I was just hitting middle school when Hybrid Theory came out. My mom wouldn't let me buy it because of the repeated Shut Up lyrics in One Step Closer, but I loved the album and listened to it with my friends all the time. I didn't feel like Meteora hit as hard, and I really lost interest after Minutes to Midnight. Listening to them now, I still don't like much after the first few albums, but I've come around a bit to Meteora and honestly, Reanimation might be my favorite of the first three albums.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

I have come to accept that their first two albums were the most definining albums of my generation

[–] IvyRaven@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

Reanimation is soooo good. Still have my original copy of Hybrid Theory and it's great, but the edits on Reanimation just work really well. Meteora is good though their constant experimentation can make some stinkers.

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Reanimation and Hybrid Theory EP is what's up.

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 1 points 9 months ago

You should have told your mother to shut up when you're talking to her.

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Given the albums you do like, did you listen to The Hunting Party? It's funny how heavy that album is given the ones it's between. Really felt like it showed how much they were just making the music they wanted, not what they thought gain traction.

[–] BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I couldn't think of a specific song on that album, so I put it on for a listen. I wasn't familiar with the hardcore/punk style on War and Keys to the Kingdom. Funny enough, I had tickets to see them on this tour because Rise Against was their supporting act, but the tour got cancelled because Chester got sick. The pairing didn't make too much sense to me at the time, but now it makes more sense, even if it was at a time that Rise Against was losing a lot of their melodic hardcore background with Appeal to Reason. Collapse (Post-Amerika) still hit though.