Hybrid Theory

Early 2000s edgy emo rock still goes hard. This album is great and hyped me up on the treadmill while I listened to it, which I appreciate.

This is my first exposure to Linkin Park whatsoever and as soon as I hit play I knew I would enjoy this. There are certainly parallels between this and the rap and rock fusion that Rage Against The Machine offers on their self-titled record which I was over the moon about. I was into the lyrics of that record slightly more and I preferred the brashness of that sound without the synths used here. This album also feels less consistent to me as a handful of tracks are more hit-or-miss but I’m definitely nitpicking. I still enjoy the synths and the themes here, along with everything else, this is a style that seems to have instant appeal to me, even if I’m not going to want to listen to it all the time. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: In The End, Papercut, Crawling, One Step Closer, Pushing Me Away

This was a pivotal album for me when I was a young teenager. Nu-metal was extremely popular at that time. I’m surprised how well this album still holds up for me today.

I'm familiar with and like Linkin Park and already have 19 songs liked by them, with 5 songs from this album going in to today, 6 when counting "My December". Liked songs I am starting with are: "Papercut", "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "In The End", and "Cure for the Itch". Looks like these were the released singles I would have heard on the radio. "Cure for the Itch" is a cool (mostly) instrumental. I remember having the CD back in the day too. So I'm sure I'll recognize most of this as I listen today. I also have "My December" liked which is on the Bonus Edition and I believe it was played on the radio around that time. This song sounded very different than the rest of this album which is probably why they released it separately. One thing about this album (and Linkin Park in general) is when you pay attention to the words it's almost like you are witnessing a person discussing their problems with their therapist, using therapy words. Painful/traumatic childhood - check. Dysfunctional relationships - check. Self-hatred, insecurity and fear - check. Drug/alcohol use to mask their issues - check. I am positive their songs have helped people - by feeling not alone with these challenges - and I'm sure this has encouraged people to feel more open discussing these things. It's definitely heartbreaking that Chester Bennington could never overcome these problems and ended up killing himself - even after all of his success. In some way I think you can read his lyrics throughout their career as his suicide note, similar to his friend Chris Cornell and even Nick Drake. It's interesting to compare to another group like Rage Against the Machine - who preceded Linkin Park in melding hard rock/metal with rap. Lyrically, RATM was much more focused on the outside world (society, government, class), whereas LP is much more inwardly focused. Chester has a very powerful voice - he goes from very loud and angry near shouting to much more subtle vocals. I think the combination with Mike Shinoda's rapping is pretty cool. I know this was a trend at the time - but these guys did it better than many of the others. The music has a great energy and intensity. I ended up liking 4 more songs: "With You", "Points of Authority", "Runaway", "Pushing Me Away" Liked songs on Spotify: 10/13 (counting "My December" in this) Rating: 4/5

I think it’s really effective at turning the emo rap rock hard soft hard style popular. Was not expecting this. I did have a 4 wheeler PlayStation or Xbox game with a couple of the these tracks as well as other assorted incel butt rock.

Nunca podes decir que es malo, me podes decir q no es lo tuyo y eso te lo acepto, pero no que un álbum que marcó un género completo y a una generación es malo. Sobrevalorado tal vez, pero nunca malo.

like a 3 outta 5 but I added an extra star due to us watching AMV's for the entire album

This album was super impressive musically. I did not feel bored or like the album was repeating itself at all. Really liked the flows with the voice as an instrument, and of course the band was crushing. Only thing that fell short for me was lyrical content, I thought I was a little plain at time. Favs: Papercut Points of Authority Cure for the itch Pushing me away

Listening to this while traveling at night increased my enjoyment of the album. The lyricism in this album leaves something to be desired but I choose not to care because the 4 song run beginning with Crawling and ending with In The End left me feeling devastated. This is uncommon for me at my current age, but it was like I was transported back to mid-teens me as the songs were playing. For that it gets a half star bump. Favorites: - Papercut - Crawling - Runaway - By Myself - In The End - Cure For the Itch - Pushing Me Away Rating high 7/10

Det her e nok for noen, men det e ikke mæ.

I thought this album was the shit when I was like 14. I wouldn't count this as a favourite now, but I still think this is really great. Maybe it is just nostalgia talking but I really do enjoy most of these songs a lot. It is maybe a little too self serious an angsty at points but in a way that's part of the charm. Favs: Papercut, In The End, One Step Closer, Points Of Authority

Альбом моего детства. Сейчас в высоты свое опыта и смены приоритетов я бы уже не назвал его лучшим альбомом, но когда то он был для меня одним из лучших. Тем не менее он все еще наполнен классными треками, это отрицать сложно

All the hits are 5/5, the rest of the album is OK.

Crawling Runaway In The End

Great album. Every song is strong. Would have liked more than one break from.the rage and more variety in song structure- almost all.the songs are verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus.

Poor guy

8.5/10 favs - cure for the itch, with you

I recognize it is not perfect but I love it. Angry adolescent. Second half arguably better than the first

Album of a generation, not my favorite from LP, I hope to see more from them as they were a seminal band of the 00s

Great songs but also surprised at how many bad songs there were. Huge gap between the hits and non hits. Bad songs are on par with Limp Bizkit

A very goo d debut album from this group. Nice mix of musical genres that at the time was a creative original idea. They took off around the world with several popular numbers.

All hits, I love sad people music. Through line for the album was a little one note.

Nu-Metal doesn’t get much better than this. Everything about this record is great: the hits, the deep cuts, the fantastic instrumentation, and of course the incredible chemistry between lead singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda. One of the best debut albums of the 2000’s. RIP Chester Bennington

I am apparently a total poser and kinda just like the popular Linkin Park songs.

Having settled on a less intensive highlight selection process, listening to this album felt like a more freeing experience. This is some classic nu metal rap rock; I can hear traces of Eminem's flow and influence in the delivery. Hybrid Theory even has pretty much same ingredients as a rap-rock album like the Eminem Showz but with the proportions flipped in the other direction to skew a bit more towards rock than rap. There is sometime a tryhard energy to some of the songs here, which is not at all uncommon in nu metal, though some songs do also wind up feeling pretty same-y. I tend to like the songs more which lean into slower melodies and focus less on the somewhat corny approach to flow and rhymes, but if you're in the mood for this level of intense emotion, then you'll be eating good. Highlights: Papercut, With You, Crawling, Runaway, By Myself, In the End, A Place for my Head

very solid, i love it, but not their best imo

I remember this coming out, liking it, then eventually thinking it was over hyped. Like a pendulum I think I'm back to it a pretty good album. I wouldn't say they made their sound first, but they did it very well

so fire its insane idk if it deserves the 5 tho

fire i already had loads

<3

Good

This is a great album that I admit to being late to appreciate. At the time, the nu metal vibe was just not appealing to me even though I was heavily into both hard rap and punk. It finally grew on me. My only criticism now is about Shinoda's "rapping". Its just so laughably bad! But I appreciate everything else about him and how much he is responsible for building the band. And, of course, Chester's vocals are incomparable.

Stuffed to the brim with classics

Linkin Park is a band I can only compare to a roller coaster: while it may look daunting and dangerous from an outside perspective, actually getting on the ride proves it's one of the safest adrenaline rush providers accessible to the general public. Hybrid Theory is such an album: it's Linkin Park emerging as a band fully formed, and though they would change up their sound with each subsequent release, nothing they did ever truly deviated from the formula established on this auspicious debut. The late great Chester Bennington is the standout performance on here, with his shockingly versatile voice moving from huge aggressive screams to delicate tenor crooning across the album's tracks. The rest of the band kind of blends in together, all thanks to the excellent production of co-frontman and 2000s rapper Mike Shinoda (I mention the decade here because his style really hasn't changed since the year 2003.) The singles here are a step above the rest of the deep cuts here, but there are some very strong contenders on here, "Points of Authority" being among the best of the non-hits. The most distinct thing about the actual instrumentation is how seamlessly everything is mixed, from the nu-metal posturing to the industrial sampling courtesy of the in-band DJ (just another thing to set them apart) and the very earnest hip-hop rhyming. Linkin Park, in this manner, remind me of Motorhead. Where the former attracted hip hop fans, nu-metal fans, and broad radio listeners, Motorhead did the same a generation earlier with punk, blues, and metal fans. That's probably where similarities between the bands end. Reaching across the aisle is important in music, after all. This isn't to say everything on here is great: the more aggressive passages are products of their time in every sense of that term, and the overly earnest and vulnerable lyricism and performances invite a some mockery (I can't hear "Crawling" without thinking of that one meme that goes CRAWLING IN MY CRAWL, THESE CRAWLS THEY WILL NOT CRAWL...) Maybe that's just me. Linkin Park are from the Korn school of vulnerable nu-metal, with their confessional lyrics that made them a darling of kids going through their first trials as they matured. You can't ask much more of an album than that. Despite all those flaws, this is a landmark album and signalled the emergence of a new type of rock as the format entered the 21st century. It's an album as culturally, historically and aesthetically significant as anything else in the Library of Congress' current registry. Key Tracks: One Step Closer, Points of Authority, Runaway, In the End

Dated, but still bangs I don't even care

Pretty OK.

