That's also exactly how the voice crack during Catalyst sounds like. I don't know much about singing, but I do know how crying wil rob you of your voice in that exact fashion.
That has to be a very emotional place to be in. You are coming in as a new singer to a beloved band by fans that practically worshiped the last lead singer. I bet nerves and fear of the crowd not accepting you nervous to get up there. Then you see them embrace you completely and I don't know how you don't cry in that situation. So many of us who were skeptical have completely turned around and are happy Linkin Park is back and I bet relief just washed over her when she realized she wasn't gonna be hated by the majority of fans because she's not Chester. Not to say there aren't people hating on her cause I've seen it but from what I'm seeing and the crowd during the show tells me most of the reception has been positive.
Waiting for the End has got to feel like an entirely different song than what was originally written due to Emily being the one singing it now. She really did trade her life for something new and the hardest part of ending is starting again. And this song is quickly rising to be my favorite overall Linkin Park song.
i watched it live and wasn't sure at first but when the emotions of the situation took her over during waiting for the end and she started crying it not only made me burst out in tears but that's when i knew she knew how heavy all this is and how much she cares. she won me over in that moment
She was obviously nervous AF... but looking at her now after 2 concerts.... she is geting better and better and better.. love her she is awesome! Thanks for this video! :)
She cried... Not out of breath. This was my first time hearing them. I was blown away.. I enjoyed this. Especially since you know the sound and the music so well. Thanks!
Imagine how nervous she must have been for this first show. She got better and better as she figured it out as they went along. And to be honest her pitch is much better than Chester's was live.
@@charlieScene393 Chester in 2011 had a lot more experience with not just these songs, but also playing in front of huge crowds like this. And Chester had bad days too where he lost his voice or didn't scream through some parts, as every vocalist has. The concerts in LA and New York were stellar and she did a great job. But then again, you'll probably always find something to complain about.
@@slomo3035 I didn't say that chester always sang perfectly but let's stop comparing them because they are not in the same category lol I love emily but chester is a better singer by miles..
Regardless of everyone saying "she should do this or that" "she should lessen that and encourage more of this" and "Chester has big shoes to fill" She sounds amazing, and everyone should let her live this new chapter in her life... im stoked for the future of linkin park and Chester is SO PROUD AND SMILING at the new LP and especially Emily and Mike.
Mike has said that Rob started pulling away even before the loss of Chester. As others have commented, Emily was very nervous and emotional initially. You can see it in her body language. People have to keep in mind that she's also a big fan. One of the reasons she started singing was because of Chester. So it took her awhile to get comfortable. If you watch the LA or NY shows you can see she's a lot more comfortable and she kills both shows. Those were 2 hour shows also with 26 original songs and only the one new one. Highly recommend watching the 1 hr interview with the entire band. It was great seeing you go from a little skeptical to a full smile at the end.
As another Day 1 fan, it's SO good to see your reaction which was very similar to mine. Mind you, a lot of these Linkin Park "fans" were shitting on them when One More Light came out. And they even shit on them all the way back when Minutes to Midnight came out. A Thousand Suns was always my favorite album, so I'm surprised to hear that it wasn't really well received. But Emily is an outstanding addition. The new album is going to be amazing, I can already tell from Emptiness Machine. Cheers mate, great reaction video. You get it my dude.
@@carlfjnon I was actually sold during the first, new song. The smile on Mike's face when she started singing and the way he pointed at her when she started the chorus, was everything I needed to see.
Haven’t got time to watch this just yet, but wanted to say Emily has got better with each show so far imo. Faint from the Brooklyn show was something special. Also Keys to the Kingdom live is incredible. Side note, I’ve been on a real deep dive of her original band Dead Sara and I was hugely impressed, she’s so unique and the more I saw the more I understood why the guys see her as the perfect person for this next chapter. [Edit] now watched it, glad you were giving Emily a break at the start. Couldn’t even imagine what she was thinking throughout that day, really came into it second half. Hope you check out more from their tour shows, we’d be down for a 2hr reaction! 👍
Yes, she was extremely nervous and emotioanl in this one, maybe even unsure and thanks to that made a ton of hickups. Yet her voice was solid and she got much better on second half of this show. Her emotions was what betrayed her, not her voice for those hickups she made. She was much more at ease in next shows and the change was really noticable.
@@KaidenOrgana I did, I’m not a big fan of The Offspring but she was incredible there. Her voice is so unique and versatile, nearly every song with her feels like a different genre.
Man, I really appreciate your analysis and reaction. I am an outlier-I pretty much missed Linkin Park by paying attention to vastly different music starting in 2000-so I come to these songs without the history of hearing Chester do them. I LOVE Emily and these songs. But I've also been going back to the old albums and listening to Chester. He was incredible. But I get to start my LP journey with Emily, which is awesome. Btw, I'm an old guy-66 yr old-but am totally into this. Heading to Dallas next week.
She has definitely sounded way better in the LA and New York tour concerts so far than in this stream. She even did Given Up in both of those and A Place For My Head in the NY show. Think she was just nervous in this one. Mike said she got emotional during waiting for the end and started crying which is why she stopped singing.
LP Fan from Day One. Just my opinion but I think it truly is the Best of Both Worlds for this Fandom. Chester brought his own unique awesomeness that will never ever be forgotten, nor replaced. And now Emily brings her own awesomeness to it, in her own style. Faint in Brooklyn was Unreal, Keys to the Kingdom in LA was mind blowing, especially in the Intro. Take some time to listen to her in Dead Sara, amazing vocals but it's a different style to it. Now she brings even more layers to her voice as the LP Vocalist. The pure Talent it takes for her to use this Clean strong singing voice for the Rock Ballads (What I've Done, Breaking the Habit, My December) that are haunting, then intertwine some Grit into it while going back to a clean sound, then hit all Grit & Raspiness singing & the final layer of this grit scream. We're really lucky to see all of this & I cannot wait to see all the new stuff they put out with Emily...also side note, she started crying during Waiting for the End cuz she got so emotional & when singing those Catalyst's notes, Mike said it got to her that the Fans were digging her already & that's when her voice cracked.
i think 'in the role of chester is each of you' was a good way to communicate that emily is not replacing chester, because lbr there's no replacing him ever, she's just trying to help the band keep making music after their loss. she is doing a good job despite the nerves that i assume mustve been insane, i do think she sounds better in their less heavy songs and in the emptiness machine which was written more for her voice than for chesters. still a good fit, id like to hear her do some of the one more light songs
Her Voice cracks sometimes, but after i watched some deadsara stuff, i realize, that is normal for her, her style. Why Rob and Brad not are there, Mike explains in videos
Thanks for recognizing that this is her first show with one of the absolutely biggest bands in history and she can be a little bit nervous. The arena shows that followed are another leaps ahead, she's amazing.
