In the past we would never think of leaving the studio, especially to travel to the other side of the world.
In the LPU 5.0 newsletter, drummer Rob Bourdon said, “This tour was unique for us because we have never left the studio to play shows in the middle of the recording process.
The music was arranged and fine-tuned in the rehearsal room, with the lyrics finalized by Bennington and Shinoda on the flight to Japan. Instead of being created in the studio, Linkin Park wrote this song just three days before the start of their 2006 Japan tour. Unlike most of the Minutes To Midnight era songs, “QWERTY” has a unique origin story. While “Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer” is not as well known as “Numb/Encore,” it has become a fan favorite for hardcore fans of the album, with some fans consider it to be the best mash-up on Collision Course artistically. The album’s first and only single, “Numb/Encore,” became the most well-known track off the album, going on to win a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Collision Course included six tracks, each one containing mash-ups of hit songs from the two artists. Meanwhile, Linkin Park had already proven their talent at creating strong remixes with Reanimation. The story goes that when they reached out to Jay-Z, he was the one who was interested in working with Linkin Park to do the remix album.
In 2004, MTV decided to do a mash-up series of multiple artists. At the time, Jay-Z was at the height of his career and Linkin Park had recently hit it big with the release of their first two studio albums, Hybrid Theory and Meteora, and their first remix album, Reanimation.
Collision Course is the revolutionary collaboration between Linkin Park and hip-hop legend Jay-Z. “Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer” is the last track on the 2004 remix EP, Collision Course. “Dialate” was one of the very few tracks previously unknown to fans, and is credited as being one of, if not the first, demo the band ever created. Most recently, 12 never-before-released demos were included on the Hybrid Theory 20 th Anniversary Box Set on a disc called “Forgotten Demos,” giving fans the chance to listen to a few of the band’s older, and thus harder to find, gems. Demos dating back from when their name was still Hybrid Theory, or Xero before that, have been discovered throughout the years, some exclusively released to the band’s official fan club, the Linkin Park Underground (LPU). While Hybrid Theory is likely Linkin Park’s most well-known album, fewer fans have probably heard the band’s older music. Let’s take a look at 10 Linkin Park songs that fans may not have heard before. While their hit singles receive quite a bit of air time, such as “In The End” and “Numb,” that leaves plenty of tracks that the casual listener may be unfamiliar with. Their more recent albums, such as A Thousand Suns and One More Light, showcase their ability to reinvent themselves while still staying true to themselves by creating the music they wish to make.īetween their official studio albums, remix editions, exclusive Linkin Park Underground fan club releases, and demo tracks, it can be easy for listeners to get lost in a discography as long as Linkin Park’s. The band is well known for their willingness to push the envelope and take creative risks, enthusiastically experimenting with blending different genres as they jump from metal to electronic to hip-hop to pop and back again flawlessly. However, this six-man Los Angeles-based band would soon prove their metal with the release of their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which would go on to become the best-selling debut album, and best-selling rock album, of the 21st century with a sound to define an era.Įvolving throughout the better part of two decades and seven studio albums, Linkin Park has grown far beyond their rap-rock roots.
Initially formed under the name Xero, they were faced with countless rejections from one record company after another for their unique way of blending rock and rap. Back in 1996, most people never would have believed that the small band formed by three high school students in Agoura Hills, California, would go on to become Linkin Park, one of the most influential rock bands of the modern age.