Hybrid Theory was the first 'rock' album my parents bought for me on cassette as a kid back in 2000. Ever since I seen One Step Closer music video on MTV. I listened to that album everyday for a year straight. Linkin Park were my favorite band at that age, I would show my friends the album, have posters, t-shirts, and seen them perform live 3 times (Meteora World Tour, Projekt Revolution, and an outdoor event).
Reanimation and the early LPU releases eventually leading up to Meteora (which I was pissed at first since it was not going to be released on cassette) I very much into them. But was massively disappointed with the direction they went with Minutes to Midnight from their appearance & sound that was it for me, I was done with them for the time being.
Since then I'd consider myself a casual fan eventually buying A Thousand Suns (it's alright), listening to Living Things, and really enjoying The Hunting Party (my 3rd favorite album from Linkin Park). One More Light didn't appeal to me but From Zero has its moments and brings me somewhat back to the early 2000s.