Top Ten Favorite LP songs (in order):
When They Come for Me - Holy shit, I love this song. From the minute that heavily-distorted synth kicked in, I was in love with it. A hip-hop track with a tribal hint to it in the chorus vocals and drums. Linkin Park at their most creative and best.
Blackout - I love how layered this song is. I don't know if the timpani is sampled or synthesized or real, but it's what makes this song so killer for me. The breakdown is 1000x better than the one in WFTE. The calm after the storm of the outro brings this song full-circle. I just love the apparent contrast, which then melds perfectly with the other elements of the song with some awesome harmonies from Mike and Chester.
From the Inside - The old LP at it's very best. A unique sample with a recognizable scratch and heavy and layered guitars. Mike's also rapping in 6/8 time, something a lot of rappers don't do (most do 4/4 time). This song was executed perfectly.
In My Remains - Oh my god, I love this song. The melody is so hooking and rough without being as grating as some other songs on LT. It's also a relief to hear Mike and Chester just singing naturally without trying to revert to old styles. Not sure how to describe Chester's vocals other than "sweeping", and I love the harmonies.
Keys to the Kingdom - This song is an absolute thrash. It's so much fun. The double kick and drums in general is what really made this song for me. Especially in the bridge. I love how natural the screams are, almost to the point of Chester cracking.
Robot Boy - I just love the layering on this song. From a simple piano line to a crazy synth solo with Chester ad libbing. I don't get the hate for this song.
Papercut - I find more things about this song every day to make me love it more. From the synth to the bass fill in the outro, this song just rocks harder than any other on HT.
QWERTY - This song is just so unique in every way. You've got all these crazy hammer-on power chords from Brad, death growls from Chester, and to top it, a really cool sample in the verses that I can't get enough of.
Valentine's Day - This song hasn't ever been the same to me since I saw a man laying flowers on his wife's grave one Valentine's Day while I listened to this song. I love Joe's scratches and the piano most out of all the elements of the song.
Easier to Run - The intro guitar on this song is truly awesome. If you don't know what I mean, see Astat's guitar tab, he explains it better than I can. The bassline also really gets me, I love how it compliments, rather than copies, the clean guitar.