Reviews (page 7 of 9)
Better than I expected, but essential? Probably not.
Great album. System is a band that is so weird. I’m surprised there a huge band. Listening to this album you hear so much strange instrumentation. It’s wild
This album is so full of energy, it makes you want to get up and jump around head-banging. It's a politically charged album throughout, being anti-war and touching on topics of genocide, religion and brainwashing. All of these themes make sense when you realise that the band-members are Armenian, whose people have been subject to tragedies. Best: Sugar; Peephole Worst: Spiders
1998. Spiders, War?, Sugar
Оп, система! Слушал их достаточно, но с этим альбомом практически не знаком. Местами интересно, но в целом мне не нравится манера пения Сержа Танкяна, эти нервные выкрики. В музыкальном плане тоже скучновато, хотя и местами разъёбно. Тематика песен опять же мне не по мне. ---- Буду ли я переслушивать этот альбом? НЕТ, но какие-то треки бы оставил в плейлисте (Know, Sugar, Soil)
Loved this album when it came out, though I don't think SOAD really came into their own until Toxicity. Some fun stuff going on here that I think they really refine in subsequent albums.
decent metal album that stylistically doesn't stand out much but isn't bad either
3.5 - It's definitely better than other examples of nu metal I've listened to recently, like Slipknot. I like the dynamism, especially in the vocals. Serj Tankian sounds like some unhinged court jester - his performance is exceptional. I also appreciate the near eastern influences. I'm too old to relate to the rage and angst, and some of the politics, so probably the opportunity for me to love this sound has passed. It's a fun listen that I don't see myself returning to.
Solid. I like Toxicity a bit better, but still a good album.
Le chanteur est s9ide et les musiciens aussi. Mais l’album est bof. Surtout si on compare a leur auivant… 3
S.O.A.D is like kinda mid overall, expected way more. Sugar and Spiders are certified bangers and a couple other tracks like War? and Suite-Pee are great head-bangers. The rest of the album is lyrically dense and filled with panic but suffers from a lack of quality 'song writing'. While kinda bland SOAD is often nice metal background music, haha
SOAD :D Iha jees, mut ei tääkää mikää hullu oo 3/5
Bra album! Bästa låtar: Sugar Suite-Pee Spiders
Not the best SoD album, bit dissapointing
Great debut album. Clear sound and influences from the start. SoaD are consistent since the early days. 6.5/10
There are a few albums that sound like high school to me, and this is one of them. I'm not exactly a SOAD fan, but I remember liking this album then, and I like it now. Can't say the same for their other offerings, but...yeah. this one slaps. Highlights for me include "Know" and "Suggestions", with their obvious Armenian influence, and "War?" just because it's f*cking brutal and hits that metal itch I get every once in a while
Heavy metal. Great lyrics that speak to issues that you don't typically find in most music (genocide, religion, etc.). Glad this made the list to learn more about SoaD.
Great fun
You can't argue with the musicianship that was already on display for this band. It laid a strong foundation to continue their growth on notably with Toxicity and future efforts.
Noisy metal
Hadn't listen to them a lot before. Great drumming, and good background for running or the gym.
Bändin hittibiisit on tietysti tuttuja ja olen joskus jotain levyäkin tainnut kuunnella, mutta ei minusta ole fania tullut. Aikanaan isot pojat puhui että tää olis sellaista muusikoiden musiikkia ja teknisesti haastavaa jne. Minusta tämä on taiteellista rymistelyä, laulajan persoonallisesta äänestä en erityisesti ole koskaan tykännyt. Biiseissä kyllä tapahtuu sen verran paljon, että tylsistymään ei päässyt.
Some great tunes here, and incredible vocals.
Black tie white noise
7/10
I liked this more than any other "metal' albums so far. More melodic, and also doesn't seem like it's taking itself too seriously. It's also not way too long, like Slipknot was.
Riffs are kinda fun. Hard not to compare to their contemporaries, bands like Tool or RATM. Compared to them, SOAD does everything worse. Album is still alright. 5-6/10
Not my kind of music anymore but I still really enjoyed it.
Glad to have listened to it. Funnier than I would have thought. Both in explicit jokes and musical quotes
Better than I thought.
didn't love this :( 4/10
Not their best album
As much as I wanted this to end this was also absolutely rippin in some parts and will listen again.
3.5 stars. Not their best album but still good
Aged poorly but at the time good.
This group will forever be associated with the late nineties and early 2000's
Spiders seems like the route into Toxicity - Self Titled was good, but not my favorite
Not to my liking
Crunchy, wandering
3,5
Ok, but earlier versions of this sound are better, like RATM or Primus
Favorites: Suite-Pee, Sugar, Suggestions, DDevil, Soil, War?, Mind, CUBErt, P.L.U.C.K.
