totally agree - Open Door is still the only thing what I interested in + booty down is really catchy, but too short
I donāt think it was intended to be that polished. Just something fun to make the songs he produced on stream over quarantine available.
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Completely agreed, I listened once and thatās allā¦ itās awesome what heās doing with the quarantine etc but I wonāt listen to the songs more than I did 
This is just Volume 1. Heās already working on Volume 3. I like it because thereās a little something for every occasion. You can listen while you work or work out, meditate or just relax. Itās motivational and calming.
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Iāve only given it a brief listen so far but considering how it was created and then mixed and mastered its pretty great!
Plus, instrumental music is always good for reading/writing so Iām glad to have something fresh to listen to.
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If you want to participate in the chats, you have to watch the live stream on Twitch. 10 a.m. Pacific or 1 p.m. Eastern time Mon. - Friā¦
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Thank you for saying but I canātā¦ busy with work all day 
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It are good songs for when you clean the house or some. Nice background music. But I prefer more lyrics songs. Just wanna know how he is holding up.
Gave the second one a listen the other day, itās bland nonsense. At least on the first one there were a couple of tracks that I went back to a couple of times.
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I really donāt like it, I wish I had something good to say about this ablum but I donāt
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Honestly, at this point, he might as well stop making music. Iād rather he stops than continue to pump out boring filler.
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You guys are missing the point of these albums, they were just made for fun, itās him working on a track for 2 hours every day. Considering just that, Iād say itās pretty amazing. You throw any genre and style to him and he does it, joke song or not, itās pretty cool.
Instrumentals are not for everyone for sure, and I am not saying this is brilliant music but I gotta give him credit for creating them under the circumstances. Theyāre good tracks to read/write along to, definitely helped me.
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I see it as @evooba- itās not to consider serious a good song-each of them- more fillers or bridges- but itās cookies for the Wombats! If you feel it- itās a great way to be in contact on a very special way with your famous artist. And he really shows us his brilliance! Definitely an absolute outstanding creative head!
And if people like the music in a very unique way - each of them - or use it as cleaning soundtrack- itās ok- letās be tolerant.
But deep inside my heart 
I would wish the guys would meet up and surprise us! 
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nuff said - nailed it. Exactly this!
It isnāt also my music taste, but he keeps doing something during corona times and amazes us fans almost every day with cool jams and funny things. Itās just Mike being Mike.
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Ur always good with your words but itās always sad to see ppl not to use their brainā¦thatās what itās there for, not to dormant. During the quarantine there was literally nothing to do and he helped and also heās freaking insane and it was fun. Not to say it isnāt anymore but there are now annoying YouTube fans there, that are like these and doesnāt understand that Mshinoda doesnāt owe them a damn thing but they still think they are entitled to their opinion. Or like these, but never there thinking he is āselling outā or whatever. He is making free musicā¦people always find ways to complain. Let me see you do anything better.
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Iāll put my two pence worth here too. I understand why Mike created the streams to help people during lockdown (and for this own sanity). I never really enjoyed the streams at the time (too many fanboys/girls) but see it did help during lockdown so was a good thing. But I canāt understand why now sell the albums as theyāre not well refined or anywhere near his best or worst work. Iām not saying heās not talented at mixing but I donāt value this anywhere near those artists who play instruments tirelessly and have mastered their skills to create music for us. Thatās why I like rock music and not dance. Also, why not take the time to record some vocals to these instrumentals Mike as a nice surprise for fans and to show dedication to your art form? The main worry is this leads the way for the future. If you can sell offbeat random creations like this then why spend months creating, writing and editing albums to death. Itās a slippery slope. If you end up with endlessly mixed albums with very little vocals all created under 2 hours, then congratulations, youāre paving the way right now Linkin Park fansā¦ Lastly, sales should support charity right now because they need it more than ever. This album was created during tragic times and any benefit should serve some purpose Mike! From, A Critical Friend 
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Who said he is selling them? They are all out there available for free, he aināt making profit out of them.
Heās explained numerous times why. The process of him writing lyrics takes hours and he believes it is something people donāt want to see; him sitting down looking at a piece of paper/screen for 6-7 hours straight. He also said it is complicated to stream in his live room due to technical difficulties, hence why he is having issues every time he tries to record live drums or piano.
I just wish people appreciated the effort he put in this and remind themselves that he doesnāt have to do this, but he does, for us and for him. Itās cathartic and fun and why the hell not do it? He knows the tracks arenāt perfect but still decided to give us something. People just need to chill and give him some space, Iāve read way too many complains about these releases, itās become quite annoying. Just let the man do whatever he pleases, be grateful thereās even new music out there.
So be it. Who are we to judge what type of music people create? Donāt like it, donāt listen to it. It is that simple. Creativity should be encouraged.
I havenāt seen any of that, donāt really pay attention to the chat, I do like the sense of community he created though, like the old LPU days. Now the annoying people will always lurk unfortunately.
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The circumstances of somethingās creation does not mean it is automatically good. I also never complained about the price. I wouldnāt have paid even if he was charging for them.
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Are they free to download? Google is showing these at Ā£5.99 for me. Iām obviously missing something hereā¦
Iām glad he knows that then. To be honest I havenāt seen any complaints (not that I go searching for them) but mostly praise and gushing from fans. What got my goat was the selling of this in what I now believe is going to be 3 albums worth. If itās for the fans Iād rather he put everything on one album because it seems expensive to buy something he knows isnāt perfect spaced out over 3. But apparently theyāre free so someone needs me show me a link so I can go look 
And crap should be discouraged.
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