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  • Artist: Linkin Park
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 30, 2002
  • Type: Collection (various artists), Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The remix album -- the time-honored tradition of buying time between records. Often, these are inconsequential affairs (Limp Bizkit's New Old Songs leaps to mind, for some reason), but if a band is smart, they can use this time-buying ploy to their advantage, redefining their sound somewhat, or at least reaching out for that elusive street credibility. The latter option is especially true for bands that have a big, big chart hit on their hands but little critical respect or reputation as a hip band. Which brings us to Linkin Park's Reanimation, a generous 20-track remix record of their debut Hybrid Theory that the band has vaguely alluded to as their art project. That means the group has left the hamfisted alt-metal of their debut behind, turning this record over to rappers, remixers, DJs, and assorted producers to give it a darkly hip, electronic edge. This may not be particularly pleasing to those who loved the angst-ridden rock theatrics of the debut, but it's a damn sight more interesting than that debut, helping Linkin Park distinguish themselves from the adolescently tortured rap-rock pack. The paradox is, of course, that the band sounds more original when filtered through the likes of Kutmasta Kurt, Alchemist, Pharoahe Monch, Aceyalone, and Jonathan Davis, among others, but any change is welcome, really (well, apart from the apparent decision to leave grammar and spelling behind; every song title is an "arty" interpretation of the original title -- "Paper Cut" is "Ppr:Kut," "Cure for the Itch" is "Kyur4 th Ich," etc. -- resulting in a silly mish-mash of letters and numerals). Some of this works quite well, some of it is kind of juvenile (really, does Motion Man need to repeat "Linkin Park -- remix" over and over again on his rap?), much of it is only slightly recognizable from the original, it's too long, and compared to contemporary arty rock (Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Clinic, Trail of Dead, System of a Down, Interpol, etc.), it really isn't that arty. But, compared to what they've done before, and compared to their peers, Reanimation is arty and a welcome step in the right direction. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Opening Linkin Park Mike Shinoda (1:08)
Pts. Of. Athrty Linkin Park (3:37)
Ente E ND Linkin Park KutMasta Kurt, Motion Man (4:00)
Chali Linkin Park Linkin Park (:24)
FRGT/10 Linkin Park, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mark Wakefield The Alchemist, Chali 2na (3:32)
P5hng Me A*wy Linkin Park Stephen Richards, Mike Shinoda (4:38)
PLC. 4 Mie Hæd Linkin Park, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mark Wakefield Amp Live (4:21)
X-Ecutioner Style Linkin Park Black Thought (1:49)
H! Vltg3 Derek Murphy, Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Linkin Park DJ Babu, Pharoahe Monch, Evidence (3:31)
Riff Raff Linkin Park Linkin Park (:22)
WTH>You The Dust Brothers, Linkin Park Aceyalone, Chairman Hahn (4:12)
NTR\Mssion Linkin Park Mike Shinoda (:29)
PPR: Kut Linkin Park Rasco, Planet Asia, Cheapshot & Jubacca, Jubacca (3:26)
Rnw@Y Linkin Park, Mark Wakefield Phoenix Orion, Backyard Bangers (3:13)
My Linkin Park Mickey P., Kelli Ali (4:18)
Stef Linkin Park Linkin Park (:10)
By_myslf Linkin Park Josh Abraham, Mike Shinoda (3:42)
Kyur4 TH Ich Linkin Park Chairman Hahn (2:33)
1stp Klosr Linkin Park Jonathan Davis, Humble Brothers (5:46)
KRWLNG Linkin Park Aaron Lewis, Mike Shinoda (5:40)

