Linkin Park Albums
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Hybrid Theory
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1.1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.5
Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.5.1
Special editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.6
Critical reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.7
Legacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.7.1
Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.8
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.9
Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World
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1.10 Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.11 Charts and certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.11.1 Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.12 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.13 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Meteora (album)
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2.1
Background and production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
Other editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4.1
Multimedia Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Meteora – Live Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.5.1
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2.6
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.7
Charts and Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.7.1
Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.8
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.9
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.9.1
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2.5
Track listing
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CONTENTS Minutes to Midnight (album)
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3.1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1.1
Recording and composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2
Commercial performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.3
Critical reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5
Minutes to Midnight – Live Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5.1
Track list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.6
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.7
Charts and certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.8
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Thousand Suns
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4.1
Writing and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2
Style and composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.3
Release and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.3.1
Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.1
Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.2
Critical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.5.1
iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Thousand Suns – Live Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.6.1
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4.7
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.8
Charts and certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.8.1
Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.8.2
Other charted songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.8.3
Album number-one chart successions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Release history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.10 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Living Things (Linkin Park album)
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5.1
Background and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2
Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.3
Release and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4.1
Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4.2
Critical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.5
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Living Things (Acapellas and Instrumentals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Track listing
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Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.8
Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.9
Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.10 Release history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.11 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Hunting Party (album)
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6.1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.2
Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.3
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.4
Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.4.1
Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.4.2
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.5
Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.6
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.6.1
Critical reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.6.2
Commercial performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.6.3
Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.7
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.8
The Hunting Party (Acapellas + Instrumentals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.8.1
Track listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.10 Charts and certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.10.1 Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.10.2 Other charted songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.11 Release history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.12 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.13 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.13.1 Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.13.2 Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.13.3 Content license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1
Hybrid Theory This article is about the album. For the EP released 1.1 Background in 1999, see Hybrid Theory (EP). For the theory of hybridism, see Theory of hybridism. Linkin Park was founded in 1996 as the rap rock band, Xero: lead guitarist Brad Delson, vocalist and rhythm Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American rock guitarist Mike Shinoda, drummer Rob Bourdon, turntabband Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through list Joe Hahn, lead vocalist Mark Wakefield and bassist Warner Bros. Records. The album was a commercial Dave Farrell (who was not with the band during this point success, having been certified Diamond for sales of over to tour with Tasty Snax). In 1999, after Wakefield's de10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010, parture, lead vocalist Chester Bennington joined the five peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, and also members Xero and the band was renamed to Hybrid Theory. Bennington's previous band, Grey Daze, had rereaching high positions on other charts worldwide. cently disbanded, so his lawyer recommended him to Jeff Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, CaliBlue, vice president of A&R coordination for Zomba, fornia, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical who at the time was seeking a lead vocalist for Xero. Blue themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Benningsent Bennington two tapes of Xero's unreleased recordton experienced during his adolescence, including drug ings ̶one with vocals by former Xero member Mark abuse and the constant fighting and divorce of his parents. Wakefield, and the other with only the instrumental tracks Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of ̶asking for his“interpretation of the songs”.* [5] Benthe band as well as the concept of music theory and comnington wrote and recorded new vocals over the instrubining different styles. mentals and sent the tapes back to Blue.* [6] As Delson Four singles were released from the album: "One Step recalls, "[Bennington] really was kind of the final piece of Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut", and "In the End", all of the puzzle [...] We didn't see anything close to his talent them being responsible for launching Linkin Park into in anybody else.”* [7] After Bennington joined, the group mainstream popularity. While “In the End”was the first renamed itself to Hybrid Theory and released a selfmost successful of the four, all of the singles in the al- titled EP. Legal complications with Welsh electronic mubum remain some of the band's most successful songs to sic group Hybrid prompted a second name change, thus date. Although "Runaway", "Points of Authority", and deciding on “Linkin Park”.* [5]* [8] Throughout 1999, “My December”from the special edition bonus disc al- Linkin Park was a regular act at the Los Angeles club, bum were not released as singles, they were minor hits on The Whisky.* [9] alternative rock radio stations thanks to the success of all of the band's singles and the album. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Hybrid Theory was nominated for Best Rock Album. The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums 1.2 Writing and recording You Must Hear Before You Die. It was ranked #11 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade.* [1] A special The music that would ultimately become the Hybrid Theedition of Hybrid Theory was released March 11, 2002, a ory album was first produced by Linkin Park in 1999 year and a half after its original pressing. Hybrid Theory as a nine-track demo tape. The band sent this tape to has sold 27 million copies worldwide,* [2] which makes various recording companies and played forty-two difit the best selling debut album of the 21st century.* [3] ferent showcases for recording industry representatives, Linkin Park performed the album in its entirety for the including performances for Los Angeles promoter and first time at the Download Festival on June 14, 2014.* [4] impresario, Mike Galaxy's showcase at The Gig on melrose.* [6]* [10] However, they were initially turned down by most of the major labels and several independent record labels.* [5] The band was signed by Warner Bros. Records in 1999, due in large part to the constant recom1
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mendations of Jeff Blue, who had joined the label after receiving heavy rotation on MTV and other music televiresigning from Zomba.* [5]* [6]* [7] sion networks.* [6] Stand-in bassist Scott Koziol is shown * Despite initial difficulties in finding a producer willing performing with the band in the video. [21] to take charge of the debut album of a newly signed band, Don Gilmore ultimately agreed to head up the project,* [6] with Andy Wallace hired as the mixer. Recording sessions, which mostly involved re-recording the songs off the demo tape, began at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California in early 2000 and lasted four weeks.* [6] Shinoda's rapping sections in most of the songs were significantly altered from the original, while most choruses remained largely unchanged.* [11] Due to the absence of Dave Farrell and Kyle Christener, who took part in the 1999 extended play, the band hired Scott Koziol and Ian Hornbeck as stand-in bassists; Delson also played bass throughout most of the album. The Dust Brothers provided additional beats for the track “With You”. Bennington and Shinoda wrote the lyrics of Hybrid Theory based in part on early demos with Mark Wakefield.* [5] Shinoda characterized the lyrics as interpretations of universal feelings, emotions, and experiences, and as “everyday emotions you talk about and think about.”* [12]* [13] Bennington later described the songwriting experience to Rolling Stone magazine in early 2002:
1.3 Composition The music of Hybrid Theory draws from diverse inspirations. Bennington's singing style is influenced by acts such as Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots,* [5] while the riffs and playing techniques of guitarist Brad Delson are modeled after Deftones, Guns N' Roses,* [6] U2, and The Smiths.* [5] Mike Shinoda's rapping, present in seven tracks, is very close to The Roots' style. The lyrical content of the songs primarily touches upon the problems that Bennington encountered during his childhood, including child abuse, constant and excessive drug and alcohol abuse,* [5] the divorce of his parents, isolation,* [14] disappointments, and the aftermath feelings of failed relationships.* [15] Stylistically, the album has been described as nu metal,* [16] rap metal* [17] and alternative metal.* [18] The album eventually produced four singles. "One Step Closer", the album's second track and first single, was gradually recorded in increments after Linkin Park struggled with “Runaway”, and features a guitar riff and electronic percussion in the introduction transitioning into a bridge with distortion-heavy guitars and aggressive drums.* [19] It is also infamous for the “Shut up when I'm talkin' to you!" refrain screamed by Bennington one minute and 48 seconds into the song.* [19]* [20] The music video for “One Step Closer”was shot in a Los Angeles subway* [21] and became an instant hit, eventually
The second single was "Crawling". Lyrically, the song focuses on Bennington's personal experiences with child abuse ̶the physical violence, the difficulty in breaking the cycle of abuse, and the subsequent loss of self-esteem. This concept is echoed in the music video, in which a girl (Katelyn Rosaasen) is abused by her father and can be seen in the beginning of the video with several visible bruises.* [22] "Papercut" was the album's third single, and its lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for “Papercut”features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the“stretching”of Shinoda's fingers and the “melting”of Bourdon's face.* [23] The fourth single to come from Hybrid Theory was "In the End", which prominently features a signature piano riff performed by Shinoda. His rapping also dominates the verses of the song and is later joined by Bennington's vocals in the chorus. The song's concept is mainly based on one person's failure. It is considered symbolic of an ending relationship, however, it can also represent broken trust in a once long-lasting friendship. The music video for“In the End”was shot at various stops along the 2001 Ozzfest tour and was directed by Nathan“Karma” Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn, who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for“Papercut”).* [24]* [25] Although the background for the “In the End”video was filmed in a California desert, the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent CGI effects and compositing being used to create the finished version. Performing on a studio stage allowed Hahn and Cox to set off water pipes above the stage near the end and drench the band. The music video won the Best Rock Video award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.* [26] “Points of Authority”, the fourth track on the album, has its own music video that can be found on Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, the band's first DVD. Drummer Rob Bourdon describes the recording process of the song: “Brad wrote this riff, then went home. Mike decided to cut it up into different pieces and rearranged them on the computer [...] Brad had to learn his own part from the computer.”Regarding the song, Delson praised Shinoda's skill, describing him as “a genius”and “Trent Reznortalented”.* [5] On live performances of the song, when Shinoda raps the line, “Forfeit the game”verse for the third time in the song, Bennington would rap the verse along with Mike.
1.6. CRITICAL RECEPTION
1.4 Artwork With Hybrid Theory being Linkin Park's first album, Mike Shinoda, who had worked as a graphic designer before becoming a professional musician, has stated that the band had looked through books for inspiration on how to present themselves for the first time. The result was a winged-soldier which Shinoda illustrated himself. According to Chester Bennington, the idea of the soldier with dragonfly wings was to describe the blending of hard and soft musical elements by the use of the jaded looks of the soldier and frail touches of the wings.* [27] The cover also features scrambled lyrics of the album's songs within the background, though the lyrics of "One Step Closer" are the most prominent. A different version of the soldier can be seen on some of the album's singles. The cover of Reanimation, a remix album of Hybrid Theory, features a robotic version of the soldier that is similar in-appearance to a mobile suit Gundam, a line of robotic combat machines that are featured in the Gundam Wing anime series, which achieved a high popularity in the United States prior to the album's release.
