Frat Party at the Pankake Festival
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Linkin Park
released their first DVD
, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their highly commercially successful debut album, Hybrid Theory
. The release documented the band on its touring cycle to support Hybrid Theory. It also features all four of the band's music videos up to that point, plus the promotional video for Points of Authority which was used to promote the DVD. It also includes bonus special features and several hidden Easter eggs that unlock even more bonus special features.
is talking, the words "from the beginning" will appear at the bottom of the screen (at about 9:33). When the words appear at themjoochy of the screen, press the "Enter" button on your remote. You will be taken to a video of early studio footage from 1999, before the band was signed. The song that they are performing is "Esaul" an early demo of "A Place For My Head" which appears on Hybrid Theory
.
You will be taken to an LPTV footage in London including Mike's incident of a glass table that he's broke in half, causing Joe and Mike dismantle and hide it to avoid paying a fine.
, without Jonathan Davis
.
, Linkin Park's third studio album, Mike Shinoda
and Chester Bennington
admit they are bad in naming titles, citing Frat Party at the Pankake Festival as an example.
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
released their first DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their highly commercially successful debut album, Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, having sold over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010 and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also...
. The release documented the band on its touring cycle to support Hybrid Theory. It also features all four of the band's music videos up to that point, plus the promotional video for Points of Authority which was used to promote the DVD. It also includes bonus special features and several hidden Easter eggs that unlock even more bonus special features.
Band line-up
- Chester BenningtonChester BenningtonChester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Linkin Park....
: vocals - Rob Bourdon: drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Brad DelsonBrad DelsonBradford Phillip "Brad" Delson is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings....
: guitars, backing vocals - Joe HahnJoe HahnJoseph "Joe" Hahn , better known by his stage name, Mr. Hahn, is an American turntablist and director best known as the DJ and sampler for the band Linkin Park.-Personal Biography:...
: DJ, sampling, backing vocals - Phoenix : bass, backing vocals
- Mike ShinodaMike ShinodaMichael "Mike" Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist. He is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Linkin Park, along with his co-frontman and lead singer Chester Bennington, and as a solo rapper in...
: MC, vocals, beats, sampling, guitar
Chapter listing
- Intro
- Papercut
- Beginnings
- Points of AuthorityPoints of Authority"Points of Authority" is a song by Linkin Park. It's the 4th song on the album Hybrid Theory. Between 2007 and 2009, it was perfomed at the begin and the end with an intro rap from another song, for example: Petrified and Dolla by Fort Minor; It's Goin' Down by The X-Ecutioners; and also Reading My...
- The Live Show
- "Crawling" Video Shoot
- CrawlingCrawling (song)"Crawling" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory. It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002...
- Touring
- Cure for the Itch
- The Band
- One Step CloserOne Step Closer (Linkin Park song)"One Step Closer" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single and second track of their debut album, Hybrid Theory. This song is also featured in the game Rock Band 2....
- The Future
- In the EndIn the End"In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the fourth single from their debut album Hybrid Theory....
- Ending
Special features listing
- "Esaul" 1999 garage recording ("A Place For My Head" demo)
- "Points of Authority" Live at The Dragon Festival
- "One Step Farther" (One Step Closer music video with the audio played in reverse)
- "1Stp Klosr" (Humble Brothers remix)
- Making of "In the End"
- "CrawlingCrawling (song)"Crawling" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory. It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002...