Credits

Brand Nubian (Performer), Jeff Chestek (Engineer), Brian Gardner (Digital Editing), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Don Gilmore (Producer), KutMasta Kurt (Interpretation), Greg Kurstin (Keyboards), Roc Raida (Interpretation), Mark "Spike" Stent (Mixing), Andy Wallace (Mixing), Tom Whalley (A&R), DJ Babu (Cut), Troy Staton (Mixing), Doug Trantow (Programming), Doug Trantow (Producer), Doug Trantow (Engineer), Josh Kouzomis (Interpretation), Josh Kouzomis (Group Member), Ryan Williams (Engineer), The Alchemist (Interpretation), Josh Abraham (Interpretation), Stephen Carpenter (Guitar), Mickey Petralia (Keyboards), Mickey Petralia (Programming), Mickey Petralia (Producer), Mickey Petralia (Interpretation), Sean C. (Interpretation), DJ Revolution (Editing), Jay Gordon (Programming), Jay Gordon (Engineer), Jay Gordon (Interpretation), Jonas G. (Engineer), Nancie Stern (Sample Clearance), Pharoahe Monch (Vocals), Erik Gregory (Programming), Joseph Hahn (Vocals (Background)), Joseph Hahn (Sampling), Joseph Hahn (Artwork), Joseph Hahn (Illustrations), Joseph Hahn (Records), Mike Shinoda (Guitar), Mike Shinoda (Vocals), Mike Shinoda (MC), Mike Shinoda (Producer), Mike Shinoda (Sampling), Mike Shinoda (Artwork), Mike Shinoda (Art Direction), Mike Shinoda (Design), Mike Shinoda (Interpretation), Evidence (Interpretation), Linkin Park (Main Performer), Humble Brothers (Interpretation), Chester Bennington (Vocals), Brad Delson (Bass), Brad Delson (Guitar), Brad Delson (Vocals (Background)), Brad Delson (Producer), Rob Bourdon (Drums), Rob Bourdon (Vocals (Background)), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (Bass), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (Violin), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (Cello), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Blue (A&R), Mister Hahn (Scratching), David Treahearn (Mixing Assistant), David Treahearn (Assistant), Michael Fitzpatrick (Programming), Michael Fitzpatrick (Interpretation), Flem (Art Direction), Flem (Design), Flem (Page Setup), Amp Live (Interpretation), Alchemist (Interpretation), Backyard Bangers (Interpretation), Chairman Hahn (Scratching), Chairman Hahn (Vocals (Background)), Chairman Hahn (Sampling), Chairman Hahn (Interpretation), Chairman Hahn (Records), Cheapshot (Interpretation), Cheapshot & Jubacca (Interpretation), Jubacca (Interpretation), Eric Moss (Interpretation), Eric Moss (Group Member), Nova (Programming), Nova (Interpretation), Porse 1 (Producer), Natalie Preston (Artist Coordination), Kevin Sakoda (A&R), David "P Dub" Walton (Digital Editing), Ray Wilson (Assistant Engineer)
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Reanimation
Remix album by Linkin Park
Released July 30, 2002
Recorded During the Hybrid Theory tour, 2001
Genre Nu metal, industrial rock, rap rock, alternative hip hop
Length 61:00
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Mike Shinoda
Professional reviews
Linkin Park chronology
Hybrid Theory
(2000)		 Reanimation
(2002)		 Meteora
(2003)
Singles from Reanimation
  1. "Pts.OF.Athrty"
    Released: July 22, 2002

Reanimation is the first remix album by American rock band Linkin Park as a follow-up to their first studio album, Hybrid Theory and released on July 30, 2002. Recorded during the Hybrid Theory tour in 2001, it features hip hop and electronica-influenced remixes of songs from Hybrid Theory.

Contents

Reception

Reanimation helped the many underground hip-hop artists that it featured reach a larger audience, as well as changing the nature of the work so significantly (restructuring songs, adding or substantially changing verses, and adding several guest artists) that it could be considered an entirely new album[1]. Reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine (of Allmusic) considered the album "a welcome step in the right direction," and he praised Reanimation for attempting to break new ground. Linkin Park have also stated that this album could be considered both a remix and studio album. MetaCritic gave the album a score of 60%, however, the album reached a peak position of #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the list for 33 straight weeks. It sold 270,000 copies in its debut week.[2][not in citation given]

MTV2 Videos

MTV2 made videos for each song of the album for its playback of the album on "MTV:Playback" which aired only a few times. These include "Opening" (the girl from the video for "Frgt/10" going to bed), "Pts.of.Athrty" (the US flag up to 1:05, then a motorcycle chase), "[Chali]" (the girl in bed and shots of her room), "Frgt/10" (the girl graffiting town, evading the police), "P5hng Me A*wy" (a cannibal at work), "Plc.4 Mie Hæd" (a girl singing to the song), "X-Ecutioner Style" (a cartoon boy walking around town, singing Chester's "Shut up" parts), "H! Vltg3" (a night in the life of a man), "[Riff Raff]" (the girl in bed), "Wth>You" (very quick montage of mugshots of people in sync with the song), "Ppr:Kut" (shots of people's reactions to an unexpected loud noise while listening to music; Mr. Hahn made a cameo appearance in this video), "Rnw@y" (a girl with a mohawk in town), My<Dsmbr (a man obviously lives on the beach and does some amusements in an amusement park), "By_Myslf" (a girl in a forest), "Kyur4 th Ich" (people breakdancing), "1Stp Klosr" (depicts a failing relationship) and "Krwlng" (animation of a white stick man). Only the "Frgt/10" and "Kyur4 Th Ich" were officially released on the DVD-A edition of the album, along with the official 3D animated "Pts.of.Athrty" video.

