Steal This Album - System Of A Down
Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The tracks on Steal come off as much more assured and comfortable than those on Toxicity. [Jan 2003, p.81]
  2. This could be one of the most important records of the year.
  3. 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.
  4. As leftovers go, this Album is refreshingly tasty.
  5. 80
    System's repeated willingness to make so much noise in the service of getting nowhere reveals an enduring idealism. [Feb 2003, p.96]
  6. 80
    Steal This Album is still not the perfect SOAD album, but it's by far their most realized yet.
  7. The singer's curious persona is mirrored by the musical pyrotechnics, Queen meets Rage Against The Machine in a metal production of Godspell!, an inventiveness and fury that makes their MTV contemporaries look as dynamic as lard models of Linkin Park.
  8. Whatever it lacks in cohesive identity it more than makes up for in chaotic invention. [Feb 2003, p.107]
  9. A relevant addition to System's catalog.
  10. It only further proves how good a band this is, and despite a few tepid moments, it hints at even more greatness on the horizon.
  11. Few bands are better equipped to release an odds-and-sods record such as Steal This Album!, because SOAD songs already seem like bits and pieces of different songs welded and held together through sheer force of will.
  12. 50
    What's most impressive is that music of this caliber got left off their albums. [#13, p.100]
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 123 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 82
  2. Negative: 1 out of 82
  1. Saturia666
    10
    PERFECT!!!
  2. 6
    System of a Down's worst album, it's still a decent album that anyone could listen to but it sounds repetitive and it's definitely not in the same league as their eponymous album, Toxicity or Mezmerize. Full Review »
  3. 10
    The best system of a down album