3 positions and ranked among the top ten in the charts of the United Kingdom, Sweden, New Zealand, Austria, Finland, and Switzerland.* [37] At the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002, Linkin Park won Best Hard Rock Performance for their song “Crawling”. Additional nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album lost out to Alicia Keys and All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2.* [38] Following the success of Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park received invitations to perform at various rock concerts and tours, including Ozzfest, the Family Values Tour, KROQFM's Almost Acoustic Christmas, and the band's selfcreated tour, Projekt Revolution, which was headlined by Linkin Park and featured other bands such as Cypress Hill and Adema.* [5]* [7] During this time, Linkin Park reunited with their original bassist, Dave“Phoenix”Farrell.* [5] The band kept an online journal on their official website throughout their 2001 and 2002 touring regime, in which each band member made a respective notation. Although the notes are no longer on their website, they are available on fansites.* [39] Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001.* [5]
1.5.1 Special editions
1.5 Release
A two-disc special edition of Hybrid Theory was released on March 11, 2002 in Asia.* [40] The first disc contains Hybrid Theory was released in the United States on Octo- the original album, and the second disc features live perber 24, 2000 following radio airplay of“One Step Closer” formances of“Papercut”,“Points of Authority”, and .* [28] Hybrid Theory also sold 50,000 copies in its first "A Place for My Head" recorded at the Docklands Arena week,* [29] entering the U.S. Billboard 200 charts at #16 for BBC Radio 1. Also featured on the second disc are in late 2000,* [30] and was certified gold by the RIAA five two studio tracks: “My December”̶a song written afweeks after its release.* [6] In 2001, Hybrid Theory sold ter the release of Hybrid Theory for inclusion on KROQ's 4.8 million copies in the United States, making it the best- “Slim Santa”CD, and “High Voltage”, a remix of the selling album of the year,* [31]* [32] and it was estimated song originally on the Hybrid Theory EP. that the album continued selling 100,000 copies per week in early 2002.* [5] Throughout the following years, the al- On August 12, 2014, the band released a Live CD of the bum continued to sell at a fast pace and was certified di- Download Festival 2014 performance where they played amond by the RIAA in 2005 for shipment of 10 million their debut album in its entirely, "Hybrid Theory: Live at copies in the US.* [33] As of June 2014, the album has Download Festival 2014". sold 10,222,000 copies in the US.* [34] Four singles from the album were released throughout 2001 (though “Points of Authority”was released as a promotional single), three of which were chart successes on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts.* [35] The single “In the End”was the highest charting single from the album, which peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts and appearing on charts worldwide. The success of “In the End”was partly responsible for Hybrid Theory's chart success; it reached #2 in the Billboard 200 in early 2002 behind Weathered by Creed and by J to tha L–O!: The Remixes by Jennifer Lopez. Hybrid Theory was the 11th best performing album on the Billboard 200 during the decade, the album reached the top ten in its 38th week on the chart and stayed in the top ten for 34 weeks. The album spent 105 weeks on the chart (roughly 2 years)and re entered at #167 in February 2011.* [36] The album also charted in 11 other countries at fairly high
1.6 Critical reception Hybrid Theory received generally positive reviews from critics. Stephanie Dickison of PopMatters commented that the band was a “far more complex and talented group than the hard rock boy bands of late”, and claimed that“they will continue to fascinate and challenge music's standard sounds.”* [20] Q magazine gave Hybrid Theory four out of five stars.* [45] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote that“the men don't know what the angry boys understand”, and gave the album a“two-star honorable mention rating”, citing "Papercut" and“Points of Authority”as highlights of the album.* [41] Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone gave the album two and a half stars and commented that Hybrid Theory had “as much potency as albums by Limp Bizkit or Korn" and called it an album
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that “reflects the frustration of life”.* [46] AllMusic writer William Ruhlmann said that “Linkin Park sounds like a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style”and called "One Step Closer" “a typical effort”, referring to the lyrics of the song's chorus.* [28] Johan Wippsson from Melodic praised Don Gilmore's production and described the albums as “destructive and angry but always with a well controlled melodic feeling all over.”* [43] NME's Noel Gardner commented that “otherwise damn fine soaring emocrunchers like 'With You' and 'A Place for My Head' are pointlessly jazzed up with tokenistic scratching,”giving the album a score of six out of ten.* [49] Tyler Fisher at Sputnikmusic gave the album a 3.0/5, saying “Hybrid Theory stands as a defining mainstream album at the turn of the century, and for good reason.”, but calling the guitar riffs “often bland and unoriginal”.* [47] Mike Ross of Jam! declares the albums as a combination of the best of hip hop and heavy metal. He goes on to state "...they can actually rap. They can actually crank out a ferocious, head-banging groove. They can write introspective lyrics with intelligence. It adds up to one of the finest new rap metal bands I've ever heard.”* [42] Later in 2002, Linkin Park released an album entitled Reanimation. It included the songs of Hybrid Theory remixed and reinterpreted by nu metal and underground hip hop artists.* [50] Contributors to the album included Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Jonathan Davis, Stephen Carpenter, and Aaron Lewis. The sound of later Linkin Park albums would involve experimentation with classical instruments such as strings and piano, both of which, along with the same elements of electronica from Hybrid Theory, are prominently included in the band's second studio album Meteora.* [51] As Shinoda explains the difference in the sound between Hybrid Theory and Meteora:“That electronic element has always been there in the band – it's just that sometimes we bring it closer to the front.”* [52]
1.8 Track listing 1.9
Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World
Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World is a live album which features live versions of eight songs from the debut studio album, Hybrid Theory. They were recorded in various city's around the world from 2007 to 2010.
1.9.1 Track listing All songs written and composed by Linkin Park, except “A Place for My Head”Linkin Park, Wakefield, Farrell.
1.10 Personnel Linkin Park • Chester Bennington – lead vocals • Mike Shinoda – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano • Brad Delson – lead guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals • Joe Hahn – turntables, samples, programming, backing vocals • Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion, backing vocals
1.11 Charts and certifications 1.11.1 Singles • An en-dash (–) denotes countries in which the singles were not released or did not chart.
1.7 Legacy 1.12 References 1.7.1
Accolades
Hybrid Theory found itself in several “must have”lists that were compiled by various music publications, networks, and other media. In 2012, Rock Sound named Hybrid Theory the best modern classic album of the last 15 years. In 2013, Loudwire ranked it at #10 in its Best Hard Rock Debut Albums list.* [53] Some of the more prominent of these lists to feature Hybrid Theory are shown below:* [54] * denotes an unordered list
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1.13 External links • Hybrid Theory at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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Chapter 2
Meteora (album) Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on debut studio album Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit". The song "Lying from You" was released as a promotional single. Meteora takes its title from the Greek Orthodox monasteries. Meteora is the most successful album in the history of the Alternative Songs chart, a chart that specializes in radio play of alternative songs. As of 2013, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and is certified six times platinum by the RIAA. Meteora was also ranked number 36 on Billboards Top 200 Albums of the Decade.* [1]* [2] The song“Session”was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, losing to Jeff Beck's "Plan B". Some songs from the album were remixed with some of Jay-Z's songs for the EP Collision Course. It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature Dave Farrell after he rejoined the band in 2001.
2.1 Background and production Meteora, which was co-produced by Don Gilmore,* [3] features a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rap metal styles with newer innovative effects.“Nobody's Listening”features a sample from the band's track“High Voltage”, which appears on the B-side for the single "One Step Closer" and the bonus disc of Hybrid Theory. The sample is a distorted version of Mike Shinoda's rapping line that is in the chorus of “High Voltage”where he states “Coming at you from every side”. The track also includes the induction of a shakuhachi, a Japanese flute made of bamboo. “Breaking the Habit”features an electronica-influenced sound, live strings and guitar. This is an exception from their previous nu metal/rap rock performances, as no distorted guitar riffs, nor any rapping vocals from Mike Shinoda are included – a style they would further explore on the albums A Thousand Suns and Living Things. Linkin Park comprehensively re-
hearsed the album, recording more than forty choruses for the first single “Somewhere I Belong”. In a retrospective interview, Chester Bennington stated “We knew what we wanted, and we knew how to execute to a certain degree. However, we were also just going for it. We didn't really care about what anybody else was doing. We also didn't care whether or not the songs fit together stylistically as a whole or a collection of songs.” * [4]
2.2 Other editions There is a special edition of Meteora, which includes the “Making of Meteora" DVD documentary. They are packaged together in a blue tinted case with the blue Meteora cover that can be found in some parts of Asia, United States, and more commonly in India. The India version contains an alternate DVD and alternative cover that is packaged in a slimline case with the disc in original packaging. The “Tour Edition”of Meteora is packaged in a two disc set. The second disc, which is a Video CD, has the music videos for “Somewhere I Belong”, “Faint” , “Numb”, and “Breaking the Habit”. The tour edition is packaged in a standard Compact Disc case, rather than their trademark digipak case. The album was also released on a very limited quantity of vinyl records (spread across two LPs) under Warner Brothers. These are coveted by collectors and fetch high prices at auction. In 2014, Linkin Park released a demo version of Shinoda singing the song, on their 14th annual fan club CD, LPU XIV.
2.3 Reception In its first week it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold an estimated 810,000 units. As of June 2014, the album has sold 6.1 million copies in the US,* [16] and over 20 million copies worldwide.* [1] The album was ranked number 36 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade.* [2] Meteora received generally positive reviews, although 8
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critics noted that the album's musical style was similar 2.5.1 Track listing to its predecessor, Hybrid Theory (2000). The overall Metacritic score is 62.* [5] E! Online rated it an A, and All songs written and composed by Linkin Park. expected it to“shoot straight for the stars”.* [17] Entertainment Weekly described it as “radio-friendly perfection”. Dot Music described it as a“guaranteed source of 2.6 Personnel ubiquitous radio hits”.* [18] Rolling Stone said the band “squeezed the last remaining life out of this nearly extinct formula”.* [14] Billboard Magazine described Meteora as Linkin Park “a ready-made crowdpleaser”.* [19] The New Musical Express said it had “massive commercial appeal”but left • Chester Bennington – vocals the reviewer “underwhelmed”.* [12] • Mike Shinoda – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyAllMusic described it as“nothing more and nothing less board, piano; strings arrangement on “Faint”and than Hybrid Theory Part 2.”, adding“More importantly, “Breaking the Habit” the group has discipline and editing skills, keeping this record at a tight 36 minutes and 41 seconds, a move that • Brad Delson – lead guitar, backing vocals makes it considerably more listenable than its peers and, by extension, more powerful, since they know where to • Dave“Phoenix”Farrell – bass guitar, backing vocals focus their energy, something that many nu-metal bands * simply do not.” [6] • Mr. Hahn – turntables, samples, programming, Blender described it as “harder, denser, uglier”,* [20] backing vocals while Q described it as “less an artistic endeavor than • Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion, backing vocals an exercise in target marketing.”* [21] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+, calling it a “thunderously hooky album that seamlessly blends the group's disparate Additional musicians sonic elements into radio-friendly perfection”* [10] The song“Session”was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2004.
• David Campbell – Strings arrangement on “Faint” and “Breaking the Habit”
2.4 Track listing
• Joel Derouin, Charlie Bisharat, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Michelle Richards, Mark Robertson – Violins
All songs written and composed by Linkin Park.
2.4.1
Multimedia Part
• The Art of Meteora – 17:04 •“Somewhere I Belong”Video • LPTV
• Evan Wilson, Bob Becker – Violas • Larry Corbett, Dan Smith – Celli • David Zasloff – shakuhachi flute on“Nobody's Listening” Production
• Website tool-kit • Extra
• Produced by Don Gilmore and Linkin Park
• Merch
• Recorded by Don Gilmore
• LP Underground
• EnrJohn Ewing, Jr. – Engineer
2.5
Meteora – Live Around the World
Meteora – Live Around the World is a live album which features live versions of seven songs from the second studio album, Meteora. They were recorded in various cities around the world from 2007 to 2011.
• Fox Phelps – Assistant engineer • Andy Wallace – Mixing at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY • Steve Sisco – Assisted mixing • Brian“Big Bass”Gardner – Mastering, digital editing at Bernie Grundman Mastering
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2.7 Charts and Certifications
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2.9 External links • Meteora official lyrics page at the Wayback Machine (archived January 14, 2010)
Chapter 3
Minutes to Midnight (album) Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on May 14, 2007, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. Minutes to Midnight was the band's first album since Meteora (2003) and features a shift in the group's musical direction. For the band, the album marks a beginning of deviation from their signature nu metal sound. Minutes to Midnight takes its title from the Doomsday Clock.
stripped down, classic-rock and hip-hop kind of feel.” * [9]
Linkin Park started work on their third studio album in 2003, taking a break to tour in support of Meteora in 2004. In this time period, the band formed numerous side projects; Mike Shinoda formed his hip hop side project Fort Minor, while Chester Bennington formed Dead by Sunrise, causing the album to be shelved temporarily. The band returned to work on the record afterward, taking on a different musical direction than the 2003 sessions while working with producer Rick Rubin. The album's completion was delayed several times for unknown reasons. Eventually, "What I've Done" was chosen as the album's lead single in April 2007, with the album seeing release in North America on May 15, 2007.
