Line #11 Music/HybridTheory


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hybrid_theory_6311.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:'''''[[MetalScream SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!]]''''']]
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4	->''It's like I got a face that I hold inside\
5	A face that awakes when I close my eyes\
6	A face that watches every time I lie\
7	A face that laughs every time I fall\
8	(And watches everything)\
9	So I know now when it's time to sink or swim\
10	[[TheParanoiac That the face inside is hearing me\
11	Right beneath my skin]]''
12	-->-- "'''Papercut'''"
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14	''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 {{nu metal}} to an area it had never gone before: pop radio.
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16	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. It went on to sell 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.
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18	While it's not without detractors (largely due to the nu metal 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.
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20	!! Tracklist:
21	# "Papercut" (3:04)
22	# "One Step Closer" (2:35)
23	# "With You" (3:23)
24	# "Points of Authority" (3:20)
25	# "Crawling" (3:29)
26	# "Runaway" (3:03)
27	# "By Myself" (3:09)
28	# "Music/InTheEnd" (3:36)
29	# "A Place for My Head" (3:04)
30	# "Forgotten" (3:14)
31	# "Cure for the Itch" (2:37)
32	# "Pushing Me Away" (3:11)
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35	!!Members:
36	* Principal Members:
37	** Chester Bennington - lead vocals
38	** Mike Shinoda - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano
39	** Brad Delson - guitar, bass guitar
40	** Joe Hahn - turntables, sampling, programming
41	** Rob Bourdon - drums, percussion
42	* Additional Musicians:
43	** Dave "Phoenix" Farrell: credited for bass (despite not actually being a member at the time; later prints only), additional writing credits for "A Place for My Head" and "Forgotten"
44	** Mark Wakefield: additional writing credits for "Runaway", "A Place for My Head" and "Forgotten"
45	** Scott Koziol: additional bass on "One Step Closer"
46	** Ian Hornbeck: additional bass on "Papercut", "A Place for My Head", and "Forgotten"
47	** Music/TheDustBrothers: samples on "With You"
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50	!!''I troped so hard, and got so far! But in the end, it doesn't even matter!''
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52	* AlbumFiller: "Runaway" was intended to be this, since the band largely viewed it as formulaic and unappealing. However, it became a rare [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorite]], and the band continues to perform it live to this day.
53	* {{Angst}}: The album deals with one's personal angst.
54	* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The sun and the moon in the beginning of "A Place for My Head" exhibit characteristics of generosity and unreciprocated receiving, respectively:
55	--> ''I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark night\
56	Shining with the light from the sun\
57	But the sun doesn't give its light to the moon assuming\
58	The moon's gonna owe it one''
59	* ArtisticLicenseMusic: The music video for "Papercut" features Brad Delson playing an acoustic guitar, when in reality an acoustic guitar is not used in the song (or at least, not audible).
60	* BigShutUp: Chester lets out many in the famous bridge of "One Step Closer":
61	--> ''SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!''
62	* BreakThemByTalking: The theme of "One Step Closer".
63	--> Everything you say to me\
64	takes me one step closer to the edge\
65	AND I'M ABOUT TO BREAK!
66	* CrapsackWorld: In "Forgotten":
67	--> ''There's a place so dark you can't see the end\
68	(Skies cock back) and shocks that which can't defend\
69	The rain then sends dripping acidic questions\
70	Forcefully, the power of suggestion\
71	Then with the eyes shut, looking through the rust and rot and dust\
72	A small spot of light floods the floor\
73	And pours over the rusted world of pretend\
74	Then the eyes ease open and it's dark again''
75	* DomesticAbuse: 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.
76	* DrugsAreBad: The point of "Crawling".
77	--> ''There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface\
78	Consuming, confusing,\
79	This lack of self-control I fear is never ending\
80	Controlling, I can't seem''
81	* FakeMemories: "Forgotten" mainly deals with whether or not the pain the narrator remembers is real, and how he should go about reconciling them either way.
82	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Invoked to an extent in "By Myself", which is about a person who does so much for the world but sees himself and others cynically:
83	--> ''Don’t you know\
84	I can’t tell you how to make it go\
85	No matter what I do, how hard I try\
86	I can’t seem to convince myself why\
87	I’m stuck on the outside''
88	* HopeCrusher: "Points of Authority" is about a someone who injects their misery into others.
