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thanks everyone for the kind words 🥹 warms my heart everyone is happy to see these posts after all this time. can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings! fingers crossed for many more to come

It's been awhile, hasn't it? Ladies and gentlemen, we may be back in business! It is my distinct pleasure to bring you the first LPLive pre-show (pre-event?) post in over 5 years! That being said, we're not entirely sure what's going to be happening here either, so we can't exactly call it a "show" yet. But as we wait with baited breath for answers, let's all get caught up to speed. This event will be livestreamed on LinkinPark.com and YouTube! Tune in to their website or the above video at 3PM PST on September 5 so you don't miss it! More info below. Linkin Park are set to appear in front of fans and the whole Internet together -- as the full band -- for the first time since the monumental Chester Bennington memorial show at the Hollywood Bowl in October 2017. That show needs no introduction - after Chester's passing, the band united for one last show to pay tribute to him, bringing along faces from the whole music industry to help perform in his stead. That was the last time we really saw all five band members in the same place together and the same time (and we're not including Zoom calls...). Mike Shinoda then embarked on his Post Traumatic era, playing shows around the world in 2018 and 2019, helping fans grieve and recover through one of the only ways we know how: ugly singing our favorite songs at a concert. Since 2019, however, it's been tough pickings for us who love seeing and hearing bands play live. Shinoda's sparse performances since then have been with proper studio setups, most recently being his 'Already Over' Sessions where he composed region-specific "supergroups" (with both musicians and influencers alike) to perform the song, including one particular performance that sort of started this whole thing off: the Australian performance of the song, featuring Bonnie Frasier of Stand Atlantic on screaming duty for 'Bleed It Out.' That, paired with rumors this year from Orgy's Jay Gordon and articles from Billboard stating that the band were looking for a female lead to perform with, have all boiled over until this very moment. Us fans, however, still have no idea what's going on. And hopefully, after the band trolled the entire Internet for two weeks straight with a countdown timer, we will get our answers today. Mike Shinoda's Sydney episode of the 'Already Over' sessions, featuring Bonnie Fraser (from Stand Atlantic), Tash Wolf, Mitchell Black, James Karagiozis (from Between You & Me), and Daniel Furnari (from Polaris). They kick off with the first ever live performance of 'Already Over' before kicking into 'Bleed It Out.' Is this a sneak peek of what's to come? Those who have been around for a long time know that there are always some sort of leak leading up to a big release or announcement. That's part of the reason why this event is going to be so monumental - we have no idea what's happening. Will they perform? Will there be new music? Will it be a meet-and-greet and Q&A session situation? Will they have a new member? Did they find Rob Bourdon? Not a single piece of information about this event has been made clear, besides a big message to attendees to stay hydrated (an Excessive Heat Advisory is in place for Los Angeles and much of western California, so if you're there, be careful! More info here) and to make sure your phone is charged so that you can share videos and pictures on social media. LPLive founder Hahninator will be there, and even he is in the dark about what's going on, but LPLive will have coverage for you from both inside the event and from home, watching the stream. Be sure to say hi if you see him! Whether or not you can be in Los Angeles for the event, don't worry, because it's being livestreamed! The ominous glitches in the countdown livestream at nine minutes and five seconds (9:05 = September 5) led us to the next livestream, and this time it's safe to expect more than just numbers! The stream is scheduled to start at 3:00PM PST and is linked above as a YouTube livestream (titled 'ø' might I add). LinkinPark.com also directs directly to the livestream and a few other resources to stay connected. The YouTube livestream automatically adjusts to your timezone and will tell you what time it'll start for you, so check there so you're certain exactly what time it'll start where you are! Whatever happens next, it's super exciting that we'll all be finding out together. Maybe we won't all agree on the next steps they make, but one thing we can be happy about is that this band that is very dear to our hearts will be back in action. Some questions we hope get answered at this include: what exactly is the current band lineup now - is everyone back? Do they have new music ready to go? Will the band be performing again? Are tour dates to follow? This could fall anywhere between an LPU meet and greet and an LPU Summit, and we have no idea what to expect (for once!). But we made it here, and we're finally ready for the next chapter, whatever it may bring. Let us know your predictions for tomorrow below or hit us on social media on Twitter/X or Instagram! We'll be updating this post with information and posting on both of those live, so follow us if you don't already so you don't miss the party! To everyone who's stuck around with us through these last few years, it's a great pleasure to still have you here and to be filled with the same excitement we used to feel all those years ago. Shoutout to LPLive members Justin and JZLP-RoadsUntraveled for hyping me up in the shoutbox and keeping the community alive all this time. We'll see you on the other side, it's time to rock! SETLIST: 2024 Mashup Intro (w/ The Requiem, CASTLE OF GLASS, The Emptiness Machine, & Somewhere I Belong) The Emptiness Machine (World Premiere) Somewhere I Belong Crawling Lying From You The Catalyst (Ext. Intro) Waiting For The End (w/ New Intro) Numb (w/ Numb/Encore Intro) One Step Closer (Reanimation Intro; New Ext. Outro) Lost (Live Debut; Piano Version; Shortened) What I've Done In The End (Distorted Intro) Faint (Ext. Outro) --------------------------------- 14. Papercut (w/ CASTLE OF GLASS Intro) 15. Bleed It Out (Ext. Intro; Ext. Bridge w/ 'A Place For My Head')

