And every member

Yeah when I'm explaining their music to my friends that is exactly what I say lol

1st album for a new listener. That's how we started lol

absolutely

Can't wait to give it a listen!

@@mollyesanborn Dude, it's gonna be awesome...

I much prefer their first album. It's the perfect mix of SOADian eccentricity with a rawer, darker sound that you didn't really find in Toxicity and then Steal This Album.

There's songs that feed and songs that are feed, toxicity (album) is feed

Yeah, I'm so glad I decided to dive into their music! This first album was awesome and exceeded my expectations, I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of their discography.

@ARTV You should give her a shout out on your channel. These reviews are great, also super entertaining to see someone react to some of my favorite music for the first time! She definitely deserves more views/ subscribers!

@@mollyesanborn Their later albums keep getting better, tho I love SOAD as an album due to it's "unique" sound

@@mollyesanborn In their later albums they seem to also embrace their armenian heratage a lot more with instrumentals and subject matter

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Masters of organized chaos sums them up perfectly! So much going on but it's somehow not too much, it all works in a funhouse sort of way. Glad you enjoyed the reaction, and I look forward to hearing the rest of SOAD's discography!

Yes, this first album from them was so entertaining! I'm excited to hear the rest of their albums.

they did the best nu metal debut.

I'm happy I started listening to them too! Can't wait to hear the rest of their albums.

Haha, thanks! Glad you're liking the channel :)

I'm looking forward to hearing them!

Idk toxicity is a really really good album

@@OJAddict It is but there's something extra special about this one

toxicity is great but self titled is more raw and heavy its my fav as well

@@Waldo666ify yeah the mixing is just bone crushing, everything is loud, serj has distorted growls, all of them are going 180% on this album.

AFAIC the Mesmerize/Hypnotize double album is a serious contender. But although I have a soft spot for their debut album, I can't really say one is better than the other. Two very different atmospheres, with different qualities... they're both great in their own unique way. Toxicity is just overrated, lol.

Thanks for watching! I love that jazzy quality to their music, that's really cool that they incorporate Armenian musical elements in their sound. I'm really looking forward to Toxicity!

Madden?

Thank you! Honestly I've been living under a rock when it comes to SOAD and their music and had no idea what tracks were considered their hits, so I just picked their first album to start with. It'll be cool to hear their evolution from the beginning through the rest of their discography.

Chop Suey is one of their weaker tracks in my opinion so I always get disappointed when someone reacts or plays a soad song. Always Chop Suey.

@@SiriusBigbaddait’s one of their best songs and i’m a hardcore soad fan

Thanks, glad you enjoy them! :)

By the way, have you ever seen the show Freaks and Geeks? You look a lot like Sarah Hagen, the actress who played Millie on there.

Aw thank you! I really appreciate that. And yes, this album is truly a creative masterpiece. Still one of my favorites out of all the albums I've done videos for here on my channel. As for Freaks and Geeks, I have seen it (multiple times haha), I love that show. Wish there was more than one season. I've gotten the Millie comparison a lot, I can totally see a resemblance.

Nice pfp lol

Based on their first album I am very excited to hear the rest!

Yes I think you’ll absolutely love toxicity!

If you like the first Album, you won't be disappointed in the rest.

Do all the Deftones Albums too, if you have the time.

I actually started with Deftones reactions here on my channel and have become a huge fan! I have a playlist called Deftones with all of my reactions if you're interested. I just have Diamond Eyes left to listen to :)

Everything Mike Patton touches turns into gold.

Fantomas 2001 The Director's Cut

California might be better

California is awesome

Agree on exploring Mr. Bungle.

Other people have been mentioning Faith No More, I will have to give them a listen soon.

well there's also Mr. Bungle, Faith No More's wackier and more interesting little brother, who have the same vocalist. i'd say their self-titled album was a major influence for System of a Down.

They were inspired by Slayer and The Dead Kennedys.

I'd never thought about it but now that I think about it Mike Patton and serj tankien should form a super group.

Some of TMV, some of Ephel Duath

Man, I'm really intrigued to hear Static-X and Soundgarden now!

I definitely will be giving the rest of their albums a listen!

Yeah, I find that doing a whole album as opposed to a single track makes for a more interesting and well-rounded listening experience, at least for me anyway. I'll definitely check out Cypress Hill and The Psycho Realm, thanks for the suggestions :)

Cool, glad you gave this album a listen! I agree, it's so crazy and manic but in an awesome way. I'm looking forward to Toxicity :)

Aw thank you, glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I am very excited to hear the rest of their albums!

