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Poll Question: What's your favorite album from System of a Down?
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Nice!

And I was honestly depressed when they went on Hiatus. Mainly because given their nature, I assumed that was the end of them forever.
People claim they are thinking about getting it back together...but how do they know?
And I'll believe it when I see it Cry
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Chop suey was the first thing I heard by them, and from there I bought Toxicity; that was it for a while until King By Tor urged me to get the Mesmerise/Hypnotise duo, and from there I was completely hooked - Steal this album is good (given it's just out-takes from Toxicity), and SOAD's debut is a powerful debut (up there with Faith No More's debut IMO), but they really hit their peak with the last 2 albums.... then split

One of my friends saw them on one of their very rare visits to the UK & said it was the scariest mosh pit he'd ever been part of (and he's a Sepultura fan )

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Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

I used to have SoaD as "alt metal" but I honestly dont see why they aren't prog.

In terms of instrumentation, song writing, vocals just cmon....how are they not prog metal?

I don't know. They don't seem so prog to me...


Eh, no need to get into this....Ive tried before LOL

Genre aside, they rawk
Indeed.LOL
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Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

I used to have SoaD as "alt metal" but I honestly dont see why they aren't prog.

In terms of instrumentation, song writing, vocals just cmon....how are they not prog metal?

I don't know. They don't seem so prog to me...


Eh, no need to get into this....Ive tried before LOL

Genre aside, they rawk
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Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

I used to have SoaD as "alt metal" but I honestly dont see why they aren't prog.

In terms of instrumentation, song writing, vocals just cmon....how are they not prog metal?

I don't know. They don't seem so prog to me...
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I used to have SoaD as "alt metal" but I honestly dont see why they aren't prog.

In terms of instrumentation, song writing, vocals just cmon....how are they not prog metal?
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Originally posted by JROCHA JROCHA wrote:

I seen them live in 05 and The Mars Volta opened up for them. Such a kick ass live show

Jealous.
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Toxicity, that was the soundtrack to my first year in High school," 01". I seen them live in 05 and The Mars Volta opened up for them. Such a kick ass live show
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Toxicity   but i don't know the last one
Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
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Points: 6797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 16:07
I've got Toxicity and it's the only one I've really listened to. 
Help me I'm falling!
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Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

^^ Is it just me or is that song sort of proggy? Well besides the verse/chorus structure...
 
Originally posted by wikipedia wikipedia wrote:

The song uses five different time signatures (5/4, 9/8, 6/4, 6/8, and 4/4). The acoustic guitar intro and part of the verse is in 9/8, expressed as 3+2+2+2 (This phrasing suggests a hemiola, and is essentially 4/4 with an extra eighth note on beat 1). The verse briefly switches to 6/8 (when Serj sings "Are you dreaming?"). The guitar motif after the acoustic intro is in 5/4. This same section appears throughout the song as well. The chorus is in 6/4. The heavy tremolo-picked section towards the end underneath the vocals is in 4/4.
 
Confused that's way too complicated for Prog.
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Points: 4395 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 12:53
^^ Is it just me or is that song sort of proggy? Well besides the verse/chorus structure...
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Don't recall hearing any of their stuff.......
try this:


Edited by Dean - August 21 2010 at 12:39
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The debut and Steal This Album! are my favorites... I don't really listen to them any more, though.
    
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 12:02
Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

First and probably only person to vote Steal This Album.

SoaD is my favourite non-prog band. Smile


Not that I don't like STA but its their weakest. A few songs on there I don't like. I'd probably give it a 3*
Maybe 3.25* LOL
Which isn't terrible of course. And I love the blank CD with "Steal this Album" written on it.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 11:59
Don't recall hearing any of their stuff.......
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Points: 8321 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 11:51
My favourite is Toxicity. I used to love this band to bits. I still like it and listen it from time to time. I have every album except Steal This Album.
Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

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Points: 4395 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 11:47
First and probably only person to vote Steal This Album.

SoaD is my favourite non-prog band. Smile


Edited by DisgruntledPorcupine - August 21 2010 at 11:50
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Toxicity is by far my favorite! it is the sound track of my adolecance and probably one of the formative influences that led me to prog! That CD is great Science, Atwa, Arials, and Chop Suey are so emotional with Deer Dance and Prison for polotics plus Bounce is the funnest head banging song ever!
 
While I like Mezmerize/Hypnotize I was a little disapointed at Darons growing influence in the band. (Just listen to Serjs solo dabut and Darons Scars on Broadway projects side by side) THat being sayed Mezmerize had two of my favorite all time songs BYOB and Question.
 
For me their albums go:
Toxisity, Mezmarize, SOAD, Hypnotize, STA
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2010 at 01:03
Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Gotta go with SOAD.
 
Toxicity may be more consistant overall (close call IMO) but the highs on SOAD are much higher than on Toxicity.


Agreed.
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