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Scrash

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  1. Well, he was sort of their frontman in the late 90s. Mark Wakefield, and then later Chester, just seemed to be some singer that's with the group, but not their main feature, and he definitely featured more before Hybrid Theory was released. I think he just needs to find more of a balance between his rapping and singing, which I also really, really enjoy, and definitely step up the quality of the former, but again, that's just me.

  2. My only real issue with the newer albums is that it seems Mike Shinoda's rapping has dipped quite a bit in quality. While it doesn't hurt A Thousand Suns or Living Things as far as quality at all for me, when listening to "Until It Breaks" or "When They Come for Me," he seems so... uninspired, not just in lyrical content, but in performance. Like, he's emulating what he's supposed to feel instead of actually feeling it. In contrast, many of the pre-Hybrid Theory songs such as "Blue" and "Slip," and even the demos for the final Hybrid Theory songs, he sounds so much more into what he's saying (plus, at least in cases like "In the End" and "A Place for My Head," the demo lyrics are far superior when it comes to Mike's parts. You can also hear their bassist so much more in the demos, which is really nice.). Might just be me, though, I suppose.

     

    Edit: Don't get me wrong, though, A Thousand Suns and Living Things are what I consider to be their best work, but it's just that one aspect that I've kinda noticed.

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