Meteora
by Linkin Park
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 749 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 681 out of 749
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 749
  3. Negative: 40 out of 749

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. julia
    Feb 23, 2004
    9
    dis cd rox! esp e drumming...whoa rock on dudes!
  2. BladeBlack
    Mar 10, 2004
    9
    so cool
  3. Drako4439
    Mar 14, 2004
    10
    Very Nice Job. Keep it up
  4. colec
    Apr 27, 2004
    10
    its really really good rocknroll and every insturment they play they play the best i have ever heard!!!!THE CD IS AWSOME
  5. billyp
    May 13, 2004
    9
    its a great cd linkin park a good band but too many song numbers but no music or words plus songs to short but a good cd non the less ah who am i kidding great cd
  6. shaneg
    Jun 23, 2004
    10
    Dude its linkinpark and they cant get any better there just #1 i've been listing to them sence they came out none stop and thats how good they are this cd is the best
  7. LaurenC.
    Jun 8, 2004
    10
    love linkin park there the best in the world and my frined likes them to so go us!!!
  8. timh.
    Aug 1, 2004
    10
    Closest thing to perfect i've ever heard Linkin Park's the best!
  9. HarrisonB
    Aug 8, 2004
    10
    I am huge Linkin Park fan. I've been listening to them since they came out. Every CD they make is awesome. This is my second favorite of all the Linkin Park CDs. My favorite is the live version. Then Meteora, then Hybrid Theory, then Reanimation. This is a great CD. I love Linkin Park, and I loved this CD. AWESOME!!!
  10. Rhonalea
    Jan 8, 2005
    10
    In my opinion, this is by far the best LP cd yet. Chester has the most amazing pipes, the way he sings blows me away. Keep up the good work guys, I'm ready for more!!!
  11. ArtF
    May 21, 2005
    10
    My favorite album
  12. toms
    May 26, 2005
    10
    best album of 2004
  13. JM
    Jul 7, 2005
    9
    I like this more than their firt album, because of songs like, numb, faint and somewhere i belong. My only compaint is that is is way too short at 36 min
  14. Jack
    Aug 26, 2005
    10
    the best album, i like it better then the first
  15. PatH
    Sep 16, 2005
    10
    Linkin Park is the sexiest most heart pumping trio of gut-wrenching eye candy that angsts the sexy lady out of my skin! I really like it when the one guy does this whispery angsty rapping and then out of nowhere the other guy comes out with all the devil screaming like a huge anger buffet. If that's what it sounds like I want to go there and stay there 4evr. Forget that I am from Linkin Park is the sexiest most heart pumping trio of gut-wrenching eye candy that angsts the sexy lady out of my skin! I really like it when the one guy does this whispery angsty rapping and then out of nowhere the other guy comes out with all the devil screaming like a huge anger buffet. If that's what it sounds like I want to go there and stay there 4evr. Forget that I am from Minog, baby! i am totally all over this american rarap revolutoin RokK! I really wanna write something more but I juss feel all embarrassed about how much i luv it all !Rokk on, dudz! And if you ever play in fargo gimme a holla!… Expand
  16. BOREFEST
    Jan 23, 2006
    0
    If I could give this album a really high negative number, I would. What is this? The rap mixed in with the rock sucks. It doesn't make a good combination at all. BOO!!!!!
  17. KellinaS
    Jan 26, 2006
    8
    Keep up the good work!
  18. alanb
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    WOW - great album....i love it...raw and rocking and...erm....mellow! (....and so does my mum!)
  19. chrisj
    Mar 31, 2006
    10
    pure gold even though its so damn short
  20. andrewg
    Apr 11, 2006
    10
    you have to go into a linkin park cd with an open mind and some class, or else youll be spooked by the fusion of hip hop and rock. perfecto!
  21. APereira
    Apr 18, 2006
    0
    really creative lyrics, really innovative!! "lot's of agression????" auhauhauhauh maybe for my 7 yrs daughter! geez...
  22. MichaelM
    Jul 4, 2006
    3
