5 Classics LP should never drop entirely

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    Qwerty19

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    Title says it all. Choose 5 pre-FZ songs that the new line-up has already played, and that, in your opinion, should never disappear entirely from the setlist. Rotation spots are allowed.

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    My picks
    1. One Step Closer - Too Iconic, gets the crowd everytime
    2. In the End - Always a definite crowd moment
    3. A Place For My Head - I like its status as the eternal outsider. Never guaranteed, always welcome.
    4. Faint - The definitive "Jump the f*ck up" moment at every show
    5. Waiting for the End - Just too good of a track, and ATS needs at least one mainstay
    Yup, I could do without Numb or What I've Done. Didn't say it has to be realistic :lol: Papercut is a bitter omission, really it was between it and APFMH. BIO would also have made it to a top 10, but being restrictive makes it more interesting I think.

    Your turn!
     
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    Kevin

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    I mean it's just the same list, except replace A Place for My Head with Papercut
    1. One Step Closer - Before 2005, this closed every single show, first single and what first made people aware of the band.
    2. In the End - Let's be honest, Mike and Emily could walk off stage for this one and the crowd would overpower the music with their singing.
    3. Papercut - The first song on the first album, Mike has claimed it's the defining LP song, and it's a live staple.
    4. Faint - It's just too good to remove.
    5. Waiting for the End - They dropped it twice this year, and after the second time the fanbase lost its damn mind, it needs to stay in.
     
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    Christøffer

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    Hard agree on this one. Papercut is more important to me than APFMH.
     
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    Qwerty19

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    You guys are probably right about Papercut > APFMH in a set.

    But I have seen Papercut live, and not APFHM, so no way I'd accept its drop before I get to experience it :halfkappa:
     
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    The insane thing is that they dropped Papercut for every show in 2009
     
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    StevenCressler

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    I just prefer APFMH as a song but they're both great
     
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    Christøffer

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    I like APFMH enough but I've never bought into the massive hype around it in the fanbase personally. It's a banger for sure but I don't go out of my way for it. Just bigger highlights on HT for me.

    I bet it was Brad :kappa:
     
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    minuteforce

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    • "Faint"
    • "In the End"
    • "Papercut"
    • "One Step Closer"
    • "What I've Done"
    "Waiting for the End" is my favourite LP song, but I don't care much for this current live iteration of it.
     
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    Qwerty19

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    It occurred to me the thread title has a very "clickbait" flavor to it, but I swear this was not intentional :lol:
     
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    ZERØ

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    - One Step Closer
    - In The End
    - Numb
    - Papercut
    - Faint
     
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    Christøffer

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    You'd make a great YouTuber :kappa:

    "Five CLASSIC Songs Linkin Park Should NEVER Drop (EVER!)"
     
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    I don't think A Place For My Head is nearly good enough of a song to warrant always being played live. Papercut is way better, also more popular.
     
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    A Place for my Head > Papercut
     
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    Christøffer

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    You forgot your kappa :linkinpork:
     
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