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Wikipedia article
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| album = Minutes to Midnight
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"'No More Sorrow'" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song serves as eighth track from their third studio album, 'Minutes to Midnight'. The song was performed live and was included in the live album 'Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes'. The live version of the song was released as a promotional single in 2007.[http://lpcatalog.com/item/2007_minutes-to-midnight-misc/promo/pro-cd-102050 LPCatalog - 2007 Minutes To Midnight Misc / Promo / No More Sorrow, US, PRO-CD-102050]
Composition
The song starts with an instrumental intro leading to the vocals by the band's lead singer Chester Bennington. The song was recorded at 133 BPM and is in the key of E flat Minor. Brad Delson, the band's lead guitarist, uses an EBow in this song, which was originally planned for the song "The Little Things Give You Away".http://wiki.lpassociation.com/index.php?title=No_More_Sorrow LPA Wiki Article
Live
The song was performed live many times by the band from 2007 to 2011. The song has been a fan favorite song to be played live. The live version comes with an extended intro. The song was performed on March 14, 2007 as an AOL recording at North Hollywood, California. The first public performance was at Berlin, Germany on April 28, 2007.[http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2007/kesselhaus-berlin-germany-3d7f5c3.html Linkin Park Concert Setlist at Kesselhaus, Berlin on April 28, 2007 | setlist.fm] The song was performed at a concert in the Milton Keynes concert.Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes#Setlist A live version of the song was also released on 'LP Underground 7.0'.LP Underground 7.0#Track listing The last known performance is on September 25, 2011.[http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2011/stadion-utama-gelora-bung-karno-jakarta-indonesia-4bd01b72.html Linkin Park Concert Setlist at Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta on September 21, 2011 | setlist.fm]
Releases
The song was released as the eighth track of Linkin Park's third studio album, 'Minutes to Midnight'.Minutes to Midnight (album) The song was also released on the live album, 'Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes', and also as a promotional single.Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes#CD A live version of the song was also released in 'LP Underground 7.0'.LP Underground 7.0 An 8-bit instrumental was released on the soundtrack, '8-Bit Rebellion'.
Critical reception
"No More Sorrow" generally received positive reviews from critics. 'Rolling Stone' stated "Bennington is not going over old-girlfriend ground when he promises, 'Your time is borrowed,' in the hammering thrash of 'No More Sorrow.'"[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/minutes-to-midnight-20070530 Minutes To Midnight Rolling Stone] 'Billboard' reviewers stated that "One can detect bits of Metallica ("No More Sorrow")".[http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1323311/review-linkin-park-returns-with-minutes-to-midnight Review: Linkin Park Returns With 'Minutes To Midnight' | Billboard] Talking about softness of the album, Sputnik Music stated that "Despite the evident focus on the softer material, Minutes to Midnight does also have a few heavy moments, namely, "Given Up" and "No More Sorrow".[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50682/Linkin-Park-Minutes-to-Midnight/ Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight (album review 4) | Sputnikmusic]
Track listing
Personnel
* Chester Bennington lead vocals
* Mike Shinoda rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Brad Delson lead guitar
* Joe Hahn turntables, samplers
* Dave Farrell bass guitar
* Rob Bourdon drums, percussion
Charts
Even though the song did not chart on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, it charted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles.Linkin Park discography#cite note-140 It also gets moderate airplay on rock and alternative radio stations even to this day despite not charting on 'Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and Alternative Songs charts.
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