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Linkin Park is a truly unique band. They are not just Rock, Rap, or
Electronica band. They comprimise of a veritable mixture of different styles
and stylists in music, This makes them
a hybrid in the type of music they
play and their fan-base too. We are true lovers of Linkin Park
Linkin Park's origin began in 1996 when rapper guitarist Brad Delson and the
infamouis Mike Shinoda started
a band called Xero. Other members of the
band were Mark Wakefield the vocalist, Joseph
Hahn the DJ, Rob Bourdon
the drummer, and "Phoenix" Farrell the bassist.
Xero made a four track demo tape including: Fuse, Stick N' Move, Rhinestone,
and Reading My Eyes.
When
Mark Wakefield left the band, they changed their name to Hybrid
Theory. Later "Phoenix" chose to leave the band to tour
with another band,
called"The Snax". The rest of the gang continued to play together primarily
for fun. They later,
signed with Zomba Music an occasion that came about
when they played at The Whiskey Club in Los Angeles. The final addition
to
the band came in the form of Chester Bennington.
Magical Chester, in our humble opinion, was absolutely the missing
catalyst.
His extra-ordinary voice lets him deliver the lyrics at a gentle yet
aggressive pace. He can hit pitch notes
like no other. Chester humbly even
blames this on "years of singing" and "scar tissue". We absolutely love him.
His
arrival completed the Band. Thus in 1999 Carousel, And One, Technique,
Step up, High Voltage & Part of me were born
as a six track EP, to
tremendous applause.
Some legal wrangling made it necessary to change the band's name. True
to
their "hybrid' spirit Linkin Park was chosen. Members drove by Lincoln Park
regularly so why not use a similar sounding,
unique name. Chester has been
recorded to say he wanted a name which was unique, "where the music could
define the name
rather than the name define the music". Phoneix pulled a
mythical rebirth and rejoined the band fulfilling his destiny.
New demos
were made and the chase for a record label was on. Warner Records were lucky
to hear the music, like it and
sign up Linkin Park. A massive page in their
history was written.
Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory In October 2000,. Hits
like One Step Closer, Crawling,
and In The End were born. Hybrid Theory
eventually received 8x platinum. Hybrid Theory does not follow a trend set
up
by a lot of other bands in that it doesn't contain any curses or swear
words. This was because the band wanted
to write lyrics honestly and they
thought that unnecessary swear words take away attention from the music.
They wanted
something that the public could listen to over and over again
and enjoy repeatedly. At it's completion they felt they had
achieved this
feat with Hybrid Theory.
After Hybrid Theory was released, Linkin Park's fame permitted them to
tour
all over the world. They toured with bands like POD, 3 Doors Down, and
System Of a Down.
July of 2002, saw
LP release the Hybrid Theory Remix album, Reanimation.
These remixes included talent from rappers like Black Thought and
20 tracks
were cut.
In March of 2003, LP released their 2nd year album, Meteora. This album
includes hits like
Somewhere I Belong, Numb,, and Faint. Included on Meteora
and Reanimation were ground breaking extras. They contained
enhanced
portions. These parts of the discs included videos and other extra 'goodies"
fans could view on their PC. The
band wanted to use technology and let the
fans to see the process of making albums . This helped them share all the
"Blood,
Sweat and Tears," they put into making the albums .
Linkin Park has won numerous awards including an award at the VMAs.
Their
popularity has grown world-wide. They are now truly international with a
multitude of fans. From their hybrid
genres to their non offensive
swear-free lyrics, to their use of turntables and samples, Linkin Park cover
a truly versatile
ground and provide an entertaining and unique performance
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