Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park > Reviews

Advantages: Greatly powerful Nu-Metal music, crushing guitar riffs.
Disadvantages: Those not fond of guitar heavy music will not be impressed with what they hear.

Linkin Park exploded onto the music scene in 2000 with their 'Hybrid Theory' album. The band originally formed in 1996 under the name of 'Xero', actually changing the band name itself to 'Hybrid Theory' in 1999 before settling on the final name of Linkin Park. Whilst 'Hybrid Theory' did not stick as a band name, it did of course feature as the title of their début album which has to date sold in excess of 24 million copies worldwide. 'Hybrid Theory' ... Read review

Advantages: I could listen to it allllll day long
Disadvantages: The album only lasts 37 minutes

...lyrics. Boy, was I wrong!!! Hybrid Theory is a very deep and meaningful album, with absolutely NO swearing at all, which may be surprising for such a hardcore band, but all the songs can be blasted from your stereo without any complaints...unlike the Limp Bizkit album, which is securely fastened to my CD rack! Linkin Park are a new metal group consisting of around 5 members...I can never be sure as they're always moving around headbanging, or ... Read review

Advantages: Full power grunge-metal-scratch-rap hybrid
Disadvantages: Not suitable for dinner parties

...band were originally known as Hybrid Theory (perhaps eponymous albums are no longer in vogue and they were forced to change their name?) and it should therefore come as no surprise that voice also gets the treatment. Shinoda takes emcee duties, his rapping wrapping round Chester Bennington’s full-power Patton-esque vocals, with useful backing contributions from all. Of course, the rap element generates the need for a whole load of lyrics, ... Read review

Advantages: Top class sounds!
Disadvantages: TOO SHORT

...had a previous band called Hybrid Theory. Their music contains hip hop/rap/soft rock and hard rock. An ace combination of styles! I was introduced to their brilliant music when my sister (hakkved) bought this album and I loved it straight away. Linkin Park is now my favourite band, which is a hard thing to do because I like so many bands in rock. Track 1 - Papercut This track is excellent just like every one on this album! It’s about ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent range of tracks
Disadvantages: Too short

...and safe to say ' Hybrid Theory' was in my CD collection immediately. Linkin Park's contribution to the Nu-Metal scene is with emcee/rap/excellent emotional singing and lyrics with electronic sampling, sctratching and fast drums with hard guitar riffs. But this isn't to say that Linkin hasn't experimented, each track has an original sound and shows each members different abilities. Changing the Nu-Metal class forever. Band: Mike Shinoda- Emcee ... Read review

Advantages: Mammoth of an album
Disadvantages: none

...instrumentals, this definitly is a hybrid of amazing elements which make the unique sound of Linkin Park. Listening to this album of 12 tracks, you will realise why they are so successful all over the world, bringing fans of all kinds together. Here are the tracks: 1) Papercut: A song which was taken out as a single, which is definitly single material. Mike's MC'ing is at a high standard in here with this unique method. This song manly has Mike ... Read review

Advantages: Everything! (Apart from the disadvantage)
Disadvantages: Only 38 minutes long... :-(

...This is a shame, as Hybrid Theory is chock-full of interesting music in that 38 minutes. Their single 'One Step Closer' is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what sorts of music they experiment with on the disc. A lot of it could be classified as heavy electronic as opposed to heavy metal, although tracks like "By Myself" and "Papercut" bring the power chords. And then they bust out the piano of all things for "In The End". The lyrics are rather ... Read review

Advantages: Good sounds
Disadvantages: None really

...band used to be called Hybrid Theory and it is a well known rumour that they changed their name so they would appear next to Limp Bizkit in the record stores. Who knows if they did or not, but all I can say is that something has made them come in to the limelight. I had never heard of Hybrid Theory but I have heard of Linkin Park so obviously something they did worked. This is the bands first major album, although I am unsure what success they had ... Read review

Advantages: cool sound, lyrics with depth
Disadvantages: there could be 2 or 3 more tracks on the CD

...simply, about the ingenious album Hybrid Theory of the still more ingenious band Linkin Park! But first I have to say that I'm from Germany and that my English is not so good. I hope that I won't make to many mistakes and that you'll understand me! ;-) [You can read his opinion also at ciao.de in german.] I bought this CD a few weeks ago on recommendation of my friends. I went home and put the CD strained into my CD-player. What I got to ... Read review

Advantages: good songs, good lyrics
Disadvantages: bit short

I first saw this band on CD:UK’s hotshots, and even after just seeing a short clip from their video I knew that they were going to be a rock band that I was going to like. You probably do not know much about the band, so here is a list of the members and what they play: Chester: Vocals. Rob: Drums, backing vocals. Brad: Guitars, bass, backing vocals. Joseph: Records, sampling, backing vocals. Mike: Emcee, vocals, beats, sampling. What ... Read review

Advantages: sheer excellence for any good rock fan
Disadvantages: slight lack of iventive lyrics

...on the Linkin Park album, Hybrid theory. I will give you a song-by-song report on the CD. 01. Papercut, possibly the most famous of the tracks on the album and is a popular one with the younger generation. It has a great contrast between rapping against rock backing music. It is a brilliant song and is probably in my top 5 of the album. 02. One step closer, a fantastic song, similar backing music to Papercut but a brilliant piece of rock with ... Read review

Advantages: Lyrics, blends of different music
Disadvantages: Cure for the Itch

...the review: Linkin Park - Hybrid theory is one of the best albums of the year in my opinion. Now I'm not a great listener of this particular type of music, but I decided to try this album based on the single Crawling by the same artist. There is a mixture of softer to heavy tracks which makes them all different, this is refreshing and makes it easier to listen to. The album is only 37 minutes long split into 12 tracks. This makes it easy to ... Read review