Apparently early System of a Down was full screaming metal. No thanks
Serge Gainstaknian
This was my introduction to Nu Metal, didn't really do anything for me when it came out, it did improve a little over time and actually listening to the lyrics.
There should be research on why nu metal is that stupid, everyone in this kind of band seems like they have been raw eating a whole repeater
No. 420/1001 Suite-Pee 2/5 Know 2/5 Sugar 1/5 Suggestions 2/5 Spiders 4/5 DDevil 2/5 Soil 2/5 War? 2/5 Mind 2/5 (2x) Peephole 2/5 CUBErt 1/5 Darts 2/5 P.L.U.C.K. 2/5 Average: 2,0 Just not my kind of music.
Alternative metal and nu metal built from distorted guitars, pounding drums, sudden tempo changes, and theatrical vocals feels like being trapped in a room where everyone is shouting different things at once. The band's energy and eccentricity are apparent, and they rarely turn into something musically engaging; most of the time it just sounds like loud noise. The constant aggression and abrupt shifts overwhelm whatever melodies or ideas might be underneath.
Ungapatchka - something overly ornate, gaudy, ridiculously busy, or over-decorated to the point of being tacky or distasteful.
They all sound the same, and I think he keeps burping. Not in the mood for this shit.
Screamy
It was an interesting listen but def not for me
No thank you... I don't want to be too mean but this is music for Rick and Morty enjoyers.
Some classics but this music is just too much for me at this point
2,15 Highlights: Know, Spiders
Oh my, there is so much screaming. I don't dislike that for some time and I might even like it from time to time. But the longer the album the less and less I tolerate it, and it feels long. But I must say that musicaly it's not bad in fact. It's the voice I just can't stand.
2/5
Maybe I don’t know ball
спасибо, пас))
It’s sort of fun to listen to, but I was tired out by the middle of it. It’s a lot. High-energy in every sense of the word, especially from Tankian on the mic. He is doing the most, doing everything. I have to respect it. There are moments of guitar work and rhythms I enjoyed, but as a whole I didn’t walk away with anything new, really. It’s another late-90s numetal album that I’m sure had its due influence. It’s just not the kind of music that moves me. I’m surprised their second album isn’t on this list, which seems like the bigger fish. That one has “Chop Suey!”, you see. Cut my life into pieces.
Of all the System of A Down albums I’m not entirely sure why it was this one.
this is a little too heavy on the screaming and a little too light on the fun rhythmic stuff i want from them
I actually like System of a Down, and find Seth Tankian’s voice and style so unique, but had a harder time with this debut album. I remember their breakout with Toxicity in 2001 and enjoyed several of their albums in full thereafter. Spiders is probably the standout for this one, but otherwise too much screaming on the rest and it just ran together (I can only take small doses). If this were all I was exposed to from SOAD I would not explore further, and was honestly relieved when the album was finally over.
nah
Im 32 I can only take so much of someone screaming die or fucker at me
Not for me
american voice
Listening to this album was like assembling furniture from IKEA. Sure, there is something cool and functional about it, but putting it together destroys any illusion you may have had about its greatness. This album now sits in a corner for me, occupying space, but it will likely only be enjoyed by visitors.
Heyo, this album. I know it best for officially marking a rift in the 1001 Albums books. It's been in every edition from the beginning, but one of the album listed before it - "The Dandy Warhols Come Down" - was pulled from later editions of the book, with this album being moved to fill its place. I also know of System of a Down for that one Legend of Zelda song which was falsely attributed to the band in the early days of Internet file sharing. Honestly, I like that tune. Anyways, I'm pretty sure this band are either Eastern European or come from some Scandinavian country. I can't say with certainty what their genre is, but it's definitely metal. I doubt it'll be industrial or nu metal, so I'll just hedge my bets on heavy metal. Here goes. Fuck, it was nu metal. I'm beginning to tire of this genre, though I know System of a Down are a prominent act, so I shant contemplate snubbing this one. Anyways, yeah. This was just another nu metal album. The vocals are adept, albeit impersonal and unremarkable. The raw, crunchy guitars are listenable, but follow the exact same jittery chord progressions. The songwriting is kind of campy and directionless. I get that they're going for an operatic feel, though such a style has a little appeal with me. Overall, I was bored by this album, though the contemporary production and sound of this album made it a tolerable listen. Book time. Features many different musical styles along with a prominent Eastern European/Middle Eastern influence. The vocalist is good. Apparently has a political edge and a sense of humour, which are both things that I didn't pick up on. Wikipedia says this album went double platinum, having been elevated by the success of their follow-up album. Well-received by critics, but only had mild chart success. I'm favourable to System of a Down being on this list, but I don't think this is the right nomination. The band's follow-up albums appear to have attracted greater critical acclaim and commercial success. For those reasons, I switcharoo this inclusion to whatever their best album is.
omg so different from what I'm used to listen lol, but not bad. I may understand in the future a little more about heavy metal. For my taste may be a little too strong. not my type of music. i don't think i can dance to this.
