System of a Down

Wpnfire · 07-10-2014, 12:56 AM

Chop Suey! getting old is partly my own fault though. I played that song sooooo many times as a teenager. Actually I just recalled, I think Toxicity was the first album I ever bought.

Black Francis · 07-10-2014, 02:03 AM

Toxcity is a great album, my fav tracks are needles and Prison song

Steal this album is not as good as toxicity imo but it's still has some pretty decent tracks, i don't remember well the name of all the tracks but i liked innervision and Mr Jack, was it? the one they talk about jack

and Mesmerize/Hypnotize has alot of great tracks but my favs are Cigaro, This cocaine makes me feel like im this song, She's like heroin, Kill Rock n roll.

BastardofYoung · 07-10-2014, 04:12 AM

Prison Song is okay. But the lyrics are like they are straight out of a high school class project. Awful and cliche. Actually, their political songs all seem this way. I prefer their more goofy songs, rather than their Rage Against the Machine for idiots approach to politics. I mean, I am no expert on politics myself, I am not going to say I could write anything groundbreaking in that regard.. but I can still tell when it is bad... and that is bad.

I mean, 99% of the time Serj tries to go for these "oh, I am so abstract and oh so weird" type lyrics, that just usually come across as juvenile stupidity.

Plus, letting Darren near the mic should be a punishable by death act.

To me, the phone went away after the first album, and then it became a case of taking themselves too seriously... even though they try to hide it behind the cooky stuff.

Vitne Eveille · 07-10-2014, 04:21 PM

Toxicity rocks. That really takes me back!

Black Francis · 07-11-2014, 12:44 AM

@Bastard of young

i agree on some points you made but disagree on others, it's true they don't show alot of depth in the message in their political songs but then again it would suck if they did cause there is nothing fun about that so they use it more as a rebel yell than anything, political punk bands do that too, a political message alone without music is not entertaining and if you're into politics for real you're not gonna take your cues from a band like SOAD

Also i like Daron's voice and his style of guitar playing, Serj's voice is more deep and operatic but Daron's voice is more sensitive and feminine..

Maybe it's me but in the song Kill Rock n roll to me he sounds a bit like Kim gordon

Daron's voice alone doesn't sound feminine but in contrast with Serj's voice it does, it's also more unrefined than his..

i really like SOAD for their music arrangements, The drums and the guitar are always playing with different tempos and they are loud and in your face..

Neff Anselmo · 07-19-2014, 08:05 AM

I love this band! My favorite songs are She's Like Heroin and BYOB.

vinumsabbathi · 07-19-2014, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eltiraaz

What about Steal This Album?

EDIT - They are Armenian and all the better for it!

YES! steal this album was their best work IMO

Wpnfire · 07-21-2014, 10:47 PM

@BlackFrancis you remind me of how I've started to think of SOAD as sort of this band that's both hardcore alternative metal and a highly experimental grunge band, sort of like In Utero-era Nirvana plus metal, sort of.
In fact, SOAD was clearly influenced by the sound of Nirvana and by extension the Pixies. That low-high volume trademark of the Pixies that Cobain used profusely was also used extensively by SOAD, and you can hear it in songs like Shimmy, Chop Suey!, Forest and especially in Toxicity.

Come to think of it! Toxicity uses a very VERY similar song structure to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Like, it's almost exactly the same!

misspurple · 08-28-2014, 10:37 AM

To me they are awesome and unique for their music whic always makes me ask questions about life and also makes my hair shiver .

Mindy · 11-06-2020, 11:06 AM

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07-10-2014, 12:56 AM	#1431 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	Chop Suey! getting old is partly my own fault though. I played that song sooooo many times as a teenager. Actually I just recalled, I think Toxicity was the first album I ever bought. __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

07-10-2014, 02:03 AM	#1432 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Toxcity is a great album, my fav tracks are needles and Prison song Steal this album is not as good as toxicity imo but it's still has some pretty decent tracks, i don't remember well the name of all the tracks but i liked innervision and Mr Jack, was it? the one they talk about jack and Mesmerize/Hypnotize has alot of great tracks but my favs are Cigaro, This cocaine makes me feel like im this song, She's like heroin, Kill Rock n roll. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

07-10-2014, 04:12 AM	#1433 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Prison Song is okay. But the lyrics are like they are straight out of a high school class project. Awful and cliche. Actually, their political songs all seem this way. I prefer their more goofy songs, rather than their Rage Against the Machine for idiots approach to politics. I mean, I am no expert on politics myself, I am not going to say I could write anything groundbreaking in that regard.. but I can still tell when it is bad... and that is bad. I mean, 99% of the time Serj tries to go for these "oh, I am so abstract and oh so weird" type lyrics, that just usually come across as juvenile stupidity. Plus, letting Darren near the mic should be a punishable by death act. To me, the phone went away after the first album, and then it became a case of taking themselves too seriously... even though they try to hide it behind the cooky stuff. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

07-11-2014, 12:44 AM	#1435 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	@Bastard of young i agree on some points you made but disagree on others, it's true they don't show alot of depth in the message in their political songs but then again it would suck if they did cause there is nothing fun about that so they use it more as a rebel yell than anything, political punk bands do that too, a political message alone without music is not entertaining and if you're into politics for real you're not gonna take your cues from a band like SOAD Also i like Daron's voice and his style of guitar playing, Serj's voice is more deep and operatic but Daron's voice is more sensitive and feminine.. Maybe it's me but in the song Kill Rock n roll to me he sounds a bit like Kim gordon Daron's voice alone doesn't sound feminine but in contrast with Serj's voice it does, it's also more unrefined than his.. i really like SOAD for their music arrangements, The drums and the guitar are always playing with different tempos and they are loud and in your face.. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

07-21-2014, 10:47 PM	#1438 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	@BlackFrancis you remind me of how I've started to think of SOAD as sort of this band that's both hardcore alternative metal and a highly experimental grunge band, sort of like In Utero-era Nirvana plus metal, sort of. In fact, SOAD was clearly influenced by the sound of Nirvana and by extension the Pixies. That low-high volume trademark of the Pixies that Cobain used profusely was also used extensively by SOAD, and you can hear it in songs like Shimmy, Chop Suey!, Forest and *especially* in Toxicity. Come to think of it! Toxicity uses a very VERY similar song structure to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Like, it's almost exactly the same! __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

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07-10-2014, 04:21 PM	#1434 (permalink)
Vitne Eveille Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 64	Toxicity rocks. That really takes me back!

07-19-2014, 08:05 AM	#1436 (permalink)
Neff Anselmo Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 51	I love this band! My favorite songs are She's Like Heroin and BYOB.

08-28-2014, 10:37 AM	#1439 (permalink)
misspurple Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2	Soad To me they are awesome and unique for their music whic always makes me ask questions about life and also makes my hair shiver .

11-06-2020, 11:06 AM	#1440 (permalink)
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