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About this ItemThe item format is a CDThis specific sale is a
new release, shipped direct from the manufacturerThe Artist Name
is Linkin ParkThe Title is Minutes To MidnightCondition NewOther
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unplayed The Sleeve Condition is NewNew unplayed We Use Stock
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Minutes to Midnight stands to defend Linkin Park's status as the
hardest-rockin' softies in mainstream music. Like its
predecessors Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteroa (2003), Minutes to
Midnight flexes plenty of decibel-heavy muscle ("Given Up,"
"Bleed It Out," "No More Sorrow") and made-to-order, melodic
radio fare ("Leave out All the Rest," "Shadow of the Day," "In
Pieces"). But for all its volume, Linkin Park likes to paint its
heart openly on its sleeve with suspicious sonic drama, as in the
palpably saccharine "Valentine's Day." Fortunately, co-producer
Rick Rubin brings all these elements to pinnacle effect with the
surprise "Hands Held High." On past efforts, the combination of
breezy keyboard, arpeggiated guitar, choral vocals, and a
snare-beat would yield another slab of smarm, here MC
Mike Shinoda drops the two best verses of his career, blending
vocal styles with singer Chester Bennington for a moving piece
that's as welcome a repertorial addition as Linkin Park is ever
likely to muster. --Jason Kirk
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Review
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I'm a big fan of Linkin Park's mix of pop, rap and metal. But
they are struggling to live up to the brilliance of their first
album, the multi million selling Hybrid Theory. Minutes To
Midnight their third album, took 14 months to write and record:
an ominous sign. If the sleeve photo is any indication, half the
band have grown beards while working on it.
The opening song 'Given Up' is great: twisted, moshing, rousing
punk with lots of f-words. But the rest of the album features too
many bitter-sweet mood pieces like 'Leave Out All The Rest' and
'Shadow Of The Day'. These are impeccably crafted, but lack
killer choruses, and stay rooted to the ground despite all their
efforts to take wing. The current single 'What I've Done' feels
like a thin rewrite of 'Numb', the sound of a band alarmingly
trapped in its' own formula.
The best tracks come when Linkin Park take risks. 'Bleed It Out'
is exciting quick fire rap with lots of handclaps. And when they
move beyond adolescent finger pointing and start to get really
angry the results are really successful. 'Hands Held High' is a
moving anti-Iraq war rap set to an ironic backdrop of church
organ and snare drum. The churning rock riffs of 'No
More Sorrows' may not be particularly original but it attacks
warmongers in a thoroughly entertaining and exciting way. The
album closer 'Little Things Give You Way' adds a bitter, clever
lyric inspired by a visit to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina,
to a soaring and successful piece of stadium rock.
This is a patchy album. Linkin Park need to get some fire in
their bellies if they are to keep up to their own high standards.
--Nick Reynolds
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