Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
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Artist: Linkin ParkEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-03-18
Music Label: Wea International
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Papercut
- One Step Closer
- With You
- Points of Authority
- Crawling
- Runaway
- By Myself
- In the End
- Place for My Head
- Forgotten
- Cure for the Itch
- Pushing Me Away
- Papercut [Live]
- Points of Authority [Live]
- Place for My Head [Live]
- My December
- High Voltage
Free Music Notes for Hybrid Theory
Free Music Review: The start of something big...
Hit: 3 Stars
Who ever thought that when Linkin Park pounced onto the scene they would become the huge success they are today? I surely never imagined they would become a household name. I remember when I first heard of them. A friend and I were at a local venue that housed small bands trying to make a name for themselves and Linkin Park just happened to be there. I thought they were great. They had amazing energy on stage and their music was right up my ally. A few months later I got my hands on a sampler CD sporting their first single `One Step Closer' as well as `With You'. The studio was kind to them. They sounded great cleaned up. Then their debut album `Hybrid Theory' (which ironically was the original name of the band) dropped and suddenly the world belonged to Linkin Park. Like Limp Bizkit before them, Linkin Park took the teen scene by storm and became the band everyone who was `cool' had to be listening to. Unlike Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park's frontmen are not as insanely annoying as Fred Durst and thus their success has yet to fade.
That said; this is the start of it all. `Hybrid Theory' is the album that marked the beginning of something really big, and while it's not their finest album it serves as a great introduction to what these guys are capable of doing.
`One Step Closer' was a great choice for a single. The chords are simple yet exciting and the lyrics are angry and aggressive. Chester and Mike feed off one another very well, but what you'd never guess from this single is the fact that Mike Shinoda is actually an extremely good lyricist. Just listen to the opening track `Papercut'. Shinoda spits fire over a hip-hop influenced rock beat while Chester bellows out the chorus lines. Another great example of this duo working well together is `A Place for My Head', which is quite possibly the best song this band has ever done. The beat is sic and the song just feels complete. The `reanimated' version is even better. Their most famous single is probably `In the End', a subdued rap track where Mike lets his rhymes slowly drip from his lips over pounding bass line. `With You', `By Myself' and `Forgotten' follow more of a rock structure musically but continue to feature Mike's rapping as the dominating vocals. They don't work as well as the others and somewhat seem to mesh together.
Then Linkin Park decides to let Chester have some spotlight recognition. Like on `One Step Closer', Chester takes the reigns on songs like `Points of Authority' and `Runaway'. `Points of Authority' was never a real standout for me. Chester sounds great, but the song as a whole is not that impressive. The `reanimated' version is far superior. `Runaway' is a decent track, nothing phenomenal, but well constructed. Then we have `Crawling', one of the tracks that made Linkin Park as widely acclaimed as they've become. The song is utter perfection. It's delicate in parts, distressed in others, yet it all comes together beautifully. The last track on the album, `Pushing Me Away', also serves as a highlight of the album for me. It's the softest track here but it works extremely well for the band.
Then you have `Cure for the Itch', which serves as a decent yet unimpressive intermission.
~This special edition of `Hybrid Theory' also contains a bonus disc with five additional tracks. There are three live songs and two originals. `Papercut', `Points of Authority' and `A Place for my Head' serve as the live tracks and they are all impressive, although if you want some good live tracks I'd check out their `Live in Texas' CD/DVD. Of the two extra tracks `My December' is the only one I like. `My December' is a beautifully controlled track. `High Voltage' is weak and obnoxious.~
The album is far from brilliant, but it is entertaining and it marks the start of a band that continues to grow. I don't know what possessed them to release the mess that was `Minutes to Midnight' but I have faith that they will redeem themselves. `Reanimation' and `Meteora' are both fantastic albums that show the growth this band has undergone since releasing this debut album. `Minutes to Midnight' is truly a bump in the road for them, but hopefully their next studio album will bring forth redemption.
Hybrid Theory Poster
Special import edition of the alternative metal act's 2000 debut album with 5 bonus tracks added 'Papercut', 'Points of Authority' (live), 'A Place For My Head' (live), 'My December' & 'High Voltage'. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.Asian Exclusive Edition of Linkin Park's Huge 2001 Album features a Bonus CD of Unreleased Live and Rare Material Including a Rendidtion of the Ac/Dc Classic 'high Voltage'. Packaged in a Special Slipcase.
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