2007 was an extremely successful year for Linkin Park. The band not only produced one of the year’s biggest albums, but also effectively removed most of the hip-hop elements from its long-standing rap-rock formula. It worked on “Minutes to Midnight,” and it translated even better to its live show with Coheed & Cambria and Chiodos. The concert began with an impassioned mini-set by Chiodos, relative unknowns who connected with the audience. It was hard to understand the band’s shrieked lyrics, but the band had a solid sound and a lot of personality.
Coheed took the stage next with an excellent set drawing heavily from their four-album rock opera. Despite his grizzly bear-like appearance, lead singer Claudio Sanchez’s voice sounded fantastic as he belted out songs from the band’s latest record, “No World For Tomorrow.” Surprisingly, there was not much banter with the crowd, considering that many of them seemed to be Coheed fans. But it was ahrd to complain about their showmanship. Sanchez performed several fantastic guitar solos, while guitarist Travis Stever stomped around the stage like Jack Black in “School of Rock”(minus the goofiness). The show’s high point came when Coheed sang “The Running Free,” one of the most radio-friendly songs from “No World For Tomorrow.”
Performing their first show ever at the Garden, Linkin Park played like seasoned veterans. The California sextet delivered a fantastic set packed with songs from all three of their chart-topping albums. The newer hard-rock oriented material sounded a lot better live than the older songs. A highlight was current single “Shadow of the Day,” which features a U2-esque guitar solo by Brad Delson and a great vocal performance by Chester Bennington. The stomping grind-metal of “No More Sorrow” and “Given Up” were well-received by the crowd as well. The sold-out audience was more than happy to hear all of its old singles. Even if we’ve heard “Crawling” about a hundred times too many, its success on stage is the same as its first performance. MC Mike Shinoda shined on a freestyle that led into “Points of Authority.”
The night’s biggest sing-alongs were the hits “Numb,” “What I’ve Done,” and “In the End.” The biggest surprise came during the second encore, where the band brought out Jay-Z to earthshaking applause. The Linkin Park/Jay-Z combo blasted its way through “Numb/Encore” and “Jigga What/Faint” before Hova departed and Linkin Park closed the show with “Bleed It Out.”
Back when Linkin Park were a rap metal band, they were excellent live but were just shy of greatness. But with the blips and beeps becoming more infrequent even during the live shows , they are starting to become one of the more impressive rock bands of today. They will likely not ditch rap entirely. But Linkin Park has proven that it can evolve with the times. Eventually, the band will likely redefine themselves yet again, and that is a show you do not want to miss.
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