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What's OOT's thoughts on Linkin Park's music? Any suggestions on similar music for playing poker?

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I don't like Linkin Park very much, but I like some bands that some people would group with them.

You may like (if you don't already) Disturbed, System of a Down, Slipknot, Taproot.

Part of the problem with recommending hard rock bands is that the line between mainstream and hardcore is difficult to define. If you like Pearl Jam, you might think System is really edgy. If you like Pantera, you might think anything that gets radioplay is for pussies. I know there's a whole world of underground bands that probably either look at a group like Disturbed as pioneers or sellouts and I'm not really sure what's going on in that world. And underground v mainstream isn't exactly a new phenomenon.

Getting a bit off track.

Anyway, I think Linkin Park's music is catchy enough to be mildly enjoyable, but the sound is too repetitive and the lyrics too bland for me to really get into it. It sounds manufactured. I didn't know before reading it in this thread that they were packaged by a studio, but it wouldn't surprise me. I don't like the lead singer's voice either. The Jay-Z album was decent, but I'd rather see a Jay-Z/hardrock combo with several other bands than Linkin Park.