Linkin Park One More Light
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One More Light Live is the third live CD compilation by American rock band Linkin Park, released on December 15, 2017. Recorded during the band's European leg of their One More Light Tour in 2017, this is the first release since the death of lead singer Chester Bennington. One More Light. By Linkin Park. 2017 • 10 songs. Play on Spotify. Nobody Can Save Me. Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy) - Pusha T,.
's seventh set, is a divisive and brazen statement from a band that already does not shy away from fearless experimental leaps. From the rap focus on and the side project to the electronic and their remix albums, have balanced an empire built upon pain and angst with an admirable dose of cross-genre dabbling. Which is why shouldn't come as such a surprise. And yet, the album remains a jarring follow-up to 2014's muscular and an overall curve ball in their catalog.
Linkin Park One More Light
Recruiting electronic pop producers like,,, and, made a pop album, which is sure to infuriate diehards who yearn for the days of 'shut up when I'm talking to you.' While it's unfair to fault them for not being pissed off anymore, the experience is not the same.
For the first time, the band sounds happy and content. Though while they may be at peace, their creativity took a bullet. There's a bevy of bright tropical notes and even some 'na na na' choruses, tones that are dime a dozen on pop radio.
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The group is effectively neutered on: there's no feral screaming from, there are barely any riffs, and has disappeared beneath the textured studio sheen. The closest they toe to 'rock' is 'Talking to Myself,' which has discernable live drumming from and guitar licks from. Otherwise, is mostly concerned with triumphant anthems ('Battle Symphony' and 'Invisible') and heartfelt confessions ('Sorry for Now' and 'Halfway Right') that end up sounding like blended with. Certainly, will find its defenders, but for fans of their past work, 'Good Goodbye' with rappers and is the closest they come to 'aggressive' and 'inspired' (even if sounds like ). Oddly enough, the -assisted lead single 'Heavy' ends up being one of the only memorable earworms on the album, an undeniably catchy dose of radio-friendly pop that dares listeners to sing along. Here, actually lay out the entire plot of this endeavor by asking 'Why is everything so heavy?'
With the bandmembers all hovering around their forties, they've matured and fully expect fans to do the same, taking huge steps away from the n端 metal that established them in the early 2000s. 
Objectively, that attitude is refreshing, but nonetheless a letdown. From their inception, connected through catharsis. However, many of the emotions presented here are fleeting. The issue isn't that it's a pop effort; indeed, they get points for a brave attempt so outside of their wheelhouse. The problem is that much of is devoid of that visceral charge that previously defined much of their catalog. It's a provocative challenge that ultimately fails to satisfy.