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Enjoyed more than I thought I would
A 2000's Classic! It's so good to hear Chester's voice again. It's huge for a first album. In The End is an imortal song!
Man this was actually fun. If I had owned this album at age 10 I would have made it my entire personality.
still holds up. transported me back to high school.
Pretty good album although some of the songs are too edgy for my taste. Although this is a 4, it is close to being a 5 but just misses the mark. This is because there are a few songs I would skip on next hearing. Overall, great stuff and a great introduction to Linkin Park
One of the first albums that ever clicked with me and it had a huge influence on my early taste. Excellent blend of hip hop and metal. Scratching has never been so welcome! Listened to: in a shuttle to Antigua. Favorite tracks: Papercut, By Myself, Forgotten
Ne mogu ovom dat manje od četiri. Skoro pa savršen tinejdžerski album
Great album. Chesters vocals steal the show and just work with the crazy screaming rap/dude. Banging singles came from it. My standout track is ‘Pushing Me Away’.
As I hate the whole Metal ethos, (there's just something wrong with metal fans, everything they do seems exaggerated, from just walking, breathing, reacting to things, speaking, not to mention their clothing, the list is endless) I didn't expect to like this sort of thing. Nu-Metal seemed to buck that awful attitude thing by producing halfway decent tunes. I really liked the singles and bought the album. It's a shame the whole scene was short lived and Metal came back.... I love the whole genre mash ups going on. The Perfect example is 'Crawling'. So just to piss off purist Metal knobs, I'll give this a 4.
Good rock
I actually liked it, though not to listen to continuously. It's part rap, part metal -- and actually, a lot of fun.
Good listen. Bonus points for the memes made along the way
Nostalgíuplata hjá Axel. Mér finnst þetta ennþá drullufínt. Gott í gymmið, bílinn og stundum með vinnu. Betra en hitt Nu-Metal shittið sem var í gangi á sama tíma.
Во-первых эти ревью никто никогда не прочитает, поэтому почему бы не облить гавном местный контингент? Топ десять ревью - все единицы? Это когда ты типа Энтони Фантано в своей голове, но мнения строишь только на топ-500 роллинг стоунз? Или это когда тебе вот уже тридцать один, и ты вспоминаешь эту глупую прическу и кольца на каждом пальце в тринадцать, и не можешь не кринжевать, но во всём виноваты Линкин Парк, а не те ребята из старших классов, под которых ты так активно косил, или может твой собственный вкус, который к тому же не стал лучше за почти двадцать лет и ты всё так же истекаешь слюной по каждому релизу [здесь место для вашего любимого артиста, который вообще-то не очень хорош уже давно, а потенциально никогда хорошим и не был, как, судя по всему, Линкин Парк для людей на данной платформе]? С другой стороны, мне наконец понятно, почему альбомы групп типа Pearl Jam и Alice In Chains так ценятся на рюмах и вот тут: это музыка, которую ревьюверы, видимо, слушали в свои десять с половиной лет, и но теперь не могут адекватно оценить как искусство, но как артефакт из того неуловимого, потерянного прошлого. И ТЕМ НЕ МЕНЕЕ. Единица альбому Гибрид Сеори - как? Я тут не так давно проходил Джастина Тимберлейка - и там такого не было. Тексты возможно кринж, но не настолько, чтобы закатывать глаза от каждой строчки. Подача - анмачтд в моей книге, Честер Беннингтон ар ай пи. Музыка - как ни что другое в моменте, и удивительно неплохо сейчас, когда вообще говоря ню-метал сдох и давно сгнил, и о нем даже не то что бы вспоминают (я смотрю на тебя, Корн-и). Ну и хиты, наконец, хиты, да? In The End оверплейд до смерти, соглашусь, но делает ли популярность Мона Лизы саму картину сколько-то хуже? (дойти до сравнений In The End из всех вещей с Мона Лизой - это абсолютный пик моего мьюзик критикства). Crawling, One Step Closer - отличные песни. Лучшая песня - In The End.
Props for the accessibility of the songs. Way catchier than expected and I really liked the soundscapes and arrangements. The screeching “rage vocals” wore a bit thin but I think mainly because it became a rap/metal cliche that’s a bit played out today, but pretty innovative here considering the times.
When it came out, I didn’t like this album. As a huge grunge person, as the mainstream converted to nu metal, I liked each iteration less and less. But over the years, I’ve come to appreciate this album. It’s not an all time favorite, but I think it’s a very solid effort and Chester Bennington stood the test of time - unfortunately to a tragic end. Overall I’d say it’s a 3.5 for me but rounding up.
Albums released around this time were in my music collection for reasons we won't talk about. So I'm familiar with this album and vividly recall loading it up on my MP3 player while working (painting). The vibe is really consistent and the layers of different vocals and other instrument tracks really keeps your brain busy. There's no possibility of getting bored. That speaks to the really consistent quality here with some major bops mixed in (Crawling, In The End). If I'm going to call out some slightly weaker inclusions for me, I would point to By Myself, and Cure for the Itch. No real hidden gems to speak of because the whole album is mostly gems.
yes, only 4
es isch seviday. papercut isch huere linkin park fangt mit rap ah und chli electro shit und heavy gitis. one stwp closer isch rech heftig s macht afoch wiiter. with you eigentlich au. chester beeeeltet. points of authority groovet zimli? schono nice. find d scratches und glitches chömed nöd immer glich guet det her. s machts au bitz veraltet. crawling isch scho fast e meme. ah und de shit isch huere loudness war mastering shit. find crawling chli ermürbend. runaway. cool es bon jovi cover??? by myself chli ruhiger. synthpads cute. merci es het huere viel glöscht. ha mega guets züg gschriebe ich schwör. in the end isch geil. en ort für min chopf. song heisst afoch hals. bass riff isch geil. uh jetz wird gflüsteret isch das nine inch nails? ok etz schreieds wieder entscheided eu echt. forgotten chli normaleri rock vocals. cure for the itch isch meh en interlude? findi nöd so de hammer. pushing me away findi etz au nöd soooo geil aber ich glaub da git e vieri.
This album was the soundtrack of my sophomore year of college. Nu-metal, but stands above most other acts of the genre and may be the best of the genre. Still definitely bro-metal. This is their best work IMO, as their Meteora just didn't resonate the same way for me. RIP Chester.
Well, they’re clearly cross about something but the serious point is that this a debut of some substance and there is definitely a time and a place for rap-metal. In that regard, this is a fine album most notably through its blending of anger and melody.
Notable tracks: Most of it lol
It's no wonder Linkin Park became a huge hit right from the start. This album is a juggernaut with the hits & then some. Great listen.
Certainly a monumental title for 2000s pop metal. It had a significant influence on how mainstream listeners saw metal bands at the time and left a lasting impression on the genre.
An absolute SNORTER of an album! Genuinely not a duff track on it! And to think, for a few years when they started, me and my mates would mock them as they were a rock band that didn’t do swearing! The folly of youth my friends, the folly of youth.
