76. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory

michele — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:10:00 +0000

This makes me feel sort of…guilty. Maybe because so many people think of Linkin Park as the band that made nu-metal radio friendly (a bad thing). Maybe because, when it comes down to it, they are nothing more than NSYNC with guitars and without the dance steps. Maybe because they are known as the band kids listen to when they are curled up in a ball in their bedroom closet, wishing away the world and crying that nobody loves them and life isn’t fair. Angsty, melodramatic rock. Nirvana without teeth.

So why do I like this album so much? I have no idea. I don’t know what pulls me into listening to it.

I really don’t feel all that guilty about owning/liking Hybrid Theory. Just like they say you can’t help who you fall in love with, you can’t help what kind of music you like. It just happens. Really, I’ve come clean about my Justin Timberlake fascination, so there’s nothing derisive you can say about my Linkin Park listening that’s worse than I’ve already heard.

Favorite song: With You
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76. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory