For example, Stealing Society goes into a part near the end that reminds me a lot of the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and U-Fig has an amazing part 1:35 in that reminds me of Ulpa. However, all of these songs have atleast one interesting part in the song that I do in fact enjoy, it's just the rest of it I don't like. On Mezmerize there were no songs that I don't like, but on Hypnotize there's three U-Fig, Kill Rock N' Roll and Stealing Society, with Holy Mountains being a bit iffy. The opener isn't as strong, though, along with its' slightly grindcore drum beat, it will excite metal fans. Hypnotize is more of the same kind of stuff only it's not as good as Mezmerize. A very excellent midway point leading up to Hypnotize. The album ends on a powerful note, Old School Hollywood and Lost In Hollywood are both songs that SOAD have never made anything like before. Just a small matter though, doesn't really subtract from the overall experience. The only problem I have with the instrument work is that, unlike previous SOAD offerings, there are no sections that the bass or drums really stick out (Think of songs like Peephole or Chop Suey). If you put Serj's literature and Daron's sense of musical integrity together, you get a very dynamic duo. Daron proves once again that instrumentally, he is a master. Musically, Mezmerize is exciting and interesting as any System of a Down music is. Even the song titles remind me of punk titles, before their titles were more abstract as were the actual song meanings. I also understand using lines that seem silly to make a point or using them as metaphors, but some of them just sound lame. I also don't have a problem with punk writings- Amen is one of my favourite bands, so is Refused and I love punk in general- it's just that some of it seems a bit amateurish, Daron's not quite as experienced in it as he should have been before he set out to write this. Don't get me wrong, Daron is perfectly capable and Question!- which is the only song that had lyrics written entirely by Serj- is a very very good song lyrically. The lyrics aren't on par with their Self Titled, Toxicity or even Steal This Album (which I'm not a big fan of but anyways.). The first single, BYOB (which I now find out was co-written by Casey Chaos) was explosive and gave you a good idea of what to expect from this album. It's a brilliant beginning and the album doesn't really let up. Mezmerize starts with a very slow, moody opener that fits perfectly. I'm not saying Hypnotize is a bad album, but I'm getting ahead of myself here so let's backtrack. It's respectful that a band wants to go out and try new things but sometimes (moreso on Hypnotize) it fails. Which sometimes works, and it sometimes doesn't. They don't like to duplicate their music. Understand this System of a Down won't release an album like their self titled masterpiece again. Release: for Mezmerize, Novemfor Hypnotize
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