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- Summary: Personal relationships influenced the lyrics on the fifth album produced with Rick Rubin for the alternative rock band.
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- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop-Metal
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Burn It Down | |
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The cycle repeated As explosions broke in the sky All that I needed Was the one thing I couldn't find And you were there at the turn Waiting to let... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 15
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Mixed: 10 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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Q MagazineJul 27, 2012Bold stuff and proof Shinoda remains a richly talented creative force. [Aug 2012, p.103]
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Jun 25, 2012What remains is a barrage of cyber-metal elbow jabs, with just enough fluffy new-wave padding to soften the onslaught.
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Jun 27, 2012It doesn't stay still, it peaks and ebbs, flowing steadily between brooding and explosions of repressed rage, a fitting soundtrack for aging rap-rockers who are comfortable in their skin but restless at heart.
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Jun 25, 2012While it lacks the finesse of the band's previous work, somewhere in amongst all the bluster, soul-searching, adrenaline and anger, the record carves out a space where everything seems to fit together.
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Jun 25, 2012Living Things feels more like consolidation than advancement, perhaps in an attempt to pacify fans alienated by the new direction, while keeping new converts interested, too.
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Jun 25, 2012By refusing to play it safe, they'll further diminish their original fanbase, but such boldness is to be applauded.
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Jul 2, 2012Breaking down barriers is not the forte of Top 40 rock music, but when you can't tell the difference between a Linkin Park track and something produced by a plebeian confusing dance beats for real drums, something has to give.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 90 out of 110
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Mixed: 14 out of 110
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Negative: 6 out of 110
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Oct 1, 2013
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Oct 15, 2012
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Jun 26, 2012
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Aug 1, 2023I'm honestly surprised, this is a stellar album overall, and I really dig the new direction.
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Mar 10, 2022
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Jan 25, 2016
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Jun 27, 2012
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