One More Light remains the kind of album 1970s rock bands released when appealing to chart audiences in the 1980s – think The Cars’ Door To Door, Killing Joke’s Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, or Psychedelic Furs’ Midnight To Midnight – competitively contemporary, easily digestible, eminently listenable, if fleeting and inconsequential. Overwhelmed by the wash of electronica, guitarist Brad Delson, for example, suspends the edgier auditory assaults of previous albums. Tracks are co-written/crafted by various pop songsmiths and R&B producers, and unfortunately the studio sheen results in a generic quality to some of the playing. Thankfully, no song outstays its welcome, though the streamlined production occasionally wears thin in its pursuit of modern relevance. News Mike Shinoda on a Linkin Park live return: 'Now. Recorded during various dates on their European One More Light tour, Linkin Park have dedicated One More Light Live to frontman Chester Bennington, who passed. The collaborative efforts (including single ‘Heavy’ with Kiiara) prove the weakest here, being so far removed from the band’s musical identity they verge on the anonymous. From iconic 2000 debut Hybrid Theory to 2017’s final album with Chester Bennington, One More Light, this is every Linkin Park record ranked. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Album highlight ‘Invisible’ induces the summer sugar rush of great pop, with its irresistible melody, ambient textures, sumptuous production, and anthemic singalong chorus that won’t quit. Linkin Park One More Light track listing. Read reviews and buy Linkin Park - One More Light (CD) at Target. Setting out their stall with earworm opener ‘Nobody Can Save Me’, listeners are under no illusions this is a record of obvious commercial potential.
Bound to be controversial with the band’s alternative audience, Linkin Park’s latest work is a refreshing blast of unabashed ear candy.
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