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[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months 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.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

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

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 11 months ago

Boom! is still sadly as applicable today.

Hey Mr Jack comes to mind too

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 40 points 11 months ago

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

magically creating a new solution from empty air

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 11 months ago

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

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months 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.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] jaypg@lemmy.jaypg.pw 6 points 11 months 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.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Agreed 100 percent!

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

A member is not the band.