Not so hypnotizing…

System of a Down has been a bit of an aquired taste for me. I’ve always had to listen to their records a few times before really feelin’ any of the tracks. Hypnotize is no exception, except I’m not really feelin’ any of the tracks yet. Maybe another half dozen listens and it’ll grow on me, but for now, I just can’t get into this disc.

On the surface, this release feels a lot like everything else we’ve heard from Serj and the boys. However, unlike their previous material, Hypnotize just seems … Rushed. The tracks just don’t have the depth that previous efforts seemed to carry.

I may have to to give this one a bit more time in the Nano befor passing final judgment, but for right now I just can’t give this anything more than a solid 2.5-3 out of 5. But who the fuck am I to be reviewing a CD anyway, right?