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Hybrid Theory (Linkin Park album) | KnockBack: The Retro and Nostalgia Podcast Episode 224

No, we've not Forgotten: Our audience voted for us to record an episode of KnockBack all about Linkin Park's seminal 2000 album Hybrid Theory, and needless to say, we're pleased to provide a Cure For the Itch. At a brisk 37 minutes a change, Hybrid Theory doesn't Runaway with fluff and filler. Instead, it stays With You, bringing you One Step Closer to the record's next great moment, one that always seems to be just around the corner. In the End, many consider Linkin Park's major label debut to be one of the most iconic raprock and nu-metal albums ever, a timely offering for a music industry Crawling towards a new era of downloads, YouTube videos, and single-obsessessions. In fact, Hybrid Theory is one of the final diamond-certified albums ever, a sign of the times. So let us talk about an album that brings raw energy and High Voltage to yearning, confused, and angst-ridden teens to this day. (While we always 'stretch our legs' with opening, non-topic-related conversation, we want to warn you that our introductory conversation today veers into contemporary politics and expresses opinions you may disagree with. Should you like to skip to the content itself, fast-forward 20-25 minutes from the beginning.)

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Stefan Catinella

Iconic album, still remember listening to singles at my friends house before release.

Martin

Looking forward to this one, came out when I was 19 and I have so many memories tied to it :)

KomakiKhaos

This album was ahead of its time and I still listen to it

Stefan Catinella

I too skipped crawling, It was overplayed on MTV and the radio at the time.

Stefan Catinella

Hey Colin, where should I start if I wanted to get into 311? It's not something I encountered growing up.

Ryan Harvey

I fell back into a constant anxiety state in the past weekend for the first time in years but this podcast and relistening to the album was medicinal today, thank you Colin! Day by day things can get better but knowing I can rely on these podcasts helps a ton. 👍👍

Lord Gerontus

Growing up my friend and I were listening to the album. “Yeah man, it reminds me of my fourth grade girlfriend. I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it didn’t even matter.” What a musical masterpiece.

Raul Hernandez

I was in high school when this came out, like Colin. (I am also 37) I bought it of some kid I knew selling PS1 ripped games and music CDs, $5 for this album, best $5 ever spent. This album is so much in feeling and so much of the moment of transition from late 90s to 2000s. I learned all the lyrics to every song. This album was the first album that was for me. I have a Cowboy Bebop/Linkin Park (With You) video on my old Sony PC. My crush in high school loved Linkin Park too. If I am not mistaken the band was named after a park in Santa Monica.

Raul Hernandez

Chester Bennington RIP, I met him twice outside of music, just him being a normal guy, he came twice to the AMC movie theater I worked at at the time in 2004-2006s in Long Beach CA, he signed blank ticket stub, I still have it. I saw Chester and Billy Idol performing at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in 2017 and a couple of weeks later he passed. A great loss in the music biz but also personal because I connected to his music specially this album.

Andrew Collins

Colin, listening to this episode i have realized you and I have a very similar taste in music, I fucking ADORE rap rock. Limp bizkit still sucks kicks ass! It was your shout out to hooray for boobies that convinced me we share a love for similar types of rap rock music. Also, my firstborn was born on 3.11 this year, which has caused me to deep dive into that band like I never had before. Anyways, great episode, knockback is entirely the reason I re-subscribed recently, and episodes like this prove why. Such a great show, keep it up!!

Tyler Cumerford

Colin you have to listen to their fourth album A Thousand Suns. It's their best album by far. A very political concept album. Please check it out front to back. It's awesome.