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Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park
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56 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 449 Ratings

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  • Summary: Rick Rubin co-produced the band's third album, which is the result of over a year spent in the studio and represents a move away from their established rap-rock sound.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. Rolling Stone
    80
    Most of Minutes is honed, metallic pop with a hip-hop stride and a wake-up kick.
  2. The Guardian
    60
    The California rap-rockers are stymied by their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre (albeit with less emphasis on the rap).
  3. Hot Press
    30
    The shift in subject matter cannot disguise Linkin Park's acute lack of creativity.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 165 out of 290
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 290
  3. Negative: 83 out of 290
  1. DanM
    10
    I actually really liked it. I'm glad they decided to change their sound, I mean, you can't use the nu-metal sound forever, people would eventually get bored of it. Some really good sounding songs here. My favourites are "Shadow Of The Day" and "The Little Things Give You Away".… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. asylumspadez
    5
    Really just proves how mainstream LP has gotten, They have left their unique sound for now a generic rock/pop band sort of feel and it disapoints. While you may enjoy the track, Any fan of the old LP will be disapointed with it.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. AronJ
    3
    There was only about two decenct songs on this album, I think they just ran out of what they were once, the sound is just redundant and the lyrics are poor.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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