Hypnotize
Closing out the second half of 2005 just as its predecessor Mesmerize closed out the first, Hypnotize completes System of a Down's finest hour to date. The two albums form a lean and nearly perfect whole that places this Los Angeles collective in league with the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd. System has created an enduring body of work that challenges conventional notions about the nature of the contemporary rock album. More practically, they have given listeners a fine second act that attacks and attacks hard, inspiring as much headbanging as vintage Metallica and as thought-provoking as the Minutemen and the Dead Kennedys. (Vocalist Serj Tankian's barbaric yawp sometimes calls to mind head Kennedy Jello Biafra.) The album's first half features the most brutal, perfect and direct rock `n' roll that's come down the old mainstream this year: "Attack," "Kill Rock `n' Roll," "Tentative" and "U-Fig" lead the charge while "Holy Mountains" gracefully moves us toward this epic's final challenging moments. Latter tracks such as "She's Like Heroin" (Frank Zappa's idea of The Three Penny Opera) and "Lonely Day" fail to maintain the intensity heard early on but not don't prevent Mesmerize and Hypnotize from coming together as one of the most definitive heavy rock albums of the decade. --Jedd Beaudoin
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ProductReviews77/100 (100 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-03-2008
- No comment on the music, but the CD is awful
Compressed to **** with the volume jacked. Typical of loudness war merchandise, but taken to a new level. Possibly worse than even Californication. Exhausting and unlistenable.Just got into an argument this weekend about clipping in...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-03-2008
- System Of A Down - A Unique Band
I can't think of any other band that sounds like these guys. They are truly unique and although I don't like everything that they do, there is certainly a lot of talent to be found here. The music combines elements of Nu-metal,...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-23-2008
- Getting Better all the Time!
The System of a Down have gotten better every CD. Any fan must buy this album. If you don't have this album and you are reading this review to decide if you want to buy this album, then obviously you are not a true fan!
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-29-2007
- Leaves Much to be Desired
I have to honest and say that this album was disappointing for me, and I love SOAD. Most of the songs were just a bit to over the top for me. Wouldnt recommend unless you like a whole lot of screaming!
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-03-2008
- System Of A Down - A Unique Band
I can't think of any other band that sounds like these guys. They are truly unique and although I don't like everything that they do, there is certainly a lot of talent to be found here. The music combines elements of Nu-metal,...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-22-2007
- Depends on what you like about System...
Its true, whether or not you will love this album, I think, has to do with which part of System you like more. If you are like me and tend to like the faster, funnier, thrashier side of System's style of rock more than their...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-03-2008
- No comment on the music, but the CD is awful
Compressed to **** with the volume jacked. Typical of loudness war merchandise, but taken to a new level. Possibly worse than even Californication. Exhausting and unlistenable.Just got into an argument this weekend about clipping in...
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