Now the Break Down of the CD.

Songs 1, 2, 3, 4 are all awesome. There isn't a note I would change in any of the songs.

Songs 5 and 6 are pretty good too, but there not much of a comparison to other songs on the CD.

Songs 7, 8, and 9 have more rapping than the other songs, which is great if your into that type of thang. But me, I like the heavier stuff, so these songs didn't really appeal to me as much as the others, even though they are still great songs.

Song 10. My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!

Song 11. It's not really much of a song just a thing the group threw in there for fun.

Song 12. Great song, read what I said for 5 and 6.

Overall I love this CD, and for the price, It's an great buy


Hypnotic   October 10, 2001
 27 out of 33 found this review helpful

I first heard Linkin Park on MTV, with their first single, One Step Closer. I loved it. Of course i bought the album which totally raised to the expectations. A great piece of work that i recommend to all real music lovers out there.

First let me get one thing straight, to a reviewer that said that if you like Limp Bizkit you will also like Linkin Park. Totally false. The only common thing between these two bands is that they both sing "rock music". But rock music is huge and the styles of LP and LB are totally different.

Unlike Limp Bizkit (a band that i also love), Linkin Park is heavier (when it comes to sound), more original (perfect combination between so many types of music), and, the most important thing, much wiser. Listen to the great lyrics and you'll know what i mean.

The CD kicks off with Papercut, the band's third single, a rap metal song combining Mike's great passages with Chester's amazing voice. Still this song doesn't materialize completely Chester's talent, he kind of raps himself during the chorus, and the instrumental passages aren't the best. 7/10.

Then comes One Step Closer - one of the best songs on the CD. A hypnotic song that you can never get bored of, with an inspiring chorus and a perfect passage in which Chester screams "Shut up when i'm talking to you", on the well built rythms of DJ Joseph Hahn - 9.5/10.

With You, the third song, is also brilliant, check out the lyrics, very cool, and the chorus, which sticks to your brain and you won't ever get bored of it. 9/10

Points of authority is doubtlessly the worst song on the album, i always skip it because except Mike's short rap passage it doesn't bring anything new or original. 6/10

Crawling was the band's biggest hit here in Romania, a great song that probably needs no presentation right now, after it spent the whole summer on MTV and the other music channels. 9/10

Runaway is, just like Pushing Me Away, a song with almost no rapping, just Chester showing his great skills, plus a short passage that reminded me of KoRn. 8.5/10

By Myself amazes especially by the lyrics, sometimes even poetic. The chorus is pretty dull and boring once you've listened to it a few times. 7.5/10

In The End is the best song of the album. It already has a video so you should all know it by now... simply awesome. 10/10

Then comes A Place For My Head, the song that definetely should've been a single. Fast paced, original, full of great guitar riffs and rap passages. All the qualities for a big hit. 9.5/10

Forgotten surprises by the hardcore chorus and the lyrics, a pleasant song but should've been situated earlier in the album. 8/10

A Cure For The Itch is an electronic song created by Joseph Hahn, with no voice, just rythms. 8/10

Pushing Me Away is a great way to end the album, and leaves you wanting more and more..... well maybe next time. 8.5/10

So go on and buy it!!!!


I'm about to BREAK!   May 24, 2001
 24 out of 31 found this review helpful

Going strong with a mix of rock and rap, Linkin Park hits up all the marks. With this excellent mix comes incredibly composed beats. Probably one of the few bands that successfully mixed both elements of hardcore rock and rap.

One of the BEST highlights about this band in general is that they don't use ANY swear words at ALL. None, zero. Some people think that if an album features "rap" or "hip-hop" it has a reference to drug use... this is NOT true and Linkin Park doesn't mention anything about drugs. Linkin Park decided to go with their own original, creative style, without the use swear words. Unlike some bands out there, like Limpbizkit, in which Fred Durst says the "F" word at least 12 times in the first 2 minutes of his new album.

I enjoy all the tracks on this Hybrid Theory album. Some of my personal favorites that I could relate to is "Crawling", "One Step Closer", "In The End".

If you're a Limpbizkit fan, enjoy rap/hip-hop and are into rock, check out Linkin Park. Their different, creative, and talented artists!


...GOOD! 5 STARS!   January 27, 2001
 20 out of 27 found this review helpful

I must be the only person sick and tired of this ... rap\rock genre... and people conveniently place bands in it that don't belong.. a perfect example would be Linkin Park. Rap? Come on people, get with the program

This is techno\rock. Don't bother comparing Linkin to Limp, give them a little credit.. Linkin Park, that is. Take any song on "Hybrid Theory" and compare it to any song on any Limp Bizkit album and you will see why the comparison is wasted. This is more listener friendly industrial. Despite the fact that Linkin Park has a DJ, that does not make them rap. DJs are used for sampling too.. yeah, that's right. Not just annoying scratching here and there. So go ahead and compare every band on earth. Don't waste your time. Just judge everything on it's own merits.

Linkin Park is definitely the best new band I've heard in a couple years. I think the strongest point of the album are it's lyrics (something often overlooked). Chester Bennington can actually write meaningful, evocative, thought provoking lyrics...which is a nice break from neaderthalic misery rock that bands like Staind represent. The guitars and the programming are balanced really well, and the rapping does not overshadow - yeah, something you don't see a lot of in rock these days - MELODY! Linkin Park uses melody! These guys are good, no doubt about it. Go buy this CD, you will not be disappointed.


Linkin Park created a new musiacl genre, "disposable music"   April 12, 2001
 20 out of 40 found this review helpful

Words do not describe my contempt for bands like this. They package and market their angst as if it were a t-shirt. Like Limp Bizkit, KoRn (newer KoRn), Papa Roach, they are corporate boys. Designed by a label to sell records and t-shirts, no different than designer clothing. Open your musical horizons, there is a whole world of sound outside radio, and MTV. These two mediums will only show you what is hot and most marketable at the moment. Disposable music is what I call it. They bring nothing new to music, never raise the bar, they leech of the bottom for fifteen minutes, then when their populartiy dwindles, it's off to the used cd bins. If you want angst music or music with a message listen to Hatebreed, or Snapcase, they have not been completely corrupted by corporation. Linkin Park, and the bands I mentioned earlier, have no staying power, in a short amount of time they will be gone. I will not shed a tear.