The nostalgia hits real hard with this one... I think I grew up solely on this album and College Dropout. It didn't quick keep it's shine after these 20 years like CD did, but still a really fun listen for me. One of the reviews mentioned on Wikipedia criticized it's 'boilderplate-aggro lyrics' which I think sums up my problem with it. Also, a few tracks are clearly much more superior to the other handfull. 7/10
I've always liked a bit of Linkin Park. I remember nu-metal getting a bit of a bad rep around the early 2000s but these tunes are steeped in emotion. There's also some innovative turntable work and elements of hip-hop here too. RIP Chester
It was a glimpse into what was becoming new rock. The leap from grunge, at the time, formed the direction of rock. This album really took what made grunge popular and brought in some rap in some tracks. Can't forget "In The End" as a perfect summation of the album as a whole. The guitar riffs throughout the album feel dirty and crisp at the same time. Great album, and lots of memories from this one.
So edgy, still fun tho
Pretty solid sad songs
Excelente 1er álbum de Linkin.
Well here it is...the very first non-Christian album I ever bought, and if memory serves correctly, the very first album I ever really fell in love with. When you're a kid, music that you discover on your own, with no connection to your parents' taste, helps you take shape as a person. I still remember it as this magic feeling. This album had a transformative power over me. I tried out for the fourth grade talent show singing to In the End...I didn't make it. It was also taboo because I had to buy the album behind my parents' backs. They didn't know I had the CD until years later. I kept it discretely hidden behind a Newsboys album in my big ass carrying case filled with Tooth & Nail and worship records. Because of all that, I have a really hard time critiquing this album fairly. I haven't listed to it fully in nearly 20 years, and hearing it today I understand it's rage-core for preteens, but it's special to me in a way I'm eternal grateful for. And to be even more honest, it's pretty DAMN catchy. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure, maybe not. Who knows? Everything's made up and the points don't matter. SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU
I only wish I was cool enough to listen to this album when it came out -- when I was two.
Whew! This one washed over me like a tidal wave of joy, and to have this as my first album for this listening project grace my ears, was an exciting bonus. On repeat much for me in the early to mid 2000s, the well timed rap elements, visual lyrics, and heavy elemental sound for me was, and still is, a pleasant, very fun and certainly rewarding musical surprise to my body and soul. The bands dedication to their craft is evident and still appreciated. Thanks! ****
Its fine. I knew this album already. Linkin Park was good. I don't feel like they changed the musical world or anything tho.
Not bad. I took it for Lynyrd Skynyrd at first, so didn't expect metal. But I did enjoy it a bit.
Surprisingly the first time I've listened to the whole thing I think. Didn't really resonate as much for me as a kid as similar groups, I think it would easily be a 5 with some nostalgia factor. I don't see running it every day in 2024 though.
I think that this was a little too much 2000s energy for me LOL, but I really appreciate how this album (and other Linkin Park music) influenced albums I really enjoy. I can especially tell that early Avril Lavigne took some inspiration from Linkin Park, but I think she did it better than them.
this was good maybe a bit too much angst for my taste though
Solid album, has some great bangers, but it hasn't aged to best. 7/10
he’s so dramatic <3 5/7 - pushing me away
4 songs in, 8/10 so far. Cure for the Itch is my favorite one; it's instrumental. With You is my second favorite; the vocals are really nice. I feel like a lot of songs sound the same I would describe it as Dystopian Grunge. (Nu Metal- heavy metal that combines elements of other genres of music) Linkin Park combines heavy metal with hip hop. Listening to the last song now, will keep the 8/10 rating. Vocals are nice throughout, instrumentals are great.
It's been a long time since I listened to this album. While I've previously brushed it off as goofy and somewhat cringe, I've now reached a point where I find its heart-on-its-sleeve earnestness charming. Admittedly, nostalgia is working in its favor, but the songs remain catchy, the breakdowns still make me nod my head, and I can still recall most of the lyrics two decades later.
A classic from my youth! Papercut and Points of Authority are my standout tracks. Forgotten and Cure for the Itch probably the low point of the album.
Good album.
3.5
Great album.
Remind me my teenage years, so good to hear Chester, I miss his talent.
How can I provide an unbiased review without the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia? Even having not listened to it in probably 20+ years, I still know almost all the lyrics somehow. This album was everywhere and extremely popular when it came out. At the time, I remember it sounding so unique and distinct. Listening now, almost 25 years later, the album still holds up rather well. The angst seems a bit heavy handed now and causes a few eye rolls, but ultimately, still worth listening to.
Very nostalgic album. Peak 2000s rap-rock. Cringey, but in a fun way. Top tracks: With You, In the End, Pushing Me Away
This isn't their best album, but still good enough for 4/5.
Very good album.
Loved this as a teenager and played my copy to death. Oh for the days when I'd listen to albums repeatedly before moving on to the next one! It's aged ok I think - a bit of its time but there are some belters on here. Chester was a hell of a vocalist as well - don't think I appreciated him at the time because there were a lot of shouty vocalists in the same manner, but he was amazing (RIP) Would be a 5 but it's a little samey - one trick ponies, but it's a hell of a trick!
I’m a bit conflicted about this album. Listening to it now, parts of it feel very dated—the turntable scratches, the scream singing—it’s very of its early ‘00s rap rock time. On the other hand, I remember being in eighth grade when this album came out and screaming right along with Chester. Lyrics about alienation, failure, and feeling on the verge of losing it spoke directly to my angst-ridden tween self. I think a lot of the songs still hold up pretty well. And I still think Linkin Park was unique among the other rap rock/nu metal bands of the day by having two leads, Mike the rapper and Chester the singer. Chester’s melodic hooks make the album an enjoyable listen. And given what we know now about the struggles eventually leading to his suicide, the lyrics hit harder. Some of the songs are skippable and it’s a bit melodramatic, but it still takes me right back to those days. 4/5 (probably closer to a 3.5, but I’ll round up on this one).
Loved in middle school. Still good
I can understand some of the hate this record gets. It is quite juvenile, some of the lyrics have a high school "the world sucks" vibe, and some of the interplay between rap and singing feels forced. But what it lacks in brains it has in heart. The energy and hearts on the sleeve in the vocals draws me in, and takes me back to beeing 18 and angry. "In the end" alone is worth an extra star, it is a brilliant song.
Great album with some great songs
Maybe the best creation from Linkin Park. Multiple must listen songs.
Made my throat hurt just listening to the shouting! Fortunately I like sore throats. 3.8
Blend of rap and rock. Less screaming than heavy metal. Crawling My December
Hard rock, sounds smooth and young (guitar, drums, voice). Includes plenty of rapping. Isn't harsh on the ears at all. Very 2000s.
I like it. Not my genre, but it's tight.
Nostalgia trip day 2! Of course I've heard all the hits from this album, but I was surprised how well the rest of it holds up. The year 2000 was not necessarily a highlight in music history for my ears. This, however, is an exciting and fresh mix of metal and hip hop without any elements feeling forced. It ain't a perfect 5 star album, but a hell of a lot closer than I expected it to be.
I think "A Thousand Suns" is their best, but this is a very solid album. Linkin Park to me are one of the only memorable artists to come out from this time period of rock.
