Move over, Eddie Vedder - Chester Bennington is the real singer for Hunger Strike

faithful227

Like LP or not, that was not bad. The crowd seemed to like it ok. Personally I would love to see Chris perform Hunger Strike. Could care less WHO the person joining him was as long as he didn't ruin the song. And it sure seems Chester didn't ruin it to me.

" I hate Linkin Park so that was horrible." = Ignorant. Think about it.

LikeAnOcean

....... I like Linkin Park.


And I'm pretty snobby when it comes to music. I think Chester is a good singer.. crappy lyrics, but catchy music and good singing.. for people who hate his scream, turn on Once and stop being a hypocrite. Remembering back to the early nineties when I first heard Ten, I thought Ed's singing, especially on Once was fucking annoying.. it took me a few years to really get into Pearl Jam.

rtwilli4

man he sounded about like I do when I sing that song... with all the windows rolled up of course!

Rhinocerous Surprise

After listening to it a couple more times... Chester actually really nailed those screams. And I'm about as far away as you can get from a Linkin Park fan.

prince119

Was it just me or did Chester magically transform into Molly Ringwald at the end there?

slightofjeff

Seriously. It was OK. Not mind-blowing, but not vomit-inducing, either.

And you guys should stop bagging on Chris (even though his new song might be the most wretched thing ever to greet human ears).

His solo shows are really pretty good. He plays his own stuff, the stuff he wrote, so it's not really a "cover" band. And he's still a talented motherfucker.

Ghost Of K.

It was not bad. It was not Eddie, But it passes. The people who said it hurt their ears are for some reason not being honest, like they feel threatened. Ed will live. He don't live and die by this board. Not a bad performance. It even sounded good.

indifferentman

That was fucking terrible, it should be outlawed, like Madonna covering American Pie should have NEVER been allowed to happen.

Hunger Strike paired up two of my favorite sings of all time, and it's horrible to see this LP asshole sing it! At least Aaron Lewis sounds good when he does Black.

I won't totally discredit LP, they do have some talent, but this chump ain't fit to sing Hunger Strike.

LikeAnOcean

indifferentman wrote:

That was fucking terrible, it should be outlawed, like Madonna covering American Pie should have NEVER been allowed to happen.

Hunger Strike paired up two of my favorite sings of all time, and it's horrible to see this LP asshole sing it! At least Aaron Lewis sounds good when he does Black.

I won't totally discredit LP, they do have some talent, but this chump ain't fit to sing Hunger Strike.

Opinions are a bitch, but I can't stand Staind covering Black.. Chester gets my thumbs up.

Hinny

doin'the-evolution wrote:

oh, its chester, my love! truely working closer to being Cheddie... the ultimate love of my liiiiiiife.

i know this seems crazy to most of you, but not to some of you!

Hinny reporting!

Niko80

Not bad. He gave the song some punch it has been missing since the 92 days.

I saw LP in Poland last year when they opened for pj. They weren't half bad live and I enjoyed it! Really cool to get some metal into a pj experience!

Also, they seem to repect pearl jam, so I see no reason to send out so much hate. That just disrespectful!

U R A Crazy Breed

pilatesdog wrote:

Total piece of crap! Rock/Rap sucks

not true RATM were fucking awesome and a force to be reckoned with!!!

I_Got_Shit

faithful227 wrote:

" I hate Linkin Park so that was horrible." = Ignorant. Think about it.

OK, I thought about it, so here's your answer: One of the biggest reasons people don't like Linkin Park is Chester's voice, so wouldn't it make sense that we wouldn't want to hear him singing on another song?

And everyone please shut up about "musical snobbery". Not everyone is going to like every single band out there, and I personally deteste the entire rap-rock genre. I don't hold it against anyone who likes Linkin Park, and everyone here has decent enough taste to love Pearl Jam, right? And I probably listen to a lot of music that other people don't like, not because they're snobs but because they just have different tastes.

I think it's also worth noting that Linkin Park and Cornell's "Projekt Revolution" tour has been a financial disaster. They only sold 7000 tickets to the show at the Comcast Center, which holds 20,000. I guess Busta Rhymes doesn't pull 'em in like he used to.

SorrowDirge

muppet wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BBXqb55Qgw

Think how much better Temple Of The Dog would have been if Chester was doing backup vocals.

That wasn't bad, but he doesn't even come close to the level that Eddie brought it.

mjb

Problem is that Chris seems to have become an obnoxious dude with a bit of a "rock star/god complex" - I saw him last year at Massey Hall in T.O. and he literally would stand in the center of the stage and do the thing where he puts his hand to his ear pretending he couldn't hear the crowd screaming his name (a la Springsteen)...he also seems completely disconnected with much of the music he is playing. He has a voice, but he brings none of the intensity that Ed does to his music.

As for Chester, he has no real front man presence. His dancing around the stage at the end was just really lame and awkward. It feels like a high school battle of the bands whenever I watch him.

Anyhoo, my two...

whichwaysign

what the fuck are you smoking? i want some.

2-feign-reluctance

muppet wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BBXqb55Qgw

Think how much better Temple Of The Dog would have been if Chester was doing backup vocals.

bold statement. i think temple is perfect as it is.

chime

Niko80 wrote:

Not bad. He gave the song some punch it has been missing since the 92 days.

I saw LP in Poland last year when they opened for pj. They weren't half bad live and I enjoyed it! Really cool to get some metal into a pj experience!

Also, they seem to repect pearl jam, so I see no reason to send out so much hate. That just disrespectful!

Was also at that gig and have to agree. Not a LP fan but I enjoyed their set ... and one of the things I like about them is Chester's voice ... also did you see Mike stood at the side of the stage watching them and taking photos?

... and they did seem like big PJ fans.

nowayimfaithfull

muppet wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BBXqb55Qgw

Think how much better Temple Of The Dog would have been if Chester was doing backup vocals.

considering the emotion and the history I would pick Ed almost evry time. I am going to the show this weekend and will prob leave when chris set is over.

j_web18

slightofjeff wrote:

Seriously. It was OK. Not mind-blowing, but not vomit-inducing, either.

And you guys should stop bagging on Chris (even though his new song might be the most wretched thing ever to greet human ears).

His solo shows are really pretty good. He plays his own stuff, the stuff he wrote, so it's not really a "cover" band. And he's still a talented motherfucker.

He is playing songs from his old bands with a backing group that consists of neither Matt C, Timmy C, Brad Wilk, Tom or Kim. Other than Chris (who in this case isn't even singing his own part), no one on the stage had anything to do with TOTD, Soundgarden, or Audioslave. So how is this not essentially a cover band? It may not be Webster's definition, but for all intensive purposes it is.

Yes, Chris is talented. Its fine that he tours and does his old stuff, some people want to hear it. But to start this thread and say that this is an equivalant or better version than the original TOTD is a bit much in my opinion.