Only 2 tracks I didn't care for Burn It Down (the lead single) and Until it breaks ( idk the 2nd half of that song just contradicts the 1st half, for me anyway). Overall Living Things as the LP feel to it, long time fans will know what I mean.
Lost in the Echo- First track is one hell of an album opener and I'd put it up there with Papercut.
In my remains- intro reminded me of their Hybrid Theory days, when the 1st verse started i got worried that they put a soft song so early in the line up but once the chorus kicked in it felt like a cross between a MTM/HT song.
Burn it down- didn't care for this, typical poppy flavored lead single. Will only be listening to this rarely.
Lies Greed Misery- I call this one a fan pleaser, ATS meets Meteora.
I'll be gone- possible my favorite track. The singing reminds of his Dead by sunrise work. Guitar work is reminiscent of Easier to run.
Castle of glass- now things get interesting, a dark electro rock folk song. Yes they made a folk song that is rocking (2 actually).
Victimized- a wtf song, transitions from electro to hip hop then to punk rock with some hints of thrash metal drums then vice versa.
Roads untraveled- the 2nd folk song, calm and quiet with piano and electro samples for the first half then it finishes as a ballad.
Skin to bone- honestly this made me think of those old school anime (Akira, Ghost in the shell etc.)
Until it breaks- yea this was like an old school hip hop style song but the last half of the song gets too quiet for a while so it bugs me.
Tinfoil- a 1 min instrumental interlude. Kinda out there.
Powerless- the closer, more in line with pushing me away.
Thats the brief rundown, well intended for LP fans. I have to listen to it more and that being said I've been replaying these tracks ore than anything off their last 2 "meh" albums. This is a PROPER Linkin Park record, weird, unconventional at times, with healthy mixes of all things LP (screaming, singing, rap, hip hop, electro, rock, pop and some new folk elements) all twisted in a way only they could do it. If they continue like this I'll be happy.
7.5 for me.
A little taste, unless it gets taken down so hurry lol.
