New System of a Down
I've been eagerly anticipating the new System of a Down CD Hypnotize for quite some time. I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy. Here is a really quick rundown of the CD.
Overall I think Mesmerize is the better CD. I think SOAD could have taken BYOB, This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like Im on this Song, Question!, Violent Pornography, Revenga and Cigaro and added 4 or 5 songs off the new CD and they could have had one amazing album. Some of the songs on Mesmerize like Old School Hollywood and Radio/Video seem like filler. The same goes for Hypnotize. Some awesome new materia, but unfortunately some filler.
The 1st track is called Attack. Very catch chorus. Sort of reminds me of the song Bounce of of Toxicity. I give this song an 8 out of 10.
The 2nd track is Dreaming. Not a big fan of this song. The song is all over the place. No structure. Multiple vocals going on at one time. I give this song a 2 out of 10. This is one of the filler songs IMHO.
The 3rd track is Kill Rock N Roll. Ozzy Osbourne has a song of the same name back in the 80's which is one of my favorite Ozzy tracks. This song is pretty catchy. But it's got parts that are very annoying. But the hook "Everyday I look in your eyes, every day Im watching you die" is very catchy. You'll be singing it without realizing your singing it. But I don't get what the lyrics mean or what they have to do with Rock N Roll. I give this song 6 out of 10.
The 4th track is the title track Hypnotize. I really like this track. A good song to release as the 1st single. Sometimes SOAD can be a little too preachy and political, but they pull it off in this song. Very strong vocals and lyrics. One of the slower SOAD's songs you'll hear, but Serj's vocal range really shines in this tune. He hits the highs, the lows and everything in between. I give this one a 9 out of 10.
The 5th track is Stealing Society. The song is loud, explosive and starts out very fast. One of my favorite tracks. My only complaint about this song is it sounds a little too much like some of SOAD other songs. I give this one an 8 out of 10.
The 6th track is Tentative. Another song I consider to be filler. Sounds too much like other SOAD songs. Not very original sounding. Nothing really special. 5 out of 10.
The 7th track is U-Fig. This is a song that really defines the style of SOAD. The song starts out slowly and builds into an explosion of guitar and vocals. Then it winds down into a catchy, hypnotic (hehe) chorus. The lyrics are just awesome in this song.
COME JOIN THE CAUSE, COME JOIN THE CAUSE!!!! Who wants to come with me and hide in the sky!!!!
I give this one a 7 out of 10.
The 8th track is called Holy Mountain. A slow song that reminds me of Aerials. Lots of nice harmonizing in the beginning, followed by haunting guitar riffs and vibrant drum beats. One of the more serious tracks on the CD. It takes a little getting used to, but it's very powerful when Serj screams LIAR, KILLER, DEMON at the beginning of the pre-chorus. I think this song may be about the Armenian Genocide. 8 out of 10.
The 9th track is a little dity called Viscinity of Obscenity. This one of my favorites. It's the true epitomy of the SOAD sound. It's a song like noother band could ever pull off. And it features the lyric "beat the meat" which makes me giggle. It reminds me of "this song makes me feel like Im on this cocain". It's got some of the craziest, zaniesty vocals you'll ever hear. If anyone else tried to pull this off, it would probably sound terrible. But SOAD pulls it off so well. The solo towards the end of the song sounds like the music that would accompany you as you're falling down into the flames of hell. It's frightening, dreary and intense all at the same time. 9 out of 10.
the 10 track is called She's Like Heroin. The song isn't bad, I just find it very annoying. I've listened to it a few times, and it never really grew on me. A filler song 5 out of 10.
Track 11 is a balad called Lonely Day. The song attempts to sound all down and serious, but to me it almost has a sarcastic tone to it. Im not sure if this is intentional or their intent, but its just something I picked up on. But there is something very pleasing about the song. I like it. 8 out of 10.
The 12th track is amazing. It's called Soldier Side. SOAD teased this song as the into to Mesmerize. The little snippit was pretty intense, well wait till you hear the whole song. The lyrics are amazing. "Young men standing on top of their own graves...Wondering when Jesus Comes are they gonna be saved. They were crying when their sons left, all young men must go!" 10 out of 10. They don't come any better than this. The song is just perfect. The music sets a powerful atmosphere that is complimented by the powerful lyrics. Great song!!!!
