this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 78 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Good Album. Boom! is still sadly as applicable today.

The name being their response to early versions of the tracks leaking in Napster is great. Not "you're taking our money" but "wait till we finish the songs, THEN steal it".

The disc itself looks just like a blank CD-R with a sharpie label, but there's also "hand drawn" alternate versions from each of the members.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The number of copies that were stolen is unknown.[3]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Boom! is still sadly as applicable today.

Hey Mr Jack comes to mind too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I don't remember if the initial vocals on "Chic N Stu" were in the demo or the final cut.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 weeks ago

Pirates downloading on the internet: por que no los dos? :-P

magically creating a new solution from empty air

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago

I worked retail at the time and I followed the band's directions several times.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

The book sold more than a quarter of a million copies between April and November 1971. The number of copies that were stolen is unknown.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I contend that System Of A Down never recorded a bad song.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I would agree but I do remember being somewhat disappointed with Serj Tankian's solo album.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

System was really something that was greater than the sum of the parts. Serj's solo stuff was decent, so was Daron's SOB, but neither hit like System.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed 100 percent!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Or that "thing" with the lead singer of mindless self indulgence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

A member is not the band.