3.1.1 Recording and composition
The album debuted at number one in the United States and in 15 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada.* [1]* [2]* [3] In the United States, the album had the biggest first week sales of 2007 at the time, with 623,000* [4] albums sold, going on to be certified triple platinum in the United States. The album worldwide has sold over 15 million copies. It was also certified double platinum in New Zealand, Italy, Ireland, and Australia and certified platinum in Canada, France, Switzerland and in the UK.* [5] Despite its commercial success, Minutes to Midnight received mixed reviews from critics.* [6] Rolling Stone magazine named it the twenty-fifth best album of 2007.* [7] It was ranked number 154 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade.* [8]
3.1 Background In an interview, lead singer Chester Bennington explained that the album is “a mix of punk, classic rock, and hiphop standards”and that "Rick has brought more of a
In another interview, Bennington stated: “This time around, Mike Shinoda is singing a lot more. It may seem like he's not on the record, but he's doing a lot of the harmonies. He also sings a couple of songs alone. We're presenting ourselves in a different way.”* [10]* [11]
Guitarist Brad Delson experimented with an EBow when the band was piecing together “The Little Things Give You Away”. The band decided not to use the effect for the solo in that song and instead ended up creating “No More Sorrow”out of the effect. In "Given Up", he jingles the keys that are heard while several clap sounds are overlaid in the intro of the song (as mentioned in the lyric book: Brad added the sounds on the intro song: multiple tracks of claps - and keys jingling.). Shinoda and Delson teamed up with David Campbell to add string elements to six songs;“Leave Out All the Rest”,“Shadow of the Day”,“Hands Held High”,“The Little Things Give You Away”, as well as the two b-sides“No Roads Left”and “Blackbirds”(which was instead later used in the iPhone game 8-Bit Rebellion! as well as being included as a bonus track for A Thousand Suns), respectively. All scratching elements by Joe Hahn that existed in the previous two studio albums are largely absent because of the low mixing, except on the songs “What I've Done”, “Wake” , “The Little Things Give You Away”, “Valentine's Day”and “In Pieces”. Hahn contributes more with programming, electronics, and other elements to many of the songs. The church organ and military drumbeat on “Hands Held High”were originally to be used as the backdrop to melodic vocals, but Rubin recommended that the band try the opposite approach according to the album booklet. In live performances, Brad Delson plays keyboard on this song (the only song on which he does not play guitar). "Shadow of the Day" is one of two songs (the other being “No Roads Left”) to have Bennington playing the guitar. During live performances, Shinoda is generally playing the keyboard for“Shadow of the Day” , while Bennington plays rhythm guitar. Shinoda stated in an interview:“We were looking back at the things that
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Out All the Rest". Although “Given Up”and “Leave Out All the Rest”had not been released as singles until early March 2008, “Given Up”had already charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Pop 100 charts at numbers 99 and 78 respectively in 2007, and “Leave Shinoda performs his rapping vocals on only two tracks, Out All the Rest”had already charted on Billboard's Pop "Bleed It Out" and “Hands Held High”. This is a sig- 100 chart at number 98 and Billboard's Bubbling Under nificant decrease compared to the amount of rapping on Hot 100 Singles chart at number 17 in 2007. The songs “Hands Held High”and“No More Sorrow”also charted previous albums. The rap vocals on “Hands Held High” are much closer styled to Mike Shinoda's side project Fort on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at numbers 23 and 24, respectively, in 2007. The album has sold over Minor than his traditional Linkin Park verses, as he raps during most of the song. Despite a decrease of Mike 15 million copies* worldwide, with 3.3 million copies sold in the US alone. [16] Shinoda as rapper, he has three solo lead songs on the record:“Hands Held High”,“In Between”and the bonus track“No Roads Left”. He also sings lead in“Bleed It Out”while “What I've Done”, “Shadow of the Day” 3.3 Critical reception , “No More Sorrow”and “The Little Things Give You Away”features backing vocals from Shinoda at the end. Minutes to Midnight is also Linkin Park's first album to Minutes to Midnight received generally mixed refeature guitar solos, particularly in the tracks“What I've views, based on an aggregate score of 56/100 from Done,”“In Pieces”and “The Little Things Give You Metacritic,* [6] with critics showing approval, disapproval Away”. Also, unlike the previous two studio albums, and indifference in almost equal measure. Minutes to Midnight contains profanity and thus the first Rolling Stone gave Minutes to Midnight 4 out of 5 stars, Linkin Park studio album to contain a Parental Advisory stating that“most of Minutes is honed, metallic pop with (the first overall being their collaborative EP with Jay-Z, a hip-hop stride and a wake-up kick”,* [25] and it was Collision Course) and politically charged lyrics.* [13] The placed at number 25 in their list of the Top 50 Albums of songs that contain profanity are “Given Up”, “Bleed 2007.* [7] IGN referred to it as “definitely a step in the It Out”and “Hands Held High”. right direction and a stepping stone for things to come” we had done in the past... and I think we just figured that we had exhausted that sound. It was easy for us to replicate, it was easy for other bands to replicate, and we just needed to move on.”(can be heard on the Sessions@AOL interview with Fort Minor)* [12]
3.2 Commercial performance Minutes to Midnight was delayed several times before its release. First scheduled to be released in the summer of 2006, it was later postponed to the fall of 2006, then again to early 2007. The album's release date was finally set for May 14, 2007. In Canada, the album was released on May 15, 2007. There are non-Parental Advisory releases of both the regular album and the special edition album. The songs“Given Up”,“Bleed It Out”, and“Hands Held High”are edited. In Malaysia, the edited version for the album is available in digipak cover while the explicit edition available for the Tour Edition which features white slipcase cardboard cover and a standard jewel case. In the United States, the album had the biggest first week sales of 2007 at the time, with 625,000 albums sold.* [14] In Canada, the album sold over 50,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart.* [2] Worldwide, the album shipped over 3.3 million copies in its first four weeks of release.* [15]
.* [28] Herald Sun writer Karen Tye gave it 3½ out of 4 stars and praised the band's new sound, asking, “Who knew being a plain old rock band could suit Linkin Park so well?".* [29] Despite commending the band for their ambition, The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and perceived“their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre”as a weakness, while writing that“the sound still pivots on the interplay of walloping guitar chords and self-flagellating lyrics”.* [30] Among those with a more negative view of the album was Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, who described the album's sound as“passé" and summed the band's effort up as“opting to create a muddled, colorless murk”, giving it 2 and a half out of 5 stars.* [18] Johan Wippsson from Melodic acknowledged the band's progression but felt that the album is“weak”and“too shattered”.* [21] NME magazine's Dan Silver gave it a rating of 2/10, calling it the “sound of a band trying and failing to forge a new identity”, and referring to the song “Hands Held High”, a song about terrorist attacks and war, as “far and away the funniest thing you will hear all year”.* [23]
A year after the release of Minutes to Midnight, the band released ten different covers that were originally used as consideration for the final cover for the album prior to its 3.4 Track listing release. The band made all ten of these covers available for fans to use as the album art on iTunes. Five singles were released from the album: "What I've Done", "Bleed All lyrics written by Mike Shinoda and Chester BenningIt Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up", and "Leave ton. All songs written by Linkin Park.
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Minutes to Midnight – Live Around the World
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3.6 Personnel 3.7 Charts and certifications Singles
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Chapter 4
A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, under Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band, while production was handled by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin who previously worked together to produce the band's third studio album Minutes to Midnight (2007). Recording sessions for the album took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California from 2008 until early 2010.
4.1 Writing and recording
A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has acknowledged that the album is a drastic departure from their previous work, as they experimented on different and new sounds for A Thousand Suns. Shinoda stated in an interview with MTV that the album references numerous social issues, as well as blending human ideas with technology. The album's title comes from the line“God save us everyone, will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns ?" from the first single of the album, "The Catalyst".* [3] It is also a reference to the nuclear bombing of Japan in 1945, the flash of the detonation described by those who survived as “as bright as a thousand suns”. The lead single for the album,“The Catalyst”, was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2, 2010. “The Catalyst”peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, as well as reaching #27 at the Billboard Hot 100 upon the album's release. Three more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" and "Iridescent". “The Catalyst”and “Waiting for the End”have been both certified gold by the RIAA. The band promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011. Upon release, the album was met with positive reviews, but it polarized critics and fans over the band's new direction. Despite this, the album has been a commercial success debuting at number one on over ten charts. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in February 2011.
Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda (left) and Rick Rubin (right) served as producers for A Thousand Suns. Recording for the album began in 2008, shortly after the release of Minutes to Midnight (2007).* [4] As with their previous album, Minutes to Midnight, Shinoda and Rick Rubin served as the album's producers.* [5] Primary recording sessions for A Thousand Suns took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.* [6] In November 2008, lead singer Chester Bennington claimed the new record was a concept album, and stated that it“sound[ed] a little daunting to me, so, I think my confidence level will drop, but when it was presented to us by this friend of ours, we liked the idea. It was an inspiring idea, and it was something we could relate a lot of the things we like to write about to.” * [4] In May 2009, a Billboard magazine story was published where Shinoda revealed info on the album, saying:
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CHAPTER 4. A THOUSAND SUNS Minutes to Midnight, the new album would have a bigger “thread of consistency”and would be more experimental and “hopefully more cutting-edge”.* [13]
Bennington continued composing for the album while touring with Dead by Sunrise in support of their 2009 studio album Out of Ashes.* [8] He claimed that the band was still making a concept record, stating in another interview with MTV that “we might need to just make a record and still try to do a concept but figure out a way to do it without actually waiting another five or six years to put out a record, to try to pull off all the grandiose insanity we were thinking of doing. And we're doing that.” * [8] Bassist Dave “Phoenix”Farrell predicted that the band's fans will be divided on A Thousand Suns, saying, “We've known [the album is] going to be different, and if fans were expecting Hybrid Theory or Meteora, they're going to be surprised. It's going to take people some time to figure it out and know what to do with it.”* [9] Drummer Rob Bourdon referred to himself and the band as “perfectionists”when asked about the new project. “We tend to be perfectionists and it's sort of how we work. We like being in the studio and when we get in there we write a ton of material.”* [10] Bourdon admitted that the album was a challenge to complete. “We've been making music for a long time so one of the challenges was to evolve and make something to keep us interested and also have a lot of fun in the process. We've been used to making a certain type of music and using sounds to accomplish that. So to break out of that and push ourselves to grow is definitely challenging.”* [10] Shinoda later denied that the album was a concept record,* [11] saying, “People asked us if it's a concept record, and in the middle of the process, we were contemplating whether or not that was what we wanted to do,”although he stated that eventually A Thousand Suns at its completion has no narrative and is“more abstract”than many concept albums.* [11]
4.2 Style and composition In an interview with Rolling Stone in May 2009, Shinoda revealed that the band was in the process of writing and recording material for the album.* [12] The album was originally scheduled for an early 2010 release, but Shinoda was largely concerned with“the quality of the tunes” and stated that“if we need to take a step back and make sure everything is top, top quality by our standards, we will.”* [12] Shinoda also stated that, in comparison to
Christopher Weingarten of The Village Voice compared the album to Radiohead's third studio album, OK Computer, describing the record's composition as “uninhibited hooks, daffy left turns, piano-soaked bathos, explorations of the human relationship with technology, [and] a complete avoidance of metal.”* [14] Weingarten noted various elements and styles the band incorporated in A Thousand Suns, commenting that the band was“sink[ing] their distortion pedals into a tender oblivion, embracing the pulseless Vocoder syrup of Imogen Heap, the cuddly heavenward synths of Yeasayer, the post-apocalyptic stutter-hop of El-P, the head rush of Ibiza house.”* [14] Jordy Kasko of Review Rinse Repeat compared the style of A Thousand Suns to Pink Floyd's eighth studio album The Dark Side of the Moon and Radiohead's fourth studio album Kid A.* [15] James Montgomery of MTV echoed similar thoughts, comparing the album to Kid A due to the album's lack of guitars, the style being completely different from the band's previous works, and the album's message, described by Montgomery: “None of these problems, these terrors or these specters that haunt us in 2010 are particularly new. Quite the opposite, in fact. We've just chosen to ignore the warnings. And now it might be too late.”* [16] According to turntablist Joe Hahn, the album's title is a reference to the Hindu Sanskrit scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one,”which was made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer in reference to the atomic bomb.* [17] The band stated that Oppenheimer's comments about the nuclear bomb influenced the apocalyptic themes of the album, as said by the band in the album's liner notes:
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19 less technical and instead being more organic: "[While] there are hip-hop songs on the album ̶'Wretches and Kings', 'When They Come for Me' ̶they're like nothing the band have tried before: snarling, raw, dark and [...] strangely organic.”* [24] Some critics noted the use of multiple genres within the album, including electronic rock, alternative rock, industrial rock, experimental rock and rap rock.* [24]* [25]* [26]* [27]* [28]
Compared to their previous record, Minutes to Midnight (2007), the amount of vocals contributed by Shinoda is greatly increased, while Brad Delson's guitar riffs are put more in the background, described by Gary Graff of Billboard as “on the back burner (and barely even in the oven)".* [29] Shinoda raps in three tracks, specifically “When They Come for Me”,“Wretches and Kings”and second single "Waiting for the End", while he sings on numerous songs (specifically verses), such as third single "Burning in the Skies", “Robot Boy”, “Blackout”, fourth single "Iridescent" and first single "The Catalyst". Bennington and Shinoda sing simultaneously together on “The Catalyst”,“Jornada del Muerto”and“Robot Boy” , while “Iridescent”features all band members singing Samples of notable speeches of J. Robert Oppenheimer together.* [30] (left), Mario Savio (center) and Martin Luther King, Jr. (right) were used in A Thousand Suns.
