Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" Era
Apr 24, 2006 23:13:04 GMT -5
Post by eric on Apr 24, 2006 23:13:04 GMT -5
Various posts by Mike Shinoda on the Fort Minor boards have mentioned recording new songs, working hard on the new album, all while working with Fort Minor on promotion.
The latest, "...as if i wasn't already busy--we're working on the new LP album right now in the studio (chester and i are the only ones here right now). writing new songs is fun..."
forums.fortminor.com/showthread.php?t=12992
They're going to need to whip out a great lead single, I don't think radio and their fans are going to be as receptive as before.
A large discography to have only two main studio albums and just be in the spotlight for 6 years.
Hybrid Theory EP
Hybrid Theory
Reanimation
Meteora
Live in Texas
Collision Course (with Jay-Z)
The Rising Tied (Fort Minor)
TBA
Linkin Park revealed on the green carpet at the Grammys and in a posting to their Web site that they'll be working with none other than producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z) for their next album. "Right now, we're in the experimental phase of the writing process for our new record. There is no solid direction yet; we're trying to be as eclectic as we can for the moment and then we'll see what stands out the most out of all the music we write, which will give us more of an identity to strive for," DJ Joseph Hahn wrote on the site. "We wanted to step it up as far as working with a producer and really try to create an atmosphere that will challenge us in different ways. We chose Rick Rubin because his credits alone speak a lot about his ability and his open-mindedness as a producer. With this record, we're striving to come up with something different than what we've done before. We look forward to touring and sharing our new music with all of our fans, hopefully by this summer after our album is complete."
Linkin Park Say They're Going To 'Break Outside The Box' With Rick Rubin
02.10.2006
Band wants to release new album this year.
LOS ANGELES — Linkin Park bassist Phoenix might never top the birthday he had Wednesday. Not only did he get a Grammy, he got to perform with the most famous bass player of all time.
"I was trying to figure out what it felt like, and it was like in seventh grade asking a girl to a dance. You know, when you're excited and you're super-nervous about it and you feel uncomfortable in your own skin," Phoenix recalled backstage of Linkin Park's onstage collaboration with former Beatle Paul McCartney.
"You have a seventh-grade crush on Paul McCartney?" singer Chester Bennington interrupted, ruining the moment.
"I actually just turned 13," Phoenix jokingly replied. "I'm waiting for them to play 'Lady in Red.' "
Now that would be a mash-up. Until then, though, Linkin Park are thrilled with how their "Numb/Encore" with Jay-Z meshed with McCartney's "Yesterday" during the big show (see "Jay-Z And Linkin Park Set To Mash Up Grammy Stage").
"The Grammys asked us to perform with Jay-Z since we were nominated for the mash-up, but since we already played together on some really high-profile stages with our MTV special and with Live 8, we wanted to do something really special that showcased the power of the mash-up," explained guitarist Brad Delson, who orchestrated the performance. "So we had this idea to do something with Paul, and when I went to Mike [Shinoda]'s house and we were listening to some of the older Beatles songs to see what would work best, 'Yesterday' really popped its head up."
"This is getting into technicalities, but Jay's verse is like a weird measure, like 18 bars, and the fact that 'Yesterday' works with that weird number, we just looked at each other like, 'How did that happen?' " Shinoda added.
"The Da Vinci Code was cracked," Bennington joked.
Once Delson and Shinoda had the mash-up on tape, they took it to the rest of Linkin Park and eventually McCartney and Jay.
"I thought it sounded great, but at the same time I said, 'I think I am going to puke,' because you can't mess it up," Bennington said. "Either you go out and you nail it or you quit the business, pack up and move to some strange country where no one knows who you are. It was really that much pressure, but what was really interesting was that once I met Sir Paul McCartney, all of that went away and ... he brought everything down to a level that made it more real rather than surreal. And that was very helpful because in my mind he is one of the greatest legends of rock and roll."
Working with legends, though, is starting to become commonplace for Linkin Park. First was Jay-Z with Collision Course, and now Rick Rubin is producing the band's follow-up.
It was actually hearing Rubin's production of Jay's "99 Problems" that gave LP the idea to approach him.
"He has produced so many of our favorite records, of everybody's favorite records, he is just so versatile," Shinoda said. "Anybody who can work with the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Slayer, System of a Down, Dixie Chicks and Neil Diamond, for us, that is what our sound is based upon. We like to mix different things together in a seamless way and we think Rick is a guy who understands that."
Linkin Park are writing the album right now and have had several meetings with Rubin.
"He's already given us some really great tips on new things just to get us excited about writing another record," Shinoda said. "One of the things he told of right off the bat is, 'Don't think of yourselves as this is what Linkin Park is supposed to be, you can be whatever you want to be. Write anything that comes to your mind that you like.' So I think the next record is really going to break outside the box. You will recognize it as a Linkin Park record, but something that takes it up a notch."
With the band eager to release the record sometime in 2006, Bennington has decided to delay his solo album until 2007 or later (see "Linkin Park Frontman Plans To Brainwash Kids Into Liking His Side Projects").
"It was a natural decision," the singer said. "My record can wait. A good record should still sound good two years from now."
Shinoda, meanwhile, will balance recording with Linkin Park and promoting his Fort Minor album (see "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares"). He's touring off and on through the spring and just shot a video for the third single, "Where'd You Go."
"A lot of people write about being on the road and I wanted to write a song about that from a different perspective, from the perspective of the people who get left behind," Shinoda said of the track. "And I have a really great guest on that song, her name is Holly Brooke, she is a new artist signed to our label [Machine Shop], but she doesn't sound anything like our label. She's a singer/songwriter like Joni Mitchell, Dido, Sarah McLachlan, and she just added her flavor to it. We are really excited about the song and the video."
