With this 2007 album, Linkin Park started to move beyond the rap-metal template that made the band icons in the first half of the 2000s. Lead single “Shadow of the Day” features strings and an unusually tender vocal from Chester Bennington. Of course, one can’t discount the bleak refrain lying just under the song’s sweet surface: “The shadow of the day / Will embrace the world in grey.” “Valentine’s Day” and “Leave Out All the Rest” follow the blueprint of “Shadow of the Day,” and at first it seems that Linkin Park might now have more in common with Coldplay than Korn. But “Given Up,” “Bleed It Out,” and “No More Sorrow” are furious performances that match, and perhaps even outdo, classic Linkin Park songs like “Numb” and “Crawling.” Producer Rick Rubin has brought out the best in the band, and with Minutes to Midnight they manage to incorporate new sounds and attitudes without abandoning the aggressive rock that made them a household name.May 14, 2007 16 Songs, 57 minutes ℗ 2022 Warner Records Inc.
Tracklist:
Wake.m4a
Given Up.m4a
Leave Out All The Rest.m4a
Bleed It Out.m4a
Shadow of the Day.m4a
What I’ve Done.m4a
Hands Held High.m4a
No More Sorrow.m4a
Valentine’s Day.m4a
In Between.m4a
In Pieces.m4a
The Little Things Give You Away.m4a
No Roads Left.m4a
Across the Line.m4a
Given Up (Third Encore Session).m4a
What I’ve Done (Distorted Remix).m4a