I found out this trick a while ago but no one else on the internet seems to know about this, so I'm posting it Mezmerize and Hypnotize, System of a Down
media packaging is such an underrated art lemme tell you
@z.r0.m_0n
Жыл бұрын
Tool's lenticular goodies are peak packaging
@d-erekweth6903
Жыл бұрын
@@creamwobbly curious as to how that happened lol
@matthewfreiley645
3 жыл бұрын
OMG!! Thanks for this man. Now I no longer think they screwed up by making Mezmerize's cover backwards.😂
@tokcnyecko6055
Жыл бұрын
SOAD? Screw up? LOL
@endezeichengrimm
Жыл бұрын
🤨
@matthewfreiley645
Жыл бұрын
@@tokcnyecko6055 no, whoever puts together the actual CD covers. No SOAD=perfection with 5 exceptional albums, including Steal This Album
@SakosGun9236
Жыл бұрын
@@endezeichengrimm normally a cd cover opens from the right in this case, hypnotize does but mezmerize doesn't. Mezmerize opens from the left so it can do that.
@endezeichengrimm
Жыл бұрын
@@SakosGun9236 I know this already. I'm just surprised that person couldn't figure that out on their own....
@giogio4222
Жыл бұрын
This little technique unlocks the following special tracks: 1. Soldier Side - Outro 2. Attack the Sad Statue 3. Lonely Day in Hollywood 4. Holy Pornography 5. Stealing Cigaro 6. Mezmerize
@arrolate
Жыл бұрын
I want to know how Mezmerize sounds like
@thestu059
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't unlock it.... it's on the damn cd already
@davi4243akaKUZAS
Жыл бұрын
@@thestu059 r/wooshhhh
@yoursenpai1973
Жыл бұрын
@@thestu059 damm Sherlock what genius mathematical equations did you use to figure that out
@ShutUpCleanYourMonitor
Жыл бұрын
bad joke
@keatoncollins2013
Жыл бұрын
My local music store told me about this little trick. I went home that day and tried it out, I truly was mesmerized and hypnotized all at once!!
@Wally504
Жыл бұрын
i see what you did there lol
@BornAgainEle
Жыл бұрын
I remember me and my little brother figuring this out when we were kids. He owned Mezmerize and I owned Hypnotize, we were sitting in our room listening to the albums and learning the lyrics when we noticed the insides of the cases looked similar. We thought we were so smart and cool when we figured this out because none of the other kids at our school knew lol.
@koblefra
Жыл бұрын
That's cute that you guys owned the different albums
@giogio4222
Жыл бұрын
Very W childhood
@HurryUpIconic
Жыл бұрын
Wholesome
@tablekeysupon
Жыл бұрын
"im sitting in my room with a cd in my hand
@9hk38f
Жыл бұрын
Kids today will never understand this level of magic.
@davidgutierrez3349
Жыл бұрын
No one on the internet has posted about this really? I swear everyone I knew who had both albums, including myself, did this. But this was in the year they came out so I guess it can make sense that much people don’t cause they don’t buy physical as much.
@drummerman6488
Жыл бұрын
Had the same though. My dad owned both albums while I was growing up and remembered this being a thing. Still think its a super cool idea for double albums.
@RhumpleOriginal
Жыл бұрын
@@drummerman6488 " my dad owned both while I was growing up " Damn. I'm old enough to see kids talking about their dad's records and I'm not even that old.
@al_helperin
Жыл бұрын
I think these albums came with a slip telling you could do this, could be wrong though.
@etzee666
Жыл бұрын
@@al_helperin nah they did, I still might have mine somewhere
@baalrog887
Жыл бұрын
I only had mesmerize so I never knew this
@BassEcho3s
Жыл бұрын
Just another reason why you should still buy physical media
@droogiesouls8635
Жыл бұрын
Physical media is always superior. It is the album. Digital files are nothing.
