Mike Shinoda: Welcome to FROM ZERO. This choir sound was in the last chours of Emptiness Machine Mike Shinoda: The voice in the intro is a kid. He is not pleased you keep thinking he is Emily Mike Shinoda: The audio is pausing for me as well. I assume the team is working on it. But it gives us more time to chat Mike Shinoda: Let's see how it goes from here. Also, the choir at the end of the album reverses into the choir at the beginning of the album (a loop) Mike Shinoda: Thank you all for being here. We love and appreciate you. See you on tour! B Y E Mike Shinoda: You can stay and chat with each other and play the album again if you like hahaha

Vibe I got is that it’s the debut performance of each song. Does that track? I was anticipating them having a big week chart wise, but this with a new single/video, ahead of a tour announcement, makes me think it’s gonna be an extra strong outing. Curious to see what that looks like.

Good lol. It was such a minor, but super audible thing in an otherwise sick performance that I was hoping this might happen.

Really?

I got the second to last one after the show in NYC. They only had them at the main merch booth near the main front entrance. Based on what I'd read, the outside, pre-doors merch booth had 33, then inside had 100. I'm not sure about the accuracy of that, but given my getting one, I'm inclined to believe it. Pic of the cover I took a few minutes after buying it says 11:13 pm.

How about the large majority of the Meteora material played on the LPU tour? Mike's memory this kind of stuff is notoriously bad. Song wise, I dig it. I appreciate the use of samples and Emily sounds solid. I get why people are saying it's "Meteora 2." I think it fits well in the camp of songs that got included on Lost Demos and the tempo and keyboard sounds give me a "More the Victim" vibe. Given that was my favorite of that bunch, I'm not mad about that.

For what it's worth, I don't think the video is crummy at all. I saw some low-quality stuff online, some really bad automatic stabilization, etc. This looks solid to me. A little shaky? Sure. So's actually being there, though. It's Friday and I'm still feeling the pit! I'm the same way where bootlegs are such a large part of it for me, too, which is why a site like this is such a resource. Growing up with dodgy VHS tapes of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Docklands broadcasts was as much a part of becoming a Linkin Park fan as the albums were. I'm very much looking forward to what you've got coming up. Not to completely derail the thread, but I do wonder what percentage of LP fans went down the rabbit hole of getting into audiovisual media. That part with the Pro Tools rig on the back of the bus in Frat Party changed the trajectory of my life. I know that sounds hyperbolic, but it's not. Anyway, very cool to see someone similarly minded sharing here and behind the helm these recordings.

The clip you shared sounds great. Thank you for making the effort to record this show and going into detail on the technical specs. Also another Logic user!

I can be more articulate when I’m not getting up to go to work post-pit, but Keys to the Kingdom fucking ripped. Emily has it, 100%.

Any idea if there’s Emptiness Machine CD singles tonight? Sadly, I can’t imagine I’ll be able to get there in time grab one if they do, but I haven’t seen anyone mention it.

I’m in a similar situation. I ended up with an extra floor ticket which was for a friend and that plan just fell through; they can’t get out of work. I was hoping there might be a ticket megathread on here or Reddit, but haven’t seen anything. Looking on StubHub and that situation just grosses me out. No one should be paying that much and the fees involved are stupid. EDIT: Ticket gone as of this morning.

Yes. I excluded those in part as those releases now inadvertently deadname him (the remaster of PT does not). You also edited out my bit about saying "in this particular context." Emily is a member of the band on "The Emptiness Machine". She is not on Post Traumatic and One More Light Live, therefore, not relevant in this particular context. Tone is weird over the internet, so I do want to say I don't mean this to sound aggressive or rude in any way, just expressing my initial intent/phrasing (or lack thereof).

This is the first I'm seeing about her being openly gay, but along similar lines, the single (and presumably album) was mastered by Emerson Mancini, who openly identifies as a transman. For whatever that's worth in this particular context.

Glad it updated! Hope you nab what you're looking for.

On the left side of your passport when you log in, where the avatar would be. Legacy pre-sale was definitely one of the most stress free ticket buying experiences I've had. Still a good amount of seats and GA for Barclays. See you on the floor in NYC.

I’m just sick of countdowns to countdowns. My general feeling isn’t that I’m being personally trolled or disrespected or whatever. I just feel too old to care about moving numbers on a screen. Let me know when there’s something worth knowing. The clock glitched at 9:05? It’s supposed to be September 5th? Cool. See you next week. I get why others feel that way, I guess, but I just don’t want to put that much energy into nothing. Something’s coming. I’d just rather know when it’s ready to be known, versus this. Which I think isn’t just an LP thing for me. For comparison sake, Oasis posted a time and a date and have been gone for *15* years. Time and date came, announcement happened, easy peasy. No one is *less* excited about that because it was straightforward and quick.