89	--> ''Forfeit the game, before somebody else takes you out of the frame\
90	And puts your name to shame\
91	Cover up your face, you can't run the race, the pace is too fast\
92	You just won't last''
93	* HopeSproutsEternal: The music video for "In the End" shows a desolate landscape in the beginning, and as the song progresses, various greenery begins to sprout and rain starts to appear. At the end of the song, the camera pans out to show the lush landscape.
94	* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: The female protagonist of "Crawling" wears dark makeup for most of the song. In the end, the makeup washes away, showing both her beauty and her newfound freedom.
95	* {{Instrumental}}: "Cure For the Itch" is largely an entire solo track dedicated to Mr. Hahn's DJ skills.
96	* LargeHam: Chester, though Shinoda is a more subdued variant.
97	* LeaveMeAlone: "A Place For My Head":
98	--> ''You try to get the best of me''\
99	'''''GO AWAY!'''''
100	* LegendFadesToMyth: "Forgotten" refers to this obliquely, as memories of a distant, more happier time fade away as information becomes corrupted:
101	-->''A little piece of paper with a picture drawn\
102	Floats on down the street till the wind is gone\
103	And the memory now is like the picture was then\
104	When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again''
105	* LighterAndSofter: Compared to other NuMetal acts at the time (Music/{{Korn}}, Music/LimpBizkit, Music/{{Slipknot}} etc.), their style was much more mainstream-friendly which got them pop radio airplay that the others didn't.
106	* MetalScream: Chester is quite proficient at this, especially in "Crawling".
107	* MyGreatestFailure: "In the End" is about recounting one's personal failures:
108	--> ''I tried so hard, and got so far\
109	But in the end, it doesn't even matter\
110	I had to fall, to lose it all\
111	But in the end, it doesn't even matter''
112	* NonAppearingTitle: "Points of Authority", "Papercut", and "Cure for the Itch".
113	* NuMetal: The best selling nu metal album by far.
114	* OneWordTitle: "Papercut", "Crawling", "Runaway", "Forgotten".
115	* OutOfGenreExperience: "Cure For The Itch" is InstrumentalHipHop.
116	* TheParanoiac: The narrator of "Papercut". He's always blaming the voice inside of him for his mistakes, he wants to fight against everything that's controlling him, and he feels as though the sun betrays him by refusing to shine his light on him.
117	* PunBasedTitle: "Cure for the ''Itch''" is, fittingly enough, a solo dedicated to Mr. Hahn featuring plenty of ''scratching''.
118	* RapMetal: Whenever Shinoda is involved.
119	* RatedMForManly: As to be expected for a NuMetal album, though it's considerably more pop-friendly than other examples.
120	* TheRunaway: The appropriately titled "Runaway" is about someone who wants to run away from everything.
121	* SanctuaryOfSolitude: The video for "Crawling" features the band in such a sanctuary, and the female protagonist often goes to this for comfort when the outside world caves in on her. In the end, when she is released from her depression, the sanctuary crumbles.
122	* SelfTitledAlbum: Double-subverted. ''Hybrid Theory'' wasn't the band's name when it was released, but it was the band's original name.
123	* 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/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise.
124	* [[ADayInTheLimelight A Song in the Limelight]]: "Cure for the Itch" is dedicated entirely to Mr. Hahn's DJ scratching, even dropping his name at the beginning.
125	--> ''Folks, we have a very special guest for you tonight\
126	I'd like to introduce''\
127	'''''MR. HAHN!'''''
128	* SongStyleShift: "By Myself" features subdued rap verses and intense, screaming choruses.
129	* SuddenlyShouting: Chester uses this via the bridge of "A Place for My Head", whispering the full line thrice, before...
130	-->"You try to take the best of me... '''''GO AWAY!''''"
131	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "My December", a song recorded a few months afterwards (though sometimes a bonus track), which gained 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.
132	** The earlier outtake "She Couldn't" as well, which resembles some of the mellower moments with Chester's previous group Grey Daze as well as later songs such as "Shadow Of The Day".
133	* ThisIsASong: "In the End":
134	--> ''(It starts with)''
135	--> ''One thing, I don't know why''
136	--> ''It doesn’t even matter how hard you try''
137	--> ''Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme''
138	--> ''To explain in due time''
139	--> ''(All I know)''
140	* VocalTagTeam: Chester and Mike 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]], Mike is considerably [[TheStoic more subdued]]. This provides a sort of yin-yang vibe in their vocal styles, as prominently exhibited with "In the End".
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142	-->''In the memory you'll find me''\
143	''Eyes burning up''\
144	''The darkness holding me tightly''\

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