4.3 Release and promotion The band has also stated that the album's tenth track, “Wretches and Kings”, pays homage to the hip-hop group Public Enemy.* [19] Speaking to NME about the song's reference to Public Enemy, Shinoda stated “There is a homage to Chuck D on there. It's probably the most hiphop song on the record and one of the most aggressive... Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of course, and show where we were at creatively.”* [19] Ian Winwood of Kerrang! noted that“Wretches and Kings”references the Public Enemy song "Fight the Power", as well as comparing the album's content to Public Enemy's third studio album, Fear of a Black Planet.* [20] Chuck D would later provide vocals on a remix by HavocNdeeD.* [21]* [22] Fifth track “When They Come for Me”referenced The Blueprint2 : The Gift & The Curse, the seventh studio album of hip hop artist Jay-Z, whom the band collaborated with in the 2004 EP Collision Course.* [23] The album also features samples of notable speeches by American political figures,* [16] including Martin Luther King, Jr., J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Mario Savio.* [19]
Linkin Park performing in Berlin, Germany to promote A Thousand Suns
The entire album was exhibited at a 3-D laser exhibition at Music Box Theater in Hollywood on September 7, 2010.* [31] A Thousand Suns was officially released on September 10, 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland* [32] and on September 14, 2010 in the US.* [33] The band started worldwide promotion of the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour, which started on October 7, 2010 and ended in September 25, 2011. The band performed an entire setlist in the Puerta “When it came to doing things that felt very much like de Alcalá Gate in Madrid, in which their live performance older Linkin Park, like mixing hip-hop with a rock cho- of “Waiting for the End”was shown in the 2010 MTV rus, [we] felt like, if we were going to do it, we need to Europe Music Awards.* [34] really do it in a way that felt natural and felt original and The band also promoted A Thousand Suns by featuring felt like it was something we hadn't done in the past,” songs from the album in numerous video games. Joe Chester Bennington stated in an interview with MTV Hahn revealed that “The Catalyst”would be included News who referred to Linkin Park's new style as being in the video game Medal of Honor.* [35] Hahn also an-
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nounced that he would direct a trailer for the game; it was released on August 1, 2010,* [35] one day before the single's release.* [36] Dave“Phoenix”Farrell stated that the band believed that the song's “dark undertones...fits with the subject matter”of the game, which was why “The Catalyst”was chosen for Medal of Honor.* [36] During the Japanese release of the album on September 15, 2010, Warner Music Japan announced that “The Catalyst”would be the official theme song of Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.* [37] The song “Blackout”was featured in the soccer video game, FIFA 11.* [38] The band released another video game called Linkin Park Revenge (an edition of Tap Tap Revenge), which features four new songs from the album as well as six songs from previous albums.* [39] The song“Wretches and Kings”is featured in the trailer for the video game EA Sports MMA.* [40] Six songs from the album (“Blackout”, “Burning in the Skies”, “The Catalyst”, “The Messenger”, “Waiting for the End”, and “Wretches and Kings”) were available as downloadable content in the “Linkin Park Track Pack”for the rhythm video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.* [41] The track pack was released on October 19, 2010 on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Wii Shop Channel.* [41] In addition, for those who purchased Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock from Amazon.com between October 17 and October 23, they received a copy of A Thousand Suns.* [41] Three songs will also be remixed and released as downloadable content for the rhythm video game DJ Hero 2 in the winter (2010).* [42] On January 11, 2011, a Linkin Park track pack was released for the rhythm video game Rock Band 3. This pack includes “Waiting for the End”and five other songs from previous albums.* [43]
band revealed that the album's first single would be "The Catalyst", which was released on August 2, 2010.* [45] From July 9, 2010 until July 25, 2010, Linkin Park held the contest “Linkin Park, Featuring You”.* [46] In the contest, fans could download stems from“The Catalyst”, remix the stems and/or write their own parts for the song on any instrument.* [46] The winner of this contest was Czeslaw “NoBraiN”Sakowski from Świdnica, Poland, whose remix is featured as an additional track on the album, available via Best Buy and Napster.* [47]* [48]* [49] The album's liner notes also credit Sakowski with “supplemental programming" on“When They Come for Me” .* [18] The top 20 remixes that were selected by the band are being considered for future use as b-sides and online downloads.* [47] Two of the remixes (by DIGITALOMAT and ill Audio) have since been released via the band's webpage as free mp3 downloads,* [50] while two others have (by Cale Pellick and DJ Endorphin) been released on an exclusive German release of “The Catalyst”.* [51] The music video for “The Catalyst”, directed by Joe Hahn, premiered on August 26, 2010.* [52] On August 31, 2010, It was announced that the band would perform the single live for the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.* [53] The venue of the debut live performance was Griffith Observatory, an iconic location used in numerous iconic Hollywood films.* [54] However, the venue was held secret until the performance, although it was revealed to be a prominent landmark of Los Angeles.* [55] The single peaked at the number-one spot at the Billboard Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts,* [56] as well as the UK Rock Chart.* [57] The single also peaked at number twenty-seven in the Billboard Hot 100 upon the release of * On March 5, 2011, Mike Shinoda announced the Euro- A Thousand Suns, and spent five weeks on the chart. [58] Induspean release of A Thousand Suns +, a limited re-issue of “The Catalyst”was certified gold by the Recording * try Association of America in July 2011. [59] the album, which would later be released on March 28, 2011. The re-release includes a live DVD of the band's On September 2, 2010, Linkin Park released the promofull MTV Europe Music Awards concert at Puerta de Al- tional single “Wretches and Kings”to those who had calá, Madrid on November 7, 2010, as well as a free MP3 pre-ordered the album.* [60] On September 8, 2010, the of the show.* [44] band further debuted two more tracks “Waiting for the End”and“Blackout”on their Myspace page.* [61] The band announced on their official website the“Full Experience Myspace Premiere”, streaming the entire album 4.3.1 Singles on their Myspace page on September 10.* [62] A remix of “Blackout”by Renholdër was included in the soundtrack of Underworld: Awakening.* [63] "Waiting for the End" was released as the album's second single on October 1, 2010.* [64] The music video for the song premiered on October 8, 2010 and was also directed by Joe Hahn.* [65] The group's performance of “Waiting for the End”at Puerta de Alcala in Madrid was broadcast in the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards.* [34] The single, as well as“When They Come for Me”, was also performed live on Saturday Night Live on February "The Catalyst", the album's first single, was first performed live 5, 2011.* [66] The song was also featured in CSI: Crime at the Griffith Observatory (pictured). Scene Investigation on CBS on October 14, 2010.* [67] The single reached the number-one spot on the AlterDuring the announcement of the album's release date, the
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21 number 35 in Portugal,* [75] number 26 in German airplay,* [76] and number six in Mexico.* [77] On April 13, 2011, Shinoda confirmed that the album's third US, fourth international and overall final single would be "Iridescent". He also confirmed that there will be a new, slightly shorter version of the song, which will be part of the soundtrack of the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon, as well as the fact that a music video directed by Hahn was shot for the single.* [78] The band performed the single remix of “Iridescent”at the film's premiere at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on June 23, 2011.* [79] The single peaked at number eighty-one at the Billboard Hot 100, spending three weeks on the chart, number nineteen at the Alternative Songs chart and number twenty-nine at the Rock Songs chart.* [58] Despite these low peaks, the single has achieved moderate success in other countries, peaking at number 39 in Australia,* [80] number ten in Israel,* [81] number two in South Korea,* [82] and number two on the UK Rock Chart.* [57]
"Waiting for the End", the album's second single, was performed at the Puerta de Alcalá Gate (pictured).
4.4 Reception 4.4.1 Commercial
native Songs chart (the band's tenth number-one on the chart), number two on the Rock Songs chart and number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100, spending nine weeks on the chart.* [58] The single also achieved success in other countries, peaking at number 34 in Austria,* [68] number 20 in Belgium,* [69] number 29 in Germany,* [70] and number 34 in Japan.* [71] “Waiting for the End”was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2011.* [59]
The radio edit of "Iridescent", the album's fourth single, was performed live at Red Square (pictured) in Moscow.
