'From Zero' Album Discussion

[NimaLP]

Everyone's posting their rankings so here's mine:

 

1. Hybrid Theory

2. Meteora

3. The Hunting Party

4. A Thousand Suns

5. From Zero

6. Minutes To Midnight

7. Living Things

8. One More Light

 

The only thing that put MTM below FZ for me is tracks like HHH, VD, and IB. The second half of that album is a struggle sometimes. TLTGYA is one of my favorite LP tracks ever, however.

[Soeffingnaive92]

In other news the album sold more than 250k worldwide first week, we are on the level of THP and OML, amazing results. A rock band almost 20 years past their “golden age” comes back without their iconic singer and they go Top 3 in almost every country in the world. We are so back 

[leftshoe18]

My current album rankings:

 

1. A Thousand Suns

2. The Hunting Party

3. Hybrid Theory

4. Minutes to Midnight

5. From Zero

6. Meteora

7. LIVING THINGS

8. One More Light

 

And the From Zero rankings:

 

1. The Emptiness Machine

2. Overflow

3. Casualty

4. Two Faced

5. Good Things Go

6. IGYEIH

7. Heavy Is the Crown

8. Over Each Other

9. Cut the Bridge

10. Stained

 

[TheUnicornOfPower]

I used a tool (https://www.pubmeeple.com/), and the result came out like this: 

 

Albums:

1    Minutes to Midnight
2    Hybrid Theory
3    Meteora
4    The Hunting Party
5    A Thousand Suns
6    From Zero
7    Living Things
8    One More Light

 

FZ tracks: 

1    The Emptiness Machine
2    Two Faced
3    Stained
4    Good Things Go
5    Casualty
6    Over Each Other
7    Cut the Bridge
8    Heavy Is the Crown
9    Overflow
10   IGYEIH
11    From Zero (Intro)

 

Pretty accurate. 

[KeysToTheLinkinPark]

I observed this thread for quite a bit and thought that I may throw in my lists as well. Even though I hate listing such things as differentiating can be tough with plain numbering. It also depends on the mood and phase of life I'm in right now. 

 

General Albums
1. Meteora
2. From Zero

3. The Hunting Party

4. Hybrid Theory

5. A Thousand Suns

6. Minutes To Midnight 

7. Living Things

8. One More Light

 

From Zero Songs:

 

 

I guess a 1-11 ranking doesn't make much sense to me so I put the songs into that ranking. First song in each catagory doesn't mean much. That was random. 

[javignacio]

3 hours ago, TheUnicornOfPower said:

I used a tool (https://www.pubmeeple.com/), and the result came out like this: 

 

Albums:

1    Minutes to Midnight
2    Hybrid Theory
3    Meteora
4    The Hunting Party
5    A Thousand Suns
6    From Zero
7    Living Things
8    One More Light

 

FZ tracks: 

1    The Emptiness Machine
2    Two Faced
3    Stained
4    Good Things Go
5    Casualty
6    Over Each Other
7    Cut the Bridge
8    Heavy Is the Crown
9    Overflow
10   IGYEIH
11    From Zero (Intro)

 

Pretty accurate. 

 

Dude thank you for that page I made a rank of all LP songs, took me like half an hour but it was really fun. Just the from zero ones:

 

THE EMPTINESS MACHINE
HEAVY IS THE CROWN
TWO FACED

CUT THE BRIDGE

CASUALTY

GOOD THINGS GO

OVERFLOW

IGYEIH

OVER EACH OTHER

STAINED

FROM ZERO (INTRO)  (doesn't really count)

[Rockter]

Holy shit that website is amazing, TYSM @TheUnicornOfPower

1	OVERFLOW
2	THE EMPTINESS MACHINE
3	HEAVY IS THE CROWN
4	GOOD THINGS GO
5	OVER EACH OTHER
6	CASUALTY
7	IGYEIH
8	CUT THE BRIDGE
9	TWO FACED
10	STAINED
11	FROM ZERO (INTRO)

[JerseyShore]

Love what they did with this album. It was short, but what else can you ask for after 7 years and 2 new band members? We were lucky to get A song let alone 10 new ones.

