Linkin Park's new single, The Catalyst, was released on Monday. Well, make that Monday night, here.
I was so excited, finally feeling that old LP excitement and love. Until I heard the song.
Now, everything is a matter of taste and just to prevent people from screaming at me in the comments, saying that I'm dissing LP and whatever else kind of bullshit, so called 'real' fans can come up with, I'm gonna say that the following is MY opinion of the song.
I find The Catalyst to be the worst LP song, I've ever heard...well, I guess it's right there with Reanimation, Wake and Session (no, I didn't like those either, because contrary to popular belief, I don't have to like every fucking thing that Linkin Park does, to call myself a fan.).
I don't like electronic music and this is very much electronic, borderline techno, if you ask me and I just think it's horrible.
I think the music drowns out Mike and Chester's voice, that sound weird, anyway but that might just be how it's sampled or whatever and I find the lyrics to be repetitive and very annoying.
I won't say that I was disappointed in The Catalyst because I honestly didn't really have any expectations, but I just really don't like it.
Now, I have pre-ordered the album A Thousand Suns and I'm really hoping that the rest of the songs will be something that I can stand listening to.
If not, I'm gonna have to break up with the current Linkin Park, for the time being.
I'm not one of those fanatic fans, who thinks that I should just worship anything and everything the band and each of its members do, but I have had my share of panic attacks about not feeling excited about the album.
Not anymore, though. I've grown up in the past two years and I'm not the same obsessive-must-travel-to-Germany-to-see-LP-live kinda girl, anymore.
I'm not going to their show, here, either. I just can't be bothered to travel to the other side of the (TINY!!) country, to see them.
I may not like this album, but if they decide to make another, maybe I'll like that one and if not...I'm pretty damn sure that the world won't swallow me whole.
It took me a while to warm up to Fort Minor and there are still some songs that I think are lame and horrible. Same goes with DBS, though that type of music is probably more in my area than Fort Minor ever was.
My point is this...I've been a hardcore fan of Linkin Park's since 2002 or something like that, I have 3 tattoos with their songs and I have practically every CD and DVD (aside from Reanimation which I sent to Singapore), they've ever made.
I consider myself a lifetime fan of their three first albums, no matter what I think of this one and I'll be forever branded as theirs, no matter what happens, lol.
Respect to the guys for making something so different with The Catalyst. I don't find it to be genius and I prefer not to be subjected to it, but I still respect the boys for making it.
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onsdag, august 04, 2010
lørdag, december 05, 2009
I live!
It's not that I'm really in a blogging kind of mood. I guess I was always a random blogger-person. It's not like I do it on a regular basis, but I figured it was time to show that I'm still alive and kicking.
It's not that anything exciting has happened, but still a few things bothers me.
Most of all my job...no, more specifically my partner on wednesdays and thursdays.
She's been late two wednesdays in a row, to the point of me calling her to wake her up and it's pissing me the hell off. I think being late once in a while is okay...I mean, shit happens and all, but twice in a row? I find it to be unprofessional and disrespectful towards your co-workers.
Not only that, but then when she shows up, she's all lazy and has the whole oh-I'm-so-tired-and-I-don't-feel-like-being-here attitude and that pisses me off, as well.
Yeah, I don't always feel like being at work, either, but there's a difference between saying it and then getting up to do your job and saying it and me having to pretty much kick her ass into gear.
Not to mention..she said that it's because of her illness and the medication she gets, that she suffers from insomnia...okay, well then go to your doctor and do something about it.
No, instead she tells me that -her mother- will call her special doctor, while she is in New York and figure out what they can do about it because 'I wouldn't get around to do it, anyway'.
Man, I just wanted to freak the fuck out on her and go 'You're 30 fucking years old, woman! Get a fucking grip, grow up and do it yourself!'.
I mean, seriously...I'm a spoiled brat and my mom does a lot of things for me, but if I was having problems with my diabetes, I'd figure it out myself and not let my mother call for me. I mean..what the fuck?!
We work at night, which should make it so that you don't oversleep, no matter what.
