The only difference comes in Shinoda’s rapping in the verse, as Shinoda is a much better rapper than Fred Durst. Forgotten sounds much like a clean Limp Bizkit song. The guitar riffs are often bland and unoriginal, especially in Forgotten. The most obvious comes out through the guitarists. However, despite the album being catchy and listenable, Hybrid Theory has its obvious drawbacks. In the End, in essence, shows both sides of Linkin Park in timid forms. The ability to switch between these two feels may be, as far as talent goes, the best aspect of Linkin Park. Then the song changes character to a more rock-oriented feel with live drums and guitars in the chorus. Shinoda raps the verse while electronic drums drive the song forward. Starting with a haunting yet simple piano line, the sparse electronic drums make this sound very much like a hip-hop or pop song rather than a rock song. Despite the angry screamed lyrics being a fan favorite aspect of the band, In the End, one of the slower songs if Linkin Park can even garner a song of that title, stands out as one of the better songs on the album. This segues into the breakdown accented by Bennington’s most profane lyric of the album, “Shut up when I’m talking to you.” The song was the perfect choice for a lead single, showcasing the catchy guitar riffs, the screamed yet clear vocals of Bennington, and a hint of the hip-hop influence in the band. The chord progression in the chorus is surprisingly ok, descending down akin to a Muse chord progression but taking a much more metal tone. The verse comes back down and builds again, all the way through before exploding into the screamed chorus. The song builds, throwing in electronic drums until the climax where the band pretty much jams out like a typical rock outfit.
The song shows off the metal side of Linkin Park, opening with that unmistakable guitar riff. Mike Shinoda fills in all the holes, usually rapping and adding his hip-hop tinge to the Linkin Park sound.Īs stated, One Step Closer led Linkin Park into the mainstream.
He also moves to clean vocals, which hold a tune well enough. However, also adding to the accessibility, his screaming still has clarity to it. Chester Bennington brings a bit of angst and anger to the mix with his screaming. Sure, the guitar riffs are simple and somewhat bland, the drum beats never step out as being groundbreaking or incredible, and Phoenix is a god-awful bassist, but altogether the music just sticks in the mind. Once acquiring the album, the catchy guitar riffs mixed with the surprisingly good DJ sampling of Joseph Hahn created an irresistible catchy blend of hip-hop and metal. Unlike most contemporaries of the nu-metal scene, the most offensive words on this album are “Shut up.” With the lack of profanity, kids all around the nation acquired the album with no trouble. My mother attempted to shadow me from as much profanity as possible.
What made Linkin Park so great in my mind back then? Well, for one thing, the band is incredibly accessible. Linkin Park broke onto the scene with their lead single One Step Closer. Amazingly, the CD still works albeit a few skips here and there. My CD certainly received its fair share of wear and tear over those years, covered in scratches. Lucky for all you readers, I was one of those preteen rockers. Mike Shinoda- Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard, Samples The album is the top-selling debut album by a band in the 21st century, going Diamond (or 10 times platinum). Their breakout LP, Hybrid Theory, skyrocketed off the charts, winning the hearts of preteen rockers nationwide. The band blurred the lines of rap and rock, taking guitars and mixing them with a DJ and electronic drum beats. Linkin Park decided to come just at the perfect time. Grunge, rap, and boy band pop dominated the airwaves of the 90s and the time had come for something new. While mathematically, the year 2000 was not the new millennium, many considered it to be anyway. Due to the band’s incredible “originality”, the mainstream greets them with unprecedented success and acclaim. Whether the band is truly that original or not depends, but for the most part there were other bands that never made the mainstream that produced the same exact ideas, if not better, than said groundbreaking band. Every once in a while, that band comes along that changes all perceptions of a genre to the mainstream.
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