[kj] ot: System of a Down.

[Alexander Smith]

No, I heard "Chop Suey" when it came out, but had since filed it away, 
largely forgetting about it. I also have their first album, which I'd 
picked up on the strength of the video for "Sugar," which had the lead 
singer, Serge T., taking several rather howlingly obvious tips from our 
own Jaz Coleman.  I'm also put off by a lot of their goofiness. A 
little of that goes a long damn way.

That said, "Chop Suey" is still fucking massive.

Alex in NYC



On Tuesday, August 2, 2005, at 02:08 PM, Matt Platts wrote:

> Had you not heard chop suey before then? Yeh, I reckon its a class 
> track. I got into it late too as like you I was always put off by the 
> nu metal ties.
> The new album took me a while to get into, but theres 3 or 4 really 
> good songs on it (imho).
>
> At 16:32 02/08/2005, Alexander Smith wrote:
>
>> I had to write about these guys this week for my weekly idiocy in THE 
>> NEW YORKER and dug some of their stuff out for the first time in a 
>> long while. I haven't heard anything off of their new record (though 
>> I think it boasts some of the weakest cover art of the last decade), 
>> and I've always been somewhat put off by their ties to whistleheaded 
>> "nu metal", but damn if "Chop Suey" from TOXICITY isn't just a 
>> striking piece of music. When they hit those high harmonies in that 
>> middle-eight (01:56) and again towards the finale (02:51), augmented 
>> by the piano? Holy shit, I almost well up and cry. I find it 
>> strangely affecting.
>>
>> Has anyone heard their new one? Is it worth checking out?
>>
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
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