The time is up. Midnight is finally here. Yes.
Linkin Park's more anticipated 3rd album is finally here. But I'm a few days late. This entry that is. I'll explain now why they consider this their 3rd album. Their first album was
Hybrid Theory (still my personal favorite) Their second album was actually
Meteora and not
Reanimation. They didn't consider that one of their albums due to the fact that it was just remixes of the songs found in
Hybrid Theory. And now their latest album is called
Minutes to Midnight. And that's not counting the album where they collaborated with the most versatile rapper Jay Z,
Collision Course.
I don't consider myself a die hard fan but a person who loves the songs they make. Now lets talk about the album. Consist of 12
Linkin Park songs. I call it
Linkin Park songs because one listen to it and you'll know its them. The clear screaming voices of Chester and the cool rap from Mike. This album has a few slow tracks which are worth listening to even though you're not a fan to their slow tracks like
'My December'.
The were actually inspired to this album after a
theory of minutes to midnight. Its actually a representation of dooms day, aka the last day of the world. Explains why they actually sing about parting, things that they wished could be undone and their past. Their first single
'What I've Done' is the clear example of what their album is all about. But if you're worried that you might be ripped (like the Muse album which was so different from their previous album), don't. They are still loyal to their song genre, tracks like
'Given Up' and
'No More Sorrow' still has the
Linkin Park edge in them.
The intro to the songs too are very experimental and original. For example, the track
'Bleed it out' starts with voices of people entering a room and the guitar starts playing. Mike starts rapping and there is a clear clapping sequence (which you'll hear alot of it in this album because the group wanted to experiment on this) and follow by Chester clear shouts of
bleed it out.
Tracks to look out for.
'In Between' which has Mike singing. Yeah, he sings in the song and doesn't do his usual rapping.
'In Pieces' which is a slow track too but the lyrics are superbly written,
'theres truth in your lies, doubt in your faith' is one the lines in the songs that I find very meaningful. The gradual progression in the song makes it very interesting too. It started off pretty slow and it quickly picks up as the song goes along. Something like
'Breaking the Habit' and also
'Pushing Me Away'. So what you waiting for? Get the ALBUM! You don't have to be a fan to appreciate it. You just need to know that good music is around the corner.
P.S I wasn't paid to do a publicity on them. I just love the album that I thought I should have a mention of them. And I'm not a salesman from Poh Kim VCD store or a cute guy from HMV.
.: a MiNute tOO LaTe :.