Great album
Esta banda me pilló "mayor". Si hubiera tenido 4 o 5 años menos habría sido superfan de ellos. Aún así los escucho como una evolución de todo lo que me gustaba de los 90. Fueron imprescindibles pero noto que con el tiempo no han podido mantener el interés en nuevas generaciones y más desconexión al no estar Chester para seguir. Me gustan "One Step Closer", "With You", "Crawling", "Runaway", "In the End", "A Place for My Head", "Forgotten" y "Pushing Me Away".
Not bad, kinda screamy
This brings so many memories! So many songs that remind me of my puberty! Especially loved in the end, crawling and pushing me away!
Absolute early 2000s nostalgia. Need For Speed Most Wanted vibes (even though it features no Linkin Park songs, I know). The only criticism I have is that the album lacks distinctiveness in its songs. Everything sounds kind of the same (but still excellent, of course)
The rap rock genre has a big quality range, and this is high quality stuff. Although the sound of the album can get a bit repetitive over time, this LP was a fun and energetic listen, not to mention the two great singles.
This brings back some nostalgic feelings
Nice album but probably prefer Meteora
Lovely nostalgic sad angry
So many memories <3
A mi no me gusta el rock metalico. Pero me pareció muy buen disco, buen sonido. Gracias
good
oh yes. now that’s what i’m talking about. now imagine this as the first thing you hear from the band? it’s a bold new take on rap plus rock. and while i wasn’t cognizant enough in that era, i wonder if there was any other bands doing this kind of sound
I expected to dislike this, and I was very surprised at how much I liked it, I would give it 4.5 stars if you would let me do so, because I want to save 5 stars for really great things like "Who's Next."
Great headbanging music
Great album, I was all over this when it came out
Heard it before but an excellent record.
I forgot how important this album was and the huge impact it had when it first came out. Meteora is better IMO but this album still slaps. I was pleasantly surprised by the non-single deep cut tracks.
Heard already
This was really angsty. I didn't hate it but I'm not sure I'd listen to it again, some tracks are highlights but overall not my fave.
My friends and I were obsessed with these guys in high school. They were a big deal. But unlike Linp Bizkit, my love for Linkin Park wore off. I rarely feel like revisiting any of their music, and I felt like I just grew out of them. However, on nostalgia and how big they were to me for a time, they get a 4.
This album held up man, I think I liked Meteora better than Hybrid Theory but my angsty 8th grade self was back when I popped this on.
Nu metal became such a vague term very quickly but whatever it was/is - this is the quintessential representative. Random DJ scratches People who have no right to be rapping, rapping Drop D guitars Superfluous band members Token shouting sections Still a classic with no hint of irony.
Loved
Favorite Tracks: In the End Papercut Crawling One Step Closer
Not completely seeing all the hype here: at points this was a bit too loud, shouty and obnoxious for my liking. I just felt a little overwhelmed and scarred in the ears with some of this. Other moments where amazing, a heavy guitar which is perfect to headbang to. Wanted more tho.
Second favorite linkin park album. Takes me back to stealing it from my brother so I could listen to it. I think I prefer meteora though.
13 year old Jeremy loved this
Nice expanded view on a great staple from the 90s
Good entry level heavy rock. Nu metal was already well developed by bands like Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit when Linkin Park emerged. Their sound is somewhere between Limp Bizkit's rap metal and Deftones' more melodic approach. Not groundbreaking in any way. What made them so successful is, they have very catchy choruses and a way better singer than 99.9% of their genre mates. Favorite song: Crawling.
A nostalgic early 2000s classic
Still good after all these years.
I knew this was going to be an album of inner pain and anguish but I never realized how much was going on there. There is a number of "hit" songs that have been on the radio, so I knew those. But still... man, what a lot to unload there. I like the interweaving of the different styles, I was impressed with how everything gelled together. I remember the tribute concert for Chester Bennington and a number of colleagues who held in him in high regard. He was an incomparable vocalist, I wish I had gotten more into this band when they were active.
Для меня на 5 часть от ранавей до форготтен, где для меня достаточно разнообразный, но идеальный баланс хип хапа и рока, если грубо выражаться, а так 4
Might be the nostalgia, but this album is fire from start to end
This was the lawn mowing soundtrack from about 2006-2007. Something about the lyrics “SHUT UP WHEN IM TALKING TO YOU!!!” must have really resonated with an angsty teenager who really didn’t have anything to be worried or upset about. Fast forward nearly 20 years and here we are. Still like this album and most recently listened to it last winter during a night drive through a snowstorm. I love Linkin Park’s nu metal/rap metal sound that is a bit more accessible than some bands, but this is not easy listening. The crunchy guitars and Chester’s wail sure gets fatiguing by the end, but there really only is one volume to listen to this: LOUD! Love the 808 drum kicks mixed in and could honestly use some more. Talk about a steamrolling debut album! Listening to this semi-critically as an adult with the context of Chester Bennington’s life, struggles, and end of life brings a whole new perspective to the album. I’m glad that music can be an expression medium and escape for people like him, and there really is something about angry, angsty music that we can connect to at various points in our lives. Could hear some Alice and Chains influence here and there. I had Linkin Park songs rotating through my head all day, which must mean it’s good. Very solid four stars here.
There are some real stand out songs in this album but a few of them were a little to yell-y for me. I think this would resonate more with me if I was still an angsty teenager. I am closer to 3.5 stars but Ill give it 4
Maschine: Fostex TH610 Mische: ballert Mugge: ballert Meine Meinung: 4/5 (mit Nostalgiebrille)
This is in the same realm as Incubus' "Make Yourself" for me. If I'm trying to be super objective, I'd probably say that it's not the greatest thing. It's definitely a bit harder than most of the stuff I typically like, and some of the record-scratchy noises in the background sound a bit dated now. But this hits something nostalgic that really brings me back to like the early-mid 2000s. This particular album was just a bit before my time, but Linkin Park was huge when I was growing up and "In the End" is particularly iconic. They did crush the rock-rap hybrid thing, which is worth mentioning. This is probably a 3.5 for me overall and there's some songs that I really don't like, but rounding up. Favorite song: In the End Other: Papercut, One Step Closer, With You, Crawling, Runaway, Forgotten, Pushing Me Away 11/15/23
Music taste is subjective and you are allowed to like or hate whatever, but if you give this a 1/5, I will automatically assume that you are LAME. Shut up old man, have some fun for once! Almost completely inferior to "Meteora" in both songwriting and musicianship, but I don't think there's a better album to capture the zeitgeist of the early Internet era. I can feel the Dorito dust accumulating on my Xbox controller as I listen to this. 5/5? Probably not, but it's very close.
Easily listenable, excellent rhythms. I can appreciate them for the unique corner of music they helped shape.
