Dead Flower Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Simply put, this album remains one of the best and freshest rock/metal releases of all time. I probably didn't really appreciate just how good it was at first, but over the years I've found myself loving it more and more with every listen.For me it's like Faith No More on steroids... almost like they listened to The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies and decided to make similar shit, but louder, heavier and even more fucking insane. No wanking around, though. The majority of songs are short, sharp and under 4 minutes, yet they cram so much into each of them. The lyrics can be overly political at times, but nicely balanced by fun shit like Bounce. They were even singing songs about Tapeworms (check out Needles) well before Scotty boy in Sucker Train Blues.Cool riffs, sweet drumming, great harmonies, and Rubin got the production perfect. The songs are all so even, but my top five would be:- Atwa- Prison Song- Chop Suey!- Aerials- Deer Dance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Simply put, this album remains one of the best and freshest rock/metal releases of all time. I probably didn't really appreciate just how good it was at first, but over the years I've found myself loving it more and more with every listen.For me it's like Faith No More on steroids... almost like they listened to The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies and decided to make similar shit, but louder, heavier and even more fucking insane. No wanking around, though. The majority of songs are short, sharp and under 4 minutes, yet they cram so much into each of them. The lyrics can be overly political at times, but nicely balanced by fun shit like Bounce. They were even singing songs about Tapeworms (check out Needles) well before Scotty boy in Sucker Train Blues.Cool riffs, sweet drumming, great harmonies, and Rubin got the production perfect. The songs are all so even, but my top five would be:- Atwa- Prison Song- Chop Suey!- Aerials- Deer DanceI think I hate that band. These are the guys who wore puppets of Chevy Chase on their fingers at a gig, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 These are the guys who wore puppets of Chevy Chase on their fingers at a gig, right?I've always meant to get into them, but that fact alone makes me want to listen to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 I haven't seen much of 'em live, but Chevy Chase finger puppets sound pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Fucking hate System Of A Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADPT Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I love the music but every time I see one of their videos I want to punch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissirge Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 its their best album.Not as experimental as the newer ones and has more solid tunes than the debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Best metal band around these days by far. One that does something different rather than just playing Metallica and Pantera riffs in a low tuning.I love Psycho, for that solo at the end. Steal This Album was great aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hejanne Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I love Mezmerize and Hypnotize - but I guess that just because I know them better than the rest.Heard they are taking a break at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Fucking hate System Of A Down.Damn right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Fucking hate System Of A Down.Damn right.Great contribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Gotta agree with everyone saying they hate SOAD. Haven't heart any good songs by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Fucking hate System Of A Down.Damn right.Great contribution.Well ok, let me then just say that I think their music sounds like it shouldn't be listened to by an epileptic 'cause it might cause an attack. Seriously, their music isn't something I want to sit through for listening pleasure. Sometimes they have their melodic, listenable moments but then they go and destroy it with their stupid "let's go crazy and produce noise" antics. What a waste of a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Fucking hate System Of A Down.Damn right.Great contribution.Well ok, let me then just say that I think their music sounds like it shouldn't be listened to by an epileptic 'cause it might cause an attack. Seriously, their music isn't something I want to sit through for listening pleasure. Sometimes they have their melodic, listenable moments but then they go and destroy it with their stupid "let's go crazy and produce noise" antics. What a waste of a band.Nothing wrong with a bit of contrast. It shows that they can do the heavy stuff as well as the more harmonious songs. Its metal, its not supposed to be safe all the time. Beats repetitive ways of songwriting that so many others do. Like BYOB, the songs got frantic verses, with a catchy as fuck chorus. Reminds me of when I played Metallicas Battery to my history teacher. He loved it up until they 'ruined it' with distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_crime49 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I think this band beats alot of the other stuff around today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman24 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 (edited) Not my favourite band.I think they're very overrated. Edited October 24, 2007 by Iceman24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 SOAD is a terrible, terrible band. Sorry, was a terrible band. They didn't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest banaszkiewicz Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 system of a down is one of my favourite bandstheir energy just sends me into a state of hightoo bad they went on a hiatus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff_mckagan21 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Love SOAD, got all their albums.This is their best album by far, my favourite tracks are Atwa and Shimmy.duff21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 System of a Down is awesome. I especially liked them when they put out their first album. Now that Serj went solo, it kinda ruined the whole vibe. Yeah, his solo CD is pretty nice, but nothing comes close to the original SOAD that put out that first CD years ago.Oh yeah, Toxicity is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 Nothing wrong with a bit of contrast. It shows that they can do the heavy stuff as well as the more harmonious songs. Its metal, its not supposed to be safe all the time. Beats repetitive ways of songwriting that so many others do. Like BYOB, the songs got frantic verses, with a catchy as fuck chorus.Yes. For the most part they dispense with the normal notions of songwriting in rock/metal, and their songs are just completely off the wall. So many different transitions, singing styles and contrasts within each individual song - and they just cram it all into a three minutes track, rather than extending and bloating it. Even when they do repeat certain parts, they nearly always seem to change it up slightly. You can barely catch your breath when you listen to 'em, and the frantic style probably puts a lot of people off at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Aerials and toxicity were great. - Not sure on the rest though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moop Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I love the album and the band, but find the album vastly overrated. Most of the songs just sound the same to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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