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Hybrid Theory (Album) by LINKIN PARK

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Linkin Park Is An American Rock Band From Agoura Hills California. The Band's Current Lineup Comprises Vocalist/rhythm Guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda Lead Guitarist Brad Delson Bassist Dave Farrell DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn And Drummer Rob Bourdon All Of Whom Are Founding Members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield And Chester Bennington Are Former Members Of The Band. Categorized As Alternative Rock Linkin Park's Earlier Music Spanned A Fusion Of Heavy Metal And Hip Hop While Their Later Music Features More Electronica And Pop Elements. Formed In 1996 Linkin Park Rose To International Fame With Their Debut Studio Album Hybrid Theory 2000 Which Became Certified Diamond By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Released During The Peak Of The Nu Metal Scene The Album's Singles' Heavy Airplay On MTV Led The Singles "One Step Closer" "Crawling" And "In The End" All To Chart Highly On The US Mainstream Rock Chart. The Lattermost Also Crossed Over To The Nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their Second Album Meteora 2003 Continued The Band's Success. The Band Explored Experimental Sounds On Their Third Album Minutes To Midnight 2007 . By The End Of The Decade Linkin Park Was Among The Most Successful And Popular Rock Acts. The Band Continued To Explore A Wider Variation Of Musical Types On Their Fourth Album A Thousand Suns 2010 Layering Their Music With More Electronic Sounds. The Band's Fifth Album Living Things 2012 Combined Musical Elements From All Of Their Previous Records. Their Sixth Album The Hunting Party 2014 Returned To A Heavier Rock Sound And Their Seventh Album One More Light 2017 Was A Substantially More Pop-Oriented Record. Linkin Park Went On A Hiatus When Longtime Lead Vocalist Bennington Died In July 2017. In April 2022 Shinoda Revealed The Band Was Neither Working On New Music Nor Planning On Touring For The Foreseeable Future. Linkin Park Is Among The Best-Selling Bands Of The 21st Century And The World's Best-Selling Music Artists Having Sold Over 100 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Two Grammy Awards Six American Music Awards Two Billboard Music Awards Four MTV Video Music Awards 10 MTV Europe Music Awards And Three World Music Awards. In 2003 MTV2 Named Linkin Park The Sixth-Greatest Band Of The Music Video Era And The Third-Best Of The New Millennium. Billboard Ranked Linkin Park No. 19 On The Best Artists Of The Decade List. In 2012 The Band Was Voted As The Greatest Artist Of The 2000s In A Bracket Madness Poll On VH1. In 2014 The Band Was Declared As "The Biggest Rock Band In The World Right Now" By Kerrang!. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Linkin_Park Studio Albums
Hybrid Theory 2000 Meteora 2003 Minutes To Midnight 2007 A Thousand Suns 2010 Living Things 2012 The Hunting Party 2014 One More Light 2017

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Hybrid Theory Is The Debut Album By The American Rock Band Linkin Park Released On October 24 2000 Through Warner Bros. Records. The Album Was A Huge Commercial Success Selling Over 10 Million Units In The United States Alone And Peaking At Number Two On The Billboard 200 While Also Reaching High Positions On Other Charts Worldwide Despite Receiving Mixed Reviews From Publications. It Has Also Sold 24 Million Copies Worldwide As Of 2009 Including Over 10 Million In The U.S. Which Makes It The Band's Best-Selling Album The Second Best-Selling Album Of The 21st Century So Far And The Second Best Selling Debut Album. It Is Also One Of The Few Albums To Be Certified Diamond In The U.S. That Was Released In This Century. Recorded At NRG Recordings In North Hollywood California And Produced By Don Gilmore The Album's Lyrical Themes Deal With Problems Lead Vocalist Chester Bennington Experienced During His Adolescence Including Drug Abuse And The Constant Fighting And Divorce Of His Parents. Hybrid Theory Takes Its Title From The Previous Name Of The Band. Four Singles Were Released From The Album "One Step Closer" "Papercut" "In The End" And The Grammy Award-Winning "Crawling" Which Along With "In The End" Was Responsible For Launching Linkin Park Into Mainstream Popularity. At The 2002 Grammy Awards Hybrid Theory Was Nominated For Best Rock Album. Hybrid Theory Was Released In The United States On October 24 2000 Following The Debut Of "One Step Closer" On The Radio. It Entered The U.S. Billboard 200 Charts At #16 In Late 2000 And Was Certified Gold By The RIAA Five Weeks After Its Release. In 2001 Hybrid Theory Sold 4.8 Million Copies In The United States Making It The Best-Selling Album Of The Year And It Was Estimated That The Album Continued Selling 100 000 Copies Per Week In Early 2002. Throughout The Following Years The Album Continued To Sell At A Fast Pace And Was Certified Diamond By The RIAA In 2005 For Selling 10 Million Copies In The U.S. In 2007 It Has Sold Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. Alone. It Has Also Sold 24 Million Copies Worldwide As Of 2009 Including Over 10 Million In The U.S. Which Makes It The Band's Best-Selling Album And The Best-Selling Debut Album Of The 21st Century. Critical Opinion For Hybrid Theory Was Mixed. Some Critics Gave The Album Positive Reviews Stephanie Dickison Of PopMatters Commented That The Band Was A "far More Complex And Talented Group Than The Hard Rock Boy Bands Of Late" And Claimed That "they Will Continue To Fascinate And Challenge Music's Standard Sounds." Q Magazine Gave Hybrid Theory Four Out Of Five Stars. Robert Christgau Of The Village Voice Wrote That “the Men Don't Know What The Angry Boys Understand” And Gave The Album A "two-Star Honorable Mention Rating" Citing "Papercut" And "Points Of Authority" As Highlights Of The Album. Jenny Eliscu Of Rolling Stone Commented That Hybrid Theory Had "as Much Potency As Albums By Limp Bizkit Or Korn" And Called It An Album That "reflects The Frustration Of Life". Other Critics However Dismissed The Album. Allmusic Writer William Ruhlmann Said That "Linkin Park Sounds Like A Johnny-Come-Lately To An Already Overdone Musical Style" And Called "One Step Closer" "a Typical Effort" Referring To The Lyrics Of The Song's Chorus. NME's Noel Gardner Commented That "otherwise Damn Fine Soaring Emo-Crunchers Like 'With You' And 'A Place For My Head' Are Pointlessly Jazzed Up With Tokenistic Scratching " Giving The Album A Score Of Six Out Of Ten. Despite Initially Mixed Reviews Hybrid Theory Found Itself In Several “must Have” Lists That Were Compiled By Various Music Publications Networks And Other Media. Some Of The More Prominent Of These Lists To Feature Hybrid Theory Are Shown Below Publication Accolade Rank
The Village Voice Pazz & Jop 159
Classic Rock The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All-Time 72
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Definitive 200 64
Esli Jacinth 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die*
Record Collector Best Of 2001*
Rock Sound Les 150 Albums De La Génération Top 150 Albums Of Our Lifetime 58

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