Great reaction. You should take a look at either of the wo concerts since (theres a number of fan uploads from the crowd in high quality). The improvement is massive and theres a few songs you mentioned
Yea, the nerves, the pressure, the emotion, got to her a few times during this initial performance, which is to be expected from a real person. I would have been suspect had it been perfect. At the end of the first song, Emptiness Machine, she wipes away tears at the end. The HD version of that live performance, which has some additional camera angles, shows it better than the live did. She full on breaks down during the 2nd verse of "Waiting For The End". A couple other places where her voice cracks, I think she just pushed too hard. If you watch some of her older performances with Dead Sara, you can tell that she gives everything in her live performances and she often pushes too hard, its just her thing. Highly recommend watching both of the 2hr shows in LA and NY. Both are excellent. I think the sound is better in most videos for the LA show but her scream at the end of "Faint" at the NY show was something special. Her performance of "Waiting For The End" at the LA show was incredible and made this 52 yo man cry like a baby. Both really great performances in my opinion.
Emily settled in nicely. I believe at first she did try to sound a little bit like Chester but then settled more to herself. I was at the LA show and the whole performance was great.
Lee I love that you already learned how to sing The Emptiness Machine lol, I can see you listening to this song over and over again, it is such a Linkin Park song. All the old school Linkin Park fans, absolutely loved it, Emily is such a powerful singer, her voice is beautiful and strong, just like this job requires lol
I dont blame her at all for being nervous for the first half or so of the show. perfectly reasonable given the circumstances. LP was and still is a ridiculously popular band. The number of eyes and ears focused on her for this performance was obviously going to be insane.
I have been a fan since the beginning. Chester will be missed and never replaced. That being said, I am so happy that after all these years they are able to pick up the pieces, stay friends and are excited to be playing music again. I love the back story of how the new members came into the band. I think Emily and Collin are a great fit for the Band. They still have the LP sound. Yes it is slightly different, but, I love the new vibe. Emily is a beast on vocals and gets better with each performance. I like how she sounds. Collin is an amazing musician and producer. I like the fresh start. I am all for it. They deserve to be making music and enjoying life. I have been and always be a fan.
I was sold from the beginning with The Emptiness Machine, absolutely got emotional wrecked from this rendition of Lost but watching Bleed It Out at the end had me SO sure people would at least not be able to say she didnt fit. Color me surprised. I get not accepting it. I can empathize. But to deny she fits after that finale? Wild to me~
Watch the full show of the LA show linkinboss posted it in it's entirety and the audio quality is amazing. She hits everything she didn't hit here because she'd had a chance to get emotions back in check and nerves controlled a bit better.
You need to watch Emily's performance of Faint in the NYC concert especially. I believe she's getting into her groove and is getting more and more comfortable and BETTER with each performance.
How she must be nervous? Holy shit.... And emotional because she is a fan LP and now singing... The "cracks" at catalyst only emotional break, and You see it at waiting for the end there she was crying
Tbf I think she's on the same level than Chester. She might not be able to do everything exactly like he did, but that's natural when you have 2 different people, different genders even. She probably can do a lot of interesting things we couldn't hear yet, cause it's on the new record. For now she's gotta sing the oldies with us, and until she can find her own voice on them it will be like a shadow of the original.
Technically that two mishups was not voice crack, more like emotions overwhelming. But I agree she was little too raspy in many songs that did not need it. She did much better voice mix on them in next shows. In others, she went the other way.
I'm so happy LP is back! If she wasn't absolutely bricking herself! Overwhelmed with emotions! Then she wouldn't be normal! I think through that show... her confidence just grows & grows! That's gotta be one of the hardest gigs ever! For any human! ❤❤❤❤
Honestly don't think you could make a better choice. She's a female, helps to not make comparisons. A skilled singer, with a good growl, reminiscent of Chester but fully her own. She's a fan of Linkin Park having learned how to scream from Chester, and it shows in how seamlessly she fits within the group. Finally she has aura. Damn is she cool.
Rob left because he was so upset about Chester's passing it sort of killed off linkin park for him, according to mike rob didn't enjoy it anymore after chester died. Mike said other than Brad(who he was friends with before linkin park) rob doesn't speak to any of the band anymore. Apparently all brad gets is an occasional email from rob.
Just looking at the track listing for the new album and it looks like it's going to be a punchy mix targeting radio airplay. With the longest track running only 3:48 and three tracks coming in under 3:00 (2:47, 2:50 & 2:50), there won't be much room for any fluff or filler. i just hope they throw us a couple of tasty breakdowns to feed the beast.
According to Colin and em “casualty” is a heavy one Fingers crossed for a fat breakdown to mosh to in that track Maybe something like given up or no more sorrow Cant Wait for november 15 goddamn its still so long 🥹
The mix of the livestream is so bad. The song snippets they've published since from the concert have much better mixes. I'm 100% with you here, the best thing of the reunion? Mike, Dave and Joe on the stage happy and having fun (and Brad too, just not on the stage). Two things of this performance is that she was nervous and emotional, and she got a lot more confident as it went on; and she has said in a interview that she grew up a fan, especially of their earlier material - and so, for the older stuff, there's too much "fan" in there, it's hard to switch off how Chester did it and own the song. She already got much better at both in the LA and NYC concerts. Screams are a lot more confident, she's more gradual with them and started adding things like vibrato in places where Chester would sing straight notes.
