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[-] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 77 points 3 days ago

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 24 points 3 days ago

It's also a reference to this book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_Book?wprov=sfla1

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

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

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 days ago

Boom! is still sadly as applicable today.

Hey Mr Jack comes to mind too

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

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

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 3 days ago

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

[-] OpenStars@discuss.online 37 points 3 days ago

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

magically creating a new solution from empty air

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago

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

[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

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

[-] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

[-] jaypg@lemmy.jaypg.pw 6 points 3 days ago

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 2 days ago

Agreed 100 percent!

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

A member is not the band.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 3 days ago

Steal This Book.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days 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.

[-] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Steal This Film

[-] krdo@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

And then there's https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Download_This_Song

[-] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Don't forget Download This Song by MC Lars

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