Background
LP Underground 6 is Linkin Park's sixth EP, and sixth release from their fanclub, the LP Underground. The EP contains six tracks, four of which are live recordings from the band's short Japan Tour in 2006. The EP's release coincided of the new version of the LP Underground, and was released on December 5, 2006.
Writing and Recording
The EP contains two studio tracks and four live tracks. The introductory track, "Announcement Service Public", was a seed from the recording sessions of Minutes To Midnight. "QWERTY" is featured twice on the EP; once in its studio form and another from its live performance in Chiba, Japan. The song was still being written as the band went to perform it on tour; in fact, the song's lyrics were finished on the plane ride to Japan. In a newsletter sent after the tour, Rob explained: "The song 'QWERTY' came together in an hour and then it was rearranged over the next three days in the rehearsal room and the studio. The lyrics were actually finished on the flight to Japan."
The four live tracks featured on the album, "QWERTY", the piano version of "Pushing Me Away", "Breaking The Habit", and "Reading My Eyes" were all from the band's performance in Chiba, Japan, with the exceptions of "QWERTY" and "Pushing Me Away". Mike made a lyrical mistake in the first verse of "QWERTY", which was overdubbed later. Chester made a mistake in the first chorus of "Pushing Me Away", which was overdubbed with the audio from a previous show in Osaka, Japan.
Composition
The album primarily features recordings of the band performing live. The live recording of "QWERTY" is the 2006 Version of the song, which features the last two lines of the first verse repeated before the first chorus. "Pushing Me Away" is performed as its piano version rather than its studio version. "Breaking The Habit" features an extended piano intro that features Chester singing the first verse of the song before the entire band kicks in to restart the song, as well as the 2006 Outro of the song which features Chester singing the chorus of the song over Mike's piano.
Track Listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Announcement Service Public | Linkin Park | 2:23 |
2 | QWERTY | Linkin Park | 3:22 |
3 | QWERTY (Live) | Linkin Park | 3:55 |
4 | Pushing Me Away (Live) | Bennington Chester Charles, Bourdon Robert G, Delson Brad, Hahn Joseph, Shinoda Mike | 3:30 |
5 | Breaking The Habit (Live) | Linkin Park | 5:21 |
6 | Reading My Eyes (Live) | Delson, Hahn, Shinoda, Wakefield Mark | 2:23 |
Personnel
Live Performance
Songs Played Live
Trivia
- "QWERTY" is the one of the only songs in Linkin Park's discography that has been performed live before it was released in any form. "A Light That Never Comes" was premiered live as well, coincidentally also at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan.
- The live recording of "QWERTY" was leaked on LPAssociation weeks before it was released on the CD. The leaked audio, with 4:02 in length, was slightly longer than the one that ended up on the CD.