“Faint” by Linkin Park (repost), Sunday, June 23, 2024
Twenty-one years ago, Linkin Park released their sophomore record, Meteora . Throughout the band's career, their sound would shift to various styles of rock music, but Meteora is not much of a departure from the band's debut Hybrid Theory . The album did, however, embrace Asian musical instruments on several tracks. At the time of its release, Meteora not only debuted at number 1 on Billboard's 200 Album charts but also set the record for the most units sold in a week beating Celine Dion 's One Heart . In 2003, Nu Metal was the ruling dynasty and Linkin Park was the king of the music. I CAN'T FEEL THE WAY I DID BEFORE. Speaking of deluxe editions, you can stream Linkin Park's 20th anniversary edition of Meteora-- 95 tracks of live performances, B-sides, and demos; some of which have been released like their Live in Texas record and some remastered tracks which had never left the vault. Personally, I don't have fond memories of this reco