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==Background==
==Background==
"Cumulus" is an instrumental demo recorded in 2002 during the ''[[Meteora]]'' sessions and released on the ''[[LP Underground XIII]]'' CD. On the booklet, Mike Shinoda wrote: ''"We tried many times to make this song work, but it always seemed too poppy for the album(s) we were currently working on."''
"More The Victim" was one of the 15 songs that made it to the end of the sessions for ''Meteora'' in 2002. On the band's song board at NRG Studios, its demo title, "Cumulus", was seen as the very first song on the board that Linkin Park was working on.
 
In 2013, Linkin Park released "Cumulus", an instrumental demo, on the ''[[LP Underground XIII]]'' CD. In the booklet, Mike Shinoda wrote: ''"We tried many times to make this song work, but it always seemed too poppy for the album(s) we were currently working on."''


The existence of "More The Victim", the vocal version of the song was revealed for the first time in the ''[[Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)|Meteora 20]]'' tracklist. Mike Shinoda said that version is ''"basically the furthest we got with it, in terms of a demo."'' He added about the first three songs on the ''Lost Demos'' CD: ''"I really wanted to keep it true to the initial intention, because I didn't want to taint this time warp. What I love about the three new songs is that all of them represent a different facet of the band, as it was in 2003."''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/arts/music/linkin-park-meteora-chester-bennington.html New York Times: Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Surprise: Unheard Chester Bennington Songs], February 10, 2023</ref>
The existence of "More The Victim", the vocal version of the song was revealed for the first time in the ''[[Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)|Meteora 20]]'' tracklist. Mike Shinoda said that version is ''"basically the furthest we got with it, in terms of a demo."'' He added about the first three songs on the ''Lost Demos'' CD: ''"I really wanted to keep it true to the initial intention, because I didn't want to taint this time warp. What I love about the three new songs is that all of them represent a different facet of the band, as it was in 2003."''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/arts/music/linkin-park-meteora-chester-bennington.html New York Times: Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Surprise: Unheard Chester Bennington Songs], February 10, 2023</ref>
The instrumental on "More The Victim" is an evolved form of "Cumulus", with a slightly different sample pattern, a different guitar part, live drums, strings, scratching, and more.
==Release==
"More The Victim" was debuted for the first time on Howard Stern with Mike Shinoda as a guest on February 14, 2023, with "[[Fighting Myself]]."


==Versions==
==Versions==

Revision as of 00:05, 15 February 2023

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"More The Victim" is a song from the Meteora recording sessions was officially released on the 20th Anniversary Edition of Meteora.

Background

"More The Victim" was one of the 15 songs that made it to the end of the sessions for Meteora in 2002. On the band's song board at NRG Studios, its demo title, "Cumulus", was seen as the very first song on the board that Linkin Park was working on.

In 2013, Linkin Park released "Cumulus", an instrumental demo, on the LP Underground XIII CD. In the booklet, Mike Shinoda wrote: "We tried many times to make this song work, but it always seemed too poppy for the album(s) we were currently working on."

The existence of "More The Victim", the vocal version of the song was revealed for the first time in the Meteora 20 tracklist. Mike Shinoda said that version is "basically the furthest we got with it, in terms of a demo." He added about the first three songs on the Lost Demos CD: "I really wanted to keep it true to the initial intention, because I didn't want to taint this time warp. What I love about the three new songs is that all of them represent a different facet of the band, as it was in 2003."[1]

The instrumental on "More The Victim" is an evolved form of "Cumulus", with a slightly different sample pattern, a different guitar part, live drums, strings, scratching, and more.

Release

"More The Victim" was debuted for the first time on Howard Stern with Mike Shinoda as a guest on February 14, 2023, with "Fighting Myself."

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
More The Victim Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 2:41 2002 April 7, 2023
Cumulus (2002 Demo) LP Underground XIII 3:04 2002 November 18, 2013
  • Instrumental demo.

Personnel

  • Chester Bennington: vocals
  • Rob Bourdon: drums
  • Brad Delson: guitar
  • Joseph Hahn: records, sampling
  • Phoenix: bass
  • Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, sampling, production

Lyrics

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