MY FIRST TIME HEARING Linkin Park - In The End | RAP FANS REACTION
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In one of my last conversations with my Mom, she looked at me , smiled and said "You know, I`ve always tried to experience everything in life as fully as possible and I don`t see why death should be any different"
I'ma high five her when i get there. My kinda lady. We will be good friends then. So hello kid of my future friend!
Wow
What a beautiful message to leave you with. ❤
@@maryreed4534 she was an amazing person, my girls called her Mumma and I aspire to the kind of person she was to my girls and grandmunchkins.
Wow, that's beautfiul. I'm so sorry for your loss.
RIP Chester Bennington. His voice held the pain of an entire generation. He held it down for us all.
He didn't hold it down for his kids
@@Bayzel-22 But depression lies; it tells you that they'd be better off without you.
Bro, I gotta say... I really appreciate and respect how you carefully reflect upon and cherish music that isn't from your familiar and established genre. Your analysis of the musical construction and interpretation of Linkin Park lyrics has opened my mind to messages that I had never considered and I've listened to these songs for decades. Respect and love. I truly feel you have a brilliant mind.
Thank you for this 🫶 most of my life I’ve been outed for being different and yet here, for the first time in my life, I feel accepted in my difference. So comments like this truly mean the world to me as a person - thank you 🤝 I hope I can continue to entertain!
You bought put tears in my eyes... LP 4ever
I completely agree. Respect and subbed! :)
@@TeddyGreyOSnot only entertain brother, you're definitely enlightening so many minds with your takes. I really appreciate it, thank you so much 🙏🏼.
Chester is very NOT monotone. You should listen to more of their music to know that. I miss Chester. RIP buddy!!!
His name is Mike Shinoda. He does make his own solo music and he has/had a side project called Fort Minor. Linkin Park has been made such a huge impact on my life growing up. I was fortunate enough to see them live during the Carnivores Tour while Chester was still with us. Nu Metal has always been one of my favorite genres because it blends rock and hip hop together in a beautiful way. But one of the reasons I have always loved LP is because they also have DJ Hahn who brings in the electronic elements as well. Chester and Mike definitely had something special together.
I got to see the hybrid theory tour at bonzai fest in Miami I think 00 or 01
The electronic elements mainly come from Mike rather than Joe.
i'm a bit aged so linkin park is a HUGE musical staple in my life. This hits very close to home so thank you so much for this!!!
Moves me to tears every time......every time.
@@brookegallegly1777I miss Chester so much.
I'm 33 and have been a fan of LP since I was 12. It's a deeply intimate relationship between them and a fan. Rip my dear friend
Welcome to the anthem of my doomed youth. 23 years on it still hits. Chester’s voice was like a dear friend for decades; his loss was deeply felt by entire generations.
Buaaa they are the best❤❤
Chester is greatly missed and always will be. The love and respect for Linkin Park passed from me to my daughter and we both still play all their albums.
20 years on and In The End still gives me goosebumps.
Chester is a talent who is revered & missed. Mike Shinoda’s music carries the messaging from Chester.
to let you know Chester was batteling with Anxiety and Depression so for him in some song's he was reaching out for help and wrighting songs to let ppl know it's a battle with it in irl.
Your comment, it hit me pretty hard.
I've been active duty Army for over 10 years. Part of the Army "culture", I guess you could say, is we all develop a very dark, very morbid sense of humor and joke about things most people would never consider poking fun at. Most civilians probably think "they're trained to kill. They're brainwashed. They find death funny. "
The actual truth is: the amount of stress we get put under, the things we have to see, things we have to do, our sleep patterns getting so messed up we develop severe sleeping problems and are capable of functioning with little to no sleep, developing anxiety just from misplacing our military ID or being late to work, the feeling of our hearts stopping and our stomachs coming up our esophagus when we misplaced a serialized piece of equipment that we are liable for, friends whom you consider family leaving the Army or going to another duty station and knowing it is likely you will never see them again, being told that your friend ended their life, anxiety crippling you to the point of being unable to be in or anywhere near crowds of people due to a constant feeling of impending doom, having to quickly make critical decisions under extreme stress and conditions, wanting nothing but to rest, relax, sleep, and imagine it was all a dream. All of this, is just the tip of the iceberg, and the only way to even begin to cope with all of it, be able to keep your emotions in check, be able to temporarily forget about it, is by making horrible jokes about all of it. Because the jokes make it seem a little less real for a short time, and make it feel temporarily that it is not looming over us constantly.
