A Thousand Suns
by Linkin Park
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  1. vichy97
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is experimental again. Everybody remembers how surprising was M2M. Songs are deep like never before but 5 skits is little too much. The album kicks of with the loong intro...It's 2 songs already in 3 minutes. Disappointing! But then...The best song of this entire album is coming...
    Burning in the Skies is absolutely awesome. Chester's singing is beautiful and even Mike proves that he can sing! (10/10) ...
    Then another skit which could be intro of the next song. Track which has 18 seconds. Not so much...
    But next track When They Come for Me is good. I don't like the chorus that much and Mike has had better raps before but when the part where Chester sings: "Oh When They Come for Me, When They Come for Me, I'll be gone..." is the best part of the entire album. Amazing! (8/10) ... Robot boy is pop. I like it, Mike sings there, but it's not one of the best of the album. (7/10) ... Jornada Del Muerto is another skit and it's kinda like Robot Boy's outro but I like it better than Robot Boy. (8/10) ... Waiting for the End: I don't like Mike's weird rapping here but Chester's singing makes this song reaally beautiful! The chorus is probably the most beautiful of the whole album! (8/10) ... Blackout is an interesting track. Chester's screaming at the beginning is great because it's the only one song which contains his shout! The slow part is good too but I don't like it together that much. (7/10) ... Wretchers and Kings: I'm tired of the listening of the looong speech at the beginning and it's at the end again! C'mon LP it would be much better without that. The song is good. Mike brings some good rapping and Chester is really powerful. It's probably the closest song to the old LP. (8/10) Another speech after that but now it's skit...
    Then Iridescent. It's wonderful! Mike's singing is better than ever, Chester is great as always at slow songs and it got some beautiful lyrics. I love this song! (9/10) ... Fallout it's another skit and samples Burning in the Skies...Why?
    We all know The Catalyst. I didn't like it at first but it grew at me and even though it's not my favorite, it's one of the better songs! (8/10) ... The Messenger is the worst track of this album. It's probably Chester's worst singing ever. Weirdest song from Thousand Suns. (5/10)

    This album is going to be discussed a lot. I like it a lot but it has a little too many skits there and horrible outro. Many people would say it's not Linkin Park anymore. But I like it better, than if it was another HT or Meteora. They are older now and they're making a new music. It's not bad at all! Good job LP!!!    … Expand
  2. meemmoo
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    They taked a big step with this album, actually their changed a lot, but, they changed for good, really, i like the new style, i think this album is better than minutes to midnight :P
  3. parth09
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    A thousand suns is awesome. I think the band has done a great job in redefining their music. If we don't compare this album with the previous ones, and listen to it, then we can find it enjoyable and meaningful.
    (Considering our current state)
  4. T3D
    Sep 15, 2010
    10
    linkin park has always been one of those bands who amaze you every time they come out with an album.A THOUSAND SUNS is no exception...there just one word that can describe this masterpiece:wow.
    a thousand suns is like a delicious soup,with all the perfect ingredients mixed in perfect proportion. I am still humming the songs which means for me its a 'pass'
    these are the songs that are    linkin park has always been one of those bands who amaze you every time they come out with an album.A THOUSAND SUNS is no exception...there just one word that can describe this masterpiece:wow.
    a thousand suns is like a delicious soup,with all the perfect ingredients mixed in perfect proportion. I am still humming the songs which means for me its a 'pass'
    these are the songs that are worth listening to:
    the catalyst
    waiting for the end
    blackout
    the messenger
    when they come for me    … Expand
  5. prodigy
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    Linkin park has proved yet again why it is considered one of the best rock bands in the world with this latest offering. A thousand suns is unreal. Extremely impressed. This album has created a sort of thirst in me which can only be quenched by their next album. LP never ceases to amaze me . MY VERDICT
    -10/10
  6. newppollution
    Sep 15, 2010
    10
    After Linkin Park produce their best record, an unfortunate situation is unfolding - it's a record that many LP fans may not adhere to, and arguably the people who will like it will be deterred by the fact that, well, it's a Linkin Park album. The band have always had a particular aesthetic, but somehow I'm left with the feeling this is the record they have always been trying to make.
  7. maqstream
    Sep 17, 2010
    10
    This album is not for "Hybrid Theory fans"! It is an album for people that likes music and the originality on it.
