Minutes To Midnight
by Linkin Park
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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 733 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 494 out of 733
  2. Mixed: 107 out of 733
  3. Negative: 132 out of 733

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  1. PaulK
    Jun 7, 2007
    2
    The whole album is a huge disappointment. I found only three tracks worthy of keeping on my computer and none worthy of my ipod. They have changed to sound more like the horrible pop we hear all the time on the radio.
  2. ChiiN
    Jun 8, 2007
    9
    OMGG I Love Linkin Park~!! Their new album is so cool~! I have "What I've Done" playing in my head/or ipod 24/7 I still love "Somewhere I Belong~!"
  3. JimboH
    Jun 9, 2007
    5
    The variety on the CD favors buying the tracks individually after you listen to a preview because there are only 2 nu-metal songs, a couple songs that sound like a few of the other songs you hear this year, some that sound... different, and one thats not really much of a song. Definately a more mature sounding CD, but maybe thats not what everyone is listening for.
  4. BernS
    Jul 16, 2007
    8
    I didn't like this the first time I heard it because it wasn't more of the same which is what I was hoping for. Thankfully I gave it a chance and although there are only 3 or so really heavy songs, they do all of the 'new' stuff well (don't remember even hearing a guitar solo on their previous albums). Just make sure you give Valentine's Day a skip whenever I didn't like this the first time I heard it because it wasn't more of the same which is what I was hoping for. Thankfully I gave it a chance and although there are only 3 or so really heavy songs, they do all of the 'new' stuff well (don't remember even hearing a guitar solo on their previous albums). Just make sure you give Valentine's Day a skip whenever it comes along, because that is the one embarrasment in there.… Expand
  5. SidS
    Jul 20, 2007
    7
    It is a great change LP have brought to themselves.I liked Hybrid Theory,Meteora was great.But MTM is very very different.This Album consists of variety of genres.Bleed it out,What ive done,Shadow of the Day and Leave out all the rest are the key tracks of the album and these are the tracks that got MTM a 7 from me.
  6. tyler
    Jul 3, 2007
    10
    it was a very great album.. the style was different but i enjoyed it very much so. i watched an interview on the band and they were saying that they were sick of the same sound.. many bands have replicated their old sound and they wanted something new..and i agree. great album.
  7. peter
    Jul 30, 2007
    10
    Great sounding album, It's a step back to old fashioned song making in the form of ballads and I have no problem with that
  8. CaddyC
    Jul 4, 2007
    8
    To be honest,I HATE Linkin Park.I hate their whiny bullshit genre,I hate their over-the-top anthems like Numb or Crawling,and I hate the feeling you get from them that they consider themselves underground or hip.They are not,and Meteora and Hybrid Theory are pieces of garbage.I still believe that after hearing MTM,but I at least no longer believe they can't right a proper song to To be honest,I HATE Linkin Park.I hate their whiny bullshit genre,I hate their over-the-top anthems like Numb or Crawling,and I hate the feeling you get from them that they consider themselves underground or hip.They are not,and Meteora and Hybrid Theory are pieces of garbage.I still believe that after hearing MTM,but I at least no longer believe they can't right a proper song to save their clean-cut hides.This album is,at times,truly explosive and original.Given Up,Leave Out All The Rest and The Little Things Give You Away are masterclasses in the writing of commercial pop music.There are slips back into their old angst-ridden nu-metal days-like on No More Sorrow,and at times the cheesiness is to much to bear-Hands Held High is vomit-inducing.Overall,though,this is a huge improvement over their woeful early work and Minutes To Midnight will stand as a testament to them that they were not afraid to give their hourdes of angsty teen fans a sharp shock with some real songwriting.… Expand
  9. JoshK
    Jul 7, 2007
    10
    This album rules. It's different but absolute;y amazing!!!!
  10. wesc
    Aug 1, 2007
    5
    it isnt all that great coming from a band like Linkin Park
  11. Damian
    Aug 20, 2007
    7
    It's an OK album but it's nowhere as good as Meteora or Hybrid Theory.
  12. BethB.
    Aug 30, 2007
    10
    There's a reason why the critics are sitting at computer terminals and Linkin Park are out filling stadiums and arenas. They are musicians and they do their particular brand of music very very well.
  13. DrewG
    Aug 5, 2007
    5
    i've only listened to 5-6 of the songs and, quite honestly, i don't really want to listen to more. i enjoyed "what i've done" the first few times, but after overusing it in transformers tv spots, it got kind of annoying. "bleed it out" is all right, only because it's quite different than the others. other than those two, the cd's a load of garbage. get What i've only listened to 5-6 of the songs and, quite honestly, i don't really want to listen to more. i enjoyed "what i've done" the first few times, but after overusing it in transformers tv spots, it got kind of annoying. "bleed it out" is all right, only because it's quite different than the others. other than those two, the cd's a load of garbage. get What I've Done and Bleed it Out as singles, but do not buy this cd!… Expand
  14. lilb
    Aug 6, 2007
    8
    A Bands music is entitled to change however they see fit. It is not the job of the band to please you and only you, infact many artists do not wish to please any of there audience, only to themselves enjoy the music they create for its meanings to them. If you enjoy there music, follow them with their journey, if not, dont bother complaining on how it has or hasnt changed. there are A Bands music is entitled to change however they see fit. It is not the job of the band to please you and only you, infact many artists do not wish to please any of there audience, only to themselves enjoy the music they create for its meanings to them. If you enjoy there music, follow them with their journey, if not, dont bother complaining on how it has or hasnt changed. there are plenty of artists out there and im sure we can all find something we like without asking others to change. =]… Expand
  15. NicS
    Aug 9, 2007
    10
    Brilliant CD, great changes and development of a great band is evidenced here.
