🤦‍♂️UGG, Decomposer FAIL - Yep, I said "System of THE Down" The older I get the better I was!!!! Sorry

Serj Tankian's cadence on so many of his vocals hit like a second drummer, playing a counter beat against the drummer. SOAD always had such a unique sound.

So, I comment here a lot from the Tool army, but this is the first band that got me into really heavy music when I was in 6th grade. I was a SOAD fanboy before I was a Tool fanboy. Their lead singer Serj is a genius. Hes a prolific political activist, can play over a dozen instruments, started and sold his own software company before making this band, he has recorded jazz music, composed a symphony, made progressive pop and metal solo albums. He is just an insane human being.

SOAD are all Armenian so a lot of the rhythms and things come from Armenian folk songs and things like that. :)

"In it within a minute to win it." Seven of the fourteen tracks on the album TOXICITY are under three minutes. SOAD knew what they were doing. Short but powerful sonic punches to the gut that left you humming the hook after it was all over.

"They just hit you with The People's Elbow" made me spit out my drink

Aerials by System of a Down has great vocals on it. I mean, so many of their tracks do, but that one stands out in particular.

I remember hearing the song, Sugar, while country cruising with my friends over 20 years ago. It was so different from anything I'd ever heard before. Been a fan ever since.

Fun fact is Toxicity was recorded in the same studio as Lateralus less than 9 months apart. Considering how much he's reviewed Tool tracks.

This song is such a microcosm of their sound at this time. Toxicity is a legendary, classic, masterpiece of modern metal and weirdness.

Since you're digging more into SOAD: The track Question! plays with time signatures the most, and it's my favorite for composition because I like that. It's off an album released 4 years after Toxicity named Mesmerize. DDevil (that's not a typo) has them playing around a consistent, central rhythm and it's cool to see what they do with it. It's from their first album, the album before Toxicity. Right behind Question! is Aerials for me in terms of composition, which is another from Toxicity for you. It got popular for a reason. My favorite on their third album, Steal This Album, is I-E-A-I-A-I-O. Their lead singer shows off and it's a banger. Those are just the main reasons why I like and recommend those tracks, but I'm sure you'll hear a lot more than I can of you end up giving one a shot. If you already did one of them, it might be blocked in my region, so I'm sorry if that's the case. I hope you check out more of their stuff!

I would love to hear your thoughts on this entire album. It's an incredible journey from start to end.

Check out Aerials. Cool arrangements as well.

Hands down, system of a down was the best live band I've ever seen. Hearing serj's vocals live is an amazing experience

SOAD is an Armenian band. They're all childhood friends if I'm not mistaken, and the lead vocalist, Serj Tankian has an opera vocal foundation which makes him so unique on these heavy riffs

Dude, you have over 80,000 subs now. It's impossible to keep up with the requests. Just keep doing what you're doing because that's why we're all here. 🤘🏼

"System of The Down" Such a boomer thing to say, I love it!

Tool - Right In Two. There’s a section in this where Tool go epic that literally throws you a sonic boomerang that you feel/experience going around your brain that at its halfway point is in the distance then comes back around picking up sonic traction until it comes aggressively full circle. And you’d better catch that boomerang ‘cause it could also hit you. So good. You’ll dig it.

More system for sure. The song aerials is an absolute masterpiece

Serj (vocalist) is a classic operatic trained singer. If you continue down this rabbit hole (highly recommended) you will be blown away by his range.

Holy shit, I've listened to this song for almost 20 years, and this is the first time I'm noticing there's a whisper track starting from the second verse (at 7:15). That's a damn neat trick!

You need to listen to the whole Toxicity album

For me, the best bit of Toxicity is those last few bars - the _"when I became the sun..."_ bit. Love it! 👍

"How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead!

Their first album (self-titled, 1998) is so fucking sick and really heavy. Their second album is what made them hit the mainstream more. Toxicity (2001). They are truly unique. They draw inspiration from metal and their Armenian roots. They always educated their audience on the reality of what Armenia has gone through. They did this with flyers at their shows and such. A fun band that's also deep when you peel the superficial layers. They were hated early on. People apparently booed them a lot at shows. But I'm glad they made it. Their blend of different music is sick. I've read about the dadaism aspect as their approach. I had to look up what that is but it's interesting. Btw, Steal This Album! (2002) is also dope. Bu the title you can imagine maybe what was going on back then. Napster, all that shit. And songs from the upcoming album leaked so they had to rerecord stuff and added songs I believe. The cover is blank and boring. To suggest the art is irrelevant. You'll download it anyways. They did 2 more album in 2005 and never made music again until recently. 2 new songs to spread a message once more.

You are my 100% #1 favorite reaction channel. This is because you inherently know when to pause the song. Also I can feel that you truly sense the soul of the songs. Thank you for all your content!

