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Living Things

Linkin Park

Living Things

The Californian six-piece mix up nu metal, rap metal and electro stomp on their 5th album

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5.3

Label
Warner
UK Release date
25/06/2012
US Release date
26/06/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   Q

    Nu-metallers' dance reinvention continues apace. Print edition only

  2. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Linkin Park has always been a bit unique and the best at what they do, and they continue to excel on this album. Just don’t expect too much from it
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  3. 6.0 |   BBC

    Whereas the promise of that album suggested that Linkin Park may have been on the way to becoming mainstream radio’s Radiohead, the feel of this follow-up gives the impression that quintet have pulled back from this brink
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  4. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Somewhere in amongst all the bluster, soul-searching, adrenaline and anger, the record carves out a space where everything seems to fit together
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  5. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    They still sound like a band enjoying an unexpected second life
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  6. 6.0 |   The Observer

    By refusing to play it safe, they'll further diminish their original fanbase, but such boldness is to be applauded
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  7. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    These secret megastars have genuine bite and, when they take flight on the epic Roads Untraveled and the fast and furious In My Remains, they blow you away
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  8. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Producer Rick Rubin moves Linkin Park further away from the rock and rap blueprint which has characterised much of their output since breaking through 12 years ago
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  9. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Five LPs in, they've traded turntable scratches for dub-step flourishes, but still lean on Bennington's harrowing hooks
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  10. 5.0 |   A.V. Club

    Its songs have all the emotional range of an MMA bout
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  11. 5.0 |   NME

    Largely the usual semi-hilarious histrionica to which we’ve become accustomed
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  12. 5.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    A difficult album to digest because your perception of it will be influenced by your familiarity with Linkin Park’s first two records
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  13. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    The only thing in its favour is that at a mere 37 minutes in length, the suffering is short-lived
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  14. 3.0 |   Tone Deaf

    In a Skrillex-obsessed world, one would expect Linkin Park’s mix of rock and roll with electronics to be on overdrive, instead we’re presented with the same old formula, with less engaging hooks
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  15. 2.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Unequivocally proves cutting room floors have brooms for a reason
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  • 1. LOST IN THE ECHO N/A
  • 2. IN MY REMAINS N/A
  • 3. BURN IT DOWN N/A
  • 4. LIES GREED MISERY N/A
  • 5. I'LL BE GONE N/A
  • 6. CASTLE OF GLASS N/A
  • 7. VICTIMIZED N/A
  • 8. ROADS UNTRAVELED N/A
  • 9. SKIN TO BONE N/A
  • 10. UNTIL IT BREAKS N/A
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