One topic that we make jokes about more then anything else, is suicide. I couldn't even tell you how many times I've said
"I'm gonna go suck start a shotgun."
"I'm gonna go hug a tree with my car."
"I wonder what the barrel of my gun tastes like as the trigger is pulled?"
"I'm gonna go play in traffic during rush hour."
"I think my boot laces will do nicely."
We all say these things to each other with a smile on our faces and we all laugh and have a great time. Then, every day while I'm driving home, and I see a semi truck on the highway, I think about how easy it would be to unbuckle and swerve into that truck head on.
While sitting in my car, trying to mentally prepare for the day, I think and deeply consider "if I take my knife and slash my wrists the long way to bleed out faster, will I pass before someone finds me?"
If I go to a sketchy neighborhood, what would it take for someone to shoot me? Or get a gun and cause chaos so police show up and just have S by cop.
Looking at the balconies of the barracks on base and noticing it only goes up 3 floors and think to myself "no, not tall enough. I'd just be in a lot of pain."
I've made jokes saying to my coworkers "yeah I'm just gonna go home, look at myself in the mirror with disgust and start crying like a little bitch." We all laugh. Little does anyone know, it's not far from reality.
These thoughts are a constant, for me and many, many, MANY others I know. We don't act on these thoughts, there's always something stopping us, but I have had many moments where, as the semi truck passes, my wrist twitches the wheel slightly towards the truck. Holding that knife to my forearm. Seeing a cop walking around downtown and wanting to charge at him with a knife, screaming well in advance so he notices me long before I get anywhere near him, obviously my intent wouldn't be to harm him, but so he would just end it for me.
I hate that these demons are constantly antagonizing me. My antidepressants and counseling barely even helps anymore.
Mental health of my soldiers is so very important to me, I always try to make it the first priority. Having been suffering with mental health problems for years, I didn't want my soldiers to be brushed off like I was. I even got in hot water once because my squad leader and platoon sergeant demanded me to make my soldier cancel his behavioral health counseling appointment because they needed him for a detail. My soldier had scheduled this appointment 3 months prior because that's how long it took for any counselor to be available. And he had told me daily that his mental health was on a downward spiral. I made sure he kept his appointment, I made sure he made it to his appointment, and I made sure he continued to go to counseling. And I was out casted as the NCO who didn't discipline his soldiers.
When you said "Chester was reaching out for help with his song writing", it hit me hard, because I am constantly making these jokes and explaining horrible details of traumatic events for "humor" but it's really me screaming for help. But nobody is listening, or nobody cares.
I was even treated like garbage after spending a week in the hospital on S watch and my commander and 1SG basically accused me of trying to get out of my duties. I felt so unwanted and so expendable that I lost all sense of motivation. Even my wife at the time would brush me off and say I had nothing to complain about, and that she had it worse because she has worse depression then me, worse anxiety then me, she has cystic fibrosis, and so on. I truly felt alone in every aspect of my existence.
I'm slowly getting better, but it's a constant uphill battle every damn day and I often feel "is today the day something happens that pushes me over the edge".
I was/and still am, so sad that Chester passed. I hate that he felt so alone and unheard that he felt the only way to stop the torment was to end it all.
Rest in Peace Chester. You are so deeply missed, this world isn't the same without you
You know, in 2004 Linkin Park and Jay-Z had a collab (while they were basically the peak of hip-hop and experimental metal/rock), they dropped an album that's each of their biggests hits mixed together, and went on a live tour that was fucking epic. If you're a Jay-Z fan or interested regardless, check out their "Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z - Collision Course: Live 2004". It's kinda like a 10 minute documentary about how it all came together, followed by a 35 mintute live concert that rules.
If you wanna check out individual tracks from it, "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You", "Jigga What/Faint", "Numb/Encore" are some fucking bangers
^ this
in that era, rock and hip hop went hand in hand.. Eminem and Aerosmith, Linkin park and jay Z and so many others.. it was beautiful :)
i think he said he knows their collab
99 Problems/Points of Authority/One step Closer is still a shortcut to getting me hyped up and ready for a good night out. Or whatever else is happening lol.
