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Neapolitan · 11-02-2016, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankLP24

Hi people.
What is, in your opinion, the most versatile band of all time?
Some people say it's Queen, others say it's Frank Zappa...
But I think that no band comes even close to Linkin Park in terms of versatility. Now, if you've only listened to the first two records, you might say that I'm crazy... But after "Meteora" they started experimenting a lot, and I mean A LOT.
I'll give you some examples. Listen to these songs:

"War"
"H! Vltg3"
"Pushing Me Away" (2007 Live Version)
"The Messenger"
"The Catalyst"
"Until It's Gone"
"Skin To Bone"
"New Divide"

Just to name a few.
They go from Metal to Hip-Hop, alt. rock, electronica, melodic... But they're best known for mixing all together.
Songs like "Figure. 09" are a perfect example of their earlier nu metal sound. If you listen to these song and don't know it's Linkin Park, you could easily think you're listening to different bands.

The first three bands that come to mind as the most versatile are The Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Turtles. If I had to pick just one for who's the most, I would have to go with The Turtles. Hands down one of the most versatile bands ever. They have an album called "Battle of the Bands" to prove their versatility. The album is a gate-fold and you can open it up to see that the twelve bands that are represented in the the credit appear in various dress representing various genres. Interesting fact in case you didn't know, they are all actually members of The Turtles. The Turtles kicks Linkin Park's ass left and right when it comes to versatility. Sorry dude.