The first ever review on the VOI: Audio will be of "Linkin Park's":http://www.linkinpark.com/home.php (LP) latest album, "Meteora".
bq. "We're just rolling with the rhythm rise from the ashes of stylistic division with these non-stop lyrics of life living not to be forgotten but still unforgiven." - Meteora - Nobody's Listening
LP's previous album, Hybrid Theory was the "top selling album of 2001":http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15172 - it sold a staggering 4.8 million copies in the US, and shipped more than 14 million worldwide. And for good reason too - "Papercut", "Crawling", and "In the End" were excellent representations of their music and the rock genre. Expectations were certainly very high on their sophomore album, "Meteora" - after such a phenomenal debut, could they repeat the feat?
Wow!
In a word: Yes. LP - "Brad, Rob, Mike, Chester, Joe, Phoenix":http://www.linkinpark2k.com/biographies/ - have, by all accounts released a magnificent album. There is a mix of power - "Somewhere I Belong" - to sublety - "Easier to Run" - to mystery - "Breaking the Habit". A truly multi-dimensional album that has kept me energized each morning for the past week as i drive to work.
"We wanted to write songs that lived up to the energy that name (Meteora) exudes," said Chester Bennington. Yes, i do believe you've succeeded.
Listen to 3 songs from "Meteora" on the VOI: Audio:
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# Easier to Run (Your rating: Thumbs )
# Breaking the Habit (Your rating: Thumbs )
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The files for review will remain on the VOI: Audio until 16 May 2003. The contents of the review are protected under "'Fair Dealing' copyright exceptions":http://www.aizuddindanian.com/voi/archives/000351.html.
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