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Hybrid Theory

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It may be too cynical to assume Hybrid Theory changed its name to Linkin Park in order to appear right next to Limp Bizkit in your local record bin. But rock-rap workouts like "One Step Closer" and "Papercut" do make Linkin Park a comfortable fit with Fred Durst and his ilk. Producer Don Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Lit, Eve 6) and twin vocal threats Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda serve up industrial-strength rap and rock melodicism with equal aplomb on this woulda-been-self-titled debut effort. "Points of Authority" aims to sound like Trent Reznor wanking it up with Lars and company, whereas guitarist Brad Delson's Edge-y harmonics help "In the End" and "Pushing Me Away" evoke a dark romanticism akin to A Perfect Circle. Curiously, the band gets by with no bass player, while sample-happy DJ Joseph Hahn's step into the spotlight on the instrumental "Cure for the Itch" suggests a potential for eclecticism that could help Linkin Park outlive its seemingly transient genre. --Bill Forman

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UPC: 093624775522
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Product Rating: 84/100 (from 1,681 reviews)
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 08, 2008 Type: User Review

Got my Skin Crawling...

Linkin Park is one of very few alternative rock groups i listen to, I'm mostly a Hip Hop and R&B person, but Linkin Park does a lil rapping which is why I listened to them in the first place, but ever since I have always loved Linkin...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Aug 09, 2008 Type: User Review

well i was out a toilet paper

had nothing else! they deserved one star for the hard to reach places.....listen to pantera
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1.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jul 31, 2008 Type: User Review

Refreshing Blend of Rap and Metal

I am not among the many people that pretend to be cool and hate the popular bands. I just listen to whatever sounds good in my opinion. Linkin Park is a band that I love and can't get enough of. Hybrid Theory offers a great mix of rap and metal...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jul 15, 2008 Type: User Review

Undeniably catchy

So nearly eight years after its release, Hybrid Theory is still going strong. It is true that some of the lyrics may seem immature or generic, a good example being 'One Step Closer.' This album was directed towards teenagers so we'll ignore that...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jul 03, 2008 Type: User Review

a great CD with the dumbest first single!

"One Step Closer" was a bad choice for a 1st single, artistically speaking; it sounded (and still sounds, IMO) generic as heck, to put it simply. I didn't feel a great desire to own this CD until I heard "Crawling" for the first time on the...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2008 Type: User Review

Good album

Papercut : A+
One Step Closer : B+
With You : B
Points of Authority : B-
Crawling : A+
Runaway : C
By Myself : B
In the End : A
A Place for My Head : C+
Forgotten : C-
Cure for the Itch :...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 14, 2008 Type: User Review

The Codification of the Rap-Rock Genre

While the debut from Linkin Park did not offer anything significantly new, what it did provide was some brilliant, incendiary singles. From the lineage that came from Run-DMC and Aerosmith to Agit-rockers Rage Against The Machine, it was merely a...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2008 Type: User Review

The start of something big...

Who ever thought that when Linkin Park pounced onto the scene they would become the huge success they are today? I surely never imagined they would become a household name. I remember when I first heard of them. A friend and I were at a local...
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3.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Mar 20, 2008 Type: User Review

There needs to be some growing up to do

Link Park. A cross between Hip-Hop and modern metal. Back in 2000 when I first purchased this album, I really enjoyed it, both the music and lyrics. To put it into retrospect, I enjoyed mostly anything that was on the radio. In later years, I...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 27, 2008 Type: User Review

Linkin Park Roxz

This album is sooo good to me! I've heard every album that they've put out with the exception of the latest one, and I must say that I love each and every one of them!!! (Even the one that they did with Jay-Z.) But back to the point at hand. This...
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5.00/5

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