Somewhere in Between by Systematic (2001-05-22)

Fantastic album

I don't care if you're down to your last 15 bucks and you've got to make a choice between feeding your family or purchasing this CD....you've got to get this music. You will not be disappointed. This is the best hard rock CD that I've come across since Full Devil Jacket. Trust me on this....once you've listened to this a couple of times, it won't leave your CD player.

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Found the best buy on Amazon. Order came in super fast. Well pleased.

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. 9/102. Beginning of the End- The first single off of the album, again very dark and unsettling. 8/103. Return to Zero- A song with a kickass, angry theme [again with killer riffs], but ends a little too quickly. 8.5/104. 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. 9.5/105. 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]. 9/106. 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. 9/107. 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? 8.5/108. 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". 7/109. 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. 9.5/1010. 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! 9.5/1011. Pitch Black- THE BEST DAMN SONG on the album!!! It features a positive, better change in each musical form these guys belt out. 10/1012. 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. 9.5/1013. 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

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.

Just fabulous- a real discovery and great value too! Playing to death, I love it. Thank you