    Linkin Park has made their most different album ("Minutes to Midnight" already was a different album) and the musical experiment is very obvious listening it.
    With fifteen track, nine are real songs, five are bridges between song and song and "The Requiem", one of the best    This album is not for "Hybrid Theory fans"! It is an album for people that likes music and the originality on it.
    Linkin Park has made their most different album ("Minutes to Midnight" already was a different album) and the musical experiment is very obvious listening it.
    With fifteen track, nine are real songs, five are bridges between song and song and "The Requiem", one of the best intros that I've heard in my life.
    "The Catalyst" is the presentation single of this album on an intelligent strategy of marketing. That track shows the change most significative of the album, but the rest of the album is most properly to what Linkin Park used to play.
    The best tracks: "Waiting for the end", "When they come for me" and "The Catalyst"
    The worst: Absolutely nothing.    … Expand
  8. darkrevolution
    Sep 17, 2010
    10
    This album is different from the other but also is way more good and power full lyrically i think this album is unique as they created their own genre with hard work congratulations guys.
  9. atsLP4ever
    Sep 21, 2010
    10
    one word:FANTASTIC!!!!
    i love all of the songs of the album:the requiem (10/10) ;the radiance (9/10); burning in the skies (10/10); when they come for me (10/10); robot boy (10/10); jornada del muerto( 8/10); waiting for the end (10/ 10); blackout (10/10); wretches and kings (10/ 10); wisdom,justice and love (7/10) ; iridescent (10/10); fallout (10/ 10); the catalyst (10/10); the    one word:FANTASTIC!!!!
    i love all of the songs of the album:the requiem (10/10) ;the radiance (9/10); burning in the skies (10/10); when they come for me (10/10); robot boy (10/10); jornada del muerto( 8/10); waiting for the end (10/ 10); blackout (10/10); wretches and kings (10/ 10); wisdom,justice and love (7/10) ; iridescent (10/10); fallout (10/ 10); the catalyst (10/10); the messenger (8/10); LINKIN PARK forever!!!

    enjoy the music!!!    … Expand
  10. hachor
    Sep 24, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After abandoning its nu metal roots with the somewhat confused Minutes to Midnight back in 2007, Linkin Park has followed through its search for a new defining sound with its latest release A Thousand Suns. The album is the band's the gloomiest, most despondent one ever. And while Suns is supposedly a concept album which runs along the lines of devastation and hope within it, it is ironically the sextetâ… Expand
  11. Eamy123
    Oct 2, 2010
    10
    I've always liked LP's more calm songs (e.g. Hands held High, Not Alone, Leave Out All The Rest) and I'm finally glad they are starting to play more through their hearts. True, they may have lost many of their fans, but by the same token, have gained far more. I've been a Linkin Park fan for a long time, and this is definitely the best of the albums, IMO. I would agree, that their songsI've always liked LP's more calm songs (e.g. Hands held High, Not Alone, Leave Out All The Rest) and I'm finally glad they are starting to play more through their hearts. True, they may have lost many of their fans, but by the same token, have gained far more. I've been a Linkin Park fan for a long time, and this is definitely the best of the albums, IMO. I would agree, that their songs have great meanings in it, they sing through experience and inspiration, and has just proven to people, that this is truly what they are. Most people, have searched their new songs, like "The Radiance" and "The Requiem" on Youtube, and have questioned, "How is this considered a song?". But if you were to listen to the album as a whole, no pauses between transition of song, You would feel that many of the "filler" tracks, go together. So before you criticize, buy the album, listen, and listen again.… Expand
  12. AndrewUltimate
    Oct 20, 2010
    10
    The Requiem (9/10)
    Interesting epic.
    The Radiance (10/10) The speech goes well with the concept. Burning In The Skies (8/10) Nice experimental sound. Empty Spaces (7/10) War in a backyard. When They Come For Me (9/10) Powerful and huge. Robot Boy (10/10) Perfect harmony. Jornada Del Muerto (10/10) Good experimental abstract sounds. Waiting For The End (10/10) One of their best songs yet.    The Requiem (9/10)
    Interesting epic.
    The Radiance (10/10)
    The speech goes well with the concept.
    Burning In The Skies (8/10)
    Nice experimental sound.
    Empty Spaces (7/10)
    War in a backyard.
