First Time Listening to AERIALS by System Of A Down: A Music Nerd's Review

First Time Listening to AERIALS by System Of A Down: A Music Nerd's Review - ANALYSIS + REACTION

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Is this my first time hearing Aerials by System Of A Down? Yes.
Do I immediately review it afterwards? Also yes.
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Song/Album History
3:22 - Disclaimer
4:17 - Song Begins
8:59 - Initial Thoughts
9:46 - Expert’s Corner
12:02 - Grading the Song
15:28 - Final Thoughts
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"Aerials" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in 2002 as the third single from their second album Toxicity, which earned the band its second Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2003.
The song hit number one on both the Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock chart. It was System of a Down's first number-one hit.
Toxicity is the second studio album by American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on September 4, 2001, through American Recordings and Columbia Records. Expanding on their 1998 eponymous debut, it incorporated more melody, harmonies, and singing than the band's first album. Categorized primarily as alternative metal and nu metal, Toxicity features elements of multiple genres, including folk, progressive rock, jazz, and Armenian and Greek music, including prominent use of instruments like the sitar, banjo, keyboards, and piano. It contains a wide array of political and non-political themes, such as mass incarceration, the CIA, the environment, police brutality, drug addiction, scientific reductionism, and groupies.
System of a Down is an American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian; Daron Malakian; Shavo Odadjian; and John Dolmayan, who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian.
The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song "B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, "Aerials" and "Hypnotize", reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
All members of System of a Down are of Armenian descent, being born to Armenian immigrants or being immigrants themselves.
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Пікірлер: 43

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

Anything I really need to hear? Personalized song & album reviews!👇🏼 ko-fi.com/musickingdom/commissions Added Aerials to my own library! Not always the case with songs I review. Agree or disagree? What’s the best SOAD song ever made? Share your thoughts!

@inessa4482 Жыл бұрын

“Question” by SOAD is a masterpiece in my opinion

@RileyBenjam Жыл бұрын

Chop suey

@vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541 Жыл бұрын

The entire toxicity record is amazing, the title track and Chop Suey! are some of the most iconic songs from the 2000's

@wolfgangengel4835 Жыл бұрын

Queen are surely one of many inspirational bands/artists for System of a down. And Serj (lead vocalist) is often compared to Freddy Mercury, but also a lot to Frank Zappa (especially when he goes a bit crazy/whacky), and also to Mike Patton from Faith no more, when we talk about versatility and range.

@wolfgangengel4835 Жыл бұрын

You can't really go wrong with a System of a down song. If you know one song, you haven't even scratched the surface of thei're repertoire. So many different styles, moods and themes in their music. I think you should try Chop Suey next.

@reneelyons6836 Жыл бұрын

YES!!!!!!! I think most people listen to Chop Suey first. I always introduce them with BYOB. I think BYOB expresses them well. Very artistic band. Great Video. ♥🎼🎸🎹🥁🎤🎶🎶

@shupakiko Жыл бұрын

Just commenting for the algorithm, dont look at me

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

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@rockawakens Жыл бұрын

Chop Suey! and Toxicity next pls

@jordanlee3972 11 ай бұрын

And "Spiders" one of my favorites

@EuphoriaDeep Жыл бұрын

I thought you'd like these guys! System just grows on you, too. Some bands are fast out of the gate, but by the fifth listen or so, cracks start to show. With SOAD, I've always found most songs get better with repeated exposure. Aerials is a good foot in the door for new exposures, maybe because it's simple but breathtaking. Others have mentioned Toxicity and Chop Suey (Suicide chopped in half), and those are both good picks, along with BYOB (Bring your own bombs, Iraq war). After that, they just have so many good songs you could pretty much pick one at random and it would showcase something new and unique about this band. Thanks for doing this!

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@Rhostarr Жыл бұрын

Excellent review as always. I believe based on this video you would appreciate the lyrics and music of Rage Against the Machine. If desired I would recommend starting with "Bulls on Parade" or "Killing in the Name". As far as SOAD goes, I believe the recommendations that have been given are the next steps on the journey. I will throw and additional shoutout for "Lonely Day", which is a different sound from them.

