Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Minutes to Midnight stands to defend Linkin Park's status as the hardest-rockin' softies in mainstream music. Like its predecessors Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteroa (2003), Minutes to Midnight flexes plenty of decibel-heavy muscle ("Given Up," "Bleed It Out," "No More Sorrow") and made-to-order, melodic radio fare ("Leave Out All the Rest," "Shadow of the Day," "In Pieces"). But for all its volume, Linkin Park likes to paint its heart openly on its sleeve with suspicious sonic drama, as in the palpably saccharine "Valentine's Day." Fortunately, co-producer Rick Rubin brings all these elements to pinnacle effect with the surprise "Hands Held High." On past efforts, the combination of breezy keyboard, arpeggiated guitar, choral vocals, and a military snare-beat would yield another slab of smarm, here MC Mike Shinoda drops the two best verses of his career, blending vocal styles with singer Chester Bennington for a moving piece that's as welcome a repertorial addition as Linkin Park is ever likely to muster. --Jason Kirk
Amazon.com
Minutes to Midnight is rock's most anticipated album of the year. This album redefines one of today's most adventurous, accomplished and acclaimed bands. Linkin Park Photos More from Linkin Park 
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| Customer Reviews:
 Frustrating to listen to December 15, 2008
Sandra Mountain (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Listening to this CD is nothing but an exercise in frustration. You'll spend every song waiting for a climax that never comes. It's so obvious even to someone who's not a musician where every one of these songs should have gone but didn't. You'll hear it in your mind and wonder why the hell LP didn't hear the same and produce it. Sounds like they were just [...] around the entire time. I've listened to this three times in the span of a year b/c each time I was hoping it wasn't as bad as I'd remembered and it was equally disappointing each time to the point I skipped past nearly every song on the third go. I have wide musical tastes so I can appreciate different things, but what they tried to do here just didn't work and they knew it and apparently didn't care. I won't be buying anything from LP again without doing my research and listening to it first. I'll only be fooled once, never again.
 A Different Side Of Linkin Park December 13, 2008
Justin Stewart (Bronx, Ny)
I Only Liked 4 Song's On This Album, And That's Givin Up, Bleed It Out, What I've Done And No More Sorrow. The Rest Of The Song's On This Album Were Boring And Not Good For Me.
I Hope There Next Album Is Going To Be Better.
Very Great Album November 29, 2008
Axl Rose (Plumbersville, OH USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I like all of there songs except with jay-z and this album is one of their best.
Nu Metal = Garbage November 23, 2008
Max Coady
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Linkin Park is abhorrent and laughable compared to real metal. Check out Opeth, Emperor, Children of Bodom, Kalmah, Behemoth, Nile, and Mastodon if you want to hear real metal.
 Linkin park? Huh? October 25, 2008
paramorefreak12795
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is a great CD except for some songs! This was not the true linkin park cd at all the best song out of all of them was hands held high i can't get enough of that song, the worst is shadow of the day i dis like that song cause its not the true linking park, it's way to slow! This CD is a good buy but if you like one song (EX.bleed it out) just download the song from itunes cause for you the cd would not be worth it! A true linkin park fan would be disappointed in this album:(
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