LP 1
It’s been long time since I last checked Linkin Park’s news. Last week, I randomly went to the site lptimes.com and found out that LP had released two news video clips. Immediately, I went to youtube and tried the new song “We made it” that LP did with the rapper Busta Rhymes.
This song was truly amazing. They mixed hip hop sequences sung by Mike and Busta Rhymes with rock chorus sung by Chester.
I suddenly felt very good because LP had returned to their old style. Not only the mixture of hip hop and rock characterised LP’s particularity but the beautiful intro played by Mike differed LP from all other bands. That reminded me of the period of “Hybrid Theory” and “Meteora”,, when each song was signed with a remarkably wonderful intro, which made LP an outstanding rock band.
The third LP album released last year, entitled “Minutes to Midnight” was not really satisfying for me. I found that LP had lost their strength in this album, the key song “What I’ve done” was not as good and impressive as “In the end” and “Somewhere I belong” in the past. I even thought that the demo version “Minutes to midnight XXL” of this album better then the official one. I was quite disappointed after spending 4 years waiting and hoping. I had expected that the new album would be better than or at least as good as the previous two. But no, the thirst album was too normal for me. They played more rock and less hip hop but also were lack of personal touches and colours.
But now, “We made it” is for me a sign of their return to their own style. This song is not among “Minutes to Midnight” tracks, but still, this is for me a real LP song. The music and the rhyme catch and, the piano solo in the intro as so emotional and the voices of the singers are truly amazing. Mike is in fact one of the most talented rappers and musicians in the world. He lives a simple life style; he just wants to compose, to rap and to play music. He does not care much about how to be a star. And everything Mike touches turns into gold! About Chester, I have to say that he was my passion, my love. His voice is a miracle, and that is not only because he has great technique but also due to the emotion he puts in every song. Singing or screaming, Chester always touches the hearts of the public. He can sing with a very soft voice and then switches to a very hard and aggressive one, without any difficulty and hesitation. Listen to the first two albums and watch all the live performances of Linkin Park in the past and you will see. The only problem for me is that I find his voice weakened with time. Chester’s voice is not as pure and powerful as it was before. He lost the strength and the transparency of his voice after more than 9 years singing hard rock. I feel now very sad and also worried for him. Not only because his special voice had made LP songs singular but this also was one of the most beautiful thing I could find in the nowadays’ music world. But now, I am afraid that he would lose this miracle one day.
This new song is interesting and enjoyable, but still, I am confused because this song shows that Chester seems to not be able to sing hard rock like he did before.
There is at least one thing that remains unchanged: his smile, the smile that shines my days.