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

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 138 Ratings

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  • Summary: Not the true follow-up to 'Toxicity' that fans were hoping for, 'Steal This Album' instead consists of outtakes from that 2001 album, originally leaked on the Internet in rough versions and now polished up for release on CD.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    The tracks on Steal come off as much more assured and comfortable than those on Toxicity. [Jan 2003, p.81]
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  2. Ink 19
    80
    Steal This Album is still not the perfect SOAD album, but it's by far their most realized yet.
  3. Spin
    80
    System's repeated willingness to make so much noise in the service of getting nowhere reveals an enduring idealism. [Feb 2003, p.96]
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  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 81
  3. Negative: 1 out of 81
  1. Saturia666
    10
    PERFECT!!!
  2. mjthadw
    10
    The best system of a down album
  3. jAbMaN
    8
    This is one of my favorite SOAD records. This record is much better than their two recent albums. Toxicity is better but this one is great also.
  4. asylumspadez
    7
    I didnt like it as much as I did as their previous album but it shows how much System has come into their own sound and how much they have changed as well.… Expand

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