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"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."'' | "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."'' | ||
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 | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 14 February 2023
"More The Victim" is a song from the Meteora recording sessions was officially released on the 20th Anniversary Edition of Meteora.
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."
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]
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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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 |
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Personnel
- Chester Bennington: vocals
- Rob Bourdon: drums
- Brad Delson: guitar
- Joseph Hahn: records, sampling
- Phoenix: bass
- Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, sampling, production
Lyrics
Gallery
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LP Underground XIII