Vocalist Mark Wakefield left the band to pursue a different career as things weren't working out with Xero. The band formed under the name " Xero" in 1996, the original lineup consisting of Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, and Dave "Phoenix" Farrell. XX MultiUnspoken 5 days ago You know this song is good.The group changed its name to Hybrid Theory (a nod to the band’s hybrid sound that combined rock and rap), but after facing legal issues with another act with a similar moniker, the group chose Lincoln Park, in honor of a neighborhood park in Santa Monica, California, that the band members passed on their way to recording sessions.Linkin Park With You is the third song off of Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, and is one of their beginning rap-rock mixes that helped them to push the mix of rap and rock in. Produced by Don Gilmore, it was recorded at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, during 1998, 19 Its lyrical themes deal with problems the band's lead singer Chester Bennington experienced during adolescence, including drug abuse and the conflict and divorce of his parents.Mike Shinoda with Xero and Hybrid Theory EP artwork.7 LINKIN PARK Place For My Head Hybrid Theory HYBRID THEORY Comments 6.4K Add a public comment. Hybrid Theory (stylized as HYBRID THEORY) is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on Octoby Warner Bros.
We wrote the record we wanted to write," said Brad. That was exactly what we didn't want to do, and we stuck to our guns. "For the first few years, the first couple of years trying to get a record deal, people were telling us pretty much that we weren't great and that we should change our approach and be more like some of the groups that were already popular. The rise of other rap/rock fusion groups like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and Korn only made things worse for them.
The one label executive who was truly interested in Hybrid Theory was Warner Bros.' Joe McEwen. I insisted that I bring Hybrid Theory under my new contract as my first signing. "Several labels pursued me to do A&R after I secured a deal for Macy Gray, whom I developed at Zomba. Records as a developing artist in November 1999 after a buzz started building up in the label industry and Jeff Blue took a position as vice president of their A&R (Artist and Repertory) department.
Had passed on the band three times before that. Jeff made Hybrid Theory his first signing in April 2000. The more songs they made and re-recorded, the more interested in signing the band the label got. However, before we started the album, McEwen moved on from Warner Bros., leaving the fate of the band uncertain." Things almost fell apart in late February or early March 2000 when Warner CEO Russ Thyret (who liked the band) turned over many of his duties to Phil Quartararo starting February 28th, then Joe McEwen got demoted from A&R on March 8th and was replaced by David Kahne.
The entire Warner staff was suddenly talking about the new band they just signed. They sat them down, exchanged pleasantries, and gave them some paperwork that outlined who the band were, what they intended to do, and how they thought their music, marketing, and fan club should be treated.The band didn't realize how risky it was at the time, but luckily, label employees were enamored by their stunt, and decided to roll with them. They set a date, and took over their conference room. Records and immediately put out a message to the entire staff saying they wanted to meet them. The band decided that they wanted to make an impression with their new "teammates" at Warner Bros. McDermott recalls the moment they first met, "It was October 1999 when some scrawny rock kid with glasses and Jeff Blue met with me at a cafe on Sunset Blvd to discuss managing a new band Jeff was bringing with him to Warner Bros named Hybrid Theory." They also signed with the booking agency Artist Group International in September 2000.
Chester came up with "Lincoln Park" when driving and coming across a hometown park with that name. Some of the proposed names for the band were Clear (as in "Clear Plastic", but the label didn't like it), Probing Lagers, and Platinum Lotus Foundation. Each band member wrote different names on separate lists and met to decide which one they liked better. Another band in the label was called Hybrid and was considered "the next big thing", so they didn't want Hybrid Theory getting confused with them.
Linkinpark.com was registered on May 24, 2000, and the park has since been renamed to Christine Emerson Reed Park. It would take around $10.000 to acquire the domain, so they changed the new potential band name from "Lincoln" to "Linkin" in order to get it. Brad suggested that it would be important to acquire the domain lincolnpark.com, but it was already taken.
In every major city you go there will be a Lincoln Park that's either a park, or a community. So in that aspect, it's a really cool name." Phoenix added, "There's been radio stations in Chicago that have said, 'Here's this local band, from Chicago, Linkin Park' — and that's actually been happening all over the country. Kids would come up to us and go, 'Dude! You're from Lincoln Park too? What side?' The joke, basically, is that everywhere we go, people think we're local. We went on tour right after we changed the name, and we pretty quickly realized there was a Lincoln Park in every town.
Chester was the first to receive the news through Don Gilmore.Chester was told he was "the star" and that Linkin Park should be his band. In the lyrics of Get Me Gone, which Mike describes as "a little glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes," Mike claims someone suggested they should just be a rock band and he should quit rapping. (rapidly) For one reason, because Hybrid Theory is a very descriptive name and it almost says, “This is what the band’s about”, whereas Linkin Park does not, and Linkin Park is the kind of name that does not define the band – other than the name defining the band." The next problem was their music. "It was a legal thing, but in retrospect, I think we’re glad we did.
This song doesn't sound right.' So our producer was like 'Hold on. "At one point, one of the label reps came into the studio and was like 'I don't know, man. This led the band to cut off all communications with the label unless absolutely necessary. After that, they told Mike to try and rap like Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. Then the label wanted to bring in another rapper, a reggae vocalist called Matt Lyons. The band positioned themselves against it.
So cool.' All he did was turn the volume up," said Chester. That's fucking perfect like this. Dude's like 'I don't know whatever you did, man.
"That was a bit of a surreal experience one that kicked off a sometimes seemingly endless stream of "what if's" over the years. Pretty awesome experience!" Ian would hear himself on the radio for the first time at the age of 20 during his first visit to rehab. I just filled in to help them finish their album. His bass lines, however, were used on three songs on the album - " Papercut", " A Place For My Head", and " Forgotten". So it was pretty clear." Scott Koziol was Linkin Park's bass player for most of 2000.Ian Hornbeck, a musician from Seattle, was asked to play bass, but didn't join the band because of drug issues.
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