However, since I’ve become accustomed to much better music (a lot of music is better than this, in fact), I’ve learned that Hypnotize along with Mezmerize is an inconsistent mess and an ego trip for Daron Malakian – who, though an accomplished guitarist, should leave the singing and songwriting to Serj Tankian.
Hypnotize is the album by System of a Down which brought about my odd 11-year-old love of the band.
So although the album is rife with problems, there are a couple of gems to be found in it. Beneath the cover of the rest of the album, however, lie Question! and Sad Statue, which bring back SOAD’s quality that brought so many people to love the band, including myself. Although I enjoy listening to the majority of the track, the chorus is weaker and some poor songwriting make it really trail off. Even B.Y.O.B, what is supposed to be a great System of a Down song, is inconsistent. Lost In Hollywood and Cigaro aren’t much better, too. There are a few real dud tracks on this record, including most obviously Violent Pornography and Old School Hollywood, two horribly crap songs that are instantly skippable. Mezmerize, although probably SOAD’s most commercially successful album, is their worst and is the definition of inconsistency. So have another ranked tingaling: Mezmerize (2005) For some reason, I feel like ranking System of a Down’s albums from worst to best – mainly because each album differs so much and I’d like to write about ’em. Dunno if any of you readers do, but oh well.