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Gamer99z
07/21/17 9:56:16 PM
#368:


sabin017 posted...
Chester could really sing if he wanted to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFl0A8lxRnU&#t=63

Yeah dude had tremendous range from beautiful melodic singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHtwZ07N1ic

To gutteral screams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcJmE4c50K8&t=3m21s
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RockRapDubstep
07/21/17 10:05:11 PM
#369:


Someone needs to post the Rock Am Ring 2007 clip, I shouldn't need to say more than that.
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Gamer99z
07/21/17 10:07:47 PM
#370:


RockRapDubstep posted...
Someone needs to post the Rock Am Ring 2007 clip, I shouldn't need to say more than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0OnaVA46o

I assume you're meaning 2:00
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lilORANG
07/21/17 10:19:21 PM
#371:


Gamer99z posted...
RockRapDubstep posted...
Someone needs to post the Rock Am Ring 2007 clip, I shouldn't need to say more than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0OnaVA46o

I assume you're meaning 2:00

He's so good
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Scorsese2002
07/22/17 10:50:15 AM
#372:


Linkin Park cancels tour after frontman's death
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/entertainment/linkin-park-cancels-tour-chester-bennington/index.html
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/22/17 3:55:43 PM
#374:


WTF.... What a fucking jackass hacking a widow account.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chester-bennington-wife-talinda-bentley-045929880.html
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ZeroX91
07/22/17 4:06:58 PM
#375:


Talking to Myself is pretty decent.
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SSJ92goku
07/22/17 6:32:26 PM
#376:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NQ4GM-Hc4


My favorite live performance by him, maybe even better than the studio version, especially on the hooks
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DarthTyrannus83
07/22/17 8:17:59 PM
#377:


SSJ92goku posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NQ4GM-Hc4


My favorite live performance by him, maybe even better than the studio version, especially on the hooks


I had chills and shed a tear. Also, the last concert videos are hard to watch, totally seems like he knew what was coming by the look on his face.
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gafemaqs
07/23/17 1:27:17 AM
#378:


Rest In Peace
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VandorLee
07/23/17 1:29:29 AM
#379:


I havnt heard a compliment for LP in at least a decade and now all of a sudden praise everywhere. Amazing.
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Lorenzo_2003
07/23/17 1:35:04 AM
#380:


VandorLee posted...
I havnt heard a compliment for LP in at least a decade and now all of a sudden praise everywhere. Amazing.


When Michael Jackson died, I honestly thought he had stopped doing music completely and was just hanging out with chimps and kids, pretending to be Peter Pan or whatever. Later, I found out that he had a whole schedule full of upcoming concerts. His early music and style was so iconic, but I hadn't really thought of him in the years prior to his death.
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Gamer99z
07/23/17 1:36:10 AM
#381:


VandorLee posted...
I havnt heard a compliment for LP in at least a decade and now all of a sudden praise everywhere. Amazing.

Yeah most of the internet hated LP, I'd made topics on them in the past and there would only be a handful of people here with anything positive to say.
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Etherealfare
07/23/17 1:37:08 AM
#382:


VandorLee posted...
I havnt heard a compliment for LP in at least a decade and now all of a sudden praise everywhere. Amazing.

nobody wants to see a big-name musician kill himself dude
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WaterLink
07/23/17 1:37:51 AM
#383:


Delirious_Beard posted...
Cartwheel_Kick posted...
I would like to disagree, was never very impressed with Kurt's songwriting despite liking a lot of his songs. But it's probably a personal preference, I dislike authors being overly vague


kurt is widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, he had an incredible feel for melody

and most of nirvana's songs are really not that vague

Kurt was an excellent songwriter. He was just a shitty musician, tbh. Basically the modern day Bob Dylan.
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HBOSS
07/23/17 3:04:59 AM
#384:


Gamer99z posted...
VandorLee posted...
I havnt heard a compliment for LP in at least a decade and now all of a sudden praise everywhere. Amazing.

Yeah most of the internet hated LP, I'd made topics on them in the past and there would only be a handful of people here with anything positive to say.

Realize you dont know what you had until its gone.

