Linkin Park’s new album, Minutes To Midnight is in stores worldwide today! Go grab a copy, or two!
No sooner does nu-metal find its ragged soul and experimental punch in Linkin Park (Meteora was riveting; its Collision Course collaboration with Jay Z better still) than the L.A. band dispenses with its signature rap-rawk. Dag - and me with a closet full of recently purchased baggy shorts. With just enough humpty-hump to hold hip-hop heads in thrall, Park’s Mike Shinoda (emboldened by his atmospheric Fort Minor project) and the ubiquitous Rick Rubin turn Linkin into moody punks with a visceral kick, some oddly classic-rock hooks, and soft, contagious melodies dolled up with esoteric noisemakers. That Linkin’s careening sound is stripped to the waist gives Shinoda’s wordy rapping flow on “Bleed It Out” more oomph and his vocals (”In Between”) room to ruminate. But never forget the unforeseen possibilities of singer Chester Bennington. While “Leave Out All the Rest” leans toward balladeering electronica and “The Little Things Give You Away” swoons through acoustic guitars, the scuffed yet silken Bennington gets more chances to rock out with his schlock out (”Given Up”) than ever. And when Bennington and Shinoda go at the war song of “Hands Held High” with a taut rap and a croon, Linkin Park sound brutal and beautiful.
Track Listing:
Wake - 1:40
Given Up - 3:10
Leave Out All The Rest - 3:18
Bleed It Out - 2:54
Shadow Of The Day - 4:50
What I've Done - 3:25
Hands Held High - 3:53
No More Sorrow - 3:38
Valentine's Day - 3:15
In Between - 3:14
In Pieces - 3:37
The Little Things Give You Away - 6:23
Courtesy:http://www.minutes2midnight.com/
3 comments:
Hey hey cool........but I guess you have listened to all the songs already!!
Oh cool.. so being a Britney spears fan, you also like Linkin Park. interesting...
britney ?? whose that?
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