One More Light: Live

by Linkin Park

Overview

Almost five months after lead singer Chester Bennington died, Linkin Park released the compilation One More Light: Live. Recorded on the South American and European dates of the tour supporting the band's final album with the vocalist, One More Light: Live serves as Bennington's triumphant final bow, the last contribution of a life-changing career. Front-loaded with songs taken from One More Light, Live culls half of its set from that album (including a show-stopping appearance by grime rapper Stormzy on "Good Goodbye"), with a scattering of their biggest hits and some deep cuts to properly span their eras. One More Light tracks like "Battle Symphony" and "Talking to Myself" benefit from the live setting, energizing the pop-polished studio versions with raw stage power, while at the same time shining brightness onto an otherwise extended, bittersweet eulogy composed of familiar anthems like "Leave Out All the Rest," "Numb," and "What I've Done." While it's difficult to not impose new meaning onto these songs -- especially with the tragic benefit of hindsight -- Bennington's lyrics become loaded with even more poignancy and haunting depth, like the rap-rock generation's version of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged set. Songs like "Nobody Can Save Me," "Heavy," and "In the End" are almost prophetic, especially the latter, which is an overwhelming gut-punch where the lyrics become all too literal. With emotions running high, One More Light: Live serves as a natural part of the grieving process for the band and their followers, as well as a document preserving Linkin Park's place as one of the world's biggest rock acts of the 2000s. Midway through the set, the band steps back and Bennington takes center stage, performing in the crowd surrounded by fans in the album's finest segment. A stripped-down piano version of "Crawling" reveals his inimitable ability to channel pain and anguish into shared catharsis, while a dramatic take on "One More Light" becomes the most lasting memory of an already enduring legacy. On the track, Bennington sings, "Who cares if one more light goes out?/Well I do." Legions of fans do, too. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2017
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624907923

Tracks

1. Talking to Myself
2. Burn It Down
3. Battle Symphony
4. New Divide
5. Invisible
6. Nobody Can Save Me
7. One More Light
8. Crawling
9. Leave Out All the Rest
10. Good Goodbye
11. What I've Done
12. In the End
13. Sharp Edges
14. Numb
15. Heavy
16. Bleed It Out

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linkin Park   Primary Artist
Brad Delson   Guitar
Mike Shinoda   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Joe Hahn   Turntables
Rob Bourdon   Drums
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell   Bass
Stormzy   Featured Artist
Chester Bennington   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Michael Omari, Jr.   Composer
Chester Bennington   Composer
Brad Delson   Arranger,Composer
Joseph Hahn   Composer
Linkin Park   Composer
Mike Shinoda   Arranger,Composer
Brad Madix   Engineer,Recording
J.R. Rotem   Composer
Ethan Mates   Mixing
Justin Tranter   Composer
Rob Bourdon   Composer
Josh Newell   Pro-Tools
Ilsey Juber   Composer
Francis White   Composer
David Campbell   Arranger
Michelle Mancini   Mastering
Justin Parker   Composer
Jesse Shatkin   Composer
Jon Green   Composer
K-West   Composer
Terrence Thornton   Composer
Julia Michaels   Composer
Jonathan Rotem   Composer