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    System Of A Down Toxicity Reaction and Breakdown | Composer Point of View
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  • @KeyOfGeebz
    @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому +1373

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

    • @GuidoPerdomo
      @GuidoPerdomo 3 роки тому +66

      that was hilarious lol

    • @alexreid710
      @alexreid710 3 роки тому +166

      Just dont start calling all video games a nintendo

    • @MarshTheDarsh
      @MarshTheDarsh 3 роки тому +17

      @@alexreid710 my mum said "would you get off that damn Xbox" when I was playing ps4 after I first got it, I almost leapt at her like a spider monkey

    • @quantumastrologer5599
      @quantumastrologer5599 3 роки тому +24

      *irritated nerd noises*
      (you saying the name slightly wrongly was actually kinda great and authentic)

    • @vanillasky9699
      @vanillasky9699 3 роки тому +43

      If you don't mind me asking, how old are you Geebz? Are your puppets reminders of friends you once had in the cretaceous period 😅

  • @thebluelibra5686
    @thebluelibra5686 3 роки тому +366

    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.

    • @nathanritscherle6667
      @nathanritscherle6667 3 роки тому +22

      I’m really into a rapper called Tech N9ne, who’s specifically said he tries to make his vocals sound like percussion. He’s a big SOAD fan, and actually did a song called Straight Out The Gate with Serj, so it’s cool you brought up Serj doing that.

    • @willthomas5953
      @willthomas5953 2 роки тому +2

      Yea tech 9 is legit

  • @swingonthespiral
    @swingonthespiral 3 роки тому +267

    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.

    • @underthetrees4780
      @underthetrees4780 3 роки тому +35

      You forgot to mention he now writes the music scores for movies.

    • @missclee410
      @missclee410 2 роки тому +20

      Wow. I've never felt less accomplished as a human being than after reading this comment. Lol. No but for real, incredible

    • @swingonthespiral
      @swingonthespiral 2 роки тому +5

      @@underthetrees4780 yep, and he sells art to raise money for charity and has co-designed music software for the ipad.

    • @xbenci
      @xbenci 2 роки тому +1

      and also one of the best metal vocalists of all time, easily

    • @turjokhan2621
      @turjokhan2621 Рік тому +4

      He's also a poet and painter. If I'm not wrong he had an exhibition where he composed individual music pieces for each of his paintings.

  • @chevyfan1251992
    @chevyfan1251992 3 роки тому +256

    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.

    • @MegadetH9372
      @MegadetH9372 3 роки тому +1

      Well its really up to the bands' preferences to tell their producers how they want their album to sound like. Studio Abyss is a great example, you get various metal bands, even sometimes in the same genre, that all sound unique.

    • @chevyfan1251992
      @chevyfan1251992 3 роки тому +4

      @@MegadetH9372 it's just random info I picked up at one point. I love both so it was cool for me to discover.

    • @kpsa7108
      @kpsa7108 3 роки тому +1

      If them walls could talk

  • @generalmalaise7580
    @generalmalaise7580 3 роки тому +212

    "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.

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah, adds to the "punky" style as well. The songs are often laid out like punk songs too, with short sections that change speed/dynamics/time sig etc. And the energy is mad as well, the band is like a cross between punk and grindcore perhaps hah

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@teacherfromthejungles6671 I mentioned grindcore because of the political/punky attitude. If you know about bands like Napalm Death, Brutal Truth etc. then you can hear their lyrics and song styles are quite punky and often have anti-fascist themes like punk.
      So I was more talking about the ideology and track layouts/song styles. Rather than the actual sound, cause of course grindcore is much harder than SOAD.

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 2 роки тому +2

      @@teacherfromthejungles6671 Sure, I get what you're saying and I'm familiar with their past too. But I'm talking more about the lyrical content, ideology and song structure, rather than the actual sound (blast beats, riffs, squeals of dying animals lol)
      Sometimes (sub)genres aren't based on the sound, but on other things. Like, hip-hop can be fast/slow/hard/soft. But dnb has to be a certain tempo with certain rhythmic elements. And some dnb is really hard, some of it is really chilling. Christian rock has to have lyrics praising our lord and saviour. See what I mean?

