System of a Down

What's actually happening with SOAD? Are they still together? Didn't Serj release a solo record (the track I heard sounded a whole lot like SOAD to me though...). Just curious as Hypnotize and Mezmerise, as imperfect as they were, were two of my favourite albums of 2005... kinda hoping the band didn't run out of steam...
 
Lyrically they've changed their style.
Instrumentally they tried some new stuff.
The new vocals dont sound as good by Serj.
Never really liked daron anyway, except for his amazing performance in Sugar. ;)

Attack- Great. Lyrically and vocally, it has a very new, energetic feel. Similar to BYOB but without the random screams, and Serj is a little more understandable (not insulting BYOB, it wasnt a favorite, but it wasnt horrid) I think it was Hypnotize's "Question!"

Dreaming- Lyrically the same style as Attack, but its more of a crazy mix between Forest and SOAD opera. Its definately a favorite as well.

Kill Rock 'n' Roll- Not much to say. It's catchy, but it lost me with the lyric "Mowed down the sexy people"

Hypnotize- Of course this was wonderful. Great lyrics. Great instrumentals, beautiful blend of Soldier Side (intro) instrumentals and harder SOAD material.

Stealing Society- Had high hopes until Daron's part. After that is feels like a terrible rough draft of "This Cocaine Makes Me..."

Tentative- If you liked Sad Statue, here you go. Its a different look, but the same meaning and feel. Great song, and they made it original enough so it doesnt feel at all like a clone.

U-Fig- Not terrible. A little too repetitive but I'm sure the first few times you won't care.

Holy Mountains- ATWA without the loud chorus.

Vicinity of Obscenity- "Violent Pornography" after you've had too much "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song" Didn't like it much.. although Serj saying "Banana" is rather addictive.

She's Like Heroin- Seriously? This song is stupid. Whatever message they were trying to convey out of this went horribly wrong.

Lonely Day- Its alright. Its cliche. Its depressed. It shows no sign of hope. I believe its the story of the man who did "Lost In Hollywood" after you've left him to rot. Still, a little too cliche for my tastes.

Soldier Side- Heavier, not as catchy, and involves an outside person (unless you take it as an internal struggle of course) but still great. EnRAB with the Intro from mez.

And that is my opinion on the CD. Oh, and the winner is Hypnotize out of songs on the CD, for me at least.
 
I'm going to do the exact same thing you did. BYOB didn't take balls, the song was recorded and released at the peak of the Bush bashing bandwagon. Don't Lose Touch by Against Me! took serious balls. As did most of RATM's songs. Black Flag couldn't start a show up for a while without being shut down by the police. Oh and SOAD is more radio friendly than they were when they came out. Static-X due to their un-frequent radio play has stayed closer to their original sound they have progressed for the better but keeping to their roots. If you want to talk about fassion, here is something. Wayne wears street cloths when he plays live, Shavo and the rest of SOAD dress up. Now who is there to entertain and who is there to play?
 
They're not a good metal band, no. They're not really metal, imo. Yes, I'm sure you've heard people say they're 'Nu-metal', but thats not really a genre. I'm not truely where they fall in. Somewhere between Metal and Rock though.
 
i'm right with you on that. the only thing that really bothered me about it at all was that serj seemed to be taking a backseat. but that is a small complaint considering how epic the whole thing is...not many metal banRAB can put out a double album that i can listen to the whole way through. i've always respected them for maintaining their armenian heritage, even in their music.
 
I don't know if I agree with that. I liked Steal This Album, and definitely preferred Toxicity to any of their others. I liked Mezmerize better than their debut album, but I did prefer their debut to Hypnotize.

I think that Steal This Album is probably their most interesting material, to be honest. There are some real clunkers on there, but there's some gold as well.
 
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