Indie Alternative Rock: Linkin Park

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Linkin Park

We all remember Linkin Park as one of those bands who was overplayed on just about every radio station years and years ago. People got tired of the rap/rock music that changed the game of music. So a couple of years later, they came out with a single called "What I've Done," one of the more popular tunes in their career. Once again, this was another overplayed song on the radio which was forgotten by most music listeners. So they tried again with a song that sounded similar. "Across the New Divide" was their next single that shot up the music charts, but was unfortunately forgotten yet again. Why was Linkin Park always fed the short end of the stick? Because they were saving their massive hits for today. The future of music was given to us by Linkin Park in the form of their new album, "A Thousand Suns."

What happened? They had such a set style! It didn't seem like Linkin Park was ever going to change from their sound. Well they decided to give their songs variety by effecting their guitars, trying new weird melodies, and dropping even more sick beats, one of the great things that their good at.

Don't believe me? Go listen to them! One of their songs has grown to be one of the most popular indie songs in the business. "Waiting for the End," is a mixture of solid beats, empty verses, and crazy choruses. The cool thing is...it's so simple! The verse alone is just a drum beat with a synth tone. Another crazy thing is that the guitar solo is literally just two notes. What makes it good is that it's played over the hip hop drum beat while effected through a pedal. Years ago, Linkin Park was all about the essence of "hardcore." It seemed like that had the hardest vocals, and the hardest rap tracks. They even had some pretty intense guitar riffs. Basically they were doing their best to be a really hard rock band. Not anymore. Linkin Park has really stepped outside of their comfort zone with some of the new stuff that they released, and it's proving to be relentless in the music industry.

The Indie Team officially loves Linkin Park. We love their new style. We love their new tones. We love their new songwriting techniques. We might even be starting to obsess over them a little (just kidding). But in all seriousness, this is a band that you should take the time to listen to. Even if it is some of their older stuff. Go ahead! Go listen to the great sounds of Linkin Park.