Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Casual fan - this doesn't do it for me

Having listened to LP for their first two CDs as well as the Reanimation disc, I can say for a fact that this album is a letdown for anyone expecting the same Linkin Park. Every band's sound evolves and changes over time, but this is lacking to the Nth degree.The same song structure is used all too often, as was the case throughtout the first two CDs. The problem here is that the music just isn't as hard as it used to be. This would be fine if the lyrics could move it forward, but the lyrics are mostly weak, uninspired, and can't do the job of driving the music at all. Chester takes most of the vocals, which is fine, but Mike is underused as a result. It really sounds like they're trying to throw stuff at a wall to see what sticks...If you're a die-hard, you might like it more. But for someone like me who listens to the band only every now and then, its farewell Linkin Park.