Comments on: Re-invention Vs. Evolution: The Fight For Credibility

By: List OfDemands

List OfDemands — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:14:22 +0000

I’ve seen them in clubs the size of living rooms, and also have one of those cassettes from 1999 (was given to me at a Britney Spears show amusingly enough), and the new album has some strong catchy songs, some throwback tunes to reference the sound on their past albums, and a few forgettable tracks.

There is a lot worse to be bitching about. In this day and age one should be thankful this many people are buying music from people who actually write their own music.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:41:18 +0000

I just heard the new LP disc yesterday for the first time…after reading all of the comments. BUT, I wanted to listen to the disc with an open mind and not have in the back of my head “This is Linkin Park.” (I had to force myself to do that, which seems like a paradox, but……) Guess what? I didn’t think the disc was that bad at all… I’m sure that if I had the preconceived notion that “This is Linkin Park I’m listening to” I would have hated the record. Yes I’m a fan of what they’ve done in the past. Do I think some of the sounds on the record are ‘trying’ to be a certain way? Yeah. But all in all, I give them credit for sticking their neck out there and trying something different. Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t, but at the end of the day, I didn’t think that the record was half bad….

By: Peter Merli

Peter Merli — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:49:39 +0000

A perfect example of a recent band’s sound evolving for the better is Brand New. They are so ahead of the game in their genre, but they don’t sell too many records. On the other hand, most of their U.S. tour dates have been selling out. They go from a pop-punk sound to two very mature and grown up, but unique rock albums. A bit of a harder sound, but yet still has something signature about the song writing that you still recognize to be theirs.

Artists are regular people. They have tend to change in taste and interests as they get older like the rest of us. Trust me, it is usually for the better.

By: MP

MP — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:44:04 +0000

The thing about veteran artists like LP, it’s hard to come out with a fresh sound without sounding like your previous albums. No artist wants to be told that they follow the same formula album after album. In music, you want to take risks and with risks you’ll discover new fans who didn’t like you before. I think that’s the direction LP was going for their new album. They’ve sold numerous records with their rap-rock sound and it appears as though they want to try something new and the real fans will stick by them. For a record label, it is good to follow the same formula because that’s what gives you the money. If LP’s label didn’t believe their new sound will work, then they wouldn’t have packaged their cds. I think all in all there’s nothing wrong with the direction LP is going with their new sound.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:20:05 +0000

O come on now, it’s not great, but it’s not the new Finger Eleven. I couldn’t even make myself get through that one.

I think LP’s got a few more singles on this, but it just doesn’t even come close to the last 2 albums as far as staying power.

By: Yo Yo Yo

Yo Yo Yo — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:42:35 +0000

People bad mouth nu-metal/rap rock. But remember when albums sold 1-2x plantinum instead of selling 5-600k? The music biz was a better time then. Selling 550k first week would of been 1.2M first week four years ago. The great producers of Don Gilmour, Jay Baumgardener, GGGarth, Andy Wallace, Mudrock, are pretty much getting less business…and I have no idea why. They can make catchy, solid hard rock records.

I like the new LP record. Its both heavy and clean. But I think I would like any LP record - maybe im in denial. lol It just might go 3x platinum, and will go 1x platinum in 3 weeks. They are a great band and can go in any direction.

It wouldn’t surprise me one iota to see them release a 4th “heavy” album in less then 18 months from now (like NIN did).

By: koar

koar — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:48:19 +0000

Of course Linkin will have a GREAT week. You dont see immediate effects of a bad record initially. You will see the consequences months from now and on the next record.

By: A2daC

A2daC — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:44:16 +0000

It will sell and it’s not really that different. Same voices, similar guitar tones. It still sounds like Linkin Park and really they are the ones who should decide what they want to do. Bands have to talk about why their new album is different from the last so people will be curious to buy it. For Linkin Park it retains the core elements. If you don’t like the new songs it’s because of the writing, not the musical changes.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:46:33 +0000

The new album might not be as good as their previous work but it will sell.
Probably not 5M but it’ll go platinum in 3 weeks.

According to Hits they’re looking at 550k-600k in their first week which would be the highest debut of the year.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 May 2007 06:14:58 +0000

i dunno but they need to go back to the drawing board … cause this CD simply sucks. its almost as bad as the new Finger Eleven CD.