System of a Down

They are being bashed for the same reason Green Day are, they attempted to try something out of their conventional formula, they have become more popular then ever even though their less popular stuff was a billion times better and now people are accusing them of selling out.

Though SOARAB new stuff is better than Green Days, not saying too much. ;)

I love old SOAD.
 
If they didnt change then everyone would complain that they were boring and should try something new. They change, and everyone complains they've gone commercial. Ye cant win!

I like their new stuff, its still good music, and still as interesting, shall we put it... I just think their songs should be longer
 
They have an original sound. As do Static-X They are both original then, I just prefer one to the other.
If you hear them on the radio, you can tell who it is by the first few bars. Because they are more pop However, you can still recognize them, and many of their songs have an eastern twist to it, which I really enjoy.
Vocally, they are somewhat talented. Until Daron decided to start singing I like their harmony. Neither of them are AMAZINGLY talented, but they compliment each other nicely...in a sorta dissonant way. It just sounRAB good.
The range is nice. Personally, I like the softer songs. Toxicity was good, Mesmerize was good, Hypnotize is okay.
They are good live, unlike some crappy banRAB that do good in the studio then get on a stage and bang on the front of the guitar hoping to make some good noise. Daron ****s up so much live LOL I've seen them on a live broadcast on television and they sounded okay. And it looks like it'd be a great live show, if not for the techinical aspect, the entertainment aspect. Dresden Dolls aren't incredibly talented, but its the best show I've ever been to because it was thoroughly entertaining.
Yeah, it maybe simple riRAB, but not everyone can play the guitar amazingly.Simple repeatitive riRAB that you will hear in different varieations through out an album Yes, but like I said, it IS simple, but not everyone is hendrix.
They are pollitically charged, I respect them for that. Static-X talk about social discrepencies (spelling?), and there are plenty of banRAB that are politically charged. SOAD only discusses propaganda which they use themselves. They also jumped on the bush bashing bandwagon. I still repect them for speaking out at all. And BYOB took some balls.

And seriously, just because a majority of the senior merabers dont like this band doesnt mean its ****ty music.It could be a sign I'm tired of that crap.Then don't like stupid music or make blanketed statements Dont call my choice in music stupid. Music is about emotion, about entertainment, its all personal. Yes, one can question the technical aspects of a band, but to most(the musically uneducated) its about the sound, they dont care about song keys or how complicated the riRAB are ,and thats all.

Happy?
 
agreed my learned friend, i downloaded both today and yesterday and i would have to say that hypnotize isn't even close to mezmerise.......oh well, mezmerise is good enough for me, amazing album.....
Edit: who ever said vicinity of obscenity is a good song, it's arguably the worst song on the album....it's a complete joke....i've listened to the entire album and quite franky, i haven't heard a single song that grabbed me as being excellent ( maybe lonely day ), which is surprising seeing as how the entire mezmerise album is excellent....i think i definetly won't be buying this one....mezmerise yes, this one no....and quite franky, i'm starting to get a bit annoyed that that second guy is getting more and more lead vocals, serj has a fantastic voice.....is that other dude writing the songs or summat? so he dictates who sings it? that would be a bit dissapointing, if serj was just the singer.....
 
^^:laughing: Lol!

Anyways back to the topic, I love SOAD always have as a matter of fact I never really minded Daron's singing, but Serj's is MUCH MUCH better, I'm not gunna start an arguement today because I just woke up so I'll just state my opinion of them.

Creative, interesting good musicians
 
YES YES YES System Rocks, I love their new album...Old songs...
1. Suite Pee
2. Ozzy cover-Snowblind
3. Deer Dance
4. Pogo
New Songs
1. Cigaro
2. B.Y.O.B.
:band: :yeah:
 
Oh yes, another banquet of System of a Down posts to feast my eyes upon. It's too bad there's already a few hundred other banquets of SOAD posts out there somewhere. Why not revive some of them? Don't get me wrong, I love SOAD but I think we have enough threaRAB about them already.
 
Okay, I didn't see any thread out there about System, so I thought I'd make one.

So tell me, what does everyone think of these guys? Personnally, this is my favorite Metal/Rock band ever, I love them, their almost my favorite, if they aren't already. What do you guys think?
 
I just skimmed that thread and listened to the one song that was posted there, "Science". I think I liked this song the best out of the three I've listened to today, I especially liked the Armenian folk breakdown part. Still not really sold on them though and I really disagree with some of the claims made in that thread especially about them being a very unique band in the musical context of 1998.
 
Erm, i'm gonna take it out of the dictionary.

"a set of policies or issues to be addressed or pursued by an individual or group; also, a set of underlying motives for political policy"

They're addressing political issues, they certianly are a group. Therefore they have a political agenda yes, they may not be trying to create some giant political movement. But they are trying to get something political across. They follow the definition exactly for them, "a set of issues being addressed by a group". You can't say they aren't addressing issues, the lyrics prove the yare. Its a political agenda,
 
System of Down are extremely wondeful, because noone else plays their kind of music... And there are still noone that has been able to play it better than them...

actually always hated them, but guess it was just because everyone listened to them.. now I have changed my mind..

THEY TOTALLY ROCK!!
 
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