Reanimation on live shows

Some of the material on Reanimation found its way into Linkin Park's live shows, as attested by the presence of "P5HNG ME A*WY" on Live in Texas. Also, the intro to KRWLNG is sometimes played before the song "Crawling", "FRGT/10" which was performed at 'ReAct: Music and Relief' (2005). The 2nd bridge of "1STP KLOSR" is usually played where it would in the reanimated version of "One Step Closer", and Jonathan Davis's verse is sung by Chester. Occasionally, Mike Shinoda will sing the "Blood is pouring" part in between Chester's "Shut up!" refrain. Before the "Shut up!" part comes in, Chester will sing "Blood is pouring" as the crowd is hyped. Also, the samples played during Mike's verses from "Wth>You" are used instead of the original guitar/synth parts from "With You" and Chester screams "Come on!" right before the guitar riffs. Mike Shinoda has also played a shortened version of "Enth E ND" with Fort Minor at their Pukkelpop live shows in 2005. During the 2004 line of Projekt Revolution shows, Linkin Park's Joe Hahn performed the opening to "PTS.OF.ATHRTY" before opening "Points of Authority".

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Opening"     1:07
2. "Pts.OF.Athrty"   Linkin Park 3:45
3. "Enth E Nd"   Linkin Park 3:59
4. "[Chali]"     0:23
5. "Frgt/10"   Linkin Park, Wakefield, Farrell 3:32
6. "P5hng Me A*wy"   Linkin Park 4:37
7. "Plc. 4 Mie Hæd"   Linkin Park, Wakefield, Farrell 4:20
8. "X-Ecutioner Style"     1:49
9. "H! Vltg3"   Shinoda, Hahn, Delson 3:30
10. "[Riff Raff]"     0:21
11. "Wth>You"   Linkin Park, M. Simpson, J. King 4:12
12. "Ntr\Mssion"     0:29
13. "Ppr:Kut"   Linkin Park 3:26
14. "Rnw@y"   Linkin Park, Wakefield 3:13
15. "My<Dsmbr"   Shinoda 4:17
16. "[Stef]"     0:10
17. "By_Myslf"   Linkin Park 3:42
18. "Kyur4 th Ich"   Linkin Park 2:32
19. "1stp Klosr"   Linkin Park 5:46
20. "Krwlng"   Linkin Park 5:42

Japanese edition

# Title Writer(s) Length
21. "Buy Myself Remix" (remix of "By Myself" by Marilyn Manson) Linkin Park 4:26

iTunes bonus tracks

# Title Writer(s) Length
21. "One Step Closer" (Live LP Underground Tour 2003) Linkin Park 3:42
22. "Buy Myself Remix" (Manson Remix) Linkin Park 4:26
23. "My December" (Live Projekt Revolution Tour 2002) Shinoda 4:27

DVD-Audio

Contains the complete album mixed in 5.1 surround sound, along with the music videos for "Pts.OF.Athrty", "Frgt/10", and "Kyur4 th Ich", as well as the making of "Pts.OF.Athrty" feature. This is only available in a DVD-Audio format. It plays in most DVD players and DVD-A compatible CD players. This version was originally distributed to members of the Linkin Park Underground, who signed up before November 10, 2002, for free. It was also made into a DualDisc format which contained the CD version on one side and the DVD-Audio on the other. "Reanimation" was of the thirteen initial DualDisc titles released as part of the test marketing.

Demos

There are currently two known demos from the Reanimation recording sessions – one for "1stp Klosr", only remixed by the Humble Brothers without Jonathan Davis (this was a hidden feature on the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival), and a demo of "Pts.OF.Athrty". These have not been commercially released, but they have become popular online and amongst Linkin Park fans.

Outtakes

Remixes were also crafted by Tricky,[3] Prince Paul,[4][5] DJ Z-Trip, [6][7] Team Sleep ("My December"), and The Girl Scouts.[8]

Personnel

Linkin Park
Additional musicians and interpretations
Production

References

  1. ^ Entertainment Weekly
  2. ^ MetaCritic.com - Reanimation
  3. ^ MTV News May 8 2002 5:26 PM EDT
  4. ^ MTV News Sep 27 2001 8:00 AM EDT
  5. ^ MTV News Jan 25 2002 7:54 AM EST
  6. ^ MTV News Sep 27 2001 8:00 AM EDT
  7. ^ MTV News Jan 25 2002 7:54 AM EST
  8. ^ MTV News Sep 27 2001 8:00 AM EDT

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