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] Linkin Park lacks tune variance
CD review
Chris Steffen
Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma)
NORMAN, Okla. (U-WIRE) —
When preparing for a sophomore al
bum from any band, many fans have
some apprehension about what to
expect. Sometimes the release blows
: the debut out of the water. Other
times, it sinks like a brick.
This album just chooses to float.
“Meteora,” the sophomore release
from reigning rap-rock kings Linkin
Park, is a disappointment and a suc
cess at the same time. While it’s sure
to be a commercial success (sales
have already approached one million
in the first week), the album breaks
no new ground. It shows a band stag
nant in its evolution as musicians.
For all one can tell, the songs sim
ply rehash the structure and style of
those on “Hybrid Theory,” the band’s
J multi-platinum debut. Of course, this
means the band will probably have
another four or so singles from the al
bum, since its formulaic style and pat
terns are sure to triumph on rock radio
once again.
As with “Hybrid Theory,” the
only distinctive aspects of the
tracks are its hooks, which are un
deniably catchy. Almost every song
is based on verses of Mike Shinoda’s
rapping blended with Joseph
Hahn’s scratching with choruses
belted out by Chester Bennington.
The only aspects of the album
that are new or inventive for the
band are its (or producer Don
Gilmore’s) choice to implement
strings to sweeten some tracks and
to experiment with a few different
guitar sounds. However, these sub
tle changes fail to distinguish the al
bum enough to keep it interesting.
Lyrically, the album comes off as
rather elementary and trite. The al
bum’s first single, “Somewhere I Be
long,” features the brilliant couplet
“I wanna heal /1 wanna feel,” which
makes Fred Durst look like a lyrical
genius by comparison. Soaked in
angst-riddled melodrama, Benning
ton sounds as if he tore these lyrics
from the diaries of a 15-year-old just
learning that life is “tough.”
A somewhat different (and hu
morous) vocal device that Benning
ton implements on a handful of
tracks is taking the choruses of the
songs to completion -- then adding a
few “surprise” words for emphasis.
For example, on one track he ex
claims that “I’m breaking the
habit,” then shocks the listener by
explaining that he’s going to break
this habit “Tonight!” Powerful stuff.
The bottom line is that the album
will achieve its goal of going plat
inum several times over, since most
of Linkin Park’s fans will undoubt
edly eat up what may as well be
“Hybrid Theory 2.” It’s a shame that
with their high-profile position and
legions of fans that the band mem
bers chose not to evolve, deciding
instead to drown themselves and
their audience in the sameness of
12 (not counting a worthless 13
second intro track) painfully simi
lar three-minute songs.
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transportation, educational or gov
ernmental institutions could be con
sidered a terrorist. People accused of
terrorism under the bill could be
subject to 25 years to life in prison.
Senate Bill 742 follows in the foot
steps of other state and national bills,
like the USA PATRIOT Act, in its ef
forts to safeguard the nation against
terrorism. However, several Oregon
senators said the bill goes far beyond
earlier definitions of terrorism.
Sen. Charlie Ringo, D-Portland,
said in a press release that “the bill
defines the crime of terrorism so
broadly that it can — without much
stretch of the imagination—encom
pass school food fights, unruly labor
strikes or even someone throwing a
rock through a window in a protest.”
Members of the ACLU added that
the bill would undermine or repeal
Oregon’s “181” laws — laws that en
courage effective law enforcement
and protect constitutional rights.
After Sept. 11, 2001, Gov. John
Kitzhaber asked the Oregon Attor
ney General’s office to perform a sur
vey of Oregon law and identify areas
requiring revision in order to ensure
the safety of Oregonians.
During the review, Deputy State At
torney General Peter Shepherd said
members of the Attorney General’s of
fice asked if changing or revising a law
would really make Oregonians safer.
In order to change a law, the Attorney
General’s office determined the
change must deter terrorism or give
Oregonians further tools to protect
themselves from terror.
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Senate Bill 742, Shepherd said all
the bill does is re-label existing
crimes as terrorism.
“Will re-labeling crimes make us
safer?” said Shepherd. “We don’t
think it does. Creating a new crime
of terrorism will not necessarily
make us any safer.”
University Students for Peace
member Sarah Charlesworth said
she believes the passage of Senate
Bill 742 would only serve to further
restrict civil rights already under at
tack by anti-terrorism legislation.
“If you’re afraid to act because you
fear imprisonment, then you are not
free to act,” Charlesworth said. “Sen
ate Bill 742 gives the government a
more insidious form of power over
citizens — less overt, but more pow
erful. Senate Bill 742 tries to instill a
sense of fear so people won’t express
their opposition or their support for
government actions.”
Holly Cooper, a legislative assis
tant to Sen. Minnis, said Minnis was
not trying to do away with freedom
of speech.
“He doesn’t want to do away with
the First Amendment,” Cooper said.
“But protesters are out in the street
doing just what they say they are
against. They are behaving violent
ly, throwing things at cops and caus
ing $200,000 in damage a day.”
Minnis has prepared several
amendments to Senate Bill 742,
but has yet to schedule another
public hearing.
For the full text of Senate Bill 742,
visit
www.leg.state.or.us/03reg/meas
ures/sb0700. dir/sbO742. intro .html.
Contact the senior reporter
at aimeemdin@dailyemerald.com.
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