I'm Suprised this Isn't a Thing (music related)

[Guestx]

Okay, so here's what's up. . .

I like early Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory. Meteora. That kind of thing.

I thought those albums were great and, even though they're played out for me since I listened to them so much in my youth, I was hoping for more from them in a similar vein. Instead I got . . . well, I got everything they released after Meteora, which to me--aside from a gem here and there--just sounded like fucking sell-out music.

Anyway. . .

The other day I ran across a song on YouTube that was "inspired by Linkin Park." It was cool. It was clearly inspired by EARLY Linkin Park. And it got me to thinking. . .

I'm surprised we don't have more bands who try to fill that gap . . . that "after a band went gay" gap, to satisfy the fans who were into a band's music from a particular era but couldn't give a shit about the rest.

Thoughts? Are there any bands you can think of where they had a particular sound at a particular time, but they abandoned it and you'd like someone else to take up the torch?

 

[InvertedCross]

 

[Matt M]

I actually really like Linkin Park.
I saw them live at the Reading Festival several years back and they were great.
One of those bands it's not cool to like anymore, but I'm 35 so I'm kind of past caring what's cool or not. One of the rare benefits of getting older!

 

[Ikuza]

You know how much shit movies get for doing remakes and reboots and stealing ideas from other sources? Well music is like that on steroids. If you sound a little like another band, you get comparisons. If you sound a lot like another band, you get sneers and pushed to the side. There's very little financial motivation to fill that gap. Especially a gap from years ago.

 

[BisexualMMA]

I'd kind of just prefer these bands stopped making their shitty new music and return to their old style.

 

[Guestx]

Bro you made me start this video with hope in my heart. Fuck you.

I thought we were cool.

 

[Guestx]

I actually really like Linkin Park.
I saw them live at the Reading Festival several years back and they were great.
One of those bands it's not cool to like anymore, but I'm 35 so I'm kind of past caring what's cool or not. One of the rare benefits of getting older!

I'm 34. But I still can't get into their new shit. Like I said in the OP, other than a few songs here and there, it's some really obvious "give me radio play and give me money!" kind of shit. They don't give a fuck anymore.

But Hybrid Theory and Meteora are awesome.

 

[InvertedCross]

I'd kind of just prefer these bands stopped making their shitty music

Fixed

 

[Guestx]

I'd kind of just prefer these bands stopped making their shitty new music and return to their old style.

That ship has sailed. I'm convinced. It's just fucking over.

I've been disappointed too many times at this point.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Paul McCartney.

Shoobie shoobie doo doo da, da doo bee doobee I love you...

 

[Guestx]

You know how much shit movies get for doing remakes and reboots and stealing ideas from other sources? Well music is like that on steroids. If you sound a little like another band, you get comparisons. If you sound a lot like another band, you get sneers and pushed to the side. There's very little financial motivation to fill that gap. Especially a gap from years ago.

I'm almost thinking of a new genre here. . . It's kind of like you have tribute bands. Well instead of tribute bands, who play the old tunes, these will be bands who play new tunes in the old style.

You see where I'm going with this?

 

[Guestx]

Paul McCartney.

Shoobie shoobie doo doo da, da doo bee doobee I love you...

OK.

 

[InvertedCross]

Bro you made me start this video with hope in my heart. Fuck you.

I thought we were cool.

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[Guestx]

Man. . . .

Despite this slight, you're still my Sherbro . . . still my Sherbro . . . you .

 

[BisexualMMA]

OK.

 

[Guestx]

Awesome! Loved it. Paul's gonna kick ass until he's on his deathbed.

 

[Matt M]

I'm 34. But I still can't get into their new shit. Like I said in the OP, other than a few songs here and there, it's some really obvious "give me radio play and give me money!" kind of shit. They don't give a fuck anymore.

But Hybrid Theory and Meteora are awesome.

I haven't heard their new stuff, I have only heard their stuff up to 'Minutes to Midnight'. Haven't heard anything after that because I've kind of lost interest in new music over the past few years.

 

[Guestx]

I haven't heard their new stuff, I have only heard their stuff up to 'Minutes to Midnight'. Haven't heard anything after that because I've kind of lost interest in new music over the past few years.

Minutes to Midnight was actually the album that killed my soul. . . Waited four years since Meteora and we get THAT? It was the beginning of the end.

 

[herra]

I like Linkin Park back in the day. They can go fuck themselves! Also, only losers have MySpace!

 

[InvertedCross]

^^^^^^^°

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