A Thousand Suns [PA] by Linkin Park (CD, Sep-2010, Warner Bros.)

Editorial reviews
The structures give vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda plenty of emotive space -- and both deliver.
Billboard

Linkin Park have outlasted the genre's brief '90s boom, consistently pulling digestible melodies from staticky storm clouds of sound. -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

Rolling Stone With Rick Rubin co-producing, the band embraces not just synth pop clamor but also dancehall-style chants and U2's grandiosity.

The band Linkin Park passed away today, Sept. 14, with the release of its latest album, "A Thousand Suns." The cause of death was an acute case of identity crisis further complicated by fan rejection and the mishandling of practices by Dr. Rick Rubin. (A malpractice suit is expected in the near future.)

Linkin Park was born in 1996 and rose to international fame in 2000 with the release of their album "Hybrid Theory." A hit sophomore effort titled "Meteora" followed in 2003, along with several remix and mash-up albums.

In 2006, Linkin Park was diagnosed with a condition known as "selling out," which was accompanied by symptoms such as ditching their signature sound and moving partially into the realm of emo rock. Their third album, "Minutes to Midnight," yielded a few stand-out tracks (such as "Bleed it Out") but was widely considered a disappointment when compared to the band's previous work.

Linkin Park's unfortunate demise followed in late-2010, a few months after it announced the release of its latest album, "A Thousand Suns." Teaming again with producer Rubin, "Suns" is an abject failure with no cohesion and -- worse -- tracks interspersed with filler "interludes" that fail to connect with the listener. Songs like "When They Come for Me," "Waiting for the End" and "Wretches and Kings" are particularly painful, having been composed during the band's final death throes. The fact that "The Catalyst" -- a weak song by normal standards -- is the album's stand-out track was the first sign that Linkin Park's death was imminent.

Linkin Park is survived by the dozens of nu-rock bands that it helped to influence and by the millions of fans who remember when the band was still creating powerful, affecting music.

Be warned: Buying "A Thousand Suns" is not only a waste of money, but may also result in contracting the above-mentioned diseases yourself.

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Me and my boys really like the band Linkin Park. When we heard bits and pieces of the new album, I really was not sure what to think or even if I wanted to buy it. My boys kept pushing me and we ended up purchasing it. After listening to the entire album several times, I am glad I bought it. The album is not overloaded with numerous cuts that will make for "radio" play but overall album is a nice set that I can listen to and enjoy. "The Catalyst" is the only real song that can kind of stand alone as the hit of this album, but it is not the type of "Tranformer title track" hits that Linkin Park has been rolling out lately. There are some other songs that I like as well: Burning in the Sky, and Iridescent are notable songs from the remaining tracks and are free of questionable language so the family can enjoy those. This has subtle difference from previous LP releases but it definitely still LP type music. I am glad I got a deal on Ebay for this album, because of the lack of numerous quality tracks I was not sure if I wanted to pay full price for it.However I still think there are some quality songs that you can listen to over and over again, and definitely will "grow" on you so as to keep them on your playlists for weeks to come. Happy listening!!!!!!

This is promo CD the fourth studio album, the best alternative band of the world - Linkin Park! It is not a commercial album, and some expression of their ideas and feelings of the group. Only here all songs form an integrated whole, this album should listen completely to understand each track.
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The new album by Linkin Park titled A Thousand Suns is not like their other albums it is more techo sounding but it does have some good beats and songs to it but for people looking for a hard rock album like their last albums not like any of those something totally different from Linkin Park but something should be checked out I personally like it but everyone has their own opinion check it out.