The LPU chat:
mshinoda says to (16:18):
Chester said the NICES things on his interview today. The Zane Lowe one was out of control-nice.
mshinoda says to (16:18):
The REAL version is a bit longer than what most radio stations played (5:45 ish?)
mshinoda says to (16:20):
Why are people talking about my hair?
mshinoda says to (16:20):
I didn’t cut it.
mshinoda says to (16:21):
ATS = 15 tracks ranging from like 20 seconds to about 6 minutes.
mshinoda says to (16:22):
The album is 99.9999% done. If we had to put it out today, it would sound finished. We’re trying some extra credit
mshinoda says to (16:23):
There are a lot of sounds on A THOUSAND SUNS. Most are layered like The Catalyst, but many of them have different energy.
mshinoda says to (16:24):
As for Catalyst, we thought it was a good introduction to the nucleus of the record.
mshinoda says to (16:24):
I want to see #TheCatalyst and #LinkinPark trending on Twitter
mshinoda says to (16:25):
Catalyst: That effect on the voices is a layer of a flanger, a modulation effect, and some other stuff. We had fun with effects on this record…lots of “ear candy”
mshinoda says to (16:26):
…on many instruments.
Lots of great things and his comment on Chester's reaction on BBC1 is hilarious. Out-of-control-nice, that is definitely our Chester ;)
Thanks MikeShinodaClan.com for the chat transcripts. Heading to their site to read the full transcript here.
The Ustream chat:
- Chester is doing a very different kind of screaming that is very exciting. Mike referred to it as "weird" and "losing his mind kind of screaming."
- Mike and Chester do back and forth vocals on almost every song.
- Mike and Joe both contributed to the artwork. Mike praised Joe's work.
- The music video for The Catalyst is not yet finished.
- Both new and old songs will be played on tour.
It's quite amazing that we can listen to a lot of Mike/Chester duet with this album, also with the comeback of Mike and Joe's work - the band is assur you that this album is worth all the fans' waiting. You can watch the video recorded from the livechat HERE. Thanks LPLive for the highlights.
Labels: chat transcript, news: Dead By Sunrise, news: Linkin Park
