Linkin Park Hybrid Theory VS Meteora - Which Classic is Better?

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In today's show, a grown man reminisces about the past. A grown man's inner thoughts somehow populate into more bodies again. And a grown man cannot read. Hello everybody, and welcome back to anything but nothing the show. We're talking about anything, and it usually means nothing, but it means something to me. And this is one that's going to mean a lot to a lot of people, I do believe, especially in my demographic and my age range. Um, we're gonna be comparing two classic Lincoln Park albums. I know last episode I said was gonna be talking about the uh talking about my music collection, but I actually have a bigger plan for that video, so I want to take more time to do that one, and I want to do a video I've been sitting on for quite some time. Actually, I wrote this one hell. How long ago did I write this? It says I wrote this back in January. I actually wrote it way longer ago. I just did some revisions to this script forever ago. I wrote this this video back actually when I was doing my uh you know, versus videos when I had like you know, slip on album for slip albums, stuff like that, make it mega versus Metallica, those stuff like that. I didn't do them for a while, and I kind of want to bring it back into the podcast kind of thing because it sounds more fun to do. It just I don't know, it fits here, gonna have more conversation, discuss my points, talk about things like that. I am gonna read the script just to make my life easier to make things a little more coherent, not go off the cuff to remembering things, but I will also be interjecting things here and there that I do believe. Um, but before we jump into that, let's just talk about what's going on. Um, yesterday we had a fun little family get together. Um things happened, um, things got consumed, and well, I'm feeling fine today. So surprise, surprise, I'm actually doing pretty damn good today. So no harm, no foul, I guess. Um, and the there's not much really else going on. So the things that said last week about how I'm waiting for some news at work. I'm still waiting for that news at work, so we'll see how that goes. But just how times go. Why is my speaker completely sideways and falling off the stack? That's not bueno. Um, I got new headphones. I finally feel like more professional. I got some Audio Technica M40s and I love them. I haven't really had too much of a chance to use them, but I'm able to hear my voice and monitoring my volume, make sure that I'm not blowing anything out. I sound sounds pristine. It's gonna be also mainly for when I'm doing the guitar stuff on here, because I want to do more guitar stuff, hence why I was talking about last for the next one when I want to do more stuff for the music collection episode, it's gonna be involving that. Um, also today's as you know, we have the sketches. Um, today's sketch is a doozy, so stay tuned for that sketch. It also brings the finished product of the thing I teased last week as well. So stay tuned in this episode for that. I'm also gonna be looking into getting the more other things I interjected in this channel. I wanted or video, I keep saying channel these videos I want to do. I talked about them a while ago, and I'm working on getting those done too, trying to figure out exactly how which ones are going to do and which ones when and where I'm going to do them. So without further ado, let's go ahead and just jump into the subject, Sally. So what's took at this? Probably the best one, two punch opening albums of all time. We are going to hybrid theory versus meteor. If I'm talking funny, guys, I am all I'm also not used to monitoring myself this way. But also, um, like I said, things were done yesterday. But let's jump into this hybrid theory versus meteor. Again, I'm gonna be reading off the script, so I'm gonna try not to sound robotic, but hey, I might sound robotic. Sue me. With the return of Lincoln Park, I was transferred back to my roots, as a lot of us were. I was but a wee lad hanging out with a friend's friend when he goes, Hey, have you heard of this song? He then proceeds to play crawling. And the rest is history. That was my gateway into broadening my love of music. I've said this before, but to me, there hasn't been a more solid one-two punch of an opening album than with hybrid theory and meteora. I still stand by this fact. It's just those two back to back where it's just Metallica with Rise of Lightning, Kill Em All. Obviously, I guess out there too, Megadeth, Killing of the Buses and P Cells, just one-two punch albums for opening albums, it just it hits right, it makes you love a band. It's just you know you always have something to fall back to early on, so you don't have to worry about them selling out down the road. I'll have I'll have loved them equally forever, but the time has come to decide