Absolutely disappointed, they didn't gave us a Collision Course boxset for this worthless shit
Just kidding.
I didn't had any expectations, not good, not bad, just prepared for whatever may come after years of wild theories and made up stories. So I'm very happy with what we got.
A new single which is an absolute banger, and it sounds like LP without being a copy-paste of any era. Not an indie-pop song, not an nostalgia nu metal track (which I would absolutely despised, if I want nu metal songs I have two boxsets and dozens of bootlegs), not a remake of MTM... Just something new but recognizable.
About Emily, she has done it very well, she seems capable of doing anything from the back catalogue. After 7 years we have again a world full of possibilities. Obviously she's gonna perform some songs better thank others, and we all know that she will never be Chester, but wasn't that the point?
Crawling was ok (but it's Crawling, what do you expect?), The Catalyst and Waiting for the End, nailed it. I hope they continue this road and we can see all kinds of tracks (well, maybe OML not...) performed live.
The only thing that I don't get it yet is the new tuning, it's just me or it's too high? It's gonna take some time to get use to it.
At last, regarding Rob, it's a shame but we all have been suspecting this outcome since 2020, so that softens the punch. I just hope that there's no bad blood between parts and maybe he could guest sometime in a couple of songs somewhere along the tour, but that's just wishful thinking.