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         |  IronLung
             from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2005-11-20 21:49 [#01783481] Points: 8032 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag
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 | SOOOOOO...what does everyone think? 
 IMO, it's kinda dissapointing. There are a couple of tracks
 that really are good (Hypnotize,U-fig) just to think of a
 couple of the top of my head. After first listen I didnt
 really dig it. I liked Mezmorize much better.
 
 Let's Discuss...and drink! If ya wanna.
 
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         |  virginpusher
             from County Clare on 2005-11-20 22:05 [#01783483] Points: 27325 Status: Lurker
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 | Personally they've been going downhill after the first album came out. There were some good singles "storaged" and
 "marmalade" but after that they slowly declined
 
 
 
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         |  IronLung
             from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2005-11-20 22:09 [#01783484] Points: 8032 Status: Lurker | Followup to virginpusher: #01783483 | Show recordbag
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 | agreed....Ill even go as far as to say Toxicity was a GOOD ALBUM...but it seems like everything after that just DOES
 NOT have the same feel to it. I agree with that though, the
 first album is BESTEST.
 
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         |  thatne
             from United States on 2005-11-20 22:18 [#01783485] Points: 3026 Status: Lurker
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 | they are playing in more styles now 
 
 
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         |  chambre noire
             from Iceland on 2005-11-20 22:19 [#01783486] Points: 2515 Status: Lurker
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 | what the hell is happening in your avatar IronLung? 
 
 
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         |  virginpusher
             from County Clare on 2005-11-20 22:23 [#01783487] Points: 27325 Status: Lurker | Followup to IronLung: #01783484
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 | They are getting older. Tired. and more worn out i would assume. The original spunk just isnt there. This old
 greyhound has perhaps met its last day on the track
 
 
 
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         |  gerbik
             on 2005-11-20 22:34 [#01783488] Points: 441 Status: Lurker
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 | I likee.  The band has changed though, definitely... they are playing with different styles now.  The jumpy metal edge
 fades more with each release and there is more focus on
 songwriting.  There has yet to be a SOAD album I didn't
 like.  They all have their strengths IMO.
 
 "Dreaming" and "Stealing Society" are particularly good
 tracks from the new one.
 
 
 
 
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         |  Jarworski
             from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-21 04:15 [#01783555] Points: 10836 Status: Lurker
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 | It's a bit bollocks really, after listening to it for a week sparingly half the songs do my head in and the rest are just
 forgettable. 'Dreaming' has a tidy vocal by Daron but the
 riffing is dreadful, 'Kill Rock N' Roll' has a nice chorus
 and that's it... I like the banananananaterracottapie song
 very much. But mostly I agree with vpusher.
 
 And it sounds fucking awful stoned, I don't know why.
 
 
 
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         |  princo
             from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2005-11-21 04:38 [#01783569] Points: 13411 Status: Lurker
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 | Yeah it was shithouse. 
 I havent heard any SOAD in a while either. I really don't
 miss that lead singers voice either.
 
 Bollocks to this NU Metal garble.
 
 
 
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         |  qrter
             from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-11-21 04:41 [#01783571] Points: 47414 Status: Moderator | Followup to princo: #01783569
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 | wahey! 
 
 
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         |  princo
             from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2005-11-21 04:45 [#01783573] Points: 13411 Status: Lurker | Followup to qrter: #01783571
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 | No interweb harressment plz. 
 
 
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         |  qrter
             from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-11-21 04:47 [#01783577] Points: 47414 Status: Moderator | Followup to princo: #01783573
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 | NO! 
 
 
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         |  BoxBob-K23
             from Finland on 2005-11-21 11:29 [#01783852] Points: 2440 Status: Regular
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 | I'm interested what people who actually liked Mezmerize thought of this one? Iron Lung mentioned he thought it was
 worse. I haven't heard it yet, except for the video track,
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         |  Ophecks
             from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-11-21 11:35 [#01783857] Points: 19190 Status: Moderator | Show recordbag
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 | Mesmerize let me down mega style, I guess I'm download Hypnotize and see what I think, I've been looking forward to
 it since it was supposed to be ''better'' and have less of
 the twit guitarist.
 
 One thing I dislike about their latest stuff is the lack of
 that vaguely middle eastern flavor they used to have in
 their riffs.
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2005-11-21 13:06 [#01783943] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to Ophecks: #01783857
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 | i  liked mesmerize. so i guess i'll hafta have a listen to hypnotize.
 
 i agree that the eastern flavor is less, but isn't there one
 track on mesmerize where they rock the fucking accordion?  i
 think what i like most is the schizophrenic time signature
 changes and the drastic contrasting melodic vs. metal parts.
 the lyrics and the vocals i am indifferent about.
 
 
 
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         |  hanal
             from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-21 13:12 [#01783945] Points: 13379 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag
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 | ive heard some shit in my time,but this is the daddy 
 
 
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         |  Ophecks
             from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-11-21 13:16 [#01783953] Points: 19190 Status: Moderator | Followup to evolume: #01783943 | Show recordbag
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 | They certainly do rock the accordian. In fact, I think they're pretty adventurous, I have no complaints there.
 Their hearts are definitely in the right place, they're not
 sellouts and they aren't creatively stagnant. I just...
 don't like their new songs as much as their old ones!
 They're still very eclectic, maybe moreso than ever, but I
 just don't think these guys are very good at doing anything
 other than zany angular ''nu-metal'', and they did that kind
 of thing better in the late 90s/very early 2000s.
 
 They still have my respect as artists, even though a couple
 of their latter-day songs sound suspiciously MTV-ready. But
 they still try a lot of fucked up shit.
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2005-11-21 13:28 [#01783970] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to Ophecks: #01783953
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 | i didn't know they were "nu-metal."  I thought "nu-metal" were like limp bizcuit and lincoln park and all those "mommy
 and daddy didn't love me" rap metal acts.
 
 what i find funniest about those boo-hoo rap metal acts is
 that rap had always been about how smooth you are, how bad
 and ill your skills are, how you be disrespecting all other
 MC's, and how much pussy you get.  And then Lincoln Park
 come along and start rapping about how my girl don't love me
 enough and it's making me so sad i got to rap about it.
 They don't get pussy, they be pussies.
 
 
 
 
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         |  Ophecks
             from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-11-21 13:37 [#01783982] Points: 19190 Status: Moderator | Followup to evolume: #01783970 | Show recordbag
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 | Nah they're not nu-metal, I just don't know what to call them so I put nu-metal with quotes around because a lot of
 people lump them in (wrongly) with that crowd. I don't think
 they fit snugly into any scene.
 
 
 
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         |  010101
             from Vancouver (Canada) on 2005-11-21 13:48 [#01783991] Points: 7669 Status: Regular | Followup to evolume: #01783970
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 | Linkin Park I must admit did some interesting stuff on their first album. Unfortunatly they are a one trick pony and once
 you have heard one track it begins to grate on your nerves
 on the second track.
 
 To be honest I don't think that we are 'target audience' for
 their formula.
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2005-11-21 14:01 [#01784017] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to 010101: #01783991
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 | heheh i called them lincoln park instead of linkin park. abraham lincoln park.  heheheh.  that's actually not funny i
 guess.
 
 
 
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