Music Review Magazine's "Hybrid Theory" CD Review |
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The debut album from Southern California's Linkin Park combines analog hard rock with electronic hip-hop to create dense, driving music similar to what 311 would sound like if they added members of Deftones, Nine Inch Nails and God Lives Under Water. the Linkin Park boys are young-their average age lingers somewhere around 21-but they have created a very mature album in Hybrid Theory. Each song has it's own personality, feel and purpose-all of which come across in a short-but-sweet manner(none of the songs break the 3:40 mark). Two vocalists tandme their distinctly different voices and styles-one singing one rapping(often at the same time)-creating a totally b###hin' counterpoints in melody and dynamics. Linkin Park marks their musical territory with the opener Papercut, preparing the listener for more of their HUGE guitar riffs and lyrical messages of getting things straight in the head and the "close but no cigar" inner workings of life. Don Gilmore's way-cool production tricks add another deimension to an already great band, who seem to have everything it takes to make a big dent in hard rock's shiny. glossy quater panel Back To Review Main |
