History Music / HybridTheory

!!Principal Members:

* Chester Bennington - lead vocals
* Mike Shinoda - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano
* Brad Delson - guitar, bass guitar
* Mr. Hahn - turntables, sampling, programming
* Rob Bourdon - drums, percussion

* BigShutUp: "One Step Closer":

* PunBasedTitle: "Cure for the Itch" is, fittingly enough, a solo dedicated to Mr. Hahn featuring plenty of scratching.

* 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.

* VocalTagTeam: Chester and Shinoda go back and forth, the former mixing his singing with the latter's rapping. Furthermore, while Chester [[LargeHam pours his emotion]] in his [[MetalScream vocals]], Shinoda is considerably [[TheStoic more subdued]]. This provides a sort of yin-yang in their vocal styles. Their abilities shine the most in "In the End".

* GoshDangItToHeck: Despite the album's appeal for its dark and edgy premise, it's notable for being absolutely devoid of swearing. Even minor curse words like "hell" and "damn" are unused. This is likely the main reason why songs like "In the End" got significant airplay on pop radio.

* PunnyName: "Cure for the Itch" is, fittingly enough, a solo dedicated to Mr. Hahn featuring plenty of scratching.

The memory now is like the picture was then\\

While it's not without detractors (largely due to the NuMetal premise), it's widely considered to be an album that defines TheNoughties, 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 sun doesn't give its light to the moon assuming\\

(Skies cock back) and shock that which can't defend\\

Then with the eyes tightly shut looking thought the rust and rotten dust\\

The eyes ease open and it's dark again''

* [[ADayInTheLimelight A Song in the Lime Light]]: "Cure for the Itch" is dedicated entirely to Mr. Hahn's DJ scratching, even dropping his name at the beginning.

--> ''One thing I don't know why''

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 2012. 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.

* TheRunaway: The appropriately titled "Runaway" is about someone who wants run away from everything.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "My December", an outtake which gained more popularity on the album's ''Reanimation'' remix, is much, much LighterAndSofter than the songs on this album. It's hard to believe that it was created during the ''Hybrid Theory'' era, since Linkin Park would distribute such songs later in their career.

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 2012. Overall ''Hybrid Theory'' sold over ''30 million'' albums 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.

''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released in [[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 2012. Overall ''Hybrid Theory'' sold over ''27 million'' albums 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.

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

'''''Hybrid Theory''''' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released in [[TurnOfTheMillennium October 24, 2000]], the album made Linkin Park a success practically overnight. Not only were they favorites on {{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 defines TheNoughties, 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 MagnumOpus.

A spot of light floods the floor\\

* AbusiveRelationship: The video for "Crawling" appears to feature this, as a man is shown creepily hovering over the female protagonist. It's unclear what their relationship is.

* PainfulRhyme: To an extent in "By Myself":
--> ''Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?\\
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?''

* SurprisinglySoftSong: "My December", an outtake which gained more popularity on the album's ''Reanimation'' remix, is much, much LighterAndSofter than the songs on this album. It's hard to believe that it was created during the ''Hybrid Theory'' era, since Linkin Park would distribute such songs later in their career.

'''''Hybrid Theory''''' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released in [[TurnOfTheMillennium October 24, 2000]], the album made Linkin Park a success practically overnight. Not only were they favorites on {{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 2012. Overall ''Hybrid Theory'' sold over ''27 million'' albums worldwide, making it the best-selling debut album of the 21st century. While it's not without detractors (largely due to the NuMetal premise), it's widely considered to be an album that defines TheNoughties, especially the early years, and is still seen by most fans and critics as Linkin Park's MagnumOpus to this day.

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

* AbusiveParents: "Points of Authority".
* AlbumFiller: "Runaway" was intended to be this, although it's a rare case where it becomes a [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorite]].
* {{Angst}}: The album deals with ones personal angst.

--> ''There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface consuming''
--> ''Confusing what is real.''
--> ''This lack of self-control I fear is never ending controlling,''
--> ''Confusing what is real.''

* LargeHam: Chester, though Shinoda is much more subdued.

* MyGreatestFailure: "In the End" is about recounting one's personal failures.

* RapRock / RapMetal: Whenever Shinoda is involved.

'''''Hybrid Theory''''' is the debut studio album by Music/LinkinPark. Released in [[TurnOfTheMillennium October 24, 2000]], the album made Linkin Park a success practically overnight. Not only were they favorites on {{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 2012. Overall ''Hybrid Theory'' sold over ''27 million'' albums worldwide, making it the best-selling debut album of the 21st century. While it's not without detractors (largely due to the NuMetal premise), it's widely considered to be an album that defines TheNoughties, especially the early years, and is still seen as Linkin Park's MagnumOpus to this day.

* Rob Bourdan - drums, percussion

* PunnyName: "Cure for the Itch" is, fittingly enough, a solo dedicated to Mr. Hahn feature plenty of scratching.

* Joe Hahn - turntables, sampling, programming

--> ''SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!" SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!''

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

* NonAppearingTitle: "Points of Authority", "Papercut", and "Cure For the Itch".

--> ''This lack of self-control I fear is never ending controlling,
Confusing what is real.''

* BigShutUp: From "One Step Closer": "SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!" SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

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

* MyGreatestFailure: "In the End" is about recounting ones personal failure.

* ThisIsASong: From "In the End":

* VocalTagTeam: Chester and Shinoda go back and forth, the former mixing his singing with the latter's rapping. Furthermore, while Chester [[LargeHam pours his emotion]] in his [[MetalScream vocals]], Shinoda is considerably [[TheStoic more subdued]]. This provides a sort of yin-yang in their vocal styles. Their abilities shine the most in "In the End".

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

-->One thing I don't know why
-->It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
-->Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
-->To explain in due time
-->(All I know)

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to other NuMetal acts at the time, their style was much more mainstream-friendly which got them pop-radio airplay that the others didn't.

* MyGreatestFailure: "In the End" is about recounting ones personal failure.

* TheRunaway: The appropriately titled "Runaway"
* SelfTitledAlbum: Double-subverted. ''Hybrid Theory'' isn't the band's name when it was released, but it was the band's original name.

* VocalTagTeam: Chester and Shinoda go back and forth, the former mixing his singing with the latter's rapping. This shines the most in "In the End".

* GoshDangItToHeck: Despite the album's appeal for its dark and edgy premise, it's notable for being absolutely devoid of swearing. Even minor curse words like "hell" and "damn" are unused. This is like the main reason why songs like "In the End" got significant airplay on pop radio.