One of the best rock/hip hop albums

Better than I thought. A bit too forced at times.

Man, this is a hard album to rate. LINKIN PARK I feel as an excellent band. However, this is their worst album. On the other hand, it was their first album. It's almost an injustice for it to be on this list because it doesn't really represent them very well. They have a perfect album in their catalog, listening to this knowing that they have multiple albums that are far far superior would typically make me rate it a two star or three star, but there are some absolute bangers on here. Those bangers have not really aged particularly well compared to their other bangers. So reluctantly, I'm going to give it a four but really it's probably a high three. If you have been under a rock for the last quarter century and don't know who these guys are this album is a good introduction I suppose but don't stop listening here go through their catalog if you're going to listen to one single LINKIN PARK album this isn't it though.

Grunge but for the mainstream

I’m biased here, but this just bangs. Not their absolute best like Meteora, but still great from beginning to end. In the End is amazing, the dual vocals great, the guitar is so forward, and just embodies a genre for a reason.

Massively nostalgic listen for me. One of the first five albums I ever bought. I played this to death and still know all the words somehow. Very 2000s to have the penultimate track be a solo instrumental from the DJ in the band. Chester and Mike work so well as dual vocalists, maybe some of the best back and forth in rock.

Leuk, wel beetje emo

Great album

For as much as nu metal occupies a seriously bleak backwater in (western) popular music, and to some degree rightfully so, I'm still glad we got this band and album in this collection. I remember buying this album not that long after it was released, and being incredibly impressed at how strong this young band's debut album was, and still is. True, they don't have much variety across the album, and at times they feel like they're channeling a more mainstream version of the likes of Korn or even Nine Inch Nails, but it also feels like they managed to create their own hooky take on rap metal/rock. I also give them credit for (a) playing 324 shows in 2001 to support the album, and (b) following up this impressive album with an equally if not even more impressive remix album "Reanimation", which apparently and justifiably stands as the 4th most popular remix album of all time. (I'm partial to Bush's "Deconstructed", but I agree that "Reanimation" is an amazing accomplishment--just check out the likes of "Enth E Nd", "Plc.4 Mie Haed", "Ppr:kut" or "1Stp Klosr".) It's very sad, though, to read that lead singer Chester Bennington killed himself in 2017 just a couple of months after Chris Cornell's suicide; apparently his demons never really lost their grip on him.

No es el tipo de rock que más me gusta ni que más elijo, pero dentro del hard rock es de lo que más me gusta. Este disco tiene EL temon de In the End. Y después se deja escuchar. 7,5/10

In high school I said I hated Linkin Park. I heard all the hits and found them grating and annoying, and I really didn't like the one singers falsetto. When the song the catalyst came out on 2010 I totally turned my back to them and talked shit for years. Fast forward to 2026. I'm older now and don't hear these songs daily, so it's a bit nostalgic to listen now. The rap rock is pretty good for the genre. All around a pretty solid album. 3.5/5 -> 4/5

Da werd ich ganz nostalgisch...

Nicht mein Geschmack, aber davon ab halte ich das für ein starkes Album. Unter 4 Sterne fände ich da unangemessen.

노래가 전체적으로 꽤 좋았다. 아마 힙합인거 같은데 힙합은 평균 이상은 항상 되는 것 같다. (힙합 좋아!) Overall, the song was pretty good. It seems to be hip-hop, and hip-hop tracks always seem to be above average. (I love hip-hop!)

solid album, kinda reuses the same riffs though

4/5 Favorite Song: One Step Closer

Lots of really good songs combined with 3 pretty terrible songs.

Made me want to run through a brick wall

It was nice to listen to the whole album after having grown up with a couple of the songs.

Ah, nothing like looking back to the early 2000s: Some music was great, some music was shit, but this one was probably the one that kick started most of that. Honestly, this album has aged very well. When I first got it, I kind of expected listening to the album to feel kind of edgy, but surprisingly, most of the songs felt like they came from a genuine place, and were not just edgy for the sake of it, especially songs like Papercut, one of my standout tracks, and Crawling, one of the albums biggest hits. One of the highlights of the album for me was definitely Mike Shinoda’s rapping, which feels less like it’s rapping just for the sake of it, and more like it’s helping to reinforce the themes of Chester Bennington’s sung parts, my favorite of these rapped parts being the opening for A Place For My Head. Bennington’s singing is also impressive on this album, especially on two of my other standouts, Points of Authority and Pushing Me Away. His vocal abilities are very diverse on this album, with his more melodic side being shown on songs like In The End, my final standout song, and others his more intense side, such as One Step Closer. Overall, some may consider this album to be cringy and dated, but for what it is, I think it’s held up pretty well all this time.

This is the first album I actually own on vinyl, but I have never gotten around to listening to it. For a debut album, it is impressive that linkin park have found their sound so quickly and there are no songs that feel out of place. They play a brand of nu metal that is accessible while still sounding tough. If i could critique one thing, some of the songs sound a bit samey. Love turntable scratches in music. Best tracks would be 4,5, and 8. Fun fact this is the highest selling album of 2001. 3.75

Few good linkin park songs in here

Enjoyed more than I thought I would, interesting stuff. First track’s a lot of fun

in my heart im unfortunately still the dorky repressed 12 year old who watched kingdom hearts AMVs. i was looking for AOT crack but i digress. 3.7-4.2. more late 90s rnb than previously thought. crackers ignored the ones where shinoda was doing his best busta rhymes™️ for the eminen flows. i don't respect you as a people.

8 / 10

This album is like being a high school student and entering an underground fighting league because your first love broke your heart. Fuck you Hayley.

iconic. right place, right time.

Been officially one year since my first review/album and this is a good one to celebrate with. The definitive nu metal album that anyone can listen to. While I have never been a big fan of this kind of music and Linkin Park, its still a very solid listen that I enjoyed.

The hits are great, and there are some hidden gems between them, but this is not a no-skip record. Some songs are just meh rap-rock/nu-metal.

Classic record from my childhood. I think this record still holds up. The sounds from this record feel like they're making a resurgence today. Favourite Track(s): Crawling, In The End, One Step Closer Least Favourite Track(s): Cure For The Itch

A good album. Good songs hybrid rap rock that worked really well. Listening it didn’t seem dated. I enjoyed hearing this again.

Youtube tutorial music, and I don't even mean that in a derisive way. This was another album I was fully expecting to hate but I actually really enjoyed this? I can't explain why I had fun with this while All Hope is Gone just annoyed me. Maybe because it's not really trying to be Real Metal, it's very much just its own thing, so I wasn't comparing it to metal albums like I was with AHIG. The music and vocals in general also don't give off this obnoxious tryhard tough guy vibe like AHIG does. The lyrics are very 'you don't understand mom!!!', I would've loved this when I was 14. Even though I never listened to this as a kid it made me kind of nostalgic for that period of my life. Jokes aside I can see why this album spoke to so many teenagers in that era. It also has a genuinely cool mix of hard rock and electronic music. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it meshed together.

01) Papercut - 10,0 02) One Step Closer - 10,0 03) With You - 8,0 04) Points of Authority - 9,0 05) Crawling - 10,0 06) Runaway - 9,0 07) By Myself - 8,0 08) In the End - 10,0 09) A Place for My Head - 8,0 10) Forgotten - 7,5 11) Cure for the Itch - 7,0 12) Pushing Me Away - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,71 (87/100) Current ranking: 120/950

I was probably too old to appreciate the angst in the lyrics when this came out! In The End was on Kerrang! TV a lot and I liked that but never really got paid much attention to anything else by them, although I did recognise a few tracks.

Captures the feeling of teenage angst well. I'm quite surprised to hear that it's a debut album. Definitely worth a listen!

Only knew the hits, but was right at the angst teen age when it was out. I enjoyed it for what it was!