" (Live) from the Dragon Festival - Mike and Joe's Art & Chester's Tattoos
- "Crawling" by Bryson Jones and the Sweethearts of the Rodeo All-Star Band (audio-only, though a version of it appears on the "Making in the end" Feature)
- "My December" (audio-only)
- "High Voltage" (audio-only)
Writing credits
- All lyrics written by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
- All music written by Linkin Park except "With You" (Linkin Park, The Dust BrothersDust BrothersThe Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
), "Forgotten" (Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield, Dave Farrell), "A Place for My Head" (Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield, Dave Farrell), "Runaway" (Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield), "My December" (Mike Shinoda) and "having a butt" (Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn)
Personnel
- Produced by: Bill Berg-Hillinger for Id Playground and Mr. Hahn
- Executive producer: Mr. Hahn
- Edited by: Bill Berg-Hillinger
- DVD-video producers: David May for Warner Bros. Records and Angela Smith for Metropolis DVD
- Menu design and animation: Sean Donnelly, Metropolis DVD
- Technical director: James Moore, Metropolis DVD
- DVD authoring by: Metropolis DVD, NYC
- Worldwide representation: Rob McDermott for the Firm
- Additional representation by: Carey Segura and Ryan DeMarti
- Booking agent: Mike Arfin for Artist Group International
- Legal: Danny Hayes for Selvern, Mandelbaum and Mintz
- Business manager: Michael Oppenheim and Jonathan Schwartz for Gudvi, Chapnick and Oppenheim
- Photography for package: James Minchin III
- Art direction and design: Tom Peanutz
Easter eggs
Frat Party at the Pankake Festival has a total of five hidden Easter eggs included.A Place For My Head studio footage
This first Easter egg will require the use of your DVD remote control. First, activate subtitles. Go to the "Chapter Selection" screen and select the "Beginnings" chapter. When Brad DelsonBrad Delson
Bradford Phillip "Brad" Delson is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings....
is talking, the words "from the beginning" will appear at the bottom of the screen (at about 9:33). When the words appear at themjoochy of the screen, press the "Enter" button on your remote. You will be taken to a video of early studio footage from 1999, before the band was signed. The song that they are performing is "Esaul" an early demo of "A Place For My Head" which appears on Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, having sold over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010 and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also...
.
Points of Authority Live at The Dragon Festival
This Easter egg will also require that you have your remote control. Go to the "Disc Setup" screen and wait. Do not press any buttons. After about two minutes the screen will change and a honeycomb-like keyboard design will appear. Using your remote, enter the following sequence of numbers: 1-4-8-5-9-5-2. At the end of number 2 (on computer simply click on the numbers), you will be taken to a video depicting an alternate version of the "Points of Authority" video featured in the main title.One Step Farther
This Easter egg is fairly easy to find. Simply turn on the "Director's Commentary" audio track and watch the video for "One Step Closer." The audio track will be playing backward while the video will still be playing forward.Linkin Park TV London
There are 4 ways to do this.- Stop the DVD and then set it to title 3, chapter one.
- Go to Credits and press enter, then previous chapter.
- Go to Special Features then back to the Main Menu. Press 9 and enter on your remote. (This method does not work on computers)
- Go to Main Menu then Special Features. Go back again to the Main screen and then press UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT buttons waiting about a second after each buttons. (This one works the best)
You will be taken to an LPTV footage in London including Mike's incident of a glass table that he's broke in half, causing Joe and Mike dismantle and hide it to avoid paying a fine.
One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix)
When viewing the One Step Closer video as part of the main title (accessed from the Chapter Selection, not the Track Selection menu), wait until the last time Chester says "Shut up!" right before "I'm about to break!" and press Enter on your remote/keyboard. This takes you to an audio-only section where you can listen to the remix of One Step Closer by the Humble Brothers. This is the earlier version of the one on ReanimationReanimation
Reanimation helped the many underground hip-hop artists that it featured reach a larger audience, as well as changing the nature of the work so significantly that it could be considered an entirely new album...
, without Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
.
Trivia
In the making of Minutes to MidnightMinutes to Midnight (album)
Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. Released on May 14, 2007, through Warner Bros. Records, the album debuted at number one in the United States and in 15 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada. The album was produced by Mike Shinoda...
, Linkin Park's third studio album, Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda
Michael "Mike" Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist. He is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Linkin Park, along with his co-frontman and lead singer Chester Bennington, and as a solo rapper in...
and Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington
Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Linkin Park....
admit they are bad in naming titles, citing Frat Party at the Pankake Festival as an example.
External links
- http://www.linkinpark.com Linkin Park's official Web site