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 2 роки тому

      @@teacherfromthejungles6671 Cool man, yeah it's all about enjoying the music and the message, cheers

  • @joshhall7050
    @joshhall7050 3 роки тому +164

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

    • @apocolypticmotors188
      @apocolypticmotors188 3 роки тому

      @Josh Hall I know right haha!! ...but better than getting hit with the Stunner 😁

    • @nietzsche3169
      @nietzsche3169 3 роки тому +1

      lmaooo quote worthy of a man of culture

    • @Jererulol
      @Jererulol 3 роки тому

      The Rock approves that!

    • @Palerax
      @Palerax 2 роки тому

      I smelled what he was cooking.

  • @TheDariush19
    @TheDariush19 3 роки тому +622

    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.

    • @thelovehandler
      @thelovehandler 3 роки тому +35

      Also spiders. Vocals are super clean

    • @LordParticle
      @LordParticle 3 роки тому +15

      Also hypnotize

    • @dheijnemans
      @dheijnemans 3 роки тому +13

      Came to comment this. Aerials is awesome, one of my favourite tracks to play on max volume.

    • @sambbk7203
      @sambbk7203 3 роки тому +5

      I would recommend 'peephole' overall due to the production on the track. Especially on headphones.

    • @blakedelacruz9496
      @blakedelacruz9496 3 роки тому +6

      Holy Mountains

  • @fastmolasses3598
    @fastmolasses3598 3 роки тому +804

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

    • @Dismas444
      @Dismas444 3 роки тому +40

      Yep! Absolutely love the duelling mandolins they managed to weave into Nüguns.

    • @williammann376
      @williammann376 3 роки тому +99

      There is an Armenian jazz pianist called Tigran Hamasyan. He has similar rhythmic influences and middle eastern flare to his music. It almost sounds like prog metal sometimes.
      ua-cam.com/video/Db3dHajCRRY/v-deo.html

    • @progperljungman8218
      @progperljungman8218 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah! And punk and some Zappa etc etc 😊

    • @KeyOfGeebz
      @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому +94

      @@williammann376 Oh, I did one on him and HE IS AMMMMMAZING!

    • @bk4414
      @bk4414 3 роки тому +33

      I got their first album when it came out 💿 when I was 13 - sadly, it’s how I actually learned about the Armenian genocide, since the US didn’t even recognize it until just recently, CRAZY but anyway their sound is awesome 🙌🏼✨

  • @Ubotit_Unaymit
    @Ubotit_Unaymit 3 роки тому +544

    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.

    • @michaelkey9549
      @michaelkey9549 3 роки тому +27

      "shhhugaaaaahh"

    • @smikema
      @smikema 3 роки тому +4

      We had the same aha moment. Heard it for the first time at a friend’s house and my mind was blown.

    • @stitchingsteve
      @stitchingsteve 3 роки тому +1

      Me too but while I was flatting, then the Toxicity album hooked me in

    • @Ubotit_Unaymit
      @Ubotit_Unaymit 3 роки тому +11

      @@stitchingstevewe were crammed five deep in a smoke-filled Subaru on our way to buy Magic cards.

    • @tgunnerkills5927
      @tgunnerkills5927 3 роки тому

      Me too, can’t believe it’s been that long!

  • @jametowne
    @jametowne 3 роки тому +38

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

  • @thatoneguy229OG
    @thatoneguy229OG 3 роки тому +157

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

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 3 роки тому +6

      This album, then Mesmerize. Two perfect gems! Geebs might enjoy the Armenian folk music bits strewn throughout.

    • @brandongrayson456
      @brandongrayson456 3 роки тому +3

      I completely concur. One of the few albums I can listen to beginning to end on repeat. (Minus pogo...it gets a tad annoying after 20 years of hearing it.)

    • @mutch17
      @mutch17 3 роки тому +7

      Steal this album is a sleeper. The whole album is good.

    • @underthetrees4780
      @underthetrees4780 3 роки тому +1

      @@brandongrayson456 this album, Audioslaves first album, and Califonication are the tightest cover to cover albums of my lifetime.

