Support |
Zune.net

linkin park / albums

  • 73,842,442 plays
  • 19,079 SHARES
  • 136,552 FAVS
  • 9,741 fans
Minutes To Midnight (Parental Advisory),Linkin Park
    • Minutes To Midnight (Parental Advisory)
      • 21,420,907 plays
      • 22,035  favs
      • 5,183 shares
  • Linkin Park
  • Released 2007
    •  
    • In Between
    • 03:17
    • 937,483 plays
    •  
    • The Little Things Give You Away
    • 06:24
    • 853,241 plays
    •  
    • Wake
    • 01:41
    • 821,948 plays

songs

  • Song order /frag/AlbumSongListBlock/?SortBy=title&AlbumId=259f9f00-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933&blockName=AlbumSongListBlock&id=_albumSongs&PageIndex=&EndMarker=&StartMarker=&
  • Play count /frag/AlbumSongListBlock/?SortBy=playCount&AlbumId=259f9f00-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933&blockName=AlbumSongListBlock&id=_albumSongs&PageIndex=&EndMarker=&StartMarker=&
    • 1
    •  
    • Wake
    • 01:41
    • 821,948 plays
    • 2
    •  
    • Given Up
    • 03:09
    • 2,008,180 plays
    • 3
    •  
    • Leave Out All The Rest
    • 03:29
    • 1,927,178 plays
    • 4
    •  
    • Bleed It Out
    • 02:44
    • 3,903,825 plays
    • 5
    •  
    • Shadow Of The Day
    • 04:50
    • 2,696,465 plays
    • 6
    •  
    • What I've Done
    • 03:29
    • 3,084,941 plays
    • 7
    •  
    • Hands Held High
    • 03:53
    • 1,372,281 plays
    • 8
    •  
    • No More Sorrow
    • 03:42
    • 1,445,986 plays
    • 9
    •  
    • Valentine's Day
    • 03:17
    • 1,055,632 plays
    • 10
    •  
    • In Between
    • 03:17
    • 937,483 plays
    • 11
    •  
    • In Pieces
    • 03:38
    • 1,049,325 plays
    • 12
    •  
    • The Little Things Give You Away
    • 06:24
    • 853,241 plays

album review

Damned if they do, damned if they don't -- that was the conundrum facing Linkin Park when it came time to deliver Minutes to Midnight, their third album. It had been four years since their last, 2003's Meteora, which itself was essentially a continuation of the rap-rock of their 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory, the blockbuster that was one of the biggest rock hits of the new millennium. On that album, Linkin Park sounded tense and nervous, they sounded wiry -- rap-rock without the maliciousness that pulsed through mock-rockers like Limp Bizkit. Linkin Park seemed to come by their alienation honestly, plus they had hooks and a visceral power that connected with millions of listeners, many of whom who were satisfied by the familiarity of Meteora. They may have been able to give their fans more of the same on their sophomore effort, but Linkin Park couldn't do the same thing on their third record: they would seem like one-trick ponies, so they'd be better off to acknowledge their advancing age and try to mature, or broaden their sonic palette. Yet like many other hard rockers, they were the kind of band whose audience either didn't want change or outgrew the group -- and considering that it had been a full seven years between Hybrid Theory and Minutes to Midnight, many fans who were on the verge of getting their driver's license in 2000 were now leaving college and, along with it, adolescent angst.

So, Linkin Park decided to embrace the inevitable and jumped head-first into maturity on Minutes to Midnight, which meant that poor Mike Shinoda was effectively benched, rapping on just two songs. In many ways, it seems like even the guitarists were benched this time around, since Minutes to Midnight doesn't really rock, it broods. Apart from a handful of ringers -- "Given Up," the Shinoda-fueled "Bleed It Out," easily the best, most visceral track here -- this is quiet, atmospheric stuff, dabbling with electronic textures that were cutting edge in 1996 but sound passé now. Also sounding passé are the tortured musings of lead singer Chester Bennington, who still is tormented by love, loss, family, any number of items that sound convincing coming from a man in his early twenties, but not so much so when the thirties are approaching rapidly. And yet the way Bennington and his mates, shepherded by producer Rick Rubin, try to sound mature isn't always convincing, either, possibly because it sounds like a skate punk uncomfortably trying on his big brother's suit. They have the chops to rock, and when they deign to do so on Minutes to Midnight they sound comfortable, they sound right, but too often they run away from this core strength. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

See all

listener reviews

    • Date /frag/MediaReviewBlock/?MediaId=259f9f00-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933&MediaType=Album&SortBy=ModifiedDate&SortOrder=Asc&IsFullPage=&ShowHeader=&PageSize=&PageIndex=&TotalResults=38&blockName=MediaReviewBlock&id=_albumListenerReview&EndMarker=&StartMarker=&
    • Usefulness /frag/MediaReviewBlock/?MediaId=259f9f00-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933&MediaType=Album&SortBy=Feedback&SortOrder=&IsFullPage=&ShowHeader=&PageSize=&PageIndex=&TotalResults=38&blockName=MediaReviewBlock&id=_albumListenerReview&EndMarker=&StartMarker=&

      • Being yourself is Bad?

      • This album was fully writting by linkin park nobody else.  They finally have shown their true colors and they are still up there with what they where pretend to be before.  They also got rid of the guy that more or less wanted to take ownership of putting the band together as stated in the song Kenji by Mike's alter ego Fort Minor.  Which is why I think thaey sound a little different because they don't have someone on their backs to be something they aren't !!!!!!!
      • Be the first person to rate this review!

      • Linkin

      • this is one of their best albums. but i still think Hybrid Theory was their best. The is one band that definitely changed rock.
      • 1 out of 2 people
      • think this is useful

      • FOREVER

      • LP WELL BE HERE FOREVER SO HATERS HATE YOU JUST MAKE THEM EVEN MORE GREAT!
      • 1 out of 2 people
      • think this is useful

      • whatever

      • People say bad things about Linkin Park but if you think about, how many years they been making music and compare them to someother groups they are  ALOT better
      • 1 out of 1 people
      • think this is useful

      • um, just one thing!

      • In Between is downgrade! :(
      • 2 out of 4 people
      • think this is useful

      • Likin Park rock out loud

      • They are an awsome band but just need to produce more song thanks for listen- Fata B r=)
      • 3 out of 3 people
      • think this is useful

      • Are you kidding me?!

        • By DJLZA
        • 4/19/2009 20:17:04
      • People say things about artists albums changing and sounding different, but musicians are people too and personal growth reflects in your music. This album was amazing lyrically and in production style.
      • 5 out of 5 people
      • think this is useful

      • With or Without You.

      • Why did Linkin Park make "Shadow of the Day" sound sooooo Similar to "With or Without You" by U2? The album is very good but songs like "Given Up" and "No More Sorrow" are weak attempts at what they used to do. Love the album minus those two songs though!
      • 1 out of 3 people
      • think this is useful

      • this band ownz

      • all these songs on this album are still becoming hits and even in movies now and movies upcoming
      • 2 out of 2 people
      • think this is useful

      • My take on the album

      • This album is a good collection of rock, mixed with good beats and rap. This makes a good collection of songs that still have a rock feel to it. I like the way Linkin Park can make hard loud songs like Bleed it Out and Given Up, but still do well performing songs like Hands Held High and Leave out All the Rest. This is a perfectly balanced album and I would rate it 9.8/10. My personal opinion, this album literally rocks.
      • 3 out of 3 people
      • think this is useful
  • 1 - 10 / 38

top listeners

    • Image: Sign up
    ©2009 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved

    Stream full songs, free with Zune Pass. Sign in or sign up free