Linkin Park Living Things review!!!

Hey guys,
So here it is, my review of Linkin Park's 5th album, Living Things.
The first track is called Lost In The Echo, and what a way to start an album. Rap verse from Mike Shinoda, chorus from Chester, and even some screaming in there. This song could be on Meteora. The guitar and drums were great. A great way to start.
The second track is called In My Remains, and you could immediately hear some of the electronic elements from A Thousand Suns. Chester's voice when he started singing was full of emotion and it blew over when the chorus hit. Then it slows down and Mike Shinoda (who has an amazing voice for a rapper) starts singing amazingly, and then Chester rocks it.
The third track, and lead single is called Burn It Down, and Chester starts out with that same emotion, backed by the electronic elements from A Thousand Suns, and then rocks the chorus. Then, surprise, surprise! In the bridge we get an awesome rap verse from Shinoda! Something we hadn't seen in a lead single since Meteora, and this verse sums up the song in one awesome verse. And then Chester takes us out with a chorus.
The fourth track is called Lies Greed Misery, and it is one of the best songs on the album in my opinion. It starts out with an awesome rap verse from Mike Shinoda, and then Chester rocks the chorus. After another verse and chorus, Chester slows it down and screams his head off (awesome)! All the while, awesome guitar, and fast drumming.
The fifth track is called I'll Be Gone, and while very emotional and slow, it still rocks! Guitar from Mr. Delson to start out, followed by slowing down for Chester's emotional voice. Then the drums bring us in to Chester's rocking chorus. The whole thing could've been instrumental, and you would still feel the emotion that Chester only intensifies.
The sixth track is called Castle Of Glass, and it's one of the few songs dominated by Mike's singing voice. He does great, especially considering he's a rapper. The harmonies on the chorus were amazing, and you could feel the emotion. The guitar was full of feeling as well, and the drums intensified that feeling.
The seventh track is called Victimized, and while less than two minutes, it rocked, with Mike singing, Chester screaming, and a rap verse! The instruments were fantastic as well, heavy when necessary, and soft when needed. Possibly my favorite song less than two minutes.
The eighth track is called Roads Untraveled, and it is easily one of my favorite Linkin Park songs, despite being slow. It's about how you can't change the past, so don't try to. Mike and Chester are so emotional in their voices you can feel it, because any human being can relate to this song. The drums and piano intensify that feeling. It's one of those songs that someone might cry to.
The ninth track is called Skin To Bone, and this one could easily be on A Thousand Suns. The electronic based keyboard, the awesome lyrics, and Mike's emotional harmonies with Chester really make this song great. I could easily see this in a music video.
The tenth track is called Until It Breaks, and Mike starts out rapping amazingly. This song probably has the least Chester time, considering he only has one short part, still awesome though. It's these kind of songs that make me wish that Mike rapped a lot more. The guitar is great, and the drums intensify Mike's rapping. And then, surprise surprise, a slow verse from guitarist Brad Delson, which I thought was good for a change, but I wouldn't like to see it become a regular thing.
The eleventh track is an instrumental called Tinfoil, and sort of an intro to track twelve.
Track Twelve is called Powerless, and this one easily makes it's way into my favorite Linkin Park songs. Chester starts out backed by Piano, sounding incredibly emotional, and the chorus only intensified that emotion. The song then starts to build up leading to the guitar in the bridge, which rocked. Then Chester takes us out with a chorus, rocking it, ending with a bang. An incredible way to end an incredible album.
Overall, I would say this is the best Linkin Park album yet. The first two were great, but a lot of the songs sounded the same. Minutes To Midnight did not have nearly enough rap, and A Thousand Suns, was sort of half album, half short instrumental. This one took the good from each of their first four albums and turned it into a masterpiece. You could hear Hybrid Theory, Meteora, A Thousand Suns, and even some Minutes To Midnight. Linkin Park has made their mark as a rock band, and proved themselves as the artists they are. I would hate to be the fan that stopped listening when Catalyst came out. Overall, Living Things, 10/10, and I am not sucking up to them, it was really that good. But don't take my word for it, buy it yourself, you'll see what I mean.

Linkin Park Living Things live Berlin Concert Movie review!

Hey guys,
So I usually don't do movie reviews because with album reviews, I can listen over and over and really evaluate them. Movies either you only watch once, or watch a few times. The point is, a movie review is much more difficult. However, when I heard that the Linkin Park concert movie Living Things was coming to my theater, I knew I had to see it, and review it. So here it is, my review of NCM Fathom's Linkin Park Living Things.
Me and my brother got there early and there was a half hour preshow that was basically Linkin Park youtube footage, combined with an LPU promo, and the music videos for Waiting For The End and The Catalyst. I just wish they didn't repeat it afterwards. Then the show started with The making of the Burn It Down music video. There was lots of interesting behind the scenes footage, but some of it was just the band members screwing around, which I'm not going to complain about, because I laughed. Then the Burn It Down music video started playing, letting us watch their hard work come to life. Then the concert. They opened with Faint and it rocked! They played Papercut, which isn't usually in their live shows, and to tell the truth, there was a lot of Hybrid Theory for a Living Things movie. They did, however, play Lies Greed Misery, followed by a rap verse from Until It Breaks (the third to be exact), which left me surprised they didn't play Burn It Down. They played a lot from A Thousand Suns, and even played a medley of Leave Out All The Rest, Shadow Of The Day, and Iridescent, set to the tune of Iridescent. Did I mention at one point (I forget which song) Mr. Hahn had a badass turntable solo? They closed with Bleed It Out, but then, surprise surprise! Right in the middle of Bleed It Out they did a cover of Sabotage by The Beastie Boys, and Chester killed it. They closed with the end of Bleed It Out, leaving me blown away. I was glad to see they played songs from every era of LP and it wasn't dominated by one particular album. I would like to point out they dressed so normal for rock stars. They wore button up shirts, jeans, converse, and that's it. No weird stuff (well, Chester had stretched ears, but that doesn't really count). Also, Chester can still scream like a pro. One part I laughed at was one of the fans had purple hair. The fact that so many people showed up to an LP concert in Germany, shows that LP has made their mark as a rock band and has broken the language barrier, reaching out to fans who can't even understand a word they say. I really enjoyed it, despite the fact that the woman behind me was screaming like it was a real concert (some of it justified, other times, uncalled for). Overall, I give this movie a 10 out of 10, and that is not sucking up to them. Keep on rocking Linkin Park, I will be reviewing Living Things very soon.