Editing Steal This Album! (section)

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC         = 77/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1       = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score  = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |title=Steal This Album! - System of a Down |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520061525/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2       = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2score  = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev3       = ''[[E!|E! Online]]''
| rev3score  = B+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2840,00.html |title=System of a Down - Steal This Album! |work=[[E!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219201817/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2840,00.html |access-date=November 26, 2002 |archive-date=February 19, 2003 }}</ref>
| rev4       = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score  = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/29/steal-this-album/ |title=Steal This Album Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132914/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393125,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev5       = ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]''
| rev5score  = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828024050/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2004 |title=[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album |date=August 28, 2004 |access-date=December 22, 2016 }}</ref>
| rev6       = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score  = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |title=System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME |website=[[NME]] |date=September 12, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101140734/http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev7       = ''[[Playlouder]]''
| rev7score  = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/662systemofadown.html |title=Steal This Album - System Of A Down |work=[[Playlouder]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030217191831/http://www.playlouder.com/review/662systemofadown.html |access-date=November 28, 2002 |archive-date=February 17, 2003 }}</ref>
| rev8       = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev8score  = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/system-of-a-down-steal-this-album |title=System of a Down Steal This Album - Album Review - Slant Magazine |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=December 21, 2002 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126033408/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/system-of-a-down-steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev9       = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score  = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/system-down-steal-album-american-recordingscolumbia |title=System of a Down, 'Steal This Album!' (American Recordings/Columbia) |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019131955/http://www.spin.com/reviews/system-down-steal-album-american-recordingscolumbia |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev10score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Charles R. |author-link=Charles R. Cross |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |chapter=System of a Down |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/800 800] }}</ref>
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The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, scoring 77 out of 100 on the aggregate website ''[[Metacritic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |title=Steal This Album |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220848/http://www.metacritic.com/music/steal-this-album |url-status=live }}</ref> Giving the album 4 stars out of 5 in his review for ''[[AllMusic]]'', Chris True noted, "If System proved anything with 2001's ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'', it's that they're one of the few breaths of fresh air out there in mainstream metal land. This collection is no different, and with its amazing pacing, it's hard to not be moved by what this band can do."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |title=Steal This Album! - System of a Down |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520061525/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r618527 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Steal This Album stands head-and-tattooed shoulders above its competition in the hard-rock genre," said ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in a similarly glowing review, awarding the album a B+ rating.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/29/steal-this-album/ |title=Steal This Album Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019132914/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393125,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called ''Steal This Album'' "an absurdist blast of political rage, silly theater and shattered math metal."<ref name="Cross"/> Jeremy Gladstone of ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]'' gave the album a score of 7 out of 10 in his review and both praised and criticized the album, writing, "Love them or hate them, System is here to stay. The writing is consistent and the music is as tight as we have been accustomed to, perhaps a degree more so at times on the album. ''Steal This Album'' is guaranteed to satisfy every System of a Down fan listening. However, from song eight to twelve on the album, the material is a little too similar to really stand out compared to the more intense tracks. Unreleased material can sometimes be good, and sometimes it still doesn't work out."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828024050/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2004 |title=[KLUDGE MAGAZINE] - Review - System of a Down: Steal This Album |date=August 28, 2004 |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>

Victoria Segal, writing for ''[[NME]]'', gave ''Steal This Album!'' 3.5 stars out of 5 in a less flattering review, stating, "System of a Down's concerns may be no laughing matter, but unfortunately, their music often is. Guitarist Daron Malakian describes this record as 'a bridge between ''Toxicity'' and our next record,' which only indicates troubled waters ahead." She did, however, end her review with, "Yes, System of a Down are insane, ridiculous, a brain-pan pizza with extra mushrooms. But how can something this righteous ever be wrong?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |title=System Of A Down : Steal this Album - NME |website=[[NME]] |date=September 12, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101140734/http://www.nme.com/reviews/6887 |url-status=live }}</ref>