En ik die dacht dat Marilyn Manson goede kaas-rasp-muziek was! Hoeveel hits kan 1 plaat hebben?! En dit was blijkbaar hun debuut-album. Toch wel indrukwekkend. Jammer genoeg waren mijn linkin park cd's die met Jay Z (jawel), en meteora. Als ik deze had, had ik er vaker naar geluisterd in mijn jeugd denk ik. De muziek heeft wel iets 'tiener', een beetje onvolwassen, maar tegelijk zijn dit dan wel de meer memorabele nummers van een zatte Dans-Cafe avond. En dat respecteer ik. Kennen jullie dat filmpje op YouTube waarin ze 'In the end' spelen, na de dood van de leadzanger? Bij de chorus zegt die rapper 'sing so Chester can hear you up there ', of zoiets. Dat is iets waar ik toch een stiekem traantje bij moet wegpinken.
numetal classic.
Though the big singles were huge when I was younger, I never listened to the full album, probably because the nu-metal thing kind of passed by me. If you can handle the lyrical edginess and the somewhat cringey rapping, there's a tight and concise album here. Only runs about 35 minutes and doesn't have a dull moment in there. Every song has those punchy soft-verse loud-chorus dynamics that keep your attention, and the guitars hit hard with this production. Kind of wish I had checked it out back in the day, I probably would've loved this.
I should go back to this album more often. Just some good times from the highschool days
Classic nu-metal sound of my youth. Great at karaoke or beat saber. RIP Chester
You probably need a certain degree of nostalgia to appreciate the first Linkin Park records as much as I do. But even without the nostalgic goggles, Hybrid Theory is still hard not to fall in love with. They don’t make music like this anymore - and that might actually be a good thing. Records like these have a better life trapped in its time vacuum. Meteora is the 5/5 record for me. The debut is a close second.
One Step Closer, In The End - bangers Jay Z version is so much better 37 mins
CRAWLING IN MY SKIN Definitely rating it out of nostalgia. Since it's not something I would really listen to anymore and the songs can be a bit repetitive, I can't give it higher than a 4. Sorry Vincent.
I had a lot of fun.
Solid Album. Felt like I was in a transformers movie for a second there
just liiike beforeee,,,,,,EVERYTHING YOU SAY TO MEEEEE
It’s hybrid theory man it fucks First half is better than the second, or maybe just more iconic
Although I agree that nu-metal is one of the least appealing sub-genres of metal, I wasn't expecting good ol Linkin Park to get so much hate
Great debut album I’ve liked for a long time. Came out at the right time in my life when this type of music was in heavy rotation on my 5 disc CD changer. Had a copy in my giant car CD binder.
Wow if this was not a trip down memory lane. Right to the turn of the millennium. Gotta love Linkin Park.
Good. As expected. As in, every song sounds exactly how you'd expect a Linkin Park song to sound like.
Actually quite good, 7/10.
really takes me back. in hindsight, how did we not know that Chester was unwell?
Yess!
I've never really been into punk/emo, whatever you want to call this. Google informs they are a "rock" band. But this was a really fun listen and it helped me work through some anger that I was feeling this morning. If I had listened to this (and had the capacity to listen to it objectively) as a teenager, I think it could have been an album I listened to regularly. Not so much my vibe these days but you know what, it's something I could still listen to occasionally. You're never too old for Linkin Park. "Crawling" and "In The End" were my standout tracks. Good pick today.
Always a classic
4.5/5. This album is so close to a 5 from me. It is insanely good
Too teenage angsty; But nostalgic
I genuinely thought I would love hearing this again more than I actually did. It's the Linkin Park debut right? Saw them tour this album live at Brixton in one of the sweatiest nights ever. Came away thinking Chester would never be able to sustain that level of vocal performance for more than a single album / tour. It's not aged *brilliantly* thought - yes, the bangers still absolutely bang, but the filler is nu-metal blah blah. Somewhere between a 3 and 4, went for a 4 because of the warm nostalgia vibes.
4/5
Yeah man I fuck with this album, I always remembered hearing songs off this album in edits all over YouTube when I was younger, it also really surprised me that this album came out in 2000, I would've guessed 2005 at the very least, but this coming out in 2000 kinda made this album a pioneer for the punk rock/rap genre. There is a LOT of songs I learned that I really really like on this album, mainly "By Myself" and "A Place for My Head". I honestly have not heard either of these songs until today and I loved them. Obviously you have some of Linkin Park's biggest songs on here like "Crawling" and "In the End", and I loved those as well but I was pleasantly surprised with the rest of the album as well. It is hard for me to hear Linkin Park today and not think of Transformers, I feel like that was one of the first times hearing them when I was younger. Yeah I loved this album overall, I give it a solid 4 overall, I'm really surprised how many songs I loved from them. Hope to hear more from them, RIP Chester Bennington.
Trip down memory lane - I bought this album when it came out, listened for about a year, then moved on and never really listened again until now. Songs are better than I remembered, though I'm still not crazy about nu-metal. Cure for the Itch doesn't really fit the rest of the album
Klassiker der Rock-Musikgeschichte "Crawling", "in the end".
Minutes to Midnight was more my Linkin Park album, but this is great. So angsty, brings back memories of going out aged 16-17 round Bury. Runaway, Crawling, Forgotten, and of course In the End are the best songs. I was at a bar in Kyoto about 2 months ago, and was speaking to the Japanese barman. He had a huge tattoo of "Chester" written on his arm. We had just been speaking with some Americans who had a friend at the University of Chester, so was baffled by the coincidence. Of course, turns out he was mourning Bennington. RIP.
This is difficult to rate.... Very nostalgic, but very much of a time. Is nu metal like this still made? Is it nu metal??? I would've been 14 when this was released, which would've been around the perfect age for this. I'm not actually sure how much I was into them at the time, but I've heard it a lot and definitely had friends who were. I remember a lot of Linkin Park hoodies. That being said, I know it quite well and there are still some really good tracks. But Jesus Christ it's angsty.... With hindsight, It's clear Chester was really suffering It gets a little bit limp bizkit in parts, which I don't like. Forgotten in particular. Highlights: A place for my head One step closer Points of authority In the end Not sure how much I would like it if I was hearing it for the first time now, but for nostalgia's sake, it's getting a 3.5
Great album for the new Millenium! Chester’s vocals are amazing!
Awesome album, unpopular opinion: In The End is the weakest track on the release. Best tracks are Papercut, Runaway, A Place For My Head and a couple others. Also cool non vocal track Cure For The Itch.
I had forgotten the power of this record. By the end of the nineties Brit Pop had imploded and rock in general was a lame duck. This was something different and my word did it Rock.
influencé par ma nostalgie. not a real 4, like a bowie 4. more a personal 4
Oh man. I listened to this album so many times as a basic, angsty teenager. It's hard for me to unbiased on this album so Im just going to lean into it.
RIPCB. Rest in Peace Chester Bennington. Cure for the Itch is the worst song.
Their hits are great
Despite occasionally sounding outdated, Linkin Park’s debut surprisingly stood the rest of time very well for the most part. Proving to definitely be one of the more influential projects of the early 2000’s, Hybrid Theory remains one of the most interesting and unique rock records that I have heard in recent memory, and one that I imagine I will only grow more fond of as I become more familiar with it.
makes me feel like a teenage boy w a shitty home life
It’s Linkin Park probably one of the better albums by them had a few songs I liked from way back when
omfg actual banger album 8/10
What would kids today call this? Lit? Dare I say, bussin? 🗣️🔥
I don't know why I cucked myself not listening this album when I was a kid, maybe I didn't have someone to recommend it to me, I remember seeing crawling on MTV but at the time It didn't click with me, I was spamming Toxicity and maybe it felt to EMO and I rejected it, big mistake, this album is banger after banger.