    • @rskl8083
      @rskl8083 2 роки тому

      @@rickc2102 soad's whole discography is basically a masterpiece imo

  • @joaov_ds
    @joaov_ds 3 роки тому +154

    Check out Aerials. Cool arrangements as well.

    • @generalmalaise7580
      @generalmalaise7580 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed! AERIALS is one of their more sonically diverse songs.

    • @zombiemontage
      @zombiemontage 3 роки тому +1

      Yes please

    • @variansv
      @variansv 3 роки тому +2

      Chop Suey was that moment for me. I remember seeing the video on mtv2 and it was like nothing i ever heard. I got toxicity a few weeks later and then the self titled.

    • @pikasnipe1
      @pikasnipe1 3 роки тому +1

      Easily my favorite track!

    • @voodooman142
      @voodooman142 3 роки тому +1

      @@variansv oh yes....this is one of their coolest songs ever. Chop Suey was so much different to anything else I heard back than. And it's still a favourite song.

  • @hazzytastic
    @hazzytastic 3 роки тому +179

    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!

    • @Dismas444
      @Dismas444 3 роки тому +5

      I second ALL of this.

    • @gydohumm4975
      @gydohumm4975 3 роки тому +7

      i think soil is also pretty cool, as they also play with time signatures there

    • @michaelkey9549
      @michaelkey9549 3 роки тому +6

      question is one of their best. such a great track

    • @richtigersoan
      @richtigersoan 3 роки тому +3

      U mean SOTD? ^^

    • @darrenbarlow5759
      @darrenbarlow5759 3 роки тому +3

      Question is so sick. What a song and what a band

  • @samanthalapsley9188
    @samanthalapsley9188 3 роки тому +50

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

    • @barrydunham896
      @barrydunham896 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed. The show i was at the whole crowd stood and sang every song

    • @spamdatgd6326
      @spamdatgd6326 3 роки тому +3

      I saw them for the first time on the Mezmerize/Hypnotize tour in Cleveland, OH. The venue has changed names many times, it's on the Cuyahoga River, downtown. Wide open pavilion, however SOAD's sound was laser focused, clean and powerful. I will never, ever forget what happened when they played the never before heard song Hypnotize from the soon-to-be-released album. The crowd was tentative, slow banging their heads...but when the "Armenian dance" broke out in the middle of the song the entire audience starting hopping it was incredible. I've never seen a crowd go full in and over the top on a song they had never heard. The feeling of hearing for the first time what so many others enjoyed as much as us was overwhelming and beautiful. I felt like I knew that song my entire life.
      So I have to agree, anyone that can do that could be the best live band I'll ever see as well.

    • @paranoidandroid9979
      @paranoidandroid9979 2 роки тому

      They were my first concert. Well they were the band I wanted to go see at Ozzfest. My mom took me when I was 14 and this album had just been released. Them and between the buried and me are my favorite concerts to this day

  • @sgtstank
    @sgtstank 3 роки тому +56

    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. 🤘🏼

  • @rr18630
    @rr18630 3 роки тому +65

    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

    • @dbassultxx
      @dbassultxx 3 роки тому +3

      Armenian band from California.

    • @charlieo.possum5501
      @charlieo.possum5501 3 роки тому +6

      @@dbassultxx American band with members of Armenian ancestry

    • @dbassultxx
      @dbassultxx 3 роки тому

      @@charlieo.possum5501 you are correct sir. I should have added that but I just think this bands history is super interesting and wanted to point out that fact.

    • @charlieo.possum5501
      @charlieo.possum5501 3 роки тому +1

      @@dbassultxx I was just having a little fun there, they are super interesting! I wish they could get over the ego trips and release some new music

    • @dbassultxx
      @dbassultxx 3 роки тому +3

      @@charlieo.possum5501 did you see their 2 new songs from 2020? "Protect the land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz"?