    A group that has potential, but ends up tossing it away. Simply put it, I bought this album back when I had very little knowledge of the music world, and I enjoyed it. Now, a few years later, I pick up this CD again, and listen to it. Now, after having listened to such treats to the ear as Grand Funk Railroad, the granddaddies of hard rock, The Guess Who, Lighthouse, and a few more A group that has potential, but ends up tossing it away. Simply put it, I bought this album back when I had very little knowledge of the music world, and I enjoyed it. Now, a few years later, I pick up this CD again, and listen to it. Now, after having listened to such treats to the ear as Grand Funk Railroad, the granddaddies of hard rock, The Guess Who, Lighthouse, and a few more classic rock bands, not to mention a huge selection of Indie/Alternative rock, including the clever and witty Barenaked Ladies and the eclectic musical saint Andrew Bird, Linkin Park, espescially Meteora, looses its charm. Instrumentally, they've got plenty of potential. Sort of a Punk Rock/Electric/Metal vibe going on, and I can dig that. But once you start listening to the vocals, specifically lyrics, all impressive traits begin to disappear. Vocals are simple, the singing elements are particularly lacking in melodic value, and although the yelling fits perfectly in some places, it is very overused. Lyrically, this album is a joke. Really. Just sounds like a bunch of whiners, talking about how no one cares about them and their life sucks. Something a bit deeper or at least more metaphoric than songs like "Easier To Run", a song about fleeing from your problems rather than facing them, "Don't Stay", telling someone just to get the heck outta their lives. Not impressing me. And as much as I'd love to like this album and be able to justify how much I paid for on the first day it was released, I can't. If you aren't a musician and listen to other simplistic and lacking albums, you'll most likely love Meteora. If you have better taste in music, you probably won't won't. Simple as that.… Expand
  23. kadhirsa
    Aug 24, 2006
    10
    hello everybody.,linkin park's meteora is above reviews.The album just rocks and rocks and rocks.Can 'Numb' ever be matched.no way.you are SHIT if you dont wanna listen to it..
  24. CavlinD
    Sep 17, 2006
    10
    Above music.
  25. Dude
    Jan 10, 2007
    9
    maybe the whole album isnt as great as expected, but there are several good songs on it. its a little softer and with more hiphop than hybrid theory and also has more electronica, but i think you should let ppl who listen to this type of music judge bands, not some narrow minded media people. you could just gather everyone who doesnt listen to a type of music and give a band under that maybe the whole album isnt as great as expected, but there are several good songs on it. its a little softer and with more hiphop than hybrid theory and also has more electronica, but i think you should let ppl who listen to this type of music judge bands, not some narrow minded media people. you could just gather everyone who doesnt listen to a type of music and give a band under that type and give them a horrible score. Linkin Park is still very popular today and the next album is about to drop. itll sound completely different from the last two, at least it should be.… Expand
  26. AndrewC
    Jan 12, 2007
    9
    A great album, but, admittedly, it's not for everyone. You will either love it or hate it.
  27. Jerry
    Oct 6, 2007
    9
    This is an amazing album. I don't get why some people hate it for being "fake-metal". Linkin Park never said they were metal. Meteora fits better under rapcore or alternative.
  28. DamienP
    Feb 9, 2007
    9
    The funny thing is that Linkin Park is problably the biggest rock band right now on earth.. so to read some guy say that this band may not have a future is quite funny ! I think this is a really great album : the riffs are all beautiful, plus their sound is so unique... that's what makes Linkin Park a great band : they're recognizable from the first second on... I wish all the The funny thing is that Linkin Park is problably the biggest rock band right now on earth.. so to read some guy say that this band may not have a future is quite funny ! I think this is a really great album : the riffs are all beautiful, plus their sound is so unique... that's what makes Linkin Park a great band : they're recognizable from the first second on... I wish all the bands could say so… Expand
  29. Kat
    Apr 13, 2007
    10
    all around amazing album
  30. OrganS
    May 3, 2007
    2
    Pure pimple picking preteen piss...
Page:

Awards & Rankings

2
#2 Most Discussed Album of 2003
3
#3 Most Shared Album of 2003

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. E! Online
    91
    Through it all, the guys stay just as tight (translation: radio-ready) as ever, offering up tracks in near-perfect three-minute doses.
    Read full review
  2. ShakingThrough.net
    50
    Coming from a group whose debut offered a glimmer of hope for the expansion of the genre's boundaries, such creative laziness is all the more disappointing.
    Read full review
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    While being as well-crafted, catchy and dynamic as the first one, it leaves you feeling distinctly underwhelmed, as if the band had simply reprogrammed the Pro-Tools machine that they'd made the first album on and changed the lyrics and speed of the songs a bit.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »