Minutes To Midnight

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Minutes to MidnightOpis: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 military 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 KirkProduct descriptionMinutes To Midnight DescriptionReviewI'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 military 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 Find more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new windowAutor:Linkin ParkNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Spanish: Published; SpanishData wydania: 2007-05-14Waga: 0.22 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 4.9 cmDługość: 5.4 cmMedia Condition: Mint (M)Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)UWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.