 

My FZ rankings so far:

1. Good Things Go
2. The Emptiness Machine
3. Heavy is the Crown
4. Two Faced
5. IGYEIH
6. Cut The Bridge
7. Over Each Other
8. Stained
9. Overflow
10. Casualty

[GlassCastles]

Song Ranking

 

1. Good Things Go

2. The Emptiness Machine

3. Stained

4. I Give You Everything I Have

5. Two Faced

6. Overflow

7. Over Each Other

8. Heavy Is The Crown

9. Casualty

10. Cut The Bridge

 

Album Ranking

 

1. A Thousand Suns

2. Reanimation

3. Minutes To Midnight

4. Living Things

5. One More Light

6. The Hunting Party

7. Hybrid Theory

8. From Zero

9. Meteora

[juancpin]

I like all my babies the same. Depending on my mood here are mine:

 

Albums:

1    Minutes to Midnight, Hybrid Theory, Meteora, The Hunting Party, A Thousand Suns, From Zero, Living Things, One More Light

 

FZ tracks: 

1. The Emptiness Machine, Two Faced, Stained, Good Things Go, Casualty, Over Each Other, Cut the Bridge, Heavy Is the Crown, Overflow, IGYEIH, From Zero (Intro)

Edited November 24 by juancpin

[NimaLP]

On 11/23/2024 at 8:01 AM, NimaLP said:

Everyone's posting their rankings so here's mine:

 

1. Hybrid Theory

2. Meteora

3. The Hunting Party

4. A Thousand Suns

5. From Zero

6. Minutes To Midnight

7. Living Things

8. One More Light

 

The only thing that put MTM below FZ for me is tracks like HHH, VD, and IB. The second half of that album is a struggle sometimes. TLTGYA is one of my favorite LP tracks ever, however.

 

From Zero song ranking:

 

1. The Emptiness Machine

2. Good Things Go

3. Heavy Is The Crown

4. Two Faced

5. IGYEIH

6. Stained

7. Casualty

8. Overflow

9. Over Each Other

10. Cut The Bridge

[Soeffingnaive92]

The album is strong but my fear is will it stand the test of time ? Will I be listening to, say, Stained or OEO (my least fav songs) in 5 years ? I mean, THP is my least fav record by the band but I still do enjoy listening even to my least fav songs off of it from time to time after a decade, I hope it will be the case of FZ too. So far I try to calm my hype for a new LP record and I stay on a 7/10. Super solid record, I never thought we would see a new LP album in the first place, not to mention i did not expect it to be THAT good and that big, so it'as already a dream.  

Edited November 24 by Soeffingnaive92

[lukidtm]

sorry if this was mentioned before, but I couldn't find anything related.
 I think that IGYEiH start with "the questions.." is from Step Up "the question must be asked..." Step up at 2:50
If this got already mentioned, ignore this post
 

 

[Trumtram]

After many spins, it's time to give a verdict.

 

From Zero (Intro): -/10; started off promising, became irrelevant quickly after, instant skip for me now because the talking doesn't add much to the overall experience.

The Emptiness Machine: 9/10; certified banger of a song. Feels fresh and familiar. Song structure is interesting and Emily absolutely kills it. Best song of the album.

Cut The Bridge: 4/10; Pretty unspectacular, kinda fun, but not much longevity.

Heavy Is The Crown: 5,5/10; a throwback to the old days, generic chorus, pretty cool raps, the bridge scream feels super forced and out of place to me, song got stale super quickly.

Over Each Other: 6,5/10; a lot happening during its short running time. I like the build-up, hook, atmosphere and the pay-off in the end.

Casualty: 7,5/10; super fun track, Mike's rap is unique for LP, the riffing is great, and I like punky songs. Well executed aside from the bridge which falls a bit flat.

Overflow: 6/10; aside from the ending pretty boring, uninteresting, forced "experimental" feel. Enjoyable moments, but overall not that appealing.

Two Faced: 8/10; Mike's bounce in the verses is fucking cool, great throwback to the old days, chorus is ok, Emily on the bridge and during the end is gnarly, enjoyable and fun track.

