Yes. It felt more appropriate to put it there since they did additional work outside of the OML sessions that probably gave it new dynamics compared to the OML demo.
Always had a soft spot for this one, wish there were more like it on the album. Such an uplifting, positive track for me. Definitely my favorite on the album, and basically the only one I sometimes come back to. Love the live performance aswell! Also, only took 10 years... who knew!
Like most songs on OML i dosnt really cared for the song at first. Now it at least grow enough that i dont skip it when its on
Forgot one thing about SE. The live version is actually great and, for me, hits home much more than the studio one. It's kinda a hidden gem.
Busy busy lately, so I’ll catch up on the songs I missed soon, but I gotta talk about Sharp Edges. This has always been one of my favorites, if not my favorite song from OML. Love the intimate start to the track (acoustic Linkin Park songs always have a soft spot in my heart (Final Masquerade acoustic my beloved )). I really appreciate the hopeful end to the album, even if the “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” lyric is a bit corny. But also there are ton of huge pop hits that play on overused sayings, so I’m really not that bothered by the lyrics on the bridge. And if I had one more critique of the song, the kick drums do kinda date the song a bit, I could really live without them on this song. Despite my complaints, still love this song, never skip it when it comes on. 87/100 And I fucking love the live version of this song. Legitimately makes me emotional sometimes. Bonus thought: Oh my god I just had a good laugh re-reading through the Sharp Edges drama in the Heal/Hurt game. Completely forgot about all that. I have no regrets!
I've been completely freaking out over the HT EP in the last few days (which some may have noticed ) So much so that I'm wondering if it'd be an idea to include it in the session thread in the far away future. After all, it's technically the very first studio project from the band in its old line-up. I don't think a lot of composition details are known about the songs, but the good side is that it'd possibly make it slightly less time consuming to write the posts. But then again, I don't know how much interest people would have in discussing it. @Christøffer a while ago, you mentioned that the High Voltage EP version was the better one. I though it was a hot take but... after re-listening to both, I agree. The EP version is more intricate overall. The short instrumental bridge and the tone of the scratches towards the end are pretty cool too, gives dark autumn/winter vibes.
I actually was thinking of including this as part of the HT20 posts. Hybrid Theory, the two B-sides, HTEP, and then Pictureboard, She Couldn't, and Could Have Been. I thought that would be a good way to incorporate it. Still undecided at the moment. I try to keep technical composition stuff from getting too overblown already, so I could hopefully write at least a decent post for each. We know at least a little about each, even if it isn't as detailed as the studio album songs.