Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
Last night I acquired Linkin Park’s new album, ‘Minutes to Midnight‘.
Now I’ve been a fan of Linkin Park since ‘Hybrid Theory‘ was released way back in 2000. When they came out, it was something a bit fresh and new. You could play the album from start to finish and love every song (well, I could).
‘Meteora‘ (2003) was released, and it was good. It had gone a bit more commercial which I wasn’t a fan of, I preferred the raw sound of their previous album (not including the re-mix albums).
Now ‘Minutes to Midnight’ is released, and it’s no breath of fresh air. In fact, it’s really not all that much to get hyped up over. The only tracks that I find that are really worth a listen are -
- ‘Given Up’, (Track 3) because it is a bit heavier and sounds like they forgot to put it on their first album, so decided to chuck it on this one.
- ‘Bleed It Out’, (Track 5) brings back the rapping style which they haven’t used much, and is just a more upbeat song, although it almost sounds as if they have sped it up in post-production.
- ‘Shadow Of The Day’, (Track 6) isn’t a bad track. But it is almost a chick song. Slow paced with melodic tunes and soft singing.
- and ‘What I’ve Done’ (Track 7) which is getting played on the radio a fair bit. It is a good track, but certainly not good enough to be rated 5 stars in iTunes.
A few other tracks such as ‘Leave Out All The Rest’ and ‘Valentine’s Day’ are also rather commercial and slower paced songs that I guess would appeal to all those 15 year old emo chicks about.
All in all, I much preferred their earlier albums, but a band must evolve. It’s unfortunate that it’s at the expense of many of their fan’s tastes.
