Live in Texas [ENHANCED] [LIVE]

Linkin Park

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2003)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Live
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B0000DJZAM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,022 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Recorded on the Dallas date of the 2003 Summer Sanitarium arena tour, with Metallica, Limp Bizkit, et. al, Live in Texas is a concise, no-frills two-disc DVD/CD souvenir of the muscular Linkin Park live experience. 5.1 Surround Sound captures every nuance of Brad Delson's explosive guitar, the incendiary turntable flourishes of DJ Joseph Hahn, and the interplay between MC Mike Shinoda and singer Chester Bennington (although the audience sing-along on "Numb" gets lost across the barricades), as the sextet runs through a tight set of selections drawn exclusively from its bestsellers Hybrid Theory and Meteora, with the big hits ("Crawling," "In the End") programmed toward the climax. Casual fans may grumble about the absence of extras--there's no backstage-with-the-band documentary or viewing angle options, no previously unreleased songs--but hardcore devotees (who get plenty of face time on the DVD) should appreciate the opportunity to revisit the thrills of Linkin Park in concert whenever they wish. --Kurt B. Reighley

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Park for your buck, December 4, 2003

By	Mr. Censored (Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Never ones to be too stingy with new releases, Linkin Park decided to end '03 with a live DVD/CD combo release that will please any LP fan. The DVD is basically an extension of the much shorter CD. All of their hits are performed live, straight from Dallas, TX (on the Summer Sanitarium Tour, which featured Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Deftones & Mudvayne). All of Linkin Park's live energy and enthusiasm translates well into this package. Aside from the songs you would expect to appear on here like 'In The End,' 'One Step Closer' or 'Somewhere I Belong,' there are plenty of little surprises and rarities in here. How many bands are daring enough to perform a remix? Linkin Park manages to pull it off with 'P5hng Me A*wy' which, although missing Stephen from Taproot, sounds better live than it did on "Reanimation." On 'One Step Closer' we are also treated to a sampling of Jonathan Davis' part (of course, missing the famous frontman again) during the bridge. "Meteora" stand-outs such as 'Figure 0.9' and 'Don't Stay' are powerful and potent additions to Linkin Park's live show and fit in with the tried and true tracks like 'Points of Authority' and 'Papercut.' All in all, with the DVD and CD together, this is one item any Linkin Park fan can't be without. For a band who is criticized often as being a boy-band with guitars, this live-disc proves everyone wrong. Linkin Park don't just come alive on the record, they come alive in their live show as well.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Linkin Park Live: What an experience!, March 3, 2005

By	Petar Vodogaz "Commissioner" (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

And all I can say is I am so happy and glad that I did purchase this twin set CD/DVD from Linkin Park on tour during 2003 with Limp Biskit and Metalica. 'Live In Texas' actually Dallas is a work of art and for any hardcore fan of Linkin Park this is the Digi-pack for you!

The first CD comprises of 12 audio tracks drawn from Linkin Park's first two albums 'Hybrid Theory' and 'Meteora'. There are no new song releases on this CD just a remix of Pushing Me Away (Track 8). The hits of 'Somewhere I belong' and 'Crawling' and 'One Step Closer' are included on this audio CD.

CD 2 is actually the DVD of the actual concert and it is filmed expertly and gets the band action full on as well as the crowd moshing and jumping to the music. What an exhilarating feeling. All in all there are 18 songs in the concert with live powerful performances of 'Faint', 'By Myself', 'Numb' and 'In the End'.

A must for any new or old fan of Linkin Park. I thoroughly enjoyed this feast of viewing pleasure to the senses.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly, They Are An Amazing Band..., November 27, 2003

By	Nick "Watty420" (New Albany, Indiana) - See all my reviews

After the release of "Meteora" (which is still in the top 40 and has been since it's March '03 release) disappointed quite a few fans, it did not me. I knew it would not match "Hybrid Theory", and it had it's great tracks as well that were better than some of "Hybrid Theory"'s, such as "Faint", "Figure.09", "Breaking the Habit" and "Numb". Now, only 8 months after the release of "Meteora", LP returns with their delightful DVD / CD combo "Live in Texas", recorded live Irving & Houston Texas during Summer Sanitarium shows in August.

Before I watched the DVD on this album, I had heard a few things about Linkin Park's live shows, most bad. However, after watching the DVD, I was completely convinced that they deliver one of the most emotional and energetic shows of any of the new rock bands out there. The people who were saying their shows were unsatisfactory were probably just those "anti-everything mainstream" people (and there's nothing wrong with not liking mainstream music, because most talent is, in fact, in the underground, however, some people push it over the limit) who hate Linkin Park because they sell records. But anyway, the DVD is 68 minutes long and contains these tracks and how I rate the performance:
1. Don't Stay (4/5)
2. Somewhere I Belong (4/5)
3. Lying From You (5/5)
4. Papercut (5/5)
5. Points of Authority (5/5)
6. Runaway (5/5)
7. Faint (4/5)
8. From the Inside (4/5)
9. Figure.09 (5/5)
10. With You (3/5)
11. By Myself (3/5)
12. P5HNG ME A*WY (5/5)
13. Numb (5.5)
14. Crawling (3/5)
15. In the End (4/5)
16. A Place For My Head (5/5)
17. One Step Closer (5/5)

The DVD alone would be worth the price of admission. After the performance is over you wish you were there for an encore.

Now on to the compact disc. All the tracks here can be seen on the DVD, and I don't know why LP didn't just transfer the whole performance from the DVD onto the CD instead of cutting out half of it. I guess they just like making short CDs, like they have with all their albums (except "Reanimation"). The CD tracklisting is:
1. Somewhere I Belong
2. Lying From You
3. Papercut
4. Points of Authority
5. Runaway
6. Faint
7. From the Inside
8. P5HNG ME A*WY
9. Numb
10. Crawling
11. In the End
12. One Step Closer

The CD is give 2.5 out of 5 stars, because they could have made it so much longer and it features nothing that can't be SEEN or heard on the DVD. However, the DVD is wonderful and gives the whole thing 5 stars. If you're a fan of LP, go get this.