    When They Come For Me (9/10)
    Powerful and huge.
    Robot Boy (10/10)
    Perfect harmony.
    Jornada Del Muerto (10/10)
    Good experimental abstract sounds.
    Waiting For The End (10/10)
    One of their best songs yet.
    Blackout (10/10)
    I love Chester's scream. The only scream I actually like.
    Wretches & Kings (8/10)
    Chester's fake accent on this one is funny.
    Wisdom, Justice, & Love (10/10)
    Gotta love Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Iridescent (9/10)
    Cool song. Interesting message.
    Fallout (9/10)
    Great intro to another epic.
    The Catalyst (10/10)
    The album's lead single, and deserving of it.
    The Messenger (10/10)
    Possibly Chester's best singing yet.    … Expand
  13. NewAdrenaline
    Oct 10, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like how everyone uses the term "old Linkin Park". If i remember correctly, and i believe i do, everyone bashed Linkin Park when Meteora came out because "it sounded too much like Hybrid Theory". Linkin Park then dished out Minutes to Midnight. Imagine that, a band that listened to the fans, M2M didn't sound like Hybrid Theory or Meteora for that matter. And now with A Thousand Suns, which everyone is correct, it doesn't sound like their previous stuff yet again. It's something new to sink our teeth in. I can honestly say i like the musical taste of A Thousand Suns. Yeah, it may only have 9 songs out of the 15 tracks, but throughout all of their albums, they have always had instrumentals. I for one thoroughly enjoy the instrumentals. I have been a fan since the Hybrid Theory EP, and Linkin Park has not disappointed me yet. A Thousands Suns may not meet a lot of your expectations, especially if your not acceptive to new ideas. All work in forms of art, whether it be painting, drawing, music, poetry, woodworking, etc., came from someone with an idea. This is Linkin Parks newest idea, and it is art, whether you want to believe it or not. I bought A Thousand Suns on 9/14/10. The best album I have bought all year. I give it a 9 out of 10.… Expand
  14. Jesse89
    Oct 19, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well you all we're partially right linkin park did make this album alot different from any other album they've come out with but it was definitely for the better all of you so called "linkin park fans" out there that are ragging on this song apparently dont know how to listen to music first of all when you listen t this album you have to listen to EVERYTHING they say thru out each song and if you do listen to it you'll realize that every song has a meaning and if you listen to the album as a whole you'll soon realize that this entire album has a hidden meaning and if you do your research you'll figure it out this entire albums' lyrics is about the manhattan project and if you couldnt figure it out then you shouldnt even think about calling yourself a linkin park fan so again they did make this album alot different than any other album this cd actually has a hidden meaning behind it and from reading these reviews it looks like none have you figured it out and im sorry to have to tell you the meaning to this album but it looks like noneof you were going to figure it out so hopefully youll actually listen to this cd and give LP a chance before you start talking **** about it as a matter of fact i like this album so much im listening to it as im writing this every song on ths album is amazing if you actually take the time to listen to it and think about what they say and see the meaning in the lyrics and find the meaning behind the album and on that note im going to end this review by saying Linkin Park is a lyrical **** genius.… Expand
  15. Ragaboo
    Oct 24, 2010
    10
    I was hoping for something a bit different from Linkin Park for their next album. Minutes to Midnight had strayed from their previous albums to a slight degree, and successfully, I thought. But I wanted more. My favorite bands don't keep putting out the same record with the same sound, they try to reinvent themselves. Sometimes band fail at this (like The Killers, in my opinion), andI was hoping for something a bit different from Linkin Park for their next album. Minutes to Midnight had strayed from their previous albums to a slight degree, and successfully, I thought. But I wanted more. My favorite bands don't keep putting out the same record with the same sound, they try to reinvent themselves. Sometimes band fail at this (like The Killers, in my opinion), and sometimes they succeed. Well, with A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park definitely succeeded. The sound is new, but it's amazing. It represents a more mature Linkin Park. It retains elements of their old style that I liked but twisted enough to make it sound new. This album has been compared to Radiohead's Kid A in that it is so new and out of left field, but nevertheless it is a masterpiece that will alienate some but ultimately lead the band to better, more creative works. Bravo Linkin Park.… Expand
  16. tifa_ronaldo
    Nov 4, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gotta say that when i listened to MTM i was not blown away as usual when i listen to a Linkin Park album, i was like, hey where are the old songs and their typical energy, i was kinda disappointed. But when i listened to A Thousand Suns, i was speechless, i know that they're not the same musically and not have that energy they used to have in their first 2 albums, but the change was so in the right direction with outstanding music and great lyrics, i mean the band is growing up and surely their music should be also, as the music they made in the past was GREAT in its own time, but don't expect them making the same kind of music ( nu metal rap core ) for the rest of their career, so i think that MTM was an experimental album for the new direction and A Thousand Suns is their final project which is PERFECT. Musically in my Point of view the album is kind of a mix between U2 and Coldplay and the old Linkin Park with somehow African beats.
