Meteora
by Linkin Park
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 749 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 681 out of 749
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 749
  3. Negative: 40 out of 749

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  1. DamienP
    Feb 9, 2007
    9
    The funny thing is that Linkin Park is problably the biggest rock band right now on earth.. so to read some guy say that this band may not have a future is quite funny ! I think this is a really great album : the riffs are all beautiful, plus their sound is so unique... that's what makes Linkin Park a great band : they're recognizable from the first second on... I wish all the The funny thing is that Linkin Park is problably the biggest rock band right now on earth.. so to read some guy say that this band may not have a future is quite funny ! I think this is a really great album : the riffs are all beautiful, plus their sound is so unique... that's what makes Linkin Park a great band : they're recognizable from the first second on... I wish all the bands could say so… Expand
  2. AndrewC
    Jan 12, 2007
    9
    A great album, but, admittedly, it's not for everyone. You will either love it or hate it.
  3. Dude
    Jan 10, 2007
    9
    maybe the whole album isnt as great as expected, but there are several good songs on it. its a little softer and with more hiphop than hybrid theory and also has more electronica, but i think you should let ppl who listen to this type of music judge bands, not some narrow minded media people. you could just gather everyone who doesnt listen to a type of music and give a band under that maybe the whole album isnt as great as expected, but there are several good songs on it. its a little softer and with more hiphop than hybrid theory and also has more electronica, but i think you should let ppl who listen to this type of music judge bands, not some narrow minded media people. you could just gather everyone who doesnt listen to a type of music and give a band under that type and give them a horrible score. Linkin Park is still very popular today and the next album is about to drop. itll sound completely different from the last two, at least it should be.… Expand
  4. AaronG
    Oct 1, 2006
    10
    This is a damn awesome album, wonderfullly made.
  5. CavlinD
    Sep 17, 2006
    10
    Above music.
  6. kadhirsa
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    hello everybody.,linkin park's meteora is above reviews.The album just rocks and rocks and rocks.Can 'Numb' ever be matched.no way.you are SHIT if you dont wanna listen to it..
  7. MichaelM
    Jul 4, 2006
    3
    A group that has potential, but ends up tossing it away. Simply put it, I bought this album back when I had very little knowledge of the music world, and I enjoyed it. Now, a few years later, I pick up this CD again, and listen to it. Now, after having listened to such treats to the ear as Grand Funk Railroad, the granddaddies of hard rock, The Guess Who, Lighthouse, and a few more A group that has potential, but ends up tossing it away. Simply put it, I bought this album back when I had very little knowledge of the music world, and I enjoyed it. Now, a few years later, I pick up this CD again, and listen to it. Now, after having listened to such treats to the ear as Grand Funk Railroad, the granddaddies of hard rock, The Guess Who, Lighthouse, and a few more classic rock bands, not to mention a huge selection of Indie/Alternative rock, including the clever and witty Barenaked Ladies and the eclectic musical saint Andrew Bird, Linkin Park, espescially Meteora, looses its charm. Instrumentally, they've got plenty of potential. Sort of a Punk Rock/Electric/Metal vibe going on, and I can dig that. But once you start listening to the vocals, specifically lyrics, all impressive traits begin to disappear. Vocals are simple, the singing elements are particularly lacking in melodic value, and although the yelling fits perfectly in some places, it is very overused. Lyrically, this album is a joke. Really. Just sounds like a bunch of whiners, talking about how no one cares about them and their life sucks. Something a bit deeper or at least more metaphoric than songs like "Easier To Run", a song about fleeing from your problems rather than facing them, "Don't Stay", telling someone just to get the heck outta their lives. Not impressing me. And as much as I'd love to like this album and be able to justify how much I paid for on the first day it was released, I can't. If you aren't a musician and listen to other simplistic and lacking albums, you'll most likely love Meteora. If you have better taste in music, you probably won't won't. Simple as that.… Expand
  8. APereira
    Apr 18, 2006
    0
    really creative lyrics, really innovative!! "lot's of agression????" auhauhauhauh maybe for my 7 yrs daughter! geez...
  9. andrewg
    Apr 11, 2006
    10
    you have to go into a linkin park cd with an open mind and some class, or else youll be spooked by the fusion of hip hop and rock. perfecto!
  10. chrisj
    Mar 31, 2006
    10
    pure gold even though its so damn short
  11. I.Lynch
    Mar 26, 2006
    4
    Theyre mixing rock (great) rap (ok) and dance (terrible) and it doesnt work....very well.
  12. alanb
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    WOW - great album....i love it...raw and rocking and...erm....mellow! (....and so does my mum!)
  13. Bineets
    Jan 28, 2006
    10
    Not bad.
  14. RudyS
    Jan 28, 2006
    7
    Lot of agression...but still average
  15. KellinaS
    Jan 26, 2006
    8
    Keep up the good work!
  16. BOREFEST
    Jan 23, 2006
    0
    If I could give this album a really high negative number, I would. What is this? The rap mixed in with the rock sucks. It doesn't make a good combination at all. BOO!!!!!
