Meteora
by Linkin Park

This is the first Linkin Park I've gotten. Took a few listens but it's growing on me more every time. The genre blending and dual vocals they do well. The formula of their song structure is similar on many tracks though. But that's easy to overlook. Decent album. I like it.

It's not quite up to the level of Hybrid Theory, but it's a very good follow-up. Linkin Park proved they are not just a one-hit wonder with this album. My highlights are Faint, Lying From You and Breaking The Habit. There are no weak links on the album - consistently very good.

I'm one of those people who much prefers Meteora over Hybrid Theory. Hybrid Theory is a great album, but it has a few skippable tracks for me especially in the second half. Every track on this album however is at least good if not great. The album took all the best elements from Hybrid Theory and packaged it into a great less-than-40-minute album. "Don't Stay" is an awesome opener. "Somewhere I Belong" has a great chorus. "Lying From You" is one of their heaviest songs and I love Chester's screams. "Hit the Floor" has some heavy guitar work on it. "Easier to Run" is a pretty decent song, but nowhere near my favourite. "Faint" is more akin to standard hard rock/rap rock than nu metal, but I love the song. "Figure.09" is my least favourite song on the album, but it's still a solid track.

"Breaking the Habit" is a goddamn masterpiece. My favourite Linkin Park song and one of my all-time favourite songs. The lyrics paint a beautiful picture on the struggles of depression and addiction, and Chester gives his best vocal performance on this song. "From the Inside" is a good track though I'm surprised they chose this as a single. "Nobody's Listening" is a fun hip-hip flavoured song, which is a reprieve from all the angst. "Session" is another great showcase for Mr. Hahn and a good sequel to "A Cure for the Itch" from their debut. And while I wouldn't have ended the album with this song, "Numb" is a classic song for a reason.

People often call this the brother album to Hybrid Theory, but I feel it's a bigger progression than that. For me it has more soul than Hybrid Theory.. and the words come from Chester's heart across much of the record.

Breaking The Habit is a masterpiece.

From 9999 06/17/2018 00:29 | #216895

Yep, I also think it is better than Hybrid theory. Still pretty meh, but both Breaking the habit and Numb are fantastic tracks.

From thirstyDog 03/11/2018 23:25 | #210688

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Much better than Hybrid Theory.

Meteora is just as good as Hybrid Theory but it is so similar to the debut that it is a bit of a letdown.

It is tight and efficient in it's execution which doesn't leave a lot of room for the songs to breathe or meander.

The singles are all highlights, Breaking the Habit is one of the best Linkin Park songs. Numb is excellent too.

Hybrid Theory 2.0 is great if you already like Hybrid Theory. Fans started wondering if they had any versatitity after this. Turns out Linkin Park versatility is to slow down and chill down the rock. Their popularity started to chill down as well after this.


Surprisingly though, they have carved out themselves a pretty lengthy career.

This album introduced me to rock/metal/whatever music as a kid. Brings back memories

From rafalink 03/12/2015 13:35 | #136613

The last good thing Linkin Park had done! I really like Faint and Nobody's Listening and guess Braking the Habit is one of the best lyricrs they've already written.