    The highlights of the Album are ; Waiting for the end, Robot Boy, When They Come for Me, Iridescent    … Expand
  17. marian1233321
    Dec 12, 2010
    10
    Best album of this year in my opinion , meaningful lyrics with a completely new sound which i never heared before. Rick Rubin showed again that can be a genius at what he does
  18. 251822
    Dec 25, 2010
    10
    Well since this an LP album I would probably be giving infinity out of 10 however 40% of the album is full of fillers. Some of them are bearable but Empty Spaces just ticks me off. When they Come for Me would have been awesome, MINUS the SWEARING. LP, You have fans who are KIDS!!!!!! Don't scare the crap out of them. Leaving all the things mentioned above I loved the album
  19. evan7
    Mar 2, 2011
    10
    On every album Linkin Park have there commanding moments and times when it is more experimental. On this album most of the actual songs they nailed (Burning in the Skies, Wretches and Kings, Waiting for the End, The Catalyst and Iridescent). Amazing songs, and with wretches and kings and Waiting for the End it is familiar territory for Linkin Park. Wretches and Kings is an all grown upOn every album Linkin Park have there commanding moments and times when it is more experimental. On this album most of the actual songs they nailed (Burning in the Skies, Wretches and Kings, Waiting for the End, The Catalyst and Iridescent). Amazing songs, and with wretches and kings and Waiting for the End it is familiar territory for Linkin Park. Wretches and Kings is an all grown up version of their old sound, except with they more matured lyrics. Waiting for the End is kind of the same, except its not all angry like Wretches, its a softer and more technified version of their old stuff again with deeper lyrics. Even though the other songs on the album are more experimental (When They Come for Me, the Messenger, Blackout and Robot Boy), doesnt make them bad songs. They have just as much quality as the others but you can tell this is Linkin Park exploring new territory, and thats fine. This album is superb the only bad thing i can say about it is too much interludes, but some of them are pretty good such as the Requiem and Wisdom, Justice and Love. Other than that the did exactly what the wanted to with this one, like me you will probably have to get used to it to enjoy it and hear it as it supposed to be heard, but after that you will love it!… Expand
  20. solidsnake1994
    Apr 12, 2011
    10
    It is definately a creative album if you listen to it from start to finish youll see that the 9 full length tracks along with the 6 intros tell a story sum up a great album
  21. slsoccer7
    Jul 11, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my favorite album from one of my favorite bands Linkin Park. I just love the way A Thousand Suns turned out. They go from a nice gentle song that is sad and raw like The Messenger, and go to a more hard core, heart pumping song like When They Come For Me. It is such a diverse album and it can attract many audiences.… Expand
  22. RazorEye
    Mar 10, 2012
    10
    A concept album is not easy to pull off. Linkin Park, a band I never had great respect for until this point, has probably pulled off not only a great album, but possibly one of the greatest and most beautiful concept albums ever made. I'm serious. It's up on the top of my list with Pink Floyd's The Wall and Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto.

    Everything that makes a great concept album, the setting,    A concept album is not easy to pull off. Linkin Park, a band I never had great respect for until this point, has probably pulled off not only a great album, but possibly one of the greatest and most beautiful concept albums ever made. I'm serious. It's up on the top of my list with Pink Floyd's The Wall and Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto.

    Everything that makes a great concept album, the setting, the theme, the way they are passed over in the music, emotion and flow of the album, plus more, are all there in this album.
    I have to admit, I've never liked Linkin Park much until I listened to this album. In My Opinion, Hybrid Theory and Meteora are decent. Minutes To Midnight was a disaster. A Thousand Suns is a masterpiece.
