System of a Down

Kartoffelbrei · 03-10-2014, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

There's not a lot of things you could say or do at this point that would make me not like you.

Not only did you say Mezmerize or Toxicity, which is exactly what I would have say if you had asked me the same question, but you also mentioned Radio/Video and Lost in Hollywood.

screamed my lungs out, when they played Lost in Hollywood live!

Wpnfire · 03-10-2014, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylstew

One of the few Nu Metal bands I like, probably because they're pretty weird/silly. They don't take themselves all too seriously.

Wait what? I don't think that's true at all...

MOST of their music had a very political message. Soldier side, deer dance, Boom!, and Nuguns were all anti-war songs or anti-military.

Yeah some of their songs like radio/video were just silly, but for virtually every "silly" song they do at least two "serious" songs.

Forward To Death · 03-10-2014, 07:55 PM

Even at their "silliest", SOAD is usually trying to prove a point. I think people get the wrong idea when they listen to select lyrics, along with the tone of Serj's vocals, which are admittedly very eccentric-sounding. I think they definitely take themselves seriously, not that it really makes much of a difference to me.

khfreek · 03-10-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Wait what? I don't think that's true at all...

MOST of their music had a very political message. Soldier side, deer dance, Boom!, and Nuguns were all anti-war songs or anti-military.

Yeah some of their songs like radio/video were just silly, but for virtually every "silly" song they do at least two "serious" songs.

I think he meant they had a willingness to show their sense of humor in their music where most metal bands take themselves too seriously.

Wpnfire · 03-12-2014, 02:45 PM

Hey what do you classify SOAD as genre-wise? I like referring to them as progressive metal, but I really don't know.

They're kind of all over the place...

Dylstew · 03-12-2014, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Hey what do you classify SOAD as genre-wise? I like referring to them as progressive metal, but I really don't know.

They're kind of all over the place...

Alternative Metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcui8qC9D_4
Love the breakdown in the middle.

With silly I meant not only the silly lyricly, but also musicly. His style of singing for example is pretty silly, which adds to the charm. Or what about the intro of this song itself? I do know they have more serious songs though, and that their songs have some underlying seriousness to them.
Just listen to the vocals to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR2CX3uJzIE

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Originally Posted by khfreek

I think he meant they had a willingness to show their sense of humor in their music where most metal bands take themselves too seriously.

This sums it up.

Forward To Death · 03-12-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Hey what do you classify SOAD as genre-wise? I like referring to them as progressive metal, but I really don't know.

They're kind of all over the place...

Come on, no odd time signatures, I can't recall any songs that were much longer than 6 minutes in length, and even 5+ is pretty rare for them as I recall. I can't really think of any reason they'd be prog metal.

I just list them as alternative.

FRED HALE SR. · 03-12-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Forward To Death

Come on, no odd time signatures, I can't recall any songs that were much longer than 6 minutes in length, and even 5+ is pretty rare for them as I recall. I can't really think of any reason they'd be prog metal.

I just list them as alternative.

I would call them alternative rock also. They played every major festival in sight after Toxicity came out. I saw them at Family Values tour and they played with Limp Bizkit/Filter/Primus/Korn/Method Man/Red Man, so popular/sellout applies also.

Kartoffelbrei · 03-12-2014, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Hey what do you classify SOAD as genre-wise? I like referring to them as progressive metal, but I really don't know.

They're kind of all over the place...

i'm no music professor, but i think their genre is called "system of a down".

FRED HALE SR. · 03-12-2014, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei

i'm no music professor, but i think their genre is called "system of a down".

I just checked it their genre is officially retired.

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Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	Even at their "silliest", SOAD is usually trying to prove a point. I think people get the wrong idea when they listen to select lyrics, along with the tone of Serj's vocals, which are admittedly very eccentric-sounding. I think they definitely take themselves seriously, not that it really makes much of a difference to me.