Collision Course was fantastic, but LP's collab with Busta Rhymes doesn't get mentioned as much as it deserves to be
Of all the reactors I like to watch, you are the first and the only one so far that just gets it, when you dive into something new. Simply BECAUSE you go hard into the lyrics and you don't give a shit about the videos. I love that.
Absolutely. Turning into one of my favorite reaction channels
In the case of Linkin Park, the music video is almost always closely related to the lyrics of the song. You'll feel it when you see the music video for From the Inside.
I think you might enjoy their song "breaking the habit".
Fun fact if someone hasn't already mentioned it: Before their first album released, Chester confirmed their label tried to get rid of Mike Shinoda and therefore their entire rapping aspect. Then Hybrid Theory went Diamond.
Fort Minor (Shinoda's rap group) made a song 'Get Me Gone' that talks about this too.
Isn't Chester the last member to join the band cuz they were looking for a vocalist then Chester was the one they choose when they heard his voice
One more light is my favorite. Makes me cry. My son was hospitalized for an S attempt. The song hit a cord with me, I went and got the line "Well I do" and a semi colon on my wrist for him. It is a DEEP DEEP song, and the video is just as hard.
Agreed. In the kitchen, one more chair than you need gets me every time
That songs has me sobbing every time I listen to it. It just cuts so deep.
I couldn't be happier seeing so many people talking about LP and hearing the collective stories of healing associated with this music. I truly believe that they were miracles in a lot of lives, I can't count the times they have saved me in my own life and many others I know, or how many people were able to work through hard times and survive bad situations because they could feel and hear what they themselves didn't know how to express before hearing LP. It felt OK to express and feel emotions that people try to say are bad or wrong and that we should be patient and understanding, to push those "ugly" feelings down and ignore them, not talk about them to just squish it all in until you forget about them. The lyrics captured my life in music not only did they let me just feel and be myself, it felt good to do so.
RIP Chester and all the miracles you share with the world
this song was so big when it released, it hit the top of the charts, in a music TV program in my country and it stayed number 1 for so long they had to make a new rule saying that a song could only be number one for so long, and that is how it got taken of the list. i don't think i have ever met a person around my age that does not know this song.
A song could only be number 1 for so long 😂😂😂😂 Dang!
The double entendre in "the clock takes life away" with "the clock ticks life away" blew my mind as well
Linkin Park are a big part of my teen and early twenties and on the last album they released a song called one more light, it took me 3 years to be able to listen to that song my mum passed away 7 days after Chester, and that song was the last song I heard when I went in to the hospital my mum passed half an hour later the lyrics hit hard for anyone who has lost someone close 😢
🫂🫂🫂🫂
Linkin Park - Bleed it Out
You like the rap element in Linkin Park, and this whole song is one solid vocalized linkin park
Nobody's Listening off Meteora and Wretches and Kings off A Thousand Suns are also both good tracks with heavier rap/hiphop elements to them.
I don't typically comment on reaction videos, but I'm hoping you see this, Teddy. Linkin Park transformed music and lyricism and emotion for me as a young Nigerian girl struggling to find her place in the world. They were the sound of my adolescence and young adulthood. Chester and I share a birthday, and I was and still am gutted about his untimely death. My ultimate favorite song of all time - favorite of any song ever released ever - is Linkin Park's Waiting for the End. Please, please, please, please listen to and react to that song. It would change your life. It changed mine.
What a beautiful tribute to one of the greatest bands ever. I'm Nigerian too and got into them 20 years ago.
The world is a better place with you in it ❤️
What a beautiful tribute. Linkin Park.
I think their music has helped all of us souls who have been looking for a place in the world.
In the end, we don't get out of life alive. I'm personally thankful for Chester's contribution. The whole band has shaped my life and philosophy. 10/10.
I have too agree, would you feel the same if he didn't end it, imo no, but in doing this makes us all think very differently about this. I feel very differently about the people around me that committed suicide back then than I do now.
I love that it's about the music for you ... Not caring about the videos bro! You listen to the lyrics and the music behind it ... Ive seen soany people not listen to the lyrics because they are too busy with the video! .. your, very quickly becoming one of my fav music reaction channels
Man, the way you digest music is amazing. You go deep into it from the overall sound, atmosphere, lyricism and that is much appreciated. Your reactions have been a solid joy, homie. If you wanna step out of your comfort zone some more but keep some familiar elements, you should add Electric Callboy or Paleface Swiss to your list!
