| Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | ||||||
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| Studio album by Linkin Park | ||||||
| Recorded: | April - December 2002 | |||||
| Released: | April 7, 2023 | |||||
| Producer: | Don Gilmore, Mike Shinoda | |||||
| Label: | Warner Records | |||||
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Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) is the 20th anniversary celebratory release of Linkin Park's second album Meteora. It was released on April 7, 2023 through Warner Records.
The release of Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) is composed of the original Meteora studio album, the full Live In Texas live album, the full performance at Nottingham from 2003, a compilation of live tracks released during the Meteora era titled Live Rarities 2003-2004, a compilation of LPU studio tracks and Meteora demos titled LPU Rarities 2.0, a demo CD featuring previously unreleased demos, a DVD featuring The Making Of Meteora, The Art Of Meteora and a new documentary Work In Progress, two DVDs with Linkin Park's full performances at Veterans Stadium and Seoul from 2003 and at Manila and Denver - Projekt Revolution from 2004. The collection sums up to a total of 89 tracks (90 tracks with "Lost (2002 Mix)").
Meteora is the full-length album without any additional music. All the bonus tracks for the album released in the past were included on Live Rarities 2003-2004 with the exception of the live version of "Somewhere I Belong" recorded in Milton Keynes on June 06, 2008, which was in the 2013 deluxe edition of the album on iTunes.[1] Oddly, only the "Deluxe CD" edition contains the original 2002 mix of "Lost" as final track on the disc. This was the first time Meteora was released as a single vinyl (instead of a double vinyl).
Live in Texas is the live album recorded in Houston and Irving during the Summer Sanitarium Tour, including the songs that were previously omitted from its original CD release, which would only be featured on the DVD or on LP Underground 3.0. This was the first time the album was made available on vinyl.
Live In Nottingham 2003 is the full performance from the BBC Radio 1 Secret Show during the LP Underground Tour. This show was previously broadcasted by BBC Radio 1, however omitting both "Hit The Floor" and "Easier To Run", making this the first time both songs from this show were included anywhere. It's also the first time that a soundboard recording of "Hit The Floor" got released.
For the first time, the LPU Rarities 2.0 tracks were released to a broader audience through mainstream digital stores and streaming services. Previously, they were available exclusively to members of Linkin Park's official fan club, the LP Underground. "Attached" was previously only available as a digital downloadable bonus track for LP Underground 15, so this was also the first time this track was issued in physical format. "Standing In The Middle" was released for the first time outside of LP Underground 4.0, making it the first release of the song without any transitions. Two different versions of "A.06" and "Breaking The Habit" are present in the disc.
The compilation is intended to collect all the Meteora-era studio material released to the LPU between 2002 and 2015, omitting all live tracks from this collection and including them on Live Rarities 2003-2004 instead. The titles for all tracks were preserved from their original LPU releases, which is why there is no real pattern to how they are titled and why the 18th track on the disc is titled "Rhinocerous" (a misspelling of "Rhinoceros").
This collection includes most b-sides off all Meteora singles and all live tracks released on LP Underground 4.0. Both live tracks off the "From The Inside" single are omitted, since they are already included on Live In Texas. "One Step Closer (Reanimated Live)" (LPU Tour 2003) off the "Faint" single is missing.
Despite the compilation being named Live Rarities 2003-2004, "Step Up" and "My December" off the "Somewhere I Belong" single are both recorded from a show in 2002. This is because the songs were released in 2003 in the Meteora era, not 2002.
The Lost Demos features 14 previously unreleased demos. Many titles in this collection were known about by the community for years, but titles were not associated with specific demos until this release. "Lost" is the only track in this collection to have been reworked from its original form. Two known working titles from the Meteora sessions were left out of this collection: "Sick" and "Nocturnal".
Four of the tracks - "Lost", "Fighting Myself", "More The Victim" and "Healing Foot" - have vocals by both Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington while the remainder of the demos have exclusively vocals by Mike Shinoda. Although not noted in the tracklist, "Resolution" is an early demo of "Lost".
This disc includes alternative demo versions of three songs already present in demo form in the LPU Rarities 2.0 disc: "A.06", "Faint" and "Figure.09".
The first DVD includes three documentaries: The Making Of Meteora, The Art of Meteora and a new documentary Work In Progress. The latter was still titled "New Fiore Meteora Awesome" on the product mock-up. The documentaries cover the recording process of Meteora, the creation of the artwork and Linkin Park touring to promote the album up to the Seoul show in 2003.
