This one is open to the general public, but my argument is directed at one man and one man only.That man is Rizzo.
You see Rizzo inexplicably hates the band Linkin Park. From my understanding his only real reason for hating them is how the band spells "Lincoln" "Linkin." It irks him to no end, hence, he hates the band.
You know something though Rizz? I kinda like Linkin Park, and i'm going to use your logic to try and convince you (as well as the rest of the loyal underrated bloggers on this site) that Linkin Park is in fact underrated.
First off, somehow over the course of this decade they have shat out a lot of songs that are catchy...and even if you don't find them catchy they are undeniably popular. Here's a brief list:
In the end
Shaddow of the Day
Numb
What I've done
One Step Closer
what I've done
Bleed it out
new divide
breaking the habit
That's nine songs that I genuinely enjoy listening to that have gotten a lot of radio play. Not saying they're my favorites, but catchy none the less. Now Rizzo, correct me if i'm wrong but weren't you the one who argued bands that don't have a defining album but would have a killer greatest hits album as UNDERRATED?
Thought so.
Now, take those songs and add them to their CD they made with Jay-Z up there...then you really have something. While you haven't put anything in print on this website, I think anyone that has ever spent more than an hour with Rizzo knows how much he loves Hova.
"Best rapper alive" Rizzo quotes.
"I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one" Rizzo quotes.
You love Jay Z. Obviously he likes Linkin Park's music, otherwise he wouldn't have made an album with them now would he?
Just because they spell their band name weird doesn't take away from the fact that all things considered they're not a horrible band.
Linkin Park really isn't underrated...but this was an argument made to one person.
Rizzo....your move. (Oh yeah, if you agree with me I could really use some backup down there in the comments...)
VERDICT:
UNDERRATED
so I just realize I put the song "what i've done" on the list twice.
ReplyDeleteThat's probably my least favorite of the songs listed too.
Crap I hope that doesn't kill my argument.
I am so angry I don't even know where to begin. Check back in an hour so I can formulate my response.
ReplyDeleteIts been an hour Rizzo where you at?
ReplyDeleteYour hero Jay-Z can't save you...he's with me on this one.
Maybe you should one of your other two heros Nickelback or John Cena...then maybe you'd have something.
My case against Linkin Park:
ReplyDeleteThey spell their name Linkin and not Lincoln. That's like, the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Imagine this group of guys sitting around the table. They're trying to come up with a name for their band. One of them is like "Hey, how about we name ourselves after that park down the street", and the other one is like, "Yeah, yeah, but let's spell it with a 'K' because we're badass and we don't give a heck about anything".
Fuck that noise, fuck it right in the ear.
Part 2:
ReplyDeleteOf those songs you mentioned. I recognized only three. My car does not have a CD player, nor even a tape player, I listen to the radio all the time. I'd like to think that I'm pretty democratic in my listening. Linkin Park is played in the Chicagoland area on Q101, correct? Q101 is second on my presets. I feel like I have a pretty good shot of running into them from time to time. I know three songs. That's hardly an albums worth of material.
Yeah but you need to go back over the course of the past decade Rizzo.
ReplyDelete1) You've been away from Chicagoland five years.
2) YOu didn't get your drivers license until you were like 20...so really you've never been in the Chicagoland with a car to listen to the radio during the peak of Linkin Park's heyday.
Again, i'm not saying they're my favorite band, not even close. I'm just saying you completely underrate them.
Part 3:
ReplyDeleteHow dare you slander the good name of Jayhova? If we've learned anything about Jay-Z in his near two decades in the music business, we've learned this: Jay-Z fucking loves money.
He's a hustler. Plain and simple. "I sold kilo's of coke, I'm guessin' I could sell cd's, I'm not a business man I'm a BUSINESSMAN...", let him handle his business, damn.
Jay-Z appearing with Linkin Park is in no way an endorsement of their musical abilities. It is Jay-Z recognizing that Linkin Park appeals to an audience that is not his own. By cutting that album with them, Hova introduces himself to a whole new facet of the population, fucking retarded white kids.
Look, Jay-Z appears on a single with Mariah Fucking Carey. Do you think he thinks that she is underrated? Fuck no. He knows she's overrated as shit, so he appears on her record because it reaches a lot of people.
Ugh, he's done songs with Jermaine Dupri, and Blackstreet, Ja Rule, R FUCKING KELLY. I don't consider those endorsements, I consider those making money.
A few more points to finish up:
ReplyDeleteLinkin Park spells their name wrong. On purpose.
They are disqualified from Underrated Greatest Hits album status because Hybrid Theory is certified diamond. That sounds like a defining album to me. Oh and yeah, it sucks.
Look at the picture on top. Look at how cool Jigga is. Look at how dumb the linkin park guy is. Is he wearing a tie with skulls on it? Wow, that guys is tough.
Finally, they spell their name wrong. On purpose.
How can you count the hybrid theory as a defining album when you only know three TOTAL songs? Sounds to me like you either:
ReplyDeleteA) Know way more about Linkin Park than you let own
Or
B) Secretely LOOOVE them.
Furthermore, your points on Jay-Z are pretty good ones. But that doesn't take away the fact that he DID make music with them. Which means your right, he did see the moneymaking potential there. Which means a shit-ton of people listen to Linkin Park.
What does that mean? Spelling things wrong is kool brotha...shows how hip you are.
Ok, how about F.) You're a gimp. You know what you can do with your pop quiz?
ReplyDeletehaha
ReplyDeleteD) Does not live with Parents...
In support of TomO, Linkin Park is tolerable enough that I went and saw them with my boyfriend. Although I was probably the only one in the whole venue wearing pink.
ReplyDelete....and probably the only one in the whole venue who didn't like cutting themselves whilst listening to Panic!!!!!!!!!!!!at the disco.
ReplyDeletePS - How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they'd rather sit in the dark and cut themselves. HA!
(Good thing we don't have any emo readers that I'm aware of.)