How freaking awesome is it that you got to a place in your life where you get to do this cool shit and not have to worry about monetizing or pumping out videos for content or clickbait titles or KZfaq algorithms? LIstening to good music and sharing your experience with others, man what a great hobby to fall into. Keep it up man!

Daron's guitar playing on this track is quite underrated. Besides the flavourful melody that drives the verses, the way he duels with the drums and vocals in the chorus is quite unique in this genre and I think really lifts the hook further. Great compositional teamwork from the whole band

The thing with SOAD is that their talent and creativity is front and center for all 5 of their albums. I think Toxicity (the album) is the most unifying album of their catalog of the fan base, I love them albums that are often overlooked (Steal this album) or debated (Hypnotize) I've been a huge fan of them since I saw their performance of Spiders on Conan.

The chorus riff in BYOB is still in my top 10 favorite riffs of all time. So heavy yet catchy. I highly recommend that one

I will never forget the day when I „forced“ my best friend to go to a soad concert. He is only listening to classical music, playing the piano since 4, doing concerts too. But when soad performed, he was in a kind of trance. He told me afterwards that he had experienced a kind of classical concert, with songs perfectly composed, arranged on such a high level that it would be „worth“ played in an opera…. the voice of sergj almost (quote) took my breath away“…

You should one of these for “Aerials” the best System of a Down song in my opinion

Rarely does anyone start with the first album. Gotta do WAR, SUGGESTIONS, SUITE-PEE, and SOIL has a lot of awesome stuff going on. Getting close to naming every song on the album the more I think about it. Really can't miss with any song with SOAD. Their catalog is crazy solid.

Fuck yeah! System is the band that introduced me to heavy music. Suggestions: Unexpect - The Quantum Symphony Between the Buried and Me - Extremophile Elite Diablo Swing Orchestra - Vodoo Mon Amour Beyond Creation - Omnipresent Perception Mastodon - The Motherload

Please do go into the theoretical! I don't think you'll lose people.

I still remember when SOAD released Mesmerize, was the perfect soothing balm for a really rough time. Geebs, you should check out Radio/Video off of that one! (Especially if you like punk-metal-Armenian folk music hybrids, hehe)

Slipknot, Korn and SOAD in the same week??! GLORIOUS! Happy Weekend everyone

Hi. I highly recommend a few other System of a Down songs : Spiders, Innervision, Sugar and Chop Suey. They have a lot of great songs, tbh but those should give you a range of their work.

YESSSS!!!!!! I've been waiting for this!!

yours are the only reaction videos i enjoy. always amazing insights.

Omnipresent perception- beyond creation 311- Transistor Korn- Here To Stay

SOAD's rhythms are so unique! A few songs you'll enjoy I think, especially in a rhythmic sense: "Know", "Forest", "Radio/Video".

I just got into recording my playing and I love the details you lay out and the depths of explaining you do. Thanks a ton

Love your Videos keep em coming at a pace thats most comfortable for you! Well be here either way!

"I E A I A I O" would be a lot of fun

I can't believe you're nearing the 100k subscriber mark already. Super grats, you totally deserve it

One of my favorite drum tracks ever! I like your reactions, sir. Keep on rockin' in the free world 🤘

thank you key of geebz for producing these videos. more system of a down please

These guys have a hell of a catalogue and so much creative, different sounds, that only they do. Seen them live and it was one of the best shows I've ever witnessed!🙌 You should check out their song Aerials as a "why this song melts your face". It's sooooo good.

Idk how this guys produce such a heavy and at the same time melodic sound. Its just amazing.

Love the breakdown - Definitely coming back for more - Thanks @Geebz!

Always here.... For every single video!

System Of A Down: if bipolar disorder started a band

Hey man, gonna suggest Loathe - Heavy is the Head that falls again. Its a monstrous sound that just hits you in a weird way, its like a barely contained chaos. Quite a trip!

I'm loving your reactions. Think theyre marvellous!!!!!! Keep em coming

I have been waiting for some SOAD from you. I am so excited to watch this!

Adding to the recommendations: Zeal & Ardor. Sooner of later you will surely get to it.

You should definitely check out some long overdue primus, I'm sure you'd dig it. Shake Hands with Beef is one of my favourites, as well as Those Damn Blue-Collar Tweekers or DMV.

I have watched both of the System of a Down videos just now and your 2 videos have been a treat! Awesome video and breakdown

I know this song since release when I was like 10 but I only now noticed the whispering layer over some of the singing . So cool to discover new things in known song. When I hear a song with your videos, I try to listen to all the subtle things in the background like the directions of the instruments and things like that. You really showed me an entire other layer of the music I love, so thank you so much. It is really great to share your music experience with the world ^^ I already said that but you deserve it so much : Best music reaction channel on the internet. :D

Nile- “lashed to the slave stick” just to spice things up a bit

System of a Down is my favorite band of all time! I'm so happy to see this still going! I've loved every take I've caught and now I'm on the "2hours ago"!