The Kia Forum show was a far better representation. Much better mix quality and she absolutely nailed it. Check out Monumental Holiday, I Said You Were Lucky and Weatherman from her band Dead Sara for sure
She is in a losing position no matter what and she knew that going in, she has the biggest shoes to fill in the history of music. I dont say that bc Chester is a goat and LP is monstrous but also because of the internet these days that did not exist 25 years ago as it does today. She could become the greatest singer in the history of the world and it still would not matter , those are shoes that can not be filled, by anyone, EVER. I wish her the best and respect what they did here , no male shall ever take Chesters place in LP so what they did was find the closest thing to a female Chester that they could and I applaud that. RiP Chester, we miss you. LP FOREVER 🤘
Hey there, Emily was really nervous in the start of the live stream.. But by the end of it.. she was having fun! I think she did the best she could, pretty much singing the lyrics that Chester sang so well.. imagine people watching every word.. Props to her 🤟 Just wait till you see her during her first official concert in La.. she looks right at home.. She did AMAZING
She was a little off key in some songs on this performance, along with the emotional reaction to first time being on stage in front of an audience with LP - if you check out the songs that are a little off here from the LA or New York shows (some of which are impressive - recorded with phones, sound almost as good as the actual live stream as far as audio quality) you'll notice that her performance is dramatically improved in both of them, and the shows are over 2 hours, so a lot more as far as songs - and she nails the grit all the way through to Bleed it Out... kept hearing reactors say her voice couldn't deal with it, but nah, she was just overwhelmed here, butterflies in the tummy so to speak.
@@erorufurakku6378 She had no issue keeping up the grit for 2 2 hour shows in LA and New York, so that seems unlikely, just emotional - in this show's performance of Waiting for the End, you can see her choke up, lose her voice and hold the mic out to the audience, goes to sing on the next line, fails, holds the mic out again - and then nails the rest of the song. going to the end of the show, she absolutely crushed Faint and Bleed it Out, if her voice had failed her that wouldn't have happened.
Just wanted to say in case no one else has told you emily isn't new to performing she has an amazing band called dead sara you should definitely react to weatherman by them
You have to renember she had to be nervous to be out there the first time... at one point [waiting for the end] she breaks down while singing and has the crowd take over
My two cents on this.. Chester is Chester, there is no replacing him. But Emily did good, real good. Imagine, your first gig and everyone judging your every second and comparing. True i was scared, i loved Chesters voice and his screams and his power. He got me like most of us through some bad times. But she surprised me, in a good way. We will still miss Chester, but this is way better then i ever hoped for. Emily is growing, the team is adapting, give it some time and things will mature, smooth out, adapt, get better. Linkin Park is back with a bitter sweet memory.
I think it was pure emotion, because this song is talking about moving on from someone and starting over and you can put Chester in this and she could’ve been thinking about him and this whole situation. But I’m excited to see how all this ends up. I miss Chester but I’m pro Emily aswell.
You can tell in many ways that she was extremely nervous/anxious during this performance (and Mike confirmed that in an interview, at least for during Waiting for the End). But you can see her clutching her chest and her stomach throughout the concert, and handing the mic to the audience a *lot,* and then the repetition of the self-deprecating joke towards the end. But the longer the concert went on, the more comfortable she got, and she slowly got better. And then in the LA concert a week later, she was even better. In my opinion, anyone in her position -- remember, this is the first time they're unveiling to the world that she's the new LP vocalist -- who isn't pants-shittingly terrified is either too stupid to realize what's happening, or too arrogant to deserve it. I think she did amazingly, given the circumstances, and I can't wait to hear more tracks off From Zero (or should I say, From Xero? 😁) Nobody knows why Rob left. Years ago he started pulling away from the band, and eventually decided to step away entirely. Thing is, people keep interviewing Mike to ask why, but it's not his reasons to tell, so that's all we get. We'd need someone to ask Rob to know for sure. As for Brad, he's still in the band in every way, except he doesn't like the loud crowds and doesn't want to deal with them anymore, so Alex is their guitarist in live shows, but Brad's still in the band for studio recordings, music videos, interviews, etc. I agree; I do prefer her clean vocals to her rasps. That said, she's excellent at the rasp/screams, too, though hers are different from Chester's, so there's a disconnect when she does melodic screams on a Chester track. Her screams are amazing in Emptiness Machine, though, so I expect the rest of From Zero to showcase that talent even more as well. I absolutely *adore* the piano ballad version of Lost with Emily's voice. I wish they'd perform/record the full version, though, instead of just one verse and a chorus; I want more 😅
@@florianstraub9126 Towards the end of the first From Zero reunion concert, she kept repeating things along the lines of "I'm glad I just learned to sing a year ago" and "thanks for asking me 8 months ago to join just because I look the part, I had to learn to sing in 8 months", etc.
If you watch and listen closely you can hear the emotions getting to her the whole show. If I had to go up and sing those songs I'd be a mess on the floor just trying to stand there. Those are heavy songs and mean something different to everyone.
It’s been a while since I watched one of your reactions but I always liked you :) I have one question: what happened to “Mic Shinoda”? I hope it is alive and healthy 😁
They would have to have gone with someone who is either known for something else like a greg puciato (however his stage presence is far more physical than chester's- he's built like rollins) or do what they did and had an unknown like emily, who's completely different to Chester.
43:55 you’re totally right that it’s rare to find a cover that’s better than the original. One of the rare examples of a cover that DID do better though is Disturbed’s cover of Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Strong disagree Disturbeds cover is awful imo, its completely contradictory to what the song is about and the vocalist sounds like he’s constipated and he’s so overdramatic I much prefer the original version which is just a nice, calm, pretty song and Simon and garfunkel harmonize perfectly too
Man reflecting on this live stream they really like threw Emily into the meat grinder like RIGHT off the bat with the song choices. I wonder if Emily had something to do with the choice, like she wanted to up the difficulty to maximum on an already difficult performance. It was not perfect, but it absolutely got better and better, and the balls alone had me sold.