Definitely not my thing, but hey, at least they had some commercial success and critical recognition- so they did something right. Still- not a thing one had to hear.
152. ok
Fav- sugar 2/5
Not even their best, hard to give any higher rating
Actually the worst SOAD album to pick. Toxicity is a better album in every way. This aged horribly. Alright sugar is alright still
I expected to hate this. Didn't, but also didn't like it very much. Too harsh sounding for me. Don't need to hear it again.
Definitely reminds me of mindless self indulgence.
US can't make good metal
technically proficient, politically committed, a unique and well-executed vision, terrible music. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
for an album with so much screaming, it's so empty IDK DUDE LIKE WHAT DO I SAY THIS ALBUM IS JSUT SO BORING LEAVE ME ALOEN
Horrible, but the live part was sick! 2
Can't stand it.
not for me
There's a lot of good parts to many of the songs, they layer interesting style changes throughout and it doesn't get repetitive. I gave it 5-6 times through but it never really clicked with me however. The vocals are interesting and go on to be iconic as more albums came out but it was maybe to disjointed here. I liked Sugar, Spiders and maybe Soil the most.
Sugar
Not my sound. But not terrible
Listened to this first thing in the morning...big mistake
Not for me but I get why it is good. The pacing and how they mix the melodies into the anger/noise is nice. Rating is just my personal preference. This seems like something that is good, I just don’t ever plan to listen again
I am just not enough of a metal head for this and I like their later stuff much much better. Interesting to hear where they came from, but not for me.
kann immer wieder nicht verstehen, wie man das länger als 10 sekunden am stück hören will/kann
Album #85 System of a Down: System of a Down Formula for every System of a Down Song: Step 1. Talk in a silly voice Step 2. Silly voice morphs into melodic singing Step 3. Slow singing down into a whisper Step 4. Whisper turns into unintelligible screaming Honestly somehow more fun than it sounds like. I definitely expected to hate this album and find it really grating, but it actually didn’t feel like too much of a chore to sit through. I couldn’t help but find it entertaining when the lead singer would sound as if he were a bard from some medieval European RPG; if there is one thing that I will give this band is that they have their own unique sound. I can’t see myself ever becoming a fan of the Nu-Metal/Rap Metal era of music; I just find it quite corny and think that it fails in being shocking. But in saying that, I can definitely see the appeal. I think that I just don’t have enough rage left in me for a band like this. I can see a world where I’m in a mosh-pit releasing my anger against society whilst screaming the righteous lyrics of System of a Down, but unfortunately, in the world I currently live in, all my rage has depleted into indifference and acceptance. I’m much more likely to wallow in frustrations whilst listening to The Cure than try and fight an unwinnable battle, which bands like System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine posit themselves to do. To a fan of the band, my score might seem harsh, but honestly, it is a lot higher than I would have anticipated. Best Songs: Spiders, Peephole, P.L.U.C.K. Worst Song: Mind Score out of 10:5.5
This dude's voice bugs me
Where do I start? Not my favorite genre. Vocals were uneven. Melodies almost nonexistent. Yet this seems well planned. Not my cup of tea, but it could have been a lot worse. 2 stars
It’s not my gene. 4/10
It's got a few riffs for sure, but they are FAR overshadowed by the awkward changes and over-the-top cringy vocals. I think I was too old for nü.
Çok eko diyeceğim mlsf xddddddddd beni linçlemez rock camiası inş
This is quite a good album. There are some great moments when they break away from their core sound. Why anyone would want to hear this album ahead of Toxicity defeats me. That’s a 4 or 5 star album - and I hate my metal. Admittedly SOAD have more about them than their genre peers. Broader subject matter, a sense of humour, light and shade.
Giving this a 2 instead of a 1 because I didn’t immediately skip ALL the tracks.
Interesting info that this was their debut. All of the stuff i like from later albums is there. But it feels like all of it needs quite a bit of finetuning.
I can respect a lot of what they're saying. I love some of their later hits. But I'm not a big fan of much on this album.
Not my thing (anymore). I had a metal phase but it ended in the 90's. I have no nostalgia for this band, and I didn't even know "Nu Metal" was a thing. I give them credit for having melodies (not just noise) and for mixing in some different instruments/sounds. But I'm not really into the singer's voice.