Wow loving the songs you pick to do reactions to. Nostalgic channel for me haha. I remember at 13 my older sister took me to see them when they were just starting out and played at this hotel atrium in Pasadena, CA. like 10 minutes away from where we lived!

Such clear and concise analysis. I consistently love your approach to grasping and commentating on music you've never heard before or aren't as familiar with. You've done many songs that I've been listening to for years and still manage to draw my attention to perspectives I hadn't considered before. Young or old, we never stop learning. Rock on man!

I love SOAD because of their courage to just really do their own thing with their songs. There's even times I wouldn't otherwise enjoy a particular song except for the fact that they make it so unique to their style.

Please do "DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA" too!

Good morning geebz! Great way to start the day!

Love these breakdowns

The solo career of serj(the vocalist) are very crazy, but in a good way. I wanted to see you reacting to one of his songs. And as well, i suggest "Weave on", from the "harakiri" album.

Sir, if I could humbly recommend Emma Ruth Rundle's "Light Song", Its a slow burn and I really think you'd dig the hell out of it. Love your content.

Loving the channel!

Just heard your 46 & 2 reaction, awesome, best reactions I have heard now. You are very articulate and I can tell you actually enjoy the music. Good jo , keep it up!

One thing I always loved about this band in high school...even when they were superstars, their music sounded like they were recording it on a $15 mic in the garage. Almost no effects, super dry. It makes their music sound super intimate, and down to earth, like you mentioned. I think that's a perfect sound for a band who's goal was to fight the system, and get people thinking.

"comes in with the people's elbow" - great way of describing the change in the intro!

This channel is growing so fast and I couldn´t be more happy about it, keep the good work!!

Love that you decided to check out System of a Down! My brother gave me the album "toxicity" when I was only 11 years old and it opened my mind to all kinds of different bands. Would love to see you look deeper into System of a Down, particularly their first full release album. Keep it up brother!

Nice work Geebz, still here and still requesting Mastodon - "The Czar".

Hey man, couple of months ago, everybody and their mother reacted to Slaughter to Prevail's Demolisher, mainly because of the demonic vocals, but I think the song itself is also solid as shit, so it would be interesting to hear your take on it.

Your perspective is fascinating to consider with the insights you have in the engineering and arrangement. Instant sub

i watch music reaction videos sporadically, but i've definitely looked for other songs i want to hear YOU react to. thanks, and keep it up!

"System Of The Down, yes I've definitely heard of the band" Man, that is classic.

Toxicity (the album) is one of those CD’s that I listened to non stop for a couple months straight...Tool’s Aenima was another.

You’re just good vibes man love your videos

Still here! So glad you chose this song to decompose! 🤘🏾

Hey Geebz, still here. Excited to see Meshuggah Clockworks drum cam and Enslaved Havenless

i listened to this song thousands of times.. and it still gives me chicken skin.. and break my neck \m/

Looking forward to your reactions!! They are SICK and delves in something no one else in this "reaction" trend does. Excellent, keep it up. My Recommendation: Protest the Hero "C'est La Vie". Powerful, emotional, technical and overall a wild ride. Cheers!

Love your channel!!!

Please do Severed by Mudvayne. B.Y.O.B by System of a Down would knock your socks off too.

The drums in this song are on point.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us in this marvelous reaction!! I always feel the same you have described, but I don't have the technical base to understand why I feel what I feel when hearing this music, as an example, and you give the explanation and a point of view about "the why". Grateful! ty again man!

Yesssss, thank you!!!

Diesease, Injury & Madness by Between The Buried And Me

You should try listening to Mothra by Atomship! It's not very well known and I'm sure your other veiwers would love it!

Hell yeah. Once again, GREAT choice. System goes nuts with the kind of sound and message they want you to listen to and understand. They have some really deep and intimate, heavy tracks that make you feel it under your skin. Definitely explore more of their music! Thanks for the fun knowledge, I love that I can totally appreciate these tracks more after your insight. Cheers.

Love listen your analisis, i learn everything you said! Thank u!

“BYOB” by the band System of a Down. Song is all around amazing. From lyrics, drums, riffs, and chaos. My favorite of theirs.

If you go back to Tool- do “Eulogy” please sir. Thanks..

Your videos are incredible and I can't wait to see how you and your channel grow. The way that you elaborate and break down exact points is a joy to watch.

I love your technical analysis. You go deeper than the typical reactor. I like both and come to your channel to learn more about the producer side.