On January 22, 2011, Linkin Park announced that their next international single would be "Burning in the Skies".* [72]* [73]* [74] The music video, directed by Hahn, premiered February 22, with the single's release on March 21. The single reached respectably high positions in other countries, reaching number 35 in Austria,* [75]
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 241,000 copies in the United States,* [83] beating out Trey Songz's Passion, Pain & Pleasure by 1,000 sales (Nielsen SoundScan).* [84] It is the band's fourth US number-one album,* [85] although the first-week sales were significantly lower than their previous album, Minutes to Midnight (2007), which opened at 623,000 copies.* [83] The album also entered at number one on Billboard's Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, Hard Rock Albums, and Digital Albums charts.* [86] In the second week, the album slid to number three with 70,000 copies, and two months into its release, in December 2010, it had already passed a half million in sales.* [87]* [88] On January 11, 2011, A Thousand Suns was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of five hundred thousand copies sold in the US.* [59] It spent 30 weeks on the Billboard 200,* [83]* [89] and by December 2010, it had sold 600,000 copies in the United States and 1,700,000 copies worldwide.* [90] As of June 2014, the album sold 906,000 copies in United States according to SoundScan,* [91] and 2,600,000 copies worldwide. In Canada, the album peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with 23,000 copies sold.* [92] On February 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for 80,000 units sold.* [93] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 46,711 copies, behind The Script's album Science & Faith,* [94] on which it spent seventeen weeks.* [95] On September 10, 2010, two days after the album's release in the
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United Kingdom, A Thousand Suns was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), marking shipments of 100,000 copies to retailers.* [96] In Australia, it also debuted at number one on the ARIA Top 50 Albums,* [97] and retained the top position for four weeks.* [98] The album retained in the chart's top 50 for 18 weeks.* [98] By the end of 2010, A Thousand Suns received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association,* [99] and was eventually certified platinum the following year.* [100]
4.4.2
Critical
A Thousand Suns polarized critics upon release, with some very positive response to the album and others much less so. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66 based on 10 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.* [101]
The Dark Side of the Moon and Radiohead's Kid A, saying "A Thousand Suns is an ALBUM. It is not a collection of songs. It is not meant to be listened to as such. The band is going so far as to release an iTunes version that is one track, 47 minutes and 56 seconds long. This is no more an 'album' by conventional standards than Dark Side of the Moon or Kid A are. Sure, there are identifiable songs, but to understand or to appreciate any of them you must take them in the context of the entire album”.* [15] Christopher Weingarten of The Village Voice praised the album, calling it“2010's best avant-rock nuclear-anxiety concept record”, as well as comparing it to Radiohead's OK Computer.* [14] Mikael Wood with Spin gave it six out of ten stars, saying that it“contains plenty of aggressively arty material”and called the track“The Messenger”the“most unexpected track on the boldly conceived A Thousand Suns".* [110] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B rating and said “on A Thousand Suns at times the band's odd mélange of industrial grind, hip-hop swagger, and teenage-wasteland angst feels jarring”.* [105] Jody Rosen with Rolling Stone gave it three out of five stars, saying they are“feeling their way toward a new identity” , although she defined their skill for melody as“obvious” and said that they sounded like “a killer Linkin Park tribute band”.* [108] Australia's Music Network magazine gave the album a mixed review, stating it is “a radical shift for the band, but itʼs also a very uneven one... while there's some commanding moments ('The Catalyst,' 'Wretches and Kings'), many of the tracks feel like experiments rather than fully-formed songs”.* [112]
Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album five stars out of five, saying that “after A Thousand Suns, all rock 'n' roll will revolve around Linkin Park”and credited Linkin Park for creating their own genre.* [103] Ian Winwood with Kerrang! gave it an“excellent”rating, saying that it “can only be best described as a political album” .* [20] He praised the writing of the songs, saying that “These are songs that have been constructed as much as they've been written”and said that its closest comparison was Public Enemy's 1990 album, Fear of a Black Planet.* [20] Dave de Sylvia with Sputnikmusic called it “an extremely well-crafted rock album,”saying it was somewhat better than its predecessor Minutes to Midnight However, Johnny Firecloud with Antiquiet condemned (2007), but doesn't live up to their debut, Hybrid Theory the album, referring to it as a“melodramatic farce”, and (2000). David Buchanan of Consequence of Sound gave said it was a“mechanized mess of sentimentality [...] the as a call to acthe album three-and-a-half out of five, saying, “Some 15 track collection is entirely unconvincing * tion for uprising and activism”. [113] Stephen Thomas might argue this new sound is posturing, complete mutaErlewine with Allmusic commented that the album was a tion to the point of absurdity; in the bandʼ s associated art“clear continuation”of its predecessor, referring to it as work and videos, evolution has been touted from day one. “recycled ideas” and saying that“the problem is, the subIn essence, Linkin Park has been chasing this all along, raps of A Thousand Suns winds and now it has become tangible, complete.”* [104] Jo- dued rhythms, riffs and * up monochromatic” . [102] Jim Farber of The New York han Wippsson from Melodic felt that Linkin Park “have Daily News gave the album one star of five, stating that created a very cool and unique sound”and described the “no fewer than 15 cuts crowd the tight 47-minute length tracks “Blackout”and “When They Come for Me”as * of the CD, many of them fragments or, more accurately, “really innovative.” [106] Ian Winwood of BBC Mu* [107] Jamie Primack of The Badsonic non sequiturs”. sic, opening his review of the band's succeeding album, ger Herald wrote that “there are at least five filler tracks Living Things, expressed praise for A Thousand Suns, dethat contain nothing more than noise and sound bites [....] scribing it as “a body of work startling enough that it the full-length songs arenʼt particularly daring or intergambled with the massive commercial success the group * esting”. [114] had achieved since their debut album, 2000's Hybrid Theory.”* [111] Fans of the band were equally polarized with A ThouJames Montgomery of MTV praised the album for be- sand Suns. Initial signs of the fans' division over the ing“sprawling, discordant, ambitious and an all-out game band's new material was when “The Catalyst”was rechanger”while comparing it with English alternative rock leased. MTV conducted a poll on how fans received the band Radiohead's 2000 album Kid A, but pointed out that song; most *were positive, however a large amount were debated on what A Thousand Suns is more optimistic.* [16] Jordy Kasko dissatisfied. [115] Fans then therefore * * [115] [116] Sara Ferrer they thought of the new sound. with Review Rinse Repeat gave it a perfect rating, calling * of Orange County Reloaded stated that the album split it an“epic quest”. [15] He compared it to Pink Floyd's
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the views of fans and critics into “love-it versus hate4. Linkin Park Visualizers it groups”.* [117] Montgomery expressed similar senti5. Secret Code Puzzle ments, saying that the album “alternately thrilled and thinned LP's substantial fanbase with its vast swaths of 6. The Catalyst (Music Video) sonic sprawl (and overall lack of guitar solos).”* [118] Shinoda shared his thoughts on the divided reception of the fans; he thanked the people that accepted the album, 4.6 A Thousand Suns – Live Around while he defended it from the criticism of the people the World who dislike A Thousand Suns.* [119] Commenting on the album's polarized response from fans, Bennington said: "[A Thousand Suns] is definitely something that we knew A Thousand Suns – Live Around the World is a live people would need to digest and get over the fact that it's album which features live versions of ten songs from not what they thought we would do.”* [85] the fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns. They were recorded in various cities around the world from 2010 to 2011. Accolades Kerrang! listed A Thousand Suns as the nineteenth best 4.6.1 Track listing album of 2010.* [120] James Montgomery of MTV listed the album as twentieth best album of 2010, calling it“the year's most ambitious major-label rock album...there's no 4.7 Personnel denying the dense, dark power it packs”.* [118] Source: Allmusic* [129] and A Thousand Suns booklet. The album received numerous awards and nominations. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan, A Thousand Suns was nominated for Album of the Year, while “The Catalyst”was nominated for Best Group Video and 4.8 Charts and certifications Best Rock Video.* [121] The album received two 2011 Billboard Music Award nominations: Best Rock Album 4.8.1 Singles and Top Alternative Album, while“Waiting for the End” was nominated for Top Alternative Song.* [122] The mu- 4.8.2 Other charted songs sic video for “Waiting for the End”was nominated at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Spe- 4.8.3 Album number-one chart succescial Effects.* [123] The band won the Best International sions Rock/Alternative Group for A Thousand Suns at the 2011 * ECHO Awards. [124] “Blackout”won Best Song in a Video Game award from the MTV Video Game Awards, 4.9 Release history for its use in FIFA 11.* [125]“Waiting for the End”was nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards for Choice 4.10 References Rock Song.* [126]
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Chapter 5
Living Things (Linkin Park album) Living Things is the fifth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released under Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Recordings on June 20, 2012, in Japan, and throughout the rest of the world during the following week. Production was handled by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who both co-produced the band's previous two studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010). The band states that Living Things combines elements from their previous four studio albums to create a new sound. They stated they finally felt they were in “familiar territory”and“comfortable in [their] own skin”after years of experimentation that resulted in their two previous studio albums, Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns.* [2]* [3]* [4] Living Things was chosen as the album's title because of the numerous personal topics on the album.* [5] It is the first album since Meteora to not have a Parental Advisory label. The lead single for the album, "Burn It Down", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on April 16, 2012. Living Things debuted at number one on Billboard 200 with sales of 223,000 copies in the United States in its opening week. The second single for the album, "Lost in the Echo", was released on October 19, 2012. The third and final single for the album, "Castle of Glass", was released in its physical format on February 1, 2013. The album has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide as of December 2013.