  • @Midgetmunky13
    @Midgetmunky13 3 роки тому +797

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

    • @gerghghherb880
      @gerghghherb880 3 роки тому +39

      Mum's calling every console a PlayStation or Gameboy - Tale old as time

    • @katy61
      @katy61 3 роки тому +2

      Hahahah

    • @_GRiM1
      @_GRiM1 3 роки тому +12

      @@gerghghherb880 i remember that, every console is a playstation and every anime or similar, is a Goku

    • @z00pac
      @z00pac 3 роки тому +16

      @@gerghghherb880 i remember parents calling every console a nintendo lol

    • @prixkid97
      @prixkid97 3 роки тому +3

      I call every anime Pokémon, even though that's all I watch. Different animes that is

  • @Bmm1620
    @Bmm1620 3 роки тому +76

    You need to listen to the whole Toxicity album

  • @ollyhudson9931
    @ollyhudson9931 3 роки тому +125

    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.

    • @ThePeca1988
      @ThePeca1988 3 роки тому +7

      Tool is always epic, even if they are not serious and just kidding

    • @kevincase2473
      @kevincase2473 3 роки тому +7

      @@ThePeca1988 hush!

    • @proxyoxy6095
      @proxyoxy6095 3 роки тому +11

      I REALLY want Parabol/Parabola... lol

    • @isusek1234
      @isusek1234 3 роки тому +4

      @@ThePeca1988 you mean Intermission? lol

    • @ollyhudson9931
      @ollyhudson9931 3 роки тому

      Good luck. 😁✌️

  • @tjshannon8762
    @tjshannon8762 3 роки тому +52

    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.

    • @krzysztof4607
      @krzysztof4607 9 місяців тому +1

      he is self taught

    • @boddaboom77
      @boddaboom77 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@krzysztof4607 someone has put the opera thing on his Wikipedia and I think they take it as he was trained in opera to start his career. But as you said, he was self taught and dabbled in some opera after SOAD blew up.

  • @sodablower
    @sodablower 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @MrChrislur
    @MrChrislur 3 роки тому +39

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

    • @xBlueAutumnx
      @xBlueAutumnx 3 роки тому

      WAIT HOLD UP.... BEFORE HE DIVES INTO THAT OF GALLOWS or THE MAN WITH NO FACE needs done first ... sorry for caps but i love STC and wish they were more widely know.

  • @karlgiesselman8872
    @karlgiesselman8872 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @ebbablom
    @ebbablom 3 роки тому +8

    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!

    • @sagesarabia5053
      @sagesarabia5053 2 роки тому

      They whisper in aerials too. And there’s a click sound right before it starts. Sounds like someone’s chair is moving in the background. It wasn’t intentional Check it out and let me know if you hear it.

  • @Teeklin
    @Teeklin 3 роки тому +7

    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 UA-cam algorithms? LIstening to good music and sharing your experience with others, man what a great hobby to fall into. Keep it up man!

  • @masonmorris3997
    @masonmorris3997 3 роки тому +455

    System Of A Down: if bipolar disorder started a band

    • @Hammox
      @Hammox 3 роки тому +6

      Accurate!

    • @mattjscott26
      @mattjscott26 3 роки тому +28

      See Devin Townsend for a more literal interpretation of this.

    • @Avram42
      @Avram42 3 роки тому +3

      Hey don't talk about my MIL that way (I'm mostly joking at her expense -- she is bipolar)

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 3 роки тому +33

      Disorder. Disorder. Disoooorder.

    • @randoliof
      @randoliof 3 роки тому +4

      You can definitely tell the difference between Serj's songs and Daron's songs

  • @maxxtubing
    @maxxtubing 3 роки тому +6

    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!

  • @IceKoldKilla
    @IceKoldKilla 3 роки тому +27

    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.

  • @nhart9194
    @nhart9194 2 роки тому +16

    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

  • @michaelh1173
    @michaelh1173 3 роки тому +53

    "How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead!

    • @Joormode
      @Joormode 3 роки тому +2

      Actually one of my top 10 songs ever . Hopefully he will react to it soon :)

    • @Reclaimer-eo1tl
      @Reclaimer-eo1tl 3 роки тому +2

      Honestly anything from the Kid A album would be fantastic

    • @lowellupchurch1609
      @lowellupchurch1609 3 роки тому +5

      @@Reclaimer-eo1tl yeah would love to hear his take on Motion Picture Soundtrack

  • @SpiderJerusalemJr
    @SpiderJerusalemJr 3 роки тому +21

    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

    • @AdvocateofRuin
      @AdvocateofRuin 3 роки тому +3

      Unexpect is such an underrated band. I concur that he should check them out.