@droogiesouls8635
Жыл бұрын
@@remarkablehairdo3110 But physical is still superior. It is what makes money to the artist. Not to mention cover arts, lyrics etc. But I guess kids these days don't even know what those are.
@droogiesouls8635
Жыл бұрын
@@remarkablehairdo3110 That's good to hear. Physical format should always come first, then digital if it's absolutely necessary. I am record collector so I get triggered very easily about this. Of course I use Spotify while driving or cycling, but at home it's always from CD, vinyl or tape.
@onii_meme
Жыл бұрын
I have both albums and I didn't know this lol
@lucasschachtaudio
Жыл бұрын
As a kid I always guessed they had something to do with each other. You can obviously tell by the names and Solider Side. But this really proves it! Nice Easter egg!
@Jonqen
Жыл бұрын
Its a two part album
@jase88rose
Жыл бұрын
I mean they announced it was a double album with the 2 discs coming out separately at different times back in the day
@VampiricNightmare
Жыл бұрын
Mesmerize and Hypnotize was meant to be one album together but they decided to split them
@Wordsalad69420
Жыл бұрын
Probably got pressured by the label whores.
@siphoningstrike2248
Жыл бұрын
Half of my life with those albums and never knew this Thank you!!
@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The only artists to have two different albums hit number one in the same year are Led Zeppelin, DMX, Jay-Z, Garth Brooks, 2Pac, and System of a Down....with this set 👍
@poppybasers
Жыл бұрын
RHCP as well last year with their two new albums that dropped. First time since 2005 (which was SOAD)
@rileyk5228
Жыл бұрын
GnR for 1 and 2 simultaneously with Use Your Illusion I & II
@poppybasers
Жыл бұрын
@Greenie Yes, both Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen were number one albums at their time of release last year. RHCP is the first band to have this achievement since SOAD.
@StuHolland
Жыл бұрын
Erm... The Beatles .
@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879
Жыл бұрын
@@StuHolland Note: I said two. The Beatles and The Monkees had Three number one albums in one year. 👍 I didn't mean to exclude them, I just forgot to add them as they achieved more. 🤷♂️ That, still, was an error on my part. Also, I obviously cited older data, since others know of more bands than I listed. The point was just to say that SOAD was in a small group of artists. I should have been more accurate. thanks for the correction
@hierophantbeans8480
Жыл бұрын
Had these albums for years and never figured out how they go together. I feel enlightened
@HolySmokesTheSquire
Жыл бұрын
Bruh the announcement of the double album has shavo taking about how both albums join together to make a complete piece of artwork, how are we still discovering this like it's a new species 😂 Granted this was over 15 years ago and I'm old, damn...
@jasonhook3884
Жыл бұрын
I just always assumed he was being figurative and saying the songs complete each other.
@giogio4222
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonhook3884 It could very well be a play on words and meant both things
@jasonhook3884
Жыл бұрын
@@giogio4222 True. I mean, this is Shavo we're talking about, it's not impossible he was also just having fun with some chemicals.
@HorribleHomeVideo
Жыл бұрын
thats what im saying. it was announced like how is this a trick?
@artic78
Жыл бұрын
The album was marketed as a double album, this is why its printed backwards, they announced this. Making me feel old as fuck because I bought this on release.
@TheLarryburns84
Жыл бұрын
my mom bought me clean versions of them, seeing as I was just a little kid at the time .. only in my teenage years after getting explicit copies did I realize they merge together 😂
@Alaniata
Жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I spend WAAAY too many drunken hours setting the songs in order and crafting theories. B-rilliant double album.
@tobiaschistensen4525
Жыл бұрын
ive owned these cd's for years and i never noticed. thx youtube for bringing me this lovely man and his secrets
@moosesnWoop
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant - I miss CDs and album artworks. Digtal has made it easier to access, but things like this are just arts and human physical mastery. Same with cassettes and records I guess.