Staind: 4,5/10; became stale rather quickly, great radio track, nice change of pace, but overall unremarkable

IGYEIH: 8,5/10; Great vocal work by Emily and Mike, enjoyable riff, cool dramatic chorus, wild bridge/outro, not much to complain here.

Good Things Go: 7,5/10; strong album closer, enjoyable vocal melodies by both Emily and Mike, would have liked a bigger change on the last chorus.

 

Overall: 6,5/10

Of note: It's probably Mike's most diverse rap performance on that album. It helps to keep the songs varied. Emily is a great pick as the new vocalist, even though I'm already feeling disconnected from the band without Chester. The band is now a nostalgia act for me that I like to check out when they have new songs or a new album, but my hardcore fandom has come to an end with this album/era.

 

Ranking (including FZ, even though that one still has to prove its longevity)

 

1. Hybrid Theory

2. A Thousand Suns

3. Meteora

4. The Hunting Party

5. Minutes To Midnight

6. From Zero

7. Living Things

8. One More Light

 

Like that, I guess?

Edited November 25 by Trumtram

[thigolpbr]

It's cool to see the interaction and the point of view of each one.

After listening to the album a few times both on headphones and on the speakers of the microsystem.

Here is my Ranking of songs:

 

1. Two Faced
2. Casualty
3. The Emptiness Machine
4. I Give You Everything I Have
5. Heavy Is The Crown
6. Cut The Bridge
7. Good Things Go
8. Over Each Other
9. Stained
10. Overflow

 

And Here is my Album Ranking:

 

1. Hybrid Theory
2. Meteora
3. Minutes To Midnight
4. Living Things
5. A Thousand Suns
6. From Zero
7. The Hunting Party
8. One More Light

Edited November 25 by thigolpbr

[Bambitt]

So it's been a couple of weeks with the album. I let the excitement settle down a bit and i waited for a perfect time to listen to the vinyl. The album on vinyl is sooooo gooood, the sound is just great. First, I love heavy music and like a lot of people LP were my entry band for heavy music, so usually I tend to like the heavier songs more. On From Zero they made the soft songs so freaking good that I have them among my favourite LP songs honestly. 

 

First of all. The Emptiness Machine, I love the song, I love the way they built it. It's easily the best song on the album and their best song since Living Things IMO. I love Good Things Go, that is a great album closer, the emotions in the song are so honest. IGYEIH seems to have mixed reception, I appreciate the THP vibes, but more evolved and again the emotions and sincerity in Em's vocal delivery makes this one stand out for me. Two Faced is a no brainer, that's just purest oldschool LP song in years. But I miss a bit of inovation in it, even though it checks for everything I love about LP. Overflow is just a great vibe. Love Mike's verses, great flow. Stained has that pop vibe without sacrificing the LP sound, the chorus is insanely catchy, Emily shines there for sure. Casualty is cool, even though I'm not a big fan of the bridge., but again great choice for Mike's vocals. Heavy Is The Crown is again a cool throwback to the oldschool LP sound, the bridge sounds a bit forced, but it's a great vocal take nonetheless. The chorus is fun, synths are cool as well. Cut The Bridge is cool, but I'm not fan of the gang chorus vocals, something throws me off about them. Might be that they are lower in the mix, maybe that they are not as much a gang vocals but a three people vocals if you get what I mean. 

 

Overall, great comeback album, a bit short though. But we can clearly see that they can do anything in this new lineup and that's a great promise for future albums. I hope they keep the guitars present in the mix. Oh and keep Joe's scratching! I missed that. 

[Fleur de Lys]

I’m not ready for a full-on album review yet. All I’ll say is that I like how hard it goes. It suits LP, their songwriting works best with a bit of edge. It’s a real rock record, with a good mix of experimentation too.

 

The only song I kinda dislike is Stained, which for me is reminiscent of 2010s pop like Katy Perry mixed with Imagine Dragons. Which are references that… let’s say, don’t do it for me. Good Things Go is a tad too melodramatic. But overall, a very solid album.
 

