LINKIN PARK: METEORA - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - SUPER DELUXE EDITION BOX SET". Napalm Records. February 10, 2023 . Retrieved February 10, 2023.

It’s about honouring each creative opportunity as it comes along,” said Delson. “It was an embarrassingly haphazard accident that we found ‘Lost’ and it’s like doing as well as it’s doing. There was not a lot of premeditation beyond, ‘This feels good in the moment, let’s honour that’. It was organic and that’s always really served us. We’ve always done our best work when the creative opportunity feels right.” METEORA 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION DELUXE CD". Linkin Park Warner Records . Retrieved February 11, 2023. There was a mad dash to get a lot of things solidified. When we were mastering the first single ‘Somewhere I Belong’, we were still changing the chorus. It was chaos. We were really obsessed and a little agitated and anxious about putting the record together.” VINYL: Meteora, Live In Texas – the full concert released on vinyl for the first time, and Live in Nottingham 2003, an unreleased legendary live concert from March 2003. The two live albums on vinyl are exclusive to the Super Deluxe EditionChester Bennington [11] Mike Shinoda (pictured) is said to be included in the writing of all the songs.

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the album as "nothing more and nothing less than a Hybrid Theory part 2.", but added that the band "has discipline and editing skills, keeping this record at a tight 36 minutes and 41 seconds, a move that makes it considerably more listenable than its peers... since they know where to focus their energy, something that many nu-metal bands simply do not." [20] Sputnikmusic writer Damrod criticized the album as being too similar to Hybrid Theory, but praised the album's production quality and catchiness, stating "the songs just invade your brain". [31] ARIA - Top 100 Albums 2003". Australian Recoridng Industry Association . Retrieved October 27, 2015. Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory' Producer Calls Working With Chester Bennington a 'Dream Come True". Billboard. July 24, 2017 . Retrieved July 26, 2017. He continued: “I don’t think we were nervous about ‘Meteora’ being good. We were just so bent on making it great, that if we heard anything that could possibly be made better, we would work as hard as we could to change it.Lipshutz, Jason (February 10, 2023). "Linkin Park Announces 'Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition,' Shares 'Lost' Single With Chester Bennington Vocals". Billboard . Retrieved February 10, 2023. Gennoe, Dan (24 March 2003). "LINKIN PARK - 'METEORA' ". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 2003-06-21 . Retrieved 24 March 2003.

Chart of the Year 2003" (in Danish). TOP20.dk. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012 . Retrieved December 20, 2020.I definitely got reminded of the fun of playing live instruments,” said Shinoda. “It’s been a while since I was in the studio with Linkin Park making anything and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, there’s an element of experimentation with live instruments that I just haven’t done in a while’. As we were wrapping up things on ‘Meteora’ at the end of last year, the two songs for Scream came together. “ O'Connor, Rachael (January 28, 2023). "Linkin Park tease major announcement as they poke fun at themselves with Limewire virus-themed countdown". Metro . Retrieved February 10, 2023. Lyrically, the album contains elements including depressing emotions, anger, and recovery. Explaining to MTV, Bennington said: "We don't talk about situations, we talk about the emotions behind the situations. Mike and I are two different people, so we can't sing about the same things, but we both know about frustration and anger and loneliness and love and happiness, and we can relate on that level." In the same interview, Shinoda explained it as: "What we really wanted to do was just push ourselves and push each other to really find new ways to be creative." He continued: "We wanted each sample that was in each song to be something that might perk your ear – something that you might not have ever heard before." [13] We really learned the meaning of pressure. But it wasn't pressure from outside people. It was artistic pressure from ourselves. You can't control the commercial success of a record, so there's no point in investing energy in that. But the quality of your record is entirely up to you, and you can't blame anyone else if you write crappy songs. Before we did Meteora, I listened to "Hybrid Theory" and "Reanimation", and I was like, "Dude, I'm really proud of these records. I don't remember how we did it, and I don't know how we're gonna do it again. We're kind of screwed. Then, fortunately, we were able to invest ourselves fully in the process for 18 months, and that helped us make a really great record." [8] Prior to releasing a second album, the band instead chose to release a remix album, Reanimation, in 2002, produced by band member Mike Shinoda. The experience led the band to want to co-produce their second album, while still working with Gilmore, hoping to expand on the sound of Hybrid Theory with more experimental ideas. [8] In early 2002, after the touring, the writing continued in Mike's home studio, pre-production of the album began there. The band worked in pairs during the writing process, whereas Shinoda was always involved in all the songs. The recording of the songs mainly used Pro Tools, whereas the band used the traditional method of writing, in main studio. In June, pre-production terminated and the band headed for main production. The band finalized Don Gilmore as their producer. When Reanimation was released, the band had started to write the main content. Rob Bourdon spent eight hours a day in the studio for the recording of the album. By August, the band entered NRG Studios as Bennington also began writing songs with the band. [9] [10] [11]