The older you get songs gain new meaning. Different mind from then and now.
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Arcanine2009
07/23/17 3:37:34 AM
#385:


Just listened to Linkin Park's Leave Out all the Rest. Pretty much sounds like a suicide note into the future with the chorus:

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

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xBloodBrotherx
07/23/17 11:00:19 AM
#386:


I'm not trying to be edgy or anything but what's with all these people who are getting some whole new meaning out of their music now? They weren't exactly deep writers or ambiguous or anything. They were all pretty straightforward and in your face because that was their entire style.When you heard songs like Waiting For The End or Given Up, what did you think it meant?
It's not like you need to read between the lines or find any hidden meanings, it was always super obvious. And shit I seem to recall Chester even doing a gun to his head motion when I saw them and they played Given Up. Like they made it pretty obvious...

Obviously I understand people saying it'll be harder to listen to _______ now, but I'm seeing a bunch if people acting like they're cracking some code that his suicide was the key for and they're just now figuring out the meaning of their songs.
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 11:10:09 AM
#387:


LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?

The fact of the matter is that LP is one of the most influential rock bands of all time, and Chester was without a doubt one of the best rock singers ever. He and LP have defined a generation and their legacy will live on.
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xBloodBrotherx
07/23/17 11:47:56 AM
#388:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?

The fact of the matter is that LP is one of the most influential rock bands of all time, and Chester was without a doubt one of the best rock singers ever. He and LP have defined a generation and their legacy will live on.

I think they were influential in the sense that they got a lot of people interested in music but as far as their actual music was concerned they weren't really all that influencal because they didn't really do anything new, they just took a bunch of things that were already being done and did it their own way and Chester's vocal talent and Mike's production and everything is what made them stand out. And it's not like we're still getting lingers of their style in popular music today considering the genre they started as is dead and the things they did later in their career like adding electronic elements and stuff weren't exactly new or anything. Or things like A Thousand Suns were they tried to make a "deep" album with dense production isn't anything new or interesting. It was like Great Value OK Computer which was like 15 years before it.
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Etherealfare
07/23/17 12:14:44 PM
#389:


Oh great, now everyone is going through old lyrics and doing a comb on where Chester was writing between-the-lines and giving suicide notes and clues in his lyrics.

Dude killed himself. It's not that deep or meaningful. Just a depressed artist who offed himself. Stop searching for meaning in it.
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KillerKhan420
07/23/17 1:16:06 PM
#391:


Never liked Lincoln Park. I'm more of a Ronnie James Dio guy, not that nu metal emo stuff. The last two singers before this guy were WAY more talented in Scott weiland and Chris Cornell
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 1:35:38 PM
#392:


Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said. It's time to shut down your PC and cut off your internet breh.
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megATOMOS
07/23/17 1:37:14 PM
#393:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said.


that's alotta of buzzwords there kid
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 1:38:32 PM
#394:


megATOMOS posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said.


that's alotta of buzzwords there kid


It's still true though. You'll be able to grasp what I just said once you reach maturity.
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megATOMOS
07/23/17 1:42:07 PM
#395:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
megATOMOS posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said.


that's alotta of buzzwords there kid


It's still true though. You'll be able to grasp what I just said once you reach maturity.

I didn't even read the posts you're replying to, I just clicked the topic and saw how dumb your posts were and felt the need to say something

try to broaden your repertoire of insults because you're coming off pretty bland
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Nintendo_Porn
07/23/17 1:43:02 PM
#396:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
megATOMOS posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said.


that's alotta of buzzwords there kid


It's still true though. You'll be able to grasp what I just said once you reach maturity.


*Whispers*


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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 1:46:57 PM
#398:


megATOMOS posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
megATOMOS posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said.


that's alotta of buzzwords there kid


It's still true though. You'll be able to grasp what I just said once you reach maturity.

I didn't even read the posts you're replying to, I just clicked the topic and saw how dumb your posts were and felt the need to say something

try to broaden your repertoire of insults because you're coming off pretty bland


lack of reading comprehension can do that to ya. lulz you're a cute little internet tough guy - i'll give u that.

glad that I'm able to triggered you with minimal effort. :)
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 1:50:22 PM
#399:


Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Conflict posted...
Samurai_Shinjo posted...
LMFAO What's with all the edgy basement dwelling losers coming out of the wood, and acting like they have the right to decide what is "good music" and what isn't?


