So I like music with violent changes, disjointed lyrics about horses watching jet pilots and pizza toppings, and I figured that after three good albums, System of a Down would not fail to meet expectations. Unfortunately, this is album is one of those cases where the album met expectations too well in one of those strange combinations that isn't really either pleasing or interesting.
Yeah, they've still got political lyrics that occasionally sound really damn cool, but for the most part, on Mesmerize they're kind of like Rage Against the Machine yelling about the endangerment of subarctic manitees. And man, the repetition is just annoying at times, and not in the cool way like They Might Be Giant's Whistling in the Dark.
Furthermore, the changes are abrupt, but they're so regularly abrupt that they're not abrasive anymore. SOD is supposed to hurt at times while you listen to it because you turned it up for the cool quiet part and didn't turn it down as the guitar slammed back in. Instead, you kind of think, the loud part is about to happen. Then it does. But it just doesnt seem as loud.
Recommend: Yes if you want something generically on the edge.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
"generically on the edge" is a great phrase which could describe much mediocre music. I applaud this phrase, and its inventor. Bravo.
I finally updated the blog to include your links, Andrew!
Review on my blog upkeeping skills: piss-poor. Recommend? Only with vodka and ice. Wait, what were we talking about?
Sweet! Now more people will be made stupider when tehy accidentally stumble upon my blog!
Post a Comment