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Of course they don't; the comparison I'm making is in popularity man. HT is pop. ATS rebels against pop.

 

RAWR!!! craving for some delicious linkin pie

 

I understand that everyone wonders about what it's going to sound like, but the over analyzing of quotes that have been taken out of context just gets boring and a bit annoying.

You can't expect their opinion on what they're doing to stay the same, whether it's Chester and screaming, or any band member and what the album is like. Time changes everything.

 

The confusingly shitty part is that there are about 3 different widely used definitions of "pop".

There's "popular", "pop" as in music theory/composition-wise, and modern music that borrows elements from different genres to appeal to a wide audience.
Funny enough, HT/Meteora are considered pop in all 3 definitions

 

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I hate it when people say that Linkin Park went "mainstream" or "sold out" with ATS, and think that just because their first two albums had lots of distorted guitars and screaming vocals instantly makes it not pop or mainstream. I mean, how the fuck can a band that was ALREADY mainstream sell out? It doesn't help with the fact that ATS is easily LP's least pop album. But then people seem to think "OMG this has no guitars and is all electronic bullshit so it must be pop". Really pisses me off to no end.

 

Every time Linkin Park attempts to describe the sound of their next album babies are eaten.

Next time they describe their sound they should do it through some form of audio used to put sounds and noises together in a sequence that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody and harmony. Though, I just don't know what that could be.

 

Yes. LPA is the only place where fans say HT & Meteora are not welcomed. And even stranger than that, they say Meteora is rubbish!

 

You know what? ..You made me register bcs of this.You guys on LPA are the only one that can ruin the hype on a massive album such as this one.The album will not be NOTHING AT ALL as HT or Meteora ..It will sound almost as ATS but it would have electric guitars in some parts..Something like "Iridescent" but Faster.. Sheesh ..And I can't believe I found fans that don't like Meteora,many good songs came from there . I know that there are people that don't like LP..But if you don't like the album at all..Your not a damn fan . They did their hardest and owned . I wanna see someone else do it better. Not to mention a former NU metal band now being Former pop band? You guys are really one of a kind.

 

I'm not even excited.

 

Linkin Park is like a box of chocolate, you never know what your gonna get!

 

Welcome new people here is fine but quit calling them sell-outs! I'm sick of that!!

 

That exactly that i don't like to read. I listen every style of music and Heavy Metal is probably my favourite. You know i can say the new LP is adressed for teenage girls, It's the same thing. Songs like Step up or papercut are more mature than Valentine's day or Leave out all the rest...

 

I love all of the band's records but Hybrid Theory and A Thousand Suns are the only ones that seem to have really pushed the bands creativity to a maximum. I feel the general sense of Meteora and Minutes To Midnight was caution so not to lose popularity which is counter-productive if you ask me. If you're constantly bound to the idea that in order to be successful you must stick to what you know and never stray into unknown teritory when it comes to ideas and creativity, then you're never going to progress as an artist.

Truth be told I'm slightly worried that the band may have regressed with this new record. It's way too early to judge it (seeing as no one has heard it yet), but I think A Thousand Suns was the perfect album because they wern't afraid to push the barrell, something that on Minutes To Midnight, at least for me, they failed to do even though the album was branded a radical step away from their old sound. Hearing that they've brought alot of their old elements back just screams out "we surrender" to me. I hope I'm wrong but we'll just have to wait and see.

 

Hahaha that's the funniest thing I've readen in ages. Valentine's Day talks about the loss (the death) of a person that you possibly were married with and Leave Out All The Rest about self-redemption. Step Up has style but it serves only to rock your mind without much of a profound sense (see I'm not saying is worse, just made for a different purpose) and Papercut, as much as it can refer to some adult people too and has a catchy rythm and stuff, it still cannot be compared to any song made since MTM for the simple reason that there is an incompatibility of genre and lyrical argument. And to say is more "mature", sorry but you've chosen the wrongest word of the vocabulary right there.

 

we all still like lp's nu metal songs but most of their fans are now outta their teens and can no relate to it any more..thats to say that that music had its time....grow up dude.

 

I know i'm like two hundred posts behind conversation here, But i for one cant wait to hear this damn album!!!!