I really love Serj Tankian's voice on the handful of mainstream(?) System of a Down songs I know (Toxicity, Chop Suey) so was looking forward to this. Unfortunately, the guttural screaming (which I guess is impressive he can do along with having such a genuinely lovely voice) was just way too much. -Too much at 7AM while trying to work out - when I figured speed metal vibes might be good for a HIIT + weights session. -Too much at noon when trying to eat my lunch. -Still too much while waiting for my husband to make dinner - though slightly less headache inducing when not listened to over headphones. My husband first mistook it for Limp Bizkit. I wanted to like this but unfortunately screaming and thrashing music best suited for a mosh pit are probably never going to be my thing. 'Spiders' was okay since he didn't growl-scream at all.
Like
I just can't get into it. Glad I didn't go to see them at Downsview.
It's probably good to some people. Without the screaming it's interesting. Tankians voice is interesting. I just done love it.
not really for me but it got a bit silly in parts which was fun tehe
I recall the band being popular around the late 90’s but never really cared much for them. Can’t say much has changed in the meantime. All a bit too thrashy for me. Tolerated it but didn’t really enjoy it. 2
Angry roaring over monotonous background guitar isn’t really my jam. I did enjoy Spiders, even if he does sound like a particularly hungover Marianne Faithfull. The rest is just power and volume over substance.
Stick to metal, enough with this nu-metal bullshit Best Song: Spiders Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2
message/vision is important but my god those vocals sounded goofy out of place
Intense! I appreciate it for the power and energy they bring to this album but at this stage in my life I don't feel like this music suits me.
Again fuck nu metal, but this is campy and they're actually having a good time. I think I just like Serj Tankian, by association via the love he gets in NZ. This sounds a lot better than the other nu metal here, actually mixed properly, massive blown out guitars,punk heritage is clear. The variety within the album is also notable improvement from other genre offerings
At least it’s interesting
Great voice and band is technically proficient, but I just don't enjoy the music.
Over rated
It's not Tony Bennet elevator music, is it? Amongst the roaring there's a couple of alright tunes trying to get out. If this is your jam I can see the appeal, I on the other hand need a lie down and an ear rinse after that. "Why do birds suddenly appear..."
This isn’t for me. Whoever compared this to QotSA or Rage needs to listen to those bands a little more.
whatever
Armenian-American Metal music. My children were big fans of this band, but while I like Metal and generally liked the music on this album, I found the vocals grated on my nerves too much, especially on "Suggestions", and they put me off. My favourite track on the album is "Soil".
Not my type
Överskattat, de blev bättre senare. Detta var väldigt enformigt
Listened to the original version instead of the clean version cause I'm not a pearl-clutching grandma. But that doesn't mean I like metal
Not for me
Best Track - "Spiders"
Not my genre of choice, but I did like “Spiders”and “Peephole”
1. pee - 1.5 2. knouu - 1.5 3. zugar - 1.5 4. Suggestions - 1 5. Spiders -2 6. Devil - 1 7. Soil - 1.5 8. War - 1.5 9. Mind - 1.5 10. Peephole - 1 11. Cube - 0 12. Darts - 1 13. Pluck - 1.5
*1998. *This was pre-Toxicity. *Almost every song is under 3 minutes. *Fine in small doses, but a whole album is a lot... RATING - 6/10
Oof. Don’t care for this type of music. Not the right age I suppose.
• 2/5 • Skillfully done, and Sugar is a good listen under the right conditions. I don’t need to hear the rest ever again.
Not bad.
I appreciate the effort to get a variety of musical styles and eras on this list, and I suppose this is fine as hardcore heavy metal music goes. But when I get this, a couple of Megadeath albums, Rage Against the Machine, and others (even less skilled), but NO Warren Zevon albums, I have to start questioning this whole enterprise.
i’m sorry but this type of music is just NOT my thing. please stop screaming at me
I tried to listen to this in good faith because I know their political messaging has resonated with a lot of people but I still really just don’t like metal. It is ugly. They make some good points in their songs but it just sounds ugly to me. But for this one more than some other metal albums, I can kind of understand the appeal. Some of the songs had a catchy element (that for me was undermined by the rest of the composition) that enabled me to at least see the potential for this kind of music to be cathartic or thrilling to listen to.
I was never s fan of SOAD, i just dont like Serj Takian’s vocals which range from poor to damn right annoying. There are elements of songs i do like, such ss when soil and war? are at their heaviest but these are quickly undermined by the vocals of the lighter slower parts.
I can feel that it's good. I just don't like it
Marmite band. For me however I find it a difficult listen.
