In particular, vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda have formed a duo that has become instantly recognizable, with both men's respective styles complimenting each other perfectly. But the Californian six-piece do it with such gusto that it's hard not to be impressed. Most of the songs barely hit the three minute mark, and the arrangements are almost identical in each track. Taking the "less is more" mentality to the limit, the band have really hit their stride with their sound. While the music and lyrical themes are similar as before, there's just something in the songs that sound more polished and refined. And three years later, you can see how they've matured as songwriters. The band were all in their early twenties when their 2000 debut album, 'Hybrid Theory', made them one of the biggest acts on the planet. But 'Meteora' ensures that the genre would go out with a huge bang. Fed up with the repetitive song structures, whiny lyrics and image-pandering "pop bands", fans were either drifting away from the fad, or moving on to pastures heavier.
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Linkin Park's second studio album, released in 2003, comes at a time when nu metal, which the band helped popularize at the turn of the century, was in full decline. But since CD singles are a thing of the past, ‘Crawling’ is best left to the absolute most die-hard collectors. ‘Hybrid Theory’ is one of the albums I credit for rejuvenating a then-stagnant metal scene at the turn of the century, and is absolutely essential to any music collection. A live radio performance of ‘Papercut’ accompanies the main track, and is a decent enough listen which shows a young, energetic and enthusiastic band in their early days. I do like it in the context of the album, but never really find myself playing this one on its own. Overall however, of the numerous singles released for the bands debut, this is probably the weakest. With its quiet verses and massively dramatic and heavy chorus, it’s a simple track which highlights vocalist Chester Bennington’s incredible range. It’s a solid nu metal track which helped usher the subgenre to a worldwide platform, gaining popularity among rock and non-rock fans alike. ‘Crawling’ is the second single released for Linkin Park’s monumental 2000 debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’. With highlights including ‘What I’ve Done’, ‘No More Sorrow’, ‘Bleed It Out’, ‘Given Up’ (huge props to Chester’s vocals on this one), and ‘Leave Out All the Rest’, it’s apparent that Linkin Park have managed to transcend the nu metal genre, and while ‘Minutes to Midnight’ may not be as innovative as their prior efforts, what it lacks in originality it more than compensates for with such well-crafted compositions, confirming that the band were more than a flash-in-the-pan, and are deserving of their spot as one of the biggest bands on the planet.
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The songs are all fairly short, and with very simple structures and hooks aplenty, they’ve managed to update their sound with ease, and show an organic maturity bought upon by their own life experiences, as opposed to a means for the bands survival. However, one thing remains unchanged, and that’s the group’s knack for writing easily accessible and catchy tunes. Long gone is the spiky dyed hair and teenage angst-ridden lyrics, instead, we have a more melancholic, introspective band, that are looking at bigger, worldly issues than just personal anxiety. It’s evident that the band have matured and grown up over the years too. The heavy use of samples, rapping and metal guitar tones have been replaced by a more traditional, radio-friendly rock, which focuses more on Chester Bennington’s impressive singing, and a more hard rock guitar sound. Which brings us to Linkin Park, arguably “the face” of nu metal.Ģ007 saw the band release their third studio album, ‘Minutes to Midnight’, and sees a huge departure from the sound they were best known for. By 2003, the genre was dead, with many bands either fading into obscurity or changing their sound to maintain relevance. In 2000, nu metal bands were topping the charts and headlining festivals all over the world. And so it was, that as quickly as the nu metal subgenre rose to prominence (and boy, did it ever?!), so too did it burn out.
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