The song entitled "Boom!", by the band System of a Down (S.O.A.D), appears off their third studio album Steal This Album! Released in 2002, the album failed to meet the success of S.O.A.D's previous album Toxicity. The album was created mainly because unfinished songs were leaked onto the internet and the band felt they owed fans a finished product.
Lead guitarist Daron Malakian stated that album is "a bridge between 'Toxicity' and our next record." The album received both positive and negative reviews from critics. Some critics argued that S.O.A.D. lost their touch with music and simply put the record out using old demos and re-recordings.
Other critics praise the originality of the album and are amazed with the intricate ideas throughout the record. For example, Sputnik Music said "it's an incredible rush with every song; each being a small jewel that, while it really doesn't give the album as a whole any extra impact, gives each song a sublime sense of individuality" (Hanson 2006). Regardless of opinion, Steal This Album reached number 15 on the Billboard's Top 200 and went certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
[...] Bush's preemptive war doctrine led to the invasion of Iraq. Bush tried to legitimize the invasion under the guise of finding weapons of mass destruction. No weapons of mass destruction were ever found. "White America" by Eminem is a political satire song released on the album The Eminem Show. The album was released on May 28, 2002 and became the best selling album of the year with over 7.6 million copies sold in the United States. Rolling Stone Magazine rated the album at number 317 of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [...]
[...] Bush's decision to enter Iraq. Needless to say, Dick Cheney profited directly from the Iraq War. The song "Capital G" is the second single from the album Year Zero from the band Nine Inch Nails (NIN). NIN is a rock band from Cleveland whose only official member is Trent Reznor. Reznor produces, writes, and sings every NIN song. The album was released on April 27, 2007 and is part of a larger project designed to criticize current policies by the United States government. [...]
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