5.1 Background and recording In June 2011, lead singer Chester Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park had begun working on new material for their fifth album. He explained,“We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs.”* [6]
For so early in the project, they are much further along than they have been on the last two albums we did. On A Thousand Suns there were still a lot of irons in the fire. We knew, 'OK, we can't do this forever. Let's leave this batch and we'll come back and address it when we start up again'", Rubin said.* [7] Bennington explained that Rubin “gives us spaces to just be ourselves and to work on our own...He gives us a clear and concise description of what he likes...He would like us to push ourselves into a more fresh take on that particular sound.”* [8] He also stated that Shinoda guides the band through the process of each song, and called the team-up of Shinoda and Rubin“our golden ticket.”* [8] In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. The band continues to record and produce new material even while touring. Bennington commented on Linkin Park's schedule, stating,“Touring for two years is excruciating. When we would tour for two years even the most resilient person in the band, at the end of that, was fucking miserable.”* [9] He further elaborated on their ideas in an interview with MTV saying, “We do have a really great head start. We've got some great music, some good ideas. The creativity has continued to flow for us for the last few years, consistently.”* [10] He later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was still in the beginning phases of the next album, saying “We just kind of began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time...we like the direction that we're going in.”* [11] Shinoda told Complex that they spent a year in making the album,* [12] as well as elaborating on the album's sound, saying that “It doesn't lose any of the creativity of the newer stuff and it brings in the energy of the older stuff. It's kind of a comprehensive sound. I feel like we've been able to take all the stuff we've learned on the way and put it all together in each song and still keep it fresh and forward-thinking.”* [12] Shinoda told HitFix that the process of the album“felt like a drug trip...we were looking to redefine everything.”* [13]
The band's co-lead vocalist and rapper Mike Shinoda and Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about the album's art, saying Rick Rubin served as producers for the album. “Typithat it will “blow [the fans] away...the average person cally we'll have a once-a-week meeting to go listen to the is not going to be able to look at it and go, I understand songs that they're coming up with and talk about them. 30
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that that's completely new, like not just the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be that.”* [14] The band underwent 360 degree body scans for numerous lyric videos and artwork for the album.* [15] On April 9, 2012, the band released a teaser video for the album on Tumblr.* [16]* [17] The album's art was released on April 16, 2012, along with the album's first single, “Burn It Down”.* [18]
sic influenced by the works of Bob Dylan, as well as the inspirations of Dylan.* [23] In the seventh track “Victimized”, which Rolling Stone described as “the band's most aggressive track in years”,* [24] was influenced by punk rock bands such as Pennywise and Dirty Rotten Imbeciles.* [22] Shinoda noted the minimal content of numerous punk rock songs attributed to the short length of “Victimized"; bassist Dave “Phoenix”Farrel noted that the song's working title, “Battle Axe”, “which to me is..what that song is; it's just this big 'crack' and then you're out.”* [22] Like the band's first two albums, the 5.2 Composition penultimate track (“Tinfoil”) is an instrumental.* [25] Brad Delson, the band's guitarist, has vocals in the tenth In an interview featured in the March 21, 2012 issue of track “Until It Breaks”, which was Delson's idea.* [22] Kerrang! magazine, Bennington stated that the band has The album explores the genres alternative rock, electronic returned to more 'familiar' territory on their new record, rock and rap rock.* [26]* [27] saying“with this [new] album, we've incorporated a lot of guitar work with big choruses and the heavier electronic stuff to give it that really big wall of sound feeling without getting too metal. This will be more familiar to people 5.3 Release and promotion than A Thousand Suns was, where we were like 'Fuck it, we're just going to go bonkers.”Bennington also said that The band toured with Incubus and Mutemath on the the new album's lyrics would be personal and avoid being * political, adding“We've been writing a lot about relation- 2012 Honda Civic Tour. [28] The band's concert at the ships.”* [3]* [19] Bennington and Shinoda echoed similar Admiralspalast Theatre in Berlin, Germany was recorded shown in theaters on June 25, 2012 for one night statements during an interview with Spin, with the former and was * only. [29] The band performed a private concert at the commenting that “We now know we have the skills and X Games in Los Angeles.* [30] On July 23, 2012, 2012 the tools to take those ideas and make them into what we're actually looking for, as opposed to getting into it Linkin Park announced they would be touring South in Johannesburg and and discovering that it just sounds really nü-metal. That's Africa for the first time, performing * Cape Town in November 2012. [31] always going to be gross to us, but we can take elements of that and reinvent the vibe, make it new and fresh.”* [2] On March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the album's The two previewed five songs from the album, as well as first single is "Burn It Down".* [32] On April 11, 2012, announced that they had collaborated with Canadian mu- it was confirmed that it would be sent for radio airplay sician Owen Pallett.* [2] The vocalists also stated that they and released to iTunes digital download on April 16, have adopted numerous influences and topics for the al- 2012.* [18] Shinoda also confirmed they were filming a bum, particularly about people.* [2] music video for the song,* [33] with the band's turntablist Joe Hahn directing the video.* [34] The band teamed Bennington told Live 105 that the band is “embracing everything that [they] have done in the past,”tak- up with the Lotus F1 team to create a musical racing iPad app titled Linkin Park GP, where players drive a ing the “best pieces”of their previous four albums and * “smash[ing] them together into this new record.” [8] Lotus E20 and interact with an environment that allows the player to create a remix of“Burn It Down”, as well Shinoda explained in an interview with NME that the al* bum would not return to their nu metal sound, however as zooming into individual sections of the song. [35] The music video for“Burn It Down”premiered on MTV on they assured that the record “gets back to our roots and * it's captured a feeling that we haven't gone after in many May 24, 2012. [36] years.”* [20] He also spoke similar statements to Bennington about combining elements of all four albums, saying, “We've learned so much from all the albums we've done, so we've taken everything we've learned and mixed it all into one.”* [4] Shinoda stated that the album is more "rap-centric" compared to their previous two albums.* [21] Shinoda told Musique Mag that the band wanted the album to be “more energetic [and] songbased”, as opposed to their previous album, A Thousand Suns, which was more of a concept record.* [22]
On April 15, 2012, Mike Shinoda posted a blog update confirming that the new album title is Living Things and that the album would be available for pre-order through their website, starting April 16.* [37] Living Things was released on June 26, 2012.* [38] Pre-orders for the album began in April 17, 2012; upon purchase, fans were subscribed to Living Things Remixed, remixed songs from the album.* [39] In celebration of the release of Living Things, the band teamed up with music streaming website Spotify to release live compilations of each album * * The band had numerous influences and inspirations for era. [40] [41] Living Things. Shinoda told Rolling Stone that “Skin On May 9, 2012, a worldwide interactive scavenger hunt to Bone”and “Roads Untraveled”contained folk mu- commenced.* [42] Shinoda proclaimed the near-end of
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the scavenger hunt in May 23, 2012, stating he would call BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe the next day to premiere a new song from Living Things, the end result of the hunt.* [43] The song that premiered on BBC Radio 1 on May 24, 2012 was the album's fourth track, "Lies Greed Misery".* [44] On June 4, 2012, the official lyric video of “Lies Greed Misery”premiered.* [45] On the same day,“Lies Greed Misery”was featured in a trailer for the video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter, that was revealed by Electronic Arts at E3 2012.* [46]* [47] "Castle of Glass" was also confirmed to be featured in Medal of Honor: Warfighter.* [48] "Powerless", the twelfth and closing track of the album, is featured in the closing credits to the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.* [49] A performance music video of “Powerless”featuring scenes from the film was released on Yahoo!.* [50] The music video was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.* [51] The official lyric video for "Lost in the Echo" was released via Linkin Park's official YouTube page on June 29, 2012.* [52] and the official music video was released on September 4, 2012.* [53] On October 5, 2012,“Lost in the Echo”was released as the album's second single.* [54] On October 10, 2012, Linkin Park released the music video for“Castle of Glass”.* [55] On October 31, 2012, “Powerless” was released as an iTunes-only single in Japan, although there has been neither an official statement about “Powerless”being a single nor any promotion around the release date.* [56] "I'll Be Gone" was released to alternative radio as a promotional single on December 5, 2012,* [57] while“Castle of Glass”was released as the album's third single on February 1, 2013* [58] and impacted US radio on January 5, 2013.* [59]
5.4 Reception 5.4.1
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Living Things debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 223,000 copies, beating out Maroon 5's Overexposed by 1,000 sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan,* [60] and fell to number 5 on its second week on chart selling 64,000 copies.* [61] The album has reached the top spot in seventeen countries becoming their best charting album so far and has been certified Gold in Australia for shipments of at least 35,000 copies,* [62] and also attained Gold certification in Switzerland.* [63] It also debuted at number one in UK Albums Chart, selling 41,000 copies beating out Maroon 5's album once again.* [64] In Canada, the album also debuted at number one selling at least 20,000 copies.* [65] As of June 2014, the album has sold 681,000 copies in the United States.* [66] In India the album was pre-released at the request of the fans to IMI and was only distributed to the fans,* [67] and so it started with the tenth position in the
charts and managed to reach second position till July. In mid July the album was dropped from the charts and in August the album peaked the charts at the top position, preceding Cocktail by Pritam and was succeeded by Barfi! by Pritam again. The album then dropped till the ninth position and again topped the charts, preceding Student of the Year. The album was then never dropped from the charts and as of 2014 the album holds the position of 89 in the charts. The album is certified as twice Platinum by IMI.
5.4.2 Critical Upon its release, the album was met with mixed reviews from critics. According to the aggregate review website Metacritic, Living Things holds a score of 60 out of 100 based on 15 collected reviews, indicating “mixed to average reviews.”* [68] Chad Childers of Loudwire stated that “the album as a whole continues to expand their world-view writing like what listeners got with A Thousand Suns, but it also adds more of the anger that was prevalent in their earliest work, Hybrid Theory.”* [73] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic declared that “there is definition to their structure, some of the choruses catch hold without too much effort -- but this album remains one of sustained mood, not individual moments”and concludes that the album is“a fitting soundtrack for aging rap-rockers who are comfortable in their skin but restless at heart”.* [69] The Guardian writer Dave Simpson observed that "Living Things is more personal than A Thousand Suns, with underlying themes of recovery from traumatic experiences. The exception, Burn It Down, delivers an antiwar sentiment via Depeche Mode-y electro-bounce, while the similarly standout Roads Untraveled is an eerie confessional ballad”, and concluded that "Living Things would have benefited from more of such adventure, but they still sound like a band enjoying an unexpected second life” .* [72] Johan Wippsson of Melodic wrote that the album is“too little too pop-oriented and made for the charts than before. The synthesizers are a bit too intent to Coldplay mode, but assume that the band felt it was time to conquer the charts again.”* [78] PopMattersʼJordan Blum concluded that “Living Things is a very good entry thatʼ s simply not as special as its precursor.”* [76] Phil Mongredien from The Observer comments on their refusal to play it safe and praises their boldness.* [75]
Tim Grierson at About.com stated that Living Things is “a straightforward collection that plays to their rap-rock strengths, and while itʼs often musically engaging, these 12 songs donʼt have enough cumulative impact. As a result, the record ends up being a diverting experience rather than an arresting one.”* [27] At The A.V. Club, Evan Rytlewski commented that the band“can dial down (or turn back up) the heaviness all it wants, recruit the most Grammy-proven producers, and keep current with the latest electronic textures, but those moves can only
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take Linkin Park so far when its songs have all the emo- 5.10 Release history tional range of an MMA bout”.* [70] Another mixed review from Hamish MacBain at NME stated that "...their foray into said genre here is restricted to the three minutes 5.11 References ofʻCastle of Glassʼ. The rest is…well, to be fair, theyʼ ve obviously been listening to a bit of Skrillex, and thus [1] “Inside Living Things”. Mike Shinoda Clan. Retrieved 14 May 2014. the heavy guitar thud of yore has been replaced by a new, heavy electronic thud, but that aside itʼs largely the usual [2] Martins, Chris (12 April 2012). “Linkin Park Open Up semi-hilarious histrionica to which weʼve become accusAbout Hybrid Vibe of June Album”. Spin. Retrieved 12 tomed.”MacBain also added that, in the sub-description April 2012. of the review, the album is“A predictable earache”.* [74] [3] “Linkin Park: 'Our last album was bonkers'". NME. March 21, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
5.5 Track listing All lyrics written by Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington.
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The Hunting Party (album) The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. The album, self-produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 13, 2014. It is the first album since Meteora not to be produced with Rick Rubin, after producing the band's previous three studio albums. The title The Hunting Party is a contextual metaphor: Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock. The Hunting Party is a departure from the electronic rock sound of the band's previous two studio albums. The album, described by Shinoda as simply “a rock record” , serves a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream and active rock bands, accused by Shinoda as “trying to be other bands and playing it safe”. Packaged by an artwork by Brandon Parvini based off an original drawing by James Jean, the album took under a year to record and produce, with material being improvisationally written in the studio by the band. The album also features guest appearances from Page Hamilton of Helmet, Rakim, Daron Malakian of System of a Down, and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, marking the first time Linkin Park has collaborated with other artists on a studio album. The album was promoted by the band and Warner Bros, with multiple promotional teasers and interviews produced and published in the lead-up to the album's release and listening parties of the album being held worldwide on multiple dates. The band embarked on the Carnivores Tour, a double-headline tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars, in support of the album. So far, four singles and two promotional singles from The Hunting Party have been released; "Guilty All the Same" in March 2014, "Until It's Gone" in May 2014 and a triple-release of "Wastelands", "Rebellion" and "Final Masquerade" in June 2014, the former two being promotional releases while the latter was released as a retail single. “Rebellion”was eventually released as a retail single in October.
Linkin Park performing at Soundwave 2013, during the Living Things Tour.