@Hoofler
Жыл бұрын
I bought these albums when they came out and I already knew this. But I'm so happy that I'm not the only one who knew this was a thing! Toxicity was my first metal album and is still one of my favorites to this day! SOAD will always hold a special place in my heart. They are absolutely amazing!
@nathancrossen2224
Жыл бұрын
When the albums came out they told people this would be a thing. I guess this video is mostly for new fans.
@Hoofler
Жыл бұрын
@@nathancrossen2224 Maybe...though most likely new fans would only have digital editions. I my self have to admit I don't even own a CD player anymore. I listen to music on my PC or on my iphone and I feel so sad admitting that. XD
@browngaymethodistjesuschri1361
Жыл бұрын
@@nathancrossen2224it’s for people like me who were 3 when the albums came out and buy CDs because fun
@OMGpandemic
Жыл бұрын
It's like Sonic 3 with Sonic & Knuckles! I love these albums so much!
@theflashboy9360
Жыл бұрын
Daron: that's right! (?
@Juurrgg
Жыл бұрын
I loved it when bands released double albums and made the artwork special like this or with Stone Sour The House of Gold and Bones pt 1 and 2 where the cases make a house when you combine them together
@rab46290
Жыл бұрын
I remember me and my friends, back when we were 13 and the albums just came out, we did this and got super hyped.. back when things had meaning and made sense.
@hastyhillfarmand4x480
Жыл бұрын
The names being mesmerize and hypnotize, and how they both sound like the same album always had me figuring that they were a pt 1 and pt 2 album, but I've pretty much pirated all the music I've ever had other than a few metallica albums and meshuggah catch 33 so I did not know the album covers did this.
@NoYoutubeName1
Жыл бұрын
Even having the physical albums most people didn’t know, look at the comments. You probably wouldn’t have known either!
@hastyhillfarmand4x480
Жыл бұрын
@@NoKZitemName1 I mean intro and soldier side were clearly related, the guitar tone and mixing of both albums are identical, it wasn't rocket science to me, like I originally said, I figured it was a pt 1 and pt 2 style of release from the get go
@rustyshackleford3480
Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought everybody knew this lol what's crazy is that whole double album thing is the reason why I bought both albums
@julesisdumb9995
Жыл бұрын
I got these at a used store and they were already like that, thought it was a special edition but i guess not
@beepst
10 ай бұрын
I remember discovering this as a kid and being amazed at it. The art of those albums is awesome.
@mrollo
Жыл бұрын
Perfect video, straight to the point, no 10 minutes bs! Thanks
@StuHolland
Жыл бұрын
I've had these albums for 18 years ffs 😂😂😂😂 thank you man
@saudinho1436
Жыл бұрын
"Superman wanted a double record but Batman didn't want a double album"
@lorenzobarichello5180
Жыл бұрын
Your hands in the last second like "there it is" lol
@daztru3178
Жыл бұрын
When I made this video Khaby Lame was very popular
@An-Old-Dude
Жыл бұрын
Whaaaaaaaat?! How have I never seen or heard about this before now? I mean, it's been almost 18 years since they came out!
@adamgonzales9419
Жыл бұрын
56 years later and I find this out. Incredible.
@SpyroTheEternalNight
Жыл бұрын
i knew about this but i never knew to pull them slightly apart and then do the last fold. that makes so much more sense!
@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers
Жыл бұрын
One of the many reasons CDs are great!
@MrJacinto0512
Жыл бұрын
The Philippine press of these albums couldn't do this. The extra flap on Hypnotize can't be inserted into Mezmerize. What a bummer.
@jacksmith5045
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic album
@marvin3872
Жыл бұрын
This is how my friends dad had his cds setup when he lent them to me and my brother, truly one of my favorite albums of that era.
@Mark-Gillis
Жыл бұрын
My life will never be the same again
@aphexGIBA
Жыл бұрын
Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar album also has something similar, as you fold the center sleeve, you can form several words.