When falling under my radar, System of A Down and Serj Tankian, had a few songs that made you stop, and say, well that's kind of interesting. But really just a passing interest, and basically forgotten after a few years. So this would be the first complete album I have listened to from the band. After all, this list is Albums we should listen to before we die, not just slightly catchy songs you should hear before you die. Pretty much after hearing the song Sugar, and thinking, oh yeah I remember that song but man it sounds dated. I was then counting down the tracks waiting for this album to be over. Please move this album to the list of slightly catchy songs to hear before you die and remove it from the "album" list.
p821. 1998. 2 stars. Schizophrenic 90s US metal rock that veers between irritating and unpleasant shouty heavy metal and quite good songs ("Spiders").
As someone of a certain age, when SOAD emerged I found them cringeworthy as I did most “nu-metal” at the time. Anyone that cut their teeth on proper metal felt the same, so just kinda let them get on with it. Which of course, they did. Let’s not pretend this is anything spectacular though. It’s performed well and produced well, but it was never the groundbreaking debut some made it out to be. Judging from their music that followed this (what I’ve heard of it at least) they cultivated and perfected their sound and obviously built on the foundations on display here, selling millions in the process. But yeah, neither heavy nor that clever. One for the youth, and still sounds that way all these years later.
With the exception of Spiders which I liked, this wasn't really for me. Think I prefer my metal sludgy and stonery, rather than thrashy. I do respect what it's going for though. 2 Stars.
Sugar!
meh
Did not really enjoy this. The metal aspects and some of the production are fine, but the vocals leave something to be desired. I actually don’t even mind the screaming, and I can see the parallels to other metal bands in their delivery and intonation and anger, but this delivery was just a little grating and corny to me. I wanted to like it more.
Just not my thing. It feels like I was just the recipient of a screaming fit.
I think this is the wrong album for drinking coffee and watching the sunrise on a beautiful Saturday morning.
perhaps the all time GOAT of incredibly talented vocalists who use all their talent to piss me tf off
Okay. I actually like this band and you can hear where they’re starting to put it all together on some songs but it’s a bit raw.
The band name is the best part.
Somebody give this man a hug. It’s weird that this album is on the list but Toxicity isn’t.
Some of the guitar work is very good and the music is nice and heavy. However, almost all of this good work is undone and buried by the comedy vocals. It sounds like a cartoon character having a meltdown. This would be good as an instrumental album, but in this form, the album is difficult to listen to, let alone take seriously. Their desperation for attention deems this a wasted opportunity.
They got passion. They ain’t got me.
this music made me feel frustrated and annoyed. I'm a fan of a lot of other songs from the band usually
when they aren't being silly they're pretty decent. when they are being silly i can think of dozens of silly bands I'd rather listen to in that moment
Punk, but irritating.
Never understood their popularity. The nasal high pitched talk singing is annoying. Metal has such thin margins of what’s great and not so great. This is fine. Top 1001? No
This is the group that led me to download an Armenian Folk playlist and that led me down the rabbit hole of world music. This is a beast of its own! It’s raw, chaotic, and political, but also weirdly playful in spots. That mix of thrash, Armenian folk flourishes, and manic vocal shifts makes it one of those records you either bounce off… or find yourself obsessively playing over and over again. It’s less polished politically than Toxicity, but more unhinged, surreal, and abstract, which gives it a very different personality. The anti-authoritarian streak is present throughout, but usually buried in strange metaphor. You’ll either love it or hate it but you won’t forget it.
Not a bad album but not a fan of this genre.
Well, I listened to it, so there’s that.
I respect the work here, but can’t say I really enjoyed it. I get the appeal, it’s just not for me.
I dont totally hate it But nothing new
The music is definitely interesting, but I'm not particularly a big fan of it.
Lite för tungt. 2
Not my fav
Most nu-metal is very unappealing to me and this isn't really an exception. Some of the songs are tolerable
Lots of energy and the music was tightly produced but not my cup of tea on the whole. Lead singer is impressive with the range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR0gOEyK6Tg
Very noise, not super impressed.
Personally not for me, but I’m sure this was an iconic album for the metal genre!
1º album um rockão totalmente fora do que eu escuo normalemnte, porém de forma supreendente, gostei. Não vou ouvir diariamente mas agora já sei que em um dia de raiva ou em algum treino (em breve) dá para ouvir esse batidão que vai deixar no pique. 2,7/5
DNF. Jesus based cock rock.
Yes, I get it. This was huge when it came out, and System of a Down were right there, riding the alt-/progressive-/nu-metal wave that Korn had initiated five years prior, at its apex. Thanks to the interplay between Daron Malakian’s guitar playing and Serj Tankian’s idiosyncratic vocal style (his staccato delivery with occasional growling outbursts), System of a Down created a unique sound, unmistakably their own. The thrash-metal-influenced riffing is mostly unforgiving and brutal; the lyrics, while often dadaistic or opaque, contain strong political statements — in short: the basics are killer. At its most weird, the record sounds like Frank Zappa fronting a hardcore band (Sugar). However, even considering the relatively short run time (40-something minutes) for a late-1990s major-label release, one gets the feeling that they pull their signature feat just a little too often. Take Mezmerize, where System of a Down managed to fully diversify their songwriting palette - and were all the better for it. A solid debut (with a quality many bands would kill for), but still lacking that little something that makes a record truly special from front to back.