    • @tsubasaozora7655
      @tsubasaozora7655 3 роки тому +2

      Same for me, think it was 1999/00 :)

    • @mrwhite604
      @mrwhite604 3 роки тому +2

      I second all of these. Especially Unexpect.

  • @RileyMerlino
    @RileyMerlino 3 роки тому +24

    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

    • @tresdabney703
      @tresdabney703 2 роки тому

      "Attack" gets my heart racing. Those two albums got a lot of flack, but they were incredible albums

  • @michaelford2913
    @michaelford2913 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @AliceC993
      @AliceC993 3 роки тому +1

      So many people give 311 shit but their older work is just so fun to listen to.

  • @Joseandresyanes
    @Joseandresyanes 3 роки тому +92

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

    • @jonathansherer5873
      @jonathansherer5873 3 роки тому +2

      Yes love that one. It's the first song I learned to play on guitar

    • @jackalope2302
      @jackalope2302 3 роки тому +6

      Agreed. Or Spiders.

    • @bullscifer
      @bullscifer 3 роки тому +4

      or holy mountain

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 3 роки тому +3

      Or Question.

    • @underthetrees4780
      @underthetrees4780 3 роки тому

      It is their Stairway to Heaven for sure, but In my Time of Dying is my favorite Zeppelin song and Toxicity is my favorite from SOAD.
      He should review it because he's a string guy, and Aerials has some.

  • @pabloc4657
    @pabloc4657 3 роки тому

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

  • @jeremiahdavis4339
    @jeremiahdavis4339 3 роки тому

    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

  • @ThisIsNeccessary
    @ThisIsNeccessary 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @johnpfaff1419
    @johnpfaff1419 2 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @CodyDeMatteis
    @CodyDeMatteis 3 роки тому

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

  • @luisgomez-pc9ev
    @luisgomez-pc9ev 3 роки тому

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

  • @anillegibletombstone
    @anillegibletombstone 3 роки тому +13

    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.

    • @Mari000
      @Mari000 3 роки тому

      Know and Spiders too 👍👍

    • @6ic6ic6ic
      @6ic6ic6ic 3 роки тому

      I'm a big fan of their first album. For many bands in fact. There's typically an underground? feel to them. Sometimes that's in the freshness of it and sometimes that's in the mix and master or both but saod's first is no exception. A great album. The muted run in War really blew my mind the first time I heard it.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 3 роки тому +2

      Can't forget the oft-forgotten Steal This Album!
      What a splendid pie,
      Pizza-pizza pie,
      Every minute, every second,
      Buy, buy, buy, buy, buy

    • @de4mator
      @de4mator 3 роки тому

      Mind!

    • @muaddib4329
      @muaddib4329 3 роки тому

      @@6ic6ic6ic the first record is usually super strong because bands have spents years crafting and perfecting those songs and FINALLY get to record them. Thats why people joke about "sophmore slump" where a bands second record just doesn't have the same magic. It's because they had far less time to write it (pre-covid of course). They were touring off the back of the first record for two years average then had 6 months to write a follow up. System must have had lots of ideas sitting around after their first album because holy hell it was great. Same with RATM. Their first two records were amazing.

  • @leomessicolorado
    @leomessicolorado 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @aronneal
    @aronneal 2 роки тому

    Love these breakdowns

  • @joshschwarzbauer8155
    @joshschwarzbauer8155 3 роки тому

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

  • @modernwoodelf691
    @modernwoodelf691 3 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @Raida7
    @Raida7 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @firstmateydanker5441
    @firstmateydanker5441 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @Yeraveragemoron
    @Yeraveragemoron 2 роки тому

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

  • @mattwhalen3239
    @mattwhalen3239 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @adamhenton6221
    @adamhenton6221 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @overkill1025
    @overkill1025 3 роки тому

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

  • @TheEMFB
    @TheEMFB 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @stefanjr
    @stefanjr 3 роки тому +33

    Please do "DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA" too!