If you have ever watched a Transformers movie you have heard them. The directors love this band!
Ah thank you for the reaction :)
This song brings back so many memories that I was completely forgotten. I used to listen this song from my sis’s mp3 player when I was in middle school. Although I didn’t really understood what it was about cause I didn’t know eng that much, the music and their voices always captivated me. It’s so good to hear it again and understand much more. I should check their music more.
Also, I really love your reaction and your perspective. It’s so good to see and hear your thoughts. It’s helps me look differently to the songs and in a way understand them better.
Thank you again ❤
There's no such thing as a bad LP song. Hybrid Theory is an amazing album. However, my personal favorite has to be Meteora.
I think this song speaks a lot about how we're putting so much thought in these trivial things like it's everything in the world, but at some point (or in death), it all won't even matter anymore. So why are we suffering anyway?
I absolutely LOVE the way Linkin Park brings these topics, their tones, the lyricism and the anger doesn't just brings a lot of comfort, bc of all I can relate to, but also hypes me up and makes me try to not give a F to lots of things that troubles my mind.
loving your reactionnnn, as always, hope you can do more of Linkin Park ❤
You have to listen to the live concert in texas, Chester has so much energy and its just amazing! I would even say the live in texas concert is better than the studio album 🤩
Yeesssss... live concert in texas is fire!!!
SAME!!!! I listen to that live in Texas album over studio ones constantly
Teddy, you responded to my comment in your first LP reaction. I told how I just lost my son and we used to just sing so loud to them all the time. My parents taught me about the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. as his mom i taught him 80s music and early rap (Sugar Hill gang, etc), early 90s. He was only 17yrs younger than me, so "our music" was this, nu-metal, grunge and alt. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Korn, Chevelle, Deftones. He's been gone 2 months today. This brought tears to my eyes, thinking of him being gone, thinking of how the clock does tick life away, so we've gotta make every day count. I'm so buried in my grief that i listen to the music we loved and that makes me feel closer to him but when i need a break i love BTS and your kpop reactions. Thanks for doing In The End. And again, F**K FEN***YL!!! Keep rocking, Teddy.
Sorry to hear about your son ❤
@@WanderlustWarrior46 thank you so much
Lean into the memories and hold them tight. May you find solace in between the pain.
@@coreyandthecrew952 I need to hear that. Thank you so much
@averagenonconformist2493 absolutely. Can't imagine what you're going through as a parent myself. No words can heal. Only time can ease the pain a bit. Hope you have people who can just listen if you need to talk.
I love MVs. I will always watch that. Then live. MVs are an extension of the art of the song. There is vocals and instruments but there is also the way bodies move. The dancing maybe. I want to see what the artist is thinking. Sometimes they tell a personal story in the MV that you can't understand just from audio. If you look at LP's song "What I've Done" it's beautiful but with the visuals they give you in the MV, it's a new experience completely. I absolutely want to see that visual story. I would recommend that MV!
Because you are so knowledgeable (meaning, so learned when you were young), your assessment of this song really stands out. You are great!
I’m now 65, and have been a rocker since I was 6. Grew up on psychedelic rock, Motown, Beatles weren’t hard enough for me when they came out. So, I was born this way. Not into death metal, speed metal either. I have known so many musicians in every genre and know that those kinds of rock are the simplest to do. No thanks. But to each his/her own. Got off track here. Sorry. My point is, music, for people like us, you, me, your fans, means a lot. We feel it. It moves us. For positivity it’s progression rock band YES. My favorite band. Alice In Chains is amazing. And Linkin Park. So many more to list, but I’ve talked enough. Love your reactions sir! I think music has kept my soul and spirit young. I’ve been a DJ on radio and internet since 80. Such an incredible great life I’ve been given. Thank you for sharing yours with us. ☮️❤️😎🎼
This Song hits SO HARD now😢 No matter what he did for others In the End it didn't matter because it couldn't save him😢
Mike Shinoda. Great rapper, lyricist and producer. You should check some of his side projects and solo stuff before and after Chester's passing.
the raw, early "post traumatic" stuff was ROUGH. that's what made me cry hard.
Life long Linkin Park fan here.
I truly love how you reflect on the lyrics, the tones, and musical expression all throughout the song.
