Linkin Park Thread - Powerless VIDEO

[Almostlity]

1st single gets A LOT of radio play here in Finland.

it's also played a lot during the Hockey WC.

[NextEpisode]

The 'Artist Direct' review is hilarious. He pretty much defined the word biased.

yeah you havent even heard the album so how would you know

Did you read the review?...

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Did you read the review?...

did you hear the album?

Mature response Are you seriously saying that you don't think the author of the article/review seem biased at all? Oh well...

[Guess_Who]

I'm listening the album right now. And so far so good...

[Kill You]

Judging by the review, it sounds like it'll be a very interesting album with a variety of styles.

[mdemaz]

A mixed bag like MTM.

That's good, hopefully some rap tracks.

[Guess_Who]

I'm listening the album right now. And so far so good...

albums not out yet

oh but internet can have evil ways....

[Guess_Who]

Then WTF was I listening?? I didn't listen Linkin Park since Meteora, so I guess I downloaded the last album under the name of living things?? They put "burn it down" so I thought It was real. Well, at least I liked it..

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did you hear the album?

Mature response Are you seriously saying that you don't think the author of the article/review seem biased at all? Oh well...

dude you havent even heard the album, how do you know its not true

In this specific case, do you really think that I need to have listened to the album in order to judge whether or not the author is biased or not? I mean... come'on... read the article again.

[EG.]

:confusion: Then WTF was I listening?? I didn't listen Linkin Park since Meteora, so I guess I downloaded the last album under the name of living things?? They put "burn it down" so I thought It was real. Well, at least I liked it..

Maybe you listened to A Thousand Suns?

[Guess_Who]

Eva, yes, I searched in youtube , and It was A thounsand suns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvyJBdXXxDY

A friend of mine told me this album was terrible so I never cared about It. But I really liked it.

@Risefrom....mmmm yeah I deserved the laughter.

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Another review, this time from Noisecreep

Next month, June 26 to be exact, marks the release of the much-anticipated new album from Linkin Park. Entitled LIVING THINGS, the band dropped "BURN IT DOWN," the hopelessly infectious first single from the album, last month.

This week, Noisecreep had the supreme pleasure of getting to listen to LIVING THINGS, sitting in NRG Recording Studios, the actual place where Linkin Park recorded it. In fact, as guitarist Brad Delson explained to us before having the album cranked up, the room where we sat in North Hollywood, Calif. is also where the band's first two albums, Hybrid Theory and Meteora, were recorded in 2000 and 2003, respectively.

Co-produced by Rick Rubin and Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, the album is a take-no-prisoners, 37-minute blast and blitz of everything that has come to define this powerful band - from the dense, dark, layered vortex of keyboards to the powerful and often soaring choruses.

Clearly, LP remain a band to be reckoned with.


Comprised of 12 tracks, LIVING THINGS kicks off with "LOST IN THE ECHO," and it's clear from the first tease of feedback that the band is in stellar form. The big, dramatic washes of synth, the complex, but strangely accessible syncopated beats and blistering raps create a full-on "Linkin Park comfort level" that no doubt will not just appeal to longtime fans, but generate lots of younger listener buzz as well.

"IN MY REMAINS" features a military drum march as the backbone behind a truly thunderous melody, and as you may have heard, the single, "BURN IT DOWN" is classic Linkin Park - heavy, anthemic and made especially powerful by the California band's trademark wall of sound.

Other standout tracks include the hook-laden "I'LL BE GONE," which also feels like a single, the moody, mercurial "CASTLE OF GLASS," and the wildly intense "VICTIMIZED." This track in particular just scorches - and has an instant-classic feel.

The record overall is relentless - a never-ending assault of thick grooves, sinewy guitars, ethereal soundscapes, and looping rhythms.

One of the album's two ballads (the other being 'POWERLESS'), "UNTIL IT BREAKS," is a nice pause in the action; an evocative piece of melodic electronica that builds and cascades in an even more lush, layered production than the rest of the record. Rubin is clearly the right fit for the band and in particular seems to have worked well with Shinoda in capturing the band's classic sound, while also adding new layers of sonic richness to the mix.

LIVING THINGS clocks in at a brisk 37 minutes, perhaps leaving the listener wanting more - which is rarely a bad thing to do. But there is not one wasted second and it certainly satisfies. Based on Noisecreep's first listen, we are pretty certain this will be one of the most talked about (and played) albums of the summer. Powerful, hypnotic and thoroughly true to form, this is a brilliant, definitive collection that represents an important band at its peak - yet again.

Thank you, Linkin Park.

[Kill You]

That review made it sound great, but the guy was riding their dicks pretty hard lol.

[Mr Change]

Can't believe I didn't see this topic. Linkin Park are my all time favorite band
They had an amazing performance tonight on the BMA's. best of the night definitely.
Linkin Park have never been stronger.

[ashley94]

Burn it down is pretty cool,