    • @headbanger784
      @headbanger784 3 роки тому +8

      Please man. Anything from The Butcher's Ballroom should be good.
      EDIT: ua-cam.com/video/gsmAF9cVPm4/v-deo.html

    • @stefanjr
      @stefanjr 3 роки тому +4

      @@headbanger784 I was just about to edit in ""A Tap Dancer’s Dilemma" or "Stratosphere Serenade".
      But just ANYTHING with Diablo Swing Orchestra would be great!

    • @TheOrthoglyph
      @TheOrthoglyph 3 роки тому +2

      Balrog Boogie or A Tap Dancer's Dilemma would both be great starts.

    • @vannanalabomba
      @vannanalabomba 3 роки тому +1

      I second this. I show everyone I grow a friendship with. Please do DSO incredible avant garde death metal. FOCUSED on avant garde. Swing, violins, opera, rock, death metal. It's got it all. Voodoo Amore maybe?

    • @Friedensp4nzer
      @Friedensp4nzer 3 роки тому

      @@headbanger784 clicked to see if it was Ballrog Boogie. Wasn't disappointed.

  • @arafenwick1616
    @arafenwick1616 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @cameronb8131
    @cameronb8131 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @alicestephens2663
    @alicestephens2663 3 роки тому

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

  • @melissarey2973
    @melissarey2973 3 роки тому +74

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

    • @christ9359
      @christ9359 3 роки тому +8

      I agree. At least little tidbits, like here they hang onto the seventh for a little longer to emphasize the tension before resolving. Just a few little theory notes like that would be awesome.

    • @KurtGAndersen
      @KurtGAndersen 3 роки тому +5

      Agreed! As a person who only have a very minor knowledge about musical theory it would be great to have some things thats goin on in the music explained from a musical theory pov.

    • @Magnum3144
      @Magnum3144 3 роки тому +1

      Touching on the theoretical, even a little, can only lend credibility to his musical knowledge. I mean, we know he knows his stuff but he can stand to show off a lil👍

  • @ethanmackay4785
    @ethanmackay4785 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @AvaEpona
    @AvaEpona 3 роки тому

    Yesssss, thank you!!!

  • @cowsdotricks
    @cowsdotricks 3 роки тому

    Loving the channel!

  • @dehram104
    @dehram104 3 роки тому +3

    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"!

  • @sabrinamichellebelle5485
    @sabrinamichellebelle5485 3 роки тому +13

    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.

  • @sekishudai
    @sekishudai 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @Fujibeam
    @Fujibeam 3 роки тому

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

  • @CP281
    @CP281 3 роки тому +11

    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.

  • @jlog1c283
    @jlog1c283 3 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @illiiill9057
    @illiiill9057 3 роки тому

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

  • @MoonChild-1994
    @MoonChild-1994 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @felipevieira6503
    @felipevieira6503 3 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @rickc2102
    @rickc2102 3 роки тому +11

    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)

    • @blairmason6148
      @blairmason6148 3 роки тому

      Yeah man that album is etched into my soul

  • @craigtucker6496
    @craigtucker6496 2 роки тому

    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

  • @neonoutrun8786
    @neonoutrun8786 3 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @cameronedwards6413
    @cameronedwards6413 3 роки тому +7

    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.

    • @stefanorsan7518
      @stefanorsan7518 3 роки тому +2

      If he gonna do a primus tune, go with something more interesting from a production standpoint... songs like "southbound pachyderm" or "tommy the cat"

    • @ozfiredancer
      @ozfiredancer 3 роки тому

      Did you guys see that he did Tommy The Cat a few weeks ago?

  • @AlexDraganOmu
    @AlexDraganOmu 3 роки тому +25

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

    • @MarshTheDarsh
      @MarshTheDarsh 3 роки тому +1

      Blood in the River would be my track choice, they are so good

  • @gienkerlo123
    @gienkerlo123 3 роки тому

    Always here.... For every single video!

  • @DastardlyB
    @DastardlyB 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @keenannaugle9714
    @keenannaugle9714 3 роки тому +7

    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!

