I haven't heard Jay-Z's albums, but have been an ardent fan of Linkin Park. I have found the quality of their rock music, not as grungier than Godsmack. You can enjoy rock as well as listen to it, without much pain. LP's albums like 'Meteora' and 'Hybrid Theory' were highly appreciable. 'Minutes to midnight' was, i suppose their experiment in creating what i call is 'soul rock', something which you'll find in Evanascence's 'Fallen'. I didn't find that enthralling though, as their previous two albums.
With 'Collision Course', i was expecting something innovative from LP, as they've already been doing. Jay-Z has simply cashed in the success of LP's most popular songs, and has his rap act all over the place. Intrestingly, the mixers simply won't give up portions of LP's songs! In each song which the album has, you can easily observe LP overpowering the rap act!
Of the seven songs, i found "Numb/Encore" to be desirable. "What are you waiting for...", the lyrics make the song hippier and heavier. LP's lead singer has always carried out the rap act effectively, only this time its Jay-Z you could see attempting to match that.
Other songs such as "Papercut", "Faint", "In the End" and "Points of authority" lack the punch. At points you would feel it would be better if those songs would've been left untouched. In a nutshell, its a disappointment, if i see in the eyes of my favourite rock band, Linkin Park. Please do not come up with such, in coming times!
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