Astat you make some good points, but listening to that 17 second clip, Blackbirds wouldnt fit the album flow. Remember MTM flows from song to song. Blackbirds wouldnt fit it. So they waited to release it on its own in a special way (Now they have it). Playing it live can also promote 8-Bit Rebellion. But if we were able to vote for which of the 3 to be played (Blackbirds, Across The Line, Not Alone) Blackbirds would get most of the votes. It what us hardcore fans have wanted for a long time! Mike rapping with Chester singing. Across The Line is catchy but too repititive to be played live. Not Alone would fit the set but would get boring after awhile. Maybe they can switch up the Points intro/outro and Chester sings lines from these songs over them... Just a thought.