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Universal acclaim- based on 484 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 423 out of 484
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Mixed: 22 out of 484
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Negative: 39 out of 484
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[Anonymous]Jun 1, 2005So brutally stupid it's almost beyond belief. The love for this band is bewildering.
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hollowaxisJun 7, 2005the only good thing thatcan be said about this record is that it has some moments that sound musical.but i cannot fathom why this average band gets so much praise.maybe it is because i am not an angry 13 year old who hasnt discovered real music. i am an angry 21 year old, and i like my kicks more intelligent and varied than this mindless crap.
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declanmJul 1, 2005This album doesnt come within a mile of toxicity is so disappointing and as for letting the guitarist sing what where they thinking he cant sing period also this album is wayyyy to commerical to be accepted by real rock fans sell your souls like all the other commerically acceptable bands
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MarkM.Jul 20, 2005
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RustyAug 7, 2006
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AATCHBMay 23, 2005This is the last time I'm on this site. Can't believe my eyes, how can this kiddy-band get 90% ?!?
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edzillaMay 24, 2005
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JaredMay 27, 2005This is seriously the worst band of all time.
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JohnPJun 1, 2005This sounds like a cross between the Faces of Death Orchestra as conducted by Kip Winger and Don Rickels. When my dog was castrated he made sounds similar to noise I heard on this record. Repeated spins prove that, in fact, castrated dogs were part of the recording process. How cool! How utterly groundbreaking! The best album of all time!
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KatherineWJun 7, 2005
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SeamusSFeb 16, 2006It's a tried peice of pretentious crap that smells long after you've experienced it.
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chrisbMay 25, 2005Man this album is awful. This is just as bad as the new Finch album.
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RaymondMay 29, 2005BYOB is possibly the worst song of all time - rivalled only by the rest of the tracks on this album. Random political ranting does NOT make an album good - combine this with dull, uninspired music and suddenly people are calling it a masterpiece? Great music always makes you *feel* something. This only leaves you wondering "was that it?".
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GaborAJun 13, 2005Like most mainstream rock bands SOAD is listenable song for song. However, songs are so repetative that the albums are indigestable. Even by the end of a single song after hearing that dumb chorusfor the tenth time its too much.
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OodMSep 20, 2005Very ordinary. Cigaro was leaked prior release, BYOB was pre-release single, track one is an intro, radio/video and old school hollywood are utter shite! Which leaves six songs, weak if you ask me.
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MarcoMNov 15, 2005I love system of a down;
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StephenL.Jul 9, 2007
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JeffHMay 25, 2005How many metal variations of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody can you come up with? And the propagandist lyrics are even less thought out.
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NoelFMay 21, 2005I've never understood SOAD. Their music is PAINFUL to listen to. Musically, it doesn't flow or resemble anything like music.
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jakepissoffMay 20, 2005
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benjidJan 16, 2006different doesnt mean good......and this album is wierd (in a bad way) and is so far from good i am shocked
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jjMay 18, 2006This was one of the worst ever and I collect music- this was like a buzzsaw droning in my head. I sold it the next day and got something I could stand to listen to- Alice in Chains, and Saliva. Save your money!
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AGuyMay 28, 2005I HATE S.O.A.D. because their lead singer sounds so horrible and annoying. The music is good and hard, and the lyrics are pretty reaserched but the singer ruins it completly. I gave it a 1 because B.Y.O.B. is an alright song.
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ZonkoJun 14, 2005It's just plain boring, they're selling out to all this anti-america shit, and just sound plain boring.
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MikeWJun 27, 2005
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AlexFRJan 17, 2006Horrible new age bullcrap. They jump the liberal bandwagon, and write bad lyrics to go with it. The repetitive power chords tend to hurt my ears.
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PeterMNov 22, 2005There is no questioning this is their best work!
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MChapmanJun 16, 2005
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JeffSJun 17, 2005I really dont understand how this band could have garnered such high marks. Absolutely no substance to their music. At the very most their sound is novel at first listen...but nothing more than that.
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Awards & Rankings
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You'll be left wondering why other bands aren't so daring.
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Mezmerize doesn't fail to be unique.
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's heavy and hooky. [20 May 2005, p.73]