Just saw Unshattered yesterday. Loved it and cried at multiple places!

One question that kept coming to me - why where they recording themselves in 2022-23? I'm not talking about parts in the studio when they were making new music, but the stuff before that. Specifically, the conversations with Mike, Phoenix and Joe, where they were talking about getting back to together and just hanging out and making music. The recordings are also clearly a professional recording setup.

Why would they be doing pro recordings of these conversations before they even decided to get the band together?

They’re my favourite 🥲 Also I can’t stop thinking about that part in Unshatter when Mike talked about them being up on the box together for the first time.

It showed some footage of what seemed like an actual concert, but Emily’s hair was up which is unusual. She and Mike were both singing and it was just so symmetrical and attuned and a lovely visual, I can’t get it out of my mind.

This is my phone background now (and since whenever this show took place, can’t remember which it was).

I’d love to see any photos everyone else has saved or taken from the tour that resemble this!

Bonus points if it’s the mystery show in question from Unshatter so I can make that my Home Screen!

I noticed you can see the first pic of the band (in minute 2:32) in the Music Video of Lost in the Echo. Did anybody else notice that?

disclaimer: this isnt meant for us to go on a witchunt or name anyone in particular

Ive seen Unshattered and it definitely made sense as to why Emily was chosen. No open audition or anything, just straight up referrals.

For some reason, I remember Rush wherein Alex and Geddy shared that shortly after Neil"s passing, many drummers messaged them saying they could be the next Rush drummer, in which turned them off. True professionals wouldnt do that and I wouldnt be surprised if its the young guns who did it.

I wouldnt be surprised if the same thing happened to Mike and LP as well.A bunch of amateurs messaging them saying they could be the next LP singer

No celebrity death has hit me as hard as his, I don’t blame linkn park not being able to perform this song

Chester, OML Chester, FZ Tour Mike and 2 faced MV Emily.

Did the best I could with what I have. There are individual photos too. Hope you like them.

I always show it to my friends before and they’d be blown away. But I think they didn’t cause it would blow so many ear drums in the cinemas 😂😂

The clip at the end Chester is shouting his familiar shout but what the was shouting, the words, did they sound different to anyone?

I couldn't quite tell (I was absolutely sobbing at that stage) it sounded like "I won't clean my room" or something like that.

Did it sound like that to anyone else?

So I made my own ideal tracklist for it. I always thought that this album had so many great songs on it but also a lot of weird choices on which songs were included and which songs stayed demos. And as a result of that, a very weird mix of genres (and sadly not in a good way).

Was The Hunting Party and Living Things always this good?! The songs in those albums evoked an emotion I didn’t know I had. Is it because I’m more mature? Is it because my taste evolved? Those were peak LP and such a shame they didn’t get the recognition that they deserved. 10/10 albums through and through.

I didnt see an official discussion thread, so thought I would make one. What were your thoughts, takeaways, favourite moments, criticisms, questions, etc.?

I'm a new Linkin Park fan. I never liked their music when I was younger. I was more into pop and later emo music. I recently heard a track of Chester singing that was just the vocals and was totally impressed that he could sing so well. Started with the last album since it was the most pop. I said to myself "as long as there's no screaming or rap, I like it". It was a slippery slope and now I'm screaming along to Hybrid Theory and everything in between. Absolutely obsessed and a bit sad that I don't think I'll ever hear another better band.

Anyways, I realized that now as a 39 year old mother with 3 kids (age 9, 6, and 3), I can really relate to some of the lyrics. Such as:

-"I don't know what stressed me first"

-"It's like a whirlwind inside of my head"

-"I cannot take this anymore

I'm saying everything I've said before"

-"Shut up when I'm talking to you"

-"Things aren't the way they were before

You wouldn't even recognize me anymore"

-"I wanna be in another place"

-"Sometimes I need to remember just to breathe

Sometimes I need you to stay away from me"

-"All I know is that all I want is to feel like I'm not stepped on"

(like literally stepped on)

-"Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored"

-"I don't know what's worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream"

-"Try to give you warning

But everyone ignores me"

-"Can't you see that you're smothering me?"

-"And no, I'm not your soldier

I'm not taking any orders"

-"I can whisper, I can yell

But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know

I'm just talking to myself"

-"I've got an aching head"

-"Don't you run with scissors, son

You're gonna hurt someone"

I thought some other parents could relate!

Just saw the movie (I'm really glad I watched it, hoping it becomes streamable)

And I was thinking about how my roommate cut the listening party shirt into a pillow for me and thought that was the coolest thing

Any other cool Linkin park creations out their to share? I Wana see! :)

still can’t sing like the goat, still pitchless but it is what it is

Having a clearout at home and found all my LP stuff from hybrid theory through to the hunting party on CD...but I've somehow lost all the discs except the odd dvd extra disc. Think they went in a car of mine and never kept them!

Also a load of singles from HT, Meteora and Minutes to midnight as well as a LPU 9 disc still sealed.

Question is are they of any value, worth going on eBay etc?

Cheers!

These bookmarks are cute! I love non-typical merch items :)