Jeff Sexton
Solid Look At Linkin Park Pre 2024. Lipshutz does a truly excellent job of detailing the life and times of Linkin Park as a band, from most of their days in California toiling as Zero (giving rise to the 2024 effort "From Zero"... ;) ) and Chester's days in Phoenix pre-LP signing in various bands to their formation as one group to their initial success and detailing every record they ever made, before yes, coming to Chester's suicide and its aftermath. This particular section is handled with the care it deserves, yet is also easily the dustiest rooms you'll experience reading this book. Ending with discussions as recently as 2023 noting that the band didn't know what the future held and releasing just weeks after the announcement of Emily Armstrong as the new lead singer of the band, this book truly does encompass pretty much every aspect of the "Chester Bennington" era of the band.
Long time fans are going to find a lot to enjoy here. Those who simply enjoy biographies of musicians are going to find a lot to enjoy here. Those of us who have been listening to Linkin Park's music since they first hit radio are going to find a LOT to enjoy here, particularly if you weren't one of the truly fanatical that may have already known much of this and even possibly been there for some of it.
Ultimately, this is going to make you want to go in and listen to Linkin Park all over again and appreciate ever more just how great this band is. The one star deduction was simply because the bibliography came in particularly short, at just 12% or so.
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
Solid Look At Linkin Park Pre 2024. Lipshutz does a truly excellent job of detailing the life and times of Linkin Park as a band, from most of their days in California toiling as Zero (giving rise to the 2024 effort "From Zero"... ;) ) and Chester's days in Phoenix pre-LP signing in various bands to their formation as one group to their initial success and detailing every record they ever made, before yes, coming to Chester's suicide and its aftermath. This particular section is handled with the care it deserves, yet is also easily the dustiest rooms you'll experience reading this book. Ending with discussions as recently as 2023 noting that the band didn't know what the future held and releasing just weeks after the announcement of Emily Armstrong as the new lead singer of the band, this book truly does encompass pretty much every aspect of the "Chester Bennington" era of the band.
Long time fans are going to find a lot to enjoy here. Those who simply enjoy biographies of musicians are going to find a lot to enjoy here. Those of us who have been listening to Linkin Park's music since they first hit radio are going to find a LOT to enjoy here, particularly if you weren't one of the truly fanatical that may have already known much of this and even possibly been there for some of it.
Ultimately, this is going to make you want to go in and listen to Linkin Park all over again and appreciate ever more just how great this band is. The one star deduction was simply because the bibliography came in particularly short, at just 12% or so.
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.