Next, we have a pretty hardcore punk-esque song, “Victimized,” that feels out of place sandwiched between two slower, more melodic tracks. It’s a nice, refreshing change of pace on the album. It’s Mike Shinoda, not Chester Bennington, singing (yes, I said singing) the melodic verses and chorus over this mounting, rhythmic, poppy combination of actual guitar, bass and drums, with only minimal electronics. The band somehow pulls off something amazing on “Castle of Glass,” which may be their best bit of song writing they’ve ever pulled off.
Then comes track five, and I have to stop and check my iPod to make sure I am still in fact listening to a Linkin Park album. But Chester does tone it down on the (relatively speaking) slower next song, “I’ll Be Gone.” It also, unfortunately, features a pretty annoying screaming chorus from Bennington and I wouldn’t be surprised if even the most loyal Linkin Parkers skip this one. While “Burn It Down” features a little rapping from Shinoda, the next song, “Lies Greed Misery,” features a lot. Keyboards take over for a more almost-industrial intro on “Burn It Down.” Chester sings the catchy chorus: “We’re building it up to burn it down/We can’t wait to burn it to the ground.” Every Linkin Park album has at least one anthem the kids will sing on the back of the bus on the way to school and “Burn It Down” is that song from Living Things.
It’s a formula that has worked well for the band for years and continues to do so. It’s the same familiar combination that made the band famous and/or infamous over a decade ago.īennington takes center stage, manning both the verses and the chorus on the next track, “In My Remains.” Like many of the band’s songs that heavily feature the skinny singer with the big lungs, it sounds like a heavier version of a Backstreet Boys song. “Lost in the Echo” kicks off with Shinoda trying to bust some rhymes over well-layered and produced dance beats with his buddy Chester joining him to half-sing and half-scream the chorus. On the album Mike is joined by the whole gang: Chester Bennington taking care of the rest of the vocals, Brad Delson on guitar and keyboards, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell manning bass, Rob Bourdon banging the drums and, of course, DJ Joe Hahn sampling and scratching away. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and the band’s co-lead vocalist, Mike Shinoda. Linkin Park is back with their fifth studio album, Living Things.
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