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intereact!System of a Down
Retail Price (not our price): $16.97
Release Date: 2005-05-17
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Four CD's and nearly ten years into their career, System of a Down continue to be the Gilbert and Sullivan of this generation, delivering razor-sharp political commentary via beautiful, quirky melodies and discordant harmonies. The group has mastered the ability to be both successful and subversive--with 2001's Toxicity selling over six million copies and debuting at number one on the Billboard charts, their success in indisputable. As far are their subversive-ness, the lyrical content on Mezmerize is a solid stream of anti-war, anti-corporate and anti-celebrity sentiment. The disc's first single proves as beautifully schizophrenic as anything the band has released. "B.Y.O.B." opens with guitarist Daron Malakian's rapid-fire riff, then frontman Serj Tankian's anti-war screams of "Why do they always send the poor?"; less than a minute later, a nearly-surreal jump to a facetiously perky, beach party chorus that could easily be found on a Britney or Justin record: "Everybody's going to the party/have a real good time." Guitarist/co-songwriter Malakian takes increased vocal time on the disc, including the hilarious, size-obsessed "Cigaro" and celeb-slapping "Radio/Video". Witticism aside, musical and lyrical intensity peaks with the operatic "Question!" and the emotional piledriver that is "Sad Statue", the groupĀ¹s unflinching statement on war and Lady Liberty. The only shortcoming of Mezmerize is, quite simply, that it is short. Clocking in at a mere 38 minutes, the reason given is that this release is one-half of a two CD set--with part 2, Hypnotize, expected in late fall 2005. --Denise Sheppard
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Late to the party, having a really good time [Rating: 5 out of 5]
To keep it short, I'll break with most of the SOAD fans and say this album, as well as its companion, Hypnotize, contains my favorite music by this band. I was introduced to the entire discography at once and slowly came to realize that the haunting folk harmonies are what really gets me. Most reviews I read malign the prominance of Daron's vocals, but I feel exactly the opposite, which also make me hesitant to grab Serj's solo album. To each his/her own, I guess - but I'm really hoping when they get back from hiatus that they continue in this direction, despite the backlash the band will no doubt incur.2) System of a Down/Mezmerize [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I like this product because it was what got me hooked on System of a Down. It was the first of their albums I bought and I loved it, and i love the band. The best song on it is by far B.Y.O.B, but they're is a couple other good songs on it like Sad Statue, Old School Hollywood, and Revenga. But this is deffinetly not appropriate for people under 12 years old, mostly because of the Song Cogoro, and Violent Pornagraphy.3) Awesome SOAD cd [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Great CD! My fav tunes are Radio/Video (kicks *ss - even had a dude in a car next-to-me say "cool tunes" at a traffic light while I had this song cranked) and B.Y.O.B of course (classic tune). I have 2 other SOAD CDs, but this one had the longest lifetime in my car CD player - it ROCKS! I just ordered Hypnotize and hope it's just as good or better.4) Mezmerize by System of a Down [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Absolutely awesome! Just love System of a Down. Hope to own all their albums eventually! Highly recommend them!5) Awsome [Rating: 5 out of 5]
When it comes to bands being fast and or heavy, I like bands to be both. This album isnt that heavy, but it's very fast. I like it alot. It's unique, funny, and it's an album that all fans will probobly enjoy.