I told my boss this and a lot of other things that annoy me about her and she was like 'yeah, well, let's see how it goes when she gets home from New York and deal with it, then.'.
I'm like...okay, that does make sense, but it doesn't seem like my boss is taking me seriously so I told her that if it doesn't get better, I will have to switch to dayshift or something, because I cannot deal with stuff like this in the long run.
I don't want to be a fucking nanny for the person, I'm working with. I'm not her mother and I don't want to deal with things for her.
So I've been thinking a lot about this, while I had my 5 days off and I realized...I do the same with Illona.
No, I'm not late and I do my job...but I tend to let her take over when the shit hits the fan, so to speak and we talked about that, last night and I promised her that I'll step up and do better, because man, it's annoying when people do that.
I still have a good week, before my other partner comes back and next week, I have an extra shift on friday night, so I guess I just have to try and calm down before wednesday, the week after next.
I think that's what takes up most of my line of thought, lately.
Nat and I started a new RPG and I have to say that I'm loving it. I get to play Chester, Crown Prince of England, lol. It's so awesome!
My love for LP is on a low, these days. I'm just not excited about anything concerning them...not even LPU9. I mean, yeah, I'll upgrade one of these days, but really...I can't be bothered to be excited.
About DBS...I'm just...I mean, I love some of the songs and all, but I don't really care about what they do, when they do it and why they do it, if I'm honest.
There's been a lot of bullshit with Chester and I still find him to be an asshole, most of the time. Sure, when he's out with LP, it seems like Mike and the guys have a leash on him and he behaves alright, but with Ryan Shuck...damn, he morphs into an ass and a teenage-like one, at that.
I'm past being angry with him, though. It's just who he is/becomes and I guess he's got a need to be like that...because he's insecure? Maybe, I don't know.
I've gotten to the point where I just don't really give a damn. I don't watch interviews with DBS or get excited about...well, really anything involving Chester.
Sure, I still find him hot and all that, but I really just want him to shut his mouth, so he can sit there and look hot, because when he opens his mouth, I either cringe at how dorky and immature he seems or want to slap him because he talks crap. He should just stick to singing because that's what he's good at.
It's not that anything exciting has happened, but still a few things bothers me.
Most of all my job...no, more specifically my partner on wednesdays and thursdays.
She's been late two wednesdays in a row, to the point of me calling her to wake her up and it's pissing me the hell off. I think being late once in a while is okay...I mean, shit happens and all, but twice in a row? I find it to be unprofessional and disrespectful towards your co-workers.
Not only that, but then when she shows up, she's all lazy and has the whole oh-I'm-so-tired-and-I-don't-feel-like-being-here attitude and that pisses me off, as well.
Yeah, I don't always feel like being at work, either, but there's a difference between saying it and then getting up to do your job and saying it and me having to pretty much kick her ass into gear.
Not to mention..she said that it's because of her illness and the medication she gets, that she suffers from insomnia...okay, well then go to your doctor and do something about it.
No, instead she tells me that -her mother- will call her special doctor, while she is in New York and figure out what they can do about it because 'I wouldn't get around to do it, anyway'.
Man, I just wanted to freak the fuck out on her and go 'You're 30 fucking years old, woman! Get a fucking grip, grow up and do it yourself!'.
I mean, seriously...I'm a spoiled brat and my mom does a lot of things for me, but if I was having problems with my diabetes, I'd figure it out myself and not let my mother call for me. I mean..what the fuck?!
We work at night, which should make it so that you don't oversleep, no matter what.
I told my boss this and a lot of other things that annoy me about her and she was like 'yeah, well, let's see how it goes when she gets home from New York and deal with it, then.'.
I'm like...okay, that does make sense, but it doesn't seem like my boss is taking me seriously so I told her that if it doesn't get better, I will have to switch to dayshift or something, because I cannot deal with stuff like this in the long run.
I don't want to be a fucking nanny for the person, I'm working with. I'm not her mother and I don't want to deal with things for her.
So I've been thinking a lot about this, while I had my 5 days off and I realized...I do the same with Illona.