Anyway, the rankings look fun!

 

Albums

Hybrid Theory

Meteora
A Thousand Suns

From Zero

Minutes to Midnight
The Hunting Party

Living Things

One More Light

 

Songs

The Emptiness Machine

Two Faced

Casualty

Overflow

Over Each Other

IGYEIH

Heavy Is The Crown

Cut The Bridge

Good Things Go

Stained

 

[Soeffingnaive92]

3 hours ago, Fleur de Lys said:

I’m not ready for a full-on album review yet. All I’ll say is that I like how hard it goes. It suits LP, their songwriting works best with a bit of edge. It’s a real rock record, with a good mix of experimentation too.

 

The only song I kinda dislike is Stained, which for me is reminiscent of 2010s pop like Katy Perry mixed with Imagine Dragons. Which are references that… let’s say, don’t do it for me. Good Things Go is a tad too melodramatic. But overall, a very solid album.
 

Anyway, the rankings look fun!

 

Albums

Hybrid Theory

Meteora
A Thousand Suns

From Zero

Minutes to Midnight
The Hunting Party

Living Things

One More Light

 

Songs

The Emptiness Machine

Two Faced

Casualty

Overflow

Over Each Other

IGYEIH

Heavy Is The Crown

Cut The Bridge

Good Things Go

Stained

 

Yeah Stained is an easy skip for me, feels like I'm listening to a Rihanna/Katy Perry 2010 song... not my thing. And yeah I love GTG but it's a little bit melodramatic, Emily's part before the final " sometimes bad things take the place when good things go" is  al little too melodramatic, like the song you would put as soundtrack for a romantic movie... sometimes less is more

[Justin]

I haven't had time to write a full review yet, but I'll give my current rankings for top FZ songs and LP albums!

 

FZ Songs:

1. Good Things Go

2. The Emptiness Machine

3. Stained

4. Overflow

5. Two Faced

6. Over Each Other

7. IGYEIH

8. Heavy is the Crown

9. Cut the Bridge

10. Casualty

 

Albums:

1. A Thousand Suns

2. Minutes to Midnight

3. Meteora

4. Living Things

5. From Zero

6. Hybrid Theory

7. The Hunting Party

8. One More Light

[Qwerty18]

Ah, I hadn't given a song ranking. It's kind of tricky because I like them all, but I'd say

 

1. The Emptiness Machine
2. IGYEIH
3. Overflow
4. Casualty
5. Good Things Go
6. Two Faced
7. Stained
8. Cut The Bridge
9. Heavy Is The Crown
10. Over Each Other

But yeah. There is really not a huge difference between 1 and 10 in term of the enjoyment I get out of it. 

[rd1994]

On 11/25/2024 at 12:33 AM, lukidtm said:

sorry if this was mentioned before, but I couldn't find anything related.
 I think that IGYEiH start with "the questions.." is from Step Up "the question must be asked..." Step up at 2:50
If this got already mentioned, ignore this post
 

 

I am pretty sure this has been mentioned a few times. Not sure if on here, but its definitely on the internet. Similarly to the "Fuse" easter egg at the end of Casualty.

[NimaLP]

I'm not sure if such thread or post exists, but it would be great if we could have a list of all these little easter eggs in the album at one place.

[Soeffingnaive92]

According to HitsdailyDouble rumor mill FZ will be #29 on billboard in its second week with 21k sales . Pretty good 

https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

Edited December 2 by Soeffingnaive92

[Idle09]

has anyone picked up that there is a one particular repetitive line in 2 songs that are after each other: 

Stained "But we both know forgotten doesn't mean forgiven (mean forgiven)"

&

IGYEIH "Forgotten doesn't mean that it's forgiven this time"

 

am I looking too deep into this, cause I doubt that its coincidence given that we know Mike's way of putting things together. 

 

[wslwins]

On 12/2/2024 at 4:04 AM, NimaLP said:

I'm not sure if such thread or post exists, but it would be great if we could have a list of all these little easter eggs in the album at one place.

someone already posted it somewhere, nothing new on it