The sound of early 2000’s. I have never listened to the full album before, but I know the singles very well. Favourites: In the End, Crawling, One Step Closer

Really good mix of genres. There’s a few slow songs but overall impressed

Defined a genre and has some absolute bangers

Classic, loved this as a a teenager.

i was sooo happy to have gotten this album. rip chester... i love linkin park, i love hybrid theory, i love how they executed their genre. you can call me a basic btch or a poser all you want but my top 3 are: In the end, crawling and runaway. honorable mention to papercut. the only reason i gave 4/5 is because i can't decide if my favorite album of theirs is hybrid theory, meteora or minutes to midnight.

Honestly still holds up and is entertaining … some excellent singles 4+

I listened to this in bed as it poured outside with my curtains drawn, and honestly I think that’s the only way to listen to this In the End is obviously the standout here, being one of the single most streamed songs ever made; for someone who grew up in the 2000s and heard it god knows how many times it’s still at least a little cool. I think Chester Bennington (rip) has a really unique singing style that sounds good for the most part, and really makes each song feel “Linkin Park” rather than “Nu Metal”. There’s a ton of energy behind each song; it just hits you in waves Biggest complaint I have is the lack of variety, where it really does feel like every song has the exact same structure, tempo, and key at times. The songs I recognized were obviously their own thing but everything else just sounded like they were riffing off them. Also, I just cannot take this stuff seriously; I like Crawling as a song but it really does feel like something a 14 year old would play on his iPod after the girl he asked to homecoming rejected him. I know a lot of these songs are about struggles with mental illness and depression, but that’s all I can think of. I’m honestly kinda surprised this one’s on the list considering the 1001 writers absolutely refuse to put anything that’s actually popular after the year 2000 on the list, but I’m glad it was on here considering how it exposed everyone on earth to a (often despised) genre and produced some of the most recognizable rock songs in the 2000s. I’m trying not to be spiteful since I really did enjoy most of the songs on here, so I think I’ll be nice since it’s at least not another English punk album

This is so BadAss!!! I listened to this and I was transported back in time. It's the 2000's. I'm playing Kingdom Hearts II on the PS2. It's so cool. A lot of the songs have become very meme'd on, but people like to make memes of the shows and music they love; the fact that the songs gained a new meaning in the modern age is proof of their influence. How many 13 year olds expressed themeslves via AMVs? I felt very cool listening to this. I liked the intensity. They invented Nu-Metal and then killed Nu-Metal because there's no way to make a better Nu-Metal album than this.

Cracking. Although slightly prefer the remix version.

Hybrid Theory is one of those albums that instantly takes me back. I was probably 11 or 12 when my older brother brought it home, and while I knew the big singles, I wasn’t exactly a nu-metal kid. I could never get into bands like Limp Bizkit, and at that age I was still too young to really appreciate heavier rock and metal. What I did love was Meteora, and revisiting Hybrid Theory all these years later reminded me why Linkin Park stood above so many of their peers. “Papercut” is an incredible opener. The energy is immediate and the band wastes no time showing what made them special. Mike Shinoda isn’t my favourite rapper, but unlike so many rap-rock frontmen of the era, he actually sounds authentic. He has rhythm, emotion, and knows exactly how to fit into the band’s sound. Chester Bennington, meanwhile, was simply one of a kind. Even on this first track his voice cuts through everything with a rawness and sincerity that nobody else could replicate. Some of the lyrics and hooks feel very 2000s now, but the song still hits. “One Step Closer” was my introduction to Linkin Park and it remains one of the album’s highlights. The guitar riff, the scratches, the bass, Chester screaming “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU”—it’s impossible not to get caught up in it. It’s aggressive, memorable, and sounds like it was built for a mosh pit. As the album progresses, what really stands out is how effortlessly the band blends genres. Songs like “With You” and especially “Points of Authority” showcase a group where every member contributes something important without ever feeling forced. The chemistry is remarkable. Everyone gets their moment, yet the focus always remains on the song. Then there’s “Crawling.” This is the track that separated Linkin Park from so many of the rap-rock and nu-metal bands that came after them. Chester’s lyrics are deeply personal, but somehow universal at the same time. Whether you’re struggling with addiction, anxiety, depression, or something entirely different, the song makes you feel understood. It’s haunting, painful, and beautiful. More than twenty years later, it’s still one of the defining songs of the era. The heavier cuts like “Runaway,” “By Myself,” and “A Place for My Head” continue the album’s momentum. There are moments that feel rooted in the clichés of early-2000s nu-metal, but Linkin Park always find a way to make them their own. Mike’s verses remain some of the strongest you’ll find in rock-rap, and Chester consistently elevates everything with his range and intensity. “In the End” was a song I honestly got tired of growing up. It felt like it was everywhere—radio, MuchMusic, school dances, everywhere. But hearing it again after years away from it reminded me why it became such a phenomenon. It’s emotional, catchy, vulnerable, and accessible without feeling manufactured. It wasn’t just a hit; it was a sign that rock music was changing. One of my favourite moments remains “Cure for the Itch.” Back when I was a kid, I could listen to it while skateboarding for hours. Today it works just as well in the background while working, cleaning, or doing pretty much anything. It’s layered, creative, and never gets old. “Pushing Me Away” closes the album perfectly, maintaining the emotional weight while ending on a slightly different energy that makes you want to start the whole thing over again. What surprised me most revisiting Hybrid Theory is how much I enjoyed having it on repeat all day. This isn’t just a nostalgia record. It’s genuinely one of the best nu-metal albums ever made and arguably the best example of rap-rock done right. It’s also the kind of album I’d want to show my daughter someday to explain what I listened to growing up. Linkin Park’s longevity wasn’t an accident. Hybrid Theory and Meteora showed that they had the talent to evolve without losing themselves. Chester Bennington was a once-in-a-generation voice, and his absence is still felt today. If you’ve written this album off as just another nu-metal record from the early 2000s, it’s worth another listen. There’s something special here. More than two decades later, it still stands apart from the crowd. 7.2/10

Great album had fun listening to it. Generally overhated in the music world but i think its an actually enjoyable listen whilst it may not be the most musically advanced im still happy. Loved the mixing on this album aswell

It's hard to knock this album, it's got musicality combined wotha controlled agression that just makes you want to rock out

An album I used to absolutely love. Very much of the time. Still some great songs but I feel my taste has changed/evolved.

Great album, v easy to listen to, great pace. 4/5

Old school rock, genuinely so good, from the first track omg! Energetic but no too heavy in the screams in the guitar, and you're able to hear the lyrics super clearly. Real cool husky voice omg!!! I feel like he's using a different technique when he growls and screams which doesn't overpower and make the song too aggressive. There's also some elements of rap in track 4, which I love, because it adds the rhythmic elements of rap with the fast guitars working together. Some songs are about losing yourself and trying to find yourself again, which was seen before, but with original melodies and techniques its transferred with such uniqueness! Overall this is a really good rock album, a really solid 7/10

good throwback

Чтобы жизнь медом не казалась

Not many misses on here. Fast, upbeat tempo throughout this album reminds me a lot of other great 90s/00s rock songs.

Blown away but how much I enjoyed this album. I knew the radio hit but had no idea they were so cool.

290 Absolutely hammered this album back in the day, it’s certainly a bit cheesy in places but still really enjoy it. Highlights Points of Authority In the end Pushing me away

Runs out of steam a bit in the final three songs, but overall an iconic album of this genre.

listened to this about a couple of months ago. i realized then that individually these songs are good but the album listening experience isnt great. i wouldve rated it a 3 then but im feeling generous today so its getting a 4.

Kirjotin äsken pidemmästi mut painoin vahingos kohtaa rate uudestaa enkä jaksa enää kirjottaa. Ois pitäny antaa Princelle ja Holelle yhtä arvosanaa huonommat, koska tää on niitä parempi mut en oo varma onko tää high 4 vai low 5

Heel dope

A good album, quite iconic at least one song for the 2000s rock industry Fav songs- Papercut, In the end 4/5

This is gentleman’s screamo. Apparently that’s a style that works for me pretty well. Lots of energy and this album seems to have all their hits.

Easily one of the best nu metal albums(in a much maligned genre this album is a breath of fresh air), not too long so didn’t overstay its welcome, great riffs and great blending of singing and rapping. Chester has a great voice that really made linkin park what it was.

There is absolutely a time and a place for this album. Four stars

Oh this is linkin park? Interesting. Shoutout Ruby Red Gwen for putting them on my radar. This is interesting. I'm not really sure if this is my vibe but I'm liking it. Interesting noises going on. Very much what I expected from linkin park actually. This fit the bill entirely. God to be a cunt in the 2000s listening to this bullshit with some emo eyeliner and a shitty haircut and a lip piercing. The dream. Oh to be a punk guy. Linkin park just brings it out of me. Mr. Park you're really cooking something up here. This is actually very good and dynamic while remaining true to the genre and its vibe. Mr. Park you've really done something here. What are they doing bro?? I'm a little confused but quite intrigued. Favourite: Paperclip Least Favourite: One Step Closer

Dritkult album. Aldri hørt før, Linkin har alltid bare vært et av de bandene jeg aldri begynte med. Men dette treffer dritbra!

