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Track Listings
1 | Lost in the Echo |
2 | In My Remains |
3 | Burn It Down |
4 | Lies Greed Misery |
5 | I'll Be Gone |
6 | Castle of Glass |
7 | Victimized |
8 | Roads Untraveled |
9 | Skin to Bone |
10 | Until It Breaks |
11 | Tinfoil |
12 | Powerless |
Editorial Reviews
From day one, Linkin Park built the band upon the premise of fusing all of their favorite styles of music-as disparate as they might be-into one signature sound. Fast-forward 12 years to LIVING THINGS and the same six players have not only developed new tools to make that philosophy a reality, but they're finally comfortable embracing-and coalescing-every aspect of their career. OK, maybe not the XXL work shirts and neon hair dye of the early days. But in their music, the band has spent the past year reinventing how to tastefully bridge the gap between all the musical destinations they've visited, and how to marry all the ideas they've accumulated. And as LIVING THINGS began taking shape, for the first time Linkin Park was eager to use every tool in their toolbox.
With each song, they flexed their expertise with both cutting-edge and classic gear, and they infused their vocals with an honest, thrilling enthusiasm; they picked apart their own ideas of what defines a song, and what defines Linkin Park. LIVING THINGS is a personal album, centered on human emotions and relationships implied by the title. It is informed by and built upon all previous Linkin Park albums, while still pushing the band's sound into new territory. It's spirited, energetic, daring and unafraid to hybridize the past, present and future. It's absolute proof to a radical theory six musicians have devoted their lives to testing.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.67 ounces
- Manufacturer : Warner Records
- Item model number : 249504
- Original Release Date : 2012
- Date First Available : April 16, 2012
- Label : Warner Records
- ASIN : B007UQ5Z1G
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #13,218 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #6,397 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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So now that you understand where I'm coming from I will say that I'm quite impressed with Living Things. It's not for everyone. It's not for the Linkin Park fan that I used to be back in my emotionally turbulent high school days. It's for the Linkin Park fan that I am now. I see no sense in individually reviewing each musical offering on this album. You can hear clips of the tracks for yourself and many other reviewers have already covered just about every perspective available. If you haven't already decided to buy or not buy the album, you were probably never really interested in Linkin Park anyway.
I simply want to ask those of you that do not personally appreciate this next step in LP's evolution to at least be fair. You don't have to like it, but if you call yourself a Linkin Park fan at all, at the very least respect it. From my understanding of Linkin Park's roots and the contributions of each member of the band throughout their history this is clearly an earnest musical exploration and expression of their creative minds. I hear so much of each individual in this music reminding me that, though their size of 6 has been scoffed at by some, each member in this band continues to play a significant role in making Linkin Park what it is. These men are now seasoned musicians, husbands, fathers, older and wiser. This isn't music for the masses. Linkin Park has already made their success and their money. They made this album for themselves. Keep this in mind as you listen to the melodies, rhythms and lyrics and perhaps different concepts and emotions will unfold for you.
"Lost in the Echo" opens the effort capably with synth and pummeling drum programming; the sound is epic here. Shinoda takes the reigns by rapping verses with Bennington anchoring the refrain: "And these promises broken/deep, feeble/each word gets lost in the echo/so one last lie I can see through/this time I finally let you/Go, go, go..." The sound is appealing, Shinoda's rhymes strong, making "Lost in the Echo" a superb opener. "In My Remains" cedes no momentum, opening with typical Linkin Park synths and dusty, pounding drums. The driving sound is superb once guitars enter in at full fruition. This go-round Chester Bennington takes the lead, as capably as he did years ago. The bridge is a selling point here, particularly the lyrics "Like an army, falling, one by one." At just over three minutes in duration, this is a well packaged cut.
"Burn It Down," the strong first single, finds Linkin Park honing in on their signature sound. Bennington's lead vocals are clear, with superb vocal production. The refrain is catchy and filled with angst, even if Bennington `tames the beast': "We're building it up/to break it back down/we're building it up/to burn it down, we can't wait to burn it to the ground..." Shinoda raps following the second refrain/verse while Bennington incorporates a short bridge proceeding Shinoda. "Burn it Down" marks three solid cuts for Linkin Park, something that may not be necessarily pertinent to its previous two albums.
"Lies Greed Misery" is less successful than the `big three,' but certainly ambitious if less accessible. The production work is intense, accompanying Shinoda's rapping. More manic than the openers, this cut is a bit harder to decipher. Where listeners have been waiting for Bennington's angst-driven vocals, they come full-fledged here. Wouldn't be a Linkin Park album if Bennington didn't scream right? "I'll Be Gone" finds Bennington singing more tamely and patterns itself similar to the album's initial cuts. It doesn't possess the same flare per say, but most will find it more `traditional' than "Lies Greed Misery."
"Castle of Grass" takes :36 to build up, but the results are enjoyable during the `percolation' period. The verse is nothing too crazy with some sense of the static, though not in a boring sense. The initial refrain begins restrained before the dynamics increase. Because there is a sense of restraint, it actually makes the listener tune in more and proves ultimately rewarding. Yeah, it lacks the `overt' sound fans have come to know the band for, but "Castles of Grass" is something special if you give it a chance. "Victimized," one of those ever popular interludes, opens with mysterious synthetic effects. Predictably (knowing Linkin Park's formula respectfully), hard drums and wailing guitars enter in. Once the vocal enter, they are drenched in effects before Bennington screams histrionically "Victimized! Victimized!" Shinoda begins to rap against the angular production, leaving the listener to describe this cut as puzzling, interesting, and well manic.
"Roads Untravelled" finds the band exercise time to setup and establish the cut. The harmonic progression is a highlight here, as is the use of organ. Overall, the sound is alluring and "Roads Untravelled" yields some sound musical moments. "Roads" may not top "Burn It Down" necessarily, but it is one of the standouts.
The remainder of the album sort of descends into that `murky' hole that sometimes affects the entirety of Linkin Parks albums (this was a problem with their previous two albums). Here, the cuts aren't so bad and there have been more than enough highlights to anchor this release. "Skin to Bone" features captivating production work, notably a looping synth, but feels a bit underdeveloped perhaps. "Until It Breaks" falls into the boat of "Lies Greed Misery" in the sense that it is a bit `all of the place.' Shinoda's raps are masked in vocal effects with incredibly busy and loud supporting production. Bennington, predictably, comes in an contrasts the heaviness surrounding Shinoda. Overall, the cut is ambitious, though a bit `heady' and could stand for more songwriting `shaping' and `cues' to make it more polished.
"Tinfoil," clocking in at just over 1:00 segues from "Until It Breaks" and gives the listeners an instrumental interlude. The soundscape is very nice. "Powerless," the solid closer, segues from "Tinfoil." It's not as good as the openers, but is in the league of "Roads Untravelled."
LIVING THINGS is the first Linkin Park album in recent times as a reviewer where there are more positives than negatives. The balance is better established here between experimentation, angst, and solid songwriting. The production remains top-notch only becoming overwrought occasionally. At under forty minutes, this formula and album works much better for the band. Solid affair.
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