System of a Down - Mezmerize

The 4th and newest CD by a very awesome band. I just got it. I'll edit this post when I give this CD a full listen to review it. It's awesome so far.

01. Soldier Side - A nice introduction for the album, it was pretty soft actually, unusual for SoaD. This is the first plain intro I've ever seen SoaD do, so it was unusual in it's self. I liked it.

02. B.Y.O.B. - I like this song, I listened to it a little bit too much before getting the CD, but it's still good. It's one of the longer songs on the album. I like how Daron and Serj harmonize in this song, and others. The video for this song is good too.

03. Revenga - I really like this song, it's one of my favourites on the album. It's a perfect showcase of SoaD's new style. Not as heavy, but still unusual sounding and awesome like their older songs. I like the really fast parts of this song, but the chorus is great too.

04. Cigaro - Oh, this song is really funny. It's like Bounce, another song of theirs off of the Toxicity album. Like B.Y.O.B, I heard it a bit too much before the album, but it's still good.

05. Radio/Video - This is probably the weakest song on their album, only because it's so repetitive and long for a repetitive song, but it's still good, as this album is awesome. It's great in the beginning, then it sorta sounds like all... I dunno how to describe the music... pirate-ish? xD Still good.

06. This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song - This a pretty cool song. I love the guitar in it, especially in the beginning. I like the fast singing of Serj in this. This sounds like a lot like it should be on the Steal this Album! CD, due to the vocals.

07. Violent Pornography - This is my favourite song off the CD, it's just so awesome. Both the title and the song are great. Serj once again makes this song especially awesome with his vocals.

08. Question! - It's surprisingly soft for this band at first. I like this song. It gets pretty good towards the middle. I like the lyrics to this song, the other songs were a little repetitive

09. Sad Statue - This song has probably the most meaning out of all of the songs, it's really good. I love these types of songs by System of a Down. The chorus is definitely the best bit of the song.

10. Old School Hollywood - I've never heard a robotic voice in any of their songs before, so it made this one pretty cool. Daron's voice when he just sings along is real funny and amusing.

11. Lost in Hollywood - For once, Daron is the one who has the majority of the vocals, if not all of them. Serj sings back up in this one. It's a nice change. This is a very soft song for them, light guitar. One of my favourites off of the album.

Over all, I'd give this album an 8.5/10 so far, probably more as I give it a more thorough listen.

sounds great, im not sure if the new album is out here yet but i think i'll probably get it :choc:

I didnt even know they had a new album coming out til a couple days ago. I dont listen to the radio anymore so i dont hear any news about new cds. I hope this new SOAD cd is better than that "Steal this album" crap

I just bought it for my sister today (for her birthday) and we like it :D. In fact, she's listening to it again right now xD

ahh, its ok. id like it alot more if the guitarist stopped singing. (i hate his voice)

these the same people that had the song chop suey?


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yes it's the same band..... and my favourite song from there album is B.Y.O.B.

I just got it.It's super!
Violent Pornography is a great song,must be the best of the album.

Yup. Chop Suey was off of their second album. Personally, I like Chop Suey, it was what got me hooked to them.

And Mezmerize doesn't sound much like Steal this Album! It doesn't sounds like any of their albums. It's not as heavy, but it's still great.

I've not heard this album. I've heard all the others, I prefer the self-titled album the best. I'll have to buy this sometime to see what it's like. I'm looking forward to listening to 'Hypnotise' (is it..?) as well. I think it's out in September isn't it?

I <3 the drummer out of SoaD, he's a brilliant drummer.

my friend got it, so im just gonna put it into my ipod :D, if i really like it i'll buy it myself :choc:

what albums have they got out? my friends looking for more of them



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Originally Posted by shadow 13

what albums have they got out? my friends looking for more of them



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The first one looks like this: http://www.freeweb.hu/soad/PICS/ALBUMS/soadfrontsml.jpg

It's a self-titled album.

The second is this: http://www.audiorevolution.com/gifs/...temofadown.gif

And is called Toxicity.

The third album looks like this: http://www.discover.de/kritiken/img/...2002-11-27.jpg

And is called Steal This Album.

And the latest is this: http://www.sanity.com.au/coverscan/610000/605732.jpg

I'll buy it when I have the money. I'd get a discount if I get it from work.

Only their fourth album? I thought they'd been around for a lot longer than that.

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Originally Posted by Maxx Power

Only their fourth album? I thought they'd been around for a lot longer than that.

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Yeah, but they have another one out later on in the year called Hypnotise. So it's really a double album, so it makes up for the time they've been pratting about.

I just bought it yesterday, and I'm pretty pleased with it. There are only a couple of songs that don't stand out to me.

One problem I have, is the ammount of Daron's singing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can only take Daron in small ammounts and he gets to sing a bit too much for my liking in this album.

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Originally Posted by Jellisaurus

I just bought it yesterday, and I'm pretty pleased with it. There are only a couple of songs that don't stand out to me.

One problem I have, is the ammount of Daron's singing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can only take Daron in small ammounts and he gets to sing a bit too much for my liking in this album.

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That's true. I like Daron is small doses, his voice can make a song fun, but too much is like "ugh."

i bought it friday and i have to say it is a disapointment. only 37 minutes long (im glad it was cheap) and only 3.5 songs wort listening (yes, i know is a two-disc set but is still too short). if you see the nin newest album next to it (as they do in hot topic) go with that one. now, download the following songs: B.Y.O.B. and CIGARO.

As much as I like SoAd, I didn't particularly like this album as much as the first three. I liked their self titled album alot more than any of the others, and then Steal this album and Toxicity were both great.

My least favorite song on this album is probably B.Y.O.B...

I thought Question! Wasn't that great.

:( I was going to see them at Donnington Festival. I'm not going now though, as I don't really have the spare cash. How sad. :(

I think this was perfectly deserving of being bought.

Revenga, Radio/Video, and the two Hollywood songs are probably my favorite.

The case is really friggin' weird though. it's all backwards and not in a jewel caseX.x;

and B.Y.O.B. is politically reprimanding, as expected of soad :P

This sounds a lot more like Steal This Album than Steal This Album sounded like Toxicity, I think.