Live in Texas is the first live album and third DVD of American Nu Metal band Linkin Park, originally released on November 18, 2003.
Live in Texas features material recorded during Linkin Park's Summer Sanitarium jaunt in 2003. It draws equally from the band's two studio albums, including past hits from Hybrid Theory and some soon-to-be's from the 2003 follow-up, Meteora. This makes it essential for any LP completist, but the casual listener might do well to steer toward the studio material. Vocalist Chester Bennington and MC Mike Shinoda play off of each other well enough, and their supporting players deftly re-create the layered, processed sound that has come to define Linkin Park. But this also works against the band, because its cool professionalism makes Live in Texas sound somewhat sterile. Sure, there's the usual stage chatter like "I wanna see your hands!" and "Alright, let's do this people!" there's even an encouraging pep talk before "Pushing Me Away," dedicating the track to "all the musicians in the house." But besides some impressive harmonies on that cut, as well as the undeniable closing trio "Crawling" (in lean and mean stripped-down form), "In the End," and "One Step Closer" Linkin Park don't generate very much energy on Live. Bennington seems to struggle with the melody to "Somewhere I Belong," and at times the band seems lost inside its own sound.
The buzzing, processed guitars separate from the percussion while the samples and vague turntablist scratches seem like a studio loop on reset. This kind of nit-picking shouldn't matter to LP fanatics; Live in Texas will likely serve as a their memento of the tour. But it's clear that top-shelf production and mixing plays a significant role in making Linkin Park's albums so powerful. [Limited versions of the album came with a bonus DVD of additional music and video footage.]
Track listing
01. "Somewhere I Belong" - 3:37
02. "Lying from You" - 3:07
03. "Papercut" - 3:06
04. "Points of Authority" - 3:25
05. "Runaway" - 3:06
06. "Faint" - 2:47
07. "From the Inside" - 3:00
08. "P5hng Me A*wy" - 5:05
09. "Numb" - 3:06
10. "Crawling" - 3:33
11. "In the End" - 3:31
12. "One Step Closer" (contains verses from "1stp Klosr") - 4:13
All songs written and composed by Linkin Park, except "Runaway", written by Linkin Park and Mark Wakefield, "A Place For My Head", written by Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield and Dave Farrell and "With You", written by Linkin Park and The Dust Brothers.
Linkin Park
Chester Bennington – vocals
Rob Bourdon – drums
Brad Delson – lead guitar
Joe Hahn – turntables, sampling, programming
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass
Mike Shinoda – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard,
CD production
Produced and mixed by - Matt Caltabiano, Josh Abraham, David May
Engineered by - Ryan Williams
ProTools engineer - Brandon Belsky
Mixed at Pulse Recordings, Los Angeles, California
Notes
Release date: November 18, 2003
Recorded: August 2, 2003 at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas), August 3, 2003 at Texas Stadium (Irving, Texas)
Genre: Nu metal, rap metal, alternative metal
Length: 42:17
© 2003
Label - Warner Bros.
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