this summer I'm planning on taking a course to learn how to produce with Dolby Atmos so if I stop procrastinating and get to it, i'll have answers soon I will say this about Dolby Atmos, it seems like a much better fit for electronic and pop music. or maybe even just more recent music. I think they mixed this HT version as more of a straight rock album rather than the fusion it is. but more recent stuff i listened to like Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (this one specifically surprisingly sounded very fresh despite how overplayed this song is) and Your Power by Billie Eilish both sounded phenomenal, the latter of the two being an acoustic song with sparse electronics; almost the opposite of the former. i think whoever mixed this version of the record didn't know anything about it besides "linkin park rock band" and "apple told me to mix these rock albums" lol. I think anything ATS and beyond would probably really sound good in this format EDIT: OH and also I just want to re-affirm this about my little review: I was not listening to it through a stereo source. I listened to it on older airpods before and some channels didn't even play because I was listening on a stereo device. the new airpod pros have Spatial Audio functionality that has the same 360 technology. if i am wrong feel free to tell me lmao i may very well be, here is more information. so as far as I am aware i DID use proper equipment and heard the mix as it is.

oh yeah i bet the whole surround system would be an even more different experience. these were the first devices I had that could even work with Dolby Atmos so I thought I’d give it a try lmao. I bet a surround sound setup with this would actually sound pretty awesome. It really puts you right in the center of the mix, such that things are even coming in from behind you, like the drums or sometimes the bass. That’s where I feel like the problem lies tho; maybe its a headphone-specific issue, but it feels like the instruments typically in the center of the stereo mix (drums, bass) are now BEHIND you in some respects so while it may be easier to distinguish whats going on, the dynamics aren’t as bright or sharp as you’d hope. I have a surround sound system but I’m not sure if it’ll do Dolby Atmos, perhaps someone can try it out for themselves if they have the equipment!

Just got Airpod Pros so the first thing I decided to do was load up Hybrid Theory on Apple Music. This is definitely a fresh mix. Lots of new shit that was previously buried in the mix is now a whole load more hearable, especially echo and BG synths that pan from left to right. honestly I’m not sure how I feel about it as a whole. It feels like a full studio recording of a random club show in 2000 lol which is pretty cool, but I can’t help but feel like some of the mixes are lacking, especially in the bass department. The riffs of APFMH and Papercut dont hit me like the standard version, and forget about being able to distinguish the bassline, you can barely even feel it in some parts. In terms of being able to dissect whats going on in the production OR in terms of trying to make the studio tracks sound like they’re being performed live, this is a dope listen. There are some parts that sounds fuckin phenomenal; when CFTI drops for example, or the end of Papercut with the layers of backing. but if I want to be JAMMING with the sounds of driven distorted guitars in my ears, I wouldn’t say I prefer it to the original mix.

I often get lpliveusername and God confused too

it's gonna blow this guy's mind when he finds out who wrote Linkinpedia lol

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brother i am not at shinoda levels. if i need to make nightcore edits I will make nightcore edits LOL

this is exactly what i was saying man. what the hell does this have to do with anything LOL why randomly diss this one song in an unrelated thread don't compare these edits to full fledged remixes, of course even the ones you don't like will realistically be better. No one took stems and manipulated them for this one. you could slap the mp3 or wav in any simple DAW and add these effects to it. also, i for one thing the Dirtyphonics remix of LGM jams. imagine the bass is they incorporated that into a live performance. nasty stuff. if you want to talk about a bad Recharged remix, talk about the BID or Powerless remix...

