LIVING THINGS
Linkin Park returns to its roots on *LIVING THINGS*, the band’s fifth album. The first single, “BURN IT DOWN,” gives a hint with expansive guitar, shouted choruses, a rap from Mike Shinoda, and Chester Bennington’s naked vulnerability encased in a throat-shredding howl. LP fans craving the chemistry of *Hybrid Theory* and *Meteora* should immediately take to *LIVING THINGS*.
A significant faction of Linkin Park’s fan base probably shuddered upon reading that Rick Rubin returned to the boards for the band’s fifth album, Living Things, given how thoroughly the producer’s prior records with Linkin Park tamed the group. Rubin guided the rap-rock band down the road to respectability on 2007’s…
Linkin Park got pretty moody on 2010's A Thousand Suns, settling into a sulky electronica groove that pretty much screamed "growing pains" to anybody who listened closely.
Linkin Park’s continued experimentation with subtle electronica impresses<strong> Phil Mongredien</strong>
I couldn't help but smile while listening to "Living Things". Not necessarily because I enjoyed the album, but it honestly amazes me that a band can spend a career chasing the tail and picking the pocket of the ever-changing mainstream, yet still end up beating the same horse album after album. Whil...
I’ve never really considered myself a Linkin Park fan; however, as much as I hated to admit it, their last album, A Thousand Suns, completely blew me...
Linkin Park’s last album was a big departure, stylistically, but the surprise has worn off a bit now, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>
Linkin Park - Living Things review: Lost in the echo of their glorified past.