@ronparsons8786 Жыл бұрын

When you lose small mind ,you free your life When you free your eyes, eternal prize

@MotorbreathChannel Жыл бұрын

Aerials is a very nice song - lots of melody, some heaviness and with great flow to it all. It was my first exposure to the band as well seeing a clip to it on MTV when MTV still played music and was a thing in general... Gosh I'm old... Many SOAD songs are shorter and more erratic than this one, but I would say that each and single one is great in its own way. As for a suggestion for the next SOAD reaction I suppose that I would go along the well-beaten path - 'Chop Suey' or 'Toxicity' or maybe 'BYOB'. My favourite SOAD song though... I don't even know. Maybe 'Holy Mountains' about the Armenian genocide by Turkey (all four of the band members are ethnic Armenians). Or 'Soldier Side' (three minute long song from 'Hypnotize' - a snippet of it was also used as an intro to 'Mesmerize' with the same name, in fact these two are a double-album released in the same year and Soldier Side is both opening the first one and closing the second one). And as a non-SOAD recommendations but still with strong social commentary in the lyrics... I think that I will do a thing that is a bit uncharacteristic of a metalhead and suggest a Hardcore band from the US called Rise Against - maybe their 'Prayer of the Refugee', 'Disparity By Design' or 'Hero of War'?

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@erinna_the_white_rose Жыл бұрын

That was very informative 😊 The reaction was best . Thank you 😊

@user-dk7dh4np4b Жыл бұрын

I'm giving my two cents worth to "Holy Mountains" as the best song by SOAD. One of their songs about the armenian genocide. It's hauntingly beautiful and very emotional. But they have many song worth listening to: BYOB, Sugar, Question, Spiders. The list simply goes on and on. Chris Banks suggested reacting to King;s X but left the song choice open. If you ask me there's actually only one choice for a first introduction to King's X: "Pleiades". The lyrics is only ten lines long but they make an impact! An ode to human imagination, scientific discovery and the fear of those new "heretic" ideas, and also a lament of Giordano Bruno. Great song!

@M4TTH1US 11 ай бұрын

Spiders for vocals, question for message

@forsakenquery 6 ай бұрын

Spiders for mood and tone and woah

@mattblatchley2061 8 ай бұрын

they have such a wonderful Mediterranean 'flavor' sprinkled over their music

@textoffender3410 Жыл бұрын

If you want another Opeth song, I recommend a fair judgement. Another one with no guterals, a little longer than burden and more similar to their signature sound.

@forsakenquery 6 ай бұрын

Harlequin forest is a better choice. Full range of their composition and style.

@kylec1411 Жыл бұрын

all their songs are super unique and awesome. i suggest doing much more of them.

@rnjamieson1 8 ай бұрын

Ok but now do questions 😁😁 Soad are easily one of the most creative and original bands of all time. Honestly throw a dart at a song list and you cant really go far wrong

@DJMAERZ 2 ай бұрын

Serj Tankian: Elect the Dead Symphony

@RileyBenjam Жыл бұрын

You need to listen to Chop suey by system of a down this song was produced by the guru of music Rick Rubin you will not be disappointed

@HandymanArtist 7 ай бұрын

I think your break down was spot on but in my heart this song is a 9/10.

@TheNattyJay Жыл бұрын

Tbh giving the composition a 6.5 makes no sense to me, and I often feel this way about your “composition” and “production” scores on this channel. By what metric is it only a 6.5? Is it because it doesn’t have an overly complicated composition? If so, that’s a pretty bad way to grade a composition. The dude literally states how he’s impressed that they made such an effective melody and song out of a few simple chords, is that not a prime example example of an excellent composition? Simplicity used effectively like this song qualifies as top composition in my books. It’s incredibly difficult to pull off.

@johncarpenter3751 Жыл бұрын

Question: who’s gonna donate some money to this man and get him on the Avenged Sevenfold train? I’m tired of the Music Composition getting weak scores. My suggestion.. Save Me by Avenged Sevenfold

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

🤣 They’re on the list!

@MotorbreathChannel Жыл бұрын

Now this is a person that knows what's what! Yes! 'Save Me', most definitely. Enough of live reactions to 'live at LBC' - this channel is always doing studio versions anyway.

@SLevinCinema Жыл бұрын

If you listen to the CD there's a little bit more to the song at the end...

@RevTyler 11 ай бұрын

Just keep doing tool. The Pot. Listen to Maynard vocals and groovy bass. Great subject matter.

@heyskipj Жыл бұрын

Wow. What a pocket. First time hearing this song all the way through. Not a fan of the voice. Dealbreaker. But! I wanted an objective opinion and wanted to stick it out. Great review!

@TheMusicKingdom Жыл бұрын

Open minds are the best minds 😎

@heyskipj Жыл бұрын

@@TheMusicKingdomBesides, I gotta recognize game. They got it and so does the channel.