Hybrid Theory was a kind of Rubicon in hard rock, making the influence of hip-hop and electronic music impossible to ignore. And by the time they went “pop” (2017’s One More Light), they’d been redefining the terms of commercial rock music for nearly two decades.įormed on the outskirts of Los Angeles in 1996, the group spent their first few years struggling-at one point, an executive suggested they fire Shinoda, their MC, and take a more conventional rock-band route.
When they wanted to take the guitars down a little, they moved toward a brooding, post-hardcore vision of electronic music that let Bennington flex his inner Depeche Mode fan while retaining a sense of anguish that, it turns out, didn't need aggression to find expression. Heavy as it could be, the music was almost never macho, trading in hard-rock pomp for the arty vulnerability of emo and synth-pop.
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But part of the reason the band survived was that they were always more versatile than their moment. Download Linkin Park Hybrid Theory Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition) (2020), Hybrid Theory (2-Track Demo) (1999), Hybrid Theory (EP) (1999), Hybrid Theory 8-track Demo CD (1999), Hybrid Theory (Special Edition Bonus) (2000), Hybrid Theory (Unmastered Studio Finals 5-7-00) (2000), Hybrid Theory 6-Track Internal Demo CD (2000) Discography 320kbps (Alternative rock, nu metal, alternative. Hybrid Theory was a once-in-a-generation album, arguably the commercial and creative pinnacle of rap-rock. On a deeper level, the choice set a kind of metaphorical course for catharsis: Linkin Park were angry, but their anger burned clean. It was more that in avoiding blunt, four-letter expressions of frustration, Shinoda and Bennington could challenge themselves to lean into-and lay bare-their pain in ways that cussing only covered up. Find top songs and albums by LINKIN PARK including In the End, Numb and more. Alternative metal quintet from Southern California that sold tens of millions during the 2000s with their fusion.
It wasn’t just about keeping their audience, a portion of which might’ve had trouble slipping Parental Advisory stickers past their parents. When Mike Shinoda and the late Chester Bennington were writing lyrics for Linkin Park’s 2000 breakthrough, Hybrid Theory, they made a pact: No cussing.
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