Waiting for this cover art to make senseMy favorite thing about this song is its form, an altered sort of verse-chorus structure that allows the song to build throughout its entirety. All of this building culminates in the final section, which layers multiple themes of the song into a satisfying climax. This form also allows vocalist Chester Bennington to show off the dynamic nature of his voice.
Rivaled only by the dynamic nature of his hairAs for the instrumentation of the song, it works alright as is, but I miss the real drums and guitars.
More of these pleaseIn the end, this song is one step closer to a newer, better Linkin Park. They simply need to take their new found songwriting sensibility and combine it with their older, more intricate arranging style. That would truly be the best of both worlds.
Okay, so I really like this song. I'm okay with the fake drums and synth stuff if they also keep avoiding all the screaming for which they're more well known.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there aren't enough people in this world named Chester.
ReplyDeleteReally like the hair joke! :D
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I must respectfully disagree with Caitlin. I feel like while LP's screaming is sometimes ridiculously over the top (or ridiculously AWESOME?!), it's also iconic to the band. Granted, I wouldn't want every song to have it, but I feel like this song is just too far a departure. Oh well, at least it's better than just an old album but REANIMATED. Great write up, Tim and ridiculous hair is the thing to do when you're a rock star!
ReplyDeleteErm, methinks the coverart makes great sense. END OF THE WORLD, hello, asteroids and explosions and space, they all go together.
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