A Thousand Suns

Love this music miss the lead singer though.

Before I review "A Thousand Suns", let me ask all of the Linkin Park fans one question. Are you the same person you were 10 years ago? Evolution is a natural part of life. Everything changes. I just want to give you a little of my back story with Linkin Park."Hybrid Theory" - The first time I heard "One Step Closer" in all honesty I wrote LP off as "just another overrated rap/rock group that was nothing special", and "very gimmicky". That all changed when I strolled into a record store that had "In The End" playing over the loud speakers. Mind you this was before "Crawling" was released as a single. I was hooked. Needless to say I left the store with "Hybrid Theory" in addition to my other purchases. After listening to HT in it's entirety, I took back everything I said about LP."Reanimation" - I don't have too much to say about this since it's pretty much a remix album. The re-arrangements are nice. Aaron Lewis' vocals layered over Chester Bennington's on "KRWLNG" made a great song sound even better."Meteora" - I snagged this on it's release date. I even caught their show when they came to town with P.O.D. and Hoobastank. IMHO, the album was too short. It was more or less "Hybrid Theory II", which wasn't a bad thing as it's a great album. "Numb", "Somewhere I Belong", and "Breaking The Habit" were pretty much anthems for me back then. They still get play in my iPod. I knew that the guys were capable of pushing the envelope, or evolving. "My December" was early proof that LP could evoke other emotions besides angst, fear and anger."Minutes To Midnight" - This was the envelope pushing that I was alluding to earlier. It was a necessary shift for LP. If "MTM" sounded like "Hybrid Theory III" they would've been written off as a one-trick pony. There are only so many times you can go to the well...just ask Limp Bizkit, Korn, and Staind. Your sound will grow stale on listener's ears. "Bleed It Out" was the closest thing that sounded like the LP of old. They were slowly but surely shedding their skin. "Leave Out All the Rest", "What I've Done", "Hands Held High", these were all great songs. "The Little Things Give You Away" however, was their magnum opus. A very heartfelt song about a terrible disaster. If someone told me back then that LP would be do a song of that caliber I would've said they were crazy. This leads us too..."A Thousand Suns" - Epic. That was the first word that came to mind after I finished listening to "ATS" in it's entirety. It's a concept album but also a statement album. That statement is "No Fear". They weren't afraid to be creative or go outside of the boundaries of what fans expect of them, or what they expected of themselves. I chose to listen to "The Full Experience" to avoid rewinding or fast forwarding to another track. "When They Come For Me" blew me away. Mike's raps, the chants and the middle eastern style track blends nicely. "The Catalyst", "Waiting For The End", "Burning In The Skies" just to name a few, are all incredible songs. The tracks segue to create one awesome listening experience.I appreciate the fact that LP had the courage to be radically different on this album. I hope this review helps someone who's still on the fence about getting it.To the fans who've decided to drop LP like a bad habit because of this album, I quote Jay-Z's "On To The Next One" /"LP on that new sh--/ People like how come? / People want my old sh-- / Buy my old album /