And about Emily: she was very emotional and i think extremly nervous on this livestream. Imagine: NOBODYS knows you are the new singer of LINKIN PARK and you come out and want to do a good job (she was a Chester Fan too)....you really should watch the concerts they did after this livestream, shes getting better and better and more and more authentic doing her own thing🤗 they did "Given up" in the concerts ;-)
This is just my own opinion but I think Mike said a while back Chester loved the song lost but didn’t make the cut for meterora because it sounded so much like numb so Mike and Emily gave it a different touch performing it live for the first time
I would agree with you completely. It would be better for Emily if she didn't try to scream or sing in a harsh tone. I think it always sounds very exhausting and therefore not nice. Chester was and is unique. He not only made screaming into an art but perfected it. He was able to change his voice like a ping pong ball and had the technique for it! That's why everyone always said "Chester sings like an angel and screams like a demon," which Emily just can't do. I think she's OK as a singer. But it also bothers me that everyone always forgets that when changes like that happen, it's simply no longer the band we once loved and for that reason you can't expect all fans to just accept it. After all, you love something because of a certain thing and when that thing is no longer there, it's just not the same anymore.
The biggest problem I have with the comparisons to Emily, is that people only remember Chester at his very best, which was top tier, but the last two album tours Linkin Park did, Chester was having all sorts of vocal issues. He was struggling to sing anything close to his best. I remember leaving the show in 2017 and was sad cause Chester's consistency in his voice was no longer there. It was like watching your Hero grow old and no longer have it. People comparing Chester's voice in his PRIME, to Emily's first ever performance is just unfair. To me she sounded amazing, especially when I compare it to the last time I saw Chester live. Also, I went to the LP show at the Forum and can confirm Emily can definitely scream, but her clean vocals are insanely good, which Chester definitely struggled with towards the end.
She needs to do less grit she sounds better without save it for slxertain moments also this voice squeaks are great lol I feel so bad I can’t imagine the pressure of this performance for her. Following shoes that can never be filled
you should see her hamburg or seul performance, this stream definitely was too shadowed by Chester memory and also Emilies first live with them. Also, yes there is a level difference between C and E but for me personally, and probably many others, Emilly actually sounds better than Chester cause he was too much. I personally like this LP more
Its funny how everybody talks about Emily not getting some notes or whatever but noboys talking about Mike didnt get some notes or even Chester. Chester was not perfect live, he had some performances where he cracked or didnt get the notes right.... :D
Her voice didn’t crack, she just pull the microphone away to fast to the fans sing, twice in the same song, she been singing with the raspy voice for more than a decade in her other band !
Started off good mate, but then you showed how little you know. Countdown goin down, count up goin up. BANG 11pm you're live for the first time singing in front of millions who are gonna judge everything you do. Reckon Chester would've taken time to blend with Dead Sara, as would anyone.
I bloody hate it when artists hold the mic to the crowd……Trying to get the crowd to sing the lines! Just stop already! How many frickin times like!??😤🤯 it ruins the song/Live performance - I think they do it so they can have a breather/break!!!🤔 So annoying tho whatever the case!!!
Please do a reaction video of emptiness machine by Chester AI, not to compare it with Emily but just to see what if Chester was alive and they dropped this song out with Chester singing it.
This video is so misleading. You say you're reacting to it but you keep pausing it and spoiling it for your viewer before they even see it. Obviously you've seen it so what's the reaction?
Mike said in the interview, that Emily started to cry during the Waiting for the End and that´s why she wasn´t able to sing during second verse
Yeah, but you could see it multiple times how she cried and allmost cried. Especialy after the introduction of the band.
That's also exactly how the voice crack during Catalyst sounds like. I don't know much about singing, but I do know how crying wil rob you of your voice in that exact fashion.
That has to be a very emotional place to be in. You are coming in as a new singer to a beloved band by fans that practically worshiped the last lead singer. I bet nerves and fear of the crowd not accepting you nervous to get up there. Then you see them embrace you completely and I don't know how you don't cry in that situation. So many of us who were skeptical have completely turned around and are happy Linkin Park is back and I bet relief just washed over her when she realized she wasn't gonna be hated by the majority of fans because she's not Chester.
Not to say there aren't people hating on her cause I've seen it but from what I'm seeing and the crowd during the show tells me most of the reception has been positive.
Waiting for the End has got to feel like an entirely different song than what was originally written due to Emily being the one singing it now. She really did trade her life for something new and the hardest part of ending is starting again.
And this song is quickly rising to be my favorite overall Linkin Park song.
@@sharkworm2015 I'm sure it doesn't help that the practically worshiped singer she's stepping into the shoes of died.
i watched it live and wasn't sure at first but when the emotions of the situation took her over during waiting for the end and she started crying it not only made me burst out in tears but that's when i knew she knew how heavy all this is and how much she cares. she won me over in that moment
She was obviously nervous AF... but looking at her now after 2 concerts.... she is geting better and better and better.. love her she is awesome! Thanks for this video! :)
Yeah with every show I think the nerves are fading and she’s getting more comfortable with how to sing the old songs without destroying her voice
She cried... Not out of breath. This was my first time hearing them. I was blown away.. I enjoyed this. Especially since you know the sound and the music so well. Thanks!
This is real voice though. The raspiness, the cleans. It’s all hers. It’s not her trying to sound close to chester
And she (and the whole band) got much much better each concert they played. The future of LP is bright as ever.
Props to you for recognising the nerves mate...what a gig to be your first...the rebirth of one of the greatest rock bands in the modern era...
Imagine how nervous she must have been for this first show. She got better and better as she figured it out as they went along. And to be honest her pitch is much better than Chester's was live.
call it blasphemy, but I actually enjoy her takes on some of the old songs more than the originals
have u heard chester in 2011? xd if you did then you wouldnt say that
@@danielberger1378 samee
@@charlieScene393 Chester in 2011 had a lot more experience with not just these songs, but also playing in front of huge crowds like this. And Chester had bad days too where he lost his voice or didn't scream through some parts, as every vocalist has. The concerts in LA and New York were stellar and she did a great job. But then again, you'll probably always find something to complain about.