The best Linkin Park album, a style thats not always something for me, but here its executed amazingly. Love the mix between singing and rap. 1. In the end 2. Forgotten 3. One Step Closer

Head banging and emotional turmoil; loved the anger, pain and sadness this album conveyed, you can feel this one. Think it’s missing a sense of awe that would put it at a 5 but still a solid album and I appreciate that it didn’t overstay its welcome.

Muy buen álbum honestamente, no lo había escuchado completo hasta ahora y fue una excelente oportunidad de ver lo que los hizo tan prominentes al inicio del milenio A Place In My Head fue mi canción favorita, buenísima, no sé si infravalorada, pero muchos la podrían estar dejando pasar Creo que pudo haber más balance entre los momentos fuertes y los relajados (que casi no hubo) pero habría que ver si eso se obtiene en los posteriores, no les puedo quitar mérito necesariamente por eso, es más cuestión de gustos

What a classic album, so many good tracks. Definitely needs to go into rotation.

Good stuff

Album #91, Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I hated Linkin Park when I was a teenager. I’m not even fully sure why. I think maybe nu metal just didn’t resonate with me at all, and I was probably a bit of a musical snob in my early years as well. I didn’t like how popular they were, so I kind of dismissed them outright. I obviously knew the massive singles because they were completely unavoidable, but outside of that I never really listened to them properly. So fuck me, I feel like I’m about twenty five years late to the party here, because this is a fucking great album. Like, genuinely great. I didn’t expect that early 2000s nu metal sound to sound this brilliant. The production is incredible. Everything sounds huge and clean and sharp. The details throughout are great too. The heaviness of the riffs, the vocal melodies, the turntable scratches, all that stuff still sounds futuristic in a weird way. Not ahead of its time exactly, because it sounds very much of its time, but that whole style still feels like a futuristic take on rock music. I didn’t connect with this when I was younger, even though I probably would have related to a lot of the themes at the time. But listening to it now from more of a distance, I can appreciate it a lot more. The best thing about the album is their ear for choruses. Every single track sounds like it could have been a single because the choruses are so banging. Every song has a huge hook that feels earned through the verses and the build-up. The songwriting is just ridiculously catchy throughout. I also really liked the interplay between the rapping and Chester Bennington’s vocals. Before listening, I honestly thought that would be the thing I’d hate most and that it would sound really cringey. And while some of the sensitivity is definitely a bit overwrought at times, that kind of comes with the territory. For the most part, it actually works really, really well. If I had any criticism, it’s that the album is very formulaic and pretty one note. But to be fair, it’s a fucking great note. The style works because the songs are just so well written and catchy. Every track is an earworm. One funny thing I noticed is that the final song, “Pushing Me Away”, sounds almost exactly like “Numb” from the next album. The vocal melodies, the structure, loads of it feels really similar. I looked it up afterwards and saw that their second album got criticised for sounding too much like this one, and I can totally understand that criticism. It’s probably one of the reasons I don’t know if I’ll dive much deeper into their discography. Still though, this is apparently one of the best selling albums of all time, and I guess all those people weren’t wrong. Turns out I was the one who was wrong. A really great surprise.

Fed entire generation's depression. Great debut.

Good album with loads of great songs but also with bunch of mediocre. The mediocre ones keep the album in total from getting a solid 4 and only gets a strong 3,5. Anyway I'll rate it as 4 here. Best song was Paper Cut. It opens the album with such a blast and is overall a great song.

Really enjoyed this, I kind of wrote off this scene at the time, but this has stood the test of time well.

Complete nostalgia bias. One of my favourite albums on the bus to school in my teens. Not even their best album and full of screamers. Iconic

Listened to this in middle school a lot.

Good

given that i grew up with this album, there is a nostalgia aspect that almost made me give it a 5, but unbiased: i appreciate the raw emotion throughout. so many great songs on this album <3

This is the first time I e listened to this album in full since high school. Still holds up. Banger

Pourquoi j’ai pas entendu ça quand gt jeune???

great disc for the youth

aggressive entêtant catharsis punching in your face apocalyptic

I loved it back then, and enjoyed it again now. Points for impact: after this I went to the 2025 Sleep Token album and yep, wouldn’t have that without this.

Dumb rock in a similar manner to Limp Bizkit, but with much more edge and less fun. Still fun to listen to, can't say these songs aren't memorable and make for a perfect soundtrack to a drunk driving binge. It's just stupid fun to scream these choruses at the top of your lungs.

Rap metal, who knew it could work?

Linkin Park lean heavily into the psychological domain, trauma, and despair. Well executed and heavy. Chester Bennington (?) is an excellent singer, died tragically young. Great band. In the End is a classic, great hook, thoughtful and emotionally expressive. Well executed angry youth anthems.

I didn’t expect something about 70’s but it surprised me. It was really good

This Album starts with a bang, sounds the same after few songs but a place for my head was, is and will always be such a massiv banger!

Okay, heavily biased here. This album showed 11year old me the way towards music that was heavier and more aggressive than my parents' classic rock and pop stuff. (I remember them being shocked by Chester Benningham shouting from my room SHUT UP WHEM I'M TALKING TO YOU!!!) There's much to like here, and the parts fit together nicely: Downtuned metal riffs, sweet DJ effects, Mike Shinoda's rapping, Chester's powerful clean and non-clean singing. The songs are short and effectively constructed. Only the middle stretch of "Crawling" and "Runaway" insn't that strong. I know mu metal is often frowned upon (by me also), but here, it really comes together and forms a sweet listen. As I said, I'm biased ;) 4/5

classic

Not listened to much by them before, though impossible to completely miss I just never had a nu metal phase really. Though I wasn't hugely into it now it's an impressive album that feels like it'd go insanely hard if it hit you at the right time and place.

It’s album like this on this list that help me recognize and hopefully tear down some of my pretensions about certain types of music. I rolled my eyes a little when I got this album for the day, even if I knew I loved songs like One Step Closer and In The End when they were all over pop and rock radio stations and MTV when this came out. I’m not sure if I’d ever listened to the full album even if it was rather dominate after its release my last year of middle school. I’ve heard the hits a million times of course, and I probably associated the band with the weird and disturbed kids at my school unfairly, since I was probably weird and disturbed myself. As a boring grownup I found this to be a surprisingly even and well made album from start to finish, and the angsty energy in this record make it a great companion at the gym.

4 stars!!

The teenage angst is strong with this one

It's great, what can I say? Later Nu Metal bands could be annoying, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

I would say that Nu Metal is among my least favourite music genres, but I didn't really mind this one. It's like a heavy rock album with some cool industrial and electronic elements (e.g. "Points of Authority.") Lots of the songs on the album fluctuate between subdued rap sections by Mike Shinoda and the explosive choruses which has angst-driven vocals by Chester Bennington. I can see why this album was a big deal and people reference it a lot, and they talk about how much it means to them. Soo, I wouldn't say I'm a complete fan of the album, but it was a lot better than what I was expecting. Only song on here was aware of before the album was the amazing song of "In the End" and may have heard "Crawling" (though not fully confident I have; it just sounds familiar.) A new found song that I really like is "Papercut" which is a song that is simply an amazing opener to the album and probably of all time. I wouldn't mind listening to this album again, because it has some really cool sounds. And another reason is because it isn't 70 minutes with 15 minutes of it being a silence hidden track, like some other famous nu metal bands around that time period. Highlight Song/s: "Papercut" and "In the End"

8/10 Enjoyed the vibe cause of the state I'm in, but the constant yelling in almost every song is just not for all the time scenarios. Really liked it, but would only listen to it in several occasions

Very nice Seems like it inspired all these hero alternative rock bands Not as a repetitive as I would have thought

Beast of a debut. The sound is so polished, the vocals are so unique... This is so influential to where music would go. Industrial, pop punk, nu metal, it's all blended into something that really hit the mark. I was never too much of a Linkin Park fan but some of these tracks were unavoidable.

Despite being the album for angsty teenagers right around the time I stopped being an angsty teenager I really enjoy this album. It's got some absolute bangers on it, the DJ/Producer is actually additive to the band unlike a lot of the other bands of the era featuring one, Chester Bennington unfortunately comes through as being very sincere and it hits hard. It's aggressive in a way that isn't completely inaccessible. My only complaint is that the drumming is extremely formulaic; every song has an 8th note high hat hit throughout; it's like he doesn't know another beat. It's fine for the music but I couldn't help but notice it as I listened all the way through. I can forgive whatever era of cringe this album associates with. I'm too old to care.