Classic album, among the first that I ever really enjoyed
Wow Linkin park. Didn't think this one he my favorite so far. These guys make people, who don't normally listen to heavy music, like heavy music. Every song on here is good and a few are incredible. 4.5 stars
I’ve always enjoyed this album but I have to be in the mood for it because of how much some of the singles played on the radio.
Linkin Park biedt een lekker rap-metal-basis om mee te schreeuwen. De zanger/rapper onderscheidt zich niet echt, zodat de zware gitaarklanken het steeds winnen van de rap/zang. De nummers zijn verder uitwisselbaar, waardoor het aanvoelt als een soort trucje. Een volgende keer zet ik Linkin Park heus wel weer op, maar met één nummer tegelijk.
Onvervalste nu-metal. Maar waar ik de concullega's veel heb geluisterd, is Linkin Park toch een beetje langs me heen gegaan. Afgezien van de hitjes natuurlijk. Ik probeer er mijn vinger op te leggen, maar ik denk dat ik de rap van Mike Shinoda soms teveel de overhand vind hebben. Zoals in "By Myself" wat bij vlagen gewoon een nummer van elke gangstarapper kan zijn. Zolang de groove er in zit, hoe eenvoudig die riffs soms ook zijn, dan klinkt het superlekker, maar die rap stopt de flow juist voor mij. Daarom geen 5 sterren, ondanks dat het nu-metal is, en in deze lijst mag dat uberhaupt beloond worden met een extra ster.
Esse album me traz várias memórias da adolescência. Muito enérgico e agonizante.
it's highschool all over again.
De la grosse bombe ouais. Album que j'ai écouté très très souvent, mais moins que Meteora quand même. J'adore en sale, mais musicalement je donne pas un 5, car je suis difficile.
4. Tbh I probably only like this because of the nostalgia...
I was hesitant to listen to this, nu metal isn't my favourite form of metal so I only was kinda aware of Linkin Park having intentionally avoided them in the past. This album is pretty good all told, nice riffs and found myself enjoying most of the songs. Scored higher than I expected to.
good old nu metal
What a defining album at the turn of a millennia. I remember buying Meteora as a kid and loved that album. This album has a kind of nostalgic swagger too and while I really would never listen to this album today, the 14-year old in me would like to give this a 4/5
It was good. Early 00s metal.
I sneered at it when it first came out, but this album goes hard.
Not a 5 star album. But close. Has a lot or nostalgia to angsty 13 year old James.
Wow, this was an awesome throwback. Crazy how I remember like 80% of the lyrics after 20 years. Really enjoyed but don't think I'll go back to it on my own time.
Pretty good. I know it's their sound but I sometimes feel like I wish instead of the verses being mostly rap they had written melodic verses. I quite enjoy the music but wish there was a melody to tie it together
Album 116 of 1001 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory Favorite Track : Crawling Rating : 3 / 5 Classified as "Rock" but most songs need to be hyphenated as 'rap-rock. Recognized several songs from radio. This is one where I should probably spend more time on the lyrics, but that will have to wait. Like this one more that I expected. I read other reviews and many are destroying the album, so I let that get in my head and think I'm not supposed to like it. Guess I lack normalcy, because I pretty much enjoyed it. That doesn't make it a "great" album. A 3 is still good. Some songs stronger than others, but nothing that just sucked and some that were pretty good.
Stilbildend
Tough guy emotions. The anger overflows it makes you want to scream along. Vocals are unique. Guitar + hip hoppy.
Nostalgic nu-metal or rock/rap. Good juxtaposition between Mike rapping and Chester singing. Sometimes comes off as too edgy. Super nostalgic. RIP Chester.
I remember that the opinion on Linkin Park was that it's a little bit cringe. Well that was for rap metal in general except Rage Against the Machine. In retrospective I've always liked Linkin Park. It's a little bit silly with the shifting between the rapping parts, the melodic singing and heavy metal instruments but it sure is fun to listen to. Chester Bennington's raspy singing is as always impressive. The nostalgia is real with this album.
A classic. I forgot how short it is. Reminds me of high school.
Wow, the memories. The songs still carry the same energy, it just doesn't resonate in the same way as when I was younger.
I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I always surprise myself how much I like Linkin Park. I do love In the End - it’s one of those songs I can listen to on repeat. Great sound and energy.
My opinion of Linkin Park has changed as a result of this endeavor. Admittedly, I'm not going to count myself a fan. Even when I was a teen, I didn't feel the angst and rage or whatever it is that fuels the emotional undercurrent of this music, so I don't connect on that level. And as such, I find the lyrics rather adolescent and simple — that's fine, but they don't speak to me. On top of all that, the production and aesthetic is a little processed and slick for my taste. But... I'm buying that what these guys are selling is genuine, and there's a definite craft at work. The songs are well-constructed, there's a lot going on, and the various vocalists keep this interesting. So while I didn't connect, I was impressed on a lot of levels, and thus the 4-star rating. Finding I don't have to love an album to appreciate it, and in the future, I might even turn an LP song up rather than switching to something else.
Already a huge fan of this album. Great nostalgia trip and I love LP anyway. Some great tracks on here and iconic among fans
Highschool me gives this a 5 tho
Angry rock that I actually like
Didnt age real well. It had its place in time.
Classic Linkin' Park.
Maybe the key album of this much maligned genre
Listened Before? Y This album was a staple in my CD player in the early 2000's. While a lot of the "hits" are overplayed to me, that doesn't take away from the quality of this work. This was the right album at the right time. Essentially a rap-metal album at its core, it has more feeling and depth than something similar like, say, Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish..." which is just pure aggression and testosterone. These dudes (probably mostly Chester) wrote and recorded something more. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Papercut, Forgotten
Really enjoyed this, way more than I thought I was going to. The late 90s early 00s sound is one that always sticks with me. Because even as a metal album it has a feeling of hope. The only way to encapsulated this for me is like eating take out, nice to have once in a while, if you have it every day there is something wrong.
Wtf this is good! Although I'm glad that this style of metal has fallen out of fashion, as it can certainly be a bit cheesy, I really enjoy this! I never got into Linkin Park when they were popular but I still enjoy this music in a similar way that I do That's the Spirit era Bring Me or System of a Down in general, which I think is quite indicative of how strong the early 2000s style comes through in a lot of this music. I think I will explore some more of the band sometime soon.
Hmm. I lile the nostalgia of the production and some of the tracks like in the end have fantastic flow. its almost like a begrudging acceptance that his flow is interesting. but generally it's pretty good. Its just v white and v nu metal and its hard to seperate that mentally from limp bizkit lol. The lyrics are angsty in quite an unapologetic way. its an interesting album for sure, and presenting the album as a thoery that nu metal can be a medium forBenninghams self expression, coherence of issues in combination with the frustration of what has been is one of the most meaningful things that nu metal as a genre can be seen to represent.
