10 Hard Rock Songs That Almost Killed Great Albums

10. Runaway - Linkin Park

Any kid who was into heavy music around the turn of the century has some inherent connection to Linkin Park. Even if their brand of nu metal was a bit more user-friendly than something like Korn or Fear Factory, you still couldn't avoid the amazing choruses across songs like In the End and One Step Closer. Though Hybrid Theory is one of the most successful metal releases ever, that doesn't mean that every track is a barn burner.

As you get to the midpoint of the album, Runaway comes on feeling like just your average Linkin Park track. While the group's approach of two lead vocalists was a unique trait for the time, most of this song feels pretty stagnant in the track listing, as if this were a B-side that happened to make the final cut. In fact, there's not too much terribly wrong with this track except for the fact that it is sandwiched between some of the more beefy cuts on the record like Crawling and In the End.

For what it's worth though, if you're looking for some good old fashioned nu metal, this still is able to get the job done, with a chilling piano pad and some pretty competent lyrics about leaving home. Certainly not a bad track, but also not able to compete with their musical older brothers.