I love Mike 
. He’s awesome and great playback singer
P.S Linkin Park’s Reanimation Album has been released.
Linkin Park is the only band in the world, who have sold their debute album over 7 million bucks!
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*Originally posted by Boston-Karachi: *
P.S Linkin Park's Reanimation Album has been released.
Linkin Park is the only band in the world, who have sold their debute album over 7 million bucks!
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True!
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Btw, nice pics :k:
After the success of Linkin Park's debut album "Hybrid Theory", as well as the remix album "Reanimation", Linkin Park are back with a new single, new album and a new sound. Moving into a more universal rock/dance sound with strong vocals, "Somewhere I Belong" proves that they are still much more than any other nu-metal act.
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It's been a long time since Linkin Park have peddled their nu-metal ware, but they're back with another slice of teenage angst, throaty guitars and random noise. And you know what? It sounds exactly like their other singles. Even the video looks disturbingly similar to their past work. The same slick production, same hooks in the chorus, same rap/rock tendencies. It's still a good song mind, and it does enough to get fans excited about the new album. A touch of originality wouldn't go amiss though.
Linkin Park's second album Meteora is goin' to be released on March 25, 03.
Linkin Park is the only punk rock band i listen to. there are pretty good.
but here in Canada, some dumb people think that Sum 41 is better than linkin park.
1 MORE DAY FOR METEORA!!!!!!!!!!
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Linkin Park rulz. I think they are the best :k:
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Meteora Album Cover.
"Meteora" is the long awaited third album, after the debut "Hybrid Theory" and the remix expertiment "Reanimation". "Meteora" returns to the sound of "Hybrid Theory", but being a bit darker and heavier than anything they have done before.
"Dont Stay" is a great first song, since it introduces you to the rest of the album; it's a good indication to the feel of the other songs on it, it's very raw, simple, to the point and expressive.
"Somewhere I Belong" is the first single from the album, and what an awesome one it is. Both Chester and Mike shine vocally, melting perfectly like yin-and-yang, with verses describing the universal feel of fear and confusion.
"Lying From You", "Hit The Floor", "From The Inside" and "Figure.09" are like an insight on the heart of the band, very personal and emotional. Painfull even, with lyrics like "the very worst part of you... is me" and *"I've kept it in but now I'm letting you know I've let you go, get away from me". *
In "Easier to Run", the band have experimented with complex beats. The most exciting thing about the song though is the display of Chesters great voice, since he's more singing then screaming, while still holding up to be just as strong as the other songs.
"Faint" is one of my favourites, so is "Breaking The Habit", both containing live strings and piano. The songs, like the rest of the album, are very honest. In "Nobody's Listening", the band have added a Japanese flute called Shakuhachi, to the hip-hop-driven song. The tittle pretty much speaks for itself.
"Session" is a showcase of their instrumental and melodic sound that has become significant to the band. Finally, "Numb", the last song of the album, is describing the feel and mood of a bad relationship.
At first the songs might appear similar, but after a few listens they start to seperate and then you're able to really appreciate the album. Chester and Mike expanded the emotional range heard on "Hybrid Theory", while dealing with more facets of the human condition; frustration, anger, fear and confusion. If you loved "Hybrid Theory", then you're sure to love *"Meteora". *
I'm glad to conclude that it didn't became a weaker version of their 14 million selling debut, and that their sound didn't stagnate or watered down. Contrary, it came out stronger then before with not even one song on their album that didn't move, touch, impress or haunt. A must have if you ask me.
Share your views about LINKIN PARK's thrid album METEORA.
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Track Listing:-
Foreword (Intro)
Don't Stay
Somewhere I Belong
Lying From You
Hit The Floor
Easier To Run
Faint
Figure.09
Breaking The Habit
From The Inside
Nobody's Listening
Session
Numb
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Somewhere he Belongs
The Mellower Half of Linkin Park
Mike Shinoda is new metal’s hottest MC.