A réécouter svt, inclassable dans mes playlist

Mucha energía. Potente. Fusiones interesantes. Voz ideal y letras sólidas. Las mejores, para mí, In the end y One Step Closer. Buen album.

First album I ever bought. So ive got a soft spot for it. Some tunes on here. Prime Nu Metal, mosher era Enough time has gone by that i can appreciate it again

Well, I can certainly see how this appealed to a ton of people. It's less bro-y than Limp Bizkit, it's better-written, and the "you" that the band sings about is amorphous enough to be a partner/friend/parent/teacher. That being said, I wasn't into this when it came out and I'm still not into it, despite the talent involved.

This album is such a 3.5 star album to me. A solid 7 out of 10, no higher, no lower. Makes it difficult to rate because of the no half stars thing on this app. Papercut, Runaway, In The End (obvz) were personal song highlights and I like the poppiness of the song structures. Compared to my other 4 star albums Im gonna say it's closer to them than it is to my 3s, but it's not a true 4 in my heart

Listening to Linkin Park is so bittersweet… so many resonated with Chester and he helped people feel seen but he’s not here anymore to see how much impact his words had. He was so clear he was suffering

It's still good, but not as good as I found it 20+ years ago. The angst is a bit much now. The best tracks are like In The End - letting the emotion of Bennington's vocals come though without a lot of the cheesiness. Some rap rock is ok. Even a little of the screaming works. There's too much of both on about half the tracks. Still, I enjoyed most of it.

👍🏻

Stundtals oerhört bra. Betydelsefulla för crossover mellan rapmusik och metal. Jag gillar ingen av dessa genrer per se, men av någon anledning finns flera favoriter ibland band som blandar dessa genrer. Rage Against the Machine t ex. En klar fyra

Definitely a product of its time, with not much variety in songwriting or style. But eh, who cares when it's this good. Faves: Papercut, One Step Closer, Crawling, In The End

Interesting, very influential

OMG this is so A.J. Soprano coded, "Cure for the Itch" for me was the hype of the album.

Pretty solid

The nu metal vocals are going to be polarizing, but I think it works for the style. The riffs are crunchy and undeniably good. I like the keyboards and DJ scratches. It's dated but that's what I want with this. Papercut is a strong start with a great chorus, and One Step Closer is just pure angst with a classic breakdown. With You alternates very heavy parts with calmer sections, and Points of Authority has yet another good riff. Crawling features Chester at maybe his whiniest, but I like the quieter brooding moments in between the heavy choruses. Good keyboards again on Runaway, a deeper cut that's just as catchy as some of the singles. By Myself is a bit of a filler, but In the End is maybe their biggest song (toss up with Numb?) and it deserves its flowers, from the piano to the power chords and the emo lyrics... I don't know, man. It just works. After that there's a lull, but I appreciate Cure for the Itch, a bit darker and more cinematic. Pushing Me Away is more in line with the rest and it gets the job done. This wasn't my scene back in the day, but I dig it now for some reason.

Super solid nu-metal album. Some classics on this one. I was very happy to receive an album I’ve heard before and enjoy.

Such a cool album when I was in high school. I remember being in awe of this sound. Really took hard rock and nu metal up a notch.

Great album

Songs in the last sounds better 4/5

This was out when I was 15 and was right at the time when nu metal was at its peak. I liked Maiden and Metallica and had known the Beatles since I could remember which made me think I was better than the people that listened to Linkin Park having only recently found 'their' music while I secretly thought it was great. The life of a teenage musical snob! Now I'm 40 I know that's an absolute nonsense and not just because this is a great album. Chester was a fantastic singer and there is loads on here to enjoy. Glad to have heard this again. While I'm here apologies to all those who hung around outside John Menzies in Kilmarnock for the sneering as I walked past!

So iconic. So many super memorable lines, dramatic hooks that just pop instantly and this self-destructive energy. It's definitely a sad album, but at the same times has so many bangers. Very easy to see why it's so popular.

p good could see the rap (?) influences and could also see where 21 pilots took inspiration.

love

Better than expected

Also not my jam, but the album is short and catchy and fine to listen to. Several of the songs sound like a teenage boy temper tantrum "YOU TRY TO GET THE BEST OF ME, GO AWAY", for example, but I think there's a strong argument to be made that this album performed an important service in modelling healthy masculinity for teen boys--songs talk about being scared, feeling alone, etc, and it'd be better if boys today were listening to Linkin Park and forming bad knock off bands than listening to podcasts. I'm giving it a 4, even though Jon's right that the rapping is bad.

Really surprised myself by liking this. I think it caught me on the right day bc if I listened to it today, I’d probably hate it

Yes it’s kinda cringe but I think the hype outweighs it. It’s pretty nostalgic at this point for me

This album is beyond amazing.I'm saying this as someone who hardly listens to rock or metal but I swear now I feel like a rebellious teen now.

I might be to old to deal with the intensity of this album but this transports me to my younger self. That together with Chester's voice, it just works.

Love this

Never was into these guys back in the day but it's a great listen.

There’s levels to this nu metal shit.

This was the HOTTEST shit when I was in middle school and therefore I feel it is cool to like this

I think the people that hate this album think this is the heaviest shit in the world. Yeah there is screaming. Have you ever listened to grindcore? There's way noisier and more incoherent stuff out there than this. I'm not going to sit here and insult those people. Music taste is subjective. You don't have to like it, though that idea could be conveyed in a nicer way. I usually try to find good stuff to say about each album on here. Sometimes that's pretty impossible, but I'm still trying nonetheless. With all of this being said, not liking this album is one thing, but saying it doesn't deserve to BE on this list is honestly insulting. There are a lot of albums on here that I don't enjoy, BUT I can still understand their impact and acknowledge their worth. This album definitely contributed to the genre and shaped a group of people. FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WENT 12 TIMES PLATINUM. Don't like it for all I care, but don't say it's not worthy of its place on a list like this. To end all of this *insert white monster edit with crawling as the background song here*

So many bangers

genuinely a great album, production is spot-on. don't let the internet irony police stop you from appreciating this for what it is

so many memories of sleepovers on the trampoline with Pal!

I wasn't there for this, or any nu metal at the time, but I've come to embrace the genre much later. It's maybe a bit too polished and predictable in places, but this record brought many kids into the metal scene (I was already there, and not a kid), so that makes this genre defining and influential. It's on my shelves Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (7/10) Total reviewed : 258 Already owned : 60 Purchased : 15 To buy list : 1 Nope : 182

I don't want to own this album, but I appreciate what they were and the story behind the lyrics is devastating.

Very strong album with some great songs on here. Something I never really listened to on release outside of the singles.

A lot of bangers. Chesters voice is just so fitting to this. I was more annoyed than amazed at that DJ track in the middle of the album.

What a time capsule for me.. it’s good to know that it stands the test of time

This album has stood the test of time. It has defined a generation and help blend nu-metal into the populus. Overall, the album is great and I enjoy most of the songs. There are 1 or 2 I am no the biggest fan of, but it is overall a fantastic album.

The music nerd in me cannot pretend to not like this album. Yes, is a nu-metal cliche and the rapping makes me cringe sometimes, but I hear Chester’s voice and it’s like I’m 14 again lying in my bedroom’s bed listening to the full album and enjoying it so so much. RIP Chester.

Most of it still holds up. A bit samey in some parts.

Dope

Don’t think I’d ever actually listened to this one front to back. One of the most distinctive/memorable album covers of all time just quietly. 3.5/5

This (and their 2nd album even more so) was a big album as a teenager of the aughts. Still goes hard.

Dobar album, volin njihov zvuk i kombinaciju distrotiranog rep vokala i pivanja/deranja od Chestera, samo na momente neke pisme postanu repetativne al ima i par bangera. 7/10 Najbolja pisma: In the end

I’m genuinely shocked to see this album on this list. I love this album, I just didn’t think I’d see it here. I hope Meteora is on here too. Honestly, I can understand if people don’t like it if they didn’t grow up with it. There’s still some really good stuff in here though and In The End is an absolute classic. I love this album, I’ve been a big fan of Linkin Park my whole life so maybe it’s a bit biased. But hey, that’s kinda the point of these ratings, right?

I have a feeling reviews of this album strongly correlate with if this came out in your adolescence and if you connected then. IMO - one of the great angst/depressed millennial youth records. It held up surprisingly decently, but it helps that I remember the words to half of the songs despite not listening to them in a long time.

