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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Ugh....Don't like them, fine, but don't make unfair statements. Why can't they experiment? Why can't they try something different without being accused of selling out? Why can't they blend different genres?
And for the record, there's a couple real hard songs on the new album. "Victimized" is probably their heaviest song they've ever done. Chester screams with the best of them.
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If I didn't like them I wouldn't have bought the album would I?
I'm a loyal fan of artists just like my sports teams but that doesn't mean I will accept substandard product and look the other way just because I'm a fan (like my opinion of the Pumpkins new album for instance). It's a better album than
A Thousand Suns and honestly I find
Burn It Down a very catchy tune but the overall vibe of the album is kind of depressing and syrupy outside of three or four songs. Personally I find nothing experimental about their new music (the first two albums were cutting edge) as Linkin Park is actually very savvy tailoring their music to what sells and rock really isn't selling so going pop makes sense financially.
Victimized isn't even really a song at more of just a minute and a half mash so I wouldn't call it a heavy song as outside of Chester screaming "Victimized" at the top of his lungs it's not a heavy instrumental. This does bring me to one positive though and that's the short length of the songs in general. This does make the album easier to listen to than say Oceania that drags out some of the slow material far longer than the songs merit.
Bottom line it that it's my opinion and it's perfectly fair as it's
my opinion.