    It makes me sick inside that I've never heard such great songs like "The Catalyst", "Burning In the Skies", "Iridescent", Oh god, don't get me started on "Iridescent". That song is absolutely beautiful. One of the greatest songs ever written in the modern era.

    Tracks such as "Empty Spaces" and the absolute most powerful piece on the album, "Wisdom, Justice and Love", a haunting rendition of one of Martin Luther King's speeches, shouldn't be panned because they aren't actual songs. This is not your usual Rock album, people. This is a concept album. Get over it.

    Overall, this is one of the ages. One your kids should know about and embrace. A Thousand Suns, as I said before, Is a masterpiece. I honestly don't think Linkin Park can pull this off ever again. Hell, I don't think any artist currently can ever top this album for a long while.    … Expand
  23. Atraxotoxin
    Jul 29, 2011
    10
    It's brilliant to see that this band can excell in multiple genre's. I listened to and loved their nu-metal style music on the Hybrid Theory album, as for each one of their next albums, noticing the changes in their style with each one. Everybody complains about how Linkin Park isn't what it used to be and that the new album is terrible, these are the sort of people who listen to bandsIt's brilliant to see that this band can excell in multiple genre's. I listened to and loved their nu-metal style music on the Hybrid Theory album, as for each one of their next albums, noticing the changes in their style with each one. Everybody complains about how Linkin Park isn't what it used to be and that the new album is terrible, these are the sort of people who listen to bands like Everlast, who pump out the same song with a different rythym a few hundred times until they have an album series. Linkin Park changes with each album, nobody else seems to notice this fact and it makes their fuzzy little heads explode when Linkin Park makes an alternative album that is just as good as all the others but in a different genre. It is a change, not for better or for worse. They are keeping their music fresh and I will keep listening to it and loving it, no two songs are the same. Which is more than I could say for the bands that are considered popular in recent times. This album also plays out as a story, each song leading into the next with intermissions every few songs to trasition the theme into a different stage, I have noticed alot of people complaining about this and this is my response: You do not have to listen to the intermissions, or the story of the album. Just play the music, it is a very minute task to put some songs into a playlist. In conclusion, this album is brilliant to me, just like all the others. It saddens me that people never broaden their horizons to music, everyone seems to have such a narrow view and it sickens me to see people bagging this album because of this. Look at it in a different light to the previous songs and you will enjoy it. If not, go back to Miley Cyrus and Flo Rida you sheep.… Expand
  24. CME117
    Sep 4, 2011
    10
    Indescribably amazing. This is truly an "album". It is nothing like those other pop artists who just put together a bunch of random songs and then call it an album (when in reality it is merely a collection of songs). Listen to the track "A Thousand Suns: The Full Experience". That plays the entire album in the order it is meant to be played and gives a use to all of those interludes. TheIndescribably amazing. This is truly an "album". It is nothing like those other pop artists who just put together a bunch of random songs and then call it an album (when in reality it is merely a collection of songs). Listen to the track "A Thousand Suns: The Full Experience". That plays the entire album in the order it is meant to be played and gives a use to all of those interludes. The band is growing up and maturing. Just because YOU aren't, that doesn't mean these guys are "sellouts" or any of those other harsh names given to them. Top songs (for those of you who choose not to listen to the entire album as a whole): Iridescent (personally, I see this as the best on the album), When They Come For Me, Waiting For the End, and The Messenger.… Expand
  25. Jai11elas
    Oct 24, 2011
    10
    The Best Album Of The Decade ............................No Doubt Linkin Park Have Created Their Own Beautiful Genre
    This Album is a very special achievement of linkin park ....................................................................
    The Have founded thier best 1.The Requiem/The Riddance The Two Songs A Complete Intro To The Decade Ender 2.Burning In The Skies This Song is    The Best Album Of The Decade ............................No Doubt Linkin Park Have Created Their Own Beautiful Genre
    This Album is a very special achievement of linkin park ....................................................................