That makes me happy to hear! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks, I appreciate that! I just love music and I'm glad these little videos that I make are resonating with people that share that passion for music :)

Interesting, I'll have to give those a listen.

Yes, what an entertaining album! Glad you enjoyed my reaction :)

Looking forward to hearing those albums from them!

I definitely plan on it!

This album is almost avant-metal mixed with nu-metal

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

It definitely is a lot coming at you on the first listen, I agree. So much experimentation and quirky sounds they play around with. A must listen for sure.

Thank you, I appreciate that! I don't have any musical background in terms of technical knowledge, I just have always loved listening to music and listen to music A LOT, haha. I listen to really anything, my taste changes all the time. I'm definitely drawn to a lot of weird/avant garde stuff (Bjork, fka twigs, Crystal Castles, etc), artists that kind of push the envelope with developing new sounds and genres. Also cinematic/atmospheric stuff (I love listening to movie soundtracks). Stuff with a lot of industrial elements for sure too (Nine Inch Nails is certainly a favorite!) And obviously lately metal music has really been catching my ear, pretty apparent with the content on my channel :)

@@mollyesanborn do you listen to My Morning Jacket? As I’m watching your vids they stand out as something you may enjoy, especially their album Z which starts with a groovy deep bass line you’d love. I would also suggest St Vincent self titled if you haven’t listened.

No, never heard of My Morning Jacket before. I have heard some of St Vincent's stuff, although I wouldn't say I'm all that familiar with her entire discography. I'll have to give both of them a thorough listen.

That makes me happy to hear, so glad you enjoyed the reaction :)

Thanks, glad you are enjoying the format :)

Aw, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the reaction :)

I'll have to give that one a listen, maybe even do a reaction to it!

Agreed! Molly you would LOVE it.

Someone else shared a link to that interview in the comments! It's very true though, this first soad album just had me smiling the whole time. So extremely entertaining!

Also, I nominate The Work by Rivers of Nihil for a video! It's my album of the year!

Thank you, I really appreciate that! I will have to check out that Rivers of Nihil album, thanks for the recommendation.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will make sure that Hail The Sun is on my list!

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll certainly have to check it out! And yeah, I'm really looking forward to hearing the rest of soad's albums.

@@mollyesanborn you won't regret it :)

True, I fully admit that I'm not very familiar with Middle eastern music. It's so cool that they infuse it in their sound though. I am looking forward to Toxicity!

Not really middle eastern... it's Armenian Music influences.. Armenia is in the easternmost parts of Europe... alongside Georgia and Azerbaijan, it isn't really Middle Eastern, because they're basically south of Russia...

@@livedandletdie yup

@@livedandletdie the middle east is south of Russia...

@@livedandletdie you can find elements of Armanian (mesmerize intro and solo, Arial ) Persian and middle East, ( psycho especially solo, the last course of sugar, ) Russian (peephole, Marmalade, raido video, science) and Greek Atawa, lonely day.. in their works.

Thank you for watching! I definitely plan to react to the rest of their discography.

Awesome. Looking forward for them.

Very fun to play on bass too might I add.

I'm looking forward to hearing them!

@@mollyesanborn Nice, when is the next System of a Down Video coming?

Not sure yet, I can't wait to hear it though so probably sooner rather than later!

Thanks for watching :D

I'm certainly planning on it, can't wait to hear what else SOAD brings to the table :)

Me too, it's so crazy (in a good way hehe)

Thank you, I appreciate that! I love making these videos and hearing new artists, glad you're enjoying the content.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the reaction :)

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! I will check out your recommendation :)

Nice! Yeah it's a pretty awesome album :)

@@mollyesanborn are you planning on checking out the rest of their albums on the channel?

Thanks, glad you're enjoying the channel! I'll have to give Committed To A Bright Future a listen, I've never heard of that album.

@@mollyesanborn not many people have, they are IMO one of the most unknown, under appreciated bands out there. It will definitely make for some great reactions. Keep up the great work.

Dog fashion disco is life.

Spiders is such a great track, I agree. Can't wait to hear Prison Song!

@@mollyesanborn You'll see, then. The reason why I love Sugar's ending (the "No light/No music" part that you featured on your video) is the same reason why I love Prison Song's bridge. They explore similar ideas in terms of structure and it's the best! ^_^