[QUOTE=spankyoplank]I've read a few reviews of the new album, I personally reckon it's great but they've been getting a few bad reviews what do you reckon?[/QUOTE]
It's probably those people that tried to predict that SOAD would go downhill and don't want to believe they made a good album.

[QUOTE=spankyoplank]I've read a few reviews of the new album, I personally reckon it's great but they've been getting a few bad reviews what do you reckon?[/QUOTE]
I think it is brilliant :thumb:

[QUOTE=MXican]I think it is brilliant :thumb:[/QUOTE]
I would say that it is close to brilliant, but I have a feeling that Hypnotize is going to be loads better.

I ****ing love that SOAD are more or less the only band in the rock mainstream who are actually doing something creative and inventive. I personally think that all of the critics who aren't liking it are stuck in the mind that weird=bad=3/10

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]I would say that it is close to brilliant, but I have a feeling that Hypnotize is going to be loads better.[/QUOTE]
I have a feeling it is going to be awful, they have built up a very large fanbase so even if it does suck they are still going to make millions out of it

[QUOTE=spankyoplank]I ****ing love that SOAD are more or less the only band in the rock mainstream who are actually doing something creative and inventive. I personally think that all of the critics who aren't liking it are stuck in the mind that weird=bad=3/10[/QUOTE]
Muse are mainstream are far more creative and inventive IMO, however I am a fanboy so don't listen to me.

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]I would say that it is close to brilliant, but I have a feeling that Hypnotize is going to be loads better.[/QUOTE]



Let's just hope that it's not a Daron-oriented album.

[QUOTE=Aeaon]Let's just hope that it's not a Daron-oriented album.[/QUOTE]
It will be because it was all written at the same time :upset:

. . .Sh[b][i][/b][/i]it.

From what I've heard (Holy Mountain,Kill Rock And Roll, Tentative) Hypnotize is going to be alot better :thumb:

What songs are going to be on it?

[QUOTE=Aeaon]Let's just hope that it's not a Daron-oriented album.[/QUOTE]

Why does it matter Daron is amazing?

But Serj is the true singer for SOAD.

There was a Rolling Stone interview with Daron and Serj (hey I don't buy that stupid magazine it was in a waiting room ok??) and even they said that Hypnotize would be better. Which is great news for me because I really enjoyed Mesmerize and I guess it means they're not just getting worse and worse like most mainstream bands these days (it seems).

[QUOTE=Aeaon]What songs are going to be on it?[/QUOTE]

Hypnotize
Kill Rock n' Roll
Lonely Day
Holy Mountain
Attack
Vicinity of Obscenity
'Tentative'

Thats the confirmed tracklist so far :thumb:

[QUOTE=YDload]There was a Rolling Stone interview with Daron and Serj (hey I don't buy that stupid magazine it was in a waiting room ok??) and even they said that Hypnotize would be better. Which is great news for me because I really enjoyed Mesmerize and I guess it means they're not just getting worse and worse like most mainstream bands these days (it seems).[/QUOTE]



Their older stuff is really good, but their latest album is quite as good.

What exactly is everyones problem with mezmerize?

Darons always written alot of the basslines and he has always done backing vocals the only thing he's done differnet is sung lead on a few of the songs..

I really liked Mesmerize. Honestly though I think they should have just released both their albums as a double cd package or something...I love Mesmerize but the album seems five minutes long whenever I listen to it..just passes by very quickly.

I agree it does [U]seem[/U] alot shorter than previous albums, but actually its only a few minuites difference.

[QUOTE=Nicholas Sutton]I really liked Mesmerize. Honestly though I think they should have just released both their albums as a double cd package or something...I love Mesmerize but the album seems five minutes long whenever I listen to it..just passes by very quickly.[/QUOTE]



Hmm, that's odd. I don't even own the album. In fact, I haven't even listened to all of it yet.

[QUOTE=Nicholas Sutton]I really liked Mesmerize. Honestly though I think they should have just released both their albums as a double cd package or something...I love Mesmerize but the album seems five minutes long whenever I listen to it..just passes by very quickly.[/QUOTE]
It seems like a fine length to me. They made it so well because they made sure that everything in this album was key. I honestly think that this album is going to be the album of the year.

