Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on May 4, 2005 18:40:50 GMT -5
This is the most awesome metal song of the year. Or rather, the best two or three metal songs rolled up into one of the year. Discuss...
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Post by wallofshame on May 5, 2005 9:30:54 GMT -5
Nothing much to discuss from my viewpoint other than I completely agree - am awaiting new album and can't wait for tour - was listening to Steal this Album this morning on bus and only served to remind me what a fantastic band they are!
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Post by emma1111 on May 7, 2005 14:47:44 GMT -5
Great song.
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Post by mattcgx on May 8, 2005 16:03:28 GMT -5
It's good, but somehow feels...different from their old stuff. Not to diminish how successful they've been in the past, from the sounds of the new album, it could well find them a new audience, as American Idiot did for Green Day.
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Post by willpower on May 9, 2005 8:53:09 GMT -5
really quite bizarre but really quite good... saw the video on mtv2 on sat, where it is apparently already one of the top 100 vids of all time!
not bad...
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Post by englishrose on May 9, 2005 14:16:02 GMT -5
I'm not a huge System Of A Down fan, but a friend sent me BYOB and I really like it. Agreed that it does sound like a few songs mashed into one, but that just makes it cooler. Although some may see the political undertones and just like it because it's "cool" to like politically motivated bands. Case in point: Green Day.
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Post by Electrobix on May 13, 2005 17:16:36 GMT -5
System of a Down have always been political though. Prison Song and Deer Dance from Toxicity stand out as the most political songs. It's unfair to imply that they've jumped on Green Day's bandwagon when they've always questioned and criticized politics.
BYOB is great. The whole album is great, especially Radio/Video.
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Post by wallofshame on May 18, 2005 15:15:19 GMT -5
My album only arrived from Play this morning. Is even better than I expected. Am loving Radio/Video as well. They are doing a special on Kerrang! radio tomorrow night picking some of their favourite tracks and answering fans questions. They are usually really interesting when being interviews.
Bring on Audioslave on Monday!
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Post by PushTheBuena on May 19, 2005 9:55:55 GMT -5
It's fucking immense. Not as good as Chop Suey and Aerials, but still pretty earth shattering. The best bit is blatantly "Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine."
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on May 19, 2005 10:02:31 GMT -5
Radio 1's edit ruins the song, if you ever hear it on there. They leave out all the controversial bits.
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Post by englishrose on May 19, 2005 16:34:02 GMT -5
System of a Down have always been political though. Prison Song and Deer Dance from Toxicity stand out as the most political songs. It's unfair to imply that they've jumped on Green Day's bandwagon when they've always questioned and criticized politics. I didn't quite mean it like that. I meant that, since this song is getting a fair amount of air play, it could be in part due to the political undertones that it's getting it's mainstream success. I didn't mean that they were jumping on Green Day's bandwaggon - I know System have done political. I meant that certain types will jump on it because of the political bandwaggon, without any real knowledge of the political system that they live in, or in this case, the American's live in. |
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Post by Kolakube on May 20, 2005 3:56:18 GMT -5
I love it. My mum hates it.
Can't decide whether I like this or Chop Suey more though.
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Post by sophiefrombloke on May 27, 2005 14:04:29 GMT -5
I love System Of A Down...well, I liked Toxicity, never really listened to the second album. BYOB is class, need to listen to it a bit more. I love the drumming.
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Post by hotzappa12 on May 27, 2005 15:59:02 GMT -5
It's so much better than Chop Suey.
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Post by mattcgx on May 27, 2005 17:37:41 GMT -5
Toxicity *is* the second album. They had a self titled one before it, which is all kinds of ace.
I'm fucking loving Mesmerize (Mezmerise? I can't remember where the 'z' goes...) - I think it's astonishing how their songs can be so heavy yet oh-so-catchy.
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Post by sophiefrombloke on May 28, 2005 20:10:44 GMT -5
Toxicity *is* the second album. They had a self titled one before it, which is all kinds of ace. *Third album. Wow, I've come a long way in the past 3 years, music-taste-wise. I still know all of the words to Chop Suey, though. That must count for something... |
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Post by Electrobix on May 29, 2005 4:28:30 GMT -5
*Third album. Wow, I've come a long way in the past 3 years, music-taste-wise. Obviously not because Toxicity is their second full length album. Their self-titled album was first, although they did have an EP before that. |
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Post by sophiefrombloke on May 29, 2005 9:44:58 GMT -5
Obviously not because Toxicity is their second full length album. Their self-titled album was first, although they did have an EP before that. Argh. What I meant was, I didn't listen to the third album much. The '*Third' was a correction of my earlier post. |
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Post by MoondialSlater on Jun 9, 2005 19:06:48 GMT -5
I still know all of the words to Chop Suey, though. That must count for something... Not if you sing it like Avril Lavigne did. |
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Post by mwah on Jun 10, 2005 11:36:24 GMT -5
I still know all of the words to Chop Suey, though. That must count for something... Not if you sing it like Avril Lavigne did. Oh dear oh dear, why did you have to remind us of that? |
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Post by misterbigalow on Jun 22, 2005 17:20:57 GMT -5
'Voilent Pornography' on their album Mezmerize is simply wonderful, and rather amusing at the same time.
"Itsa violent pornography, choking chicks and sodomy, the kind of shit thats on your TV"...how lovely!
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Post by popknark on Jul 12, 2005 18:20:06 GMT -5
JC Chasez should record a pop-version of BYOB.
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Post by letigre on Jul 15, 2005 19:08:18 GMT -5
I'm not a huge System Of A Down fan, but a friend sent me BYOB and I really like it. Agreed that it does sound like a few songs mashed into one, but that just makes it cooler. Although some may see the political undertones and just like it because it's "cool" to like politically motivated bands. Case in point: Green Day. Watered-down politically-motivated bands surely? That's the thing about Green Day and "SOAD", they're alright, if it just wasn't for their cuntish fanbase, I'd quite happily declare a slight admiration for them, slight being the operative word, some of the material Green Day have put out is dismal |
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