Highlights of the collection also include on-stage banter between Shinoda and Bennington, as well as anecdotes offered up to the crowd like Bennington thanking the fans for being “fucking awesome” and the “best fans in the world.” It’s a beautifully-orchestrated and touching opening to an album that perfectly captures what it means to be in the audience, singing-along with one of the greatest bands of our modern age.Īmazing keys lead into the steady beat of “Burn It Down,” allowing the band to shred and the power in Bennington’s vocals to take the spotlight, as they do throughout the entire performance.
Bennington’s vocals often feel somewhat isolated from the killer sonics and, in this instance, that creates a haunting tribute to a superbly talented man who had yet to reach the full zenith of his potential. One More Light Live opens to the sounds of the crowd cheering “Linkin Park,” launching the band into “Talking To Myself” off One More Light. The camaraderie and joy we experienced on stage reflected our deep connection with each other, with our fans, and with the music.” “ Chester shared with us that he felt this was the best tour we had ever done. “T he shows we played together during the early summer of 2017 were extraordinary,” Linkin Park said in their statement. One More Light Live‘s sixteen-track set-list includes the bulk of the band’s 2017 offering One More Light, along with eight of the band’s biggest hits, all recorded live throughout their spring/summer 2017 One More Light Live tour, with at least one of the tracks being recorded in Amsterdam.
Not surprisingly, he welcomed the challenge.” After we finished recording the album, we joked with Chester that – since he had delivered so many stunning performances in the studio – he had set the bar extra high to produce that alchemy on stage each night. In a statement released with the album, Bennington’s surviving bandmates offered: “ We dedicate this live album to our brother Chester who poured his heart and soul into One More Light. Riding high on top of the world, reality came crashing down on Shinoda, Delson, Farrell, Bourdon, and Hahn in July when their brother Bennington tragically and shockingly took his own life. They have a bazillion awards to their names, have toured the globe endlessly – even headlined in China – and, perhaps most importantly, they are highly beloved by a dedicated legion of fans. The most popular band on social media mega-giant Facebook, with 7 million YouTube subscribers, Linkin Park – Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Rob Bourdon, and Joe Hahn – are pretty much a household name. This introduction should be unnecessary but Linkin Park are a Diamond-selling, Grammy Award-winning band out of Southern California who got their start back in 2000 with their phenomenal debut album, Hybrid Theory. Some of those recordings now make their way to the fans Friday, December 15th, thanks to Warner Brothers Records and Linkin Park.
None could know that, in July, tragedy would strike and that tour would be cut short, leaving behind only memories and a collection of recordings. A departure from their Alt Rock/Nü Metal roots, the album was met with mixed reviews from fans and critics alike, but renewed and reinvigorated, the band were passionate to bring their new material to their fans. In the late spring and early summer of 2017, Linkin Park took to the road to promote their new album, One More Light.
“Who cares if one more light goes out in the sky of a million stars?”