Oh yeah, Hypnotize might beat it. System of a Down will be getting a Grammy this year. If they don't, that's messed up.

They probably wil, considering that their latest album is No. 1 on the Billboards list.

I honestly did not like this album.

Sure, it had its fair share of decent songs...BYOB, Sad Statue, Revenga, Radio/Video...but the majority of the songs sounded like filler IMO. And i liked before when Daron didn't sing as much...i can't stand his voice. Serj is the better singer.

I hope Hypnotize is better than this...even though System is a decent band, i think they're starting to show signs of age...

[QUOTE=Aeaon]Hmm, that's odd. I don't even own the album. In fact, I haven't even listened to all of it yet.[/QUOTE]

Well it's only about a 30 minute album...it only feels a lot shorter. It really isn't a bad album, just zips by.

I completely agree that Hypnotize should probably be better. But that's not saying Mezmerize was bad.

It's official, "Question!" is the coolest song off of Mezmerize. At least in my world it is.

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]It seems like a fine length to me. They made it so well because they made sure that everything in this album was key. I honestly think that this album is going to be the album of the year.

Oh yeah, Hypnotize might beat it. System of a Down will be getting a Grammy this year. If they don't, that's messed up.[/QUOTE]

But Grammys are stupid, why would they need one? I mean, they could still get it, but it's not necessary for success in the eyes of any sane person.

And yes, "Question!" is the best song on the album.

i didnt like question the first couple times i listened to it.. then i caught on to liking it, and i actually like the whole cd, yes its different, but what.. do you expect soad to just stay the same forever? everyone changes their styles.. its a part of creating music. if it was all the same then itd get old fast.. and i dont see whats wrong with darons voice.. i can understand that his lyrics kinda suck but hey serj should keep singing and write lyrics and daron should keep singing and not write lyrics.. sounds fair

[QUOTE=YDload]But Grammys are stupid, why would they need one? I mean, they could still get it, but it's not necessary for success in the eyes of any sane person.

And yes, "Question!" is the best song on the album.[/QUOTE]
lets pretend your in a band and have the chance to get a grammy.
when they say your band name would u say "eh i dont want it".. i dont think so. they dont need it but they deserve it so why not let them have it?

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]It's official, "Question!" is the coolest song off of Mezmerize. At least in my world it is.[/QUOTE]

O, no question about it.

Sweet berries waiting for to ghosts are not different then you!

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]It seems like a fine length to me. They made it so well because they made sure that everything in this album was key. I honestly think that this album is going to be the album of the year.

Oh yeah, Hypnotize might beat it. System of a Down will be getting a Grammy this year. If they don't, that's messed up.[/QUOTE]
IMO [I]With Teeth[/I], [I]Frances the Mute [/I]and [I]Angel of Retibution[/I] are all better than [I]Mezmerise[/I]

this is my sytem of a down story:

6 months ago i didn't like system of a down but all my friends did so i got familiar with quite a lot of their material. The tickets for Brixton Academy gig in london then came out and my friends got them but i insisted i didn't want to go.
As soon as a week later i was beginning to regret this, not only the feeling of missing out on a gig but i found myself enjoying some of the songs which i had always hated (chop suey, aerials e.t.c). The next thing to happen which changed my whole outlook on system of a down was my friend to put 'steal this album' on his hi-fi. I realise its not a 'proper album' but this was on of the best things i had heard in so long and songs like Mr Jack and Boom became some of my favorite songs. This of course encouraged me to buy 'steal this album' and then the first album and mesmerize.

Of course by this point I was seriously regretting not buying tickets to the gig. So i had to watch my friends travel off to london without me!

....BUT! 3 hours before the gig i get a call from my mate asking me to travel down to london because somebody hadnt turned up....they had a spare ticket! So i had to rush, caught the last train and made it to the gig. One of the best gigs i've ever been to, they played an amazing set including the first ever live play of 'sad statue'.:D