Man, this is right up my alley from a technical perspective, but $100 a piece (or $240 for all, and that's before tax and shipping) is really steep. Especially for albums I already own multiple copies of. Hybrid Theory and Meteora being mixed onto tape is new to me. Have any of the previously released HD digital versions been 192/24? I feel like I've seen 96/24. Along the same lines, I'm surprised to see MTM at 96/24. Both the DVD with the OG release and the 15th anniversary use 48/24 for the main album, with the exception of the 15th anniversary deluxe being 96/24 for SotD because it's the wrong master, and No Roads Left. That's an issue, too. Is it gonna be the OG mix of SotD or some kind of alternate master again? There's been three different versions of the song on vinyl, I believe (OG on 2008 pressing, V2 with no "sonar" synth and strings on the 2017 picture disc, and V3 with right synth but the alternate guitar on the Walmart pressing, if I'm not wrong). Also odd that Meteora was once upon a time a double LP, despite only being 36 minutes long. What's better: a single sided One Step vinyl with 18 minute sides, or a double LP with sides that average about 9 minutes each? Either way, hope I get to hear this somehow. I'm really curious to hear new masters of HT and Meteora, specifically, that aren't by Brian Gardner.

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I don’t have much to contribute that hasn’t been said, or will be said, about the new singer situation, but the lack of seeing Rob’s name doesn’t come as a shock to me. I really suspect this is extremely similar to Queen and John Deacon, who’s last recording with the band was a new song for a greatest hits compilation and last appearance as a live member of the band was at Freddie’s tribute concert. Sound familiar? His lack of appearance outside one HT20 Q+A and Mike’s comments about his whereabouts have painted the picture of him largely retreating from public life following Chester’s death, so none of this surprises me. Joe, on the other hand, is a bit of a shock given that’s he’s been involved with the promotion with the boxsets and Papercuts and even confirmed QWERTY’s release. He was also the first member of LP to join Mike at a solo (non-FM) show. No disrespect to Rob, but his contributions live seem like a stranger position to fill than a traditional drummer, so curious to see what becomes of that. Provided, of course, that any of this is legit. But anyone who isn’t putting serious stock into the fact that Billboard is reporting doesn’t understand music press. It’s a lot more significant than Jay Gordon’s comments. But that said, remember that Joe Jonas got so much shit for suggesting a My Chemical Romance return and was called a liar by a band member, and then was 100% correct. Jay’s not a rando who’s completely disconnected from the LP camp; he’s on Reanimation and his ex-bandmates are Dead by Sunrise. My personal opinion is that I’d prefer a “Joy Division/New Order” situation that has a new band name but performs LP songs, though I understand that’s harder to market. Either way, I do think the STP w/CB method is the template. Focus on playing the hits live so people who’ve never seen LP can get their fix and maybe do ONE new song out the gate to demonstrate what the new setup can do. Then move towards an EP (or album) over time as that progresses. Not too much new music too soon.

You can get really into the fine details of things about whether or not it’s pointless given it’s coming from a digital medium (which we know is true for LP). My main issue with LP releases is that they are louder than they really need to be (which is true of 99.9% of modern music). I don’t know what they did in the case of Papercuts and/or this single, but they have had releases specifically mastered for vinyl in the past. I’ve heard some good stuff cut from digital masters. Could just be a placebo effect if they’re cutting from the same squashed digital masters, but if there’s potential that they’ve been altered for the format, then I want to hear that. Cassettes are novelty (though I still grab one every once in a while) and CDs are pointless to me with both the arrival of hi-res digital audio (though in this case, the CD has the proper transitions) and generally overly loud mastering as the standard. I take it for what it is. Vinyl probably isn’t the best physical format for their music and can be more trouble than it’s worth for most, but there’s also potential for great sound, depending upon how things are handled. Streaming seems to be good enough for the general populous, so I don’t know that most are worried about the above and that’s fine.

A single song cut at 45 rpm taking up the whole side of a record is going to sound vastly superior to that song being bundled up with several others on a single side cut at 33 rpm. The only thing better than a 10” would be a 12”, but it’s likely that it would result in excessive deadwax and/or be overkill for the length of these songs. There is a benefit to this presentation given the limitations of the vinyl format.

Iridescent is wrong, too? I’ve not noticed, but I don’t listen to ATS streaming often. So it’s at least the five songs mentioned, but maybe more?

Very much appreciating this deep dive into all the nuances on the CD version. Got my 2 x LP during RSD yesterday, so going to try and sit with it today and see what’s up. I did notice a cassette rip floating around, too, but it’s at the wrong speed and still sounds rough even when corrected for.

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