The Shilling

[chadachada123]

Linkin Park used to be good, before they sold ou-

Sorry, what I meant to say, and seriously mean, is that they used to be good before they completely changed the type of music they created from being emotional and lyrical to being, well, boring. I can still pop in any of their older albums and enjoy them, but I just can't do it for newer songs.

I can tell when I hear a Linkin Park song whether or not it was created before they turned to shit, because their latest music is just so bland and predictable and meaningless. The newer songs, even if they have a hint of emotion (most do not), don't move me the same way as their older songs.

"Breaking the Habit" is still one of my favorite songs of all time, and is still my go-to song whenever I'm feeling down and want to let it all out.

 

[Tono Makt]

On the subject of selling out, I wish more bands could sell out. I wish more writers and directors could sell out. Selling out means they get money. Selling out means they get exposure. I want more of the bands I like to sell out because I want them to be successful. I want them to be rewarded for all their hard work.

Ideally, I want them to get so successful that they can call their own shots. I would love for the entertainers I like to have the freedom to do what it is they want to do, to take their time in crafting their entertainment so that it's what they want to provide to their fans, rather than merely something they have to get out in order to make enough money to pay the rent for a while longer. I don't want my favourite entertainers breaking up because they had to take day jobs in order to survive.

If that means that some go through phases where they're pleasing some sort of corporate boss, or they're producing schlock for things I don't like, fine. I don't have to like, or agree with, everything my favourite entertainers do. Maybe not even most of it.

 

[OfficialJab]

Reanimation < Meteora < Minutes <= Hybrid < Living < Thousand

I'm really liking the rhymesmithing Shinoda is up to in the recent albums.

I listened to living things after playing spec ops: the line all the way through and.... yeah.

Funny how we agree on the top album, and two just above you agreed that Thousand Suns was great as well, it really was a home run.

Why is everyone focusing on Linkin Park selling out, and not that their music is complete shit post Meteora? Used to be my favorite band, but one can only take so much.

Because opinions. No, wait... are yours... the only right ones? Sorry Excludos, one can only take so much, indeed - so much of the same sound before the band thankfully hired Rubin and evolved, before they got stale. If the new sounds (there are several) aren't your style, that's understandable, it gets a bit avant-garde - but they're definitely not just plain shit.

As Mike recorded in 1999:
this is dedicated to those tired of the same old same, dedicated to the people advancing the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KTkYySW99c


*Post edited several times for grammar etc.*

 

[Something Amyss]

To sell out, doesn't one need to have principles?

Nickelback
Linkin Park
Metallica post Black Album

It gets old.

There may be a reason for that, though.

Besides, Metallica always sucked.

 

[Two-A]

To be perfectly honest, Linken Park deserves a lot of their bile, but not for the reasons people say. "Blah Blah Blah Selloutsellout" who cares? Here's something I find much more applicable:

In almost every single song they've written, LP has some kind of drum beat going. But last I looked, they don't have a drummer. -_- It's that they are just a lazy fucking band, letting computers do half the work while reaping 100% of the benefits. People shouldn't pay others for music that they can just as easily make themselves at home with a decent computer and some shitty software.

They do have a drummer, they've had one since they first started.

Also, I don't get why making music with a computer is seen as "bad" or "lazy". The fact that you're using a computer doesn't make writing music any easier. You still have to have good composition skills to make a good song, not to mention have enough practice with the software you're using.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Definitely laughed at the comic, despite being a fan, yes more than just not minding their stuff, I'm an actual fan of it. The thing is, at the end of the day, their songs are good drinking songs and I do enjoy drinking.

 

[Dumoras]

i have to say, ive never run into that particular hair style before but it looks good on her