Mezmerize

[Dan #3]

Kinda surprised to not see a thread about this album. I guess that comes with The Bored being down for the longest few days ever.

 

Anywho, I picked up the album today and I am very impressed. The sound is still obviously System, but it's still a departure from the older stuff. Radio/Video and Violent Pornography are easily my favourite songs on the album.

[Grizz1983]

System rules the school. They're cool. If you don't like them, you're a fool. Sometimes when I listen, I tend to drool. They're music is so good, it could resurrect Brenner from the dead....you know, Yul.

 

Cheers,

Grizz

[shade]

I think it is a decent album. The guitarist sings a bit too much for my tastes, but I dig it. I still enjoy self-titled/toxicity the best though.

[Dan #2]

I'm not sure what i think yet. SoaD are one of my favourite bands, but i think this album is going to take some getting used to. I think BYOB is kind of boring though.

[marik]

could someone send me the single (byob) so i can check it out.

 

thanks! [email protected]

[saturnine]

systemofadown.com, champ

[marik]

got it. thanks.

[mrs jesus]

I'm not sure what i think yet. SoaD are one of my favourite bands, but i think this album is going to take some getting used to. I think BYOB is kind of boring though.

yeah, i didn't really like that song... or cigaro, and those are the only two i've heard from it.

 

i just typed head instead of heard.

;)

[The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King]

I despise the single. Most of the time I think that they just sound silly. And not in a good way.

[badseed]

I like the album, but I'm not sure where it ranks on my 'best SOAD album' list right now. It's been at my boyfriends for a week now so I haven't had a chance to listen as much.

 

Really love Violent Pornography. Find myself at work singing 'itsanonstopdiscobetyouitsnabiscobetyoudidntknow'.

 

Also like Lost In Hollywood. Cool song to end the cd off.

'All you maggots smoking fags out there on Hollywood Boulevard". Love that line.

[CaptainRocket]

I thought BYOB was pretty good. The album does make me want to hear 'Hypnotize' later this year. I don't think it is their best album, but it is still pretty cool.

[saturnine]

no album can touch self-titled.. but this one is just as crazy as the other two.

[Dan #2]

I don't know what i like more, out of Self-Titled, Toxicity and Steal This Album. It think they're all beautiful.

 

Probably STA...

[saturnine]

if the songs from steal this album had made toxicity, that might've been the best album ever released... and it would've been over 60 minutes ;)

[Dan #2]

That is the only thing i hate about System. And Weezer, too. I despise paying $15-$25 for short cd's. 4 of the songs off of STA were Toxicity bsides anyway...

[saturnine]

i thought most of them were toxicity b-sides

[Dan #2]

Maybe they are. I read a article, right before Toxicity was released that spoke of 'the four bsides' that the band didn't know what to do with. I also read that a few written for a new album, but were put on STA just to give it flow. I figured that the rest were just songs they'd written and never recorded, or written during downtime or something. (not to say that they normally write on command, only when an album is desired.)

 

It would make sense for them to be newer though, they don't sound like self-titled...

 

 

EDIT: Some of the songs are from soundtracks.

 

EDITEDIT: If "Metro" were on STA, it would have been the best SoaD album, hands down. God i love that song...

Edited June 9, 2005 by insober

[saturnine]

hell yeah.. metro is awesome. shame on a nigga is pretty fly as well

[ood_mutler]

I found 'Mezmerize' to be very ordinary.

BYOB and Cigaro had already been released/leaked out. Track 1 is an intro, Radio/Video and Say Goodbye to Hollywood are shite. Which only leaves half a dozen tracks.

 

I do agree the two vocals are used to much on this album. It needed to be used sparingly like on Toxicity. ATWA was such a good song.

[saturnine]

say goodbye to hollywood is an eminem song. your choices are as follows:

old school hollywood

lost in hollywood

 

please choose one (1)

[Dan #3]

And everyone knows that Eminem is bantha poodoo when compared to SOAD. Or anyone else for that matter.

[ood_mutler]

My bad.

 

Old School Hollywood.

[heyrabbit]

I've only heard the first single. it's all over the place. first they sing about a party then go on about the war in iraq?

 

War is baaaad nanananan BOOM lalallaaaa.thanks for the informed opinion.