I hadn't really listened to much Linkin Park before (for some reason I think of them and Limp Bizkit when I think of punk/rap/metal). This was fun though. Would listen to more of them
Nostalgic. Reminds me of being 14. Not the best but I like it
A millennial classic. This album, played in entirety, is great for workouts.
It starts with one. HAHA anyway, I'm 33 now. I was 10 when this album came out. In the End was a cultural phenomenon and felt new and totally fresh and interesting (which is funny, because, in retrospect it was basically just nu-metal with rapping and that's not really all that novel). In any case, this album is actually kinda perfect. The lyrics are kind of repetitive/melodramatic/shallow, but I can't overstate the nostalgia factor. If I were more courageous, I'd give this the full 5, but I'm just still a bit too ashamed about liking Linkin Park. Standouts: One Step Closer, With You, Crawling, Runaway, In the End, A Place for My Head
Takes me back to high school, other than the record scratches and a few overly angsty lyrics I think this has aged pretty well.
Pretty awesome stands the test of time
Compact and effective. Nothing gets tiresome, and the pace just keeps going.
Great, amazing debut. I remember hearing this for the first time and asking “Who TF are these guys?!” And it’s the same reaction now. They get close to the ‘poor me’ genre but thankfully don’t dip too deep.
For all the memes and edgy teen lyrics, it is a solid album.
This album drips with nostalgia. Makes me want to punch a steering wheel while driving to find a 90’s themed Taco Bell.
Very corny, and pretty mid on occasion but it's good overall
Nearly a 5, RIP Chester lid
too much metal for me 4 stars
Harddd
Although a bit edgy lyrics-wise, the songs sound great and have a certain quality beside the teenage-angst aesthetic.
Buen comienzo para una de las mejores bandas de los 2000 Crawling
I have a soft spot for this album. It’s the perfect time capsule back to the early 2000s. Sure, it’s aged kinda badly (specifically the rapping parts) but that’s part of its charm for me. Chester’s voice was so good man.
This album came out when I was 15. I remember greatly enjoying it as a sophomore at Bonneville High School. The opening alarm sounds for the arrival of rap, electronica, DJ spinning and hard rock all on one album, the band's "hybrid theory". Chester Bennington (RIP) had a very versatile voice, and this album was perfect for the teenage aggression of me and many of my friends. Lots of hits: Papercut, One Step Closer, In The End & Crawling made it onto many Curtis' Mixes circa 2001. Good revisit.
Obviously ist Linkin Park gut. Hab das so gefühlt, besonders natürlich "in the end" aber hab auch noch andere Songs kennengelernt. Wäre aber noch geiler gewesen, wenn ich richtigen Bass auf meinen Kopfhörern hätte. Da ich aber auch nicht mit allen Liedern boven konnte, ist halt immer gleicher Stil, kann ich nicht ganz die fünf geben :(
A staple of the nu metal genre, I have heard of it, but never listened to it besides the radio hits, was an interesting listen, that although it feels like 2000’s music, that doesn’t make it a knock on it, if anything it’s stood the test of time.
Oikein hyvä levy ja pystyy kuuntelemaan loopilla läpi monta kertaa. Omissa papereissa silti jää jotain vajaaksi, että nousisi absoluuttiseen timantti-kategoriaan. Joka tapauksessa viihdyttävä levy kaikin puolin.
It's nice to revisit my teenage obsession. Well-produced, but kind of predictable and even synthetic as a result. Still, the pop structure is probably what launched them into popularity back then. Some of the riffs are, while simple, memorable at least for me. I can smell the 2000's air with that iconic "In the End" riff. Of course we have Chester whose voice and screams can tickle any adolescent angst. And Mike who flows well with Chester, although I do agree that his rapping is mediocre at best. Overall, a fun listen. Partly because of the nostalgia that it brings. I hate being that guy but life really felt better back in those days. As an album, it's pretty nice still. Its predecessor, "Meteora" might be more solid and more polished, but this album still have the angsty early LP vibe.
The first album I remember owning "buying". One of my first days in Anchorage as a kid, my mom and I went to the mall and I picked up a walkman and this CD and fell in love forever. I own it on vinyl and I think I'll play it today (3/6/23).
Pretty good. Brings me back to my angsty childhood.
A classic from my middle school days that I never got around to listening to all the way through. Pretty good! Has a good flow all the way through
Makes me emo asfffff
Nu metal alternativo. Un megahit. Un 4.
Great album, one of the standout albums of the nu metal era, with proper melodies, and catchy riffs.
Hadn't listened to this in like 2 decades. I like it better than I expected. 3.75/5
Hype
I really kinda hate Linkin Park, but I'll give them some credit. For a debut album, this was HUGE when it came out. They had people going ape shit. Even listening to it now, I can hate it and kinda get into it at the same time. It jacks you up, that's for sure. It's okay, but I'll bump up the rating in the context of this list. I don't necessarily want to listen to it, but I think everyone probably should listen to it, ya know?
RIP Chester Bennington I listened to so many of these tracks when I was a young emo kid and they still hit right in the gut Loved the mixing of rock and rap styles 4/5
Une claque dans le visage de ma jeunesse. J'aime bien mais surtout les hits :P ca me rappelle beaucoup mon primaire. mais le reste est quand meme bon pour le style. Une référence dans celui-ci. 4.75
not bad surprisingly
An album I listened to many times over and over when I was younger. I still enjoy the album and think the music is pretty good. Some songs aren’t as enjoyable now. The rap/rock combo doesn’t work often but linkin park has made it work having two different vocalists do it. I prefer metoera over this album but this debut is awesome and I’ll listen to it for years to come. 8.0/10
4.5 for me. Main character OST
pure nostalgia
Baita som, pesado numa mesma pilha
Huh, wasn't expecting to see this on here. I was more a fan of "Meteora", but this is still good. Is it cheesy at spots? Yeah, "Crawling" has been a meme for-fucking-ever for the "teenager's tear-stained diary" approach. But I think the songs are well-written, catchy, and I think Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda's trade-offs flow naturally and wonderfully. Also, Joe Hanh does fantastically on the turntable. I'm biased because I was a teenager when this was out, but I genuinely think it still holds up. Favorite tracks: "One Step Closer", "Pushing Me Away", "Cure For The Itch", "Points of Authority"
I actually really liked this album. The duo singers made this album so good. I listened to it while I worked out and it gave me immense amounts of energy and motivation
4.5 This was one of my favorites when it came out and for the next couple of years. Jam-packed with amazing songs. Standouts: In the End, Crawling, My December, One Step Closer, Papercut
Great debut album. Very sad about Chester.
Bit dated but a classic.
Даже несмотря на заезженность звука того времени и неприязни мной эмо-текстов, альбом мне понравился. Инструментал здесь местами неоправданно жёсткий, ближе к классическому металу, ежели чем к ню-металу, что сыграло на руку группе, ибо именно эта жёсткость не даёт звуку зачерстветь и делает его более интересным. Также я был приятно удивлён вокалом Честера, я не ожидал, что его голос будет ничуть не хуже, чем у Чино из Deftones. В общем и целом - хороший классический альбом, хайп оправдан. (7.5)
As a debut pretty solid overall. Not something I see myself going back to time and time again, I think the nu metal phase was kind of played out, but might listen to again for some nostalgia.
