System of a Down
This debut by the L.A.-based quartet is a hybrid of explosive rap-metal, politically incendiary lyrics, and wide-ranging cultural influences. The members are of Armenian descent, but their diverse stylistic background transcends easy cultural labeling. Singer Serj Tankian's throaty roar competes with any mosh-pit rocker around, but his real trademark is his emotional wail and refreshingly melodic singing, especially on songs such as "Spiders" and the condemnatory "P.L.U.C.K." Guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan lock in tight on the capricious arrangements of "Know," "Ddevil," and "CUBErt." Their musical diversity runs wonderfully wild on "Sugar" and "Suggestions" with dizzying shifts of style and intensity. The tracks "Peephole" and "War?" reveal the band at perhaps its eclectic best, with vaguely Eastern European-sounding guitar riffs, passionate battle cries, and samples provided by legendary hip-hop producer Rick Rubin. --Mark McCleerey more
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Track Listing: 1. Suite-Pee, 2. Know, 3. Sugar, 4. Suggestions, 5. Spiders, 6. Ddevil, 7. Soil, 8. War?, 9. Mind, 10.... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-01-2008
- dayum
ive had this album for years, and i never get sick of it. im not usually into this kind of stuff... harder stuff. but this... this is just plain GOOD! if you like System and youve never heard this, do yourself a HUGE favor and pick this...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-12-2008
- Less melodic, more psychotic
3 1/2A solid attack sucker punch of flavored, offbeat hardcore came with the Armenian-american groups debut combining relentless hostility, eccentrically powerful vocals, melodic transcendence, and a dash of old-world flavor to boot....
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-26-2008
- Definitely not a typical metal band debut
In the age of the new millenium, there were many metal bands whose metal was extremely downcast and anarchistic, but very few of them really distinguished themselves. System of a Down was one band than set themselves apart from the...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-26-2008
- System of a Down/System of a Down
I love this cd, everyone of the songs are hard and demented. It is definatly explicit but it has the hit song sugar and my favorite song ever P.L.U.C.K (Political Lying Unholy Cowardly Killers). If you like System of a Down or rock in...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-01-2008
- dayum
ive had this album for years, and i never get sick of it. im not usually into this kind of stuff... harder stuff. but this... this is just plain GOOD! if you like System and youve never heard this, do yourself a HUGE favor and pick this...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-12-2008
- Less melodic, more psychotic
3 1/2A solid attack sucker punch of flavored, offbeat hardcore came with the Armenian-american groups debut combining relentless hostility, eccentrically powerful vocals, melodic transcendence, and a dash of old-world flavor to boot....
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-05-2005
- "S.O.A.D. screams onto the metal scene"
This is not the best album I've heard in my life, but it's not S.O.A.D's worst album.(much better than the scraps on "Steal This Album") The upside is that it is easily recognized by S.O.A.D.'s style. Ithink that it was cool that this...
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