which one is truly better, in my opinion. And a reminder, as I have haven't done this one, one of these well flip a little bit bop. Sorry. Reminder, I as I haven't done one of these in a while. This is all fun. This is all fun and subjective. You're entitled to your own opinion, and today we are here for mine. Here we go. First songs we have are of course Paper Cut and Don't Stay. I when I way I do these versus videos, I do track by track analysis, come put tracks together to fight, and they earn points for the albums, and that's how I decide. So that we start off with paper cut and don't stay. We're off to a fantastic start in round one. Papercut is such a perfect song to start off this journey. It truly is. It perfectly shows off what Lincoln Park is, great rap parts, fantastic melodies, metal music with a clear hip-hop influence, and all gets stuck right beneath your skin. Don't stay, not you. You you you you stay. Um, is a fantastic way to open up Meteora. It's a bit of opposite of paper cut with melodic verse and more hip hopy chorus. It has a great momentum to it as well. Right from the start, it's hard to pick a song I like more, but I think I will give this one the paper cut by the thinnest of margins. Ha, you see what I did there. Yeah, just I love paper cut. Papercuts is a perfect opening song. I also want to say I will say I think Ling A Park is the reason why I like as many genres of music as I do because well Ling A Park, I was like, you know, in my early years, I was 10? Yeah, 10. Um, and just it got me into more of the metal stuff. I wasn't truly into metal that much, yeah. I didn't know much about metal back then, other than what you'd hear on the radio, which was a lot of load, reload, black album stuff, and then every now and get cryptic writings from Megadeth. So that was about my limit to exposure to metal. But it got me into hip-hop and stuff, and then of course a couple years after that, I heard uh Get Rich die Trying, and that's clinched me into why I like hip hop as well. But is the Lincoln Park, I really do think is what helped bridge the gap for me, and a lot of people too, I believe. And the whole new metal scene in general. Um so yes. 1-0 for hybrid theory. Next is one step closer versus figure number dot or dot oh nine, however you freaking say. Now, I know suddenly it just kind of jumped out of order, but I pushed this one up for a reason we will get to later. So yes, I did a little bit of moving around. It one, it was an accident. I discussed this in the script, but also it makes things make sense, it makes some matchups make more sense. It also corrected some created some interesting matchups that were totally not caused by me originally forgetting forward wasn't a song, screwing up order anyway. Yeah, go for those also I don't and for a little like split songs or songs that just kind of like you know, build up into other songs. I don't count those in the verses, especially ones where they literally are just not a song. Um One Step is one of the most iconic Link of Park songs of all time, one of the first heavy songs of his type to break into mainstream radio, turning even more folks onto the band. Hmm. Everyone was singing the chorus, correct, and yelling the bridge when someone would talk too much. Figure gets a little more forgotten, I feel, especially one out of in the greater scope. But man, Mike Killed in the verse, and that chorus is monstrous for Chester. But it had a mountain to climb in this round, it only came one step closer. 2-0 for hybrid theory. In round three, we got with you versus somewhere I belong. See, this title sounds so sweet paired up. That's with you somewhere I belong. See, roll with it. I've always liked this intro with to with you, always thought it so was cool. Whole song really is, is a bit more chill without losing its edge. And Chester sounds angry in the pre-chorse. Yes. Keeping on with the theme, Somewhere I belong is somewhere eerie, eerily similar. Sorry, Julia, but awesome intro. The song also greatly showcases Mike and Chester's playing off of each other. For as much as I love with you, somewhere just hits hard where they belong. Right here. Two one. Still in favor of hybrid theory. Next up, we got points of authority versus lying with you. Points is one of these songs I probably just randomly bust into. I do forfeit the game. You gotta do it. Just love the opening lines and the song in its totality. It just has so much attitude. Just like all of us that were referred to in that Lincoln Park starter pack theme. You know the one with the fire shirt, the sunglasses, spiked up hair. You you know it. You've if you know, you know. If you were there, you were there. Lying is a super good song as well. I love the like little melody playing throughout the course verse. The chorus is also quoted so damn much. So many people called you called you the worst part of themselves. We all have that