It's an opinionated matter. Some people don't like LP. If that triggers you then maybe you need to get off the internet


Only edgy-wannabe basement dwelling losers get triggered by what I said. It's time to shut down your PC and cut off your internet breh.


You basically just repeated what I said to you only that it doesn't even make sense this time around.

Plus I've seen your posts on here and M:R. You get insanely triggered whenever people don't like something by LP. It's pretty unhinged. Normal music fans don't act like that


typical weak comeback by "edgy kids" once you exposed and crushed them. try again.
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Error1355
07/23/17 1:55:24 PM
#401:


Both of you stop.
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gafemaqs
07/23/17 2:00:00 PM
#402:


Error1355 posted...
Both of you stop.
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 2:05:08 PM
#405:


Conflict posted...
Lol you're embarrassing. Sad thing is you're probably in your mid 30s too. I'll stop giving you attention


Butt mad that I exposed you? Awww

but i guess i'll stop bc it isn't nice to rub salt in the wound

my bad for hurting your feeling, bro.
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/23/17 2:10:21 PM
#406:


Beautiful tribute to Chester by fans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5dcorzqDg
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Lorenzo_2003
07/23/17 3:23:30 PM
#407:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Beautiful tribute to Chester by fans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5dcorzqDg


That was pretty good. Thanks.
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RockRapDubstep
07/23/17 7:21:45 PM
#408:


Gamer99z posted...
RockRapDubstep posted...
Someone needs to post the Rock Am Ring 2007 clip, I shouldn't need to say more than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0OnaVA46o

I assume you're meaning 2:00

Nice
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smoke_break
07/23/17 7:23:07 PM
#409:


Arcanine2009 posted...
Just listened to Linkin Park's Leave Out all the Rest. Pretty much sounds like a suicide note into the future with the chorus:

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

when i first heard that song I thought it was pretty disturbing
always skipped it on playlists after I heard it a few times
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lilORANG
07/23/17 7:24:25 PM
#410:


Samurai_Shinjo posted...
Beautiful tribute to Chester by fans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5dcorzqDg

try listening to that while scrolling through the tribute page LP set up
http://chester.linkinpark.com/
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Copyright2011
07/23/17 9:58:16 PM
#411:


Sad....terrible that he is gone
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Rob Cesternino
07/24/17 2:55:02 AM
#412:


lnM2WO6
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darkrain108
07/24/17 2:26:18 PM
#413:


KillerKhan420 posted...
Never liked Lincoln Park. I'm more of a Ronnie James Dio guy, not that nu metal emo stuff. The last two singers before this guy were WAY more talented in Scott weiland and Chris Cornell


They didn't have the range.

Yeah almost all LP lyrics are emo, but I struggle to find someone with Chesters vocal range / emotion
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s0nicfan
07/24/17 2:29:46 PM
#414:


darkrain108 posted...
KillerKhan420 posted...
Never liked Lincoln Park. I'm more of a Ronnie James Dio guy, not that nu metal emo stuff. The last two singers before this guy were WAY more talented in Scott weiland and Chris Cornell


They didn't have the range.

Yeah almost all LP lyrics are emo, but I struggle to find someone with Chesters vocal range / emotion


Cornell had a wider range than Bennington.
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Arcanine2009
07/24/17 3:45:48 PM
#415:


smoke_break posted...
Arcanine2009 posted...
Just listened to Linkin Park's Leave Out all the Rest. Pretty much sounds like a suicide note into the future with the chorus:

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

when i first heard that song I thought it was pretty disturbing
always skipped it on playlists after I heard it a few times

why did it freak you out?
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DarthTyrannus83
07/24/17 3:48:57 PM
#416:


xBloodBrotherx posted...
I'm not trying to be edgy or anything but what's with all these people who are getting some whole new meaning out of their music now? They weren't exactly deep writers or ambiguous or anything. They were all pretty straightforward and in your face because that was their entire style.When you heard songs like Waiting For The End or Given Up, what did you think it meant?
It's not like you need to read between the lines or find any hidden meanings, it was always super obvious. And shit I seem to recall Chester even doing a gun to his head motion when I saw them and they played Given Up. Like they made it pretty obvious...

