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Linkin Park – Guilty All The Same

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Having burst brightly onto the nu metal scene back in the year 2000 with their ‘Hybrid Theory‘ début, Linkin Park have since gone on to favour more of an electronic rock sound in recent times, with ‘Guilty All The Same‘ they seem to be going back to basics though with a track very much back in the riff-based guitar music ballpark. US rapper Rakim features here and is a welcome addition, at six minutes in length the track is perhaps a little on the long side, however, lacking the grit and bite to properly pull you in and justify such a lengthy run time.

Although unmistakeably a Linkin Park song, ‘Guilty All The Same lacks the energy and drive of some of the band’s more successful singles and feels a little meandering at times. There are a few neat turns and the Rakim rap section is certainly very impressive, overall the track just feels a little flat though, lacking any real intensity and providing a listening experience that whilst not entirely unpleasant is also not massively memorable.

If you enjoyed the earlier work of Linkin Park then it’ll probably be worth checking out their ‘The Hunting Party‘ album when it drops later this year as ‘Guilty All The Same‘ hints at a return to their roots in terms of the sound that they’re putting out there, whilst ‘Guilty All The Same‘ is comfortably familiar it is certainly not the best track that the band have ever produced though, and if you’ve not previously been impressed with Linkin Park then it’s probably fair to suggest that this track is unlikely to change your mind about them.

Linkin Park – Rolling In The Deep

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A cover of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’ is something that I never would have expected from Californian rock band Linkin Park, cover it the band have though, and a damn fine job Chester Bennington has done of the vocals as well.

Having covered the track acoustically at the iTunes Festival, Linkin Park’s ‘Rolling In The Deep‘ cover was resultantly released as a  single via the iTunes store, hitting number 42 on the UK singles chart upon release. Given that this great cover debuted at number 42, I would most definitely expect the single to rise and rise in the coming weeks, and could most certainly see the band having a huge hit out of it.

Chester Bennington is an incredibly talented vocalist, and this is something that shines through strongly with this live cover. Bennington’s voice is incredibly well suited to the track, and due to the immense quality of this cover it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t actually written with Chester Bennington’s voice in mind.

When Linkin Park first released ‘Hybrid Theory‘ back in late 2000, little did I realise that the band would still be hanging around in the mainstream more than a decade on, Linkin Park is still a band that is going supremely strong though, and if you give this ‘Rolling In The Deep‘ cover a listen then you’ll be able to hear for yourself just how strong a voice Chester Bennington truly has. Linkin Park may have ridden in on the wave of nu-metal, the band has managed to remain at the top by consistently smashing out super strong singles though, and in ‘Rolling In The Deep‘ the band demonstrates that it’s also fully capable of powering out the hits of others.

Chester Bennington really does have a brilliant voice, but don’t just take my word for it, give Linkin Park’s ‘Rolling In The Deep‘ cover a listen and prepare to be impressed.

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