Overall Opinions - Minutes to Midnight? and New Linkin Park Overall?

OK, I have heard mixed reviews/opinions. What is yours?

 

I personally think the album rocks. It is just enough of a mix of soft and hard rock. I think Meteora is still the best album but this follows close as #2! Rock On LP!

The only things I had to get used to were the lack of Joe Hahn and how most of the songs were slower. It didn't take long and now MTM is one of my favorite CDs. It's just fantastic.

 

and not emo.

Defiantly not emo! LP is a rock band and always will be!

It definently has some awsome songs,but my enjoyment of it overall depends on my mood

Well, I think as I was getting used to the slower tempo of the songs, It felt kinda emo to me, but it passed and now I agree.

i still didn;t get mine :'(

 

but hearing m2m BOOM from my brothers room? it sounds good.

 

but i seriously do miss the old lp, with their mixing of voices, rapping, more of joe hahn, voiceovers

 

at least their still funny?

Haha their sense of humor will never die.

I pretty much just love it. Every freaking bit of it. I couldn't even tell you how many times I've listened to it since I bought it this morning o.0

To me: Hybrid Theory > Meteora > Minutes to Midnight. But I still enjoy listening to MTM though

I must say that when I listened to it for the 1st time I wasn't that conviced with their new stuff but then I thought of listening to it 4 the 2nd time and I realized I liked it a lot!

I know that some may not like it bcuz it's not the same stuff that they have done in the past but the cd overall it's great:thumbsup: .

My faves one are Bleed it out,What I've done,Leave out all the rest and Given up

I loved it.

I love this album.

This is everything I was hoping it would be...the first listen was an awesome experience.

I've grown up with Linkin Park...and now, four years later, they are still relevant to my life...my experience...my struggles.

That speaks alot of thier direction. I feel like they are staying relevant with thier core base.

OK, I have heard mixed reviews/opinions. What is yours?

 

I personally think the album rocks. It is just enough of a mix of soft and hard rock. I think Meteora is still the best album but this follows close as #2! Rock On LP!

word. eventhough meteora was a little better this is AWESOME

and the best think is i play first team hockey and just about every player in my team luvs LP so everytime we go camping for fun or party i always take my LP cd's and with MTM we shall not stop, they all love it.

It's kickass

 

I think that album will stand the test of time

At first I loved it all, but now I'm kind of getting over a lot of the slower stuff.. But I still love the album 'cause of No More Sorrow, Bleed It Out, Leave Out All The Rest and Given Up. And the B-Side No Roads Left is awesome too.

fucking love it every song i love it is the best move LP has done since releasing HT haha now i cant wait for a new album this time dont take almost half a fucking decade to to so capish!!

I just hope nobody starts dissing the new album. The fact that it's not nu metal automatically makes it superior then their previous two albums anyway. I'll download it like and give it some listens and review it or something. Although I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it.

the lack of joe was very obvious and the whole overall pace was slower, although different, soe songs were REALLY well done and some were...not so well done, i sorta give it an in between mark cause i know, considering whats on the album(the good tracks) and from No Roads Left that they didnt quite make the best album possible or didnt choose the right mix of songs

It's awesome

IMO it's their best album yet

I just love every single song on it

On Meteora and HT i had a song or two i didn't like

I don't have that feeling on this album

I listen to it 5/6 times a day

I think i've listened to it now like 30 times, and i'm not getting sick of it at all

So yeah this album ROCKS!!!I love it all the way:D

It definently has some awsome songs,but my enjoyment of it overall depends on my mood

thats the same for me, but i can never lsiten to it all the way through since i just get bored

well its pretty good but i personally prefer the old LP... but this album still is GOOD! ^^

I love everything "old" + "new" LP...

 

so overall for me

i like the album...but some songs like the little things give you away or leave out all the rest and valentine's day... i can't listem to the like..always.....it depends on my mood........ i really really REALLY like given up ,bleed it out, no more sorrow, in between and in pieces ....but...i don't like shadow of the day(i like the lyrics..) and hands held high...

 

but afterall..... i love this album

okay here's my review.

 

 

• Wake

Wake is generally the prologue for the album and I think it does a good job setting the tone for the entire album. I love the quiet almost serene like opening as it slowly builds up to the more rockish upbeat Given Up which is the next track. 5/5

 

• Given Up

Given Up starts with what seems to be some type of clapping which for some reason reminds me of My Chemical Romance. It’s pretty aggressive and some what upbeat mostly at the chorus. You can really hear the bass in this song as a majority of it seems to be latten. Although this song does in some ways maintain the core aspects that Linkin Park exhibit it feels more like it’s a different take on it’s hard to describe. This song also features a bit of swearing which according to my knowledge is unheard of in a Linkin Park song. It doesn’t really matter to me just thought it was worth pointing out. 4/5

 

• Leave Out All The Rest

When I first here this song I instantly thought My December. This is the balladish type of song I’ve been looking for them to make for so long. Easier to Run from Meteroa hinted at something like this but I’m glad to see they’ve really followed through with it. I have to say I was actually impressed with this song. Even though in theory this song is much different from My December which I also liked it’s still good to see them doing songs like this. 5/5

 

 

