letdownagain

There's truth to that, but I think that there must be some basis for why those songs were placed on the cover and that's gotta be commercial appeal.

Looking at the setlists from the first few shows for MTM, the band only played 4 MTM songs (WID, Given Up, No More Sorrow and Bleed it Out). There's more hype about this album, so maybe it'll get bumped up a bit. My guesses are The Cataylst, Ireidescent & Waiting for the End, considering the sticker on the album. I don't understand the point of placing the names of random songs yet though.

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I've already pre-ordered, so I'll probably listen first (my copy isn't supposed to show up until after the 14th anyway - lame). I did the same with MTM before Bamboozle when it leaked.

I feel like I have to ask mckellynna's age now. Just in case Papelbon's gone all... (...No thread should ever need that pic twice.) Sorry to the guys who can't go. I'm glad more people from the LPU got a chance at this. Anyone wanna guess how The Catalyst is gonna be pulled off live?

I don't have it! I always tend to wear my LPU2 shirt, since I destroyed the LPU1 in high school. It's as old school as I can get and got a nod from Mike once.

I've been up all morning and just happened to get lucky and see the code on the event page. I've been in the LPU since year 1 and this is what I get for it. I was lucky enough to spend money. It's really hard to be excited about the new album when the other aspects of the band are becoming so flawed.

Yeah! I tried LPUX and LinkinPark2010, generic stuff like that. Presale codes seem way to easy now, but at least someone was able to get us the code, since the LPU really dropped the ball on this one. It's GA.

Someone on the LPU in the comments for the show had the code. I don't know where they got it. See you all there!

I got the tickets, but so much for the tickets being an LPU pre-sale.

I know. I have no idea what the hell is up. I hoping that maybe if the Ticketmaster sale starts at 10am, maybe it can only be reached through a link from the LPU. I know that makes about 1% of sense (I've been to tons of shows and nothing like that has ever happened). I just can't understand why there's no info. If this goes wrong, between it and the LPUX bull, I'm going to be quite upset.

A comment on the LPU page says the pre-sale is at 10am and the general on sale is at 3pm. I'm still waiting for an e-mail or something though. I really want to get these tickets.

When I download the bundle from the website, the mp3s aren't there either.

The front page of the LPU has been redesigned to match the ATS artwork and it says that LPUX online memberships can be pre-ordered. LPU9 memberships are no longer available. Also it mentions that the LPU website will be moving from lpunderground.com to linkinpark.com/lpu and the"new" LPU will launch in October. http://www.lpunderground.com/join Thoughts? It seems the LPU is getting totally revamped. Hopefully this means the CD still stays awesome! EDIT: There is a new 2008 unreleased demo available for download when you preorder, entitled "Pretend To Be"! Go check it out!

I think the idea is why wouldn't LP give their fans a break on their website?

Good to know for sure, since I pre-ordered from Amazon. I guess the price on LP.com reflects the bonus stuff?

I find it funny people are actually bitching about this. We heard the vocal stem and how effected it was. It's blatantly obvious and Mike even discussed some of the effects used, which are all going to change things. If they were trying to mask something, they wouldn't have released the stem or this video.

I think it's pretty cool to see the range of stuff Mike is trying to do. Talent is talent outside of rock/hip-hop/pop or whatever, and I think Mike could be the next Rick Rubin.

Damn, the iTunes link doesn't work in the US yet.

Awesome!

Guess it makes sense before all the radio rips spread. NOW i'm wishing i pre-ordered it, lol.

I have a feeling I might know where you work, but I'd be careful. Certain items are so hyped, if they're sold early, the company faces a large penalty for that. My former job once faced $10,000 if ONE copy of the a certain DVD was sold, but the box somehow made its way out onto the floor. Think of an Easter Egg hunt with a crazy amount of pressure. Sorry if that seems like a lecture, but I've seen long time employees get in a lot of trouble for this stuff.

It's really awesome to see the band talking to each other so candidly and offering that to the fans. It makes me really more appreciative for what they're trying to do with this album thus far.

I've never even seen a Saw movie! Catch-up time, I guess. That scream makes me think "AH! I hate you so much right now!"

Currently, the presale is nowhere to be found (did he announce it too early?), but I'm hoping presale on lp.com = tracklist.