Meh. Loud.
I started off thinking I might like this, but it got more annoying as it went on.
Liked it more than I thought I would. Wouldn’t listen again in a hurry, not the biggest metal fan
I’m not down with this one. I do like some of their other stuff.
I don’t know, as far as “these” bands go I guess I’d choose these guys over most others. But not my thing, this wore me down.
It's metal. It's not unique or memorable in any way for a debut album. Maybe their second one is better? I may never know.
Admission: I might be one of the few metalheads who never particularly cared for SOAD. I always found their musical assault too consistently in-your-face, with the vocal variations ranging from Serj Tankian’s faux-operatic alto to squealing (“vocal whistle”), which is somewhat grating on the ears. It annoys me when Arianna and Mariah do it too, but at least SOAD has a metal backing. Their musicality and use of polyrhythms was impressive but wasn’t abnormal for the time when placed against mathematically meticulous bands like Meshuggah or Tool, or cross genre artists like Mudvayne (NuMetal, Groove metal & Jazz). My favorite song on this album was the downtempo Spiders as it shows the most musical temperance. It’s easy to crank to “11” and go full on. It’s harder to self edit. I understand why people love them, with their progy-post-punk-metal-up-your-ass aesthetic. It’s just not my cauldron of metal….
Argh. Too shouty for me! As per my other opinions on heavy metal, some absolutely shredded guitar but I can't stand listening to this vocal style,really spoils it for me.
Not totally awful, but really far outside of my wheelhouse musically. 2 stars
not for me
shouty & growly 90s metal - very tiring
There were parts of songs I liked and I enjoy Tankian’s singing voice, but overall I’m not fan of metal.
Dang. I want to like SOAD so badly, but I just cannot. Everything is there. Power. Intensity. Energy. But the theatrical vocals just negate most of it. :(
Headbanging, interesting lyrics
downloaded 2,5,7&10. not crazy about it, it’s okay
The Good: self-titled album! The Bad: Is it a play on words? The Ugly: If it is a play on words, what is the point? So yeah, SOAD… not my thing. I hear screaming, I hear syncopated time-signatures, I hear avantgarde, I hear old school… I hear, but I can’t listen… Don’t know if I should give it a 2 or a 3 just to be kind, what I do know is that this album will not be on my repeat list… 2* I guess
I can’t say I was a fan of System of a Down before this, and after listening, I’m still not. There’s more musicality to this than I expected, and the cultural history of the band certainly shines through in the song. But the angst and the weird pitchy singing just did nothing for me. One or two songs were okay, but overall I mostly just wanted the album to be over. I can see why it is on the list, but it won’t ever be for me.
Snap best dat het allemaal goed en lijp is, maar dat geschreeuw maakt het in vlagen gewoon echt herrie imo. Zieke drums, gitaar en teksten.
Hard Metal aus Armenien/ Kalifornien
ik wou dat je halve sterren kon geven. Ik zou deze 1,5 ster geven dan.
At least there was some variety in the garbage
i don't hate it
A bit more palatable than most metal but still not for me
Ok 2/5
Not really my thing.
really not my vibe at all
Hård musik som jag haft oturen att se live. Det är inte hårt så bra.
This was better than I had remembered it but still not my kinda thing.
This didn’t do a lot for me
Sorry to my neighbors
I disliked more then I liked. It seemed cheap when he dropped into generic metal voice.
Hmm, I’m ok with some of Toxicity out of familiarity, but there’s not enough on their self-titled to keep me happily entertained. It’s a bit too harsh for my taste.
Heavy, seems angry, music for mass shooters. Not my jam.
This was too many System Of A Down songs for me. Maybe one in isolation would work
Too noisy. I love their acoustic or piano covers of their best of songs. Not this...
2.5
Not for me really, it all just blended into one.
One recognizable song
I really wanted to like this album more, because I love the general sound and Eastern musical influences that make “System” unique, but I found a large portion of this album to perhaps be a little too noise-rocky, a little too repetitive, and dare I say, a little too boring because of it. Favorite tracks: Spiders, Mind
caca de vaca
Buoyant, sure, but oh so boring. The fake and giggling voices take away from the total heavyosity.
Eh? Like rock elements but wtf is that’s screaming
Not my bag
For me and my generation, this is the worst band hands down. It’s not even close.
