| Hybrid Theory | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 atNRG Recordings inNorth Hollywood,California | |||
| Genre | Nu metal,rap metal,alternative metal | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | |||
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Hybrid Theory is the firststudio album byLinkin Park. Linkin Park is an Americanrock band. The album was released on October 24, 2000.Warner Bros. Records released it. Don Gilmoreproduced the album. The album had four singles. They were named "One Step Closer", "In the End", "Crawling" and "Papercut".
Before Linkin Park was known as "Linkin Park," they were known as Xero. After Mark Wakefield left Xero,Chester Bennington joined, and their name was changed to "Hybrid Theory." They produced ademo tape with nine songs and sent it to several record companies, but they all refused to sponsor Linkin Park.[1] Eventually, they were signed by Warner Bros. Records in2000.
Most of the songs onHybrid Theory came from early versions of them that Xero recorded with Mark Wakefield.
The songs were mostly about Chester Bennington's problems as a child, such aschild abuse,social isolation, thedivorce of his parents, anddrug abuse. Bennington andMike Shinoda have said that the songs turned into songs about "everyday emotions that you talk about and think about."[2]
In 2002, all of the songs wereremixed for Linkin Park's fourth album,Reanimation.
Four of the songs fromHybrid Theory were released as singles: "One Step Closer,"Crawling, "Papercut," and "In the End." They were all very popular and appeared on charts. "Runaway" was not a single, but it also appeared on charts.
Critics had mixed opinions ofHybrid Theory. The magazinesRolling Stone,PopMatters,The Village Voice andSputnikmusic liked the album. Robert Christgau fromThe Village Voice enjoyed listening to "Papercut" and "Points of Authority."
However,Allmusic andNME did not like the album. They thought it was a genericrock andheavy metal album, and not very creative.