  17. Old>New
    Dec 24, 2005
    0
    Oh yes, I don't know what "real" music is because I don't like LP. Let me tell you some real music: Anyting by: Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. Or if you can't stand old music, go listen to Radiohead. Now I don't bear animosity, I used to be like you. Fortunately, I managed to change my ways by listening to the afore-mentioned bands, and there is still time to save yourself. Oh yes, I don't know what "real" music is because I don't like LP. Let me tell you some real music: Anyting by: Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. Or if you can't stand old music, go listen to Radiohead. Now I don't bear animosity, I used to be like you. Fortunately, I managed to change my ways by listening to the afore-mentioned bands, and there is still time to save yourself. There's product endorsements in the jacket, wtf is up with that!? If that's the only way they can make money, that's just pathetic. If this is the best album that you have ever heard, than you REALLY need to listen to more music. Oh, and here's a note to Chester: STOP WHINING!! Your life isn't that bad, you're a mutlimillionaire! Now stop whining about these "wounds that will not heal" (Which he never gives any explanation for, how did he get these wounds? Why won't they heal?), and take the effort to write REAL lyrics that are meaningful and require REAL TALENT.… Expand
  18. kylea
    Nov 11, 2005
    10
    LP is my favorite band and i love all there songs definetely get this cd. dont listen to the people that gave low scores cuz they dont no what real music is. 10 out of 10
  19. codyj
    Oct 28, 2005
    10
    it's the best thing since cup noodles
  20. PatH
    Sep 16, 2005
    10
    Linkin Park is the sexiest most heart pumping trio of gut-wrenching eye candy that angsts the sexy lady out of my skin! I really like it when the one guy does this whispery angsty rapping and then out of nowhere the other guy comes out with all the devil screaming like a huge anger buffet. If that's what it sounds like I want to go there and stay there 4evr. Forget that I am from Linkin Park is the sexiest most heart pumping trio of gut-wrenching eye candy that angsts the sexy lady out of my skin! I really like it when the one guy does this whispery angsty rapping and then out of nowhere the other guy comes out with all the devil screaming like a huge anger buffet. If that's what it sounds like I want to go there and stay there 4evr. Forget that I am from Minog, baby! i am totally all over this american rarap revolutoin RokK! I really wanna write something more but I juss feel all embarrassed about how much i luv it all !Rokk on, dudz! And if you ever play in fargo gimme a holla!… Expand
  21. TheKilla
    Aug 29, 2005
    10
    This is a truly great CD, as great as reanimation and hybrid theory. LP are my favourite band.
  22. Jack
    Aug 26, 2005
    10
    the best album, i like it better then the first
  23. JM
    Jul 7, 2005
    9
    I like this more than their firt album, because of songs like, numb, faint and somewhere i belong. My only compaint is that is is way too short at 36 min
  24. Avi
    Jun 17, 2005
    3
    Only one good song "Numb" - resembles they're artistic ways. It doesn't seem that the band learned something over the 2-year from "Hybrid Theory". It doesn't good really.
  25. toms
    May 26, 2005
    10
    best album of 2004
  26. ArtF
    May 21, 2005
    10
    My favorite album
  27. nofearinc
    Apr 30, 2005
    8
    I like rap-metal instrumentals, used in this album. Boys can sing better, but I don't mind some of their mistakes. After Reanimation this album makes it go better.
  28. JoeH
    Apr 9, 2005
    0
    Forettable, forgettable, and even more forgettable. Hybrid Theory showed a lot of potential, but Meteora is a pile of garbage. The boys can't sing, the lyrics are very lame, and LP is overhyped. The critics got this right. It is repetitive and a total ripoff. Do not buy this. Buying this will support the band and encourage them to make even more cr4ppy albums in the future. LP's Forettable, forgettable, and even more forgettable. Hybrid Theory showed a lot of potential, but Meteora is a pile of garbage. The boys can't sing, the lyrics are very lame, and LP is overhyped. The critics got this right. It is repetitive and a total ripoff. Do not buy this. Buying this will support the band and encourage them to make even more cr4ppy albums in the future. LP's Meteora just plain sucks.… Expand
  29. JessB
    Mar 30, 2005
    9
    This album offers a different style of songs but still manages to give off a rebellious vibe that keeps listeners coming back for more. I think this CD is as good, if not better than, Hybrid Theory.
  30. JessicaK
    Mar 28, 2005
    9
    If you liked the first one you'll like the second one. While not necessarily THE MOST talented musicans in the world, they can hold their own. If you are a musician you wont be very impressed by the simplicity of this band. However, if Frank Zappa's sheet music means nothing to you, go buy Meterioa and love it for all it's glory.
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#3 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. E! Online
    91
    Through it all, the guys stay just as tight (translation: radio-ready) as ever, offering up tracks in near-perfect three-minute doses.
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  2. ShakingThrough.net
    50
    Coming from a group whose debut offered a glimmer of hope for the expansion of the genre's boundaries, such creative laziness is all the more disappointing.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    While being as well-crafted, catchy and dynamic as the first one, it leaves you feeling distinctly underwhelmed, as if the band had simply reprogrammed the Pro-Tools machine that they'd made the first album on and changed the lyrics and speed of the songs a bit.
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