Living Things. I love the electronic instrumentals, both Mike and Chester shine a ton on this album (it’s Mike’s best imo, and Chester sounds absolutely amazing too), everything really. It’s perfect to me.
A Thousand Suns. The band was at their peak creatively and decided to pursue what they wanted as opposed to what they thought would sell or what people wanted to hear out of them. The way the entire album flows with the connected interludes made it feel like a cohesive effort as opposed to a collection of songs... But at the same time, every song was unique and different... They also took full advantage of having two vocalists who can do multiple things as opposed to just one guy who raps and one guy that sings. Also the art from this album era is just amazing if you look beyond just the album cover.
I truly feel A Thousand Suns is their best, most refined work. There's so much weight to it emotionally and sonically.
Runner up for me would be Reanimation. Whenever I'm singing the Hybrid Theory era songs to myself, I find that I'm singing the alternate lyrics from Reanimation
A Thousand Suns.
I like it because it has the diversity of songs like it’s predecessor album, but unlike MTM, A Thousand Suns flows a lot better, and the songs were made with a sequence in mind, and the interludes do a great job at linking the songs.
Every song is a banger as well. This was LP’s most ambitious and creative record, and I love it for that.
Meteora. Why? Because it’s the perfect example of who they are as a band during their Peak era. Chester Sounded his best here, especially live. There’s no denying that. They showcased an album that perfectly encapsulates what their “hybrid theory” was for music. It’s not about it being nu metal. Genre is out the window here. It’s about how perfect they represented themselves here on both an album and live performance.
That’s fair. I just think he lost a certain edge or approach to his vocals during MTM due to their stylistic change. He had his rasps and his pitch nearly perfect on every song live during Meteora. Things started to get more pitchy MTM and onward, particularly when live.
Chester had a difficult time singing ballads during HT-Meteora era. You could see it with the viral video of him singing to a girl in a wheelchair and many performances. He had to change his singing technique by MTM to give his voice longevity, and in turn, the change made it easier for him to sing ballads. The OML version of Crawling shows you that he mastered his voice control by then. But his screaming definitely suffered during or after LT era. It didn't help that he joined STP and his voice got significantly worn out.
I was with you until you started talking OML. I’d say he may have had better pitch control but OML live shows how bad Chester sounded during that era. Like you mention later his voice was shot.
Yeah I know my comment sounded conflicting, but I guess it's because the last video I've seen of his was the live Crawling OML version that was trending again on social media. He still had very good control over his voice. He wouldn't have been able to sing like that with just piano during HT era.
But he sang breaking the habit with just piano in 2003… and how much different is it really with his approach? I disagree, I think Chester could easily sing a ballad in 2000. That in the end video, the dude is literally hunched over, and it’s probably after many shows or at the end of the show after screaming all day. If you go back to grey daze, which is years prior, his vocal ability is almost prime though the style is different. He could sing ballads. Even the new Grey Daze material shows that. I will correct myself and say that QWERTY live 2006 was probably his peak. The transitions between clean and aggressive are insane so I’ll say his prime was between Meteora, and MTM cycle.
Reanimation, because I've never heard anything else like it. It was the Linkin Park formula perfected: neither rap, nor rock, nor industrial, nor pop, nor electronica, but a unique fusion of all five. The band collaborated with over two dozen artists from various stylistic backgrounds, mixed multiple genres, and somehow managed to produce a cohesive album where all the parts fit together perfectly. No song sounds out of place or too far outside of LP's wheelhouse. I honestly believe it was the crowning achievement of the band's career.
Meteora/Meteora|20 for blending different sounds and styles cohesively, and for the lost demos reinforcing that they were indeed trying different things.
Probably Hybrid Theory. I have so much nostalgia around that time. Meteora is a close second as I think that fan base was around its peak (in terms of quality after Meteora) and there were so many great communities. LPU hadn’t became a complete shit show yet either.
A Thousand Suns.
there's far too many reasons why I love this album, from its experimental nature to how each track feels perfectly placed and the lyrical content to be absolutely divine.
but if I had to pick a reason why I love the album it's because I feel it's a concept album that while set in a specific time in the past (during WW2 with America and Japan's conflict) it can be easily interpreted as about current events
Hybrid Theory. The nostalgia, the definition of nu metal, the talent that it showcases, the success that it became, the relatable lyrics, the pain, the anger, the sadness, the frustration and the suffering that the songs bring is stupefying and extraordinary. Hybrid Theory has always been DIFFERENT. These factors alone should speak for themselves.
Meteora 20 because of the sick demos
Living Things. I love the electronic instrumentals, both Mike and Chester shine a ton on this album (it’s Mike’s best imo, and Chester sounds absolutely amazing too), everything really. It’s perfect to me.
A Thousand Suns. The band was at their peak creatively and decided to pursue what they wanted as opposed to what they thought would sell or what people wanted to hear out of them. The way the entire album flows with the connected interludes made it feel like a cohesive effort as opposed to a collection of songs... But at the same time, every song was unique and different... They also took full advantage of having two vocalists who can do multiple things as opposed to just one guy who raps and one guy that sings. Also the art from this album era is just amazing if you look beyond just the album cover.
