Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) found dead. (suicide)

[Jangler]

meh...

 

[Panthro]

On 7/21/2017 at 1:58 PM, PhillyB said:

it will go down as such despite the stupid baseless hate from people who poo on them because they're popular

I never liked them but I also do not like Cherry Garcia ice cream...doesn't mean it's not good just not for me

[arbnranger]

23 hours ago, Panthro said:

I also do not like Cherry Garcia ice cream.

I was the same, just gotta add some Magic Shell. ;) 

[frash.exe]

i've always hated their vocals and lyrics (although some of their instrumental work was pretty damn good) but this is horrible. poor guy was abused as a kid and didn't get the help he deserved. he probably felt isolated in his thoughts. it's really hard to overcome that and not many people have the capacity to understand how much of a struggle it is. 

[Dex]

17 hours ago, frash.exe said:

i've always hated their vocals and lyrics (although some of their instrumental work was pretty damn good) but this is horrible. poor guy was abused as a kid and didn't get the help he deserved. he probably felt isolated in his thoughts. it's really hard to overcome that and not many people have the capacity to understand how much of a struggle it is. 

I'm curious to know what you hated about the lyrics? Have you yourself ever struggled with depression or thoughts of suicide? Not saying the band was everyone's cup of tea but they certainly related to their target audience. Aside from their radio hits much of their music/lyrics were dark.

[Chimera]

On ‎2017‎/‎07‎/‎21 at 2:17 PM, Promethean Forerunner said:

I don't see why they're hated...

- Hybrid Theory

- Reanimation

- Meteora

Were pieces of art. Minutes to Midnight and A Thousands Suns weren't as impressive but tracks like Hands Held High, Burning in the Skies, What I've Done, Waiting for the End, Leave out all the Rest and Iridescent were very solid tracks. Granted, some of it got repetitive and their Nu Metal sound wasn't good but man... those three albums are untouchable. 

Personally I think Waiting for the End is one of their better songs. People loved Chester's voice because it was "emotional." I feel like that song was designed to kick you right in the feels.

[frash.exe]

1 hour ago, Dex said:

I'm curious to know what you hated about the lyrics? Have you yourself ever struggled with depression or thoughts of suicide? Not saying the band was everyone's cup of tea but they certainly related to their target audience. Aside from their radio hits much of their music/lyrics were dark.

1. personally i didn't care for the vocal style and i always thought the lyrics were angsty. 

2. you can dislike something and still understand that it has value to other people. music is completely subjective and i honestly think you should like what you want but that doesn't mean i'm not going to voice my opinion either. kurt cobain was suicidal leading up to... well, his suicide, but he didn't like pearl jam's music at all.

 

[Dex]

Just now, frash.exe said:

1. personally i didn't care for the vocal style and i always thought the lyrics were angsty. 

2. you can dislike something and still understand that it has value to other people. music is completely subjective and i honestly think you should like what you want but that doesn't mean i'm not going to voice my opinion either. kurt cobain was suicidal leading up to... well, his suicide, but he didn't like pearl jam's music at all.

 

i wasn't saying you can't think that way I was just curious why you "hated" the lyrics. Angsty? I can see that lol