— Corey Moss
The latest, "...as if i wasn't already busy--we're working on the new LP album right now in the studio (chester and i are the only ones here right now). writing new songs is fun..."
forums.fortminor.com/showthread.php?t=12992
They're going to need to whip out a great lead single, I don't think radio and their fans are going to be as receptive as before.
A large discography to have only two main studio albums and just be in the spotlight for 6 years.
Hybrid Theory EP
Hybrid Theory
Reanimation
Meteora
Live in Texas
Collision Course (with Jay-Z)
The Rising Tied (Fort Minor)
TBA
Linkin Park revealed on the green carpet at the Grammys and in a posting to their Web site that they'll be working with none other than producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z) for their next album. "Right now, we're in the experimental phase of the writing process for our new record. There is no solid direction yet; we're trying to be as eclectic as we can for the moment and then we'll see what stands out the most out of all the music we write, which will give us more of an identity to strive for," DJ Joseph Hahn wrote on the site. "We wanted to step it up as far as working with a producer and really try to create an atmosphere that will challenge us in different ways. We chose Rick Rubin because his credits alone speak a lot about his ability and his open-mindedness as a producer. With this record, we're striving to come up with something different than what we've done before. We look forward to touring and sharing our new music with all of our fans, hopefully by this summer after our album is complete."
Linkin Park Say They're Going To 'Break Outside The Box' With Rick Rubin
02.10.2006
Band wants to release new album this year.
LOS ANGELES — Linkin Park bassist Phoenix might never top the birthday he had Wednesday. Not only did he get a Grammy, he got to perform with the most famous bass player of all time.
"I was trying to figure out what it felt like, and it was like in seventh grade asking a girl to a dance. You know, when you're excited and you're super-nervous about it and you feel uncomfortable in your own skin," Phoenix recalled backstage of Linkin Park's onstage collaboration with former Beatle Paul McCartney.
"You have a seventh-grade crush on Paul McCartney?" singer Chester Bennington interrupted, ruining the moment.
"I actually just turned 13," Phoenix jokingly replied. "I'm waiting for them to play 'Lady in Red.' "
Now that would be a mash-up. Until then, though, Linkin Park are thrilled with how their "Numb/Encore" with Jay-Z meshed with McCartney's "Yesterday" during the big show (see "Jay-Z And Linkin Park Set To Mash Up Grammy Stage").
"The Grammys asked us to perform with Jay-Z since we were nominated for the mash-up, but since we already played together on some really high-profile stages with our MTV special and with Live 8, we wanted to do something really special that showcased the power of the mash-up," explained guitarist Brad Delson, who orchestrated the performance. "So we had this idea to do something with Paul, and when I went to Mike [Shinoda]'s house and we were listening to some of the older Beatles songs to see what would work best, 'Yesterday' really popped its head up."
"This is getting into technicalities, but Jay's verse is like a weird measure, like 18 bars, and the fact that 'Yesterday' works with that weird number, we just looked at each other like, 'How did that happen?' " Shinoda added.
"The Da Vinci Code was cracked," Bennington joked.
Once Delson and Shinoda had the mash-up on tape, they took it to the rest of Linkin Park and eventually McCartney and Jay.
"I thought it sounded great, but at the same time I said, 'I think I am going to puke,' because you can't mess it up," Bennington said. "Either you go out and you nail it or you quit the business, pack up and move to some strange country where no one knows who you are. It was really that much pressure, but what was really interesting was that once I met Sir Paul McCartney, all of that went away and ... he brought everything down to a level that made it more real rather than surreal. And that was very helpful because in my mind he is one of the greatest legends of rock and roll."
Working with legends, though, is starting to become commonplace for Linkin Park. First was Jay-Z with Collision Course, and now Rick Rubin is producing the band's follow-up.
It was actually hearing Rubin's production of Jay's "99 Problems" that gave LP the idea to approach him.
"He has produced so many of our favorite records, of everybody's favorite records, he is just so versatile," Shinoda said. "Anybody who can work with the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Slayer, System of a Down, Dixie Chicks and Neil Diamond, for us, that is what our sound is based upon. We like to mix different things together in a seamless way and we think Rick is a guy who understands that."
Linkin Park are writing the album right now and have had several meetings with Rubin.
"He's already given us some really great tips on new things just to get us excited about writing another record," Shinoda said. "One of the things he told of right off the bat is, 'Don't think of yourselves as this is what Linkin Park is supposed to be, you can be whatever you want to be. Write anything that comes to your mind that you like.' So I think the next record is really going to break outside the box. You will recognize it as a Linkin Park record, but something that takes it up a notch."
With the band eager to release the record sometime in 2006, Bennington has decided to delay his solo album until 2007 or later (see "Linkin Park Frontman Plans To Brainwash Kids Into Liking His Side Projects").
"It was a natural decision," the singer said. "My record can wait. A good record should still sound good two years from now."
Shinoda, meanwhile, will balance recording with Linkin Park and promoting his Fort Minor album (see "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares"). He's touring off and on through the spring and just shot a video for the third single, "Where'd You Go."
"A lot of people write about being on the road and I wanted to write a song about that from a different perspective, from the perspective of the people who get left behind," Shinoda said of the track. "And I have a really great guest on that song, her name is Holly Brooke, she is a new artist signed to our label [Machine Shop], but she doesn't sound anything like our label. She's a singer/songwriter like Joni Mitchell, Dido, Sarah McLachlan, and she just added her flavor to it. We are really excited about the song and the video."
— Corey Moss