“When the guys heard it, I kind of said to them, ‘What do you think about that?’ and their responses, for the first time in a few years, were pretty good. I think that was one of those moments that defined what this album was going to be about. “ Lost In The Echo started with mostly electronic sounds,” Mike Shinoda told Huffington Post. Sonically, there’s a continuation of the electronica seen on previous album A Thousand Suns, but the dual vocal-play of Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda harks back to the earlier days of the band, packing a signature open-armed chorus. The opening track to the Linkin Park’s 2012 album Living Things, it was the second single released from the band’s fifth album. The song has been used numerous times in the world of gaming, from the end credits of Medal Of Honor, part of the Linkin Park DLC for Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock, and in the band’s own iOS game Linkin Park Revenge. It’s nice to be at a point where hopefully the music is just Linkin Park.” Early on, we felt like we may have gotten placed in a genre that we didn’t feel comfortable in. I don’t function really well in that mindset. Speaking to Artist Direct about The Catalyst’s new musical direction, Linkin Park’s bassist Dave Farrell said: “I don’t like genres when it comes to our music. “ The Catalyst recalls Muse’s epic vocal chants as well as Green Day’s political commentary, but Linkin Park creates an original, if a bit awkward, transition from twisty techno to fist-pumping rock.” “ The Catalyst lets the band dip its toe into electronica in its first half, with rave-ready blips surrounding Chester Bennington’s dystopian cries,” Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz wrote at the time. The song sees the band experiment with a more electronic-led sound, incorporating techno influences and favouring synthesisers over guitars. Linkin Park has betrayed their own roots and fan base with the Band's weakest album yet.Released in August 2010, The Catalyst was the first single from Linkin Park’s fourth studio album A Thousand Suns and reached number 40 in the UK singles charts. Pop nowdays always sounds the same and One More Light is no different. This is not new, this is not original and this sure doesn't seems like innovation to me. Mike Shinoda says that the Band likes to innovate and experiment new things each album, but this argument totally backfires when you listen to this album. You would think that they were walking toward the right direction with the release of The Hunting Party, but in reality all they wanted to be mainstream like everybody else. They wanted an original album with a Heavy sound that only them could make. They didn't wanted another Hybrid Theory like the group likes to insist. The only radical change made by the band was to give a middle finger to their oldshool fans that made them successful in the first place. With electronic beats taking over the guitarist space, short lenghted songs and even multiple featured guests, Linkin Park clearly shows their intentions with a Radio friendly album that was made to sell-out. Mike and Chester dominated the production of the album and led the group toward a complete pop direction.
You can't even notice any trace of real instruments being played on the record. And i have to say that is really a shame that Linkin Park decided to tarnish their discography with such a weak album. And i have to say that is really a shame that Linkin I've waited until the release to analyse and judge the album with a neutral look on it. I've waited until the release to analyse and judge the album with a neutral look on it.
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