Not a fan
Why?
Probably would be a 5 if I were 14 and mad at my paarents
Two disks and in all that work these guys manage to show a little bit of range, but mostly it's just burp and growl, roar and scream. Stop. Just no.
It's amazing how something so full of energy and musical talent turns into something repetitive and dull so quickly
Hatte ich schon
Too noisy.
Typical heavy metal riffs but some interesting interludes that hint to a more interesting sound. Unfortunately we always come back to the relatively uninteresting metal guitar chords that do nothing for me.
“Punk”-type of metal. Started out good but got old fast. I like the instrumentation but hate the vocals.
heavylongo, siniestro, voces de loco.
Fan of the band but not their finest work.
A bit too hardcore for me didn’t really enjoy that.
i could see how someone could enjoy this but that someone is unfortunately not me
Varied between “this is almost unlistenable” to “hmmm this does sound like music, but it’s not really my thing.” Didn’t hate it as much as I expected I would from the first song, but it’s sure not my thing.
Yeah This was a bit too much
The last couple of weeks I’ve had quite a few entries that just aren’t my thing. I’m glad other people like this. I sure don’t. 2/5
I was entranced with Stijn's review. I was excited to listen to the album. But then I listened to it. Guess I had to be in that tent as a young impressionable kid... The tents in my area were listening to Green Day and RHCP.
no se on musiikkia... kait... kai tämä huutaminen on musiikkia... kai sekamelska lasketaan nykyään kait musiikiksi... kait ihmeellinen Just Nu Crunchy Nacho-.. På vattenfall böio en vditt fossltila elevtal!!!! till fast roligt!! en timpris!!!! uppttig månade till tusen läppar nuuja kjusta kommpisser... jaa ja mainokset loppu heh katokku ei hirveen pitkään jaksetakkaan sitä myllytystä pittää yllä kun niin lyhyitä biisejä ettei ehtinyt vaihtaa heh ei osata myllyttää kun 2011 suomi-ruotsi konsanaan myllytystä kolmas erä.... yliarvostettu kakkapökälehän tämä koko bändi on mutta parempi sentään kun kornit ja sun muut niin annetaan ruusuja hohhoijjaa... sugar
Witty, gothic rambling, followed by shouted repetition, followed by short guitar stabs, followed by noisy guitar wall of noise and shouting. Repeat.
Not for me.
Good God. This is dire. Hate it. The audio version of The Emperor's New Clothes
Relativt fort glømt
Just not my thing.
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3/10 - Peephole has some clown music playing. The whole album can be surmised by "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Metal bad. At least this was a little different
Tiresome.
4 songs angehört, mag metal noch immer nicht aber das bissl mehr
Their later stuff is better, 2.5
Reminds me of my friend Tony. I like Tony more than I like SOAD.
I knew as soon as I saw this I wasn't going to be super into it, and I was right. It's a bit screamy for my liking. There's clearly an audience though, this thing sold a lot of albums. I will say that, while I don't particularly like it, I think it's a little bit better than some of the other heavy metal I've gotten on here. The singer has a pretty impressive range and the lyrics have some reasonably ok moments (though the topics are pretty heavy). I also legitimately liked the song "Spiders", it's a bit toned down and I thought it was solid, I'm giving this a 2 for that alone. Favorite song: Spiders Other: Sugar, War? 6/20/24
first listen. I liked a couple of SOAD songs when I was in primary/middle school but this album is so boring
Good album but I didn't enjoy listening to it. High 2.
My coworker Doug would be SO pleased I listened to all of it
I respect this. But I have to be honest with myself that I didn't like listening to it.
Nope, not for me.
Not for me. Don’t really see how it would be for anyone
I find this one of weakest albums in Systems discography. Its not bad, but i like their more melodic but crazy side. Not bad but i would out any of their other albums on the list.
Not a fan.
I was worried when I saw this pop up. I always put these guys in the Slipknot/Korn category. So I was a tiny bit surprised to find more emotional depth and subtlety to their songs than I expected. Still, not my kind of music at all.
This is kind of fun, but this harsh screamy type of metal is not something I would choose to listen to again.
I was really willing to give this album a chance, and I did. On the bright side, it's anything but boring; SOAD makes an effort to stand out with interesting aural, lyrical, and vocal decisions, keeping them from fading into the dense abyss of unoriginal loud music. That said, the yelling/screaming/roaring quickly becomes obnoxious -- and almost irredeemably so.
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OMG, can you please stop yelling?
Recognizing the band name, I couldn't say if I'd ever actually listened to their music. The name brought either Grunge or Metal to my mind. The first song's first verse had my thinking, "punk" and the quickly caught its metal edge. With lyrics like, GRWOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR, GWROOOOOOAAAAR" how can one argue? Man, I want to appreciate Metal, but...
