[kj] Re: ot: System of a Down.

[bongo]

yup, i fuckin rate them.

took me years to even listen to them tho, with the 'nu metal' image
and also seeing them advertise on tv a few years back - put me right
off.

but then, after a while, i actually listened to the first two albums,
and i've loved them ever since. 'steal this album' is prob my least
fav, and the new one is pretty bloody good, but not as good as the
first two. i really like the stuff they sing about also, they remind
me of DKs in a way.

the guitarists voice is not bad either, i'm glad its gets used alot
more on the new album. and the way he shows his distaste for the
audience in most of the video's i've seen is also amusing! he doesnt
seem to like the majority of the fanbase, which is highly
understandable!



On 8/3/05, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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