 | Band Members Chester Bennington - Vocals |
Delson is understandably proud of the diversity and uniqueness apparent on the band's debut album, Hybrid Theory (the band's original name). Built on an aggressive hard rock foundation, flavored with hip-hop vocal stylings and electronic flourishes, Linkin Park's sound is utterly their own, an accomplishment strengthened by the band's remarkably powerful and unforced songwriting. But almost everything about Linkin Park has been unforced, including their Southern California origins.
Delson and emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda attended the same high school together, where Delson also met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda then hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying painting at the Pasadena Art Center. The final piece in the puzzle was singer Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was sixteen.
"Since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer," laughs Bennington. "When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that."
The combination of Bennington's rich, mammoth vocal style clicked immediately with Shinoda's streetwise emceeing. "I think one of Chester and Mike's goals is to be as integrated as possible," offers Delson. "We want our sound to come across so that people go, 'oh, that's Linkin Park,' not 'I heard this hip-hop part, and now they're hitting me over the head with this rock chorus.' We want everything to have dynamics, but also a continuous cohesive flavor, so that you know what band you're listening to."
It was that cohesive style and instantly memorable songs that attracted immediate attention, starting with a publishing offer after the band's very first show at L.A.'s famed Whisky. After showcasing around town and eventually inking with Warner Bros., the band began work on their first album with producer Don Gilmore (Eve 6, Lit, Pearl Jam). "We met with a lot of people and had a very difficult time deciding," says Shinoda. "But Don, aside from making things sound good, stood out as someone who could really push us further as songwriters.
The end result is an album that's as well-crafted and melodic as it is confrontational, with a strong lyrical message.
"We try to push real things through in our lyrics; whether it's feeling insignificant or questioning your own thoughts or discovering the dark side of yourself."
Weaving influences as diverse as Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin, and The Roots into a single unified whole, Linkin Park and Hybrid Theory are living proof that a fresh combination of talent, an unwavering dedication to craft, and a pure artistic vision can result in a powerful musical statement.
"I've wanted to do this my whole life, and I feel really blessed to be here," says Bennington. "A lot of hard work and dedication and faith can get you through anything and make it happen."
Album List :
'Road to Revolution' Download | Tracklisting: Disc: 1 1. One Step Closer 2. From The Inside 3. No More Sorrow 4. Given Up 5. Lying From You 6. Hands Held High 7. Leave Out All the Rest 8. Numb 9. The Little Things Give You Away 10. Breaking the Habit 11. Shadow of the Day 12. Crawling 13. In the End 14. Pushing Me Away 15. What I've Done 16. Numb/Encore 17. Jigga What/Faint 18. Bleed It Out Disc: 2 1. One Step Closer(DVD) 2. From The Inside(DVD) 3. No More Sorrow(DVD) 4. Wake(DVD) 5. Given Up(DVD) 6. Lying From You(DVD) 7. Hands Held High(DVD) 8. Leave Out All the Rest(DVD) 9. Numb(DVD) 10. The Little Things Give You Away(DVD) 11. Breaking the Habit(DVD) 12. Shadow of the Day(DVD) 13. Crawling(DVD) 14. In the End(DVD) 15. Pushing Me Away(DVD) 16. What I've Done(DVD) 17. Numb/Encore(DVD) 18. Jigga What/Faint(DVD) 19. Bleed It Out(DVD) |
'Minutes To Midnight' Download | Tracklisting: 1. Wake 2. Given Up 3. Leave Out All The Rest 4. Bleed It Out 5. Shadow Of The Day 6. What I've Done 7. Hands Held High 8. No More Sorrow 9. Valentine's Day 10. In Between 11. In Pieces 12. The Little Things Give You Away |
'Meteora' Download | Tracklisting: 1. Foreword 2. Don't Stay 3. Somewhere I Belong 4. Lying From You 5. Hit The Floor 6. Easier To Run 7. Faint 8. Figure.09 9. Breaking The Habit 10. From The Inside 11. Nobody's Listening 12. Session 13. Numb |
'Hybrid Theory' Download | Tracklisting: 1. Papercut 2. One Step Closer 3. With You 4. Points Of Authority 5. Crawling 6. Runaway 7. By Myself 8. In the End 9. A Place for My Head 10. Forgotten 11. Cure for the Itch 12. Pushing Me Away |
1. Somewhere I Belong2. Lying from You
3. Papercut
4. Points of Authority
5. Runaway
6. Faint
7. From the Inside
8. P5hng Me A*wy
9. Numb
10. Crawling - Linkin Park, Bennington, Chester
11. In the End
12. One Step Closer
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