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Re: Early Linkin Park i like linkin parks older songs.. up till minuets to midnight linkin park where 1 of the first bands i started listening to before i discovered heaver music

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New Album their first two albums were awesome but then they changed it and it was not my favorite... but this new album seems to be like the good old times...

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Thank Christ I'm not the only one. I joined this site for metal discussion' date=' so I got kinda baffled as soon as I saw Linkin Park in the threads.[/quote'] I try not to delete threads that have discussions from regulars, no matter how much I object to their existence here. Unless it's a total waste of time for everyone, I let is slide. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Makes sense. I guess I'll continue being devil's advocate and ask why people like Linkin Park (not that I'll attack people for responding' date=' but it could be a good place to take the conversation) :D[/quote'] What's been working so far is to just let them talk amongst themselves, with only limited interference from those of us with taste and discernment. If the forum is a big room, you can think of this thread as a dingy, quiet corner where people only go to whisper shameful secrets to fellow sufferers. :D
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What's been working so far is to just let them talk amongst themselves' date=' with only limited interference from those of us with taste and discernment. If the forum is a big room, you can think of this thread as a dingy, quiet corner where people only go to whisper shameful secrets to fellow sufferers. :D[/quote'] Having good taste is not a prerequisite to liking metal. For some, it is the gourmet meal you treat yourself to as a break from McDonald's. :D Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Having good taste is not a prerequisite to liking metal. For some' date=' it is the gourmet meal you treat yourself to as a break from McDonald's. :D Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2[/quote'] I'm getting the sense from many here that it's more like still enjoying the odd box of Kraft mac and cheese, because you ate it a lot when you were a kid, even though you know the home-baked stuff is better. :D
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I'm getting the sense from many here that it's more like still enjoying the odd box of Kraft mac and cheese' date=' because you ate it a lot when you were a kid, even though you know the home-baked stuff is better. :D[/quote'] That's the best analogy I've heard to explain exactly how I feel about some of the music I listen to. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk
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I think everything Linkin Park has made has been great! Yeah i admit I deffinately preffer the first two albums and wish they would go back to their roots and make another album like that but as Chester has stated in an interview the band have wanted to experiement and make the music heavy in different ways. Not all the bands are the same but if you look at it from their perspective they probably grew tired of their old sound and wanted to try something new that would excite them and be refreshing to play. I hate it when people call them shit, how can anybody call a band shit that has millions of fans and has sold thousands of records/downloads? They must be doing something right to hold that status. And what other band is so diverse, there back catalouge of tracks means that they can adapt their set to play almost any festival, if anything Linkin Park are genius! If you like Nu metal then check out my band SeVered - www.facebook.com/SeVeredUk

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Linkin Park are nostalgic for me. They remind me of high school days and the emotions I felt back then. I certainly couldn't listen to them now, I find their new material rather dull.

Chester has stated in an interview the band have wanted to experiement and make the music heavy in different ways.
Chester also can't do the vocals he once did after his surgery. His voice is pretty stuffed.
I hate it when people call them shit, how can anybody call a band shit that has millions of fans and has sold thousands of records/downloads?
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