Linkin Park is my favorite band, but this album falls short from their other stuff, musically. Parents, the lyrics aren't much worse, but there is a parental advisory label on the cover, and some songs have profanity (Given Up-"Tell me what the F--k is wrong with me!")
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Minutes to Midnight
(2007, Rock, by Linkin Park, Label: Warner Brothers / WEA)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Angst-ridden rock is dark and depressing.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Minutes to Midnight
Parents need to know that the band likes to say "f--k" quite a bit in one song, and there are many subtle (and not so subtle) references to the "Three D's" (Depression, Destruction, and Death) on this earnest, enjoyable album. Words associated with death ("hearse," "noose," "hand grenade") are used in the context of personal revelation and interpersonal communication and not in terms of actually harming someone else.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about using dramatic lyrics to get your point across. Do they make the songs sound more believable? Can you be less intense and still have the same effect? Families can also discuss the title of the album, which refers to the Doomsday Clock, created in 1947 to show how close (in imaginary "minutes") the world is to nuclear destruction. Why do you think the band chose this title? What can you, as one single person, do to help increase the minutes left until "midnight?"
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Good for tweens who are more into alternative rock
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
too depressing but brilliant composition
best band ever formed in nu-metal history......
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
This album features a more mature, and somewhat softer sound for Linken Park. The quality of music is as always worth the time, and if you do find the language a bit strong it is always possible to buy the censored version. The messages; while not completely possitive all the time are relavent, and important to teens- and quite frankly much less of a concern than most of the other music being produced for the age-group presently.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
A More Grown Up Linkin Park
Linkin Park is my favorite band and I can say that although this was not one of its best work (or its worst), it certainly is a wonderful. It might have some tracks that have "the f word" in them but the messages of many songs are meaningful, such as "What I've Done", "Hands Held High" and "Leave Out All The Rest". Overall, this is a great album ( I recommend the censored version)
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
LINKIN PARK IS SO AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEST BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THERI MUSIC MY FAVORITE BAND!!!
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