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And I do know that over time, people have kind of forgotten about Linkin Park or they just weren't very big fans in the first place, but for those people that still enjoy listening to them today, you'll know what I mean when I say that I definitely prefer Meteora over Hybrid Theory, but by just a little bit.
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I just said the same thing recently in a different thread and I agree.
It's funny because I was in my A-School(technical school in the military) when Hybrid Theory came out. Everyone had a copy of it in my barracks. So it was getting played in heavy rotation all the time.
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I also don't normally splurge on deluxe editions of albums that I like, but when I heard that Meteora is getting a special deluxe set of versions of their album for the 20th anniversary, I simply had to have it. It's a really good representation of both the fantastic album that Meteora is as well as being a really nice addition to my collection.
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That's dope I want to get that collection but I'll probably end up having to get it another time or maybe a little more pricier from re-sellers.
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Probably will always be my favorite Linkin Park album but will also be an album I hold in my top 10 for at least another 20-30 years. Meteora is just one of those albums that we may never get the likes of again. At least in this respect.
R.I.P Chester
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Agreed and I had concert tickets to see them in 2017 when Chester passed they canceled the rest of the tour obviously but I was so close to seeing my favorite first band live. I loved the fact that they were rock with the rap elements. I used to use them as a bridge between introducing my friends that only listen to rock to give them a chance and my friends that only listen to rap to give them a shot. To show that yeah there are bands out there that don't fit into the mold and stereotype that you can and that you can end up exploring a genre that you had misconceptions about.
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I listened to the main album this morning and will be diving into the extra 20th anniversary stuff later on. Yeah the box set looked dope and I don't know when I'll get a chance to get something that relates to Meteora as much as this does so I figured i'll just splurge a little bit and get it for my collection. It's got a lot of cool stuff in it.
I think Linkin Park was one of the first bands I ended up really liking back in the day as well. I remember going to a school camping trip and on the way there, I listened to both Meteora and Collision Course back to back nonstop. That and they were the only two CD's I brought with me. I don't know which song sparked my interest in them but all I know is that it has been a fun ride since then.
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I went straight to the 20th anniversary album and have been listening to it all day. Such a wicked trip down memory lane. My favorite song will always be Faint. I even used to use it as a signature when I played The Sims Online. We had this system in place where I ran a "mafia" group and I would send my hitman to destroy people's houses. I told him to leave LP7 in the tile work after he destroyed it. It was track 7 from Meteora and I feel like only my hitman and myself knew what the LP7 meant but it was my mark lol.