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List Price: $7.99 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 66671
Released: November 26, 2002 |
| Our Price: $5.58 |
| Used Price: $0.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Steal This Album (Clean) Track Listing:
1. Chic 'N' Stu
2. Inner Version
3. Bubbles
4. Boom!
5. Nuguns
6. A.D.D.
7. Mr. Jack
8. I-E-A-I-A-I-O
9. 36
10. Pictures
11. Highway Song
12. **** The System
13. Ego Brain
14. Thetawaves
15. Roulette
16. Streamline
Editorial Review:
With Rage Against the Machine disbanded, System of a Down ascend to the political aggro-rock throne, and with Steal This Album, the Los Angeles-based quartet prove themselves worthy to wear the crown. A play on the late activist Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book, the album consists of 16 System songs from the mid-1990s through 2001. The band stresses the songs are not "B-sides or outtakes"; in fact, they clearly show System at their apex. These smart, varied songs feature Serj's frenetic, staccato, Jello Biafra-like phrasing atop the band's edgy, commanding, metal-meets-punk base. From the funny, frantic "Chic 'N' Stu," to "F**k the System," "A.D.D. (American Dream Disorder)," and "Boom!" System keep listeners guessing with discomfiting time changes that match up with Serj's incendiary lyrics. In keeping with their creative, fan-oriented approach, System are releasing four limited runs of the CD, each version featuring artwork from a different band member. This is not escapist rock. It's an intense and eye-opening aural history lesson you can mosh to. --Katherine Turman
Steal This Album (Clean) Reviews:
Click back, then look for the one without (clean). 
2006-04-29 - No!! Do not buy this CD. Seriously, if one were to buy this version, they really should go buy P.O.D. or something. Buy the real version.
good cd 
2005-12-31 - this cd proves once and for all that system's mediocre is better than alot of other bands' best. most of these songs could've and sholud've made the cut on any of SOAD's studio albums. good buy
SOAD RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
2003-01-18 - This is defenitly the best SOAD ( system of a down)cd since toxicity. If u like SOAD u will love this cd. What more can i say besides that it flipin rocks.
grunge-punk-metal with a political conscience
2002-12-24 - This is an energetic metal CD informed by punk and grunge. Songs criticize the system, advertising, gun laws and warmongers. There's probably an anti-pollution/pro-baby seals cut, but I missed it; nevertheless, System of a Down comes off less dogmatic and preachy than brother-politicos Rage Against the Machine. Machine gun drums, bass far forward and lots of tempo changes invite comparisons to Thinking Fellers, Tool or Slint and, as with any good metal album, there are a couple of pleasant ballads too. Very enjoyable.
System does it again
2002-12-19 - When I first became a SOAD fan, I bought Toxicity first. It was a great album so then I tried their 1998 debut release, and I was exposed to their deep inner self. Then I got this new album and I must say that System has again enthralled me. Each song may start out similar but, once things get going, they are all genuine in themselves.
Chic 'N' Stu - Weird song with a catchy chorus. What a splendid pie!! Pizza pizza pie!! I don't know what Serj is blathering about but I like it heh
Innervision - My sister was the first to tell me about this and I downloaded it. It seemed amazing when it was the only song I'd heard but, when I bought the whole CD, it was left in the dust as the melodic tunes of every other track began to catch my interest more
Bubbles - Short and sweet. This one didn't seem to get much hype but it was awesome though. It's not deep or dark. It's just fun and energetic
Boom! - Serj really managed to prevail in this song with his monotonous tone of voice in the beginning as the wild music is playing in the background. The chorus is nothing too special though
Nuguns - This is probably the song I've given the least amount of listens to even though it is quite good
A.D.D. - The three letters stand for American Dream Denial. I love the chorus to this one. It's one of my favorites
Mr. Jack - I just caught on to this song today. It's the longest track and yet it's only over four minutes
I-E-A-I-A-I-O - System seems to do good at choruses. And this one is enchanting. And we light up the skyyy...
36 - The song is called 36 but it's 46 seconds long. Cool music but the message seems to oppress television
Pictures - The music in this one rocks. And I love it when Daron jumps in at the end and repeats Serj's every phrase in a scream. Away (away!) gold dust (gold dust!)
Highway Song - I didn't pay much attention to this at first. But it's really melodic so I caught on fast
**** the System - It's alright. Nothing to put too much attention to
Ego Brain - System unleashes their soft side. The opening music sounds like the song Toxicity but everything quickly changes. The music, the flow, the message, it's all done perfectly in this track
Thetawaves - It starts out mediocre but as soon as you hear the chorus (Time feels like a midnight ride, finality waits outside, weeping in perplexity's arms, caressing our smiles inside) then you will be hooked
Roulette - Very calm, very soothing. This is not like normal System and that's what I like about it. They're trying to bring out different kinds of music
Streamline - This one was released as an extra by itself and debuted on the movie Scorpion King. I remember downloading it last summer and it's still good
