What’s up guys? Shiningbind here with another episode of Shiningbind Band Talk. If you have a moment, please take that moment by checking out Facebook or Instagram and give us a follow @shiningbindbandtalk. This week is something we haven’t done for a while, and that is reviewing an album. This week, we are going to dive into Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park.
As some of you may know from an episode I did ages ago that the music world has lost Linkin Park singer, Chester Bennington, to suicide, shortly after Chris Cornell took his own life. If you have a friend or someone you know whose life is in danger, please take that moment to save a life and call the crisis hotline. The number is below:
800-273-8255
Help is on the way!
Anyways, let’s dive into Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory. Released on October 24th, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records, Hybrid Theory has an experimental sound on the tracks of the music. It was something that made Linkin Park stand out at the time, especially back then. In a way, I would say they saw themselves 10 years ahead and continuing to progress and change styles on their later albums, especially with the absence of Mike Shinoda for a short period of time. They have a complex sound where overtime, it evolves into something even better and that the audience has not seen before.
When one thinks about it, Linkin Park has music potential. Describing the sound of the music, it’s like if metal took steroids. Although classified at Nu Metal, it wasn’t until around the 2010s where Nu Metal was in decline and dying out because new subgenres were coming out. For instance, when Korn was a household name in Nu Metal, it won’t be until 20 or so years later, The band, Korn, is just a faded memory because they stopped evolving, especially in an age where the Nu Metal trend has died out. So why Linkin Park didn’t become like the other Nu Metal bands? Well, they kept up with the latest trends and branching out to grab the attention of the audience.
Overall, I give this album a 10 out of 10 because at that time of their debut album, Linkin Park was ahead of the game 10 of so years, especially the more techno they became. I do recommend it to friends and family. Until Next time on Shiningbind Band Talk, peace out!
