The Music Lives On (moved from ATSNN), page 1

posted on Jun, 1 2005 @ 02:04 PM

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May 17 was the release date for the neweset and fourth album from System of a Down. This band from Armenia has endured a childhood under the soviet regime and has lived many years in America. They have over write their songs about what they feel is wrong with the nation, and luckily do not encounter the censorship that they did when they were younger

www.systemofadown.com
The first single from "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" will be the track "B.Y.O.B." [Bring Your Own Bombs] which will hit the airwaves this month. The song, which questions a president's involvement in the business of war, balances a near-R&B groove - "Everybody's going to the party have a real good time/Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine" - with the song's recurring demand, "Why don't presidents fight the war?/Why do they always send the poor?/Why do they always send the poor?"

"...Kneeling roses disappearing into/Moses' dry mouth/
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing/Our intentions/Hangers sitting dripped in oil/Crying freedom/Handed to obsoletion,/
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth"

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This album is not the first, however it is still an inspirational one and gives a great perspective about how immigrants view this "Nation at War". All too often in this country if you object to the government, you are not carted away, but people say that you are unpatriotic. Such goes for Sean Penn, who stated that he felt Iraq did not have WMD. He did not say that the US had no reason to depose Saddam, but he did say there were no WMD.

Many may feel this is not news, but it is. I am not promoting this movie so that they will sell millions of copies. In fact I promote illegally downloading it. Just listen to the lyrics. They're blend of Metal/Eastern Chant, literally will mezmorize you and give you a new perspective on the people from the middle east. Understanding the people we are fighting is key to the principles of war as stated by Sun Tzu.

parrhesia

posted on Jun, 1 2005 @ 02:26 PM

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It's an excellent album, each time I listen to it my appreciation and enjoyment grows.

Simply put, it rocks.

The lyrics, as always, are fantastic, and in the case of this particular album, amazingly catchy.

System of a Down are steadily growing bigger and bigger. They sold 800,000 copies during the first week of realease. I don't doubt after the next album is realeased in a few months they are going to be the biggest thing going on in the metal world. Best thing is, they'll deserve it.

subz

posted on Jun, 1 2005 @ 03:11 PM

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I agree, SOAD are fantastic and well worth listening to.

I dont know how this article will fare on the voting side of ATSNN. I can imagine the authours U2U inbox being completely spammed here which is a shame. SOAD have a message and it should be heard.

parrhesia

posted on Jun, 1 2005 @ 03:32 PM

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Ya, they do have a message that's definitely worth hearing, but I don't think it's ATSNN material.

It is worth paying attention to.