• Bleed it Out

Bleed it Out is the 4th track on Minutes to Midnight one which I’m not really sure what to make of it. It starts off with Mike rapping with a guitar riffs in the background which actually ends up being the background of the song the entire song. After the opening Chester joins in. Honestly I didn’t really like this song. I know it was meant to be an attempt at the rap rock that they’re known for but this song really just rubbed me the wrong way the whole threw. As far as this type of songs go I much prefer “Nobody’s Listening” from Meteroa. 2/5

 

• Shadow of the Day

It starts with seems to be some type of synthesized opening which eventually gives way to the bass. This is another beautiful ballad. The entire song has this morbid mellow type of feeling but it also feels deep and atmospheric. This is definitely not a song I was expecting to hear from Linkin Park but they continue to amaze me with this album. I was blown away by this song. This song is an instant classic. 5/5

 

• What’s I’ve Done

Well we’ve all heard it before so there is nothing new here. This is the single that started the buzz about Linkin Park’s new style. A lot of people didn’t like this song for reasons I personally can’t understand. I mean all it really does is take elements from Linkin Park’s older song and builds on them. Actually if anything this just sounds like a modern rock song. It seems like a nice introduction into Linkin Park’s newer stuff. It’s not a great song but it still holds its own even on this album full of great songs. 5/5

 

• Hands Held High

Here’s another track which is basically in the same vein as Bleed it Out. I wasn’t really a fan of that song I don’t like this song much. The entire song consists of marching style drumming in the background with mellow tune being played as the front. I understand this was intended to be a message type of song but I didn’t really like how the idea was executed. The way the rapping was done turned me off as well. Although I do like the morbid tune used. 3/5

 

• No More Sorrow

This next track is a 180 from the previous been the most aggressive and upbeat track I’ve heard on the album yet. The intro is innocent enough, until the drums and the guitars and join in and give you the true since of what the song is about. I have mixed feelings about this song. It’s not bad but then it’s not really all that good either. I guess this one will have to grow on me but at the moment I’m in lobo about my feelings. I can say I like it well enough though. 3/5

 

Note: Is it me or does this song seem Anti – Bush. O.o

• Valentine’s Day

It starts off with a slow melodic guitar intro and soft vocals which eventually are joined by the bass and drums and piano. I think this is pretty song overall it’s not bad it’s nice to see them doing more deep atmospheric type of songs. It’s not great but it’s not bad either. 4/5

 

• In Between

Mike Shinoda seems to be primary vocalist in this song. The song seems to mostly consist of synthesizers. I’m not sure if that’s a guitar in the background of not though. Just something I was wondering. This song didn’t really stand out to me. Can’t say I liked it much either. 2/5

 

• In Pieces

They use a lot of interesting synths in this album. I don’t even really know how to describe this opening. It’s minimum tempo and doesn’t feature and actual instruments from what I can see until about after 1:30. I wasn’t really impressed with this song much either, and the chorus is a bit weak. Although I did like the guitar solo. 3/5

 

• The Little Things Give You Away

Personally I’m a big fan of bands ending albums with ballads. “The Little Things Gives you Away” is the longest Linkin Park song to date topping out at about 6:00. It’s a very slow progressive song that uses what seems to be a banjo or acoustic guitar as its back drop. It’s a big fan of ballads so I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Not to mention the guitar solo in this song. “Excitement” 5/5

 

 

 

Let me start off by saying this isn’t your big brothers Linkin Park. If you’re expecting another album of Faint and Crawlin’ in my skin you will be sorely disappointed with this album. Linkin Park has much to my delight matured out of their nu metal beginnings into something completely beyond even my expectations.

In short I was blown away at how much Linkin Park had grown up and matured. This is clearly without a question their best musically. It’s has more diversity, feeling, and just completely out does their previous albums in every way. It’s almost hard to believe this is the same band that made Hybrid Theory and Meteroa.

 

Needless to say this album more then likely will not be well received by the Linkin Park fan base. This album is definitely a different approach then what long time Linkin Park fans are accustomed too. Personally I much prefer this album over any of the other two. While this album may not in essence be the commercial success that their previous albums were this definitely is the album in which I gained a lot of respect of them. Not only were they able to step outside of what they had been doing but they were able to do it well which is something some bands have problems with when they try different things. With the exception of Bleed it Out, Hands Held High and In Between I thought the album was amazing. I’m not going to take too many points from them for those songs since I know they were trying something new.

Overall I think any long time Linkin Park fan should approach this album with extreme caution because the band has change to me “for the better” and you’re definitely not going to get a rehash of their Meteroa or Hybrid Theory albums here. I know they’ll probably get a lot of backlash for this album. If you’re a music fan you need to at least give this album a chance even if you didn’t like their previous albums.

 

Overall score: 4.5/5

I've been listening to the cd for about an hour an a half now. The first time I listened to the cd, I was just like, "meh, alright." I think the songs are growing on me though. I'm not too fond of the softer/lighter rock songs but most of them are alright. I don't regret buying Minutes to Midnight, but I prefer the old LP songs.

i dont get how people dont like hands held high.

i mean comeon all 6 guys sang on that song

and its possibly the most lyrical linkin park has ever gotten

 

 

anyways i love the cd.

genious

inbetween is my only real big beef other than that im satisfied.