Linkin Park
Biography
Although rooted in alternative metal, Linkin Park became one of the most successful acts of the early 2000s by welcoming elements of hip-hop, modern rock, and atmospheric electronica into their music. The band's rise was indebted to the aggressive rap-rock movement made popular by the likes of Korn and Limp Bizkit, a movement that paired grunge's alienation with a bold, buzzing soundtrack. Linkin Park added a unique spin to that formula, however, focusing as much on the vocal interplay between singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda as the band's muscled instrumentation, which layered DJ effects atop heavy, processed guitars. While the group's sales never eclipsed those of its tremendously successful debut, Hybrid Theory, few alt-metal bands rivaled Linkin Park during the band's heyday.
Drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, and MC/vocalist Mike Shinoda attended high school in Southern California, where they formed the rap-rock band Xero in 1996. Bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, singer Mark Wakefield, and DJ/art student Joseph Hahn joined soon after, and the band courted various labels while playing hometown shows in Los Angeles. Few companies expressed interest in Xero's self-titled demo tape, however, prompting Wakefield to leave the lineup (he would later resurface as the manager for Taproot).
Selected Discography
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Parody of LP. Its a laugh riot. |
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In my opinion this is the best damn band in the world. Don't ever change, I've been listening to the band for over a decade and haven't heard another band yet that could change my mind
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for me, I'm the kid who prefers one over the other. I seriously don't mind if a band goes soft, soft rock is calming ^_^, but LP could have better organized the flow of the album. I got bored after "What I've Done".
but yeah, they didn't go gay. they just hit a bump in the road. ^_^ |
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this is how I view MtoM: (this is random)
say that there are two bakers who came from different backgrounds and acquired different skills. they both decide to bake italian bread. the loaves are made based on the style of each baker. when completed, let's say four people come to sample a piece of each bread. one likes both samples, someone else prefers one over the other, another hates both, and the last one hates one, but loves the other. |
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dear izzy moon
what do you mean they went gay on Minutes To Midnight.i personally find that offensive.i thought Minutes To Midnight was there best album.i don't they need to scream on every song or album for it to be good.i think its the lyrics that make a song good not the sound or how its sung. |
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dear linkin park,
you used to be amazing with great songs like numb and faint.after coming out with minutes to midnight...w e l l im not gonna sugarcoat it...you went gay on us. Please come back to us we need your "i hate you all you will never brain wash me!!" attitude to corrupt our minds please please were begging you just yell at the world one more time sincerely, your disapointed fans and devoted listeners |
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Hybrid Theory and Meteora were the best, easily. It would be nice to see them go back to rap-metal.
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hybrid theory was pretty badass when it came out, but they pretty much suck now.
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I loved Minutes to Midnight and that led me back to Hybrid Theory. Their harder rock songs on minutes to midnight are crap compared to their old stuff but some of the songs on Minutes are nearly as good or better than on Hybrid
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They play more bands I've been thumbing down than bands I like! I get a whole lot of bands that annoy me, more of those than LP! :( On a LP station!
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lol @ Moomoo007
They were better back in the day. They're very generic now. They need to go back to their hard rock roots. |
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lol, I have that same issue with a few bands (not LP of course). but at least it's only a few I would thumb down the instant I see the band name.
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As long as they keep making transformers movies these guys will still have a job.
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@jade ducky: same with me omg they wont stop playing staind on my linkin park radio i dont like them grr
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lol angra, I know how you feel. Not with LP, I like them, but a few bands, no matter WHAT i do, they keep on coming!
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I've listened to Linkin Park ever since I can remember. They are the probably one of the best bands in existance. I haven't found a song I don't like. My favorite songs are probably Numb, My December, In the End, and High Voltage. I have a lot more, but I wouldn't have room to list them all. I don't know why but my dad says they're not good anymore, but their still my fave.
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I love Numb and New Divide and a thousand more songs but it waould take too long to name them
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I don't like them. No matter how many times I thumb them down, however, it keeps playing. Ugh.
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I saw the part with the therapist. I laughed my a** off.
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the show is pretty funny. the first episode with Walter and Jeff seeing a therapist was hilarious...
but it's not as good as his specials he had prior to the show. (Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special is a f'ing scream! XD) |
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My friends and I think he's hilarious. I haven't seen his show yet. how is it?
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lol, IHA! Achmed the Dead Terrorist... X'D
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Love them. MtoM wasn't their best but it was still pretty good so watev.
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Weak rapping? Okay, you don't really listen to rap so you can't say anything. SILENCE! I KILL YOU!
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"Bleed It Out" had pretty weak rapping from Mike, but the song is one of the more solid off MtoM. the songs Reckless Self Indulgence mentioned are pretty much the only ones I can stand off the album. ("Valentine' s Day" is a good one too)
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@kitsunecoyo t e . . . i agree that mtm wasn't as good as their other albums but i think that shadow of th day was one of the stronger songs off of that album. that and bleed it out, what ive done, and given up. (hmm some of th harder ones off that album)
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minutes to midnight was not that good D:
it was too... soft. don't get me wrong, some of the songs were good. but shadow of the day makes me wanna vomit -__- reanimation, hybrid theory, and meteora all the way <3 |
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I. Totally. LOVE. Linkin. Park! they ROCK!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MtoM was good, Hybrid Theory was better tho.
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