Overall I think Mesmerize is the better CD. I think SOAD could have taken BYOB, This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like Im on this Song, Question!, Violent Pornography, Revenga and Cigaro and added 4 or 5 songs off the new CD and they could have had one amazing album. Some of the songs on Mesmerize like Old School Hollywood and Radio/Video seem like filler. The same goes for Hypnotize. Some awesome new materia, but unfortunately some filler.
The 1st track is called Attack. Very catch chorus. Sort of reminds me of the song Bounce of of Toxicity. I give this song an 8 out of 10.
The 2nd track is Dreaming. Not a big fan of this song. The song is all over the place. No structure. Multiple vocals going on at one time. I give this song a 2 out of 10. This is one of the filler songs IMHO.
The 3rd track is Kill Rock N Roll. Ozzy Osbourne has a song of the same name back in the 80's which is one of my favorite Ozzy tracks. This song is pretty catchy. But it's got parts that are very annoying. But the hook "Everyday I look in your eyes, every day Im watching you die" is very catchy. You'll be singing it without realizing your singing it. But I don't get what the lyrics mean or what they have to do with Rock N Roll. I give this song 6 out of 10.
The 4th track is the title track Hypnotize. I really like this track. A good song to release as the 1st single. Sometimes SOAD can be a little too preachy and political, but they pull it off in this song. Very strong vocals and lyrics. One of the slower SOAD's songs you'll hear, but Serj's vocal range really shines in this tune. He hits the highs, the lows and everything in between. I give this one a 9 out of 10.
The 5th track is Stealing Society. The song is loud, explosive and starts out very fast. One of my favorite tracks. My only complaint about this song is it sounds a little too much like some of SOAD other songs. I give this one an 8 out of 10.
The 6th track is Tentative. Another song I consider to be filler. Sounds too much like other SOAD songs. Not very original sounding. Nothing really special. 5 out of 10.
The 7th track is U-Fig. This is a song that really defines the style of SOAD. The song starts out slowly and builds into an explosion of guitar and vocals. Then it winds down into a catchy, hypnotic (hehe) chorus. The lyrics are just awesome in this song.
COME JOIN THE CAUSE, COME JOIN THE CAUSE!!!! Who wants to come with me and hide in the sky!!!!
I give this one a 7 out of 10.
The 8th track is called Holy Mountain. A slow song that reminds me of Aerials. Lots of nice harmonizing in the beginning, followed by haunting guitar riffs and vibrant drum beats. One of the more serious tracks on the CD. It takes a little getting used to, but it's very powerful when Serj screams LIAR, KILLER, DEMON at the beginning of the pre-chorus. I think this song may be about the Armenian Genocide. 8 out of 10.
The 9th track is a little dity called Viscinity of Obscenity. This one of my favorites. It's the true epitomy of the SOAD sound. It's a song like noother band could ever pull off. And it features the lyric "beat the meat" which makes me giggle. It reminds me of "this song makes me feel like Im on this cocain". It's got some of the craziest, zaniesty vocals you'll ever hear. If anyone else tried to pull this off, it would probably sound terrible. But SOAD pulls it off so well. The solo towards the end of the song sounds like the music that would accompany you as you're falling down into the flames of hell. It's frightening, dreary and intense all at the same time. 9 out of 10.
the 10 track is called She's Like Heroin. The song isn't bad, I just find it very annoying. I've listened to it a few times, and it never really grew on me. A filler song 5 out of 10.
Track 11 is a balad called Lonely Day. The song attempts to sound all down and serious, but to me it almost has a sarcastic tone to it. Im not sure if this is intentional or their intent, but its just something I picked up on. But there is something very pleasing about the song. I like it. 8 out of 10.
The 12th track is amazing. It's called Soldier Side. SOAD teased this song as the into to Mesmerize. The little snippit was pretty intense, well wait till you hear the whole song. The lyrics are amazing. "Young men standing on top of their own graves...Wondering when Jesus Comes are they gonna be saved. They were crying when their sons left, all young men must go!" 10 out of 10. They don't come any better than this. The song is just perfect. The music sets a powerful atmosphere that is complimented by the powerful lyrics. Great song!!!!
2 Comments:
woh how can you lisyen to that crap?
Yeah it's not everyones cup of tea.
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