Album: A Thousand Suns
Artist: Linkin Park
Buy: Why not?
Even though the theory of evolution in humans is debatable, it comes true with music with the release of Linkin Park's latest album, “A Thousand Suns”.If you are a hardcore LP fan you would certainly check the album cover again. This new album is nothing like you've ever heard from the band. It sounds like they have struck on a complete new genre for their fans.
The first track starts with a futuristic fade-in wobble and build up into a chorus of electronic desperation which goes ‘God save us everyone…' which gives a punch of what the entire album would sound like. But not judging, you can expect to be stunned or disappointed during the rest of the album.“Burning in the skies” is a gentle transition from electronic guitar and keyboard followed by Chester Bennington's crystal vocals “I am swimming in the smoke of bridges I have burned. I am losing what I don't deserve.” The entire mood of the song is dreamy and apocalyptic. They have saved the best for the thirsty fan's soul in the mid course of the album.
“When they come for me” is a fusion of tribal beats and takes it to a whole new level with the electronic guitar pacing with the rage in Mike shinoda's chant. “Robot boy” sounds like avatar's “I see you” at the start but then transcends into a hazy repetitive aura of its own. A sudden change in the speed of the album is noticed in “waiting for the end” with the electronic beats slowly advancing with the lyrics.
Then comes the roller coaster. A chaotic wild scratch builds up to the animalistic shout in the “wretches and kings”. A distinctive build and slip can be clearly felt throughout the song making the chant more haunting. Linkin Park has managed to tap the foot where many R&B artists failed to shake a toe-nail.
This album is a complete show-changer with the band's entry into electronic music. It has created an imaginary divide among the fans, those who are disappointed with metal and those who see a promising maturity in their music.