No, I'm not late and I do my job...but I tend to let her take over when the shit hits the fan, so to speak and we talked about that, last night and I promised her that I'll step up and do better, because man, it's annoying when people do that.
I still have a good week, before my other partner comes back and next week, I have an extra shift on friday night, so I guess I just have to try and calm down before wednesday, the week after next.
I think that's what takes up most of my line of thought, lately.
Nat and I started a new RPG and I have to say that I'm loving it. I get to play Chester, Crown Prince of England, lol. It's so awesome!
My love for LP is on a low, these days. I'm just not excited about anything concerning them...not even LPU9. I mean, yeah, I'll upgrade one of these days, but really...I can't be bothered to be excited.
About DBS...I'm just...I mean, I love some of the songs and all, but I don't really care about what they do, when they do it and why they do it, if I'm honest.
There's been a lot of bullshit with Chester and I still find him to be an asshole, most of the time. Sure, when he's out with LP, it seems like Mike and the guys have a leash on him and he behaves alright, but with Ryan Shuck...damn, he morphs into an ass and a teenage-like one, at that.
I'm past being angry with him, though. It's just who he is/becomes and I guess he's got a need to be like that...because he's insecure? Maybe, I don't know.
I've gotten to the point where I just don't really give a damn. I don't watch interviews with DBS or get excited about...well, really anything involving Chester.
Sure, I still find him hot and all that, but I really just want him to shut his mouth, so he can sit there and look hot, because when he opens his mouth, I either cringe at how dorky and immature he seems or want to slap him because he talks crap. He should just stick to singing because that's what he's good at.
fredag, oktober 16, 2009
Out of Ashes
Okay, so I got Chester's album today and right now, I'm listening to it for the second time.
I have to admit that...overall...I like it a lot. Now, my view on Chester hasn't really changed, but if I don't think about all that crap, here are my thoughts on the album.
I won't do the rating with x/10, because I couldn't decide, even if I wanted to, but I'm just gonna make some notes about what I think and feel when I hear each song.
1. Fire
I like the lyrics and the song in general is very catchy. It only takes two listens to get most of the lyrics down and I like that, a lot.
Chester's voice sounds awesome and considering that he wrote this and one or two other songs in 8 hours, I think it's really good.
The only bad thing about it, is that it'll bore me pretty easily because it gets repetitive towards the end and it'll probably end up being one of those songs that I skip.
2. Crawl Back In
This was the first song I (and everyone else) heard from the album, before it came out.
I love the lyrics. I think most of us can relate to them, at least at some points in our life. I also love the 'roughness' of Chester's voice. It's what he does, isn't it?
Sadly this, too, gets a little repetitive, but it's definitely one of those songs that I'll dig out, when I feel like crap, just like I do with Breaking The Habit.
3. Too Late
I really, really like this one. Chester's voice is -amazing- on it and the lyrics gives me chills and makes the hairs on my arms stand up.
Definitely one I'll be destroying by singing along as loud as I possibly can, when driving, lol. I have a soft spot for soft rock ballads and this one is definitely one of my favorites.
Love the guitars and it's just... Fuck it, it makes me wanna fucking hug Chester!
4. Inside Of Me
I absolutely love the layering on this one and what stands out, to me, even if the rest of the songs probably do the same...is how melodic Chester's voice is, even when he's pretty much screaming.
That's something that always amazed me about him. I usually have issues with his screaming, but this one has just the right amount of screaming.
Very honest song.
5. Let Down
This song moved me to tears, the first time I heard the acoustic version of it and it made my heart bleed for Chester and everything that happened to him.
I have to admit that I prefer the acoustic version, but the lyrics still hit me right in my heart.
Is that Ryan interfering the singing, though? That's a bit annoying. Let Chester sing this one alone, dude.
Very powerful song, although I don't think Chester's able to portray the same emotions on the album version as he does on the acoustic version.
6. Give Me Your Name
Okay, I'm sorry. I know this is supposed to be all romantic and written for Talinda and whatnot, but it simply makes my skin crawl and it makes me want to hurt things.
It's like...was Chester high when he wrote this? 'Yeah, on love' *rolls eyes*. It seems to me like he just morphed into a member of New Kids On The Block, for a moment, there.
