Serj's first solo thing was pretty much shite, though it did gift the world with the excellent song title 'Beethoven's Cunt'.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Thursday, 11 August 2011 08:29 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 12 August 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 13 August 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
software version seven point imo
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Saturday, 13 August 2011 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
HOW DO YOU OWN DISORDER
preferring "Toxicity" to "Chop Suey!" is so fucked
― some dude, Sunday, 14 August 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
Wtf these results are so boring
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 00:28 (twelve years ago) link
ilx not cool enough to know SOAD past the singles (and even if we did a singles poll those same 3 songs would get almost all the votes)
― some dude, Sunday, 14 August 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
Does anyone have a link to that amazing "Toxicity" promo poster that lists 9-11-01 as the release date? Someone posted it on here once and I can't find it.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
I dunno like 7 people said they loved Shimmy so I assumed it would get more than 1 vote.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
"chop suey!" is pretty much permanently tied to that fall for me when i was a freshman in high school
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, me too. I remember not liking it at all at first, and I remember the Friday afternoon when my friend turned me around on both "Chop Suey!" and "I'm A Slave 4 U."
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
markers and i are the same age! huh.
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
i'm 24
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
both of us with a nu-metal ditch in our narratives
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
― some dude, Saturday, August 13, 2011 8:47 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
guilty as charged, but if you included serj singles i'd throw a bone to Empty Walls
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
It's not like this is a difficult album to get into... Listen to the non-singles. Every song on this album is good. I promise.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgP_2zf0NV8
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Sunday, 14 August 2011
aw yeah -- still not 100% out of the ditch (via listening to a little staind earlier)
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
I can't believe I was the only shimmy vote. :(
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Sunday, 14 August 2011 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
markers spending half of his thread posts quoting BYOB should have been a good indication that they're considered a singles band to most people.. I figured ILM knew better. I'm like disappointed n stuff.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
shit, this album is some dope shit
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
many popular bands are considered singles bands to most people who aren't hardcore fans of the band
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:25 (twelve years ago) link
beyond the singles, i really don't care much about soad
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
nothing wrong with that, i was just expecting more love for the non-singles.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
wonder how many ppl have heard the non-singles -- i think there's a copy of this record in my house somewhere, but i don't even know if i ever listened to the entire thing
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't see the poll. But I love this record! Glad to see ILM giving it what it deserves. Too bad they were never able to come close to it again.
― Helping 3 (Hurting 2), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
man, i was re-listening to some of these singles and they're so much better than fuckin "b.y.o.b."
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
"byob" and "question!" were the only singles from mezmerize and that's weird to me because over half of that album is like TREMENDOUS HOOKS COMING YOUR WAY WATCH OUT
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Sunday, 14 August 2011 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
well, there were only 6 months between it and the next album, so they only had time for two singles cycles. but yeah that album totally should've had more singles (and maybe something besides "question!" for the 2nd).
― some dude, Monday, 15 August 2011 02:23 (twelve years ago) link
were there any notable singles between "sugar" (when i first heard of the band probably, on 107.3 waaf iirc) and "chop suey!"?
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 02:27 (twelve years ago) link
the only other single off the first album was "Spiders," which is good if not great
― some dude, Monday, 15 August 2011 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
i remember the high school friend i worked summer jobs with from 98 to 2000 was really pumped about "Sugar" and turned me onto that first SOAD album. he was also the first person who played Aquemini for me. he wasn't one of my cool music nerd friends but in retrospect he was pretty on point.
― some dude, Monday, 15 August 2011 02:33 (twelve years ago) link
i just listened to "spiders" and don't know if i've ever heard it before, but it's not bad -- really can't remember having heard anything but "sugar" pre-toxicity though
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 02:37 (twelve years ago) link
i do, however, recall my freshman year geometry teacher saying "eating seeds as a past time activity" in class
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
the first SOAD album was a real sleeper hit, took two years to go gold and neither of the singles got into the top 20 of the rock charts, but then "Chop Suey!" blew up and their fanbase gave them a #1 album. it's kinda badass when a band goes from cult act to big deal kind of instantaneously like that.
― some dude, Monday, 15 August 2011 02:45 (twelve years ago) link
Oldie but goodie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daJm1-oIheg
― his loser, bum of a son, named Jesus Christ (Leee), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Sunday, August 14, 2011 4:18 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
could've sworn i voted! i wouldn't even consider another song, tho there are some great ones.
― Peepee Soaked Heckhole (zachlyon), Monday, 15 August 2011 04:03 (twelve years ago) link
well, there were only 6 months between it and the next album, so they only had time for two singles cycles.
totally makes sense yeah but i'm extra-bitter because i don't care for either of the hypnotize singles
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Monday, 15 August 2011 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
"Lonely Day" is terrible but "Hypnotize" is of their best songs ever imo. i basically think that SOAD have 4 classic singles and they're the lead single from each album, the follow-ups always pale in comparison.
― some dude, Monday, 15 August 2011 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
^i would disagree with that assertion (though Toxicity is like my second least favorite song on here)
anywyaz, wow these results are awful!
― los lowblows (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 15 August 2011 13:36 (twelve years ago) link
I should get this album, huh
― CLUB PISCOPO (DJP), Monday, 15 August 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
yes!
― forkshighwaytopoopon (some dude), Monday, 15 August 2011 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, I know I would love it, I love pretty much every SOAD song I've ever heard; I just have been lazy about getting around to it (ditto Deftones, actually)
― CLUB PISCOPO (DJP), Monday, 15 August 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
xp "Spiders" usually makes the cut for my Halloween mixes.
― billstevejim, Monday, 15 August 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
i'm listening to this all the way through right now, and in my not really paying attention state i can definitively say that, as of :37 seconds into "bounce," the non-singles aren't as good as the singles
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
also, jason derulo just released his new single right here at spotify
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
markers i think you'll like ATWA
― billstevejim, Monday, 15 August 2011 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
smh markers
― los lowblows (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 15 August 2011 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
listened to the whole thing. i've heard at least some of the non-singles before, but none of them stood out to me enough that i'm remembering them over an hour later. to their credit, though, the big three singles are very much tied to a time in my life and it would be harder for me to feel attached to the other songs even if they were better than they are
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link