Band history

Early years (1996–1999)

Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon. After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero.

Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996. Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal.

The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects. Farrell would also leave the band to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands.

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington. Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music, had referred him to the band in March 1999. Bennington, formerly of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of his unique singing style. The band changed their name from Xero to Hybrid Theory.

The newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material. The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band changed their name to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park.

However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help.

After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released their breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.

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วันศุกร์ที่ 27 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

LINKIN PARK : LIVE IN TEXAS

LINKIN PARK LIVE IN TEXUS

LINKIN PARK - A PLACE FOR MY HEAD




LINKIN PARK - BY MYSELF




LINKIN PARK - ONE STEP CLOSER




LINKIN PARK - FIGURE 0.9




LINKIN PARK - FAINT




LINKIN PARK - IN THE END




LINKIN PARK - DON'T STAY




LINKIN PARK - NUMB




LINKIN PARK - PAPER CUT




LINKIN PARK - P5hng Me A*wy




LINKIN PARK - WITH YOU





LINKIN PARK - Linkin Park Live




LINKIN PARK - FROM THE INSIDE




LINKIN PARK - POINT OF AHTHORITY




LINKIN PARK - SOMEWHERE I BELONG





LINKIN PARK - CRAWLING




LINKIN PARK - LYING FROM YOU



About the record
The DVD also comes with a bonus CD that features twelve of the songs from the DVD. The other five live tracks can be found on the LPU V3.0 CD. The audio on the CD is mixed differently from the audio on the DVD. The DVD/CD comes in two versions: a CD Case and, although harder to find, a DVD case.


The concert footage was shot on August 2 and August 3 during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas and Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.
The video footage is made up of the audio from the Dallas show and video from both the Houston and Dallas shows; because of this the band had to wear the same clothes on two shows, although there are still noticeable differences. For example, it can be seen that Mike Shinoda wears two similar but different shirts, Brad Delson's guitar sometimes changes multiple times in the middle of songs from a red PRS to a black Ibanez, despite there being no break in the guitar, as well as lead singer Chester Bennington's shirt soaked with sweat, and it being completely dry the next time he's shown on screen.


Line-up
Chester Bennington – vocalist
Mike Shinoda – vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, sampling
Brad Delson – guitarist
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
Rob Bourdon – drummer
Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, sampling



DVD Track Listing
"Intro"
"Don't Stay"
"Somewhere I Belong"
"Lying from You"
"Papercut"
"Points of Authority"
"Runaway"
"Faint"
"From the Inside"
"Figure.09"
"With You"
"By Myself"
"P5hing Me A*wy"
"Numb"
"Crawling"
"In the End"
"A Place for My Head"
"One Step Closer"
"Session" (Credits)

CD Track listing
"Somewhere I Belong" – 3:37
"Lying from You" – 3:07
"Papercut" – 3:06
"Points of Authority" – 3:25
"Runaway" – 3:07
"Faint" – 2:47
"From the Inside" – 3:00
"P5hng Me A*wy" – 5:05
"Numb" – 3:06
"Crawling" – 3:33
"In the End" – 3:31
"One Step Closer" – 4:13

LP Underground v3.0
LP Underground 3.0 EP

EP by Linkin Park
Released
November 17, 2003
Recorded
Reliant Stadium, Texas Stadium
Genre
Nu metalRapcore
Length
18:32
Label
Machine Shop Recordings
Producer
Josh Abraham
Linkin Park chronology
Meteora(2003)
LP Underground 3.0 EP(2003)
Live in Texas(2003)
This CD contains the 5 tracks that don't appear on the Live in Texas CD. It was distributed only to members of the LPU starting the day before the release of Live in Texas. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

Track listing
"Don't Stay" – 3:11
"Figure.09" – 3:48
"With You" – 3:20
"By Myself" – 4:06
"A Place for My Head" – 3:57

Enhanced content
LPU Worldwide video
"From the Inside" video
"Don't Stay" and "Faint" video footage from Jimmy Kimmel Live
Bonus multimedia content.

Writing credits
All lyrics written by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda with partnerships for "P5hng Me A*wy" (Stephen Richards) and "One Step Closer" (Jonathan Davis)
All music written by Linkin Park with partenships for "With You" (Dust BrothersThe Dust Brothers) and "A Place for My Head" and Runaway (Mark Wakefield).

Personnel
Director:
Kimo Proudfoot
DVD producer: Matt Caltabiano
Director of photography:
Jim Hawkinson
Edited by: Kevin McCullough
CD produced and mixed by: Josh Abraham
Engineered by: Ryan Williams
ProTools engineer: Brandon Belsky
Mixed at Pulse Recordings, Los Angeles, California
Live recording engineer: Joel Singer
Assistant recording engineer:
Hardi Kamsani
Mobile recording equipment provided by: Effanel Music
DVD-video producer: David May for Warner Bros. Records
Mastered by:
Gateway Mastering
Production director: Penny Marciano
Graphics coordinator: Raena Winscott
Graphics design: Sean Donnelly and Kimo Proudfoot
DVD authoring:
Wamo
Worldwide representation: Rob McDermott for the Firm
Additional representation by: Ryan Saullo and Ryan DeMarti
Booking agent:
Mike Arfin for Artist Group International
Legal:
Danny Hayes for Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, Montone and Hayes
Business manager:
Michael Oppenheim and Jonathan Schwartz for Gudvi, Sussman and Oppenheim
Worldwide licensing and merchandise: Bandmerch
Creative direction:
Mike Shinoda and the Flem
Art direction and design: The Flem
Digipak design
: The Flem
Booklet design: Lawrence Azerrad Design
Digipak photography: Gret Watermann
Performer: Linkin Park
"Green-Fisted Bunnyman": Lars Ulrich

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 22 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

LIVE IN CONCERTS :Rock am Ring 2004

LINKIN PARK LIVE IN CONCERTS Rock am Ring



Linkin Park - Live @ Rock am Ring 06.06.2004 - 11 - Numb



Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - One Step Closer


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - In The End


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - A Place For My Head


Linkin Park Live @ Rock A.M Ring Concert



Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - Somewhere I Belong


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - With You


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - It's Going Down


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - Breaking The Habit


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - Faint


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - From The Inside


Linkin Park Rock Am Ring 2004 - Crawling


Linkin Park Live@Rock am Ring 2004(Step Up)


Linkin Park @ Rock am Ring 2007 PART1


Linkin Park @ Rock am Ring 2007 PART2