Song Information
Title: Faint
Artist: Linkin Park
Album: Meteora
Bassist: Dave “Phoenix” Farrell
Difficulty: Beginner
Tuning: Drop C♯ Tuning
Key: E Major
Tempo: 135
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Bass Diary Entry
Hybrid Theory was a musical awakening for me. A friend introduced me to it a few months before Meteora came out, and it completely reshaped what I thought music could sound like — heavy, emotional, and unmistakably modern. So when I heard a new Linkin Park album was on the way, I was all in.
I remember going into my local Tesco on release day and grabbing Meteora on CD before hearing a single track. My friend couldn’t believe I’d bought something without previewing it first — but when a band like Linkin Park hits you that hard, you don’t need a sample. I just knew.
And I was right.
“Faint” exploded out of the speakers and instantly became one of my favourite Linkin Park songs — and still is. The relentless drive, the speed, the urgency… everything feels like it’s on the edge of bursting, and the bass brings the absolute weight that keeps the track grounded. It’s not flashy, but it hits with real force — locking in with the drums to push the entire song forward like a freight train.
I was 12 when this album dropped, right in the sweet spot of discovering “my” music for the first time. Linkin Park definitely shaped my tastes then — and if I’m honest, they still do now. Songs like “Somewhere I Belong” and “Breaking the Habit” also remain essentials from the album, but “Faint” is the one that always takes me back to that moment: full excitement, zero doubts, and the thrill of a brand-new album from a band that already felt iconic.
Hybrid Theory opened the door. Meteora cemented this band in my life. And “Faint” was the icing on the cake.
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