Veterans Stadium 2003 was filmed during Metallica's Summer Sanitarium Tour, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 2003. Unlike other shows in the box set, the name of the venue is in the title instead of the city. It's also the only live show in the set not to have "Live" in its title. While the setlist is exactly the same as Live In Texas, it marks the first release of the "Devil Worship Intro" in any format, since it was excluded from Live In Texas. The "MTV Backstage Pass: Summer Sanitarium Tailgate Party" 2003 special filmed at this show featured a short clip of "One Step Closer". The full show was previously unreleased.
Live in Seoul 2003 was recorded during the band's first show in Seoul, South Korea on October 29, 2003. "One Step Closer" and parts of "Don't Stay" and "Somewhere I Belong" were previously broadcasted in 2003. Footage of this show was also used by Mark Fiore on the video of "Faint" that appeared on the Live In Texas TV special. The full show was previously unreleased. The exact setlist played at this show (with the inclusion of "Nobody's Listening" and "My December") was only played at one other show in the band's history: the Tokyo, Japan show on October 27th. This DVD marks the first release of a full live performance of "Nobody's Listening" and the first release of a live performance of the album version of "My December" in any format.
Live in Manila 2004 was filmed at the band's first show in Manila, Philippines on June 15, 2004. The full show was previously unreleased and marks the first release of the "Gacela Of The Dark Death" show intro, the guitar intro for "Numb", the Reanimated intros to "Points Of Authority", "With You" and "One Step Closer" and the long "Krwlng" intro for "Crawling".
Live in Denver - Projekt Revolution includes a full Projekt Revolution set at Greenwood Village, Colorado on August 30, 2004. The setlist is very similar to the Manila setlist, the only difference being the addition of "Figure.09" and its transition to "From The Inside". Footage of this show was used by Mark Fiore on the 2007 LPTV episode about the tour. The full show was previously unreleased. It marks the first video release of "One Step Closer" with additional vocals by Jonathan Davis of Korn and the first release of a live performance of "Faint" with Bert McCracken of The Used.
Warner Music initially listed it on their store on January 26, 2023 before taking it down again.
Main article: Meteora
| Side | No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Foreword | Linkin Park | 0:13 |
| 2 | Don't Stay | 3:08 | ||
| 3 | Somewhere I Belong | 3:34 | ||
| 4 | Lying From You | 2:55 | ||
| 5 | Hit The Floor | 2:44 | ||
| 6 | Easier To Run | 3:24 | ||
| 7 | Faint | 2:43 | ||
| B | 1 | Figure.09 | 3:18 | |
| 2 | Breaking The Habit | 3:17 | ||
| 3 | From The Inside | 2:54 | ||
| 4 | Nobody's Listening | 2:59 | ||
| 5 | Session | 2:24 | ||
| 6 | Numb | 3:06 |
Main article: Live In Texas
| Side | No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Don't Stay | Linkin Park | 3:19 |
| 2 | Somewhere I Belong | 3:35 | ||
| 3 | Lying From You | 3:07 | ||
| 4 | Papercut | 3:06 | ||
| B | 1 | Points Of Authority | 3:26 | |
| 2 | Runaway | 3:07 | ||
| 3 | Faint | 2:46 | ||
| 4 | From The Inside | 3:01 | ||
| C | 1 | Figure.09 | 3:51 | |
| 2 | With You | 3:20 | ||
| 3 | By Myself | 4:07 | ||
| 4 | P5hng Me A*wy | 5:05 | ||
| D | 1 | Numb | 3:14 | |
| 2 | Crawling | 3:42 | ||
| 3 | In The End | 4:04 | ||
| 4 | A Place For My Head | 3:57 | ||
| 5 | One Step Closer | 4:01 |
Main article: Live In Nottingham 2003
| Side | No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Session | Linkin Park | 1:14 |
| 2 | Don't Stay | 3:16 | ||
| 3 | Somewhere I Belong | 3:37 | ||
| 4 | Lying From You | 3:40 | ||
| 5 | Papercut | 3:06 | ||
| B | 1 | Points Of Authority | 3:26 | |
| 2 | Runaway | 3:53 | ||
| 3 | Faint | 2:47 | ||
| 4 | From The Inside | 2:56 | ||
| C | 1 | Hit The Floor | 3:18 | |
| 2 | With You | 3:45 | ||
| 3 | Crawling | 4:00 | ||
| 4 | In The End | 4:30 | ||
| D | 1 | Easier To Run | 4:05 | |
| 2 | A Place For My Head | 3:58 | ||
| 3 | One Step Closer | 4:04 |
Main article: Meteora
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foreword | Linkin Park | 0:13 |
| 2 | Don't Stay | 3:08 | |
| 3 | Somewhere I Belong | 3:34 | |
| 4 | Lying From You | 2:55 | |
| 5 | Hit The Floor | 2:44 | |
| 6 | Easier To Run | 3:24 | |
| 7 | Faint | 2:43 | |
| 8 | Figure.09 | 3:18 | |
| 9 | Breaking The Habit | 3:17 | |
| 10 | From The Inside | 2:54 | |
| 11 | Nobody's Listening | 2:59 | |
| 12 | Session | 2:24 | |
