RIP Chester Bennington

[Priceline]

Never been a LP fan, I wasn't an angsty teen anymore when they got popular I guess. Bummer for those who digged the music tho.

Cobain and Stayley were the ones that hit the hardest for me. The ragiest screamiest power ballads don't hold a candle to something like this, imo.

[AzzarTheGod]

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Never been a LP fan, I wasn't an angsty teen anymore when they got popular I guess. Bummer for those who digged the music tho.

Cobain and Stayley were the ones that hit the hardest for me. The ragiest screamiest power ballads don't hold a candle to something like this, imo.

Chester was a legend because he could scream in harmony and hit different notes with his screams. Theres other singers people have pointed out from the 70's and 80's (allegedly Freddie Mercury is one) that could also do this.

But Chester was much more of a vocal talent than say...Marilyn Manson.

No knock on Manson he is an amazing artist and I've appreciated his work esp thru Eat me Drink me. I haven't checked his softer stuff because as you said, if you aren't an angsty teen anymore its like why bother? I'm not really big on checking an artists growth or that whole bit. But I also don't care much about re-checking the growth of friends who sucked or I out-grew--temporarily leaving them.

I guess he put an album out where he evolved because the producer was this married with kids guy who kept telling him he wasn't going to allow him to write a manifesto of anger against society. He told Marilyn if he kept coming to the studio with lyrics about subject matter that he will just keep throwing them in the trash. Marilyn later said it was unlike any working process he had ever participated in, and he appreciated the opportunity.

I'll probably listen to it at some point before Manson dies in the next year or two. (CALLING IT)