During Ozzfest 2001, which accounted for just a handful of their 324 live performances that year, Linkin Park broke ground on a new record in a studio they built in the back of their tour bus. “The space was probably about eight feet square,” says Mike Shinoda, 26, the mellower half of Linkin Park’s vocal assault squad. “It was a little bit claustrophobic, but we hammered out some great ideas.” It was during these sessions that Shinoda solidified his role as the band’s de facto guru, organizing one-on-one sessions among the six bandmates and recording the seeds of Meteora, their follow-up to the 14 million-selling [Hybrid Theory]. Shinoda checks in from Linkin Park’s Los Angeles studio.
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**Did your parents play music for you when you were growing up? **
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My parents didn’t listen to anything. If they did, they’d listen to show tunes or country. One of the first things I got really excited about was Run-DMC’s second album, King of Rock, around 1985.
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**Who turned you on to that? **
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A friend played a song or two off a tape for me. Then I got into the Beastie Boys’ License to Ill and LL Cool J’s Bad.
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**Did you get immersed in hip-hop culture and dress gangsta? **
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Not to that extent. I was living in Southern California, and so the whole New York hip-hop style wasn’t really happening out here. It was the L.A. style
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My mom made me start taking piano when I was about six. At first I went because my mom told me to – I wasn’t that excited about it. Eventually, though, I got really into it.
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**What did you like to play? **
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When I was about thirteen, I told my teacher, Eileen, I wanted to get more into playing jazz and blues and maybe hip-hop. She said she couldn’t help me out with that because that wasn’t her training. She said, “Maybe you just wanna get a keyboard and start learning those things on your own.” I thought that was really big of her to say, and definitely led to an important point in my life where I bought a keyboard. Then I got a sampler, started making beats and playing around with MIDI and digital-based music.
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**What were you sampling? **
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I didn’t know anything about old-school rock & roll or blues, but I’d hear a B.B. King song and just think it was the greatest thing ever. I always ended up taking those influences and making hip-hop beats out of them. So I put my bluesy piano to a sampled beat and, eventually, I started rapping over it.
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**How good a pianist are you now? **
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Back in the day, I was really into it – I took theory for ten years. But when I started getting into the digital stuff, I traded a little bit of the dexterity for more technical knowledge. Eventually that’s why Brad [Delson, Linkin Park’s guitarist] and I got together – I played a tiny bit of guitar and keys, and he was really into song structure and guitar. So the two of us hung out, and that was the beginning of Linkin Park.
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**What was that scene like? How focused were you guys? **
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For the most part, we made a lot of joke songs. Gangsta rap had just poked its head out, and we made a lot of joke gangsta-rap songs. They were all about smoking weed and being pimps, and those were two things we were totally unfamiliar with. Like with a lot of suburban kids, there was an element of voyeurism there – I had never been down to Long Beach, y’know?
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We’re not straight-edge, but we don’t party that much.
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**Why not? You guys are rock stars. **
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It was like that even growing up. We’d rather go to somebody’s house and write a song than go to a party. At parties you knew what was going to happen. You knew who was going to get drunk. But when we got together to write songs, we never knew what was going to happen. It was much more exciting.
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**How does the band write a song? **
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We get together, me and somebody else, and in a one-on-one session throw down all the ideas we can. I find that the guys really respond when it’s just attention on them and their ideas. Then we go back and forth and build momentum from there. It’s very fluid, and it lends itself to capturing moments of spontaneity without having to jam with the whole band.
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**So you’re the ringleader here. **
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I wouldn’t say ringleader, because I’m not a heavy-handed dictator type, or at least I try not to be. I’m just trying to push them to do their best.
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**C’mon. You’re the main man. **
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Brad calls me the glue.
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Linkin Park’s metal soul emerges on ‘Meteora’
*By SHANE HARRISON, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution *
There’s something about Linkin Park.
I’ve seen folks who would usually be listening to adult contemporary sing along to Linkin Park. And, as Grandma might say, they seem like awfully nice boys.