| 13 | Numb | 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lost (2002 Mix) | Linkin Park | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally Released | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.06 | Linkin Park | LP Underground 2.0 | 0:54 |
| 2 | Pretty Birdy (Somewhere I Belong 2002 Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground XIII | 4:05 |
| 3 | Sold My Soul To Yo Mama | Bennington Chester Charles, Hahn Joseph, Shinoda Mike | LP Underground 4.0 | 1:58 |
| 4 | Standing In The Middle | Laster Paul, Matlin Kurt, Shinoda | LP Underground 4.0 | 3:22 |
| 5 | Program (Meteora Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground Eleven | 3:32 |
| 6 | Faint (Demo 2002) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 9: Demos | 3:11 |
| 7 | Figure.09 (Demo 2002) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 9: Demos | 3:24 |
| 8 | Drawing (Breaking The Habit Demo 2002) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 9: Demos | 3:32 |
| 9 | Cumulus (2002 Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground XIII | 3:04 |
| 10 | A-Six (Original Long Version) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 9: Demos | 3:51 |
| 11 | Soundtrack (Meteora Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground Eleven | 3:16 |
| 12 | Broken Foot (Meteora Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground Eleven | 2:43 |
| 13 | Ominous (Meteora Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 12 | 3:08 |
| 14 | Unfortunate (Unreleased Demo 2002) | Linkin Park | LP Underground X: Demos | 2:07 |
| 15 | Pepper (Meteora Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 12 | 2:56 |
| 16 | Breaking The Habit (Original Mike 2002 Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground XIV | 3:18 |
| 17 | Halo (Unreleased Demo 2002) | Linkin Park | LP Underground X: Demos | 3:42 |
| 18 | Rhinocerous (2002 Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground XIV | 3:35 |
| 19 | Attached (2003 Demo) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 15 | 3:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally Released | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lying From You (Live LPU Tour 2003) | Linkin Park | "Faint" Single | 3:04 |
| 2 | From The Inside (Live LPU Tour 2003) | Linkin Park | "Numb" Single | 2:56 |
| 3 | Easier To Run (Live LPU Tour 2003) | Linkin Park | "Numb" Single | 3:21 |
| 4 | Step Up (Live Projekt Revolution 2002) | Linkin Park | "Somewhere I Belong" Single | 4:15 |
| 5 | My December (Live Projekt Revolution 2002) | Linkin Park | "Somewhere I Belong" Single | 4:27 |
| 6 | Crawling (Live Reading Festival 2003) | Linkin Park | "Breaking The Habit" Single | 3:35 |
| 7 | Breaking The Habit (Live Rock Am Ring 2004) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 4.0 | 5:35 |
| 8 | Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down (Live) | Linkin Park, Alvin Joiner, Melvin Bradford | LP Underground 4.0 | 4:57 |
| 9 | Wish (Live Projekt Revolution 2004) | Trent Reznor | LP Underground 4.0 | 4:28 |
| 10 | One Step Closer featuring Jonathan Davis (Live Projekt Revolution 2004) | Linkin Park | LP Underground 4.0 | 3:57 |
Main article: Lost Demos
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost | 3:19 | |
| 2 | Fighting Myself | 3:21 | |
| 3 | More The Victim | 2:41 | |
| 4 | Massive | 3:08 | |
| 5 | Healing Foot | 3:31 | |
| 6 | A6 (Meteora|20 Demo) | 3:55 | |
| 7 | Cuidado (Lying From You Demo) | 3:18 | |
| 8 | Husky (Hit The Floor Demo) | 3:14 | |
| 9 | Interrogation (Easier To Run Demo) | 3:40 | |
| 10 | Faint (Meteora|20 Demo) | 3:56 | |
| 11 | Plaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo) | 2:57 | |
| 12 | Shifter (From The Inside Demo) | 3:25 | |
| 13 | Wesside | 3:14 | |
| 14 | Resolution | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Making Of Meteora | Bill Berg-Hillinger and Linkin Park | 31:39 |
| 2 | The Art Of Meteora | James Minchin III | 17:04 |
| 3 | Work In Progress | Mark Fiore | 63:53 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterans Stadium 2003 | 67:51 | |
| 2 | Live In Seoul 2003 | 80:30 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live In Manila 2004 | 77:06 | |
| 2 | Live In Denver - Projekt Revolution | 80:45 |
Record One and CD One:
Meteora
01. Foreword
02. Don't Stay
03. Somewhere I Belong
04. Lying From You
05. Hit The Floor
06. Easier To Run
07. Faint
08. Figure.09
09. Breaking The Habit
10. From The Inside
11. Nobody's Listening
12. Session
13. Numb
Produced by Don Gilmore & Linkin Park
Recorded by Don Gilmore
Engineer: John Ewing, Jr.