This band helped me and so many others, get through the toughest times. The lyrics and energy of the music make it wonderful to listen to in all kinds of moods.
Thanks for your raw reaction. ❤
Linkin Park where my gateway band, and I never looked back. Chester holds a very special place in my heart next to Robin Williams as someone that meant so much without even knowing them........ Also 25mins I was like OK let's guess how many times he restarted 😂👌🏻
Mike Shinoda (the rapper) had a side project rap group called FORT MINOR their most famous song was "Remember the Name". You'll prob remember it if you hear it but its a great song. FORT MINOR really has a linkin park vibe minus that rock element and chester. so completely different lol but similar. kinda sorta. lol not really.
It isn't Linkin Park. I'll tell you what Fort Minor is.
It is...
10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 50% pain.
@@LongandWeirdName hahahaha ok ok ok....i'll remember the name lol
I'm really glad your introducing yourself to my favorite lead singer of all time. Their music got me through so much in life and continues to be a therapeutic medicine. 🙏
Im suprised you have such strong feelings about music videos, for me they can really open up the meaning of the lyrics
I haven't seen most of Linkin Park's videos, but their music saved my life. Chester helped so many in my generation in a time when going to a therapist to talk out the darker thoughts was looked down on. Loosing him to what he saved us from was hard.
In rock a lot of music videos actually help with the song and usually adds more depth to the song
Feel like we all need a teddy in our lives 😊
Linkin Park are the GOAT! I’ve been listening to them for 20 years and people never hear the lyrics! All of their songs have meaning that someone will relate to! RIP Chester🙏🏻
Sing like an angel, scream like a demon , chester is absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This song hits different now. RIP Chester. He had such an amazing voice.
...I guess you think that Linking Park's music doesn't matter, which males perfect sense since apparently you never heard the damn lyrics before while claiming to be a "fan".
Hi, i am back. Good reaction, ty. It's cool to go back and find songs i used to love in my youth. This one was a number 1 hit too. So catchy. Great lyrics too. Glad u liked it. =0] Love the feels in this.
Hugs. -NY USA 2019 Army 💟
first 6 min of this vid is the first 15 sec of the song, damn you have allot to unpack :D
I think the word you’re looking for Chester’s singing voice is “angelic” ❤️
The lyrics are a little bit off. I think it's auto-generated. Here are the actual lyrics.
One thing I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryin' to hold on, did-didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried
It all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually
Be a memory of a time when I tried so hard
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn't even matter
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mockin' me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so far
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me in the end
You kept everything inside and even though I tried
It all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually
Be a memory of a time when I tried so hard
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn't even matter
There are so many undertones and in between the lines to read in this song
Rest In Heaven Chester 🙏🏻😢
When you first seen falling in reverse u enjoyed his music videos. his videos actually shows everyone the story he is telling. Lol i just found your channel today. Seeing you get pumped up when listening to all these rock songs that i have loved for years gets me pumped up and smiling from start to finish....im sure he won't end up seeing this post but maybe knows how to tell him to check it that would be cool
The duality of life relationships and reaction. It all leads to the same result for everyone. To me, it's symbolic of strength, defeat, and knowing one's self, finding peace in the chaos of life.
You need to react to Breaking the Habit. Mentally and emotionally prepare yourself for that one. It’s amazing!
watching you react to linkin park is the most nostalgic ride I never knew i needed
The snake frame of Chester was hilarious lol. RIP ❤
You and your reactions are awesome!
RIP Chester. Mike Shinoda from the band has a new rap song out since Chester's passing...'In My Head'. You will like it.
Shinedown & Chevelle
"Sound of Madness" or "Cut the Cord" by Shinedown.
Or second chance
Thank you for helping to keep the legacy of Linkin Park going and showing people who may not have heard their music before a chance to find a really special group.
As a die hard Linkin Park fan I can’t thank you enough. Have fun with their discography there is a lot for you to experience
#ChesterForever
The reason we ask for you to react to the music videos is because as you get into their later videos it sets the stage for their song "One More Light". LP music videos are just their catalyst to help you understand what they are talking about and makes the lyrics so much deeper. LP doesn't make any bad music videos at all
Teddy, you are so so good at the reaction game. You give a shit and you’re insightful and intuitive. Thank you for turning on to one of my lifelong favorites.
