203. SOAD - system of a down

203.SOADsystemofadown,
originally uploaded by jrd550.

First let me just clarify that this isn't really a bootleg, but what I own is a copy Chad made for me, so since it isn't an original, I'll call it a bootleg. System of a down are too good for their own good. The album is produced too well by Rick Rubin. The songs are able to cut a paste so many different sounds, beats, riffs, and samples that it sounds like one big collage, and ends up becoming too overwhelming to appreciate. Sure there are moments where they sound like Static X making out with Ministry, but more often than not they go the extra distance to make their sound truly their own. This version comes with the bonus live disc, containing 4 live tracks - which are impressively recreated to near perfection.

6.5 out of 10