Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight - Ogg Vorbis (q8 ~256 kbps)

Minutes to Midnight

Linkin Park

2007

Ogg Vorbis q8 (~256 kbps)

1 CD - ~80 Mb

by iKs279



Minutes to Midnight stands to defend Linkin Park's status as the hardest-rockin' softies in mainstream music. Like its predecessors Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteroa (2003), Minutes to Midnight flexes plenty of decibel-heavy muscle ("Given Up," "Bleed It Out," "No More Sorrow") and made-to-order, melodic radio fare ("Leave Out All the Rest," "Shadow of the Day," "In Pieces"). But for all its volume, Linkin Park likes to paint its heart openly on its sleeve with suspicious sonic drama, as in the palpably saccharine "Valentine's Day." Fortunately, co-producer Rick Rubin brings all these elements to pinnacle effect with the surprise "Hands Held High." On past efforts, the combination of breezy keyboard, arpeggiated guitar, choral vocals, and a military snare-beat would yield another slab of smarm, here MC Mike Shinoda drops the two best verses of his career, blending vocal styles with singer Chester Bennington for a moving piece that's as welcome a repertorial addition as Linkin Park is ever likely to muster.



01 - Wake

02 - Given Up

03 - Leave Out All the Rest

04 - Bleed It Out

05 - Shadow of the Day

06 - What I've Done

07 - Hands Held High

08 - No More Sorrow

09 - Valentine's Day

10 - In Between

11 - In Pieces

12 - The Little Things Give You Away