What were your thoughts on what each track would be, when the tracklisting came out and before the pre-listening even reviews came out? I will post mine to give you a general idea. 01. The Requiem - I expected this to be that "26 second" track Mike mentioned. Like an electronic intro to the next track. 02. The Radiance - I pictured this to be a four minute electronic track, similar to New Divide. 03. Burning In The Skies - I pictured this to be like a mix of Given Up and No Roads Left. 04. Empty Spaces - This one, I remember I pictured this to be a four minute electronic track. I was way off. 05. When They Come For Me - I pictured this to be like Bleed It Out but way longer and more singing. 06. Robot Boy - I pictured this to be like really dark and synthy. I was close. 07. Jornada Del Muerto - I pictured this to be a short interlude with a speech in it. 08. Waiting For The End - I pictured this to have a heavy beat and Chester raspy-voice singing "i'm waiting for the end". Traditional rap/rock. 09. Blackout - I expected this to be a fast paced No More Sorrow, but with a rap verse on the bridge. 10. Wretches and Kings - I expected this to be another rap/rock song, but not as heavy or dirty. I was right. 11. Wisdom, Justice, and Love - I expected this to be an acoustic ballad. 12. Iridescent - I pictured this to be ballad-like, but more on the heels of Leave Out All The Rest. 13. Fallout - I expected this to be a one verse and one chorus short song. I was kinda on the right track. 15. The Messenger - I expected this to be an acoustic ballad, but more emotional than WJL. I was right.
Umm ok? I'm not sure how you could have even guessed how each song would sound. I suppose I'm with you on The Requiem. Also, I was expecting all the songs to be 4+ min and last around an hour.
The Requiem - A long, dark, epic intro The Radiance - A lighter electronic track, with Chester on lead Burning in the Skies - Heavier, with Chester screaming, Mike rapping/singing Empty Spaces - A very simple, yet eery ballad When They Come for Me - The softest song, slowly builds up. Thought this was the "losing what I don't deserve" song from the french prevew Robot Boy - A crazy instrumental Jornada Del Muerto - A building rock track, verses in spanish Waiting for the End - A heavy instrument ballad Blackout - Mike oriented rap song, with Chester chanting in the background Wretches and Kings - I pictured this to be No More Sorrow on steroids in terms of heaviness. I was sort of right, but my thoughts for Blackout were dead on here. Wisdom, Justice, and Love - Duet vocals, Chester on the brink of screaming (think In Pieces). Iridescent - VERY atmospheric, mixture of In the Darkness and In Pieces. Guitar solo to finish Fallout - Simple acoustic track featuring Chester The Catalyst - dur The Messenger - A sorrowful ballad with a possible guitar solo
I try not to guess how a song sounds by the title because...you can't. I still never understood why everyone thought Robot Boy had to be an instrumental. Same with Valentine's Day before MTM came out.
This. The Requiem was great. It contains a stem of every song, edited or not, all combined into a haunting song. Very eerie and original. The Radiance was alright. The digital distortion and thunderclap drums really set a serious tone. Empty Spaces was pointless, but helped end the mood of Burning In The Skies. Jornada Del Muerto was fantastic, it has rights to be called a short song. It has singing, drums, synths, etc. Wisdom, Justice, and Love was very haunting and emotional. Another amazing game-changer. Fallout was alright, but the beauty of it is Mike turning from a dark robot into a human with a sincere voice.