This is nu-metal at its finest. It’s heavy, aggressive and powerful, while still being pretty accessible. Linkin Park has this extremely cool vibe that just sits in every song—sure it’s a product of its time, but there are many incredible aspects of this album. The guitar tones are sick, and the playing is super tight. Chester’s screams are bloodcurdling and breathtaking. The rapping is also pretty tight and very catchy at times. Overall, this is a great album and I appreciate it a lot.

This was cool. It must have been fun to be an angsty teen in the early 2000s

I’ve known about this band forever and the album still holds up. I don’t have much else to say other than what the Apple Music reviewer wrote: Linkin Park calls back to what the. Use and Depeche Mode were conveying with their music, just sensitive young men looking for a break from the pain.

Forefront of their genre with some iconic tunes here. Not really in my wheelhouse, but they put together a solid groove and you acn find yourself easily getting into it.

this album is not made for me. it is inaccessible to a beautiful, fun loving, gorgeous, free woman. I’m glad chester and LP could make young men feel less alone tho.

1. Papercut- 7.5/10 I’ve already listened to this song so I already knew I liked it. I like the nu metal aspect of the song and it has good instrumentals. It’s also catchy in my opinion. 2. One step closer- 7/10 Again I’ve already heard this song before I knew I liked it. I don’t like it as much as papercut but it’s still good. Honestly it’s not the most amazing song ever but it’s not bad, catchy, it reminds me of making old tic toks. 3. With You - 8/10 I haven’t heard this before but immediately I like the instrumentals, especially at the beginning it’s very unique. I’m not really into nu metal right now but I could totally see me loving this when I am in that mood 4. Points of authority- 8.5/10 Never heard this song, I like the first couple lyrics. This song is a bit more singing less yelling which I like. This is prob my fav song on the album so far at least. I also like the lyrics 5. Crawling-7.5/10 I feel like every that listens to rock knows this song. It’s not bad it’s just not my favorite off the album. I do like it, i especially like the chorus but this song is a bit overplayed. I do like the lyrics again 6. Runaway- 8.7/10 Sounds like bubbles popping. This is definitely different than the other songs on this album I do like it. The chorus is really catching I like this one. I like that there’s singing and then a verse is more screaming focused, I also think that makes the lyrics have more meaning. This is my fav song far. 7. By myself- 8/10 All these songs are about being stuck in our heads it feels like. This one is good though, I wonder what prompted them to write an album like this. Again I really like the chorus specifically the beginning it sounds so satisfying. 8. In the end -7.7 This is another popular song, not bad though. In this song I’d say the verses are carrying rather the choruses. This song definitely focuses heavily on the lyrics but I like it. This is their most popular song, which is understandable since it’s a breakup song but a good one at that. I also think people can relate to it in different aspects than just a breakup which is good. 9. A place for my head- 7/10 This song also sounds very unique and different than the other songs on this album with the guitar. I do like the instrumentals but I’m not a big fan of the lyrics or vocals on this one. Actually vocals are alright but I don’t love the lyrics something’s just off about them to me. I do like this though. 10. Forgotten - 7.5/10 A place in my head went perfectly into this song I didn’t even realize a new song started, I find that very cool. I do like this song too I don’t have much to say about it. 11. Cure for the itch -7.5/10 All these songs are similar but very unique to each other at the same time. I feel like this song has more hip hop influences. It’s basically just an instrumental track which will never be my favs unless it’s jazz, but this one is good. I think if there was a song with a similar vibe to this but with lyrics it would eat. 12. Pushing me away-5.5/10 Nothing really stands out to me on this song. Of course instruments are good and everything but it’s just not anything special really. I kinda feel like since this is the last song on the album it wasn’t super needed. Overall average:7.5/10 The songs seem to be short around 3 minutes each but there’s a lot more songs. I think the fact these songs were shorter worked well, I don’t think long songs are bad but short works better for this.

okay how did i never know genres that blended rock/metal and rap/hip hop even existed?? this album is a dope blend of several genres and sounds i love, so pleasantly surprised wow, instantly started it over again when it finished. even though theres some screamy lyrics, it's not too much to bother me. sick album!

I listen to this album from start to finish regularly so I think I could give it four stars for that reason.

Favorite Track: In The End

Album- Hybrid Theory(2000) Favorite song from album- Papercut and Points of Authority Album Rating- 8/10 Already listened to this album beforehand

My younger brother listened to this when we were teens. Didn't like it much then but nostalgic now.

Look, teen angst is eternal and this one still hits for me. I will not be taking questions at this time.

I understand all the hype around Linkin Park now. This goes so hard

Liked this when my son was listening it.

I’m so glad Meteora made this list! I’m surprised at the number of hits it has. Somewhere I Belong, Faint, Breaking the Habit, and of course Numb. They basically took their debut album and turned it up a notch. Wait… this isn’t Meteora? It’s not even on the list?! Oh well. In the end, it doesn’t really matter.

Obviously a landmark album, not not really my cup of tea. While Bennington is obviously beloved and extremely talented, I've always been bothered by the frequent switching between his normal beautiful melodic voice and his screaming scratchy and distorted metal voice. I find it very distracting and annoying, almost like he's trying too hard. Many of the tracks sound too similar for me, at least at first few listens. In the End stands out for sure but many of the other tracks are hard and raw and passionate too. Interestingly some of the most listenable tracks now are the slower songs towards the end.

Never really listened to linkin park except for the super popular ones

Amazing first half, followed by a mediocre second half. I'd only ever listened to the hits with one and never the full album. Would probably be a 3.5 if I could get half stars but it doesn't feel right giving it just 3.

Relisten Kinda hard to not separate my opinions on this album now from the fact that it was basically constantly playing for most of my childhood. I think it occasionally is a little goofy and melodramatic and Mike Shinoda's rapping isn't the best. But then Chester screams his fuckin lungs out over some of the best nu-metal melodies out there and suddenly the flaws don't matter as much. There's an earnestness to even the corniest lines, it's hard not to feel a little bit of something, especially considering Chester's passing. Fav track: Crawling, Points of Authority Least fav: By Myself

Linkin Park’s debut is kind of like the better parts of RHCP’s catelogue and the worse parts of Cage’s catelogue if you smashed them together. Songs like In The End, Points of Authority, Papercut, et cetera are all great examples of this album’s greatness, and its high points. Additionally, the very apparent Eminem influence (at least it sounds like Em’s brand of rapping, I’d have to check whether he was a direct influence though) combine with the very consistent production provides this album’s greatest strength: its consistency. The entire experience feels very cohesive, and even when it’s not great it still feels like it adds to the larger album experience. I really did not expect to like this very much but I honestly really quite like it!!! I will definitely return to this. 8.2/10.

1. paper - 2.5 2. clozer - 4 3. you - 2 4. authority- 2.5 5. crauuling - 5 6. run - 2 7. Myself - 1.5 8. End -5 9. Head- 2 10. Forgotten - 2 11. Cure - 1.5 12. Away - 2

Not really familiar with Linkin Park music but know of the group. I'll check out more of their stuff.

Excellent!

The nostalgia is strong with this one. It still hits. It’s a little more static in it’s sound then later albums. 4.5/5

Haven't listened to a full Linkin Park album in years. I wish I could pretend that I'm above this kind of music but LP still slaps. Feel free to disregard all my opinions following this review. Favorite track: Crawling 3.5/5

This album set off the nu-metal craze of the early 2000s. It has some absolute bangers that are probably clouded with nostalgia, but I really enjoyed listening to Hybrid Theory. There are so many iconic songs on this one album. While I don't think it's perfect, it's still pretty great. Best Songs: Papercut, One Step Closer, Crawling, In the End Worst Songs: With You

Uhhhh I thought I was a Linkin Park hater, but I guess I was just a boring teenager; this rules.

Nostalgic Familiar

I loved this album as a kid so it's probably higher than it should be on nostalgia alone.

I know the nu-metal style of music became somewhat of a joke as time went on, but c'mon this is great.

One of the best rock albums imo. Chester forever

Really enjoyed this, so angsty haha. Vocals are a little hard to take seriously at times.

I had listened to most of this album as a kid, it was just as I remember. Linkin Park at its peak, this album is banger after banger! Some of Linkin Park’s most famous songs and one of their best albums!

