Klatzke
02/22/09, 09:12 PM
Linkin Park - Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes
Record Label: Warner Bros.
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Nothing against you, Linkin Park, but live DVDs are fairly boring. Guitarists strum, vocalists run around the stage, and we get quite a few clips of the crowd having one hell of a time, but without actually being present and there, the feel a show is all but lost. I don't really have anything against them, but unless it's one of your favorite bands being filmed (in this case, it is not) then watching the show is just a tad on the boring side. Let's put it like this: Linkin Park's diehard fans will eat this up, and anyone who has attended one of their shows will probably enjoy it quite a bit. However, for anyone that's a casual fan, a once over of the live show on the DVD (which is the whole DVD) is more than enough.
Not only does Road to Revolution contain a DVD of a filmed live show, it has a recorded show on CD as well. Now, let's go ahead and embrace the fact that I've never been to one of Linkin Park's live shows (which seem rather vivacious from the DVD). Reasoning had me believing that Linkin Park had to be somewhat adept at pulling off their sound live, since just about every tour they've ever embarked on has been sold out. Upon listening to the live album, however, I was met with a sound that was flat and lifeless. None of the energy captured on either their studio albums or the DVDs live show was present, and Chester Bennington doesn't even seem able to pull of his singing in many places. Mike Shinoda pulls off his parts well, and many of the songs where he's more pronounced end up shining as the best from the album. They all seem passionate, and I can tell they're not half-assing it, but for a live album, things need to be extremely tight to hold attention.
Once again, fans of Linkin Park will love this release. However, as a casual listener, I'm completely underwhelmed. While the live show is nice to watch once through (and it drags by the end) the live album doesn't really leave a good impression. Fans won't care about opinion and will buy it regardless. However, if you're on the fence about whether or not this is a worthwhile buy, I unfortunately have to say no.
Linkin Park; live albums
myspace.com/linkinpark (http://www.myspace.com/linkinpark)
Record Label: Warner Bros.
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Nothing against you, Linkin Park, but live DVDs are fairly boring. Guitarists strum, vocalists run around the stage, and we get quite a few clips of the crowd having one hell of a time, but without actually being present and there, the feel a show is all but lost. I don't really have anything against them, but unless it's one of your favorite bands being filmed (in this case, it is not) then watching the show is just a tad on the boring side. Let's put it like this: Linkin Park's diehard fans will eat this up, and anyone who has attended one of their shows will probably enjoy it quite a bit. However, for anyone that's a casual fan, a once over of the live show on the DVD (which is the whole DVD) is more than enough.
Not only does Road to Revolution contain a DVD of a filmed live show, it has a recorded show on CD as well. Now, let's go ahead and embrace the fact that I've never been to one of Linkin Park's live shows (which seem rather vivacious from the DVD). Reasoning had me believing that Linkin Park had to be somewhat adept at pulling off their sound live, since just about every tour they've ever embarked on has been sold out. Upon listening to the live album, however, I was met with a sound that was flat and lifeless. None of the energy captured on either their studio albums or the DVDs live show was present, and Chester Bennington doesn't even seem able to pull of his singing in many places. Mike Shinoda pulls off his parts well, and many of the songs where he's more pronounced end up shining as the best from the album. They all seem passionate, and I can tell they're not half-assing it, but for a live album, things need to be extremely tight to hold attention.
Once again, fans of Linkin Park will love this release. However, as a casual listener, I'm completely underwhelmed. While the live show is nice to watch once through (and it drags by the end) the live album doesn't really leave a good impression. Fans won't care about opinion and will buy it regardless. However, if you're on the fence about whether or not this is a worthwhile buy, I unfortunately have to say no.
Linkin Park; live albums
myspace.com/linkinpark (http://www.myspace.com/linkinpark)