Grandma might not be a fan of the band’s melding of hard rock and rap, but the band’s debut album, “Hybrid Theory,” seemed to have an appeal that touched more than one generation. It was the biggest selling album of 2001 and has since moved in excess of 7.5 million copies.
In a genre that has generated as many clichés as our recent bout with teen pop, Linkin Park stands out. The California sextet uses every one of rap-rock’s tired tricks – crunchy, compressed and polished guitar riffs, slightly faceless rapping, turntable scratching that sounded dated 10 years ago – to carve an epic and distinctive sound out of a genre that seemed played out.
The spoonful of sugar that makes it all so hotcake-tasty? Melodies and catchy riffs that stick with the tenacity of brambles. “Hybrid Theory” was stuffed with hook-filled songs that pawed at you like insistent puppies until you were forced to acknowledge their presence and welcome them into your world.
Now comes the hard part.
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The pressure that comes with following up a mega-selling debut has hobbled bands before. Remember Boston? Linkin Park faces the infamous sophomore jinx and, at least musically, knocks one out of the park. It’s a lot like their last homerun, dark and dramatic, but it’s unlikely that fans will complain.
“Somewhere I Belong” is already saturating modern rock radio, and it could have sat comfortably on “Hybrid Theory.” “Meteora” is so riddled with radio-friendly tunes that it’s hard to decide where the singles are. “Faint’s” circular guitar riff and propulsive beat make it a good candidate, though.
The band’s pretty mode is even prettier this time around. “Easier to Run,” “From the Inside,” “Numb” and “Breaking the Habit” take the band’s melody-making talent to a new level. They’re not exactly ballads, but they’re memorable and hummable. With songs like these, Linkin Park might be looking at even wider appeal.
The closer “Meteora” gets to hip-hop, the less successful it is. If you want quality rap, try Jay-Z or 50 Cent. “Nobody’s Listening” seems like a trifle in comparison.
The hooks are easy to spot, but Linkin Park’s real secret weapon is brevity. With today’s technology, bands can cram nearly 80 minutes of music onto a CD. The number of artists who can fill that much space with quality can probably be counted on one hand. Clocking in at less than 40 minutes, “Meteora” doesn’t give you time to get tired of it. The album’s longest track runs less than four minutes.
Yes, “Meteora” rocks. Despite the melodic window dressing, Linkin Park has a metal soul. You won’t find Grandmas in the mosh pit, so the kids can rest easy. But don’t be surprised if you catch Granny humming along.
'Love the guys. Absolutely amazing. How's there new album? Haven't got a chance to check it out yet. Don't even know if it's out yet.
Roman,
The album was out on March 25. If you liked Hybrid Theory, then you definitely gonna love Meteora.
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'Faint' Video is out!!
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The second single, 'Faint' from the superb album "Meteora" sees LINKIN PARK release not only one of the album's many highlights, but also one of its heavier songs. While still fitting their nu-metal mould, Chester Bennington's screaming makes this more of a semi hardcore punk track than their previous releases. Fortunately, this hasn't resulted in any loss of popularity, though Chester's recent back injury has meant an inability to do any promotion. Hopefully he'll get better soon - There aren't many people who could replace him without damaging their vocal chords!
I used to love Linkin Park, especcially when I was 13 and Hybrid theory first came out. It was fresh, mixed melodies and the essence of rock very well. I loved their lyrics and rap.But take into account my young naive age..way too many bopper bands out there, like sum 41 limp biskit and the such that they are flooding the market and frankly becoming annoying. Personally I think their new album meteora is not very good. It is exactly the same as the first album and they have not taken it to any other level. It is slightly boring and soo "done" by now. They have potential but punk rock just ******s me off, especcially that annoying little averil lavaign or whatever. CAlling herself PUNK?Puhlease
Personally I love the more classical rock, the meat loaf, rolling stones, bon jovi and nirvana. And the new british bands outplay nearly all of the imported rubbish.
Try Coldplay, Stereophonics, Travis, David Gray and the White Stripes.
Unstated legends.
Linkin Park
I really love this band...