Meteora

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Meteora, Linkin Park's second studio effort (not counting the 2002 remix album Reanimation), overflows with glossy production values and Big Rock oomph, fully embracing the pop instincts of their Hybrid Theory debut. For many, Theory sounded inexcusably corporate, from its too-timely rap-rock sound to the long list of product endorsements included in the sleeve notes. Meteora will only amplify those complaints, but this album is actually truer to the band's nature. It's still impossible not to hear strains of Limp Bizkit, Korn, Rage Against the Machine and the like. None of those acts, however, would try something as blatantly anthemic as "Easier to Run", which would sound fine to a Def Leppard fan, or as borderline danceable as "Breaking the Habit" and "Session". Linkin Park are what Trent Reznor was always afraid of becoming, but if you ever wished he would drop the pretences and just make a hair-metal record, you'll find Meteora to your liking. --Matthew Cooke

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Customer reviews

review by: TRUE METAL date: 2008-09-27 rating:
I actually really enjoyed this album if I rememberd correctly! !
A few years ago I remember buying this and thinking it was a really good album and it is a very good album, it has great lyrics, good riffs, and great songs and that's all you need. My favourite songs are "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Figure .09", "Breaking The Habit" & Numb". I don't mind what genre they are in they are a good band (if you forget about there new album), they are much better then Korn & Limp Bizkit and have much more talent, but still it was obviously never gonna be as good as Megadeth's So Far So Good So What! or Black Sabbath self titled debut but those are totally different genres and my own opinion. So overall this is an excellent album recommended for Linkin Park fans and fans of rap metal.

One of the main reasons I like this album is you don't get the feel that these guys just wanna make money out of ya, the lyrics have great meaning. This is the only Linkin Park album I have I have yet to hear Hybrid Theory(strangely enough) and I am never gonna buy their new album as well i'm sure most off you know why. hope this helped. Rock On! ! !

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review by: Lloobee date: 2008-02-20 rating:
Worth 5 stars for "numb"
I hadn't heard of Linkin park until I heard "minutes to midnight" which I thought was an excellent and diverse album; however I got this last weekend and since then have had it blaring in my car constantly. As some of the other reviewers have said, it's really rock, with rap and metal elements, but just very very well done.

"from the inside" and "breaking the habit" are excellent tracks, but the highlight is "Numb", very in the same mould as "What I've done" from the later album, but if anything a sharper track, tighter backing with nicely done, understated scratches that are actually used as another instrument rather than just thrown over the top, and a truly awesome, angry chorus with the tagline "All I want to do, is to be more like me - and be less like you!"

*amendment* Having listened to this album (lots) over the last couple of weeks, maybe the highlight is "Breaking the habit". Sad, Angry, Despairing, but racing and full of energy. "I don't know how I got this way - I know it's not alright - So I'm breaking the habit - I'm breaking the habit tonight". Think Evanescence at double speed, with tighter lyrics, twice as much power and again, those really well-integrated scratches (overlaid on an orchestral strings-sounding backing - wierd but it works brilliantly).

Worth 5 1/2 stars, for "Numb", "Breaking the Habit" and "From the Inside"

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review by: date: 2007-07-21 rating:
Genius!
It takes a certain kind of skill to produce what Linkin Park have done, mixing elements from Rap and Hard Rock Music to create their own unique blend, With Meteora that was no Exception.

However, Unlike Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park have Matured Both Artistically and Musically to create something New and Vibrant with Memorable Chrouses and Powerful Lyrics with tracks like 'From the Inside', 'Numb' and 'Faint'.

This could quite Possibly Be Linkin Park's Best Album to Date.

Tracks to Look Out For:

Numb
Faint
Figure 0.9
From the Inside
Breaking the Habit
Lying from You
Hit the Floor
Nobody's Listening

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review by: date: 2007-05-14 rating:
Classic album
This is a great follow up album from their last album Hybrid Theory as it features a classic song (Breaking The Habit) which was my fav song when released and still is my fav song from Linkin Park to this day. Theres a mix of slower songs on this album too which make the album even more exicting tp listen to as Chesters vocals are clearer and sound fantastic.


review by: date: 2007-04-14 rating:
If you are undecided....
I had only heard a couple of their tracks before buying their first album, then swiftly bought this their second and have pre-ordered their third all in the space of a month! Of the two albums I only neglected to rip 2 of their tracks onto my pmp, great for a gig but too thrashy for me to listen to, not exactly a problem.
If you have heard and liked one of their tracks then I guaranty the album will not disappoint, quite the contrary!
Fantastic music, carefully constructed lyrics and great use of vocals both uplift and surprisingly given the genre and the tone of most of their tracks, can also make you feel quite emotional or am I just a bit wet... Not once does the music feel repetitive although each track has the very definitive linkin park sound. Needless to say I was totally impressed, doesn't happen often and enough to warrant my writing this review.

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