6.1 Background In 2010 and 2012 respectively, Linkin Park released their fourth and fifth studio albums A Thousand Suns and Living Things. The albums, both produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda, marked a shift in the band's musical direction from a nu metal-oriented sound, recognized with Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteora (2003), to a more experimental and “cutting edge”sound.* [1] The electronica-influenced albums, contrasting to what the band had released previously, were still commercially successful. A Thousand Suns was certified Platinum in seven countries and Gold in twelve other countries, and the album charted in the top five of nineteen national record charts,* [2] peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200* [3] and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.* [4] It's successor, Living Things, was certified Gold in eleven countries, but was only certified Platinum in France by the SNEP.* [5] The album, however, also charted within the top five of sixteen national record charts,* [6] once again peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200,* [3] and at #1 on the UK Albums Chart.* [7] Production on the band's sixth studio album began as a result of a series of events in which Mike Shinoda decided to drop the electronic and experimental sound of the band's previous two studio albums. Shinoda had originally produced and recorded demos, which continued the sound of A Thousand Suns and Living Things, for the
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6.3. RECORDING band's sixth studio album during the band's Living Things Tour in 2013. He presented the demos to his bandmates, which received a positive reception from the rest of the band, and to producer Rick Rubin, who was also positive towards the demos, although describing them to Shinoda as more “poppy”than he expected. However, Shinoda, after listening to the demos again after the end of the tour, felt a strong negativity towards his material, especially after Rubin's statements. In a Warner Music interview, Shinoda stated that “I was listening to the stuff I was making, but, for the most part, I listened to it and then I was like, 'This is not what I wanted to stand behind for the next album; I don't even believe in this music. This is a mistake; I don't like what I'm making'. I kind of went backwards into the process and scrapped all of it and started new stuff”.* [8] Following A Thousand Suns and Living Things, albums which were created with leaving behind a sound that was “not new and not cool anymore”in mind,* [9] the band's sixth studio album was approached as a return to the band's early sound, with the electronic sounds of their previous two studio albums being dropped in favor of the band's traditional rock instrumentation.* [10] Using Hybrid Theory itself as a template, the band composed and recorded the album in vein of the album, but also considered the idea of a Hybrid Theory composed and recorded in context of modern times, in 2014 rather than 2000.* [11] Brad Delson jokingly stated that the album was an“alternative Hybrid Theory" and“maybe its prequel”, in context of the album being inspired by artists members of the band listened to before the band started their musical career.* [12] Mike Shinoda told music magazine Rolling Stone about the ideas surrounding The Hunting Party: “We're not 18-year-old kids making a loud record – we're 37-year-old adults making a loud record. And what makes a 37-year-old angry is different than what made us angry back in the day”.* [11]
39 It's loud and itʼs Rock, but not in the sense of what youʼ ve heard before, which is more like '90s Hardcore-PunkThrash".* [17] He stated the “weak”status of modern rock in the music industry as an inspiration in recording a heavier rock album; to try to bring the sound of the 90s back to the forefront.* [17] In an interview with MusicRadar, Delson stated that the album will feature many more guitar solos. He further stated that “this is from someone who was quoted early on as saying I hated them. Not that I hated them as a listener; I just donʼt want to play any; I shirked guitar solos. Early on, I felt as though the songs we were making aesthetically didn't want them. This new batch of songs, to me, always want solos. I feel like every song has one.”* [18]
6.3 Recording
The Hunting Party was partly recorded at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, California.
The Hunting Party was recorded at the Larrabee Sound Studios, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. During the recording for the band's sixth studio album, the band would spend five or six days a week at the Larrabee Studios working on the record. The Hunting 6.2 Composition Party was also recorded in part at EastWest Studios, also located in Hollywood. There, drummer Rob Bourdon and The band took a different method in writing new material Mike Shinoda would record drums and percussion for the for their sixth studio album as opposed to their previous album. The band would also record other material for the albums. While for all their previous albums they used the album at EastWest on occasion.* [13] traditional method of writing, demoing and rerecording In an interview with Rolling Stone, Shinoda said that the in the studio, songs were instead written and composed in album was difficult for drummer Rob Bourdon, where he the studio itself, with no material being written or com- had to push himself to meet the music speed and style. posed beforehand. Guitarist Brad Delson spoke about the He commented that “It's probably the hardest stuff he's methods used on the album in an interview with Premier ever played on one of our albums. He had to physically Guitar, saying that “Something unintentional might be work his way up to it. He had to go running, lift weights, the coolest sound I make all day, and knowing how to work with a trainer”, eventually Bourdon feels that he allow those mistakes to happen and to shape them poten- had become a better drummer at the end of each day after tially makes for some great music”.* [13] recording.* [11] Shinoda later told Q magazine that BourThe Hunting Party has been described as an alternative metal,* [14] hard rock* [15] and rap rock record by professional reviewers.* [16] Shinoda described the album's sound as a 1990s style of rock record“It's a Rock record.
don had to seek help from a chiropractor after he had broken his back marathon-recording material for the new album. Shinoda told Q that“Rob was killing himself. He played 10 hours a day for seven days straight and blew his
40 back”.* [19] Orange, Bogner and ENGL brand amplifiers were used on the record by guitarist Brad Delson, providing a“core sound”described by engineer Ethan Mates as “a small collection of core tones to be used in a sonically consistent way throughout the record”. Chandler brand amps were also used for overdubs and “higher parts”.* [20] Delson spoke about his studio setup for The Hunting Party, stating that “Itʼs great to have a setup where I can run combinations of heads and cabs simultaneously to get the most appropriate tone, or do something more straightforward like record just one cabinet with two mikes”.* [21]
CHAPTER 6. THE HUNTING PARTY (ALBUM) says it's feeling like it should be, then why don't we just go straight to the source”.* [27] On June 17, SiriusXM's Octane give Shinoda a chance to introduce the album, track-by-track, on the track 'A Line In the Sand' he revealed that the first verse (words) that is heard was from an idea that they (the band) thought of when they were making 'A Thousand Suns' , they couldn't make the song work (at the point) so they left it alone, then on this record 'The Hunting Party' , they finally made the verse work, so they put this verse into this song (A Line In the Sand).
6.4 Packaging 6.4.1 Artwork
Guitarist Brad Delson contributed greatly to the production of The Hunting Party.
Lead singer Chester Bennington arrived late in the recording process of the album, having been chosen to replace Scott Weiland in the band Stone Temple Pilots, and then proceeded to record High Rise and tour with the band for most of 2013.* [22]* [23] When he eventually joined the band in the studio, he was surprised to find the band had reverted to their heavier rock-centric sound. Bennington stated in an interview with Kerrang!: “Mike wrote tons while I was touring with Stone Temple Pilots last year. When I got home, there was a lot for me to catch up with, and he was playing me things and I was like, 'Dude, this is fucking awesome!' I was really surprised how heavy it was”.* [24]
The album cover for The Hunting Party features a 3D modeled artwork by Brandon Parvini, who had previously designed the artworks for Living Things and the band's singles during the album's release cycle. The artwork was based off an original drawing, entitled “Archer”, by Taiwanese American visual artist James Jean that was created by Jean for the band's sixth studio album.* [28] It is one of many artworks by Jean to be used in the packaging of the album, which will also feature, in deluxe editions of the album, a lithograph, t-shirt and a 36-page art book by Jean himself. Jean's traditional style, notably different to the artwork created for The Hunting Party had been previously described by Dana Jennings of The New York Times as“suffused with a dreamy romanticism and lyricism worthy of Maxfield Parrish, even as Mr. Jean subverts those and other isms.”* [29] Linkin Park had professed that they have been fans of James Jean's art for a while, describing discussions between the band and Jean as having “started naturally” .* [30] Joe Hahn served as a creative director for the artwork of The Hunting Party, instructing Jean to “create a universe inhabited by powerful characters and defined by strange landscapes”, with a general concept of having a unique “character”for each track on the album. Brad Delson also contributed ideas of“internal and external struggles”, metaphorically depicted on a battlefield, where images such as“flesh tearing and transforming into different forms and brittle shards of crystal erupting from organic matter”would recur. Mike Shinoda explained: “We try to approach our art̶packaging, merchandise, tour visuals, videos, anything̶in a holistic way. All the parts are interconnected, and by creating great imagery that can be used in multiple contexts, we can immerse the fans in a universe that is consistent and unique to each release. It's always a work in progress, but I feel like we've learned a lot and continue to make it better each time” .* [30]
The album features four guest artists; Rakim from the golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim on "Guilty All the Same", Page Hamilton from American alternative metal band Helmet on "All for Nothing", Daron Malakian from American rock band System of a Down for the song "Rebellion" and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame on the song “Drawbar”.* [25]* [26] Lead singer Chester Bennington commented on the collaborations, stating that “We really felt like if we need to be inspired and move in another direction. I think when we got Page in, Mike had written this chorus and sang it, and his voice had this tone, and it was unlike anything I'd heard from him before. And I was like, “Dude this is crazy, this sounds like a Helmet song! It's cool!" And we were like, “Dude, why don't we see if we can get like James Jean was invited by Shinoda and Delson to listen Page in here?" You know? And if that's why the song to the band's rough material created early on during the
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recording sessions for The Hunting Party. He acknowledged the band's change of musical direction from A Thousand Suns and Living Things, and was inspired by the material to create artworks that were “charged with [the band's] intensity as well as their rationale for that change”. However, Joe Hahn banned Jean from listening to any more material after Jean had performed some of the songs from memory on his piano.* [30] Jean originally sketched each individual artwork for The Hunting Party in a personal sketchbook, where it felt more intimate and less precious to Jean. The minimality of the images was intentional, as the artworks would eventually be made into 3D-modelled artworks where lighting and texture would be added to each character. 20 artworks were made in Linkin Park are set to embark with American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars on the double-headline Carnivores Tour. the space of a month by Jean for Brandon Parvini and his team to transform into 3D-modelled artworks, with Parvini choosing exactly which artworks would be modvideo game Project Spark. Additionally, the course made elled for The Hunting Party.* [30] for the music video was made openly available by the band, giving players of Project Spark on Microsoft Windows and the Xbox One the opportunity of editing and 6.4.2 Title remixing the course.* [33] The title of the album, The Hunting Party, is a contex- While information about Linkin Park's sixth studio album tual metaphor. The album, a return to the band's original had leaked beforehand, including the album's title and reharder rock-centric sounds, represents the band's desire lease date,* [34]* [35] The Hunting Party was officially unto not only create something different from other rock veiled by the band and Warner Bros. Records on April 9, bands, but to also bring back the “energy and soul”of 2014.* [10] The track listing of the album was additionrock itself, and that Linkin Park are the party that will ally unveiled by Mike Shinoda and Linkin Park's manhunt for that energy and soul.* [31] Shinoda elaborated agement team on April 27, 2014.