Steal This Album! Songs Ranked

Steal This Album! is the third studio album by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on November 26, 2002, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, it peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200. he album received generally favorable reviews from music critics scoring 77 out of 100 on aggregate website Metacritic. Giving the album 4 stars out of 5 in his review for AllMusic Chris True noted “If System proved anything with 2001’s Toxicity, it’s that they’re one of the few breaths of fresh air out there in mainstream metal land. This collection is no different, and with its amazing pacing, it’s hard to not be moved by what this band can do”. “Steal This Album stands head-and-tattooed shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre” said Entertainment Weekly in a mutually glowing review, awarding the album a B+ rating. Here are all of Steal This Album! songs ranked.

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16. 36

“36” is a very short and sweet track and is just plain fast. Really fast. Serj even breaks out the death growls at the end. Fun fact: It’s called “36” because it was the 36 studio track they had released. Not counting demos of course.”

15. Pictures

“Pictures” is just stupid. I’m sorry. I just cannot get into this track at all. It starts off with a cool bass riff from Shavo and the chorus is okay I guess. But it’s far from one of their best. In fact it might be one of their worst.”

14. F**k the System

“Sticking to their DIY ethic and punk rock attitude, the boys in System stripped the album packaging to the bare minimum and designed it to look like a burnt copy your friend would make for you. “

13. Bubbles

“Bubbles” speeds things back up. Has some pretty interesting fast clean guitar riffs during the verses and fast distorted guitar riffs during the choruses. It also features Arto Tunçboyaciyan once again as he had previously appeared on Toxicity.”

12. Nuguns

“One of the best parts of SOAD is the middle eastern feel that they somehow manage to pull off on a lot of their songs. Subtle guitar usage, etc.”

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11. Boom!

“Boom!” is the bands attempt at a cross between spoken word and the usual SOAD affair. Recorded and written in between the aftermath of 9/11 and the beginning of the War on Terror, it seemed like something they could pull off perfectly.”

10. Thetawaves

“Thetawaves” is another crazy track. Fast riffage (if that is even a word) and a sludgy chorus. Nice mini-solo by Daron near the bridge.”

9. Ego Brain

“Ego Brain” shows a glimpse of the more experimental turn they would take a few years later. Middle Eastern instruments and even a theremin are used here to create a really cool melodic piece. Serj’s vocals sound great here, too. Lots of emotion in just one track.”

8. Chic ‘N’ Stu

“This song is just plain insane! The weird, abstract lyrics about consumerism and whatever else it’s about. It’s fast paced with a little bit of a “stop-n-go” style during the bridge. One of my favorite SOAD songs just for how insane the whole damn thing is. It’s also about Pizza Pie. That’s addition bonus points right there, buddy.”

7. A.D.D.

“A.D.D. (American Dream Denial)” brings back the darkness of their self-titled album mixed in with the eccentricity of Toxicity and mixes it all in with crushing guitar riffs and beautiful, almost symphonic sounding, instrumentation and Serj’s lyrics filled with the cold, harsh truth about living in the United States. This band is turning me into an anarchist.”

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6. Roulette

“An acoustic guitar, keyboard synths, and Serj and Daron’s vocals all make up this beautiful track. You can still feel and hear some tension hidden within this emotional track.”

5. Streamline

“Streamline” wraps the album up with a fast, yet mournful track. Dealing with the guilt of not being with someone when they pass away, it’s like a musical equivalent to the seven stages of grief. Maybe not on the same level as “To Live Is To Die” by Metallica, but they pull it off with a great closer.”

4. Mr. Jack

“Mr. Jack” is another favorite cut on the album. A remake of one of their first ever songs, “PIG”, it’s starts with an atmospheric guitar and bass combo before launching into a full-on assault with one of my favorite Daraon Malakian guitar riffs.”

3. Innervision

“Innervision” slows things down a bit. It’s a bit poppier and more melodic than usual System fair. Seems about right since it was the only single released from this album. It’s all good though. It’s got a cool little clean guitar/acoustic breakdown with some fast paced drum fills by John Dolmayan near the end. Another one of the best songs off the album.”

2. Highway Song

“Highway Song” shows off Serj Tankian’s clean vocals skills very neatly. It’s a very poetic piece. Some really nice melodic riffs included, too.”

1. I-E-A-I-A-I-O

“I-E-A-I-A-O” is a very weird but somewhat amusing track with random lyrics and a very jumpy gutar riff. I dunno. It’s just okay.