@@slomo3035 I didn't say that chester always sang perfectly but let's stop comparing them because they are not in the same category lol I love emily but chester is a better singer by miles..
Regardless of everyone saying "she should do this or that" "she should lessen that and encourage more of this" and "Chester has big shoes to fill"
She sounds amazing, and everyone should let her live this new chapter in her life... im stoked for the future of linkin park and Chester is SO PROUD AND SMILING at the new LP and especially Emily and Mike.
Yours is the reaction ive been waiting for, make us wait why not! Glad your on board mate ! LP FOREVER
Mike has said that Rob started pulling away even before the loss of Chester. As others have commented, Emily was very nervous and emotional initially. You can see it in her body language. People have to keep in mind that she's also a big fan. One of the reasons she started singing was because of Chester. So it took her awhile to get comfortable. If you watch the LA or NY shows you can see she's a lot more comfortable and she kills both shows. Those were 2 hour shows also with 26 original songs and only the one new one. Highly recommend watching the 1 hr interview with the entire band. It was great seeing you go from a little skeptical to a full smile at the end.
As another Day 1 fan, it's SO good to see your reaction which was very similar to mine. Mind you, a lot of these Linkin Park "fans" were shitting on them when One More Light came out. And they even shit on them all the way back when Minutes to Midnight came out. A Thousand Suns was always my favorite album, so I'm surprised to hear that it wasn't really well received. But Emily is an outstanding addition. The new album is going to be amazing, I can already tell from Emptiness Machine. Cheers mate, great reaction video. You get it my dude.
Let's react to LP's concert in brooklyn last week.. I think the scream on "FAINT" is awesome
Same 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yea, that last scream while she walked across the stage was impressive as hell.
I also like the new version of Bleed it out way more with Emily.
For me, it was when they got to One Step Closer. I was sold after that
@@carlfjnon I was actually sold during the first, new song. The smile on Mike's face when she started singing and the way he pointed at her when she started the chorus, was everything I needed to see.
Haven’t got time to watch this just yet, but wanted to say Emily has got better with each show so far imo. Faint from the Brooklyn show was something special. Also Keys to the Kingdom live is incredible.
Side note, I’ve been on a real deep dive of her original band Dead Sara and I was hugely impressed, she’s so unique and the more I saw the more I understood why the guys see her as the perfect person for this next chapter.
[Edit] now watched it, glad you were giving Emily a break at the start. Couldn’t even imagine what she was thinking throughout that day, really came into it second half.
Hope you check out more from their tour shows, we’d be down for a 2hr reaction! 👍
Yes, she was extremely nervous and emotioanl in this one, maybe even unsure and thanks to that made a ton of hickups. Yet her voice was solid and she got much better on second half of this show. Her emotions was what betrayed her, not her voice for those hickups she made.
She was much more at ease in next shows and the change was really noticable.
Have you seen this yet: "Gone Away" live with Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara, it's pretty sweet.
@@KaidenOrgana I did, I’m not a big fan of The Offspring but she was incredible there. Her voice is so unique and versatile, nearly every song with her feels like a different genre.
Your reaction video is my favourite out of all the ones I've watched so far (around 10)!
Man, I really appreciate your analysis and reaction. I am an outlier-I pretty much missed Linkin Park by paying attention to vastly different music starting in 2000-so I come to these songs without the history of hearing Chester do them. I LOVE Emily and these songs. But I've also been going back to the old albums and listening to Chester. He was incredible. But I get to start my LP journey with Emily, which is awesome. Btw, I'm an old guy-66 yr old-but am totally into this. Heading to Dallas next week.
Thanks for your reaction. It is very personnal and i appreciate you give your thoughts without any filter or over reaction. Great one
She has definitely sounded way better in the LA and New York tour concerts so far than in this stream. She even did Given Up in both of those and A Place For My Head in the NY show. Think she was just nervous in this one.
Mike said she got emotional during waiting for the end and started crying which is why she stopped singing.
Yeah should of watched one of those concerts rather than this one...mistake.
I only Said Keys of Kingdom... Nailed it!
LP Fan from Day One. Just my opinion but I think it truly is the Best of Both Worlds for this Fandom. Chester brought his own unique awesomeness that will never ever be forgotten, nor replaced. And now Emily brings her own awesomeness to it, in her own style. Faint in Brooklyn was Unreal, Keys to the Kingdom in LA was mind blowing, especially in the Intro. Take some time to listen to her in Dead Sara, amazing vocals but it's a different style to it. Now she brings even more layers to her voice as the LP Vocalist. The pure Talent it takes for her to use this Clean strong singing voice for the Rock Ballads (What I've Done, Breaking the Habit, My December) that are haunting, then intertwine some Grit into it while going back to a clean sound, then hit all Grit & Raspiness singing & the final layer of this grit scream. We're really lucky to see all of this & I cannot wait to see all the new stuff they put out with Emily...also side note, she started crying during Waiting for the End cuz she got so emotional & when singing those Catalyst's notes, Mike said it got to her that the Fans were digging her already & that's when her voice cracked.
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I think she did a great job 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
After watching the last two shows she did she’s definitely getting more comfortable
i think 'in the role of chester is each of you' was a good way to communicate that emily is not replacing chester, because lbr there's no replacing him ever, she's just trying to help the band keep making music after their loss. she is doing a good job despite the nerves that i assume mustve been insane, i do think she sounds better in their less heavy songs and in the emptiness machine which was written more for her voice than for chesters. still a good fit, id like to hear her do some of the one more light songs
In videos from the concerts, she does way better
@@Stefan7020 good to know! so i guess it was just nerves and honestly who could blame her
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Her Voice cracks sometimes, but after i watched some deadsara stuff, i realize, that is normal for her, her style. Why Rob and Brad not are there, Mike explains in videos
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She actually got emotional, it seems that every time she performs waiting for the end, she cries.