If I liked nu metal, I guess I could give props to this band. At times the nose included hints of Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Kennedys & even Focus, a vintage I can savor, but there are other notes of utter bullshit. Bitter finish.
Just comes down to personal preference, but I have a hard time getting into heavy metal. This didn't exactly win me over.
They're good musicians. Such a shame they choose to make such irritating music.
Not my thing, but Serj Tankian has a one of a kind rock voice.
Pros: the songs are short. Most are based around some semblence of a tune. Cons: They all sound the same. Generic late 90s thrash I am afraid.
Bit screamy for me
I feel like Serj Tankian was a theater kid. Some of this (like CUBErt) reminded me of Dead Kennedys. Anyway, overall not my thing, though I see the general quality of it.
Ya know, I didn’t hate it as much as I expected to but this is not my fave type of music. There were definitely some musical elements that I liked but then the screamo bits came in and I hit skip … so I listened to about 30 seconds of each song lol
Better than slipknot
hmmmmmm, chloe used to listen to System of a down and i heard some songs that she would play and i didn’t mind them, idk if that changes with age, but some of it was just so jarring. i wanted to like it but simply couldn’t enjoy the majority of it, however i didn’t hate it…
No songs added 6.6
Its not bad in the way being kicked in the balls isn't bad compared to being stabbed in the throat.
Yoicks, a barrage of shouty metal. Quite exhilarating but it doesn't make for a high quality album. 2/2
Didn't age well
I thought I was going to like this based on the SoaD songs I’ve heard, but I found it mostly dull and, at times, annoying.
I am very sorry their parents got divorced, but I'm not sure why it has to be taken out on me. There are some interesting songs here and I guess if you want to know who is to blame for Limp Bizkit this is a crucial album.
Ich mag die Band, aber das fand ich doch eher langweilig.
- 2.5 ..... doesn't hold up -
Spiders, that is it.
For people that like this sort of thing this is probably a very good example. For people that are browsing the genre, it's not exactly going to spark a lifetime's fanship. Probably better full of beer in a field and yelling along.
This shit is stupid! Also, I was thinking that this album sounded poorly mixed, then I checked and got confirmation that it was produced by Rick Rubin. Loudness War criminal he is! I don’t particularly dislike this album, there are better songs like “War?” and “P.L.U.C.K.”, but I gotta draw the line somewhere. Too many things to let it slide
Vill inte hata alltså bandet är jättetight o de verkar som att de e kul att spela med i musiken om man kan. Musiken är bara motsatsen till min grej. Han går från att göra Ct. Dracula till att låta som en sextonåring som gör zombie voice till att låta som evanescence! Inte för mig
Heavy metal Some emo shit right here 2.8/5
I imagine that if I ever find myself as a fan of metal, then this would be an album that I dig. Because I am not such a fan, I did not really dig it at all…although, it certainly could have been worse.
No, thanks.
Not really my type of music. Extreme heavy metal alt sound done very well I'm sure.
Not really my type of music.
There's a couple cool moments in this album, with Spiders and Sugar being the standouts. However, the speed and energy that is the clear upside of this album doesn't feel very cohesive. Little too screamo for me.
Nope
This album is ok. I'm not the biggest SOAD fan, but I enjoy some of their songs, and this album is no exception. There's only a couple of songs that I enjoy, and all the other songs are either too screamy or just have some weird noises going on that I don't like. But when SOAD hits, it really hits. I'll keep listening to the couple songs I like, and won't touch the rest of the album. 2/5 Favorite song: Soil Worst song: Darts
Alright - I guess my time has come. Time to listen to a System of a Down album. 'Suite-pee' - oh no. But after listening, I'll give this some begrudging respect. This could've been a lot worse. It at least has its own identifiable sound and explores it with a little more humor than most of the bands like this coming out at the turn of the century. I don't know that I'll listen to this again, but I get it.
Fans will think it tough and tenacious, others tedious and turgid.
Pretty boring and lacked dynamic for me. It was the same thing the whole time, noisy, yelly, annoying
It did make me chuckle listening to this kind of music while in the office. But yeah, not my thing.
Nope. too crunchy.
Gee, I was excited by the instrumental intro to the opening track, but then the vocals kicked in. I find it funny that this is lumped under Heavy Metal. The vocal style reminds me more of The Dead Kennedys than heavy metal. Anyway, I gave it a listen. I can see the point. But it’s just not my bag, as they used to say. Very clean Rick Rubin production does it all the favours.
I do not like the singing, it is bad.
gritos encima de riffs. hubiera sido escuchable si el tipo se callaba.
Not my cup of tea.
Sure