Not since Aerosmith and Run DMC had we seen a great combination of both pure rap and rock together in one handy location and it was around this time there would have been a flood of rap fans attending rock shows and vice versa. Slowing down their own songs to fit the tempo of his and blending them together was genius. Towards the end of 2004 once all singles from Meteorawere released, LP tried something new with a clash Collision Course EP alongside Jay-Z (prior to his Mr Beyonce days) featuring Live Footage of the band mashing up their songs seamlessly with Jay’s and once again, it worked like a charm. The band were unstoppable at this point selling tens of millions of copies worldwide and cementing themselves as one of the biggest bands to watch for years to come… or so we thought. Spawning singles like ‘ Somewhere I Belong‘ and ‘ Faint‘ which brought back elements of the band’s previous record with heavy guitar riffs, screaming and electronic sounds amongst Mike Shinoda‘s iconic rapping skills. It was our first taste of the band doing something new and although it wasn’t as popular as the first album, it set the tone for what would lead into one legendary follow up album…įollowing up an album which gives you massive international success and acknowledgement is hard, but I remember the hype in the lead up to the release of 2003’s Meteora being huge, everyone was talking about it and wondering if it was going to be another instant success story for the band or a flop like so many acts before them.
LINKIN PARK ONE MORE LIGHT ALBUM MOVIE
The band appeared everywhere from Channel to Movie Soundtracks to OzzFest and Korn‘s Family Values tour invites.įollowing on from this success the band released Reanimationwhich featured remixed versions of their songs from Hybrid Theory, mixed by guest DJs and featuring musicians performing vocals on their previously acclaimed songs.
It was incredible and so well received the band actually picked up the Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy in 2002 for their single ‘ Crawling‘.
What was once a shining light in the nu-metal scene in the late-2000’s, Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory album completely blew rock fans away, hearing something that hadn’t been done before and introducing a new mixed blend of heavy rock with rap and electronic sounds with a dj all rolled into one. Linkin Park have been the front runner for mixing things up and taking their fans on a journey (both hit and miss) along the years and every now and then they’ve slipped up, but not as much as they have with their latest release ‘ Heavy‘. Genre crossing bands tend to escape harsh criticism because they’re always changing musical styles to either prove they’re talented musicians to try and not be pigeonholed into the same category for their entire careers or because each different musical endeavour exceeds expectations and proves you can do different things and actually nail it.