Obviously I understand people saying it'll be harder to listen to _______ now, but I'm seeing a bunch if people acting like they're cracking some code that his suicide was the key for and they're just now figuring out the meaning of their songs.


Its exactly because of that straightforwardness that its shocking. Because they were largely written off as just an angsty band with no real substance and lyrics to cater to emos and ****. And people were long over it. I, for one, was sure the band was over all the bad/depressive stuff for the most part and were just living their successful lives, people felt it in the music, it wasnt as aggressive anymore and some of it felt like a rehash of old ideas served in a new musical plate, Shinoda stressed in interviews that being angry at 17 and being angry at 37 are different things, ie all those things that pointed out they were just doing their job and largely ok mentally. Then he kills himself. Of course it paints new meaning on everything. Suddenly, it all makes sense, it all falls into place. Maybe he was actually over it, in his recent interviews he said that he made the effort to seek help and think positively and find meaning to life. I believe Cornell's death was the last straw, the last switch that just undid any progress he had made. So in short its not the music that has to be decrypted now that hes gone, its that the context to the music has changed.

Also, i think a lot of people, and this is what happened to me too, are starting to realize how greatly they were impacted by their music. Im not talking about die hard fans, but just people who were into them 10-15 years ago then moved on and held them largely as a nostalgia factor. Ive been reading a lot of comments on youtube under their last gig videos which state the same thing. For many, they were the first band to rock music or heavier music in general. You probably just cant erase something that youve been exclusively obsessed with for so long, no matter if it was 10-15 years ago, its just imprinted on your mind. I was still quite a big fan of them before his suicide and would definitely include either HT, Meteora or Reanimation im my top 30 albums, and his death still had that effect of total re-evaluation of their music on me. Now everything seems so much more powerful and impactful than before. His last performance of "One More Light" is now among my most favorite and powerful live performance moments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXs_UB4rbxM


And thats a new song, definitely wasnt a classic before (although the one i liked the most from the new album, its different and a one off dark track on an otherwise moody but uplifting/light album, and Mike Shinoda acknowledged that). Now i consider it one of the best if not the best song theyve done, and im a huge nu-metal fan thats supposed to like the distorted guitars and the heavy sound more. Thats the effect that im talking about. Its like he inadvertently died for the music. People tell me not to take it close to heart and just enjoy the music which will always be there, but they dont understand that mourning IS a way of appreciating and enjoying it. Hope this clears things out.
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WaterLink
07/24/17 4:08:04 PM
#417:


DarthTyrannus83 posted...

Yeah people did the same with Soundgarden's music after Cornell's death. He sang about some pretty heavy shit too. The sad thing is many that suffer from depression like these artists because they can relate to the lyrics but feel like the writer finds a way to keep fighting and pull through. So when these artists ends up dying the way they do it just feels like a battle that they lost, both for the artists and the fans that used their music to cope.

Really have a feeling that Cornell's death was just the thing that put Bennington over the edge. I mean they were best friends, he was even the godfather of Cornell's kid (btw, feel really bad for that kid. Loses his father and godfather in the span of just a few months). They were two great friends who probably leaned on each other for support for their issues, and when one left, the other probably just couldn't take it.
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Samurai_Shinjo
07/24/17 6:08:47 PM
#418:


LP's official & touching statement

https://www.facebook.com/linkinpark/posts/10155478666281788

Dear Chester,

Our hearts are broken. The shockwaves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened.

You touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized. In the past few days, we’ve seen an outpouring of love and support, both public and private, from around the world. Talinda and the family appreciate it, and want the world to know that you were the best husband, son, and father; the family will never be whole without you.

Talking with you about the years ahead together, your excitement was infectious. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled—a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal. After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made everyone fall in love with you in the first place. You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us together and taught us to be more human. You had the biggest heart, and managed to wear it on your sleeve.

Our love for making and performing music is inextinguishable. While we don’t know what path our future may take, we know that each of our lives was made better by you. Thank you for that gift. We love you, and miss you so much.

Until we see you again,

LP
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