  • @TheSyncos
    @TheSyncos 3 роки тому +37

    Geebz: Obviously I'm familiar with the band.
    Also Geebz: System of *the* Down.
    =P

  • @thiagobanker
    @thiagobanker 3 роки тому

    great video as always... the best part of it is exctly when you go in the theorical part of it, mosltly engeneering. i've been learning a lot from your last videos!
    S2

  • @nubarrobertkornalian8935
    @nubarrobertkornalian8935 3 роки тому

    Love the breakdown ... do more system 😃🙏

  • @musictwithwes_9358
    @musictwithwes_9358 3 роки тому +25

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

    • @syntheticsleep
      @syntheticsleep 3 роки тому

      While that would be interesting, or Black Seeds of Vengeance, I don't get the impression he'd really enjoy doing stuff like that 😂

    • @musictwithwes_9358
      @musictwithwes_9358 3 роки тому

      @@syntheticsleep I think everyone needs a bit of Egyptian metal in their life 🤔

    • @isaackmojica8302
      @isaackmojica8302 3 роки тому +2

      WOULD BE ABSOLUTE FACINAT TO HEAR HIS THOUGHTS!AND THE COMPOSITION ANALYSIS!

  • @johnseward2934
    @johnseward2934 3 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @monikabeki6838
    @monikabeki6838 2 роки тому +2

    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“…

  • @Jeffthedude15
    @Jeffthedude15 2 роки тому

    I enjoy your content sir!

  • @based3399
    @based3399 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @pleasuremaster4617
    @pleasuremaster4617 3 роки тому +3

    The drums in this song are on point.

  • @vince4005
    @vince4005 3 роки тому

    Saw you do TOOL 46 and 2 and was hooked! Thoroughly enjoying your videos. Thanks for broadening my horizons!

    • @KeyOfGeebz
      @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому

      Yes, of course - EPIC TRACK - Did it :) Check my playlist

  • @wademackenzie8641
    @wademackenzie8641 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @anthonytonkin4882
    @anthonytonkin4882 3 роки тому +4

    Love your work and vibe! Check out Mastadon - Oblivion. Best solo behind Comfortably Numb!

  • @RipppleCutBudda
    @RipppleCutBudda 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @ArkaGoego
    @ArkaGoego 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for soad, appreciate your well done work, could you maybe do some more in a future? They've got a lot of interesting songs, aerials for example is well done in every aspect

  • @cobyturbin1352
    @cobyturbin1352 3 роки тому

    I just found your channel today and I'm all in.

  • @GoatMee
    @GoatMee 3 роки тому +7

    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.

    • @JasonSmith-hs5dj
      @JasonSmith-hs5dj 3 роки тому +1

      He would love the drumming in this song also

    • @GoatMee
      @GoatMee 3 роки тому

      @@JasonSmith-hs5dj most definitely

    • @Gearbhall
      @Gearbhall 3 роки тому

      I made a similar comment before seeing yours. I think we all want to see his reaction to the breakdown.

  • @yoshimitsu603
    @yoshimitsu603 3 роки тому +13

    Diesease, Injury & Madness by Between The Buried And Me

    • @aqpfullepisodes243
      @aqpfullepisodes243 3 роки тому +2

      Agree, and by that I mean never heard of the song or band.

    • @TruzFest
      @TruzFest 3 роки тому

      I'd love to see him react to Voice of Trespass

  • @Dannezou
    @Dannezou 3 роки тому

    Just found the channel, and love your delivery and input on the tracks. Very insightful and a joy to watch. Great video - one of my favourite bands and enjoy watching breakdowns of their work. Keep up the awesome work

  • @Javier-wj6et
    @Javier-wj6et 3 роки тому

    Love your channel!!!

  • @willjack1988
    @willjack1988 3 роки тому +4

    You should check out All Them Witches. Probably start with the song "When God Comes Back"

  • @robriginio530
    @robriginio530 3 роки тому +32

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

  • @fernandacestari7437
    @fernandacestari7437 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @dbassultxx
    @dbassultxx 3 роки тому +2

    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!