Estoy seguro de que hay cientos de fans de Linkin Park leyendo esto, así que voy a ser suave. Es muy destacable que una banda logre crear un sonido auténtico y fácilmente identificable. A pesar de las múltiples mezclas de estilos, Linkin Park se me antojan genuinos, y ademas han creado escuela. Este es un disco que respira rabia y frustración a partes iguales. Si en mi adolescencia hubiese caído algo así en mis manos les estaría adorando (pero cayeron The Smiths y The Cure, así son las cosas). Buenos singles y también otros interesantes temas que se tienen que escuchar en el momento adecuado y siempre a un volumen lo suficientemente alto.

Not sure what was wrong with me, but I remember actively rejecting LP when I was a kid. Not that I didn't like their music -- I enjoyed the hits -- but for some reason I refused to fall into fandom and actually buy their CDs. IDK I guess its part of being an adolescent. In any case, I remember this album being ubiquitous at that time following the mega-success of One Step Closer, In the End, Crawling, Runaway, and to a lesser extent Papercut. Gotta say Papercut is a solid opener that perfectly captures what LP does well. Their songs aren't exactly complex, and quite often they play to the same template, but I'll be damned if they aren't catchy and well done. Write a catchy chorus, deliver it over a basic riff and drop into a hip-hop adjacent drive with some electro-bullshit and mixed record sounds swirling about; whisper a little bit and then scream or deliver some drawn out vocals. Hard to deny that One Step Closer is a fun song. Saw them live last year and it was pretty incredible the amount of energy this song conjured. Points of Authority is a fine song in its own right, but it makes me want for Collision Course. Kind of forgot about Runaway -- such a solid and goddamned catchy song. A Place for My Head > Forgotten feels very Nu-Metal (a la Limp Bizkit). Maybe not a high water mark for music as art, but hard to deny that it is fun. Pushing Me Away is a pretty forgettable closer. By and by this is a great debut album. LP distinguished themselves clearly within a crowded field by developing a useful template, and making some damned catchy songs with better than average vocals for the genre. And as far as templated acts go, theirs provided enough room for modulation to not get labeled as "recyclers" in the same vein as Nickelback. Very very solid 4.

Great album. In the end is just a classic song. Outside of that particular song, my favorites would be crawling, one step closer, and runaway.

Top 3: A Place For My Head, Crawling, & Points of Authority

This was a lotta fun. The vocal style is really cool and this is just heavy enough where it all sounds cohesive. "In the End" is obviously iconic as well. Liked Songs: "Papercut" , "One Step Closer" , "Points of Authority" , "Crawling" , "Runaway" , "By Myself" , "In the End" , "A Piece for My Head" , "Forgotten" , "Pushing Me Away" , "High Voltage"

It might sound silly, but this is a sort of sacred music to me, even though I never owned the album or anything by them. When I was 17, this was my girlfriend’s music. I pretended to like metal and she pretended to like Bob Dylan. Now we are married; I actually came to like metal and she DEFINITELY doesn’t like Dylan. I didn’t know it when this was in the air in 2000, but I was in the process of becoming part of her family as my own family fell apart… before too long, both my parents would divorce another set of stepparents, with more relationships abandoned and shattered. They both died alone. Meanwhile I became more and more like an adopted kid at girlfriend’s house, forming my own relationships with her mom and dad and all her siblings. I remember all of us sitting together and crying after 9/11. She was a middle child and by the time we were together her tastes were being shaped from the older and the younger siblings. Her older brother brought the Metallica and Zeppelin… her younger brother brought Linkin Park and Fall Out Boy. That wonderful kid died unexpectedly of a chronic condition when he was 21. So for us his music especially is a sort of portal not just to when we were all together, but also to the pre-9/11 time when the world order didn’t not seem quite so savage. Yes, it’s all pretty angsty depressing music but it also came from a world where teenagers could get depressed about relatively normal things as opposed to society falling apart at the seams. No, it’s not a 5 album to me and I don’t listen to it that often. I get the various ways in which it is overproduced and corny. However, I think folks also sell it short by judging it against youmuch more accomplished metal. I think it makes more sense to view Linkin Park as an emo band incorporating metal, hip hop, pop, and electronica as it suited them. That’s the side of them that still appeals to me, anyway, when I go back and listen to them. It’s all a little overwrought, a little over dramatic, and for some moments it’s exactly right.

Pretty good album, was good to listen to it after knowing only a couple song from it. Listened to it on the tram. There were a few songs that stood out to me but I don’t remember which ones from the top of my head. I like.

A pivotal album that entirely re-wrote the rules on what rock could sound like, which helped usher in the "nu metal" tidal wave that would envelop the 2000s-2010s (for better or worse). Linkin Park was absolutely MASSIVE when I was in high school in the late 2000s-early 2010s, largely as a result of the impact this release (and the rise of nu metal as a genre) had on the cultural zeitgeist. While this specific record came out in 2000, I'd argue that Linkin Park's music most connected with the young millennial generation who, despite the feelings of hope and optimism present throughout the Obama years, still found themselves coming of age in a post-9/11, post-Great Recession world. Through this album and their subsequent releases, Linkin Park helped normalize the ability to discuss mental health problems through music, and gave millennials an outlet to channel their frustration with the world at large. I say all this as someone who wasn't even that big of a fan at the time of their height. Whatever Linkin Park has morphed into since their reunion (RIP Chester) this album will always encapsulate their true sound.

Good: All killer, no filler Bad: Lyrics are terrible Regardless of the lyrical quality, Linkin Park are on the Mount Rushmore of nu metal and this record was a smash hit that helped define alternative heavy music in the 00s

I’d never heard a Linkin Park song that wasn’t a radio hit before, and honestly I was surprised by it. When I was a kid with plenty of nu-metal sympathies, there were always a few bands that just seemed too vapid for me to bother with…Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Kid Rock…and somehow Linkin Park got grouped in with them (even though a couple of those aforementioned radio hits were guilty pleasure songs), but I see now that was a mistake. These guys owe a lot of their sound to Korn but their vibe offers essentially the opposite emotional message: not “if you are tortured it’s because the world hates you and you should hate it, too,” but “if you are tortured, it’s okay, you’re not alone, let’s work through it together.” YES, it’s rap metal and yes, I wish I were somehow above thinking it’s great, but I’m not. To 41-year-old me, this album fucking rules. 16-year-old me didn’t know what he was missing, the snob. If I force myself to get past how the genre is a little goofy and dated, there’s a lot of beauty in some of these songs. “In the End” (a song I’d never really given a serious listen and therefore have always thought was a little shallow) is a huge and moving anthem to the idea that emotional pain is inevitable. How nice that it became a mainstream message for everyone who needed to hear it, every adolescent male who was sold the idea that their only emotional options were stoicism and violent anger. Linkin Park, surrounded on all sides by a genre full of macho idiots capitalizing on their teenage fans’ testosterone, just seem like good dudes with a lot of feelings to burn through.

Emo kid central! A classic I must say. It was quite a depressing listen when I took in Chester and Mike’s lyrics as the somber tone of the album came to light. After years of ironically listening to Linken Park because of anime and Sonic AMVs in the late 2000s, this serious listen made me appreciate their work more. The tracks I leaned into aside from ‘In the End’ where ‘With You’, ‘Crawling’ and ‘A place for my Head’. However I really enjoyed the more nu-metal tinged tracks like with you and runaway. The screams in this album are really good too, they fully immerse you into the grungy, lime tinged/ industrial atmosphere this album brings out. An easy 4/5-GEM. (20/01/2026)

Nu metal, rap metal, rap rock.

Great reminiscing and instrument playing was top

pretty cool 😋

second time listening to it again and i liked it alot more this time top 3 was paper cut crawlign and in the end basic but idc

Overall good album. The middle does drag a bit with songs constructed very similarly. But a good and fast listen.

Fire

I know their popular songs but never listened to an album. So far, so good. I like it a lot

Lite hårt för mig men asbra album, iconic och nice att lyssna på. Inte för mycket huvudvärk.

3.5

IN THE END! JAG GER DENNA EN FYRA!

Absolute classic! Love this one

Great debut album, not one track that doesn't work for me. I don't understand why this album was removed from the current book listing.

Joar is halt linkin park ne

Not my type of music, но хз, это хотя веселее слушать чем кьюров тех. Поставила бы 3.5

Entiendo por qué forjó a tantos de mis amigos en el 2000 pero 26 años después no conecto mucho. Igual tiene sus grandes tracks.

Giving it 4/5 for the nostalgia factor and the singles. Favourite tracks are "One Step Closer" and "A Place for My Head". My best friend, Filip, loved this band growing up. We had tickets to see Linkin Park on the Hunting Party Tour in ~2014/2015 (with Of Mice & Men AND Rise Against opening!) but the show was cancelled when Chester injured his leg. It is a show we still wish we had the opportunity to see.

my jam

B+

What a great accessible album now only because it's easily digestible but because it's excellent produced. The only low point I can tell as a guitarist is that the guitarist was extremely forced to not move from a certain box, yet however they delivered as they really worked for the songs.

