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Title: Pitiful.
Review: Mezmerize sounds like the band wasn't even trying. There are maybe two or three decent songs on this strangely short album, and allowing their guitarist to scream and wail throughout half the album was one of the worst decisions in the history of music. Not only is Serj sidelined, but the lyrics are no longer surreal and political in an interesting-if-stupid way like they were in Toxicity and Steal This Album. Now the lyrics have crossed the line to being just plain stupid. They alternate between banal, uncreative political whining and complete nonsense.Skip this album and hope like hell that Hypnotize turns out better.
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