Linkin Park — Road To Revolution

Road To Revolution

Warner

Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

12/08/2008 3:02pm

Linkin Park's popularity has always been perplexing, and nowhere more so than in England. It's amazing that the band have remained popular long after nu-metal's death knell was sounded, particularly since they seem to have tried to reinvent themselves as a somewhat more aggressive power-pop band over the last few years. This DVD was filmed in Milton Keynes, England during one of the band's Projekt Revolution tour stops. The production might be great, but it's not an interesting view because the band don't really seem to move around during their performances and are boring to watch. Mike Shinoda is off-key more often than not and Chester Bennington looks ridiculous while screaming into the mic one second, then crooning soulfully the next. The only great thing about this DVD is Jay-Z's appearance during the encore when "Numb" is mashed up with "Encore" and "Faint" is juxtaposed with "Jigga What." This shows how much musical value Linkin Park have: they're great as Jay-Z's backing band, but not for anything else.

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