Today I return with another Linkin Park review late at night. When I review an album tomorrow I promise it will be typed earlier. Anyway today I'll be reviewing Linkin Park's third album, "Minutes to Midnight". The album was released was released 4 years after "Meteora". This is the longest time apart from any album they released. These days they release a new album every 2 years, and since their last album already had 4 singles I'm not waiting for their 7th album. But back to the review. The album was different from Linkin Park's previous albums and didn't was more somber and rock instead of the nu metal sound that "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" had. Here's my track by track review:
1) Wake: This is an amazing instrumental. It starts off soft then gets big and loud near the end. That being said, because it's short I won't give it a score.
2) Given Up: The fourth single from the album. The song was supposed to be the second single before being changed to the fourth. You can feel the anger on this song. The song talks about how you've had enough of the crap people are giving you to the point where you scream, "put me out of my misery!" Really scary. The video was of clips of shows with Linkin Park doing a performance. The jingle sound was a little weird. The song was the least successful of all the singles. 9/10
3) Leave Out All the Rest: The fifth and final single from the album. The song talks about how the when the narrator's "time comes" when he passes away that he wants people to remember him for the positive things he's done and not the negative. The video had the band in space, which doesn't make sense to me. The song was on the "Twilight soundtrack" which may or may not have helped it do better on the charts than "Given Up". 10/10
4) Bleed It Out: The second single from the album. It is one of two songs that Mike raps on. The video was of a bar fight that was reserved showing how it happened. When the band play it on tour it's given an extra drum solo. 10/10
5) Shadow of the Day: This was the third single from the album. The song is a ballad and the video for it only featured Chester. The song has a dark vibe to it and it showcases Chester's awesome vocals. 10/10
6) What I've Done: The first single from the album. Chester said that the song was a goodbye to how the band used to be. It took me some time to like the song but when I listened to the lyrics I began to like it. The video showed the band performing in a desert. 10/10
7) Hands Held High: This is the second song where Mike raps. The song talked about war, the difference between rich and poor and was basically a f*** you to Bush who was president at the time of the album's release. It should've been a single. 10/10
8) No More Sorrow: Another angry in your face song. It was originally titled "EBow Idea", they have the strangest working titles for songs. It is the heaviest song on the album and would've been perfect as a single. 10/10
9) Valentine's Day: Like "My December" this song is about not being with the one you love. The difference is that it's about losing that one you love. It has more of a pop sound than the rest of the songs on the album. 9/10
10) In Between: Instead of rapping, Mike sings on this song. The song sounds like the narrator is apologizing to his lover. I don't really listen to the song but as I listen through the album right now (I do this when I review every album) I think it's pretty good. 8/10
11) In Pieces: The song is about how much of a jerk your ex was. It's an okay song but it doesn't stand out as much as the other songs. 6/10
12) The Little Things You Give Away: Despite the song being past 6 minutes, it's pretty good. Brad's guitar solo's are amazing. It's still growing on me though. 7/10
While "Minutes to Midnight" wasn't like the band's previous two albums, it's still a good album. I like all the songs on the album. Out of 110 points I give the album 99 points which is 90%, an A. Thanks for reading this review!
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