    The Have founded thier best
    1.The Requiem/The Riddance The Two Songs A Complete Intro To The Decade Ender
    2.Burning In The Skies
    This Song is personal with some regret and hard feelings 3.Empty Spaces/When They Come For Me
    These songs are percussion Based and have high drumming but still have low voice of Chester
    4.Robot Boy
    GREAT.............. simply great ..........................This song reminds me of the times when i was not welcomed to a place
    5.Jordana Del Muerto]
    The Path of a man after death is described by this song
    6.Waiting For The End
    WOAH.................................................................................The Best Of linkin park EVER
    7.Blackout
    A rock song with Screaming Chester
    8.Wretches And Kings
    Another Pap/Rock Song with elements Of Hybrid Theory
    9.Wisdom Justice And Love/Iridescent
    The Two love songs in A thousand Suns
    10.Fallout
    Robotic Voice of Shinoda with chorus of Burning in the skies
    11.The Catalyst/The Messenger
    The Perfect Album Ender


    Complete BEAUTY    … Expand
  26. Trickyeddy9
    Feb 29, 2012
    10
    this album is so emotional the song songs on this album are just so **** good its just amazing. linkin park is so god damn good its just amazing. my favorite song on this album has to be iridecent
  27. ocho858132
    Jun 25, 2012
    10
    Those giving this album a negative review sound ignorant. This is a very conceptual and artistic album. It's not meant to produce hit singles that stand alone while every other track is garbage, it's meant be listened to as a whole. Each song blends into the next. So particular songs may be considered "filler" or "un-linkin park" by themselves, but they all serve a purpose in making theThose giving this album a negative review sound ignorant. This is a very conceptual and artistic album. It's not meant to produce hit singles that stand alone while every other track is garbage, it's meant be listened to as a whole. Each song blends into the next. So particular songs may be considered "filler" or "un-linkin park" by themselves, but they all serve a purpose in making the album as a whole great. Burning in the Skies, Catalyst, Irridescent, and Waiting for the End are the main songs on the album and they are all fantastic. The other inbetween short tracks help build the mood of the album and lead into these climactic and brilliant songs. When looked at as a whole, this album is essentially one long, beautiful song. I challenge any "critic" to sit down and listen the the entire album as a whole, with it's beautifully haunting intro, iconic speeches brilliantly set to music, and epic full songs. Any linkin park fan, or plain old fan of truly good music for that matter, will recognize a masterpiece has been created here. One only needs to take the time.… Expand
  28. Aijixe
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    This is the experimentation that Linkin Park should have done instead of Minutes of Midnight. A Thousand Suns pushes the boundaries for the band, and it's made them stronger than ever.
  29. Tarcar42
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    An incredibly ambitious and thoughtful album that revolves around nuclear disasters and self-destruction. Linkin Park challenged themselves to create this experimental piece, and have definitely challenged listeners around the world with it. Lyrically its dark and intense, and musically its different than anything you've ever heard. Ambient and electronic alt-rock meets tribal beats,An incredibly ambitious and thoughtful album that revolves around nuclear disasters and self-destruction. Linkin Park challenged themselves to create this experimental piece, and have definitely challenged listeners around the world with it. Lyrically its dark and intense, and musically its different than anything you've ever heard. Ambient and electronic alt-rock meets tribal beats, reggae rhythms and even metal screams in one of the greatest albums of all time.… Expand
  30. royben14
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    A big experimental change for LinkinPark that came out in their favor, with heavier sound and a big mix of genres in the album and each song for at self. musical capabilities of the band are pushed to their limits and the result is an amazing experience at first and a reliable blast for every other listing.
    A more artistic LinkinPark is what people asked and they got one of the most    A big experimental change for LinkinPark that came out in their favor, with heavier sound and a big mix of genres in the album and each song for at self. musical capabilities of the band are pushed to their limits and the result is an amazing experience at first and a reliable blast for every other listing.
    A more artistic LinkinPark is what people asked and they got one of the most bizarre albums to surface mainstream rock    … Expand
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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    With Rick Rubin co-producing, the band embraces not just synth-pop clamor but also dancehall-style chants and U2's grandiosity. It's the sound of Linkin Park feeling their way toward a new identity, but their skill for melody is obvious.
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  2. BBC Music
    60
    They didn't want whatever their next album was to be predictable, and while A Thousand Suns might have emerged by accident compared to previous LPs, it's certainly a far from plays-to-perceived-type affair.
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  3. Billboard.com
    75
    On its latest release, A Thousand Suns, the six-piece rock act truly breaks the habit of everything we've heard from it before.
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