专辑介绍
It may be too cynical to assume Hybrid Theory changed its name to Linkin
Park in order to appear right next to Limp Bizkit in your local record
bin. But rock-rap workouts like "One Step Closer" and "Papercut" do make
Linkin Park a comfortable fit with Fred Durst and his ilk. Producer Don
Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Lit, Eve 6) and twin vocal threats Chester Bennington
and Mike Shinoda serve up industrial-strength rap and rock melodicism
with equal aplomb on this woulda-been-self-titled debut effort. "Points
of Authority" aims to sound like Trent Reznor wanking it up with Lars and
company, whereas guitarist Brad Delson's Edge-y harmonics help "In the
End" and "Pushing Me Away" evoke a dark romanticism akin to A Perfect
Circle. Curiously, the band gets by with no bass player, while sample-happy
DJ Joseph Hahn's step into the spotlight on the instrumental "Cure for the
Itch" suggests a potential for eclecticism that could help Linkin Park
outlive its seemingly transient genre.