Mike Shinoda Blog Update: Haters and Believers

In his new Blog post Mike adresses the different reactions to new Linkin Park album “A Thousand Suns”:

Hey guys.  I’ve been getting some questions regaring my thoughts about the album release, so I thought that I’d try to address some of them.

To start, a quick review: about a year and a half ago, we made a conscious decision to take our music in a new direction.  Once the music started flowing, it became a modern, alternative sound–an abstract, concept-driven, 50-minute journey.  We predicted the album release would be incendiary; the new direction would be welcomed by some, and fervently resisted by others.  Now, with that album out in stores, it seems that you guys are curious about our intentions behind the music, and our reactions to the noise being made about A Thousand Suns. Continue

So guys, what do you think about “A Thousand Suns”? Comments appreciated.