Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) come". "Herald Sun" writer Karen Tye gave it 3½ out of 4 stars and praised the band's new sound, asking, "Who knew being a plain old rock band could suit Linkin Park so well?". Despite commending the band for their ambition, "The Guardian"s Caroline Sullivan gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and perceived "their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre" as a weakness, while writing that "the sound still pivots on the interplay of walloping guitar chords and self-flagellating lyrics". Among those with a more negative view of the album was Stephen Thomas
Midnight Zoo (album) "Midnight Zoo" debuted at #5 on the Japanese Oricon Weekly albums chart, making Nakajima the first female solo artist to have had the country's top-10 charting albums in five consecutive decades — three male musicians have already set this record; Eric Clapton, Eikichi Yazawa and Masashi Sada. The album has sold over 40,000 copies as of December 2010. All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo Bonus tracks Midnight Zoo (album) None of the songs appeared on the album was released as a single. Instead, two of previous released materials were featured as bonus tracks; her