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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"Place To Start" is the only song on the ''Post Traumatic EP'' not to be performed entirely by Mike Shinoda as Rob Bourdon provided percussion on the song. He said, ''"I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the [[One More Light|OML album]]. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then."''<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/958075308837502976 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the OML album. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then.… https://t.co/YK8UkU1ZLw" .], January 29, 2018</ref> | "Place To Start" is the only song on the ''Post Traumatic EP'' not to be performed entirely by Mike Shinoda as Rob Bourdon provided percussion on the song. He said, ''"I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the [[One More Light|OML album]]. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then."''<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/958075308837502976 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the OML album. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then.… https://t.co/YK8UkU1ZLw" .], January 29, 2018</ref> On an interview to Kerrang!, he further elaborated saying, ''"The demo of this song began during the recording sessions for (the Linkin Park album) “One More Light.” I had almost made it the intro of that album. Something about making it the intro of my album seemed right."''<ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/mike-shinoda-featured-in-kerrang-magazine-interview-about-chester-grief-new-music-and-art.44321/ Mike Shinoda Featured in Kerrang! Magazine: Interview About Chester, Grief, New Music and Art | LP Association Forums], March 21, 2018</ref> | ||
The track also features voicemails from Mark Fiore, Ted Stryker, Phoenix and others who were all checking on Mike following Chester Bennington's death. | The track also features voicemails from Mark Fiore, Ted Stryker, Phoenix and others who were all checking on Mike following Chester Bennington's death. | ||
the lyrics are completely new, actually, MOSTLY new...not all new | |||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 22 March 2018
"Place To Start" is the first song on Mike Shinoda's debut EP Post Traumatic.
Background
"Place To Start" is the only song on the Post Traumatic EP not to be performed entirely by Mike Shinoda as Rob Bourdon provided percussion on the song. He said, "I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the OML album. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then."[1] On an interview to Kerrang!, he further elaborated saying, "The demo of this song began during the recording sessions for (the Linkin Park album) “One More Light.” I had almost made it the intro of that album. Something about making it the intro of my album seemed right."[2]
The track also features voicemails from Mark Fiore, Ted Stryker, Phoenix and others who were all checking on Mike following Chester Bennington's death.
the lyrics are completely new, actually, MOSTLY new...not all new
Music Video
The music videos on the Post Traumatic EP are described as "cinéma vérité", shot in a way that doesn't obscure the fact that they're real life.[3] Mike says he wanted to shoot a video while feeling something.[4] He explained, "Grief is so personal, and I thought that a D.I.Y., autobiographical format made the most sense. So I shot & edited everything in the videos myself. I‘m planning to continue doing it this way until it doesn’t feel right anymore, or until the work becomes too much."[5]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Place To Start | Post Traumatic EP | 2:13 | 2017 | January 25, 2018 | |
| Place To Start (Instrumental) (105 BPM) | Post Traumatic EP - Acapellas & Instrumentals | 1:37 | 2017 | February 15, 2018 |
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| Place To Start (Acapella) | Post Traumatic EP - Acapellas & Instrumentals | 2:16 | 2017 | February 15, 2018 |
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Personnel
- Written and produced by Mike Shinoda
- Vocals by Mike Shinoda
- Percussion on "Place To Start" by Rob Bourdon
- Mixed by Mike Shinoda
- Mastered by Michelle Mancini
Lyrics
I don't have a leg to stand on
Spinning like a whirlwind nothing to land on
Came so far never thought it'd be done now
Stuck in a holding pattern waiting to come down
Did somebody else define me
Can I put the past behind me
Do I even have a decision
Feeling like I'm living in a story already written
Am I part of a vision / made by somebody else
Pointing fingers at villains but I’m the villain myself
Or am I out of conviction with no wind in the sail
Too focused on the end and simply ready to fail
Cause I’m tired of the fear that I can’t control this
I’m tired of feeling like every next step’s hopeless
I’m tired of being scared what I build might break apart
I don’t want to know the end, all I want is a place to start (Ooooh)
I don’t want to know the end, all I want is a place to start (Ooooh)
External Links
- Place To Start (Official Video): YouTube
References
- ↑ Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "I made the music / track of “Place To Start” while we were working on the OML album. Rob did brushes and crashes on it back then.… https://t.co/YK8UkU1ZLw" ., January 29, 2018
- ↑ Mike Shinoda Featured in Kerrang! Magazine: Interview About Chester, Grief, New Music and Art | LP Association Forums, March 21, 2018
- ↑ Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "My friend said the videos are “cinema verite.” Shot in a way that doesn’t obscure the fact that they’re real life. The music is that way too. The car horn was audible on the mic when I was trying to record, which was super annoying. #PostTraumatic… https://t.co/fTsDurQOqk" ., January 25, 2018
- ↑ Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "(1/2) On this project, I’m trying to work “in the moment.” I record a vocal or shoot a video while I’m feeling something. For example, I wrote and recorded verse one of “over again” on the day of the Bowl show, and did verse two the day after. #PostTraumatic" ., January 25, 2018
- ↑ Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "Grief is so personal, and I thought that a D.I.Y., autobiographical format made the most sense. So I shot & edited everything in the videos myself. I‘m planning to continue doing it this way until it doesn’t feel right anymore, or until the work becomes too much. #PostTraumatic… https://t.co/6o8xU8KTZL" ., January 25, 2018