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Old 6th May 2007, 16:53     #1
xpandnz
 
My New Linkin Park Album Review

Well, since their has been so many negitive comments and some people with their honest reviews, its my time to start a thread about this album. Here we go.

Wake:
Wow! This song is ambient until we get thrown back into our seats as the guitars come in. Massive wall of sound here, great chord progession, overally used by many bands including mine, but they use the ocatves on the guitar really well. This ends nicely and leads into Given Up.

Given Up:
Seems like most people love this song. It is a great song from LP and really has a rock sound that isnt Meteora or HT. Its them with guitars and rock instruments having a good time. And Chester's scream is fantastic in the middle. I thought to myself, This has to be Pro-Tooled, it goes on so long! But i was amazed to see on the AOL he does it perfectly. I always feel Chester tries to hard with his voice, but not anymore.
The double guitar work from Brad and Mike really makes this track so amazing.

Leave Out All The Rest:
Maybe a little too slow too early on in the album, but these songs give the other ones alot of power.
Chester voice is really shinning now on the album, hes laid back singing how he wants to and about stuff that means alot to the band. I really enjoy this song! Great catchy chorus nice sound of the drums and just overal a catchy and radio friendly song.

Bleed It Out:
For me, this is the most coolest rock song they have. Mikes rap is awesome, he doesnt give a shit about what you expect from him. Hes doing what he wants and I like that. The rock beat underneath is just perfect. Good choice of beat. The guitars are dirty and gritty but not too overally distorted. They fit well. The chorus is a keeper. Catchy and people can easily pick it up and sing it. Sadly, the song ends too soon and just doesnt feel right.

Shadow Of The Day:
Nice intro, very Edge like on the guitar and overal it feels a little too much like U2. But thats cool, its something new again from Linkin Park. Its nice to see that they are using string arrangements well in this song: subtle yet pretty.
Chester's voice is stealing the show here!

What I've Done:
The first single, and really, it doesn't really truely reflect the album which is fine. Its a nice song, a little too short and the verses and chorus and bridge are typical of Linkin Park's writting formula. So when i heard this song initially I was quite dissapointed. But after hearing the album as a whole, I enjoy this and it fits in well.

Hands Held High:
More rapping from Shinoda, but its nice. Nice lyrics, honest. I feel the chorus fits well. The song is quite beautiful and it really shows how Linkin Park feel. Its ok that they sing about Politics. They are allowed too. They have feeling just like me and you. But at least this song has a feeling of hope in it, they are not just whinning about the world. They are considering what is wrong and how we can change it. Call it a rant song, what ever. Its honest. And it seems MTM is all about being honest. Good on you!

No More Sorrow:
This song pleases all the Nu-Metal fans. How? It doesnt even have a nu-metal sound at all. Its got a heavy arse bridge, a catchy chorus. Linkin Park just love rocking out. Again, Mike playing guitar with Brad is making Linkin Park sound bigger and better......and badder.

Valentines Day:
Cool Ballad, nice song. Nice lyrics and good build up. Nothing wrong with this song. I know there are alot of ballads on this album, it doesnt make it bad. Its refreshing in a sense. I mean Meteora and HT were all in your face all the time. This time they taking a step back and figuring out how to use the heavy sound more economically and more approachable to other listeners. This song demonstrates this.

In Between:
Ok. When I heard this song the first time, I didnt like it. After a few listens and coming to terms with how they are being honest, this song is all that. its not the greatest song they have ever done, but its enjoyable if you listen to the album as a whole. it sets the mood for the last two songs and really gives In Pieces more dynamics.

In Pieces:
Wicked beginning. I love the build up. Chester is singing softly and slowly starts getting more emotional. When the ska like guitar kicks in with the rest of the band, this song takes a new turn and it sounds so wicked. A new sound from LP. Im loving it. By now most people dont notice Mr Hann. You get to hear him more in this song. He doesnt just have to scratch records remember! Hes in the album all the time!!

The Little Things That Give You Away:
WOW!!!!!!
I love this song. Firtsly because its the only LP song over like 4.30mins but secondly because its so emotional. Amazing build up. By the end Im always nearly crying. When Brads solo comes to and end and then chester starts wailing over the top, its pure heaven and this is Linkin Park proud of themselves. They are finally free! This songs really proves that feeling. What a fantastic way to finish the album!