I don't even like his voice on it. The falsetto is just...ick. After my skin is done crawling and I've destroyed the biggest tree around, it makes me fall asleep. Definitely one I'll be skipping...a lot. I probably won't even learn the lyrics to this one, to the point of me being able to sing along.
So boring, so cheesy and not very amazing, at all.
7. My Suffering
Now this is the Chester, I like to hear. Aggressive and in-your-fucking-face! Even if it gets a bit repetitive, like Fire and Crawl Back In, I can forgive that, simply because the lyrics are fucking awesome and Chester's doing exactly what he became so famous for, with his voice.
8. Condemned
I...don't know what it is about this song, but it rubs me the wrong way. It seems like the lyrics doesn't fit with the melody. I'll probably like this song, if I'm in a horrible, horrible mood, but other than that, it just annoys the hell out of me.
Too much non-melodic screaming, maybe? I think that's part of it, anyway. I love Chester's melodic screaming, but this seems like he's just trying too damn hard and it just becomes screaming for the sake of screaming.
9. Into You
Probably my absolute favorite on the album. Nice soft and emotional voice from Mr. Bennington and nice instruments - rock, but not too much so they don't fit the lyrics.
Very cute lyrics. Makes me wish that I'd find a love like that. Good job, Ches.
10. End of the World.
Love the drums. Good song, good voice. Not mindblowing song, though, simply because it seems to me that Chester's lyrics are about the crisis and other bad things, we hear when we turn on the TV/radio/internet/whatever.
It's not a bad song and I might grow to love it as I listen to it more, but right now, it doesn't make me listen in awe.
11. Walking In Circles
Love Chester's voice on this one. I interpret this one to be about loneliness, when you're in a crowd and it touches me, although I don't think I could explain how, if my life depended on it.
Particularly love the line 'screaming silence', simply because it's so...not possible, lol. I don't know. I think this one touches the black side of my soul and the lonely, vulnerable girl, inside.
12. Into The Darkness
Heh, I love that Chester wrote a song like this. Now, I could be totally wrong and people could tell me to just get my mind out of the gutter, but this seems to be written about making love to someone, you share an epic love with.
And also to be accepted 100% by that person and having that person teach you how to make the most of things and appreciate life, again, not to mention the difficult task it is to surrender completely to someone.
I don't get the weird moaning-thing in the beginning, though. That's a bit annoying.
It's a little bit boring, if I'm honest, but also kinda sweet.
So yeah. Overall a good album that I'll be listening a lot to, when I need something -not- Grey Daze or Linkin Park.
You were right, Chester; these songs, minus Condemned maybe, are not Linkin Park songs and even if I was a bitch to you in my previous entry, I think you did a really good job with this album.
Thanks for letting us see inside your heart a little. Although, next time...put the lyrics in the booklet, okay?
I have to admit that...overall...I like it a lot. Now, my view on Chester hasn't really changed, but if I don't think about all that crap, here are my thoughts on the album.
I won't do the rating with x/10, because I couldn't decide, even if I wanted to, but I'm just gonna make some notes about what I think and feel when I hear each song.
1. Fire
I like the lyrics and the song in general is very catchy. It only takes two listens to get most of the lyrics down and I like that, a lot.
Chester's voice sounds awesome and considering that he wrote this and one or two other songs in 8 hours, I think it's really good.
The only bad thing about it, is that it'll bore me pretty easily because it gets repetitive towards the end and it'll probably end up being one of those songs that I skip.
2. Crawl Back In
This was the first song I (and everyone else) heard from the album, before it came out.
I love the lyrics. I think most of us can relate to them, at least at some points in our life. I also love the 'roughness' of Chester's voice. It's what he does, isn't it?
Sadly this, too, gets a little repetitive, but it's definitely one of those songs that I'll dig out, when I feel like crap, just like I do with Breaking The Habit.
3. Too Late
I really, really like this one. Chester's voice is -amazing- on it and the lyrics gives me chills and makes the hairs on my arms stand up.
