History Music / HybridTheory

[[caption-width-right:350:'''''SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!''''']]

-->-- "Papercut"

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* RapRock[=/=]RapMetal: Whenever Shinoda is involved.

!!''I tried so hard, and got so far! But in the tropes, it doesn't even matter!''

# "In the End" (3:36)

# "Papercut"
# "One Step Closer"
# "With You"
# "Points of Authority"
# "Crawling"
# "Runaway"
# "By Myself"
# "In the End"
# "A Place for My Head"
# "Forgotten"
# "Cure for the Itch"
# "Pushing Me Away"

-->-- '''"Papercut"'''

Right underneath my skin]]''

--> ''There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface''
--> ''Consuming, confusing,''
--> ''This lack of self-control I fear is never ending\\

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: This is what happens when you put rock, metal, hip-hop, and some IDM mixed with personal {{Angst}} in a blender.

Right beneath my skin]]''

-->--'''"Papercut"'''

--> ''Everything you say to me, takes me one step closer to the edge AND I'M ABOUT TO BREAK!''

''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released on October 24, [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000]], the album made the band a success practically overnight. Not only were they favorites on Creator/{{MTV}} due to presenting a "tough" image, but their mainstream-friendly lyrics took NuMetal to an area it had never gone before: pop radio.

While it's not without detractors (largely due to the NuMetal premise), it's widely considered to be an album that defined the TurnOfTheMillennium, especially its early years. The interplay between rapping and singing soon became a staple in mainstream hits, making it effectively a TropeCodifier for this genre. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, ''Hybrid Theory'' is still seen by most fans and critics as Linkin Park's best album.

* {{Instrumentals}}: "Cure For the Itch", apart from the opening, is an entire solo dedicated to Mr. Hahn's DJ skills.

Right beneath my skin]]''\\

--"Papercut"

While it's not without detractors (largely due to the NuMetal premise), it's widely considered to be an album that defines the TurnOfTheMillennium, especially the early years. The interplay between rapping and singing soon became a staple in mainstream hits, making it effectively a TropeCodifier for this genre. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, ''Hybrid Theory'' is still seen by most fans and critics as Linkin Park's best album.

** The Dust Brothers: samples on "With You"

-->''It's like I got a face that I hold inside\\

''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released on [[TurnOfTheMillennium October 24, 2000]], the album made Linkin Park a success practically overnight. Not only were they favorites on Creator/{{MTV}} due to presenting a "tough" image, but their mainstream-friendly lyrics took NuMetal to an area it had never gone before: pop radio.

The album went gold after five weeks, sold over 4.8 million copies in the US alone in 2001 (making it the best-selling album that year), and went ''Diamond'' in 2005. Overall ''Hybrid Theory'' sold over ''30 million'' copies worldwide, making it the best-selling debut album of the 21st century. "Crawling" won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Hard Rock Performance, and the album was largely credited for making harder rock more accessible to a mainstream audience.

--->"You try to take the best of me... '''''GO AWAY!''''"

-->''It's like a face that I hold inside\\

(It watches everything)\\

Right inside my skin]]''\\

* ShoutOut: Whether or not it was intentional, the whale and the stone carvings in the "In the End" music video look a lot like images found in ''Franchise/LegendOfZelda''.