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Meteora
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Meteora · After the debut Hybrid Theory and the remix album Reanimation, Linkin Park wanted to make a second studio album that would extend the sound with more experimental ideas. The band wrote around 80 demos while on tour, worked on the pre-production in Mike Shinoda's home studio and recorded the album with the producer Don Gilmore. It was the first album with the bassist Dave Farrell. The recording took almost a year, and during mastering there was even security to prevent leaks.
The sound closely resembles that of the debut: heavy guitars, rap, scratches and vocals about anger, doubt and recovery. The intro of Somewhere I Belong came about when Shinoda and Joe Hahn reversed and processed a guitar recording. In Breaking the Habit we hear strings, arranged by David Campbell. Critics were mostly positive, although some felt the record resembled its predecessor too much.
Listening
Track list
- 1Foreword0:13Apple Music ↗
- 2Don't Stay3:08Apple Music ↗
- 3Somewhere I Belong3:34Apple Music ↗
- 4Lying from You2:55Apple Music ↗
- 5Hit the Floor2:44Apple Music ↗
- 6Easier to Run3:24Apple Music ↗
- 7Faint2:42Apple Music ↗
- 8Figure.093:18Apple Music ↗
- 9Breaking the Habit3:16Apple Music ↗
- 10From the Inside2:56Apple Music ↗
- 11Nobody's Listening2:59Apple Music ↗
- 12Session2:25Apple Music ↗
- 13Numb3:08Apple Music ↗
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