I know this thread is a day old, but I just wanted to say that Linkin Park is one of my favorite bands.
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Its all perception. There is a recurring pattern among bands that "grow up" or "evolve" (Code words for going mainstream) and there music becomes progressively shittier in the eyes of there original die hard fans, not people that jumped on the wagon late in the game. Thats how I view it.
I know this thread is a day old, but I just wanted to say that Linkin Park is one of my favorite bands.
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