A Thousand Suns

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #0 (ISO) » Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:47 pm

So... I just downloaded and scrubbed through Linkin Park's new album A Thousand Suns...

...and... I have just one word for Linkin Park right about now...

"WTF?"

Nobody Special · Post Post #1 (ISO) » Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:52 pm

That's ....three words.

DTMaster · Post Post #2 (ISO) » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:43 pm

It's one acronym!

Nobody Special · Post Post #3 (ISO) » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:59 pm

Word != acronym.

shaft.ed · Post Post #4 (ISO) » Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:25 am

ReaperCharlie wrote:So... I just downloaded and scrubbed through
Linkin Park
's new album A Thousand Suns...

I think I found your problemd

mikeburnfire · Post Post #5 (ISO) » Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:07 pm

Craaaaaaaaaaaawling iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin my skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin

Mokujin_ · Post Post #6 (ISO) » Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:45 pm

I'm sure I read that in a book somewhere. It was a good book. Gory, though.

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #7 (ISO) » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:55 pm

After a full listen-through, I can confidently say that this is by far their worst album. It makes Minutes to Midnight look awesome.

Hybrid Theory - 95%
Reanimation - 78%
Meteora - 91%
Minutes to Midnight - 45%
A Thousand Suns - 18%

Yeah.

ekiM · Post Post #8 (ISO) » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:40 pm

Keep us posted on any new developments in the world of nu-metal.

ekiM · Post Post #9 (ISO) » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:40 pm

Wait, if RC hates it dos that mean it's actually good?

Mokujin_ · Post Post #10 (ISO) » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:23 am

No. RC's taste isn't backward, just slightly undeveloped.

Fenchurch · Post Post #11 (ISO) » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:11 am

Someone I know used to be in a band called A Thousand Suns...

gandalf5166 · Post Post #12 (ISO) » Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:39 pm

You left Collision Course off your ratings, RC.

mask man · Post Post #13 (ISO) » Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:42 pm

They went mainstream.

gandalf5166 · Post Post #14 (ISO) » Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:48 pm

mask man wrote:They went mainstream.

They already WERE mainstream. They just decided to take everything that made their band good, throw it out the window, and be a lame emo punk band.

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #15 (ISO) » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:02 am

gandalf5166 wrote:
mask man wrote:They went mainstream.
They already WERE mainstream. They just decided to take everything that made their band good, throw it out the window, and be a lame emo punk band.

This. So much, this.

It's not about the nu metal thing they had going for them, ekiM.

It's about their smart lyrics, hard-hitting vocals, and the rest of everything all together sealed up in a nice package (even if a little rough around the edges on Hybrid Theory).

Either way, you could tell that they spent years writing those lyrics. And with the release of Reanimation and Collision Course you could tell that Mike Shinoda just went through all of his old notes and busted out the 'old versions' of the songs before he perfected them, and tried to find a bunch of new ways to rhyme words within the parameters of the given track.

I could have written the crap on their newest album in about a week (give or take a few days). Nothing about that album is special. Nothing.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #16 (ISO) » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:45 am

...is there really a topic about Linkin Park?

gandalf5166 · Post Post #17 (ISO) » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:53 am

xRECKONERx wrote:...is there really a topic about Linkin Park?

YES, NOW STFU AND GTFO

PJ. · Post Post #18 (ISO) » Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:28 pm

ReaperCharlie wrote:
gandalf5166 wrote:
mask man wrote:They went mainstream.
They already WERE mainstream. They just decided to take everything that made their band good, throw it out the window, and be a lame emo punk band.
This. So much, this.

It's not about the nu metal thing they had going for them, ekiM.

It's about their smart lyrics, hard-hitting vocals, and the rest of everything all together sealed up in a nice package (even if a little rough around the edges on Hybrid Theory).

Either way, you could tell that they spent years writing those lyrics. And with the release of Reanimation and Collision Course you could tell that Mike Shinoda just went through all of his old notes and busted out the 'old versions' of the songs before he perfected them, and tried to find a bunch of new ways to rhyme words within the parameters of the given track.

I could have written the crap on their newest album in about a week (give or take a few days). Nothing about that album is special. Nothing.

Wait what? Smart lyrics? Hard hitting vocals? what?

Dude...the guy raps in couplets...

gandalf5166 · Post Post #19 (ISO) » Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:35 am

JUST LISTEN TO FORGOTTEN AND TELL ME THAT MIKE SHINODA ISNT A LYRICAL GENIUS

Cybele · Post Post #20 (ISO) » Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:09 am

Done and done. Read the lyrics, too. Meh.

PJ. · Post Post #21 (ISO) » Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:01 am

I agree with Cybele here. These are rather average lyrics, but that's not really the problem.

In my opinion a genius lyricist is one who gets his point across whether it be cryptic or just in releatively clever way. In my opinion Forgotten wasn't actually saying anything. Yes, it had some cool sounding words next to some cool sounding phrases but what was the actual point of the song?

I'm not saying one needs outstanding or above average lyrics in order to catch my interest but the delivery and just total musical package around it need to be good enough(in comparison to my taste) for me to like a song regardless of it's lyrics. Nu Metal is really just a horrible form of music and I'm embarressed to admit I listened to it when I was 11-12.