I think people ask for the music in a visual format because your reaction is in a visual format. I personally love reactions to live performances over MV or lyric video because I think the emotion gets through the most in a live performance. But I enjoy music in many formats. Like musical theater. These different media can go hand in hand to support the themes in the music.
As for the meaning of the song. I have struggled with existential questions my whole life. It isn't the happiest conclusion but I just feel like the most we can do for each other is to minimize the suffering while we are here. Everyone has their own way of coping (or not.)
I think linkin park is their own genre. They’re rock. They’re metal. They’re rap. So much talent in one band. Everyone describes Chester as having the voice of an angel and the scream of a demon. I grew up in the 80s as a metalhead and this was the first song of theirs I heard when they came out and I was hooked.
The music video is part of the song, as we experienced it when the song was released. It was the MTV generation. We didn’t have Spotify. That’s why the video is nostalgic
We are all born terminal and dying. At this point, every Linkin Park song brings a tear to my eyes. One More Light is definitely one you should check out.
Such a hard song to swallow, so powerful and painful and beautiful
Love your reactions man. If you're into blended voices, there's no way around Pentatonix with Hallelujah. Probably not what you'd normally listen to, but it's the pinnacle of human voices together.
And ps. The video adds to the experience 😂
Thank you for truly appreciating this masterpiece. I love watching your face react, brings joy to my life 😁
NF music videos will change your mind. There's messages within them and they're inter linked. NF is the goat.
Linkin park is a whole era! They are legend and I‘m so grateful to be there with them from their first album till the end…. I so miss these era.
So when I heard this song as a young adult it resonated with me. I didn't realize at the time that it was because I was dealing with a relationship with a narcissist. Only in recent years as I've come to learn about these things that I realized the "Why" in it.
Teddy, I am not going to go through all of the comments to see if someone already said this, but what I think Chester means (meant, RIP Chester) with "In the End, it doesn't really matter" is that all of our failures and emabarrassments in life over which we ruminate will mean nothing at the end of our lives. Stop watching the clock, stop comparing yourself to others, stop fearing about the future, and stop thinking about the shit that has gone wrong in your life. Focus on the NOW. Live your life fully. Cherish your short time here on earth and live life to your fullest potential. Because, "In the end, it doesn't really matter." Bless all of you and stay safe, healthy, happy and in the moment.
You know, there are times when the video helps with the meaning of the song. I've seen people not get the meaning of the song because the lyrics and music seemed one vibe, but the video showed an alternate meaning, or added depth that wasn't expected.
Great reaction as always. Love what you do... If you want to continue to dig into LP... Try "Leave out all the rest" it is more ballad style and helped me through so much in my life. It is even a but haunting. But spotify it or audio it, the video is cool but does not add to it at all
Honestly A Thousand Suns has some really good tracks you may like. Not sure when the album was released but it's one of my favorites.
100% correct! The Lyrics are everything! and Linkin Park's are amazing! Chester got alot of people through alot of things. If you haven't listen to Heavy those lyrics will hit you hard.
Linkin Park was one of the pioneers in music in a way, because their music was used in so many things and mixed with so many other songs.
This song has so many meanings for me. It pulled me out of some seriously messed up shit.
same
Teddy, Mike (the rapper) plays a sick piano as well as guitar. They are so talented and I love watching a new listener enjoy their music and lyrics so.
I also recommend Mike/Chester's live rendition of Adele's Rolling In The Deep. Just piano and Chester's vocals. SICK!
This music is timeless. Still hits as hard as it did back when it came out.
i think music videos are so well liked by both artists and fans is because they're a secondary form of expression; they can provide a different interpretation of the lyrics or they can be a literal visual showcase of the story or vibe of the song. obviously you also have the empty ones that are just a bunch of edited together clips of the artist singing but most of them these days have at least some artistic merit. taylor swift, for one, famously always has great videos AND she's known for her lyricism (for those who actually are more than passingly familiar with her work). but she's hardly the only artist that uses their videos to help express themselves or the song better. even these LP ones; it's a treat to see chester performing the songs (even if he's just miming singing), and don't forget your visceral reaction to the numb video.
❤ u Teddy! Hope u r having an incredible day!