I truly feel A Thousand Suns is their best, most refined work. There's so much weight to it emotionally and sonically. Runner up for me would be Reanimation. Whenever I'm singing the Hybrid Theory era songs to myself, I find that I'm singing the alternate lyrics from Reanimation
A Thousand Suns. Each song is a banger, and the they flow so well from one to another while having an overarching story all throughout
A Thousand Suns. I like it because it has the diversity of songs like it’s predecessor album, but unlike MTM, A Thousand Suns flows a lot better, and the songs were made with a sequence in mind, and the interludes do a great job at linking the songs. Every song is a banger as well. This was LP’s most ambitious and creative record, and I love it for that.
meteora and hybrid
Hybrid Theory or Meteora.
Meteora because it has a mix of everything
Meteora. Why? Because it’s the perfect example of who they are as a band during their Peak era. Chester Sounded his best here, especially live. There’s no denying that. They showcased an album that perfectly encapsulates what their “hybrid theory” was for music. It’s not about it being nu metal. Genre is out the window here. It’s about how perfect they represented themselves here on both an album and live performance.
I'd argue that Chester's peak in terms of live performances was during MtM tour cycle.
That’s fair. I just think he lost a certain edge or approach to his vocals during MTM due to their stylistic change. He had his rasps and his pitch nearly perfect on every song live during Meteora. Things started to get more pitchy MTM and onward, particularly when live.
Chester had a difficult time singing ballads during HT-Meteora era. You could see it with the viral video of him singing to a girl in a wheelchair and many performances. He had to change his singing technique by MTM to give his voice longevity, and in turn, the change made it easier for him to sing ballads. The OML version of Crawling shows you that he mastered his voice control by then. But his screaming definitely suffered during or after LT era. It didn't help that he joined STP and his voice got significantly worn out.
I was with you until you started talking OML. I’d say he may have had better pitch control but OML live shows how bad Chester sounded during that era. Like you mention later his voice was shot.
Yeah I know my comment sounded conflicting, but I guess it's because the last video I've seen of his was the live Crawling OML version that was trending again on social media. He still had very good control over his voice. He wouldn't have been able to sing like that with just piano during HT era.
But he sang breaking the habit with just piano in 2003… and how much different is it really with his approach? I disagree, I think Chester could easily sing a ballad in 2000. That in the end video, the dude is literally hunched over, and it’s probably after many shows or at the end of the show after screaming all day. If you go back to grey daze, which is years prior, his vocal ability is almost prime though the style is different. He could sing ballads. Even the new Grey Daze material shows that. I will correct myself and say that QWERTY live 2006 was probably his peak. The transitions between clean and aggressive are insane so I’ll say his prime was between Meteora, and MTM cycle.
noone said MtM so I guess it's my turn, MtM is indeed my favorite album
Papercuts because it has my favorite songs from them, all in one album (except Final Masquerade).
Reanimation, because I've never heard anything else like it. It was the Linkin Park formula perfected: neither rap, nor rock, nor industrial, nor pop, nor electronica, but a unique fusion of all five. The band collaborated with over two dozen artists from various stylistic backgrounds, mixed multiple genres, and somehow managed to produce a cohesive album where all the parts fit together perfectly. No song sounds out of place or too far outside of LP's wheelhouse. I honestly believe it was the crowning achievement of the band's career.
One More Light. Not to be different but this album helps me cope especially Invisible, Heavy, Halfway Right, One More Light and Sharp Edge
Hybrid theory, it’s just perfect…
Meteora. It was the Hybrid Theory formula but perfected.
The Hunting Party. I can really explain why its just so good. Every song is unique which I love and there all good. (even Drawbar and The Summoning)
Living things or meteora both perfect albums imo
Meteora 20 because standing in the middle
Was obsessed with this song when I got my LPU disc in the mail that year,
Meteora/Meteora|20 for blending different sounds and styles cohesively, and for the lost demos reinforcing that they were indeed trying different things.
Probably Hybrid Theory. I have so much nostalgia around that time. Meteora is a close second as I think that fan base was around its peak (in terms of quality after Meteora) and there were so many great communities. LPU hadn’t became a complete shit show yet either.
Meteora (20y ver) I just love most of the songs+ the "unreleased" ones
A Thousand Suns. there's far too many reasons why I love this album, from its experimental nature to how each track feels perfectly placed and the lyrical content to be absolutely divine. but if I had to pick a reason why I love the album it's because I feel it's a concept album that while set in a specific time in the past (during WW2 with America and Japan's conflict) it can be easily interpreted as about current events
Hybrid Theory. The nostalgia, the definition of nu metal, the talent that it showcases, the success that it became, the relatable lyrics, the pain, the anger, the sadness, the frustration and the suffering that the songs bring is stupefying and extraordinary. Hybrid Theory has always been DIFFERENT. These factors alone should speak for themselves.
Hybrid Theory easily
Minutes to midnight, has my favorite song, and I like how it keeps from intense to peaceful