  16. Henry
    Sep 29, 2007
    8
    I actually like this album because I didn't want Linkin Park to put out another Hybrid Theory.
  17. Victor
    Oct 2, 2008
    10
    A far cry from Meteora and Hybrid Theory shows a different side of LP. No "soft" song on this album is any worse or any better than any of their other ballads (My December, anyone?). And saying that the music sounds like it came from a boy band is just asinine, and you should stop plagiarising critics to make yourself seem cooler. SO... 1) The ballads and softer songs on the album are not A far cry from Meteora and Hybrid Theory shows a different side of LP. No "soft" song on this album is any worse or any better than any of their other ballads (My December, anyone?). And saying that the music sounds like it came from a boy band is just asinine, and you should stop plagiarising critics to make yourself seem cooler. SO... 1) The ballads and softer songs on the album are not odes to Bennington, simply something different. And consider the fact that Bennington's voice would not sound half as good if not for Shinoda's backing. 2) Cursing happens. To say that someone is nobler simply for not cursing is dumb. Do you not curse when you're angry? Or when you're hurt? 3) LP never really fit the Nu-metal label, and alternative is too broad a genre (it encompasses too many bands to be a real gauge of a bands sound). LP has had a unique sound since they started, and are simply looking to progress that. 4)The band members are all rich bastards and can do whatever the hell they want. They will always have fans somewhere in the world, so if you don't like them, just don't listen. 5)At least they don't do Christmas albums.… Expand
  18. RobinR
    Feb 22, 2008
    10
    Linkin Park's allusions to important issues in the real world are what make this album so impressive and unique. Even with their melodic sounds within Hands Held High (which happens to be my favorite song on this CD) Linkin Park is still able to keep their hardcore sound from their roots such as Given Up. LP has successfully continued to keep their own sound and mold it into other Linkin Park's allusions to important issues in the real world are what make this album so impressive and unique. Even with their melodic sounds within Hands Held High (which happens to be my favorite song on this CD) Linkin Park is still able to keep their hardcore sound from their roots such as Given Up. LP has successfully continued to keep their own sound and mold it into other sounds that cannot be claimed by anyone else or as anything else but purely and uniquely Linkin Park.… Expand
  19. Jack
    Feb 26, 2008
    9
    The album is excelent.
  20. JustynG.
    Mar 26, 2008
    10
    This is the absolute best album I have ever heard and anyone who say Linkin Park is not music must either be deaf or or have an IQ of 50 or lower Linkin Park is the greatest band of all time and more people should realize that..
  21. SalikK.
    Mar 2, 2008
    10
    Very good... deserves more than 10 !!!
  22. JohnnyR.
    Apr 5, 2008
    3
    I was a huge Linkin Park fan. When I heard that Linkin Park was recording a new album, I was pretty excited. The fact that they were going to be 'introducing a new, more mature sound' really stoked my interest as well. I listened to 'What I've Done' when it was released, and got pretty disappointed, but still shrugged it off, simply telling myself that the other I was a huge Linkin Park fan. When I heard that Linkin Park was recording a new album, I was pretty excited. The fact that they were going to be 'introducing a new, more mature sound' really stoked my interest as well. I listened to 'What I've Done' when it was released, and got pretty disappointed, but still shrugged it off, simply telling myself that the other songs on the album would be better. Was I ever mistaken. I listened to the CD in my friend's car, and I had to ask her whether she put in the right CD. Only a few songs, like Bleed it Out, were good. The others could be thrown in the garbage. I'm glad I didn't buy the new CD. One thing that really pissed me off about this new direction that LP is taking was the completely useless cursing. No doubt about it, LP has grown and changed. But, in my opinion, not for the better.… Expand
  23. JosephP.
    May 6, 2008
    1
    I used to love linkin park, hybrid theory and meteora were epic as was Collision Course...but this just sucked, the only song i liked was Bleed It Out because it was catchy, they need to go back to their roots.
  24. MarkK
    Jun 20, 2008
    7
    We've heard the same nu-metal style before on their previous albums. It's sounds good and still as agressive as ever, but this band needs to try and break away what seems to be becoming a little old-fashioned already. This is truly only for the fans, but it still has some gold and silver amongst the gold with songs such as 'What I've done' and 'Leave Out All We've heard the same nu-metal style before on their previous albums. It's sounds good and still as agressive as ever, but this band needs to try and break away what seems to be becoming a little old-fashioned already. This is truly only for the fans, but it still has some gold and silver amongst the gold with songs such as 'What I've done' and 'Leave Out All The Rest'.… Expand
  25. BenF
    Feb 9, 2009
    6
    Ok, could have been better by a lot because it is more boring than their previous albums because it has less metal and rap to it. I love "Given Up" and "Bleed It Out". "What I've Done" is okay but the sound is not very good or exciting. Meteora and Hybrid Theory are a lot better.
  26. GavinM.
    Nov 20, 2007
    9
    Me I'm a hard core linkin park fan and i stick by them no matter whot they do this album actually brought a nice change as it has some light hearted songs compared to thier previous works of art the onli song i dont like is 'No More Sorrow' as it stands out fro.m the rest when they sed they would blend them all together plus its too heavy for this album
  27. dukhyunk
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    awsome~!!
  28. [Anonymous]
    May 12, 2007
    2
    Definately not their best material.
  29. MichaelB
    May 14, 2007
    10
    This is going to be a good album.
  30. decklinw
    May 14, 2007
    3
    no more rap-rock.... instead they give you half-baked emo-rock! gimps
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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. 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).
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    Amid the stabs at growth, every new effect sounds borrowed.
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  3. The New York Times
    50
    As you might imagine, the band’s emo makeover doesn’t always go smoothly.
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