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A Thousand Suns: A Twitter thread as to why this is my favorite #LinkinPark 
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This album couldn& #39;t have come at a better time and it was easily my most eagerly awaited cycle. When the promotions started to come out I had never been so excited to hear it.
This album couldn& #39;t have come at a better time and it was easily my most eagerly awaited cycle. When the promotions started to come out I had never been so excited to hear it.
I literally waited until the release at midnight just to listen to it in full. I didn& #39;t do anything else. I just put on my headphones, left a lamp light on and just took it all in. The vocals on this album aren& #39;t just powerful, but smooth and spoken with a sense of meaning.
Every track on ATS carries some sort of emotion. The opening two, & #39;The requiem& #39; and & #39;The Radiance& #39; pull you in on a unexpected mysterious journey, until J. Robert Oppenheimer speaks of the tragedy of being the creator of the atomic bomb.
Which then leads you to & #39;Burning In The Skies& #39;. The audio here leads you off from the struggle in Oppenheimer& #39;s tone and then like an atomic bomb itself EXPLODES into a powerful guitar solo, much like the accompanying video portrays.
Next comes & #39;Empty Spaces& #39;, 18 seconds of what sounds like the beginning of a war that leads into an incredible song that combines a multitude of styles. Drums, rap, rock, and middle eastern tones set the stage for a strong sense of awareness. & #39;When They Come For Me& #39;. TTKMF. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Zwinkerndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Zwinkerndes Gesicht">
Towards the end of the track we here "Oh When They Come for Me, Come for Me, I& #39;ll be gone..." The first time we hear the band focus solely on singing together. The track ends with Chester& #39;s powerful vocals and leads into & #39;Robot Boy& #39;.
& #39;Robot Boy& #39; was a bit of a controversial song for me at the time, it didn& #39;t jive well for me as it was almost too melodic and it didn& #39;t quite fit that Linkin Park sound I expected. Easily the most polarizing song. Live this song was much more impactful.
& #39;Jornada Del Muerto& #39; comes across really well. I& #39;m always drawn to visually seeing the sun rise when it starts. If you& #39;re not familiar with what& #39;s being said it& #39;s "Mochiagete, tokihanashite" which translates to "Lift Me Up, Let Me Go" and is later heard in & #39;The Catalyst& #39;.
Which brings us to & #39;Waiting For The End& #39;, I LOVE THIS SONG. WFTE gives a sense of flight or at least freedom. "I& #39;m holding on to what I haven& #39;t got" speaks VOLUMES to just say whatever& #39;s bothering you, just let it go, it& #39;s not worth the stress.
Chester& #39;s tone is so good, I really wish it was twenty minutes long. I& #39;ve probably listened to this song more than any other on the album and it& #39;s so unbelievably beautiful and once again the & #39;gang vocals& #39; are back. Everyone sings this one!
Just when things are calm, we jump into & #39;Blackout& #39;. If you& #39;ve seen the LPU/LPTV clips you know how hard Chester was going on this track. The guys really put forward a ton of effort on this one and it& #39;s really raw. The emotions bring forth your attention quick.
There& #39;s a multitude of meanings to this track, the obvious is still war, "I& #39;m stuck in this bed you made" and "Fuck it, are you listening?" can imply politicians just don& #39;t care, till Mike comes in and the track makes more sense, bombs & #39;floating down in fields of paper white& #39;.
I really like & #39;Blackout& #39; too cause it has these underlying gamer tones. It could be about a relationship. With it you reach this midpoint that breaks down into a sense of hope. When you& #39;re at the highest struggle, & #39;come down, far below& #39;. Friends are here to help.
BTW loved the lyrics in the demo, & #39;a little bit acid rain, a lack of motivation.
Anyway moving on, & #39;Wretches and Kings& #39; starts with a speech from Mario Savio and the song tells the story how the middle class has had enough of the & #39;kings& #39; aka politicians.
Anyway moving on, & #39;Wretches and Kings& #39; starts with a speech from Mario Savio and the song tells the story how the middle class has had enough of the & #39;kings& #39; aka politicians.
It& #39;s also extremely good in the sense it gets the crowd moving. Joe comes in at the end with a small scratch segment that is iconic and reminds us of & #39;Cure for The Itch& #39;
& #39;Wisdom Justice and Love& #39; features Martin Luther King Jr& #39;s "Beyond Vietnam" speech. This was his first anti-war speech which draws comparisons between the war and African-American civil rights. It then blends into & #39;Iridescent& #39;.
& #39;Iridescent& #39; describes life in the aftermath of nuclear war and like & #39;Blackout& #39; can be interpreted in more ways than one. But it does provide a profound sense of relief as the band sings & #39;let it go& #39; and then comes back to the chorus & #39;do you feel cold and lost in desperation?& #39;
Another beautifully done song. The Bhagavad Gita is suggested here. Love will live.
And then comes & #39;Fallout& #39;. This is a profound moment to the album as it give a sense that we& #39;re almost to the end. "Swimming in the smoke, of bridges I have burned..." these are lyrics from BITS.
And then comes & #39;Fallout& #39;. This is a profound moment to the album as it give a sense that we& #39;re almost to the end. "Swimming in the smoke, of bridges I have burned..." these are lyrics from BITS.
With a robotic Mike, we are reminded of everything we already listen to up until this point and the meaning of each track. Welcome to...
& #39;The Catalyst& #39;
& #39;The Catalyst& #39;
I mentioned other songs on the album as beautiful, but & #39;The Catalyst& #39; takes the cake and reigns them all. Coming in at 5 Mins, 40 sec this song could go on forever and I would never ever get tired of it.
Literally the first verse hits you hard with tones of "There are positive days ahead, but we are a flaw species. We are what we are but we can figure out a way to be better." It& #39;s so, so incredibly powerful much like the atomic bomb and nuclear wars.
