CD Review - Meteora
Looking back on the reviews I have already done, I just realized I never got to reviewing the first two Linkin Park albums. As some of you may have been able to tell, I am a Linkin Park fan and that is part of the reason I chose their new album for my first review and was so hard on it. With that said, I’ll get to reviewing my favorite LP CD, Meteora.
The best part about Meteroa was that it kept the strengths of the band’s first album while losing some of the weaknesses. All the yelling and rapping that became LP’s staple is still around, but mixed in with the usual tracks are different and intriguing songs. One good example of this is “Breaking the Habit.” Before hearing that song, it would be hard to imagine lead singer Chester Bennington do anything but scream. But his vocals are incredibly done and the song is a masterpiece when compared to other Linkin Park songs.
In addition, the band improves their signature sound through tracks like “Numb” and “Somewhere I Belong.” It is just the right mix of the old formula with a new feel and it works perfectly. The band clearly understood what made them so popular and they made the right move by keeping their style intact. Changing their style drastically is, if you remember, one of the major reasons I gave Minutes such a negative review.
Just about every track on Meteora is excellent. Linkin Park fans surely would love this CD and I would recommend it to anyone who, somehow, has not discovered this band just yet.
Grade - A- - A CD that is good in just about every way. Too bad the band couldn’t keep it’s roots intact for their third studio album.
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