person in our lives that we have to distance ourselves from. This is also another close one. Going off the personal bias, points we get the point. But I'd be lying to you if I didn't think lying was a better track. It just hits so hard. We're now drawn with Meteor taking the point in this round. Round four, five, five, five. Crawling versus hit the floor. What do you do when you hit the floor? You crawl. Crawling is the song that got me into falling love with this band. My above-mentioned friend and I would just sit have it on replay from the corn like main melody, memorable chorus that cemented itself into your skin, and the creepily beautiful verse is such a perfect song. Up against it is one of the heaviest like early Lincoln Park songs. So heavy it makes you hit the floor. Look, if you've been here long enough, you know how I am. Between Mike and Chester, this song just rules. But man, crawling is crawling, hybrid three back in the lead. I'm not going to stop. Oh, crawling is crawling, hybrid three back in the lead. I make jokes and I want to read them out loud in the in this context. It's hard as you mean to make the jokes. I was gonna screw them up. I don't care. This is kind of just a it's it almost feels like a filler episode of this saga, but hey, stay tuned for the damn skit, please. Round six Runaway versus easier to run. See, a lot of these were just accidental matchups, but hey, if it works, it works. See, this is the absolute perfect title and song matchup. The flow Chester has in the verse is awesome. That having Mike come in under the hell tones, it was followed by the chorus that fills the cracks within, and of course, that bridge. But sometimes it's easier to run. I'll forever love the beautiful harmonic opening of the song. Song in general is just beautiful and impactful, and it takes this round. 3-3 by myself slash faint. Sorry. I am so sorry, guys. By myself versus faint. For the for by myself, man, that riff is awesome. Simple but awesome. The combo for the storm versus that boom chester belts right into your face. The track really showcasing Mike's awesomeness. It's an overall pretty awesome song. However, it's up against Faint. Faint is b well, faint is faint. You know, it won't be ignored. With that though, Meteora took the lead. To round eight. In the end versus numb. This is the thing I also really want to get things shaken up because man, this matchup, this matchup, this is the main one I wanted to move. These two songs are too iconic and influential not to match up. Choosing between them is damn near impossible. In the end, launched the band into the stratosphere, and numb launched them into the whatever the hell's higher up than that. These two tracks are still on the radio to this day on classic rock radio now, which feels so frickin' wrong. They're regularly referenced, have stood the test of time, but in the end, it doesn't even matter because I'm numb. Look, picking winners hard, okay? I'm tired of them being what you want me to be. For me, choosing between the two is impossible, but in the end, wins in the end. We're back tied up. A place from my head, breaking the habit. Breaking the habit is one of my favorite all-time songs. Just being clear here. Uh that guitar riff lives rent-free in my place in my head. Heh. But it's time for me to be honest. Not a huge fan of the chorus. Not saying I don't like it. It's just not as good as the rest of the song. And uh Save You Time, Breaking the Habit is one of my all-time favorite songs. I forgot, I even wrote that, and just yeah, it's just Breaking the Habit is just I love that song so damn much. Forgotten from the inside. Forgotten wastes no time getting itself going. It just blats itself all over your face and will not soon be forgotten. Ew. Except I feel like it's forgotten by the overall music for fandom because man, this song is awesome. I do not want to take anything away from the inside. It's a fantastic song all by itself, but Forgotten is such a forgotten gem. I stand by that for sure. Forgotten is such a good song. We're back tied up by the way. Then we have Cure for the Itch Session. The final shuff round, we had to match up the Mr. Hon instrumentals. There isn't too much to say. Cure for the Itch gives me extreme art of noise vibes. I love Art of Noise for those who know who Art of Noises, go back and check them out. Classic instrumental man with some cool, trippy stuff. Um, session itself is really great as well. These two songs actually meld into each other rather well, but only one truly cures my itch. And its itch is a bitch. Yes. Hybrid 3, back on top. Pushing me away. Nobody's listening. And it comes down to this the final round. Who will come out on top? No one. It's a tie. Nobody's listening is another underrated track that deserves so much more love than it gets. Guessing nobody's listening. Hey, why are you pushing me away? I had another joke there, but I'm not