Certain bands such as Pink Floyd, tell a story with the visuals to go with the music. Great reaction! 👍
Loved your reaction...I'm sold-subbing🤘🤘🤘
I feel like they are giving a dual message . On one hand talking very VERY deeply about a relationship. "I tried so hard, but in the end it didn't even matter " with an overlay of what appears to be our existance and end of . And Teddy , you are correct . In 100 years people won't even know we existed . Sadly , it could be as little as 100 DAYS . POOF, lights out . I don't think our reality is what we think it is and we are living in a story . When the story ends , it's over. I like to believe we just then move on to the next story or a loop of . We are told a STORY of "history" where we came from, how civilization was built . But, how do we KNOW that's history ? The only thing we can TRULY believe 100% is what we are told by the oldest living person . Even that is debatable . The rest .......is just a story and in the end ,it doesn't even matter 😥☮❤
You should check out State Of Mine "The Thunder Rolls" it's a rock cover of a 90s country song, it's really good 😎
Also Johnny Cash "Hurt" might be one video you like lol
I've always read this as being about the struggle with depression and CPTSD from the sexual abuse Chester suffered as a child. Being stuck alone up on the tower being a symbol of the isolation that all of those things bring as well as the way abusers isolate their victims and all the time and life lost to those things. The rain at the end being both an out pouring of pain and emotion, finally letting it out after hiding it for so many years, as well as a cleansing of the soul. I used to blast and scream and cry to this song when I was still being abused. Thank you Chester for giving me a voice
Thank you for sharing
I listened to this album all of the time in 2001 or 2002. A kid I knew drowned while trying to run from the police and for some reason this song always reminds me of him.
damn son! Linkin Park been part of my music since i was 10...good to see you finally discovered them
I love their song- burn it down❤️
I don't like rock music, but Linkin park is an exception🎶
I miss Linkin Park their songs really healed me from my teenage depression😢😢
same
Teddy... this music just brings so many memories and feelings to my heart. LP kept me going when I was a kid. And I miss Chester so much.
Chester went through SO much. Mike Shinoda is the rapper and he's fabulous. He just started a solo project. I wish I could impress on you the loss that Chester left us with. He is our family. I still struggle without him.
The day you react Easier To Run you are gonna possibly cry. It's one of the most deepest and underrated songs linkin park has.
The Reason you don't like music videos is because the majority of Rap music videos are visuals with no story.
Not 90’s rap…
Chester (rip) wrote a lot about an abus*ve person in his young life, hybrid theory is like the conversation he had in his head, everything he wanted to tell that person at the time.
Fortunately / unfortunately a lot of people could relate, the actual music was so good and different at the time that the album blew up.
Thanks for this reaction!
Teddy: [This song is an existential crisis in a nutshell.]
Lyrics: [It was a really bad breakup.]
Me: "Yes."
The raw, simple themes on Hybrid Theory are so well executed. It does an amazing job of bringing dark and confusing thoughts to light.
They sounded even better live. Their whole concert DVD is on CZcams somewhere, Live in Texas. The audio was adjusted of course for DVD quality but nothing was added or changed.
By the way the on-screen lyrics were hilarious. For example, the clock ticks life away, not takes it away.
You are my spirit animal, Teddy! I love your reactions, especially these Linkin Park and Ateez reactions!
ah, a kindred spirit! 🫶
@@TeddyGreyOS 🥰
Personally, I don't think MV's have to be the worst thing about music. I see it as just another avenue the artist can use to further express themselves, if they choose to. Of course it has become the norm now, to have an MV, and a lot of artists might even do it just because they feel like they have to, and therefore make MV's that don't really matter. But others treat it as an art form of its own, that can be used to get the message of the song out to even more people. I think a good example of this could be NF, who litters his MV's with little details, that all have specific meanings, that can help to further the message of the songs.
So when used correctly, MV's can take the music to the next level. But I do see your point, that some artists don't put that care into the MV's, and just make some generic shit because the consumers want an MV. But that doesn't mean MV's as a whole are bad.
I can't believe he said that after watching Numb helped him understand the song
The most beautiful part of life is the day you were born and having your family by your side.And the saddest part is the day you die and everything is taken away from you. 😢
Mate, fucking loved your analysis of this. Im in my mid 30's and heard this song many times, but seeing the way you broke it down and how you interpreted it made SO much sense. You are a great reactor, you come across very genuine which is a breath of fresh air in this very fucked and fake world we are in right now 😆. But seriously, well done pal. Definitely subbing.