Overall, after 6 listens, im giving it 9/10. The only reason im not giving it 10 is because I want more songs.

Mike, keep playing guitar, you rock. The AOL sessions songs sound much better because you have a wall of sound now with the guitars.

LP looks much better now and they sound it too. They have grown up and sound mature and polished. Great going guys!

Peace!

Ben - xpandnz
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Old 6th May 2007, 17:06     #2
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Old 6th May 2007, 17:10     #3
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Old 6th May 2007, 18:11     #4
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Mike, keep playing guitar, you rock.
Just in case he reads NZG eh? :P
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Old 6th May 2007, 18:33     #5
p01s0n
 
can you please review the new fall out boy album i would like to read about that please do not skip on how the song makes you feel personally.
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Old 6th May 2007, 18:45     #6
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I want to heallll i want to feeeeell like I'm close to something reaaaall
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Old 6th May 2007, 18:48     #7
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can you please review the new fall out boy album i would like to read about that please do not skip on how the song makes you feel personally.
hehehehe
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Old 6th May 2007, 18:50     #8
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some people are taking the treating NZGames like their personal blog to the extreme...
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Old 6th May 2007, 19:18     #9
Nightcrawler
 
http://www.lpassociation.com/music/m2m
Reading this gives me a lot more respect for this album and their work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutes...ht_%28album%29
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Old 6th May 2007, 21:38     #10
cEvin
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Old 6th May 2007, 21:42     #11
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^ lol had to be done.
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Old 6th May 2007, 21:51     #12
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The guy on the left looks like Gary Cherone circa 1991.
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Old 6th May 2007, 22:50     #13
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Here is my review of the same album:

www.youtube.com/?v=jrvp3JTKX8k

Props to Pitchfork.
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Old 6th May 2007, 22:59     #14
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some people are taking the treating NZGames like their personal blog to the extreme...
and they should be getting banned for it imo.
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Old 6th May 2007, 23:15     #15
Trigger
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I thought this thread was gay until I saw the picture of two gay guys kissing
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Old 6th May 2007, 23:24     #16
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What did you think it was after you saw the picture?
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Old 6th May 2007, 23:36     #17
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Freeloader
 
Trigger sucks at the quoting.

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This one time, like eight months ago, I saw two guys kissing in a park. And that was the gayest thing I'd ever seen, until I saw this thread.
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Old 6th May 2007, 23:37     #18
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Not work safe I thought these guys were dead. Alas

nU-m3t41 4 lYf3!
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Old 7th May 2007, 01:22     #19
MoP
 

And so is Linkin Park
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Old 7th May 2007, 01:55     #20
Trigger
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What did you think it was after you saw the picture?
a duck
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Old 7th May 2007, 02:13     #21
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^ 'tis the season!
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Old 7th May 2007, 02:16     #22
Cynos
 
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LP looks much better now and they sound it too. They have grown up and sound mature and polished. Great going guys!

Peace!

Ben - xpandnz
You know that the hole in the CD is for the spindle, not your penis right? Seriously, your review could've just been...

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FUCK I LOVE LINKIN PARK SOOOO MUCH AND I WISH I WAS A CHICK SO I COULD HAVE ALL THEIR BABIES
That's okay though, I remember when I was so gushingly sycophantic about every new Nine Inch Nails release. Until Fragile came out, then I couldn't do it anymore.
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Old 7th May 2007, 02:33     #23
razor
 
I tried sooooooooooo hard and got so far

In the end it doesn't even matter

/bandwagon'd
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Old 7th May 2007, 05:50     #24
wugambino
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a seal dies each their rapper guy rhymes
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Old 7th May 2007, 06:47     #25
xpandnz
 
well where is the area of the forum where we can discuss music and albums and stuff?
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Old 7th May 2007, 07:28     #26
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Old 7th May 2007, 08:41     #27
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Quote:
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well where is the area of the forum where we can discuss music and albums and stuff?
Lets analyse a few things here.

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well where is the area of the forum
forum being 'nzgames'

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discuss music and albums and stuff?
hmmm, valid point - the music discussion sub forum for nzGAMES does in fact appear to be missing.
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Old 7th May 2007, 08:45     #28
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And so is Linkin Park
lol gud one
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Old 7th May 2007, 08:45     #29
xin
 
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hmmm, valid point - the music discussion sub forum for nzGAMES does in fact appear to be missing.
Well what if we want to discuss about the similarities between Michael Jackson and the Sonic the Hedehog 3 soundtrack eh? Now where would we go to talk about that?

p.s. Linkin Park is for bumboys.
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Old 7th May 2007, 09:35     #30
Whiplash
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MJ vs Sonic goes in the console forum.