@VacDrumLover9646
5 ай бұрын
So cool! I have the Hypnotize album for almost 20 years. All I need is Mezmerize.👍
@Zee160ROBLOX
Жыл бұрын
Why did this give me the most asmr I’ve had in years?
@larseunic
Жыл бұрын
The what
@daztru3178
Жыл бұрын
Lol what
@Zee160ROBLOX
Жыл бұрын
@@daztru3178 idk why lol. this just… gave me asmr. You know the tingly calming sensation you get when hearing calm, quiet noises?
@daztru3178
Жыл бұрын
@@Zee160ROBLOX yeah I know about that, I have a video about it on this channel
@rthorofthehillppl
Жыл бұрын
I never thought anyone wouldn't have realized this, but here we are. I honestly thought this was extremely obvious
@dan1score
Жыл бұрын
"Superman told me...that we should make a double album...and i said ok Superman" -Daron Malakian on some interview idk
@fabiohubert
Жыл бұрын
my head just went BOOM! nice trick haha!
@LeeJ2512
Жыл бұрын
You mean to tell me I've had both of those albums side by side on a shelf for 18 years and not known you could do this...
@mansionoflostspiritsrecords
Жыл бұрын
I figured this out as a teenager when I had both albums, and they are connected like that on my CD shelf ever since! and I've always shown it to people aswell haha
@gowiththeflowbee8053
Жыл бұрын
Wtf lol after 15 years of owing these albums I now know this. Amazing 😍
@chilly6470
Жыл бұрын
As a person who bought both of these albums day one, I never knew about this. It's pretty cool.
@azmiraclegirl441
Жыл бұрын
I knew they were a double album but I didn't know they literally split the packaging
@MDLCXV
2 жыл бұрын
Mezmerising
@yanikotavov385
Жыл бұрын
hypnotizing
@andrewlodge8065
Жыл бұрын
How the hell did I own both albums and not know this.....
@burnedoils
Жыл бұрын
that was always an awsome feat from those 2 albums that made it worth buying the 2 just 2 do that
@genuphobia1029
Жыл бұрын
And this is why we love SOAD
@roomierfatback
Жыл бұрын
I've heard of this trick, but never owed both albums at the same time to do it.
@Y0utubesAlgorithmDuckingSucks
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I noticed that when I bought these cds in Montreal. That's really clever!
@55robloxmaster
Жыл бұрын
That's amazing.
@silvazuao
Жыл бұрын
the memories...
@cvingcvangla
Жыл бұрын
THATS WHY IT HAS THE HANGING SHEET JESUS
@UnderaRockGaming
Жыл бұрын
I am wholistically surprised that no one on the internet knows about this. In fact utter disbelief. Everyone knows about this if you're a System fan. Cool vid tho
@pekkaritaranta2444
Жыл бұрын
Yeah.. bought both fresh, never realised this. Now they've become one in my shelf.
@Synthetic-cs9ez
Жыл бұрын
God that took you a looooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg time to figure that out bro
@GuideZer0
Жыл бұрын
Well, I’ve been thinking about buying these albums for a while but now I’m finally persuaded.
@pietrogirgenti367
Жыл бұрын
MESMERIZING!!
@WhatIsMatter101
Жыл бұрын
The best secret is in 10,000 Days by Tool. The hidden track from 3 songs combined was cool.
@simono.954
Жыл бұрын
The Hypnotize album came with a note showing you how to connect both albums. I'm so glad I got to experience this Masterpiece when I was a punk-fucking-loser teenager...
@BittenHand19
Жыл бұрын
This was the height of cool CD album art. I feel like it was shortly after this I started to buy more digital stuff. Now I buy vinyl and I hear younger kids are buying cds again lol
@mikepryor7467
Жыл бұрын
welcome to the soldier side
@I_AM_BAYTOR
Жыл бұрын
They advertised the hell out of this when the albums were new.
@zerocool1ist
Жыл бұрын
Prob knew about this but just forgot. Never thought of combing them to make a double album though.