Thanks for recognizing that this is her first show with one of the absolutely biggest bands in history and she can be a little bit nervous. The arena shows that followed are another leaps ahead, she's amazing.
Nice reaction 👍 I never got in this LP thing. Chester left me confused. Now i understand and love it. Im here for Emily! She made me a fan 🤘
I'm very excited for this new era of Linkin Park amigo. Good reaction, I agree with all your comments. Greetings from Mexico!
Great reaction. You should take a look at either of the wo concerts since (theres a number of fan uploads from the crowd in high quality). The improvement is massive and theres a few songs you mentioned
Yea, the nerves, the pressure, the emotion, got to her a few times during this initial performance, which is to be expected from a real person. I would have been suspect had it been perfect. At the end of the first song, Emptiness Machine, she wipes away tears at the end. The HD version of that live performance, which has some additional camera angles, shows it better than the live did. She full on breaks down during the 2nd verse of "Waiting For The End". A couple other places where her voice cracks, I think she just pushed too hard. If you watch some of her older performances with Dead Sara, you can tell that she gives everything in her live performances and she often pushes too hard, its just her thing.
Highly recommend watching both of the 2hr shows in LA and NY. Both are excellent. I think the sound is better in most videos for the LA show but her scream at the end of "Faint" at the NY show was something special. Her performance of "Waiting For The End" at the LA show was incredible and made this 52 yo man cry like a baby. Both really great performances in my opinion.
Emily settled in nicely. I believe at first she did try to sound a little bit like Chester but then settled more to herself. I was at the LA show and the whole performance was great.
Lee I love that you already learned how to sing The Emptiness Machine lol, I can see you listening to this song over and over again, it is such a Linkin Park song. All the old school Linkin Park fans, absolutely loved it, Emily is such a powerful singer, her voice is beautiful and strong, just like this job requires lol
I think Mike said Rob had made the choice to step back a few years ago but it felt weird to announce as they were pretty much disbanded at the time
I dont blame her at all for being nervous for the first half or so of the show. perfectly reasonable given the circumstances. LP was and still is a ridiculously popular band. The number of eyes and ears focused on her for this performance was obviously going to be insane.
LOST was so unexpected and beautiful. Goosebumps and choking.
I have been a fan since the beginning. Chester will be missed and never replaced. That being said, I am so happy that after all these years they are able to pick up the pieces, stay friends and are excited to be playing music again. I love the back story of how the new members came into the band. I think Emily and Collin are a great fit for the Band. They still have the LP sound. Yes it is slightly different, but, I love the new vibe. Emily is a beast on vocals and gets better with each performance. I like how she sounds. Collin is an amazing musician and producer. I like the fresh start. I am all for it. They deserve to be making music and enjoying life. I have been and always be a fan.
I was sold from the beginning with The Emptiness Machine, absolutely got emotional wrecked from this rendition of Lost but watching Bleed It Out at the end had me SO sure people would at least not be able to say she didnt fit.
Color me surprised. I get not accepting it. I can empathize. But to deny she fits after that finale? Wild to me~
Gotta react to her LA show. There is one recording with HQ audio. Night and day compared to this livestream.
Yeah, maybe it had to do with the stream.
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Lee, i can see on your face you approve. She really is killing it. No dude could pull off what she has so far. 😊😊😊
In The Catalyst she goes out of tune because of nervousness, but in recent shows she doesn't go out of tune anymore.
Watch the full show of the LA show linkinboss posted it in it's entirety and the audio quality is amazing. She hits everything she didn't hit here because she'd had a chance to get emotions back in check and nerves controlled a bit better.
42:56 it’s in tune. its a 9th or a 7th
You need to watch Emily's performance of Faint in the NYC concert especially. I believe she's getting into her groove and is getting more and more comfortable and BETTER with each performance.
How she must be nervous?
Holy shit....
And emotional because she is a fan LP and now singing...
The "cracks" at catalyst only emotional break, and You see it at waiting for the end there she was crying
Tbf I think she's on the same level than Chester. She might not be able to do everything exactly like he did, but that's natural when you have 2 different people, different genders even. She probably can do a lot of interesting things we couldn't hear yet, cause it's on the new record. For now she's gotta sing the oldies with us, and until she can find her own voice on them it will be like a shadow of the original.
After listening to a bunch of dead Sara, rest assured she’s got it!
I saw somewhere that Mike said she got extremely emotional during waiting for the end
Technically that two mishups was not voice crack, more like emotions overwhelming.
But I agree she was little too raspy in many songs that did not need it. She did much better voice mix on them in next shows. In others, she went the other way.
Yes she's better in most recent live show
After listening to more Dead Sara, I’ve noticed the voice cracks is just per of her style/how her voice works. Kinda cool imo, I like it.
the old ones dont hit me, but the new one, i cry everytime. its great.
is not about emily vs Chester. is about Emily AND Chester.
I'm so happy LP is back!
If she wasn't absolutely bricking herself!
Overwhelmed with emotions!
Then she wouldn't be normal!
I think through that show... her confidence just grows & grows!
That's gotta be one of the hardest gigs ever!
For any human!
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Honestly don't think you could make a better choice. She's a female, helps to not make comparisons. A skilled singer, with a good growl, reminiscent of Chester but fully her own. She's a fan of Linkin Park having learned how to scream from Chester, and it shows in how seamlessly she fits within the group. Finally she has aura. Damn is she cool.
When they play Castle of Glass it literally sounds like Chester is singing from the heavens ❤
the back scream electronic at 8:23, so strange was like chester screaming
Rob left because he was so upset about Chester's passing it sort of killed off linkin park for him, according to mike rob didn't enjoy it anymore after chester died. Mike said other than Brad(who he was friends with before linkin park) rob doesn't speak to any of the band anymore. Apparently all brad gets is an occasional email from rob.