I want to be crystal clear: I HATE THIS SO MUCH. It is important to a lot of people. It makes sense to a lot of people. Not to me. This is the distillation of a few genres and they do it successfully. I STILL HATE IT. It is produced well, sounds great and if I were 15 when this came out playing Tony Hawk on my PS2, I would love it. I am not so I REALLY HATE IT. That being said I still have to rate it relatively high for its achievement.
pretty cool
Good with some iconic songs
Modern classic. RIP Chester.
Familiarity bias. Could have sworn Numb was on this album.
Love this album. I'm absolutely biased, since I was a kid when this released and Linkin Park was the first CD I owned, but this was an awesome nostalgia trip.
Suddenly I remember being 20. Favorites: Crawling, Papercut, A Place for My Head.
Good
ну это молодость, это класека
I think Linkin Park is a great band and i really liked the majority of the album. If i had listened to this album when i grew up i would probably given it a 5 but with one listen through of the album i give it a 4.
I have a lot more appreciation for this in my 40s than I did in my 20s. The guitars are so massive and the mixing is incredible. But I still just can't with these lyrics. They were always the thing that turned me off of Linkin Park and that hasn't changed. So, while I enjoyed the album way more than I expected to, it still gets docked a star because of whiny emo bullshit. Life hurts. It's a universal condition. Suck it up and carry on.
I never liked the term nu-metal. Yes, this is tough to classify, but nu-metal seems a lazy way of describing Linkin Park's music. Yes, there are elements of metal, hard rock, hip-hop, but the duality of the rapping and screaming is what gives this material a lot of the power. The interactions between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda are continually impressive, which is essential to the success of the album. The rage and deep emotions run throughout - in the best way imaginable. This is almost a musical therapy session. Not everything works, but it is damn impressive.
A classic 👌 the record that defeated the nu metal era fortunately... In the End big big banger 👏 underrated tracks... With You, A Place for my Head, Forgotten & Cure for an Itch 🤘
a classic, but only for certain moods
I fairly stubbornly avoided nu-metal as a teenager, but I did always have a bit of a soft spot for these guys. This is the first time I've listened to this album the whole way through, and I quite enjoyed it! I do still find some of the rapping a bit cringy and the lyrics are somewhat melodramatic in places, but it's a solid album, and there's no denying it's influence on the following decade of pop/rock, for better or worse!
Interesante
It contains that amazing Linkin Park sound but still manages to sound like something you've never heard before Chesters vocals are truly amazing and the lyrics are fantastic
This brings good memories of youth, As i listen, I can see myself and my brother playing PS2 and listening to this. I had not hear this album in full for like 15 years! Good stuff, great energy, lyrics are quite the teenage angst but hey, it is what youth experiences right? Excellent mixing, excellent deliver and man did Bennington could sing. Back then I don’t think even us the teenagers who listened to LP thought they were going to be around for long, not become icons or anything, it was just good novelty but metal, but this record is good and a good timestamp of its times. RIP C.B.
It might surprise people who know me to hear that I’ve never actually listened to this album in full before. The songs I recognise are from radio play, and I hadn’t really ever considered playing the album from front to back. Songs I already know: One Step Closer, Crawling, In The End Favourite after listening: Point Of Authority, Crawling Overall: 8/10 There aren’t really many bands that sound like Linkin Park. Even the other Nu-Metal bands of the time didn’t really sound the same. The distortion of the guitars and the melodies on piano make a beautiful juxtaposition, yet it works perfectly. Similarly, Chester Bennington’s style of singing (some might argue it to be screaming, but I’d argue it to be distorted singing) goes excellently with Mike Shinoda’s rapping. I loved the use of a killswitch in Points of Authority - the music felt like something a wrestler would use to walk into the ring, so appealed to my sillier side. Overall, I’d recommend to anyone with a remote interest in rock/metal.
Genuinely excellent album, full of nostalgia, not like life-changing but seemed to be of it's moment. Meant a lot to a lot of kids. Have memories of mum ironing to it following the divorce. Great, angsty, whingey, teenage - exactly what you want
- First Linkin Park album I've listened to - Enjoyed it much more than I expected - Really consistent - Fav songs: ONE STEP CLOSER, IN THE END, FORGOTTEN
Canzoni da pogo post-apocalittico. Testi rabbiosi ma senza accuratezza, adolescenziali: rabbia contro cosa? Un po' ripetitive.
21st September 2022 Listened mainly while stuck in a traffic jam on the way back from the office. Immediately takes you back to being 13. Pop, rap, metal what a combo.
No lo recordaba tan bueno, la neta. En su momento sé que no me gustaba: todavía no era fan de los guitarrazos, no me embonaba el MC y el scratch en el fondo, y la voz gritada me satura. Sin embargo, escuchado ahora, me parece que es un muy buen disco. No tiene un momento aburrido y aunque quizá es un poquitito largo, la verdad es que es muy agradable de escuchar de principio a fin.
This album brings back memories of 5th grade.
Middle school days. This album rules. It's the best Linkin Park. It's been memed to death but that just shows its massive appeal to even newer generations. The b sides also kick ass. Meteora also is good but I'll take hybrid any day. This may be the quintessential rap rock album. Thanks boys
Some really classic songs on here
Love this album. Listening to it at 8 in the morning made me want to flip my desk
Powerful, very consistent.
Super nostalgic! Still slaps. Listening to this as an adult is kind of weird and makes me realize just how much I didn’t half of the songs I was listening to.
While not my favourite style, I can appreciate the art, and think it deserves it's place.
Alvöru rokk, flott.
Delightful. Chester is amazing.
Metal and rap collab genius.
It did not age like fine wine, but the hits still stands. I'm hesitating between a 3 and a 4, but the nostalgia factor just won't let me give it less.
Never gonna be a personal fav but I think this album earned 4 stars.
Not for me. That being said you cant deny their catchiness. damn them.
