Steal This Album [PA] by System Of A Down (CD, Nov-2002, Epic USA)

Works well,favorite band,nothing to dislike really.I bought it for a party,and it got here just in time.

If everyone dosen't know by now. SOAD have not released a poor effort yet. Everything these cats release, is as solid as their play. The only thing I would reccomend concerning this album, is to simply go down and purchase this album. Don't steal it, burn it, or borrow it from the local music joint. Go purchase this, and revel in the sound that is SOAD. This is as strong an album as "Toxicity", "Mesmerize", or any of them, and dosen't let up until the gun sounds. Take my word for it. There's no time like the present. Trust me....

Steal This Album!!!! It's amazing, but pay for it seriously but it its worth every penny, even worth stealing at going to jail to get it!

Records like System of a Down's Steal This Album are always a tough sell. Its 16 songs were recorded during the sessions for 2001's ''Toxicity'' and rejected. But after unfinished versions appeared on the Web, the band decided to polish the tunes up and release them as a new CD. No matter how hard the label tries to repackage them as ''alternate tracks,'' though, the fact remains: If they were that good, they would've made the original cut.

''Toxicity'' triumphed as a complete album, balancing politics and humor, metal and funk, melodrama and silliness. ''Steal This Album'' echoes its structures and themes: ''I-E-A-I-A-I-O'' is a warp-speed rant in the mold of ''Psycho''; ''Boom!'' is a political powerhouse with spoken interludes a la ''Prison Song''; and ''Ego Brain'' infuses the band's signature soft-LOUD-soft dynamics with soaring harmonies, as ''Chop Suey!'' did.

Many of ''Album's'' tunes work as vibrant stand-alone compositions, which not only makes this an impressive disc but also makes ''Toxicity'' seem all the more masterful: Even the rejects sound pretty damn great. A few tracks, like ''Nüguns,'' an innovative mix of thrash, melody, and classical guitar, rival anything on ''Toxicity.''

Despite its individual gems, ''Steal This Album,'' as a unit, relies too heavily on blunt political diatribes and musical gimmicks, and System's ferocity doesn't sound as fresh as it did last year. Don't get me wrong: ''Steal This Album'' stands head-and-tattooed-shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre. System of a Down have long since proved themselves to be one of the most exciting bands around, and this crunching, between-discs snack only whets our appetite for what's to come.

Let the truth be heard. Their songs are amazing!
I love System of a Down

They are not that screamo either.

Amazing CD by System of a Down. One of the decades BEST metal bands out there. CD blends from Start to finish featuring not only heavy metal but political songs as well.

I love this band and this album is excellent. Love Chic n' Stu! This band is truely underrated!On this album you can hear where some of the tunes from Hynotize originated from.

Amazing music and vocals and great lyrics (some much more humorous than their previous efforts). On the serious side, "Boom" rants against the government, the military industrial complex, special interests and the New World Order. Wake up America! 5 Huge Stars.