gonna insert it because it would have made more sense in its own episode, but I didn't it's I don't do these ones that much anymore. I just want to kind of just jump in here and do this one for you guys. And yep. So in the end, yeah, it's just it's just a tie. These two albums are too perfect, they're they're different enough in their own where they each have their own purpose. You want to go for the much more aggressive side, definitely listen to hybrid theory. If you want to just kind of chill out and relax and mellow out, Meteora is there, but it's also still really aggressive. Like my classic notes is like for the joke I was gonna click finish off with that wasn't very nice. Though I'd want to push me out too if things ended up in a tie in a match such as this. Yeah, truth is it is a perfect ending that this one is a tie. These two albums deserve all the love they get. They both have their massive hits to appease the masses, and then the equally great songs on the album to appease the fans that actually listen to full albums. Correct. I still do listen to full albums. A lot of people don't do it anymore. I just I love putting on a full album just sitting there driving to work because a lot of times albums are about the distance of my work trips. Um I'll forever love this band. Thankful what the path they put me in my life, and thankful to Chester for all he has brought to all of us. Yes. So, yes, if you guys would whichever you want prefer, let me know in the comments down below. Or if you're listening to those, go to the videos version of this too. It's definitely gonna be more on the boring side of the videos. Um, but yeah, it's just I love the I love Lincoln Park. I will forever love Lincoln Park. I do love the new iteration, but not as much as the classic. It's still not that it's not the same as classic, but it's never was going to be the same. But they're it they're still there, still killing it. I love it, man. So let me know down below which album you like more. Let me know what other stuff you want, other verses you want to see in the future. We will have go back to doing the classic videos of these, having fun with them. I would have had fun with this one too, but I don't know. I as I wrote it too long ago. I wrote it more closer to one. Actually, no, I wrote this way long ago, and then they came back, and I that's what kind of adjusts the intro to this. That's why I had to change it up back in January. But yeah, I kind of missed any of these versus videos. I want to go back to the versus series, but I don't know who I would verse. Maybe Iron Maiden versus Judas Priest. Maybe that'd be kind of a comparable matchup for me, but I will be by I'm also a little bit biased because I definitely do like Judas Priest a lot more than like for um than Iron Maiden. I do like Iron Maine a lot too, don't get me wrong, but I love Judas Priest. Um, so let me know down below, guys, what you would want to see. I had fun doing this video, it's a quick little run through this of the scripts. Maybe I'll just do that for videos like this where I don't have too much plan or don't have too much time, or I'm just kind of tired. I we go through classic uh scripts that is never recorded because I have a couple of them I also have a review for freaking Weezer for the Van Weezer album. I did that forever ago, and I never actually did a video on it. Um thank you guys for watching watching. As always, name's David. You call me Fenderok. Until next time. Take care. I did the intro, outro, I don't care. It's been a long day. Man, I need to get this damn EP done and just I don't know, man. It's like I released the first song, it just it wasn't enough. I need help.

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What the uh what the f uh shit?

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What even was that and why do I feel lighter? And there's a disturbance in the forest. What the f what the hell is even going on and why do I hear music?

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I damn it. Oh great. There's more of you. We have been, bro. My man? How much paint do I have up there? You said you need to help? We can together thought we should play upside your mind. Yeah, I figured. Okay. Name. Yeah, I'm Iman, the drummer. We don't have any drums yet. Whatever. And you? It's Max. I'm your inner treasure release. You can never control me anyway. And who's this guy? Oh, that's God! Face Claire Extraordinary. Is there any reason why he can't speak for himself? Oh, he's very stressed himself, but you never Okay, okay, so let me get this straight. You guys, remember music conscious come to life to help me get the CP off the ground. Am I correct? Well, if that's the case, let's get to it, Joey. Question, what? If we don't have drums, what am I supposed to do? Just program them. That's what everyone else does. By the way, do any of you know how to sing? Oh crap.