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Title: Good, not Great
Review: This is a simply good album. Although it doesnt compare to Toxicity or the S/T, it brings a more progressive style in the band. Malakian is the main focus on this cd rather than Serj compared to their past material, possibly since he co-produced the cd with Rick Rubin. Expect him on every song because he does get greedy as the backup vocalist. The entire cd is very energetic but don't expect too many stand out songs like from "Toxicity." "BYOB" and "Lost in Hollywood" appear to be the only songs going to get good radio airtime. I am looking forward to "Hypnotize" where i heard bootlegged live versions of "Kill Rock Stars" and "Holy Mountain" which both sound very good.
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