@roberthelm87
Жыл бұрын
I used to have those!!! Lost over the course of 10 or so moves. :) so nostalgic!
@RockstarMusicSchoolOfficial
Жыл бұрын
This makes me wish I could find my old Hypnotize & Mezmerize CDs!!!
@corknakovastein
Жыл бұрын
I forgot all about this, I remember figuring this out when my dad bought the albums in 2005! the best 2 albums SOD put out
@rinaldo401
Жыл бұрын
Mind blowing
@slideaway8829
Жыл бұрын
Ooomaagaaa😱
@ibikun5493
Жыл бұрын
That’s tough as fuck. Soad forever!!!!
@David-uc6sg
Жыл бұрын
Talk about being taken back to 2005. Did this back then when I bought these.
@DanielCh9393
Жыл бұрын
We went from having two SOAD albums in one year to not having albums ever again... What the fuck happened to this band.
@pyxesghost1426
Жыл бұрын
yess exactry this, being a child only with the cd, i got the thing abt the drawing and joined, perfect
@timey8260
Жыл бұрын
How many fussy in the comments, 17 years ago we were 8 years old, somebody can acknowledge about SOAD late, don't you know?
@777-h6d
Жыл бұрын
Did this when I was 10 before there was standard and accesible internet for kids my age.
@alexanderwhite7146
Жыл бұрын
my parents have always had the album like that so i thought it was just like a different version lol
@desoIate
Жыл бұрын
i remember my hypnotize cd came with a little white piece of paper w instructions on it to do specifically this
@Drunken-Startrooper
Жыл бұрын
Holy cow! Finally unlocked this secret 😁
@ryla22
Жыл бұрын
That's so cool!!!
@NiglyasHoge
Жыл бұрын
Smart boy, very cool.
@nd8490
Жыл бұрын
Another cool fact, all the art was done by the guitarist Daron's dad, Vartan Malakian.
@brook4201
Жыл бұрын
that kabbylame shit at the end XD
@MikeLaRock88
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thats cool. Would be even cooer if all their albums could link together
@MusclesHockeymask
Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Like the Power Rangers!
@MikeLaRock88
Жыл бұрын
@@MusclesHockeymask Megazord SOAD
@hgarr
Жыл бұрын
That's so awesome! Unfortunately I only have the Cardboard case version of Mezmerize. My Hypnotize cd has a jewel case...
@aalfonso1981
Жыл бұрын
Now I'm going to go home, dig up my old cd's to try this!
@bluetarantulaproductions6179
Жыл бұрын
Never knew that, funny enough that both albums at one point were supposed to be one, but were split due to multiple reasons back in the mid 2000's. Seriously though System of a down needs to release a new album already!
@dekapitatorr
Жыл бұрын
Serj lost interest in metal even before mezmerize hypnotize. touring with SOAD as nostalgia act is just paycheck for him. no need for new album. those first 2 albums were like catching lightning in the bottle. no way they can come close to those masterpieces so why bother anyway.
@The.Kyle.Scott.
Жыл бұрын
That is FUCKING SWEET
@JonnyHorseman
Жыл бұрын
This is why physical media is superior
@JaredEagles
Жыл бұрын
So cool
@PauloStallione
Жыл бұрын
Holy mountains, that's psycho, crazy
@potawatadingdong
Жыл бұрын
I have both of these. Definitely doing this when I get home.
@Laceycuteeyes1234
9 ай бұрын
Oh thats so cool
@JCordoba1001
Жыл бұрын
Omg you’re the first person to discover that?!?!?
@poorlake8107
Жыл бұрын
So S.O.A.D. did the Harry Potter thing where people saw one movie in two parts a year apart wayyyyy before!
@Wolfdragon92584
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome. This is the last really popular rock album I can remember. When I started high school in '04, American Idiot was the most popular album. Upon graduation in 2008, Mesmerize/Hypnotize was. It was the last little blast of popular rock before that scene went away the next decade and crappy electro-pop or whatever the hell it is took over.
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