* [36] "Until It's Gone", on the title of the album in an interview with Kerrang!. the seventh track on the album, became the second track He explained: “We got so sick of other bands trying to to be unveiled. It was released as the album's second be other bands and playing it safe the whole time, so the single on May 6, 2014. Pre-orders for the album were album name comes from a theory about culture becoming also opened on the same day, with“Guilty all the Same” too passive, everyone just standing around waiting for op- and“Until It's Gone”released early on the album's iTunes portunities to come to them instead of going out and get- Store page.* [37] A music video for“Until It's Gone”was ting theirs. I'm aware there are always going to be heav- then released on June 11.* [38] "Wastelands" was released ier bands than us, but The Hunting Party is Linkin Park early on the iTunes Store on June 1, 2014,* [39] and was going out and getting it for ourselves”.* [24] The inspi- later released as a promotional single on June 2.* [40] On ration for the title came from a news article Shinoda read June 3, 2014, Chester appeared on Zane Lowe's BBC Raonline about a Japanese writer's concerns about today's dio 1 show to premiere the song, "Rebellion".* [41] An growing society. The writer described the young men of official lyric video was released alongside a release of today as “herbivores”, and explained how they are es- the track on the iTunes Store the same day on June 3, sentially grazing, waiting for an opportunity to come to 2014. It was later released as a promotional single on them, rather than hunting for it.* [30] June 4, and was released as the album's fourth retail single on October 13.* [42]* [43] On June 8, 2014, Linkin Park premiered the third single “Final Masquerade”on MTV.* [44]* [45]* [46] 6.5 Promotion On March 6, 2014, the band premiered "Guilty All the Same", which features American rapper Rakim, from the upcoming studio album through Shazam.* [32] The track was later released by Warner Bros. on March 7, 2014 as the lead single promoting the then-unannounced sixth studio album by the band. A music video for“Guilty All the Same”was also produced and premiered on YouTube on March 25, 2014. The music video, a continuation of the band's collaboration with Xbox, was made entirely with the in-game engine of Team Dakota's 2014 sandbox
A listening session for members of the Linkin Park Underground, the band's official premium fan club, took place on May 23, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Passes to the event were also given away in competitions held by various California-based media outlets such as KROQFM. Further listening sessions for Linkin Park Underground members were announced for June 4, 2014 in various locations worldwide.* [47] The band, additionally, are set to host the tenth and eleventh editions of the LPU summit, a convention for Underground members, during the album cycle. The tenth edition will be held at the
42 The Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, New York on August 21, 2014,* [48] and the eleventh edition will be held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas on September 5, 2014.* [49]
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He continues to compare the album with the band's recent discography, describing their past albums as having “sagged with overwrought ballads and pretentious softrock”, while The Hunting Party “gets on with the task * The band's first live performance of the The Hunting of rap-rocking like it's 1999 all over again”. [16] Party album cycle was on May 24, 2014 at the KMFA David Renshaw at NME states “It might not kill the Day music festival, in which they headlined. The band Mumford and Butler clones, but The Hunting Party is performed “Guilty All the Same”, “Until It's Gone” an energetic effort at least.”Renshaw also praises Daron and “Wastelands”for the first time.* [50] The band also Malakian's guest spot, but considers Tom Morello's performed as headliners at Rock in Rio Lisboa VI on contribution a disappointment.* [61] AllMusic reviewer May 30, 2014. During the performance, Mike Shinoda Stephen Thomas Erlewine observes “Far from soundthrew promotional singles containing the studio version ing as if they're grasping at straws, Linkin Park seem of “Wastelands”out into the open audience, days be- rejuvenated, proving there is value in the cliché of refore the song's official promotional single release.* [51] turning to roots.”* [58] Dan Epstein from Revolver deLinkin Park are also set to embark on a double-headline scribed the album as "...not only the hardest and heaviest tour of North America with American alternative rock thing they've ever released, but it's also their first album band Thirty Seconds to Mars in support of both The to pack the sort of guitar firepower that would actually Hunting Party and Thirty Seconds to Mars' 2013 album appeal to your average headbanger.”Epstein concludes Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams.* [52] The tour, dubbed by stating that it's proof that bands don't need to get softer the Carnivores Tour, spanned 25 dates in August and in order to mature.* [62] At Billboard, Kenneth Partridge September 2014, with American rock band AFI serving states "...these Cali rap-rock commandos go rogue, flingas opening act during the entire tour.* [53] ing missiles in all directions. They attack record comThe band later declared another tour named as "The panies, politicians, rule makers, exes, and anyone else in rediscovering the savage fun of superHunting Party Tour" which featured guests like Of Mice sight, all the while * loud guitars.” [59] Neil McCormick from The Daily & Men and Rise Against. However the tour was later canTelegraph stated "...it is sleek, exciting and committed * * * celled because Chester broke his leg. [54] [55] [56] enough to suggest there is life in the rock beast yet”.* [65] Jordan Blum at PopMatters rated it a 5/10, describing it as a “solid album”, but considers it “too repetitive, 6.6 Reception uninspired, and generic”, compared to the three previous albums.* [66] Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Dolan states that “on Album Six they're back with a retro-neo-aggro 6.6.1 Critical reception sound that would've been too intense for modern-rock raUpon its release, The Hunting Party received generally dio in 1999...these dudes can still bring it like backwardpositive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the al- ball-cap warriors hopped up on Mountain Dew and Dad's * bum has received an aggregated score of 65/100, which fourth divorce.” [63] indicates “generally favourable reviews”, based on 15 reviews.* [57] Dave Simpson of UK national newspaper The Guardian gave the album a positive review. Upon 6.6.2 Commercial performance giving the album three stars, he praised the band's return to their original sound, stating that “Shinoda's de- The album debuted at number three on the Billboard sire to make a punk rock record and Bennington's more 200 chart behind Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence and Sam ethereal electropop segments don't always make comfort- Smith's In the Lonely Hour, with first-week sales of able bedfellows, but Rob Bourdon's terrific drumming 110,000 copies in the United States.* [67] This was the means the energy never lets up”. Despite labeling some first week of 2014 where three albums sold more than tracks of the record like “Until It's Gone”as cliché, he 100,000 copies in the US. In its second week, the alcommented positively on the music and writing of oth- bum dropped to number nine on the chart, selling 29,000 ers such as “Drawbar”and “Rebellion”. He further copies in the United States.* [68] In its third week the wrote, “Linkin Park certainly know their audience, and album sold 16,000 more copies bringing its total album here delicately navigate the gulf between their own aspi- sales to 155,000 in the United States.* [69] As of Decemrations and a fanbase who will celebrate the band's loud ber 2014, the album has sold 274,000 copies in the United return to rocking hard”.* [60] Chris Schulz of Auckland- States and 900,000 copies Worldwide.* [70] based newspaper The New Zealand Herald also gave the album a positive review, describing the record as“Loud, spontaneous and free”, attributes that, he states,“aren't 6.6.3 Accolades normally associated with Linkin Park, but The Hunting Party takes just seconds to prove the sixth release from “The Hunting Party”marked the return of Linkin Park the Californian precision-metal act is a different beast”. in the lists of The Best Rock albums.
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6.7 Track listing
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All songs written and composed by Linkin Park, except where noted.
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Notes • * ^a Live from Mexico is Linkin Park's 2012 live performance in Monterrey, Mexico, originally recorded for MTV World Stage.
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The Hunting Party (Acapellas + Instrumentals)
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6.8.1
Track listing
6.9 Personnel 6.10 Charts and certifications 6.10.1
Singles
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Other charted songs
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6.11 Release history
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6.12 References
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Shane Murphy Jackson, Webclient101, I call the big one bitey, Ilya (Who He's), Alexlacroix77, UnknownLegacy, BDE1982, Wudumindif, SilentDan297, Rotlink, UltimateLegend, C00kieC0nn0r, Melonkelon, Star767, Chartbot, Nish1234, Synthwave.94, Soldier qwerty, Hjfcool, Thicknick 5, 2.1 Jibbz, Dkisnis, Lucia123, Ahtasham.dogar3, Monkbot, Raposas, Hecrealism13, Beastatron, Golu7276, Shikari 123, TropicalIce, Boomboomboom122 and Anonymous: 645 • Minutes to Midnight (album) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutes%20to%20Midnight%20(album)?oldid=655165683 Contributors: Stefan, Chowbok, Andycjp, Quadell, OverlordQ, OwenBlacker, Tsemii, MementoVivere, Canterbury Tail, Imroy, RossPatterson, Diagonalfish, Discospinster, Rich Farmbrough, KillerChihuahua, NrDg, Bender235, JoeSmack, Shrike, Bobo192, Themarcuscreature, Silverdragon706, Rajah, Danski14, Bob rulz, Gargaj, Halsteadk, Andrewpmk, Derumi, Redfarmer, Irdepesca572, Danhash, Evil Monkey, RainbowOfLight, Sciurinæ, Ceyockey, Kenyon, 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Mike3300, Jatrix, Scarian, Hrpotter, Herrdoktor15, Mycophycophyta, Vinceb-london, Chase Spencer, Yuen36, Maggicman, Driti goldenmaiden, Elsebroke,
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AlddiHagg0815, Orangukatan, Golu7276, Samparee, Key passos, Blakehj, Boomboomboom122, Iamthetruecreator and Anonymous: 1893 • A Thousand Suns Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Thousand%20Suns?oldid=652918275 Contributors: Wayland, Rich Farmbrough, Bender235, Arthena, Woohookitty, Tabletop, Salocin, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Koavf, Hezery99, Chobot, DVdm, Spik3balloon, BOT-Superzerocool, Gadget850, TomeOne, Leliathomas, SmackBot, C.Fred, Lorian, Amatulic, Chris the speller, JackSparrow, Faded, IamTheKing9, Colonies Chris, Santac, Janks, Darwin's Bulldog, Jmlk17, WereWolf, Ohconfucius, John, Bufori, Timmeh, Imagine Wizard, KirrVlad, Iridescent, Courcelles, Evilgohan2, Zginder, Crocodileman, Ss112, DumbBOT, Pyuen09, Rwiggum, QuasyBoy, Rusty23, Escarbot, Seaphoto, IndigoAK200, U-Mos, Tempest115, Hello2112, Nthep, Bursonn, Y2kcrazyjoker4, Deanb, Soulbot, Cliff smith, 989 RVD, Diamon, Lifebonzza, Juventas, Trusilver, Munit2k5, RichV, Agadant, Pidgeonman, Sithlordjedi, Jimv1983, Skier Dude, 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Kuriboh500, Apeasylum, Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars, GoingBatty, Rayman Man, Big J One, Pantera5FDP, Sirius 128, Werieth, Bumazhka, Josegmol, Davykamanzi, GuKeltke, Aldousbchua, Blast your rage, Elektrik Shoos, SporkBot, SA08051991, Stee888, Wayne Slam, Revelation2168, Zornukopia, Kevon100, LHCD1, Awolf58, Cornhub, QWERTY531, Linkin Park rulz, Griffin16tg, Gianluca1994, Korruski, The95, A34trgv, FearOfTheDuck, Copywrong, inc., Strawberry Slugs, ChuispastonBot, Lpu.israel, Bring back the old lp, Vts boy, Sufur222, GhostFace1234, Cosminpunk, CobCannon, Wakemetilthemorningafter, TheReal7Sticks, 1007D, Panic Reaper, Russiancharts, ClueBot NG, Aerohead71, Owenh4432, CactusBot, Appels+Oranjes, BKmarian, Loginnigol, AuraAudio, Roocksana, Eldad Machat, Scorpion781004, Grafitti09, Cowik, DanWiki2011, Gbuvn, A.Wendl, Catalyst09, Calabe1992, RZuljani, BG19bot, F7651234, MattRuiz210, 30STM, Bfmvforever, Joralisan21, Rm1271, Atomician, Conorgrind, RelativeDimensions, Bnhafwents97, Vesna Wylde, Jelmer0810, Skylar3214, TheMetallican, Mayast, Hero838, ToaTPM, Prashu123, 97AlanD, Drecool1, The1337gamer, BattyBot, Ryanwilliam, Kracoukas, Myxomatosis57, TheJJJunk, Metalman28048, LPfan4ever, Dexbot, Alexlacroix77, KajMetz, UnknownLegacy, Morfusmax, Frosty, Buttnugget126589, SilentDan297, UltimateLegend, Alex Whatwu, Redhawk646772513, Chartbot, SamX, Flat Out, Vegeta, Nish1234, Soldier qwerty, Lucia123, Flock75, Monkbot, AlddiHagg0815, 2016pearsoow, RockNRollStaaaa, Hecrealism13, Monthebiff123, Golu7276, Shikari 123, TropicalIce and Anonymous: 400 • Living Things (Linkin Park album) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living%20Things%20(Linkin%20Park%20album)?oldid= 655164584 Contributors: William Avery, Topbanana, Bender235, Warpozio, Tabletop, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Koavf, Hezery99, Phantomsteve, RussBot, Moe Epsilon, C.Fred, Elk Salmon, Martijn Hoekstra, Stefan2, Makyen, Gubarenko, DumbBOT, QuasyBoy, KrakatoaKatie, Relyk, Y2kcrazyjoker4, Diamon, Tgeairn, RichV, Acalamari, Tombo7791, 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