Just looking at the track listing for the new album and it looks like it's going to be a punchy mix targeting radio airplay. With the longest track running only 3:48 and three tracks coming in under 3:00 (2:47, 2:50 & 2:50), there won't be much room for any fluff or filler. i just hope they throw us a couple of tasty breakdowns to feed the beast.
According to Colin and em “casualty” is a heavy one
Fingers crossed for a fat breakdown to mosh to in that track
Maybe something like given up or no more sorrow
Cant Wait for november 15 goddamn its still so long 🥹
All Theo Songs are Not writing for her.
They are written before Emily came to linkin park
Hahah you just said what I just typed 5 minutes ago glad you agree
There's a LOT more power and rasp to her voice now than there in her debut here. She has improved dramatically, it was just nerves.
You should listen to the live performance from LA, she did a lot better in that one even if she was pretty good here too.
The mix of the livestream is so bad. The song snippets they've published since from the concert have much better mixes.
I'm 100% with you here, the best thing of the reunion? Mike, Dave and Joe on the stage happy and having fun (and Brad too, just not on the stage).
Two things of this performance is that she was nervous and emotional, and she got a lot more confident as it went on; and she has said in a interview that she grew up a fan, especially of their earlier material - and so, for the older stuff, there's too much "fan" in there, it's hard to switch off how Chester did it and own the song.
She already got much better at both in the LA and NYC concerts. Screams are a lot more confident, she's more gradual with them and started adding things like vibrato in places where Chester would sing straight notes.
The Kia Forum show was a far better representation. Much better mix quality and she absolutely nailed it. Check out Monumental Holiday, I Said You Were Lucky and Weatherman from her band Dead Sara for sure
She is in a losing position no matter what and she knew that going in, she has the biggest shoes to fill in the history of music. I dont say that bc Chester is a goat and LP is monstrous but also because of the internet these days that did not exist 25 years ago as it does today. She could become the greatest singer in the history of the world and it still would not matter , those are shoes that can not be filled, by anyone, EVER. I wish her the best and respect what they did here , no male shall ever take Chesters place in LP so what they did was find the closest thing to a female Chester that they could and I applaud that. RiP Chester, we miss you.
LP FOREVER 🤘
Waiting for the end emily was crying she was a chester fan herself and waiting for the end chester said was his favourite song
Hey there, Emily was really nervous in the start of the live stream.. But by the end of it.. she was having fun! I think she did the best she could, pretty much singing the lyrics that Chester sang so well.. imagine people watching every word.. Props to her 🤟 Just wait till you see her during her first official concert in La.. she looks right at home.. She did AMAZING
She was a little off key in some songs on this performance, along with the emotional reaction to first time being on stage in front of an audience with LP - if you check out the songs that are a little off here from the LA or New York shows (some of which are impressive - recorded with phones, sound almost as good as the actual live stream as far as audio quality) you'll notice that her performance is dramatically improved in both of them, and the shows are over 2 hours, so a lot more as far as songs - and she nails the grit all the way through to Bleed it Out... kept hearing reactors say her voice couldn't deal with it, but nah, she was just overwhelmed here, butterflies in the tummy so to speak.
@@erorufurakku6378 She had no issue keeping up the grit for 2 2 hour shows in LA and New York, so that seems unlikely, just emotional - in this show's performance of Waiting for the End, you can see her choke up, lose her voice and hold the mic out to the audience, goes to sing on the next line, fails, holds the mic out again - and then nails the rest of the song. going to the end of the show, she absolutely crushed Faint and Bleed it Out, if her voice had failed her that wouldn't have happened.
Just wanted to say in case no one else has told you emily isn't new to performing she has an amazing band called dead sara you should definitely react to weatherman by them
The LA show was better there's a nice HD sound version on YT
You have to renember she had to be nervous to be out there the first time... at one point [waiting for the end] she breaks down while singing and has the crowd take over
My two cents on this.. Chester is Chester, there is no replacing him. But Emily did good, real good. Imagine, your first gig and everyone judging your every second and comparing. True i was scared, i loved Chesters voice and his screams and his power. He got me like most of us through some bad times. But she surprised me, in a good way. We will still miss Chester, but this is way better then i ever hoped for. Emily is growing, the team is adapting, give it some time and things will mature, smooth out, adapt, get better. Linkin Park is back with a bitter sweet memory.
I think it was pure emotion, because this song is talking about moving on from someone and starting over and you can put Chester in this and she could’ve been thinking about him and this whole situation. But I’m excited to see how all this ends up. I miss Chester but I’m pro Emily aswell.
You can tell in many ways that she was extremely nervous/anxious during this performance (and Mike confirmed that in an interview, at least for during Waiting for the End). But you can see her clutching her chest and her stomach throughout the concert, and handing the mic to the audience a *lot,* and then the repetition of the self-deprecating joke towards the end. But the longer the concert went on, the more comfortable she got, and she slowly got better. And then in the LA concert a week later, she was even better.
In my opinion, anyone in her position -- remember, this is the first time they're unveiling to the world that she's the new LP vocalist -- who isn't pants-shittingly terrified is either too stupid to realize what's happening, or too arrogant to deserve it. I think she did amazingly, given the circumstances, and I can't wait to hear more tracks off From Zero (or should I say, From Xero? 😁)
Nobody knows why Rob left. Years ago he started pulling away from the band, and eventually decided to step away entirely. Thing is, people keep interviewing Mike to ask why, but it's not his reasons to tell, so that's all we get. We'd need someone to ask Rob to know for sure.
As for Brad, he's still in the band in every way, except he doesn't like the loud crowds and doesn't want to deal with them anymore, so Alex is their guitarist in live shows, but Brad's still in the band for studio recordings, music videos, interviews, etc.
I agree; I do prefer her clean vocals to her rasps. That said, she's excellent at the rasp/screams, too, though hers are different from Chester's, so there's a disconnect when she does melodic screams on a Chester track. Her screams are amazing in Emptiness Machine, though, so I expect the rest of From Zero to showcase that talent even more as well.
I absolutely *adore* the piano ballad version of Lost with Emily's voice. I wish they'd perform/record the full version, though, instead of just one verse and a chorus; I want more 😅
@KBRoller What self-deprecating joke?
