Linkin Park Are Worth Listening To

Let today be the day that I go on record as saying that Linkin Park are actually a decent band.

Linkin Park put the video for "Waiting For The End" on their YouTube profile a couple days ago, so I can only assume that this is their new song; I could be dead wrong of course, as I am somewhat out of touch with pop culture these days, and even more out of touch with how to be a participating member of society in general, but this is nonetheless a video worth watching.

Apparently it was done by the Joe Hahn (DJ in the band), who has presumably discovered, like most Nu Metal bands, that the role of DJ in a rock band is about as obsolete (and equally retarded) as flying a kite in a thunder storm to try to get electricity-- Yeah, it works technically, but why bother?

Thankfully, Linkin Park have grown out of their Nu Metal origins, and managed to sustain themselves as a decent rock band who can't really be classified as any specific genre. This is what, in my opinion, makes them stand apart from their peers, and has enabled them to endure the test of time. Had they simply been a good Nu Metal band, they would have gone back to the depths of obscurity, along with P.O.D., Puddle Of Mudd, Limp Bizkit, and Incubus.

Simply put, this is a cool song, and it has a damn cool constellation-themed video to accompany it. I recommend turning the lights down low and playing it at 1080i fullscreen on your computer-- It kind of looks like an iTunes visualizer that was made SPECIFICALLY for the song. This is a primary example of a song that is made BETTER by the video. While you're at it, I also recommend inviting your new lady friend over and telling her you have something special planned, and then switching the song to Puke On Cops by NOFX while she waits on the bed for you to further disappoint her.

In any case, here's the video. It's good even in spite of the fact that that Mike Shinoda fellow is doing his best impersonation of Sean Paul at various points throughout the song. Now ain't that a kick in the head?