A Little Off

posted on april 11, 2003, tag: entertainment

I've been a fan of Linkin Park since their first major release album, Hybrid Theory. Their second album, titled Reanimation was a fantastic collection of songs from the first album, remixed and changed by third parties (as well as LP). Reanimation is still a daily play for me. It's so well done—the production value is so tight and the sound quality high—and completely enjoyable if you like the genre.

A few weeks ago, LP released their third album, Meteora, which I bought shortly after. My initial response was a bit hazy. Like listening to Hybrid Theory for the first time, I found myself a bit uninterested in a few of the tracks, and generally pleased with the rest. Also like HT, there are a few tracks that I just didn't like right off the bat.

Over the past few weeks, however, I've begun to enjoy the album quite a bit. There's a real difference with this release (especially compared to Reanimation), and a few of the songs sound altogether new and register a mood I didn't expect to experience. Sadly, one of my favorite tracks right now is "Breaking the Habit," a song that has very obvious ties to electronic songs from the 80s.

If you're a fan of Linkin Park, this album is definitely worth picking up. There are two versions of Meteora. Both include a video inspired by the music and one contains a DVD featuring the making of that video (5 dollars more). I bought the latter, but haven't taken the time to watch either video yet.

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