System of a Down (SOAD) are a true original band in a (Music) world full of repetative rubbish. Generic is one word you could not use to descibe the first album by SOAD. Suite-pee starts you off on a musical journey that mixs back of the throat shouting with accented singing and just plain average singing and from a listener who has everything from Natasha Bedingfeild to Slipknot, Eminem, The Killers and Johnny Cash on his ipod this is the perfect band for me. I'm not saying that people who listen to Natasha Bedingfeild will like this brilliant (in my opinion) album. But that if your tastes are not hinderd by what is usual, popular or by what you say when people ask what music you listen to you should enjoy this album.

OK I'm going to review my favorite songs and my least favorite songs from System of a Down



1. You have to do their intro song which is Suite-Pee. I love this song as an intro to the cd it starts out with this really cool guitar riff then out of nowhere it gets really heavy (like most of the songs on this album) so overall I give this song about a four out of five.

2. Probably my favourite song on this album. Sugar. This song opens up with a little drum intro and then gets really heavy. No guitar riff at the beginning which is one of the things I like about this song it gives the album a twist. Then the bass line is really probably my favorite part of the song apart from the guitar in the verse. It stays the same through out the entire song. The guitar part is the best though its really catchy and it makes you want to listen to it over and over again. Be warned though it does get old after you listen to it non-stop. I rate this 5 out of 5..in my opinion best song on the album


3. The next and final song that I'm going to review is War? This apart from Sugar is probably my favourite song on this album. It does have a guitar riff at the beginning but it's totally different from the rest of them. First of all more notes are being played. It makes sense and it's awesome. The verse disappoints me a bit. But I love the chorus. The lyrics in this song are pretty pathetic. I like the instrumentals on this song Hell more than the lyrics. The drums in the verse are a little strange as well. I have a lot of negative comments for this song yet I love it!

System Of A Down, System of a Down - I will review each individual track........

1.Suite-Pea
This is a great intro song to the album to get you into things. Starts off with a very catchy guitar riff that gets you rocking out then alomost of no where the bass kicks into an awesome breakdown thats perfect for metal lovers. RATING 5/5

2.Know
Another crazy track, starts off with awesome drums and an awesome build up. This in my opinion is one of the best sung songs on the album. The vocals pretty much control the pace of the song along with the awesome drums. RATING 4.5/5

3.Sugar
This may be the most beloved songs on the album and possibly the best. So simple yet so good. The bass pretty much controls the tempo in this song even though its the same thing over and over until the kick ass outro! This song is one of the songs that is impossible to hate infact i guarantee you would like it. RATING 5/5

4. Suggestions
This is one of those tracks that I personally don't like that much, but most do. It's got good lyrics and decent music its just one of those songs I just don't feel even though I'm sure you would like it.
RATING 3.5/5

5. Spiders
Like Sugar this was the other hit off the album. This is arguably the darkest song on the album (see track 9 Mind). This song starts off on bass and a slow erie guitar line comes in and the song starts. The whole song is awesome until the breakdown comes then it bcomes even more awesome this may be a very dark song but its clearly one of the best. RATING 5/5

6. Ddevil
This song is pretty much the exact opposite of spiders. Its very "bouncy" and light. Its really cool though the bass line is awesome and the lyrics are really cool. Its a short song but non the less its good.
RATING 4.5/5

7.Soil
This may be the angriest song on the album. This song is also sad its about serj's old friend who passed on. The lyrics are the type of lyrics that really only mean something to the man that wrote them, but towards the end of the song the music stops and serj just yells you can really feel the rage in this song. RATING 4.5/5

8.War?
This is a song that most people like and can get old if you listen to it way to many times. The Music is really cool and the vocals are good this may be the best overall song on the album when it comes to all the memebers of the band meshing together. RATING 4/5

9.Mind
This song is the longest song to date that s.o.a.d has ever done (4/7/06) its also my favorite song of all time by them. This song is a huge combo of Spiders and Soil. It starts off very dark with the bass line and serj's mysterious Vocals but becomes angry and mind blowing once you get into it. I love this song most people don't love this song, but I still love it. RATING 5/5

10.Peephole
This song is like no other song on the album. the verses have almost a polka feel to it and the vocals are very "filling" I like this song a lot most people actully do. The song has a cool bass line and cool voclas to make up for the just averge guitar. RATING 4/5

11. cuBERT
This is most definetly a filler track and I love it! This is my 2nd favorite song on the album after mind and is just plain awesome. The drums pretty much take charge here as John goes nuts while Shavo and Darren take a back seat. RATING 5/5

12.Darts
This is the worst song on the album by far. Its just a sloppy song. Its an ok song until you reach the long slow bridge once you reach the bridge you just can't help but skip to the final track.. RAting 1.5/5 ) :

13. P.L.U.C.K
What a way to close already and amazing album! This is my 3rd favorite song on the album its also some of Darren's best guitar playing on the album. It has an awesome lay out and the screaming on this song is flawless. RATING 5/5

Tracks to listen for: all of them except Darts
Tracks to avoid: Darts

"Much Needed Breath Of Freah Air". System of a Downs self titled debut brings a new sound to a genre which is becoming consumed by "carbon copy" bands who have not got a different sound. But its not just about how different System's sound is, its the fact that they do it just so well. Every sound is very different from the last yet Serj Tankians Vocals, Daron Malakians amazing sound, John Dolmayan Drumming and Shovo Odadjians Bass, all comes together to create a sound that can be easily picked out in a crowd as being SOAD.

From the bigining, Suite Pee to the end P.L.U.C.K I didnt feel the urge to turn to a better song or a skip a song i didnt like, because the album is of the best quality from start to finish.

I recommend that you buy this album if you are looking for something fresh.