I love most their songs and I did not heard this one much in the past but as I was listening to songs on YouTube I suddenly heard a live performance of Final Masquerade by Linkin Park, I have much words to say about this band, They gave me much ideas, I spent my loneliness and sad moments of life listening to them which they were making me motivated to continue, I was looking at them when I received a live concert which they performed in Texas, I was watching it everyday and playing it with a CD Player, I live in North East of Iran, in a small town which I don't find anything in the city related to music or etc. so specially in those years in past I had to find these things from my friends or people who were coming to our city, I even remember I was talking with a guy and trying to buy a Metal album from him which he told me it is not easy to find that album and he was like a collector and he did not wanted to give that to me :D but finally I could buy a copy of it from him ...
I wish they could come to Iran and have a concert in here, but Chester is even died and I never was in a concert to see him live in the past as it is not easy for us to travel due to all sanctions and how it effected on the price of our National currency, But separated from that topic, I want to say that Linkin Park gave me things that I needed, The energy to continue in music path, to produce, sing and writing songs and Imagine myself in a better situation in this path, which I only followed my passion and tried to find more about my talents and improve them. I have influenced by Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington and their whole band, their music, lyrics, which I loved what they did.
This live performance which I just saw it today, I really loved it, the way Chester is singing it with his powerful vocals and the acoustic guitar performed so well, then when Mike joined them it was absolutely beautiful, the harmonies was so perfect and enjoyable, I was reading one of the comments, it was also funny, he said: the guitar needed a mic but Chester's vocal did not needed :D , that was awesome. there you can see band members back there too, Brad Delson plays Acoustic Guitar. listen and enjoy:
and here is also its music video which it was produced and recorded perfectly, it starts with a cinematic scene and the music is also full of awesome FX sounds and voices and at the same time you can hear the music which it plays between all those sounds, then a great mixed drums sound starts playing with a synth pad, then with a kind of noise FX Chester starts to sing, there is a rhythmic synth performs too which we also heard it in the intro section, then a power riff of electric guitar starts to play which the music is coming close the Chorus part, but then they do something different than usual, cause usually in the Chorus part the music starts to go higher but then they drop it in that part with Electric Guitar going high with distortion, there in the chorus part there is pads and synths and slowly with the noise fx Drums starts to be added and then it goes to the High part (which I also mentioned chorus usually become the high climax of the music, but then they sent it back to that time) but right after that section which a lead guitar also plays some emotional notes, the second verse starts with a heavy music which it will lead to a loud and heavy chorus (all the band plays all their instruments in that part) when that section ends after the lead melodies the music drops again with some nice lead guitar melodies and Chester keep singing the chorus part again and it rise again to the full chorus performance and then at the end The music keeps playing with a lower volume while Chester keeps singing some notes and there is an electronic drums with synth and pads and FX sounds, it ends like if a Spaceship is landing :D
Also read the lyrics while you are listening to this song, it has a great and meaningful lyrics!
Lyrics:
"Final Masquerade"
Tearing me apart with the words you wouldn't say
And suddenly tomorrow's a moment washed away
'Cause I don't have a reason and you don't have the time
But we both keep on waiting for something we won't find
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
All I ever wanted, the secrets that you keep
All you ever wanted, the truth I couldn't speak
'Cause I can't see forgiveness and you can't see the crime
But we both keep on waiting, for what we left behind
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
The final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday
With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade
We said it was forever, but then it slipped away
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
Standing at the end of the final masquerade
The final masquerade
Thanks for listening,
Davood Faramarzi aka @davidfar