Xero (EP)
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1998 |
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1997 |
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4th |
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12:42 |
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Xero is the first release by the US Nu-Metal band Linkin Park , which was previously called Xero. The EP was recorded in 1997 and sent as a demo to a record company in 1998. It was the only work that was recorded with Mark Wakefield, who - after Xero did not get a record deal - left the band.
Emergence
After the band Xero was founded in 1996, a self-titled demo tape was recorded a year later. The track Rhinestone later found its way into the Linkin Park debut album Hybrid Theory under the title Forgotten . Stick N Move was the basis for Linkin Park's later Runaway , and an instrumental version of the piece from 1998 was released on the EP Underground 9 - Demos . Reading My Eyes has occasionally performed at Linkin Park's live concerts.
Originally the recordings for the EP consisted of six songs. Esaul was later re-recorded and published by Linkin Park as A Place for My Head , Pictureboard remained unpublished for legal reasons.
Cover design
The original cover showed a black and white photo of a shopping cart. This was later replaced by a design by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn and depicts a baby. A similar motif was used for the Hybrid Theory EP two years later . The baby cover can also be seen in the 2001 music video for Linkin Parks Papercut .
Track list
| page | # | title | length | Songwriter |
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| A. | 1 | Rhinestone | 3:38 | Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield |
| A. | 2 | Reading My Eyes | 2:56 | Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield |
| B. | 3 | Fuse | 3:18 | Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield |
| B. | 4th | Stick N Move | 2:41 | Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Esaul on hybridsoldier.de
- ↑ Pictureboard on hybridsoldier.de
- ↑ Summary of a chat with M. Shinoda on mikeshinodaclan.com
- ↑ Xero album cover
