Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Oct 04 '09
Pros: Ferocious mix of crazy, epic, and political
Cons: Repetition
Summary: Sometimes, just when you think popular music is in a state of stale predictablity, along comes a band that's way too weird for the mainstream yet somehow makes it big. A perfect example is System of a Down's 2001 sophomore album ...
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Oct 30 '11
Pros: The singles are class
Cons: A lot of stupid political/social elements
Summary: This is one of my most-listened to records. When this came out it was actually something that got me to pay attention to rock. It is strange to hear "Chop Suey" on the radio beside all of the Godsmack and Nickelback garbage that populates popular radio. ...
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Apr 23 '08
Pros: Deep and thoughtful lyrics, pounding melody and intriguing messages.
Cons: The messages of the songs can be a little subtle
Summary: I've been a System of a Down fan for a while, but I only truly appreciated the band after first hearing this CD. My first access to the band was through hearing the song "BYOB" on the radio, and after further pursuit I bought the CD "Mezmerize," and ...
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Aug 08 '06
Pros: It will annoy your parents
Cons: It will probably annoy you, too.
Summary: I've been meaning to write a review of this for quite a while now (hence the title). The reason being that even when I first got this album at somewhere around age 14, even then I couldn't figure out what the big deal was about this band, or why so many ...
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Aug 06 '05
Pros: Every song is "the one you skip to."
Cons: It works poorly as an entire album, and Dolmayan goes quiet.
Summary: Following the underground mole-people insanity emanated from the brilliance that was System of a Down, the likewise-named band follows up their self-titled debut with a metallic masterpiece that will forever place them on the metal map, known by ...
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Sep 10 '04
Pros: It got me into heavier music
Cons: It slowly faded away after I got into heavier music
Summary: It was back in the 8th grade when I first discovered this band, System Of A Down. I'll admit I liked them when I first heard them. I got this album after sometime and it seemed like this album would be a vital part of my life. But later on I heard more ...
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Sep 06 '04
Pros: Pretty much everything
Cons: The stupid hidden track thing at the end of "Aerials". Nothing else, though.
Summary: This was my first album by System Of A Down and it definetly won't be my last (just as soon as I get Steal This Album and whenever they come out with a new one).Once I heard their 3 hit songs, Chop Suey, Toxicity and ...
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Jul 08 '04
Pros: Decent noise.
Cons: Meaningless, not creative or talented, and annoying.
Summary: Why do people love this no-talent awful band? The only good song on this album was "Prison Song" because their politics were explicit and not watered down. The rest are a collection of pointless noise. "Chop Suey" is the worst and overrated on this ...
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Jan 18 '04
Pros: awesome musicianship; strong vocals; a rock-your-socks-off approach
Cons: Repetition may be a negligible issue.
Summary: Back in 1998, politically oriented Armenian System of a Down released a truly unique and original set of rock songs in a self-titled debut. This album spawned a bit of attention with two singles, but never reached any high level of popularity with a ...
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Jan 09 '04
Pros: Hard-hitting, political and extremely creative
Cons: A few crapped up songs, repetition
Summary: Firstly I was introduced to System by their song called “Spiders.” This song had appeared in their debut self titled album and after picking that album up I just couldn’t let go. Extremely melodious vocals from front man Serj Tankian had got ...
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Nov 25 '03
Pros: Metal Genius, Einstein on a cd, excellent riffs and melodies superb all round.
Cons: None.
Summary: The title says it all really, from the opening Prison song to the finishing indian theme arto everything about this album is the making of a genius. Take this comparison. Ozzy is to 70's as Soad is to the 00's. Soads debut in 1998 was a stunning ...
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Aug 19 '03
Pros: Amazing, original, and absolutely unique sound which will blow you away.
Cons: Song meanings not clearly defined - may be offensive or blasphemous.
Summary: Although defined as nu and alternative metal, really this group deserves a category all unto itself. ...
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Jul 08 '03
Pros: Everything, I guess
Cons: I don't know any
Summary: Even if you're not a fan of heavy metal/nu metal, you would enjoy the songs from this album. The ...
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Jun 05 '03
Pros: Good Ole System Style
Cons: Listened to it WAY too much
Summary: I listened to this CD so much that I still love System of a Down but wanted more songs! So, I'm guessing thats a good thing>? Note: My question mark. The music is so inventive and OH MY GOD that guy has such a good voice. I want to give him a big...
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May 19 '03
Pros: A much more defined sound since their first album, tempo
Cons: None
Summary: Since their first album, System of a Down has defined their sound to something that will keep you listening to it again and again. Their sophomore effort, Toxicity, has taken over MTV since the release of the video Chop Suey!. The political views of...
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