They have this at the end of their post:
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~I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter.~
lol I remember that thread. so good.
edit: yup, there it is:
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What's a typical stereotype of Linkin Park fans?
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lol I remember that thread. so good.
edit: yup, there it is:
beato_angelico
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25-30 year old people that think "their first two albums were good"
To be fair, the band members are said to be huge nerds themselves (including Gundams in the Somewhere I Belong video and the Reanimation cover) and two of the band members are of Asian descent (ATS has some Japanese lyrics in one of the songs). Kind of hard not to make the connection as a result.
Some of their old material is pretty decent. Living Things and Reanimation are the only albums I really like, and on a complete listen A Thousand Suns is alright. Saw them live once because of it and they put on a hell of a show.
Minutes to Midnight is garbage.
Northeastmonk
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Someone who knows point of authority or papercut word by word. I know most of their songs by heart, but those two are your best bets.
Not emo, but mood deficient. Not depressed, but... Artistic?
MichaelFassbender
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Adult fans of radio Hard Rock are previously LP fans.
They have this at the end of their post:
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~I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter.~
I am legit shook by this
OnionPowder
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I still see them as 12 year olds. Since I listened to them when I was 12.
Under 18: Kids who can probably relate to the lyrics
18+: People who "don't care" to the point that it's detrimental to their emotional health and how they present themselves to others but they actually do care but they can't let anyone know. They've now created a persona of not caring that they have to care about. Linkin Park are the band shirt or sweat pants of music.
18+: People who "don't care" to the point that it's detrimental to their emotional health and how they present themselves to others but they actually do care but they can't let anyone know. They've now created a persona of not caring that they have to care about. Linkin Park are the band shirt or sweat pants of music.
Northeastmonk
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When that album or their debut cd came out it was good, but just like with other groups the shit gets depressing. I'd imagine old fans of StainD can relate lol
Soodanim
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It's not like their music is deep or anything, and maybe it's nostalgia to a point, but I can still enjoy the older stuff.
I quite like Hybrid Theory and I happily listen to Reanimation (mostly for the features, like Chali 2na). Even Meteora was okay, although recent listens (after ~5 years) have lost it a few points. Collision Course (with Jay-Z) was decent, and still gets plays today.
I forgot they existed for years, and when I found that they were still releasing music and listened to some I didn't know what the fuck was going on.
I quite like Hybrid Theory and I happily listen to Reanimation (mostly for the features, like Chali 2na). Even Meteora was okay, although recent listens (after ~5 years) have lost it a few points. Collision Course (with Jay-Z) was decent, and still gets plays today.
I forgot they existed for years, and when I found that they were still releasing music and listened to some I didn't know what the fuck was going on.
l Zealot l
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When Cheif made that terrible sniper montage with Linkin Park blaring in the background, I still laugh today.
DoktorEvil
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I like Linkin Park...
They remind me of my angsty teenaged years where I was young and dumb and thought I knew how the world works.
They remind me of my angsty teenaged years where I was young and dumb and thought I knew how the world works.
beato_angelico
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NinjaBoiX
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hahahaha i was looking for this yesterday in one of the weird gaf mod weird super off topic threads.
DoktorEvil
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I think my favorite thing about having friends who like Linkin Park too is you can belt out literally any big chorus lyric and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.
CRAWLINGGGG IN MY SKINN!!
CRAWLINGGGG IN MY SKINN!!
NinjaBoiX
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Cute emo girls are the best girls.
I'm 25 and consider myself to be a fan, and I also think they made some great music after the nu metal phase. I consider their fourth album, A Thousand Suns, to be the best.
The thing that REALLY sucks about being a fan is not the outdated jokes (which we've heard a thousand times), is that even if you like other music (I'm a big fan of progressive rock and death metal, for example), saying you like LP totally invalidates the rest of your musical taste for some people. It's like "yeah... but you also like Linkin Park."
The thing that REALLY sucks about being a fan is not the outdated jokes (which we've heard a thousand times), is that even if you like other music (I'm a big fan of progressive rock and death metal, for example), saying you like LP totally invalidates the rest of your musical taste for some people. It's like "yeah... but you also like Linkin Park."
donkey show
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They also got their own version of the GP01Fb gunpla kit and had "The Catalyst" be the official theme song to Gundam Extreme VS, thus closing the loop. xD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr2OCqJ5EKI
DoktorEvil
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So people who listen to music that they like vs music that they'd look cool or sophisticated for liking? Fair enough.
Fixed...
They get far too much hate. They aren't the deepest band in the world but they write catchy songs with lyrics teens can relate to. There are far worse bands, it's just they haven't sold well over 50 million records.
I loved HT & Meteora, not a big fan of the stuff they have done since.
I loved HT & Meteora, not a big fan of the stuff they have done since.
All the LP-Gundam connections all make perfect sense seeing as how 75% of Gundam's pilots seem like they would be big fans.
I don't think they're so bad. Their heavy handed lyrics are easy to poke fun at though, but it's not like they're Nickleback.
Also fun game: type in any video game + Linkin Park in Youtube and I bet you can get an AMV/music dubbed over the gameplay.
Paper Mario
Pokemon
Persona 3
Sim City
Dota
Animal Crossing
Also fun game: type in any video game + Linkin Park in Youtube and I bet you can get an AMV/music dubbed over the gameplay.
Paper Mario
Pokemon
Persona 3
Sim City
Dota
Animal Crossing
DoktorEvil
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so, cargo shorts?
thesoapster
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Drive really stupid cars.
It was the biggest selling album of the year worldwide that year , and I believe the biggest selling album of the 000's with 27. Million sales.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Rhomega Beta
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LMAO, no one dressed like that 8-10 years ago. The picture itself must have been from the early 90's.
DoktorEvil
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Emo was a stereotype of Linkin Park?
News to me, I never went to a concert, but the kids that liked linkin park in my experience were loner types. I was friends with outcasts, go figure.
They also got their own version of the GP01Fb gunpla kit and had "The Catalyst" be the official theme song to Gundam Extreme VS, thus closing the loop. xD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr2OCqJ5EKI
I love big dumb robuts and Linkin Park!
I should pick this up if its available.
depths20XX
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That era of rock/nu-metal music (late 90's/early 00's) was so embarrassing. Linking Park, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Korn. Way too much angst. I don't know how these bands still have fan bases.
You don't know how people can like things you don't ?
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