1. Uh... He doesn't actually sing three notes at once, they just record his voice three times and play it all at once. He basically sings in monotone, when he's not screaming.
2. As I have said before:
Joseph Hahn: Records, sampling
Mike Shinoda: Emcee, vocals, sampling
3. "Original"? What makes him "original"? The fact that half his beats are synthesized? Go listen to some of Dave Grohl's drums and then tell me that Rob Bourdon can play drums.
4. Well as nettles/Sam/metalhead/Deathblow said, just because they're "original" doesn't make them good.
5. Actually, I own Meteora. I have it right here in front of me because I was reading about their two DJ's.
6. I will give them this: Mike Shinoda does sound a little bit cool when he raps, and Joe Hahn is a good DJ. What a shame that Mike has to rap Chester's lyrics.
7. This is a sample of a Tool song, written by Maynard James Keenan, who is one of the best lyricists in modern music. I apologize for not being able to recall the name of the song:
So crucify the ego before it's far too late
To leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical
And you will come to find that we are all one mind
Capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
And this is RATM's "Guerrilla Radio":
ransmission third world war third round
A decade of the weapon of sound above ground
No shelter if youre looking for shade
I lick shots at the brutal charade
As the polls close like a casket
On truth devoured
Silent play in the shadow of power
A spectacle monopolized
The cameras eyes on choice disguised
Was it cast for the mass who burn and toil?
Or for the vultures who thirst for blood and oil?
Yes a spectacle monopolized
They hold the reins, stole your eyes
All the fistagons the bullets and bombs
Who stuff the banks
Who staff the party ranks
More for Gore or the son of a drug lord
None of the above **** it cut the cord
Lights out guerilla Radio
Turn that shit up
Contact I highjacked the frequencies
Blockin the beltway
Move on DC
Way past the days of bombin MCs
Sound off Mumia guan be free
Who gottem yo check the federal file
All you pen devils know the trial was vile
Army of pigs try to silence my style
Off em all out that box its my radio dial
Lights out guerilla Radio
Turn that shit up
It has to start somewhere
It has to start sometime
What better place than here
What better time than nowAll hell cant stop us now
All hell cant stop us nowAll hell cant stop us now
All hell cant stop us now
All hell cant stop us now
All hell cant stop us now
I could give you a million songs that have more thoughtful lyrics than the example you gave.
8. You know who else sells a lot of albums? Britney Spears. An artist's actual talent has nothing to do with how many records they sell. It's all about how much publicity they get.
9. Refer to number eight.
10. You know who else wins grammys and MTV awards? Countless crappy pop artists.
11. "Image of rock culture" my ass. They act like a bunch of rich, spoiled little boys if you ask me. You want somebody who's the image of rock culture, look at Metallica, or Godsmack, or Nirvana, or SOAD, or just about anybody BUT LP.
o and by the way I do play an instrument. I play three different ones, in fact. I just started playing guitar a few weeks ago and could probably fill Brad Delson's place in LP.