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| | Somewhere in Between | | | Music Artist : | | Systematic | | Music Style : | | Alternative Metal | | Record Label : | | Elektra / Wea | | Release Date : | | 2001-05-22 | | Store Price : | | $13.96 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.96 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Dopesick
2. Beginning of the End
3. Return to Zero
4. Glass Jaw
5. Deep Colors Bleed
6. Mailbomb
7. Bedsores
8. Slowburn
9. Somewhere in Between
10. Of a Lesser God
11. Pitch Black
12. If Only
13. Thick Skin
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Dark, depressed metal for the angst of today's kids
Submitted on: 2009-06-23 |
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When this debut from Italian band Systematic was released in '01, I didn't immediately go out and buy it [at least not until 3 years later in '04], but damn, when I first put it in my CD player for a spin, I was drawn right in to the downtuned, dark opening riffs of "Dopesick", and the first radio single, "Beginning of the End". Anyone who appreciates this sort of so-called "nu" metal & has gone through a rough, unstable life around the time this album hit stores should love this album. Sadly, the band broke up in 2004 [from what I heard], and sometimes I wonder why the members had to go their own separate ways.
Either way, everytime I play this album, I NEVER get tired of it. It always leaves me with a new vibe to dig into it each time it's over. I guess when Systematic debuted around 1999 / 2000, they must have been considered pretty underrated for what they had accomplished on this album.
Here's a track breakdown / ratings:
1. Dopesick- very creepy intro riff using the effect of a chorus pedal and then bursts like an explosion into grinding, low-tuned guitars. 9/10
2. Beginning of the End- The first single off of the album, again very dark and unsettling. 8/10
3. Return to Zero- A song with a kickass, angry theme [again with killer riffs], but ends a little too quickly. 8.5/10
4. Glass Jaw- This is a more melancholic song where frontman Tim Narducci sings in sorrow / painful sound along with talking about a disturbing subject of pain [possibly a drug addiction or trip?]. GREAT song all around. 9.5/10
5. Deep Colors Bleed- When I first saw the video for this song, I thought they where filming it on a nuclear wasteland out in the Mojave desert; this song indeed has some very subtle and dementia-like subject matter [just read the lyrics]. 9/10
6. Mailbomb- I pretty much immediately knew what this was about when I heard this tune [hence the title]; pretty cool and insane at the same time. 9/10
7. Bedsores- Very good guitar riffs throughout and some extreme use of the wah pedal in the solo, theme [I think] is about a man on a life support machine begging someone to pull the plug on him? 8.5/10
8. Slowburn- One of the less memorable tunes on this album, still dark but sort of contrived at the same time; some people might label this song as a "filler". 7/10
9. Somewhere In Between- Clocking in at 7 minutes, this has some pretty scary vocals in the intro / first verse, drumming is very echo-ey, also very disturbing lyrics / subject matter. 9.5/10
10. Of A Lesser God- I just plain f---ing LOVE this song! Never knew what it was about [even reading the lyrics still in question]. Awesome! 9.5/10
11. Pitch Black- THE BEST DAMN SONG on the album!!! It features a positive, better change in each musical form these guys belt out. 10/10
12. If Only- Very sad, depressing theme & lyrics, if you haven't heard this one I'll let you listen for yourself. Deep and intense; this one would have done just fine to end the album. 9.5/10
13. Thick Skin- Nothing much here but a filler track to end the album. Not very memorable at all & also the worst song on the album. 5/10 |
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 Just good solid rock
Submitted on: 2008-12-11 |
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Aha... I used to work at this super-center type store called Meijer. While I was working there, I would usually make my way back to the cds and browse around for some good stuff (I was also 19 at the time... 26 now). At the time of my employ there I was more into the extreme styles (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor...) but I would find some $9.99 cds and judging from what I could tell about the band's appearance, record labels, producers and whatnot, I would pick it up.
Systematic had some sticker about being an ozzfest band, so I snatched it up.
