1001 Albums Summary

A solid debut that came out in a lull of a year. Chris Robinson's vocals evoke such earlier bands as Lynyrd Skynyrd, but there's still something unique. The band still has relevance all these years later. It's a shame they still have yet to be inducted into the Rock Hall.

This album was a good one, but not great. I do think it's a shame that Soft Cell is more known for their covers.

It just doesn't get more classic Bob Dylan than this.

Couldn't get into this one.

Throwback Thursday Review: Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory (2000) Genres: Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock For the most part, Nu Metal is a genre I have a hard time getting into. I only think Korn is OK, and the less I have to hear Limp Bizkit the better. But Linkin Park is one band that I've changed my opinion in recent years. After Chester Bennington's death, I checked out Hybrid Theory to see if my opinion changed. Hearing the album "Amends" that Grey Daze released in 2020 also made me reevaluate the band. I'd also heard that after "Meteora", they pretty much dropped the Nu Metal sound. All right, enough rambling. This is a great debut. Chester's vocals are great for the angst, and I like Mike Shinoda's rapping, especially on "One Step Closer" and one of the band's most famous songs, "In the End". Best songs: "Papercut", "One Step Closer" "Runaway", " In the End"

A fascinating person and singer!