So good

Undeniably dated and cheesy and teenage angst etc, but this does have unreal bangers.

I actually liked it! I haven’t really listened to rock before, but this is a great album!

So good to revisit. This album came out while I was in elementary school, how was I relating so much to so much anger? I felt this album in my bones.

it just hits

- Representa melhor do que ninguém a época do começo da internet, definido pela piração e intensidade do Prodigy com a agressividade e irreverência do cali punk. A letra é bem existencialista e pessimista. - É o tipo de nu metal que eu gosto, com ideias autênticas, várias texturas, misturando hip-hop, techno e indutrial com thrash e hardcore. Apesar de ser bem pop.

a classic from my youth. not a go-to for me but i can appreciate the lyrics and this albums impact. i enjoyed re-listening more than i thought i would.

un clásico pero no es meteora

Felt like I was in my own dbz amv video 🔥🤘🏽🤘🏽

I was meh on Linkin Park 25 years ago, but decided to give this a listen with fresh ears and was pleasantly surprised. Chester Bennington is an impressive vocalist, something I didn't really appreciate as a teen. Solid album.

guitar hero core

“Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And I’m about to break” Linkin Park’s debut is for me the definitive Nu Metal album. No alpha posturing or toxic masculine lyrics just pure teen angst mixed with genuine anxieties and struggles conveyed through angry instrumentals and simple but effective raps. Linkin Park would never quite hit the highs of this album with a full length project again but that would admittedly seriously be going some. Songs like “One Step Closer”, “Crawling”, and “In The End” would go on to soundtrack the pain and strife of the noughties emo generation. The lyrics to the singles from “Hybrid Theory” have been memed to death and define the stereotype of the teenage emo. The second I pressed play on “Papercut” I felt 15 again. I can still feel the catharsis of allowing this album to wash over you all these years later. The ability for music to do that is a big part of why I listen and it is invaluable.

better than i expected

Big hits, I get it, I know it has many fans around the world. But I found all songs are pretty similar, so listening to one is kind of enough. I'll give it 4 stars because I get it, but I didn't love it.

One does not simply listen to Linkin Park objectively. I can’t listen to Hybrid Theory without remembering being 8 years old listening to Josh’s pirated music on Windows Media Player and hearing “Crawling” for the first time. “Papercut” was a corrupted file that cut off at the bridge and I didn’t know there was more until streaming became popular. I played “One Step Closer” in my head to keep a consistent freestyle pace on the high school swim team (“I need a little room to breath” while counting my breaths? 🤘). I could go on, but I’ll stop there. Great album. RIP Chester.

A childhood classic for me. I thankfully never had the kind of life to be able to relate to the lyrics, but it always felt like I could. Legendary for a reason.

Eine Bruchlinie in meiner musikalischen Sozialisierung. Aber der Weg ging schnell weiter.

Not the biggest fan of the lyrical stylings, but the riffs and the tone hit my sweet spot. "Forgotten" the highlight.

not a bad song on that album

Very good!

I was very excited about this one. It's no Meteora, but it's close. One Step Closer will always make me think of my brother's friend who always sang it when we played Rock Band. In the End is just so good. I still love this album and old Linkin Park, but honestly if I think about the lyrics too much, I get really sad about Chester. favorite songs - one step closer - crawling - myself - in the end fun wiki facts: - They initially wanted to use the name "Lincoln Park"; however, they changed it to "Linkin" to acquire the internet domain "linkinpark.com" - Meteora is named after the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks - the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-Bit Rebellion!

I kept expecting Bring Me to Life to play next even though that's a song on a different album by a different artist

High school me rocked the hell out of this cd

It’s my first time listening their music. I only know they were very famous before. Their songs hybrid with rock and hiphop styles together. I love the beats and their altitudes.

Best Song: One Step Closer When I was a high schooler in the early 90's, our teen angst albums were basically Metallica, Guns N Roses, and Megadeth. I will defend these albums to this day even though, objectively, all three bands had better albums than those that came out at that time (GNR - Use Your Illusions 1 & 2, Metallica - Metallica, Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction) but that didn't matter - those albums were my teenage mind vs. the world. If you were to fast forward 5-7 years, this album would be those high schoolers, "fight the power" albums that go against social norms, even though pretty much every other high schooler would be listening to the same thing. Not to be a hater here with my, "old man yells at cloud" moment. I enjoyed this album and liked Chester (RIP). But, it is obviously a timely album that described a period of angst in the post-Columbine, pre-9/11 US. I'm not really sure how this album is a conversation of the Godfather of nu metal as I had seen in some discussions about it when both Korn and Limp Bizket had come out with their albums prior to this. Overall, it is a good album with some songs that could have been scrapped for sounding a bit 311-ish to me. Sadly, I will say that the best songs on this album are the ones that were released and you probably heard on the radio. If you liked those songs, you will like the whole album. If you don't like those, there will be no diamonds hidden away for you. 4/5.

Genre Ground breaking rock rap master piece - Chester sadly missed

In the end such a banger. Enjoyable throughout. Bit heavy in parts but snuck a 4

Happy Friday - A nice noisy treat for the end of the week! In the End is of course the highlight of the collection, but the other songs are surprisingly strong Very glad to have finally heard the whole album

Big fan of linkin park but my favorite is a thousand Suns with its flow rather than this album. In the end is great.

This one is a little challenging to rate because a lot of my positive feelings about the album are from nostalgia. But it has held up over the years and I would gladly listen again so I think I can safely give it a 4.

this bring me back to high school! Some absolutely classic songs on here. I thought In the End was my fave song from this album but on this listen I liked Crawling more

Wird langsam zu meinem favourite LP album 4.5

Taking me back to high school Love it.

Consummate

High octane from start to finish - really good.

Dr Kleiner and Eli Vance kind of cooked with this one

So much fun! Combines my metal and emo past with current interest in rap. My mom’s fave too. Love the complete lack of irony. I’ve felt this way before…SO INSECURRRRREE

I was completely ready to hate this. I never liked it when it came out, but now that I'm older and wiser I figured it was worth an honest listen. Turns out I didnt hate it. It's short, it knows what it wants and it sounds good. I can't help it.

Not Metal, barely even Nu-Metal, what it actually is is every genre that had a brief moment in the spotlight in the 90s all mashed up into some of the most ruthlessly crafted Pop of the decade. Weirdly enough I think the singles are the weakest stuff on here(Papercut exempt, such a fantastic opener) but songs like With You, Points of Authority, Forgotten, By Myself, and A Place For My Head crush. It does start to grate a bit after hearing so many songs with identical structures all clocking in within a minute of the same length(even including the slight variation of Mr. Hahn’s DJ Shadow worship on Cure For The Itch) but Pushing Me Away is the best song on the album so that feeling never stays with me.

This went hard in high school. After a while the music gets repetitive and the rapping is kinda cringe to be honest

jams favorite song: In the End

This album ruled my childhood, and it STILL slaps. Good on you 12 year-old me.

#FORFEITTHEGAMEBEFORESOMEBODYTAKESYOUOUTTATHEFRAMEPUTYANAMETASHAMECOVERUPYAFACEYOUCANTRUNARACETHEPACEISTOOFASTYAJUSTWONTLAST 🤯RIP CHESTER GONE TOO SOON

I was 10 when this came out so I'm 100% bias. Don't need to re-listen. This thing is one of the highest selling albums of all time. Couldn't get enough of it as a teen and I still dig it. 4/5.

Þótt ég sé ekki mikið fyrir rapp verð ég að viðurkenna að mér hefur alltaf fundist rapprokk skemmtilegt. Walk this way. Rock superstar og svo komu Linkin Park og gerðu smelli sem slógu í gegn. Ákkúrat þegar ég var móttækilegastur þannig að þeir eru að fá bönns af nostalgíustigum

Not first listen. 4 This is one that is really hard to give an objective review. Linkin Park was the first concert I ever went to, and I listened to this album on repeat in elementary and middle school. I do think that the album holds up well enough. Sure, it's not the most inventive or creative album, but I think the songs are catchy enough and it is exciting for what it is.

Of course this one is great. 4 stars. I do think some people overhype Linkin Park way too much. I remember when they came out and probably were never a top 15 band until recently.

Le son de mon enfance... Super rap, super guitares, les voix chantées par contre c un peu trop emo...

Good

A classic album. Really struck an amazing balance between catchy hooks and heavy songs. A couple of tracks that are weaker than others but all still very strong