So I pop it in the player, and the first song is Dopesick. It has an eerie type of intro with intermitten hard drum hits with some jugga jigga wugga guitar licks and I remember thinking to myself "yes, this will be a good cd."
As I listened a bit more, it didn't have much of the atmospheric, classical elements that appealed to me so much in Black Metal... So I was a bit more discriminate and not so impressed. That summer my taste progressed toward Death Metal, my fave band at the time being Six Feet Under. I did have a favorite song in "Deep Colors Bleed."
To end, I lost track of the cd not long after that and after moving, I have uncovered it and was quite excited. As I matured, I accept just about everything in the Classic Rock/Hard Rock/Metal/Black Metal/Death Metal genre and feel as though I rediscovered something, which is always a great feeling after not having listened to it for 7 years.
Deep Colors Bleed is still my favorite song, and if you dig anything like Godsmack, Priestess, or Alice and Chains or whatever you REALLY can't go wrong picking this up and giving it a spin. |
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 Nothing Special...
Submitted on: 2006-07-24 |
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Well from the start I thought this was going to be a good album. Sadly I was mistaken. I usually don't make bad choices because I always screen my music before buying. This time I didn't which is a mistake. It started out good but after hitting the 4th or 5th track they all seemed to sound the same and nothing impressed me anymore. It just seems as if the band stopped trying after the first 4 songs. Don't get me wrong there are a couple of tracks I do really like a lot. It's just that many of the tracks do nothing for me and sound the same. Here are my ratings...
1. Dopesick - 10/10
2. Beginning Of The End - 9/10
3. Return To Zero - 9/10
4. Glass Jaw - 8/10
5. Deep Colors Bleed - 7/10
6. Mailbomb - 7/10
7. Bedsores - 4/10
8. Slowburn - 3/10
9. Somewhere In Between - 6/10
10. Of A Lesser God - 2/10
11. Pitch Black - 4/10
12. If Only - 7/10
13. Thick Skin - 3/10
Overall: 60% D-
This cd just got so boring and just wasn't that good. I don't know maybe it will be right for you. I am warning you though do your research before hand otherwise you could end up like me. |
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Not Impressed
Submitted on: 2006-05-22 |
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| I didn't like this CD very much. A couple of songs sound alright but I really don't like the vocals, kind of whiny. A lot of the songs sound the same. Not a fan. |
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When does death follow?
Submitted on: 2006-01-26 |
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I was introduced to Systematic through a show HBO used to air that showed live shows of rock bands (can't remember the title), I was impressed so I rushed out and picked up Somewhere In Between. The best way you could describe Systematic's sound is just that of a good rock band, the riffs are heavy while the vocals are reminescent of the grunge era. The songs are nothing more than straight-forward rock anthems which is actually refreshing to hear because they do it so well. Systematic came out during a time when they really should've hit it big, their sound is radio friendly, but somehow they were looked over which is sad because they have so much more potential than most of the radio bands out right now.
Each and every song on Somewhere In Between is good, they just don't stray from the treaded path much, there's not a lot of experimentation going on. Dopesick is just an all around rock anthem, I mean it's got the great vocals, sing-a-long chorus and very good beat. Glass Jaw show a lot of depth however, and proves to be one of the CD's true highlights. Bedsores is just a classic rock song, something everyone is sure to like. The vocals show such depth and the lyrics are quite deep and I also like how the band plays throughout. Of A Lesser God is another great song with good vocal distortion and a nice chugging riff throughout. It's actually really hard to put this CD down, it's solid in every sense, but when all is said and done it feels kind of incomplete, like something is missing.
My favorite songs are Dopesick, Beginning Of The End, Glass Jaw, Bedsores, and Of A Lesser God. I think the only people who won't like this are the people who don't like rock, afterall this is good clean fun right here. Besides, this has been out for quite a while so you can probably pick it up dirt cheap, I got it cheap and it hadn't been out but maybe a month or so. If you're in the mood to listen to some good rock songs that are sure to remind you of days gone by, look no further than Systematic's Somewhere In Between. |
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