Linkin Park's first and greatest effort, only coming close with their next album Meteora. Tons of hits, melodic yet hard, and somehow are able to maintain the momentum from track to track. You can hear influences of KoRn in songs like "Runaway." The duo vocalists are an incredible combo, characterizing their unique sound and appealing to different audiences that it's no wonder they were so mainstream. I was going to say it's greatest weakness was that it loses its momentum in the last few tracks, but then I realized the last track is actually "Pushing Me Away" which is actually a decent finish right when "Cure for the Itch" chills the mood. I describe the melody as electronic in form, industrial in the types of samples and effects, hip hop in their style of usage, and doom metal in the medium they use to create these effects ("A Place for My Head" being the most metal). What I'm trying to say is that I can understand why most nu metal and post-grunge bands would suck in the coming years if they tried mimicking this style without properly understanding how it's used. The melodies are mostly boring, but there are some iconic themes stuck in my head after 2 decades. Maybe other people interpret it differently, but this style of rock is like nothing else, with the closest analogue being the intensity and heaviness of industrial and thrash or doom metal. Favorites: One Step Closer, Points of Authority, Crawling, In the End
Linkin Park's first album remains their absolute best, and it set a great journey for the subsequent albums as well as the groundwork for their evolution into being a softer band. In a way, listeners got to see a band grow mature from the young and hype-capable to the older and more intentional. Hybrid Theory came at a time when metal/rapcore fatigue started to set in with bands like POD and Limp Bizkit. While with POD, clean lyrics and meaningful messaging were broad in their appeal, their over-exposure up and to their sophomore album with Atlantic wore out the original audience reasonably quickly. Limp Bizkit, even at the height of their popularity, remained 18+ with narrower demographic appeal with a push towards douchebags being loud, giving ballcaps a bad name, to some just weird imagery in their songs. Between all that, Hybrid Theory is released and scratches a certain itch that had been growing. There was a bit of a pendulum swing or crises of identity with listeners in the early aughts between emo and hardcore, two extremes that sort of defined the bipolar nature of 17-19 year olds at the time. Hybrid Theory managed to catch both the aggression and angst giving the people stuck in the middle a stable ground of sorts, which if honesty is the best policy, a very needed element for this crowd. Chester's vocals are a clean scream with lyrics easily understood, and Mike Shinoda's rap contributions are equally clear with a clean delivery. This combination, while not necessarily original was a better marriage between the rock and rap genres than their contemporaries. Musically, the band hit hard where it needed to, and it carefully matched lyrics with its energy. Well-rounded, well-sung, well-rapped, well-played, Hybrid Theory changed the game quite a bit.
recommended on 20th of july - nice
an absolute classic ™
-"One Step Closer" is nice and heavy, very easy to sing along to on your first listen. I also really like the chorus. Maybe it's the alternating lines with long, extended notes and then faster lines? It's cool -"Crawling" has the classic "Crawling in my skin / These sounds, they will not heal" -The vocal distortions on the screams throughout "By Myself" are pretty crazy -"In the End" doesn't really stand out as a track other than the fact I am already very familiar with it. Maybe it's just the most digestible, which made it the most popular track? I'd say I like "One Step Closer" or "Crawling" more. Not a bad song, just not sure why it's the mega-popular one over the others -Big heavy intro in "A Place for My Head" -Basically all solid tracks. Keeps great energy throughout without getting boring. Lots of fun riffs and vocal melodies. Solid album
I tried so hard and got so farrrrr
nice
4.5/5 good album <3
Didn’t age as well as I thought but still really fun. Guitars were way more present and heavier than I remembered.
Great Album. I used to listen to this all the time when it came out. Now, 22 years later, Some of the songs, I don't remember, but there are some real classics here: In the End, Papercut, One Step Closer, Crawling, My December. 4/5
Started out as a three but it grew on me. How could it not? Just some angry boys having fun. Kind of like a low rent Rage Against the Machine.
Reminds me of junior high!
Очень цельный альбом, что сильно понравилось. И музыка не звучит излишне попсовой, как мне раньше представлялось в детстве.
What the hell is this? Turntable scratching, power guitar, electronica, rapping, piano, and lots and lots of screaming. Do I like it? I think I do... Wild.
I honestly enjoyed the album and totally regret not getting into linkin park sooner, especially as someone who recently took an interest to metal. The lyrics are either super corny and cringey or relatable. I've read a lot of hate about them, but I've honestly heard worse. That being said, I the album could have done with more unique drumming and something other than the generic background metal guitar. I WILL say the album is overrated, but certainly not a bad or not worth listening to.
It's fun, a bit repetitive, and has some bangers (looking at you, In The End). A good afternoon pick me up even if it feels very early 2000s and isn't the most substantial
It's that album. By Myself is my pick.
6.6/10
surprisingly decent mixing and mastering for an album of this genre from this era don't hate the guitar tone as much as I'd have thought I mean this album is a classic so there are some real terrible lyrics on here little too much rap rock tbh probably could've trimmed this one by a track or two
I’ve no nostalgia for Linkin Park I’m afraid but this was veryyyyy fun
Man, the emotions coming out of every song here extremely teen. There's a good reason these guys popped off back then. It's not subtle or even artful really, but there's catharsis to just shouting out the exact thing you feel.
When this came out, I was 16 and fully on board with what was happening in the nü metal scene. I was a huge fan of KoRn, Incubus, Deftones but never could click with Linkin Park. I recall downloading One Step Closer and In the End on Napster but otherwise never really got into them too much. After listening today, I’m pretty sure it’s that Mike Shinoda simply annoys me. As far as nü metal bands with turntables go, Incubus did it better and Linkin Park gets put on a pedestal because Chester Bennington, good as he was died. 3 stars
Realmente cuando salió este álbum si fue revolucionario por la mezcla de fortalezas rock Rap, en ciertos sentido, nunca he sido fan de ellos, pero si son bastante talentosos y la fuerza que transmite el cantante es muy poder
Didn't like this at the time, not convinced by it now
Coming into this, my opinion on Linkin Park is that I like them... except when the singer gets screamy. And that was pretty much how I felt about this album. I love the sounds, the guitar, the synths, the beats -- they achieve a unique sound that I really appreciate. But man, when he starts screaming it makes it unlistenable for me.
Good
CRAAAAAAWWWWLLING IN MY SKEEEEEEN
Good, not great. Some tracks definitely haven’t aged too well
Starting with a sidenote: the first thing I noticed is that Twenty One Pilots reheated a lot of Linkin Park's nachos in their later work. I hear a lot of Blurryface in this album, so we at least know where some of that sound is coming from. While the nu-metal-ish sound is fun enough with that crunchy guitar and heavy drumming, you realize about halfway through how over-produced the overall sound is. It got old really fast for me. Every song is remarkably similar (but not necessarily bad!), and I was left wanting for any kind of variety. I think that somewhere around A Place for My Head, it got actively tedious for me to listen to and I had to take a break. I couldn't really bring myself to care about the lyrics either. They were so corny that I could hardly focus on anything else. I don't doubt the veracity of Chester Bennington's fucked up life (from my understanding), but the entire thing just felt commercial and inauthentic to me. Something got lost in translation along the way, and this album suffers for it. It's like it wants to be raw and angry, but you're seeing that through a sterilization filter. I don't hate this album, but I was left largely unimpressed. 6/10 Favorites: - Papercut - Crawling - By Myself - In The End
I respect nu Metal. I don’t necessarily like it but I respect it. Because they’re always taking a risk. Blues artists are always going to sound cool no matter what. But nu Metal guys walk a high wire of awesome every time they perform where they could stumble into ridiculousness at any moment. I’d say this album is about one third ridiculous which is, honestly, I very hit rate for the genre.
Great. Nostalgic. I knew more than I thought.
At 16 in the year 2000, this album was in regular rotation in my CD player. At 42 26 years later, it’s pretty corny but sounds exactly like something a teen would love in 2000.
This might be my most basic take ever, but I like Linkin Park. I was never a fan per se, but man they are fun.
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