The Hunting Party

Great purchase

This is a must-buy for the LINKIN PARK fans that love their heavy-based albums. It is even heavier than their debut album 'Hybrid Theory.' ( The major difference is no samples/scratching heard) - I love every LINKIN PARK album, so I decided to buy it. It came a couple of hours faster than expected and came with no major scratches or damages to both the CD, booklet and case. Also came with a super cute sticker on the thin plastic packaging of the CD, which I placed on the actual CD case =D - The only minus for this album is the booklet lacks lyrics, but is hella pretty and elegant. Before buying this CD, you must listen to it as it's not the same heavy sound as their first two studio albums and has less pop-based/mainstream songs.

One of the best ever Linkin Park albums. I was lucky enough to go on the Hunting Party Tour where they played some of the best songs from this album. I'll now rate each song out of 10 and briefly describe them.Keys to the Kingdom - 9.5, Definitely a great start to the album and feels like the true LP experienceAll For Nothing - 9.6, Briliant rock vibe and some great rap segments. Cool chorus as wellGuilty All The Same - 9.2. Up there with one of the best songs on the album, quite strong drumwork on this song and a nice shouty chorusThe Summoning - 8.0. Not much to say about this one, it's a connector for songs 3 and 5. Not the best but it's alright.War - 9.4. Very heavy rock, pretty good if you like this sort of thing. Reminds me of Metallica!Wastelands - 9.7. Great song, had this as my ringtone for a while. It's got an amazing chorus and some fantastic guitar/bass work. Brilliant rapping as well.Until It's Gone - 9.3. It's a bit more mainstream-orientated than the other songs, but it's still great. Chester does a fantastic job with the vocals, the ending is quite good too.Rebellion - 9.4. Some great lyrics followed by a really fast-tempo rhythm keep you tapping your foot frantically. Brilliant singing from all the band members involved.Mark The Graves 9.6. Starts out as an instrumental that gives way to Chester's melodic tones. Plenty of screaming by the end!Drawbar - 9.8. Great guitar-work from the Mr Morello. Nice instrumental piece that ties in with Tinfoil from the previous album. This song also segues into Final Masquerade very nicely.Final Masquerade - 9.6. While this song gets a bit repetitive after the first few listens, it's a fantastic Linkin Park song. Has everything you would want, quiet segments with Chester's voice and the traditional rock style you like so much.A Line In The sand - 9.7. Starts out really quietly and then grows and grows into a really heavy rock song. Brilliant!

When I heard Linkin Park were going back to a rock, guitar heavy sound for their new album I was both surprised and un-surprised... if that's possible. I was surprised because last album 'Living Things' to me suggested they had taken the experimentation of 'A Thousand Suns' and began to meld it with the familiar styles of 'Hybrid Theory' and 'Meteora', and they were going to run with it. Which would have been fine for me because I loved 'Living Things' and how it was literally all their previous material smushed together.But I was also slightly unsurprised, largely because a decent percentage of the LP fan base were unimpressed with the experimentation and were dying for them to do "another Hybrid Theory", and so I thought perhaps LP had finally conceded to them.However, upon listening to the album it is instantly noticeable this isn't just "another Hybrid Theory". This is the LP of today doing an album based around what makes them angry, today. Additionally, it musically is still reasonably far from what 'HT' was like which is good, because it keeps it interesting in that you aren't listening to the same sounds.But sadly what prevents me from giving The Hunting Party a 5/5, is that it's a bit unoriginal at times, 'War' for me being the main culprit. Besides that, there are just moments during songs where you expect what's coming next. And then it is what happens next. Shinoda said "Until It's Gone" was written using what he'd learned from working with Steve Aoki and Avicii: building to a drop. And upon hearing the song it's noticeable from the off and once you notice it, it starts to feel repetitive.In contrast, it's frustrating because there are songs like 'Guilty All The Same', 'Rebellion' and 'Mark The Graves' which are great and make me wish the whole album was written using the same mind set because they are refreshing and interesting. It's easy to see when you consider that they are all rock songs, yet they each make you feel different emotions. While "GATS" and "Rebellion" are pretty similar in making you feel angry about "the system", Rebellion is much more in your face about it. All the while "Mark The Graves" almost has a sense of regret or moving on.All this is not to say I don't like it, but it could be better. It is also admirable and respectable that apparently after making demos which were more extremely pop/experimental than 'Living Things' Linkin Park (Shinoda especially) changed face, and tore that down and went with a direction that in the present state of music is a bit against the grain. This is a good album with it's flaws, but you can tell it doesn't give a damn about them.

Love this band

CD is a great shape, works great, fast shipping

I Linkin Park mi sorprendono di nuovo, e questo album ne è la prova.Sicuramente non il loro lavoro migliore (niente a che vedere con Hybrid Theory o Meteora) tuttavia ha dei brani, quasi sconosciuti, niente male. Cito alcuni tra i pezzi migliori da sentire assolutamente, come: War, Wastelands, Final Masquerade e Rebellion.Consigliato per tutti i fan, e non, dei LP.

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impecable, buena compra en vinil este titulo a disfrutar en el formato de antaño. Padrisima edicion. muy recomendable para todo fan