Years ago I was out playing pool & in the background was a jukebox pumping out music.During the evening an amazing song filled the air.The beat was addictive, the sound was captivating, the vocals were incredible-I just had to know what that song was.That song was Crawling by Linkin Park.
LP consists of Brad Delson (guitar) Mike Shinoda (vocals/complete eye candy) Rob Bourdon (drums) Joseph Hahn (Mixing) & Chester Bennington (Singer who screams in
the songs.You can tell he puts all his energy and effort into every song)
LP gained publicity at their first gig in a popular L.A Club called ’’The Whiskey’’ After
their amazing performance Warner Bros.Records signed them a deal & LP has been
tearing up musical charts ever since 1996.
I bought this album because I loved Crawling & In The End.I figured if I liked two songs from them that I may as well buy their cd & check out the rest of their work.
The cd consists of 12 well done tracks.Whenever I have bought cds I usually never enjoy EVERY song on 1 cd but on this cd I thoroughly love every song.
Each member put 100% in the lyrics, the sound, the way it was put together & that is
what makes it the best.The songs are dripping with energy & life.The sound is deep/dark.
Track 1: ’’Papercut’’ I like this song because I love how Mike Shinoda raps.He has a
beautiful voice & raps very quickly.I love the chorus that Chester Bennington belts out, ’’It’s like I’m paranoid lookin’ over my back/It’s like a whirlwind inside of my head/It’s like I can’t stop what I’m hearing within/It’s like the face inside is right beneath my skin’’.Chester possesses an amazing voice that reaches into your soul when you hear it.His voice is full of emotion.I also like the whispering parts on the song.There is something seductive about hearing him whisper-& lastly I love the part that begins at 2:5 seconds where they sing ’’The sun goes down/ I feel the light betray me’’Before that part the song is full of pent up energy just waiting to be released, it’s almost like you’re holding your breath the entire time until that 2:5 second mark where you can sigh out ’’The sun goes down’’
Track 2: ’’One Step Closer’’ at the present totally speaks to me & my relationship with my mother.Very harsh-very frustrated-like how I have been feeling lately.I like the lines ’’Everything you say to me/Takes me one step closer to the edge/& I’m about to break/I need a little room to breathe’’At one point or another, you have been in a situation where someone is driving you crazy & won’t leave you alone.They could be constantly harassing you about something & you just want to sing those frustrated lines to them & when they don’t get it & won’t stop you just want to shout Chester’s famous line ’’SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU’’
Track 6: ’’Runaway’’ started off slow for me.Usually within those first few seconds of a song I can tell if I like or hate it.I didn’t like the first few seconds of ’’Runaway’’ Its was okay but the sound didn’t grab me.What totally grabbed me was Mike’s first part saying’’They point the finger at me again/You point the finger at me again’’&Chester breaking into the chorus of ’’I wanna run away/Never say good-bye/I wanna know the truth/Instead of wondering why/I wanna know the answers/No more lies/I wanna shut thedoor/And open up my mind’’.The sound of the song & how the chorus is sung is completely enthralling.My next favorite part begins at 1:54 seconds with the instruments in the song leading up to Chester saying quietly, ’’I’m gonna run away’’& he puts all this force, strength & loudness into ’’AND NEVER SAY GOODBYE’’& he continues singing the next few lines like that. Very powerful.
Track 7: ’’By Myself’’ immediately follows ’’Runaway’’ & they did a great transitional job.
You finish one song, & there is hardly time for a pause when ’’By Myself’’ begins. I like
how this song was sung. Mike has more lines than the last tracks & he does an amazing job. My favorite lines are ’’Do I trust some & get fooled by phoniness/Or do I trustnobody & live in loneliness?/Because I can’t hold on/When I’m stretched so thin/I make the right moves but I’m lost within/I put on my daily facade but then/I just end up getting hurt again/By myself? Once again, GREAT https://lyrics. How do these guys do it? I again relate to these lyrics because of my situation with my ’ex’ and all the stuff I went through.
Track 8: ’’In The End’’ probably one of the most popular songs from the Hybrid Theory
cd. I love this song. I love how it’s written, how it’s sung & how it sounds. This song to
me is about dying. You can do all you can do it life, whether good things or bad things,
you can try & succeed or you can just shirk life off but in the end everyone is going to die. Time is a valuable thing. As that clock ticks, it is ticking away our lives. ’’I tried so
hard/And got so far/But in the end/It doesn’t even matter/I had to fall/And lose it all/But in the end/It doesn’t even matter’’ Amazing. Another part I liked in this song was at 2:10 seconds when Chester sings, ’’I put my trust in you/Pushed as far as I can go/& for all this/There’s only one thing you should know’’ The way he sings this is very open..very deep. I feel as though he is singing these lines with his soul open to us. He isn’t harsh or screaming like he usually does, instead he is showing us this weaker side, this more innocent openness about him, like he could get hurt by opening up but he’s risking it, he’s taking the chance to show us he’s trusting. At 2:28 seconds Chester bursts out forcefully & with frustration ’’I put my trust in you/Pushed as far as I can go’’ & continues with the chorus..but instead of the quieter singing he had just showed at 2:10 seconds he shows us even more how he’s at his wits end & frustrated & put his trust-in you
Track 9: ’’A Place For My Head’’ starts off with a catchy little guitar chord & embraces us with drums & scratches. I like how Mike raps in this one. Very fast, very methodic, very appealing. Great words/great singing. My favorite part is at 1:48 seconds when Chester shows us (yet another) open singing side. This part is totally seducing & appealing. He isn’t screaming..he is singing in the raw. It’s almost disturbing how well he sings it. All I can describe it is RAW. He whispers & emotionally sings, ’’You try to take the best of me/Go away/You try to take the best of me/Go way/You try to take the best of me/? then at 2:2 seconds he shouts, you can almost see him pushing someone, ’’GO AWAY!!’’ It’s amazing how they were able to catch all that rawness Track 12: ’’Pushing Me Away’’ is the last song on the album but it’s totally worth having it as the last song...they finished their album with a great song.I really love this song, the sound, the beat, & I totally love the words of this song.Another great LP hit.At 14 seconds the song breaks into this loudness of drums/guitars & immediately roped me in.I love every line in this song.I don’t want to copy down ALL the lines from this song since this review is already REALLY long but just look up the words or listen to the song & then you’ll see why I love this song.’’I’ve lied/To you/The same way that I always do/ This is/The last smile/That I’ll fake for the sake of being with you’’.Very personal lyrics that I think we can all relate & understand.’’Why I never walked away/Why I played myself this way/Now I see your testing me pushes me away’’