Linkin Park as a live band... any good?

Are they any good live?

The reason i ask is because i'm going to Rock im Park this year and they are one of the headliners along with Metallica (HELL YES !! :) ) and a german band.

I love Hybrid Theory & Meteora to death but totaly hate their new stuff. Are they still playing songs from HT & Meteora?

Here's a Festival setlist they played in 2011:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2011/roundhouse-london-england-4bd36b0e.html

Linkin Park covering Rolling in the Deep sounds like it would be the worst thing

They are great live Chester's a wonderful singer!AussieePet

Here's a Festival setlist they played in 2011:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2011/roundhouse-london-england-4bd36b0e.html

Linkin Park covering Rolling in the Deep sounds like it would be the worst thing

JML897

Doesnt look very promising =/

[QUOTE="AussieePet"]They are great live Chester's a wonderful singer!codymcclain14

[QUOTE="codymcclain14"][QUOTE="AussieePet"]They are great live Chester's a wonderful singer!AussieePet

Linkin Park is one of the better live bands around now. I saw them in Tampa a few years ago. They put on a hell of a good show.

Having them and Metallica on the same bill makes it a must see show.

TC, I'd say go even if they don't sing their older songs. It will still be a good show.codymcclain14

Having them and Metallica on the same bill makes it a must see show.

coasterguy65

Agreed. :D

Judging from live clips and songs I've heard, they're a fairly good live band... Chester is a pretty good vocalist since not many people can hit high notes like he can (one example being Mike Patton)... On the downside it is awkward hearing a 35-year old man singing about "bleeding it out just to throw it away," but thats just me...

Having them and Metallica on the same bill makes it a must skip show.

coasterguy65

Fixed.

Judging from live clips and songs I've heard, they're a fairly good live band... Chester is a pretty good vocalist since not many people can hit high notes like he can (one example being Mike Patton)... On the downside it is awkward hearing a 35-year old man singing about "bleeding it out just to throw it away," but thats just me...

Wolf-Man2006

Personally I think Linkin Park has taken a nose dive with there music now..:(chilly-chill

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]Personally I think Linkin Park has taken a nose dive with there music now..:(Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="chilly-chill"]Personally I think Linkin Park has taken a nose dive with there music now..:(chilly-chill

Their previous albums were great but lacked originality.

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"][QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"] Lol no. Their last album is actually one of their best. Cataclyst, Waiting For The End, Burning In The Skies, Iridiscent, New Divide, just to name a few, are all great songs.lancea34

Their previous albums were great but lacked originality.

[QUOTE="lancea34"]

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"] Not in comparison to their previous albums.PurpleHaze89

Their previous albums were great but lacked originality.

[QUOTE="PurpleHaze89"][QUOTE="lancea34"]

Their previous albums were great but lacked originality.

lancea34

At least LP is trying to experiment with new sounds rather than stick with the same, obnoxious, sound (*cough Limp Bizkit cough*)... At least they are still catchy and memorable like their nu-metal days

They're both good. Enjoy.

They are great live Chester's a wonderful singer!AussieePet

I'd go for linkin park and leave before metallica starts.FrostyPhantasm

lol.. linkin park sucks. Metallica is miles better..

Though there are better thrash bands than Metallica.

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"]I'd go for linkin park and leave before metallica starts.deathtarget04

lol.. linkin park sucks. Metallica is miles better..

Though there are better thrash bands than Metallica.

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"]I'd go for linkin park and leave before metallica starts.almasdeathchild

lol.. linkin park sucks. Metallica is miles better..

Though there are better thrash bands than Metallica.

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

lol.. linkin park sucks. Metallica is miles better..

Though there are better thrash bands than Metallica.

deathtarget04

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

almasdeathchild

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

Huh you have a strange sense of humor.

Good metal band? Good lord there's too many to name. And a nu metal band isn't part of that list.

But to name a few good metal bands that I've been listening to lately:

Dio, Whiplash and Blind Guardian.

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

deathtarget04

Huh you have a strange sense of humor.

Good metal band? Good lord there's too many to name. And a nu metal band isn't part of that list.

But to name a few good metal bands that I've been listening to lately:

Dio, Whiplash and Blind Guardian.

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]that actually made me laugh quite hard :lol:.ok mr. tell me what is a good metal band?

almasdeathchild

Huh you have a strange sense of humor.

Good metal band? Good lord there's too many to name. And a nu metal band isn't part of that list.

But to name a few good metal bands that I've been listening to lately:

Dio, Whiplash and Blind Guardian.

*shrugs* don't really care :lol:

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

Huh you have a strange sense of humor.

Good metal band? Good lord there's too many to name. And a nu metal band isn't part of that list.

But to name a few good metal bands that I've been listening to lately:

Dio, Whiplash and Blind Guardian.

deathtarget04

*shrugs* don't really care :lol:

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

lol.. linkin park sucks. Metallica is miles better..

Though there are better thrash bands than Metallica.

deathtarget04

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SNtUuu2AtQ&feature=relmfu

Nonpoint (at least their earlier work) are pretty great for a nu-metal band... The vocalist can actually sing and doesn't come off as whiny or immature, the guitarist plays some crunchy, memorable riffs (pretty advanced for nu-metal), the bassist and drummer are pretty decent.

Deftones are also pretty good if you consider them nu-metal

They're not any good as a studio band. I can't imagine them being good live.

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

almasdeathchild

that actually made me laugh quite hard :lol:.ok mr. tell me what is a good metal band?

If you think LP is good, no amount of good metal bands (or any bands for that matter) will help.

If your already going then in the end it doesn't even matter.Wilfred_Owen

Nonpoint (at least their earlier work) are pretty great for a nu-metal band... The vocalist can actually sing and doesn't come off as whiny or immature, the guitarist plays some crunchy, memorable riffs (pretty advanced for nu-metal), the bassist and drummer are pretty decent.

Deftones are also pretty good if you consider them nu-metal

Wolf-Man2006

I never seen them live and I don't plan too, but their older stuff is good.

Well, I need to get rid of those balloons and piles of broken glass somehow.

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="deathtarget04"]

yup, crappy nu metal..

Then again, there's no such thing as "good" nu metal.

Guppy507

that actually made me laugh quite hard :lol:.ok mr. tell me what is a good metal band?

If you think LP is good, no amount of good metal bands (or any bands for that matter) will help.

[QUOTE="PurpleHaze89"][QUOTE="lancea34"]

Their previous albums were great but lacked originality.

lancea34

I totally agree they're really setting themselves apart from the rest imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyHPzKh9GA

I think yes.

That's my favorite version of that song.

I like Linkin Parks older stuff but their new albums were really quite bad, that being sad I saw them live last year and was glad that they mostly played songs from Hybrid Theory and Meteora with the exception of one or two songs from recent albums so it was pretty decent :)