you know, to be fair to him, in an age where every creative is trying to capitalize on everything possible, mike's staying ahead of the curve. If anyone watches any YouTube you may have seen a whole bunch of "shorts" videos and channels where they reupload like small clips of old videos and other stuff so they can make money off their own old clips instead of some random person who made a compilation. I guess this is the same thing as that. it does not take a genius to speed a song up for a nightcore remix or the slowed + reverb remix. someone on youtube would've made these versions anyway, mike just took the liberty of having them made and officially released himself so he can make the money. i'm never gonna listen to any of these again, and i imagine not many others here will BUT for the ~100k people who listen to this kinda stuff on the daily, this is him hitting a bunch of weird niche markets, which does kinda lineup with twitch. there are going to be a bunch of twitch streamers playing these versions, that's for sure. i think he's really trying out the online creator model to make some money. who knows why. this wasn't a defense of these remixes or Mike because i do think the remixes are garbage but i am high as fuck and had a moment of brilliance while thinking how this isn't possibly some kind of april fools joke. #cashgrab

its a dark day in hell if youre telling me there is an official mike shinoda nightcore remix now

none of us have nearly enough money to even begin and try understand why someone would buy this LOL

i'm going to sell everyone's account who disagrees with me as an NFT

1) no one so much as mentioned One More Light or Amends but you cannot form your full argument, much less a full sentence without justifying your liking for one or the other, and that is part of the point. why bring up shit like this that literally has nothing to do with the conversation? what are you trying to prove that all of us don't already know? 2) every single person here is free to express their opinion whether its positive or negative. my problem is not with the fact you don't like the song. your opinion does not matter to me; nor should mine to you. the fact is every single goddamn thread about this song - or just Mike Shinoda lately - is the fact that . show me the last time someone, in a thread, commented on a Grey Daze thread about the cashgrab this or that. while you search back a few months to when people actually gave a shit, i will go to any of the last 5 threads about 'Happy Endings' to find you or someone else talking about "selling out," "Disney music," etc. the one person in particular ( ) has signed off everything that doesn't have a shouted vocal in it as "Disney" music since 2017 and it shows. no one is able to discuss something without someone else bringing up some irrelevant bullshit just to prove a point that things aren't how YOU want them to be. Voice your concern! But don't define every sentence or comment you make by that point. it's a shallow and immature look. This goes to anyone reading this for any band or artist: say your piece, but don't linger. disagree or agree. hate or don't hate. but not over and over and over again. no one wants to read that shit i've noticed this over the past few weeks post-HT20, but the negativity is really starting to get in the way of constructive conversation, or even just casual conversation void of negativity. feel free to put me in my place if im stepping out of line lol

the worst part of the 2014 Disney music debacle is that you guys still think anything that sounds trendy is "Disney" music. dude writes a song with an uplifting message for the first time in like 4 years and your brain is too caught up in the lack of despair that it can't possibly be considered anything but kids music. if you don't like the song - don't listen to it! there are dozens of songs you can keep listening to from the back catalogue, and i'm sure even more new music being made everyday that sounds like what you want to hear. go find it. stop dwelling on one man's three minutes of positivity and excitement about a changing world. and that the people who think the disney joke is still funny 7 years later lol. you may be worse than the people who think that anyone involved with this band can only make music that sounds like HT/Meteora.

it's kinda ridiculous how many people in this thread are up in arms about Mike telling fans that he is making a smart business decision lol I get where you're coming from; I wouldn't want him to make an album if wasn't feeling up to it. But that's not the case here.Like Coizu said, PT was the same thing. Mike's constantly working on music and I'm sure had many more songs than the original three PT songs ready to go when he released them. It's not a matter of him making new, uninspired music just because people want him to. THE MUSIC IS THERE ALREADY, perhaps as a beat or as a demo piece or even fully completed at this point. The music industry is different now than it was even when Post Traumatic came out. If you do not have the momentum to release an album, then simply don't. Just release all the tracks as singles once every two or so months. The fact of the matter is Mike Shinoda as an artist doesn't have the same effect as Linkin Park does. Mike needs to ensure there is the demand based of fan response to the singles he releases, and then he and his team will see what the best thing to do from there is. If you really think he's only going to make album songs once he sees there's a demand for it, you really don't know how this guy operates at all.

as a 21 year old musician... it would be an honor to be dancing and singing between Mike Shinoda in a song and video the hook of this song doesn't get old for me. I love how Upsahl's and Mike's voices sound together on it. Cool video - you can tell the editing style is definitely very current, if they put together a filter or something they could market this even better on TikTok/Reels. fun little video!

finally, someone who understands

this remix has really weeded out the boomers of this forum

I feel like the only shot we have at hearing any of this stuff is like... an HT50 release. I wouldn't hold my breath on this one, though this is truly some amazing information. Then again... the tapes exist. Maybe all we need to do is some sleuthing 👀

this is random but this picture genuinely looks like it could've been taken in my backyard. the curve of the hill and the fence match perfectly LOL

This is sexy

Wow this is gonna be awesome. Shinoda, Purity Ring, DJ Shadow, Robert Smith, Phantogram, Squarepusher... lots of great names involved.