From left: Shavo Odajian (Bass), Serj Tankian (Vocal), John Dolmayan (Drums), Daron Malakian (Guitar).<br><br>You can count on System, one of rocks most daring and innovative bands, to do things in its own way, and with a level of commitment that'll knock the wind right out of you. This bands what Public Enemy once was and what Rage Against the Machine never quite managed to be: the potent trifecta of credibility, sincerity and real danger, pronounced Esquire on naming them Best Agitators in the magazines 2005 Esky Music Awards.<br><br>Fate chose this group of Armenian Americans, two of whom were born in Lebanon, one in Armenia and another in Hollywood, as unknowing prophets. Toxicity, Systems second album, appeared on Sept. 4, 2001 and was at the top of the charts on Sept. 12, while America and the world were paralyzed with grief, shock and fear. Perhaps because the music of Toxicity was so uncompromising and yet so full of humanity at its extremes, it provided a suitably harrowing soundtrack for that unimaginable moment, striking a deep nerve. The album generated four Top 10 singles, including the ..1 Aerials, and went on to sell 6 million copies, establishing System not as some prefab mainstream commercial entity but rather as an urgent voice in the uncharted wilderness that was heard and believed by a great many human beings. <br><br>System of a Down wrote some 30 tracks for Mezmerize/Hypnotize and recorded them at Rubin's Laurel Canyon studio between June and November of 2004. The new songs are more complex, more progressive, more unorthodox and more experimental than ever, while retaining the idiosyncratic, ironic and schizophrenic qualities that make System of a Down so distinctive. Among the uncompromising songs contained on Mezmerize are Cigaro, Violent Pornography, Sad Statue, Radio/Video and Revenga.<br><br>The band has no overriding concept, meaning each of their albums isjust as Dolmayan says essentially a representation of these particular individuals at a particular moment in time. Simple, right? Right. And also incredibly complexas complex as human beings and the world they're living in, a world seemingly without absolutes or easy answers.<br><br>Just over a year later, the band offered up Steal This Album!, made up of tracks that had been started during the Toxicity sessions but didnt fit that albums dedicated confrontational vibetracks that put a greater emphasis on melody and the two-part harmonies of Malakian and Tankian. With Steal!, System, which up to that point had pitched nothing but fastballs (although some were of the split-finger variety), showed that it had a command of all kinds of stuff, and potent stuff at that. Thus, Mezmerize /Hypnotize is both the long-awaited follow-up to Toxicity in big-picture terms and a natural progression from Steal This Album! in a musical sense. http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec,system_of_a_down_fans/ Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brader daos http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/poll/p7UHaJks/wat_song_do_u_like_best/ It HaRd 2 ChOsE<br />I LuV aLL ThE sOnGs:) Joceylin ™ http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/JeDlCPCx/whats_your_fav/#B7aecUVWClS00xU Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:07:06 -0000 B7aecUVWClS00xU <a href="http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/photo/1FEVvXWdHU/"><img src="http://srv0110-08.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/dbb15443bd06026f4bd87d01d087bf79_thumb.gif" /></a><br /><p>SCARS ON BROADWAY--- STAY TUNED TO BE SCARRED FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!</p> http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/photo/1FEVvXWdHU/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:15:42 -0000 1FEVvXWdHU Well here's the thing my favourite song isn't on this album, and one other problem I can't choose between these two songs: Sugar (System Of A Down) or Boom! (Steal This Album!). I Like Boom! Because I completley agree with the message I get from the lyrics of it.. I just Agree with the lyrics thats the simplest way that I can put it. The Reason Sugar is my also favourite is because I like it a f**k load; but I would have to say my favourite from Hypnotize would have to be She's Like Heroin for pretty much the same reason I like Sugar so much its because I like it a f**k load. Kenn Canning http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/JeDlCPCx/whats_your_fav/#2qh0-JSZPWHXhgE Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:38:02 -0000 2qh0-JSZPWHXhgE ill try Kenn Canning http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/v1mD330J/help_me_with_this_group/#eUYaeSO8nR-eEHI Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:30:51 -0000 eUYaeSO8nR-eEHI sri labyrinth http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/music/WY4GO-oz/alfee_faded_loveinstrumental/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:45:45 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/music/WY4GO-oz/alfee_faded_loveinstrumental/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p1.imeem.com/resources/versioned/1/graphics/icons/noalbumart.gif" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> Gy5DAyk5Kx sri labyrinth http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/music/DNCdy5if/alfee_sitting_on_a_throne/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:45:45 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/music/DNCdy5if/alfee_sitting_on_a_throne/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p1.imeem.com/resources/versioned/1/graphics/icons/noalbumart.gif" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> 9xI2TreVuj that song of the legend of zelda is funny. Zelda Master http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/JeDlCPCx/whats_your_fav/#AmsAwUHSSp1Q69U Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:07:06 -0000 AmsAwUHSSp1Q69U Damn.....It's too hard to choose.... Kane Is A Maggot For Life http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/JeDlCPCx/whats_your_fav/#tQvc-o6qVqYoe-g Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:03:32 -0000 tQvc-o6qVqYoe-g definatly hypnotize <br> the bone king http://www.imeem.com/groups/ew-jWDec/forums/02CNV61K/JeDlCPCx/whats_your_fav/#m7Xj5QgyfJtc9eG Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:15:24 -0000 m7Xj5QgyfJtc9eG