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A Thousand Suns is Linkin Park's fourth studio album, released in 2010. As the follow-up to the controversial Minutes to Midnight, will this album please both old and new listeners of Linkin Park?First off, A Thousand Suns is a concept album about nuclear war. Never before has Linkin Park delved into matters as political as this. Or even an album as lengthy as this, clocking in at nearly forty-eight minutes. Being a concept album, most of the tracks flow together, either by interludes or by fading effects. Speaking of interludes, this album has many of them. Out of the fifteen tracks, there are six interlude-type tracks that bring the actual nine songs together. And, for the most part, it works. A Thousand Suns is meant to be listened to in one sitting, similar to a movie. Although the entire album contains one overlying theme, there is a sense of progression, both lyrically and just through the tone of the album. But is the album worth investing time in? I will be rating each track from GREAT to BAD depending on my opinion. N/A is used for some of the interlude tracks.1. "The Requiem" -GOOD- This is a good opener for the album, with this and "The Radiance" leading into the first actual song on the record, "Burning in the Skies." Throughout the buildup of this track, the second verse of "The Catalyst" is refrained and distorted.2. "The Radiance" -N/A- Samples a speech from J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the atomic bomb," while strengthening the theme about nuclear war.3. "Burning in the Skies" -GOOD- Pulsating beats leading into a solid rock song, complete with piano. I don't really find anything particularly special about this song, although I think this track, lyrically, along with "The Catalyst" best exemplifies the theme of A Thousand Suns. Musically, the song just isn't as compelling as it should be.4. "Empty Spaces" -N/A- Interlude containing sounds of riots, leading into the powerful next track.5. "When They Come for Me" -GREAT- An aggressive, compelling rap fest that really pumps you up. What I really enjoy is the bizarre combination of Shinoda's vocals, offbeat drumming, and almost Middle Eastern-sounding chants. Somehow, this really works and just adds of lot of depth to the music. The stellar lyrics contain a lot of political-based meanings to them. There's even a reference to previous collaborator Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2.6. "Robot Boy" -DECENT- This song introduces another, but minor, reoccurring theme in the album: human relationship with machines. It is a bit strange, but it works. The lyrics are ambitious but also very repetitive, and the music isn't very interesting, either. This is another track that I feel could have been better than it was.7. "Jornada Del Muerto" -GOOD- Spanish for "route of the dead man." The track's title actually comes from the name of a water basin located near the test site of the detonation of the first atomic bomb. Although the lyrics of this interlude are in Spanish, so I can't understand them, I really enjoy the heavy electronic influence in the music.8. "Waiting for the End" -GREAT- The album's second single is one of the best tracks on the entire album. It features the classic cooperation between Mike Shinoda's rapping and Chester Bennington's singing, typical of Linkin Park; though it has a much lighter tone than most of the other tracks. The lyrics also seem to be more personal than the other tracks dealing with warfare and the like.9. "Blackout" -GOOD- Pretty much the only track on the album reminiscent of Linkin Park's old style, complete with Chester's screaming. Then there's the techno breakdown followed by Mike's short ballad.10. "Wretches and Kings" -DECENT- This song returns with more aggressive rapping that follows Mario Salvo's speech about equality both racially and labor-wise. The overall song is very powerful and very enjoyable for me. It is hugely brought down by Chester's terrible attempts at rapping during the chorus of the song. At least it ends on a high note, with Mr. Hahn displaying his incredible skills on the turntables.11. "Wisdom, Justice, and Love" -GREAT- Samples a notable speech from Martin Luther King, Jr. backed with piano. Very emotional and makes you think. It's interesting how as the track progesses, King's voice becomes more and more distorted and synthesized until it isn't even human-sounding anymore.12. "Iridescent" -GREAT- An incredible inspiring ballad/anthem for Linkin Park. Starting with just Mike's singing and piano, more and more instruments are added through amazing progression. An essential and emotional song from this album that encourages you to look past failures.13. "Fallout" -N/A- The final interlude of the album once again relays a robotic second verse of "The Catalyst" that slowly becomes Mike's human voice. This darkly foreshadows the end.14. "The Catalyst" -GREAT- The ultimate and absolute song on this album. It perfectly addresses the theme of nuclear warfare. Containing an incredible buildup, every part of the song, every band member matters and contributes to this masterpiece. A Thousand Suns entirely leads up to this single track. And it would've been one of the greatest endings to an album ever. I don't know how, but Linkin Park managed to screw it up.15. "The Messenger" -BAD- If "The Catalyst" was the ultimate song on this album, "The Messenger" is the complete opposite. An entirely acoustic track, Chester gives it his all, vocally. Unfortunately, it doesn't work at all. His voice is in this song is just too gravel-like to work with the music. Linkin Park should have just left it off of A Thousand Suns completely and ended it with the masterpiece that is "The Catalyst."To sum A Thousand Suns up, it truly is an ambitious and powerful concept album, for the most part. There are a few times where it either just doesn't mesh well together or where it just falls flat. This album is completely different from anything Linkin Park has ever done and should be treated that way. To get used to the album and receive its full effect, I would recommend listening to it from start to finish. Well, except for "The Messenger." Just try to forget it's even on A Thousand Suns at all. I give this album 7.5/10, rounding it up to 4/5 stars.I hope everyone knows this is just my opinion!

Disc is perfectly good and came with no problems and no cracks on the jewel case. Overall a great album and great disc art. The disc has no scratches or cracks on it, and the package arrived earlier than expected. I would 100% recommend this album to people who are just discovering Linkin Park. 10/10

I had there 3 original studio efforts they came out with and decided to google there discography and found out they didn’t stop at all after “minutes to midnight” and realized I wasn’t a real fan till I filled out there discography, the only thing I won’t be buying are there live efforts well maybe for the dvd portions of it all and see vintage “linkin park” back in there hay-day

El disco en general me gusta mucho, es de mis favoritos de Linkin Park, pero es difícil de conseguir en físico, afortunadamente lo encontré a buen precio aquí.

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come titolo non penso serva dire molto.seguo i Linkin park sin dagli esordi, amo la loro musica in ogni sua declinazione.il prodotto è fedele a quanto descritto nella scheda, tempi di consegna in linea con quanto comunicatomi (non era disponibile al momento dell'ordine). Purtroppo l'acquisto è capitato in concomitanza con la morte di Chester, pertanto i prezzi sono decollati pressochè all'istante su tutti i loro album in vendita. questa tra tutte è la cosa che non mi è paciuta.per il resto l'album merita, assoltamente