Assistant Engineer: Fox Phelps
Recorded at NRG Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Andy Wallace
Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York City, NY
Assisted by Steve Sisco
Mastered and Digital Editing by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Vinyl Lacquers by Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Chester Bennington: Vocals
Rob Bourdon: Drums
Brad Delson: Guitars
Joseph Hahn: Records, Sampling
Phoenix: Bass
Mike Shinoda: Emcee, Vocals, Sampling
Backing Vocals by Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Joseph Hahn, and Phoenix
Strings on "Breaking The Habit" and "Faint" Arranged by Mike Shinoda and David Campbell
Violins: Joel Derouin, Charlie Bisharat, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Michelle Richards, Mark Robertson
Violas: Evan Wilson, Bob Becker
Celli: Larry Corbett, Dan Smith
Shakuhachi Flute on "Nobody's Listening": David Zasloff
All Songs Written by Linkin Park
©2002 Universal Music - Z Songs/Chesterchaz Publishing/Big Bad Mr. Hahn Music/Nondisclosure Agreement Music/Rob Bourdon Music/Kenji Kobayashi Music/Pancakey Cakes Music (BMI)/All Administered by Universal Music - Z Songs
A&R: Tom Whalley & Jeff Blue
A&R Coordination: Marny Cameron
Marketing Directors: Peter Standish & Kevin Sakoda
Creative Direction: Mike Shinoda & Frank Maddocks
Art Direction & Design: Frank Maddocks
Installation Artists: Delta, Mike Shinoda, Joseph Hahn & Frank Maddocks
Photography: James R. Minchin III
Meteora 20 Year Anniversary:
Worldwide representation: Machine Shop Entertainment - Bill Silva, Jessica Sklar, Ryan DeMarti, Trish Evangelista and Alex Melgosa
Booking agency: Dennis Arfa and Michael Arfin of Artist Group International
Europe booking agency: Scott Thomas, Jennie Wells and Sarah Medley of X-Ray Touring
Legal for Linkin Park: David Lande, David Byrnes, Mitch Tenzer and Irina Volodarsky for Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Business affairs for Warner Records: Atticus George Carroll
Business managers: Todd Gelfand, Jeff Gillman, Gloria Balanay and Sheila Surmani for Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, LLP
Publicity: Laura Swanson for Warner Records
UK publicity: Lauren Hales
A&R coordination: Ryan DeMarti and Robin Hurley
Marketing director: Peter Standish
A&R administration: Jonna Terrasi
Art and video administration: Jason Taylor & Ashton Chryssicas
Warner archive: Mike Wilson, Andy Fischer & Ian Seal
Creative direction and design: Frank Maddocks
Creative direction: Mike Shinoda & Frank Maddocks
Installation artists: Delta, Mike Shinoda, Joseph Hahn & Frank Maddocks
Photography: James R. Minchin III
Production: Francesca Del Regno, Kathy Malloy & Shannon Ward
Editorial: Daniel Panetta
Sample clearance services: Lucy Pogoriler
DVD production: David May
Additional archival content provided by Rob McDermott
Special thanks: LPU and LP Street Soldiers everywhere
Archival references: lplive.net / lpcatalog.com / linkinpedia.com
