I like LP… but let’s face it. Mike Shinoda is the real core of the band. Chester is an important part of it too, but if there’s anyone whose solo work or side project I’d look forward to, it’d be Mike. Of course, if Dead By Sunrise churns out some good tunes, I won’t ignore them.

Chester Bennington is definitely the most influential member of LP and they would be lost without him, of that I’m positive. Apparently you haven’t been following LP very much or for not that long or something because Mike Shinoda came out with his own side project like 4 years ago – Fort Minor. The album is titled The Rising Tied and is pretty good. They released a single off of it when the album first came out titled ‘Remember The Name’ and JUST released a second single this year off of the same album which is called, ‘Where’d You Go’.

To the guy saying that Fort Minor JUST released “Where’d You Go”… where have you been? First of all, the album was released in 2005, not 2004. Secondly, they released four singles from it: “Remember The Name,” “Petrified,” “Believe Me,” and “Where’d You Go.” All of those received videos and were released in late 2005 or early 2006. I don’t know what makes you think they’re just now releasing “Where’d You Go”… but that song came and went years ago.

is good

Dead by Sunrise, Dead Weather … what’s the fascination with “Dead”, anyway?

Oh nevermind … some of my fave bands are Dead Kennedys, Dead Can Dance, Dead Milkmen, Dead Boys, Dead C, Dead 60’s, Deadmau5 …

I agree with anonymous

I agree with anonymous

Can you bring back the old songs this summer bring back With You Runaway Figure 09 and Hit The Floor Nobody Listening A Place for my Head Ph5ing Me A*way QWERTY FRGT/10 High Voltage with brand new extended new intros and new outros this summer 2009. Play With You with long reanimation extended new intro live 2009.

I think MJ would have loved for people to take proper English lessons. . . don’t you think?

Wow, if “New Divide” was a taste of what LP’s new album will be like then they’re basically saying it’s going to be EXACTLY THE SAME SOUND.

fuck MJ

ur speaking from my heart, Jays5672

oh please it’s just gonna be a another selection of bland “mall-metal” that’s going to accompany a smattering of wwe events, lame video games, and michael bay movies. LP music isn’t offensively bad like limp bizkit or anything….jsut reeealllly boring and generic.

snore.

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Am i the only one who thinks chester is just a lame ass trent reznor wannabe?

LP produced some of the richest acoustic sounds through the late 80’s and 90’s.
Hopefully this new album will make the most of Chester’s new talent for the electric accordion. He’s been using it as an opener on gigs – an experiment – not trying it out on real audiences but easy targets like in Asia and West Africa. So far reviews have been awesome. His version of ‘lady don’t make me fly too high’ is hauntingly beautiful with it’s combo of death metal drums and brass flute symbolism, identifying the fragile nature of the ice cream cone (not waffle cone)

i agree with chris. their music is very boring and predictable. all their songs are flooded with too much melody. its like they intentionally write songs that every young teen in the nation will fall prey to.

Chris you obviously have no idea what the fuck you’re on about. Linkin Park is a amzing and unique band. There’s nothing ‘bland’ about them.

i really like likin park bank.Because i love real music .

I for one am excited for Chester’s new work. I love his influence on Linkin Park as I tend towards rock rather than rap. So, I hope it doesn’t dissapoint.

PS- ‘Round my hometown, Shinoda’s side project Fort Minor isn’t bad but hasn’t obtained THAT much commercial success. Although it is good.

Why is CB taking songs away from LP? Because these tunes aren’t “right stylistically for Linkin Park?” Maybe if CB and Shinoda would bring their ideas to THEIR BAND then LP would be more interesting. I assume this is brought on by ego or typical record company shenanigans and all this side project bullshit keeps popular bands dull and consistently mediocre. After ten years wouldn’t it be nice if LP had a little stylistic diversity in their albums?

dude I read a comment on here criticizing linkin park for writing songs “that every young teen in the nation will fall prey to”. Ok let’s see if every young teen in america falls prey to it don’t you think there is something there? I mean yeah there is the hannah montana argument and the jonas brothers but honestly being melodic isn’t a bad thing. I think melody is one thing that makes bands good. Whether it’s a fast melody slow melody or in between without melody music is just rhythm and beat. Which are key too, but aren’t the only elements in music that need to be mastered in order to be a good song

@This guy you’ll know:
Then how do you explain “New Divide” sounding like a rehash of “What I’ve Done”? I agree with Chris, LP has become too predictable. They need to come up with something new and interesting, otherwise they’ll end up being a modern day version of a 1970s soft-rock band whose tunes only get airplay on Lite FM stations. They’re starting to be on par with Nickelback. Yeah, I went there.

hhhhh i lik linkin park 4 ever and i hav all the songs 4 this band from the oldest 2 the newest finnaly i want 2 tell everyone 2 listen 2 rock songs he must listen 2 linkin park songs coz they r rocks 2 hhhhh

The Julien-K material is a fantastic reinvention of 80s dance rock like Duran Duran and Depeche Mode. Great production, glossy, shiny…killer. I’m eagerly awaiting this new project, too

@Metal Slag

“He’s been using it as an opener on gigs – an experiment – not trying it out on real audiences but easy targets like in Asia and West Africa. So far reviews have been awesome.”

You motherfucker, what’s your problem with Asia?!? American pig… how dare you judge a continent like that

u know guyz i am a little afraid of chaz!
what can happen if he decide 2 stay with his nu band?
i can’t realize linkin park without chesterbennington it’s like a sky without starz

my fav chester bennington,,, he is the backbone of LP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>……..i luv linkin park…

I have faith in Linkin Park, i believe that Chester will pull through and make the right decision which could be anything, but i do hope to God its LP, they would never be the same without him, hes the heart of the band

i don’t even know what to think anymore, my lifes going in reverse now

ok, i have to admit i like that song crawling from LP, and cpl of other songs in that cd, but other than, i mean its notthing like say NIN or TOOL. The 90s was the last cry of rock metal shit, after everything started to fade. Nowadays, you have Fallout boy, who are they, the next Korn (in their early days)?? or the next sound garden?? Rage aginst the machine? You know, i think that rock nowdays suck, or am i gettin old? im 30.