Definitely one I'll be destroying by singing along as loud as I possibly can, when driving, lol. I have a soft spot for soft rock ballads and this one is definitely one of my favorites.
Love the guitars and it's just... Fuck it, it makes me wanna fucking hug Chester!
4. Inside Of Me
I absolutely love the layering on this one and what stands out, to me, even if the rest of the songs probably do the same...is how melodic Chester's voice is, even when he's pretty much screaming.
That's something that always amazed me about him. I usually have issues with his screaming, but this one has just the right amount of screaming.
Very honest song.
5. Let Down
This song moved me to tears, the first time I heard the acoustic version of it and it made my heart bleed for Chester and everything that happened to him.
I have to admit that I prefer the acoustic version, but the lyrics still hit me right in my heart.
Is that Ryan interfering the singing, though? That's a bit annoying. Let Chester sing this one alone, dude.
Very powerful song, although I don't think Chester's able to portray the same emotions on the album version as he does on the acoustic version.
6. Give Me Your Name
Okay, I'm sorry. I know this is supposed to be all romantic and written for Talinda and whatnot, but it simply makes my skin crawl and it makes me want to hurt things.
It's like...was Chester high when he wrote this? 'Yeah, on love' *rolls eyes*. It seems to me like he just morphed into a member of New Kids On The Block, for a moment, there.
I don't even like his voice on it. The falsetto is just...ick. After my skin is done crawling and I've destroyed the biggest tree around, it makes me fall asleep. Definitely one I'll be skipping...a lot. I probably won't even learn the lyrics to this one, to the point of me being able to sing along.
So boring, so cheesy and not very amazing, at all.
7. My Suffering
Now this is the Chester, I like to hear. Aggressive and in-your-fucking-face! Even if it gets a bit repetitive, like Fire and Crawl Back In, I can forgive that, simply because the lyrics are fucking awesome and Chester's doing exactly what he became so famous for, with his voice.
8. Condemned
I...don't know what it is about this song, but it rubs me the wrong way. It seems like the lyrics doesn't fit with the melody. I'll probably like this song, if I'm in a horrible, horrible mood, but other than that, it just annoys the hell out of me.
Too much non-melodic screaming, maybe? I think that's part of it, anyway. I love Chester's melodic screaming, but this seems like he's just trying too damn hard and it just becomes screaming for the sake of screaming.
9. Into You
Probably my absolute favorite on the album. Nice soft and emotional voice from Mr. Bennington and nice instruments - rock, but not too much so they don't fit the lyrics.
Very cute lyrics. Makes me wish that I'd find a love like that. Good job, Ches.
10. End of the World.
Love the drums. Good song, good voice. Not mindblowing song, though, simply because it seems to me that Chester's lyrics are about the crisis and other bad things, we hear when we turn on the TV/radio/internet/whatever.
It's not a bad song and I might grow to love it as I listen to it more, but right now, it doesn't make me listen in awe.
11. Walking In Circles
Love Chester's voice on this one. I interpret this one to be about loneliness, when you're in a crowd and it touches me, although I don't think I could explain how, if my life depended on it.
Particularly love the line 'screaming silence', simply because it's so...not possible, lol. I don't know. I think this one touches the black side of my soul and the lonely, vulnerable girl, inside.
12. Into The Darkness
Heh, I love that Chester wrote a song like this. Now, I could be totally wrong and people could tell me to just get my mind out of the gutter, but this seems to be written about making love to someone, you share an epic love with.
And also to be accepted 100% by that person and having that person teach you how to make the most of things and appreciate life, again, not to mention the difficult task it is to surrender completely to someone.
I don't get the weird moaning-thing in the beginning, though. That's a bit annoying.
It's a little bit boring, if I'm honest, but also kinda sweet.
So yeah. Overall a good album that I'll be listening a lot to, when I need something -not- Grey Daze or Linkin Park.
You were right, Chester; these songs, minus Condemned maybe, are not Linkin Park songs and even if I was a bitch to you in my previous entry, I think you did a really good job with this album.
Thanks for letting us see inside your heart a little. Although, next time...put the lyrics in the booklet, okay?
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