@@florianstraub9126 Towards the end of the first From Zero reunion concert, she kept repeating things along the lines of "I'm glad I just learned to sing a year ago" and "thanks for asking me 8 months ago to join just because I look the part, I had to learn to sing in 8 months", etc.
If you watch and listen closely you can hear the emotions getting to her the whole show. If I had to go up and sing those songs I'd be a mess on the floor just trying to stand there. Those are heavy songs and mean something different to everyone.
It’s been a while since I watched one of your reactions but I always liked you :)
I have one question: what happened to “Mic Shinoda”? I hope it is alive and healthy 😁
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WATCH THE SEOUL CONCERT TO SEE THEIR GROWTH
They would have to have gone with someone who is either known for something else like a greg puciato (however his stage presence is far more physical than chester's- he's built like rollins) or do what they did and had an unknown like emily, who's completely different to Chester.
43:55 you’re totally right that it’s rare to find a cover that’s better than the original. One of the rare examples of a cover that DID do better though is Disturbed’s cover of Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Strong disagree
Disturbeds cover is awful imo, its completely contradictory to what the song is about and the vocalist sounds like he’s constipated and he’s so overdramatic
I much prefer the original version which is just a nice, calm, pretty song and Simon and garfunkel harmonize perfectly too
Man reflecting on this live stream they really like threw Emily into the meat grinder like RIGHT off the bat with the song choices. I wonder if Emily had something to do with the choice, like she wanted to up the difficulty to maximum on an already difficult performance. It was not perfect, but it absolutely got better and better, and the balls alone had me sold.
And about Emily: she was very emotional and i think extremly nervous on this livestream. Imagine: NOBODYS knows you are the new singer of LINKIN PARK and you come out and want to do a good job (she was a Chester Fan too)....you really should watch the concerts they did after this livestream, shes getting better and better and more and more authentic doing her own thing🤗 they did "Given up" in the concerts ;-)
This is just my own opinion but I think Mike said a while back Chester loved the song lost but didn’t make the cut for meterora because it sounded so much like numb so Mike and Emily gave it a different touch performing it live for the first time
I would agree with you completely. It would be better for Emily if she didn't try to scream or sing in a harsh tone. I think it always sounds very exhausting and therefore not nice. Chester was and is unique. He not only made screaming into an art but perfected it. He was able to change his voice like a ping pong ball and had the technique for it! That's why everyone always said "Chester sings like an angel and screams like a demon," which Emily just can't do. I think she's OK as a singer. But it also bothers me that everyone always forgets that when changes like that happen, it's simply no longer the band we once loved and for that reason you can't expect all fans to just accept it. After all, you love something because of a certain thing and when that thing is no longer there, it's just not the same anymore.
The biggest problem I have with the comparisons to Emily, is that people only remember Chester at his very best, which was top tier, but the last two album tours Linkin Park did, Chester was having all sorts of vocal issues. He was struggling to sing anything close to his best. I remember leaving the show in 2017 and was sad cause Chester's consistency in his voice was no longer there. It was like watching your Hero grow old and no longer have it. People comparing Chester's voice in his PRIME, to Emily's first ever performance is just unfair. To me she sounded amazing, especially when I compare it to the last time I saw Chester live. Also, I went to the LP show at the Forum and can confirm Emily can definitely scream, but her clean vocals are insanely good, which Chester definitely struggled with towards the end.
She needs to do less grit she sounds better without save it for slxertain moments also this voice squeaks are great lol I feel so bad I can’t imagine the pressure of this performance for her. Following shoes that can never be filled
REACT TO BROOKLYN CONCERT , FAINT N ONE STEP CLOSER, !!!!!!!!!!!
you should see her hamburg or seul performance, this stream definitely was too shadowed by Chester memory and also Emilies first live with them. Also, yes there is a level difference between C and E but for me personally, and probably many others, Emilly actually sounds better than Chester cause he was too much. I personally like this LP more
React the LPTV's and the interview with Zane Lowe! And their show in LA, was awesome
You should check out the new song Heavy is the crown it is an absolute banger
react more to linkin park, i like it a lot
Its funny how everybody talks about Emily not getting some notes or whatever but noboys talking about Mike didnt get some notes or even Chester. Chester was not perfect live, he had some performances where he cracked or didnt get the notes right.... :D
Her voice didn’t crack, she just pull the microphone away to fast to the fans sing, twice in the same song, she been singing with the raspy voice for more than a decade in her other band !
Why does bands going and then coming back?
Coz you can hold your piss only THIS long.)
People should focus less on making her sing in another way. She is very good at what she does, stop making her be like chester its just dumb
Reacciona al concierto de los angeles canto gived up lo hizo genial
Please react to dead sara hands up!
Started off good mate, but then you showed how little you know.
Countdown goin down, count up goin up. BANG 11pm you're live for the first time singing in front of millions who are gonna judge everything you do.
Reckon Chester would've taken time to blend with Dead Sara, as would anyone.
Reat to most resont she so much better
You re-watch the live streaming, don't you
Letes react to most resistant shes way better
Not crack, she cry
Do stream form most recent she's way better I sal live to mimites to midnight and a thousand suns I have all CDs and vials same Eminem Iam buy swag
I bloody hate it when artists hold the mic to the crowd……Trying to get the crowd to sing the lines! Just stop already! How many frickin times like!??😤🤯 it ruins the song/Live performance - I think they do it so they can have a breather/break!!!🤔 So annoying tho whatever the case!!!
Up the fuckin reds mate!! YNWA! 😁 I Know what you're saying about the mic lol
Please do a reaction video of emptiness machine by Chester AI, not to compare it with Emily but just to see what if Chester was alive and they dropped this song out with Chester singing it.
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This video is so misleading. You say you're reacting to it but you keep pausing it and spoiling it for your viewer before they even see it. Obviously you've seen it so what's the reaction?
If you haven’t seen it yourself that’s YOUR issue. You have zero idea what a reaction video is.