System of a Down - close to prog? |
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Manunkind
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 2373 |
Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:29 |
Progressive but not prog. |
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spectral
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 04 2005 Location: Vatican City State Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:31 |
I think you've summed it up really well manunkind.
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Manunkind
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 2373 |
Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:43 |
/\ Thanks SOAD is a progressive band in that it is creative and original (although their second album contains some dangerously commercial songs and I hope they don't follow in that direction, or have they already?). It's definitely not prog, though. However, I have a very restrictive definition of what prog is (and I do believe that, as much as I love them, Radiohead shouldn't be here!) |
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billyshears'67
Prog Reviewer Joined: November 26 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 161 |
Posted: May 19 2005 at 23:31 |
They're definately a step in the right direction for the apathetic and
uneducated youth of America. At least their lyrics and members are
trying to convey something of topical importance, besides the rest of
the mainstream rock bands that are a bunch of spoiled, whiny, hipster,
white kids.
Peace & take care by the way |
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Mr. Krinkle
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2005 Location: barcelona Status: Offline Points: 212 |
Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:01 |
Well they are not a progrssive rock band, without a dubt, but they still have some kind of progresive-ish touch in their work, a little bit, little little bit. It is a great band, really powerful, and thre song themes are great really direct and well well build.
Grat band! |
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rushaholic
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 13 2005 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1138 |
Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:09 |
Not even close!
Amen to what billshears'67 stated. |
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yarstruly
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 29 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1324 |
Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:40 |
Chop Suey is the only song I really know by them, which has some sudden tempo changes, but not enough there for prog IMO...
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outdoor miner
Forum Newbie Joined: May 16 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 23 |
Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:08 |
"not even close"
I usually refer to them as System of a Down SYNDROME |
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Manunkind
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Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:14 |
/\ Funny? No. Ridiculous? Yes.
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outdoor miner
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Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:27 |
^I admit it was a cheap shot, sorry for being an ass.
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Manunkind
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 2373 |
Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:28 |
Thank you. |
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Tristan Mulders
Prog Reviewer Joined: September 28 2004 Status: Offline Points: 1723 |
Posted: May 24 2005 at 11:49 |
Dear God no!!!!
Horrible music and they don't have any prog capacity if you ask me... I heard their new single this afternoon and it is so stupid imho!!!! |
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xhamasaki
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 128 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:47 |
i think they have some prog in their music, now if their next album had some way longer songs with a similar concept and style, it would definitely be prog
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MikeEnRegalia
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21206 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:51 |
I bet it won't be like you describe, it will be a typical SOAD album again. Which is a good thing. |
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xhamasaki
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 128 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:59 |
no it probably wont, SOAD said themselves that they get bored of the album is too long, its too bad, they are pretty good
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:04 |
The length of the album doesn't matter. Check out Adrian Belew's Side One, it's 31 minutes short. |
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Ed_The_Dead
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 29 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 4928 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:04 |
It is prog.. prog for me is music that breaks bariers... Soad Dose that.. Someone in a polish rock magazine compared them 2 Pink Floyd... actuallly I agree! They are as innovate!
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GoldenSpiral
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 27 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3839 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:58 |
Close, but no cigar. definitely progressive elements. I
read a review of Mesmerize that called it "Amphetamine Prog", which
definitely makes sense. to call them nu-metal is definitely
wrong, but it would also be wrong to call them prog rock. theyre
just weird, and thats ok.
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Wolf Spider
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 04 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1617 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 17:28 |
Dear God .... NOT PROG
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Mr. Krinkle
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2005 Location: barcelona Status: Offline Points: 212 |
Posted: August 15 2005 at 17:40 |
They can be a little, little prog sometimes, just a little, almost nothing. But they are good for sure, really good.
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