Linkin Park album review goes into the Tribes forum with the rest of the posts that no one reads.
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:00     #31
Waldo
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MJ vs Sonic goes in the console forum.

Linkin Park album review goes into the Tribes forum with the rest of the posts that no one reads.

what are you doing in here
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:34     #32
wugambino
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By the end Im always nearly crying.
fag
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:36     #33
?>Superman
 
and i'm about to break!
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:36     #34
SpaceCowboy
Here be dragons
 
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I tried sooooooooooo hard and got so far

In the end it doesn't even matter
lol
that song is the epitome of emo.
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:46     #35
cEvin
Love In Vein
 
craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaAAAaAAAAaaaaAaAaAwwwwwwwwwwwwling in my skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin.
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Old 7th May 2007, 10:49     #36
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and shes about break

BREAK
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Old 7th May 2007, 11:00     #37
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hahaha reckon!
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Old 7th May 2007, 11:09     #38
Spink
 
hay gusy i jsut got new avril album and write review how you liek??

Things have certainly changed for Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne since 2004's sophomore effort Under My Skin. Where that album portrayed a petulant, pre-marriage Avril on angst overload - she moaned about boys, boys and, well, boys - latest disc The Best Damn Thing doesn't so much as moan about boys, rather it showcases Lavigne in a far feistier mood, kicking their asses and taking names respectively.

It's a direction best offset by lead single Girlfriend, a swaggering, bitchy empowerment anthem that sees bad Avril tangle with her distinctly more geeky counterpart ('cause she's 'like, so whatever') for the affections of her current squeeze. It's confident, though at times complacently arrogant lyrics typify the standpoint Lavigne's taken as regards The Best Damn Thing. It's an assured, though not entirely fulfilling, set of songs designed to get fans off their asses and back into the mosh-pit - and to that degree, it works an absolute treat.

There's no playing the lowly underdog here, as the likes of I Can Do Better and Everything Back But You act as proverbial middle fingers to wasteful lovers, with Lavigne breaking into hysterical giggles at the climax of the former. When You're Gone and Innocence meanwhile show that Avril certainly hasn't lost her ear for a cracking power ballad, with the combination of subtle strings and gorgeous piano working especially well throughout Innocence's loved-up tale of (you'd assume) Lavigne's not-so-recent marriage to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley.

Long time fans will doubtless notice the writing credits for Lavigne's former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld on the likes of Innocence, Hot and One Of Those Girls - arguably the albums' three standout tracks - and considering Taubenfeld's successful co-work with Lavigne on debut album Let Go back in 2001, it really comes as little surprise to see his name attached to the albums best moments. If anything, it serves to show just how inexperienced Avril remains as a sole lyricist, with the bratty naivety of title-track The Best Damn Thing paling in comparison to Taubenfeld's assistance on Hot et al.

That said though, it's the same youthful innocence that makes The Best Damn Thing such a fun, engaging record. The excellent Runaway crashes along on a wave of crunchy guitars and Travis Barker-donated drums, whilst the catchy-as-hell Contagious sees Avril professing her qualities to a prospective partner, and whilst there are times when the songs show a worrying lack of substance, it's largely due to The Best Damn Thing being a no-frills romp of a record, not designed to be deep or particularly meaningful.

Lavigne's legion of fans will doubtless treat The Best Damn Thing like an early Christmas present, and so they should. For all its lyrical misgivings (largely when Avril tries to go it alone), TBTD is an exuberantly fun album, one that packs more than a fair punch and puts a delightfully perky twist on the direction of former releases Let Go and Under My Skin.

Though it's hard to see The Best Damn Thing furthering Lavigne's aims of ultimately becoming a serious singer-songwriter, for now it's simply a case - as her currently dyed hair suggests - of blondes having just that bit more fun.

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Old 7th May 2007, 11:29     #39
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Someone needs to remove the e and the s in penis and replace it with a 3 and an x.
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Old 7th May 2007, 11:32     #40
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Is Avril Lavigne legal yet, or do I need to fly her to some Arab country?
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