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I'm sure you love the album by now. The "hate" for OML is so last week.

I think both Beijing 2015 and Smokeout 2003 he was sweating not actually crying but still, they were excelent perfomances. That OML perfomance is probably his best one yet, I can't think of another emotional moment now, maybe the show after 9/11 in Berlin? They were mad though, not necessarily crying. Ugh, I wish that Smokeout proshot would come out someday.

Best. Review. Ever.

I rated the album on another post and I don't feel like I should type a long ass review (not that I am a music expert or a producer able to do that). I can say a couple of things though: I agree with some people here, I didn't understood why Heavy was a Single, either OML or Talking to Myself could have been better choices for me. Overall I'm not jumping around like how I did with ATS, that album to this day still for me likely their best one yet. There's some good solid songs, other could have been better but I applaud them for keep trying newer things on the creative aspect. Can't wait for the next record in a few years, personally, I wouldn't want as much involvement from people outside the band as this album had wich I don't mind if they do, but not heavily.

01. Nobody Can Save Me 6/10 02. Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy) 3/10 03. Talking to Myself 9/10 04. Battle Symphony 7/10 05. Invisible 5/10 06. Heavy (feat. Kiiara) 5/10 07. Sorry for Now 6/10 08. Halfway Right 4/10 09. One More Light 10/10 10. Sharp Edges 6/10 I thought Recharged was even more poppier than this. There's a couple of songs that definitely sound and will sound better live (hopefully). I'm fine with some of the rest, OML is the highlight.

One of the most talented singers in the past 25 years. Such a shame, RIP Chris.

Not every fan knows that and it's obvious their reaction towards many brazilian fans always demanding a show on every single pic the band shares on social media. Yes, they're as loud as maybe Russians or Indians (wich sadly they never got any show there yet, wonder why) and it's one of the reasons I feel ashamed of being from where I live (Spain). In all history we've got 6 shows in total, 2001, wich included 3 concerts when they were touring with Deftones, 2008, 2010 and the upcoming Download Madrid festival one.

I will never forget the first time I heard the whole album, beginning to end, it was a beautiful and different experience (ATS topped it 3 years later). I also do remember reading a very condescending critic towards the album: http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-linkin-park-8533. Sure it happened the same with ATS or other albums, but this one I wasn't sure how to take it. I still to this day enjoy this album overall and needless to say it sounds amazing live. I still want to hear Chester's version, but my favorite is indeed No Roads Left.

I listened LT all over again yesterday. It's far from a masterpiece but far from a disaster. I get the rushed out part cause they made that album like, in a few months (while being on Tour, they always weren't in NRG)? THP had more time to make and technically it was better, though, I still prefer LT over THP personally.

Not Rubin anymore. Choose someone else if so.

COME FASTER, MORE FASTER, EVERY YEAR, EVERY MONTH AND EVERY WEEK. Seriously though, I don't really get why some Brazilian fans are very loud about them coming to their country, they go pretty much on evey tour cicle.

Agree to disagree. I think they wrote some better lyrics than most of the final versions on the first 2 albums, with Rubin, that was another story. LT a disaster? I actually enjoyed a couple of songs from that album, it's been a while since I listened to it though.

So according to some comments here, this is basically Hybrid Theory part 3 Pop version: "They're making music for the masses, not for themselves" without Don Gilmore or Warner telling them how to sound. It's what I understood. To a certain degree I could agree, but it doesn't take away that some of these songs have potential of sounding just fine live. Still, I will hear the whole thing on the 19th to be sure if I dig this or not so much, time will tell.

Of course, cause I'm that type of person who praises everything that I like without any criticism, yep. Some LP fans are known for being so kind and open minded about new ideas right? I'm talking about in general, not just this forum. Not trying to say people necessarily who commented here were hostile, not even close, but sometimes I feel like some complain for small things like this, not even constructive criticism.

ATS was leaked a week or two before the worldwide release. Unless that date was an official release, then I've never heard of it.

If only they would stop showing Mercedes cars all over the place then I could enjoy this much more. Be more subtle the next time please, Jesus.

Gotta love some people are already angry about their first show of the OML cicle, can't imagine how's gonna be in the US tour in a few months lol. I actually appreciate a shake-up after the long drowned setlist of 2014-2015, never enjoyed it at all like how I did with 2010-2011 (personal favorite) and 2012-2013. It's a nice start and I agree that the order they played some songs felt weird, but still, I enjoyed it. Easily the highlight of the show was either ITE acapella by the crowd or LOATR, got tired of the Ballad Medley after a while and that felt 100 times more enjoyable and fresh, couldn't have asked a better change.

Overrated? Lol I've heard much worse.

I really liked it. Can't wait to hear the studio version and find out if it sounds as good.

They haven't played it for over 15 years. I don't think now suddenly they will touch something like that, it would feeld weird cause it doesn't match the current album cicle style.

Never knew they actually tried to make a show in 2002, I get why cause they were making Meteora but still, that was a dick move by them. I'm sure their mgmt changed over time right? There's no way they're gonna tell them no again.

How so? I don't think they're THAT strict.

Definitely. They used some of the official instrumentals that we've got a few years ago, with the exception of ITE, being the Rock Band instrumental version, and Nobody's Listening, wich it sounds like a typical terrible edited fan made instrumental.

Honestly. I'd take Wretches and Kings over a track like In the End or Numb. They have played those 2 songs so many f*cking times I'm somehow tired of them (unless they decided to play Enth E Nd again since 2006 but that's unlikely). I like their old stuff but anyone who absolutely denies that they haven't produced good quality songs after Meteora, especially for their live shows, they're lying to themselves. Different cicles, different music, different mindset. When I watch their House of Blues show in 2001 I don't think about RTR or Madrid 2010, I think about House of Blues, my mind it's on that place, that era. When I watch RTR or Madrid 2010, my mind is there, not at House of Blues or how "better" their shows were in the early days. Maybe I have this hability of knowing how and when to separate my feelings when I watch their shows, older or newer, I rarely think like this with other artists and bands.

Astat said it perfectly once. People take Mike's word literally and they create their own expectations about the upcoming album to lately be likely disappointed.