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
I can't believe I was the only shimmy vote. :(
― 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
another reason i like the big three singles is because they don't seem as overtly heavy-handed lyrically as something like "prison song" or "b.y.o.b."
they could still be heavy-handed -- i have no idea what "eating seeds as a past time activity" means or what a lot of the other stuff they're saying means, and i haven't sat down to try and parse the lyrics -- but they don't jump out to me in a bad way
― (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers) (markers), Monday, 15 August 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
"Lonely Day" is terrible but "Hypnotize" is of their best songs ever imo.
agreed on how "lonely day" is ugh jesus why, but i think "hypnotize" would be great if i didn't feel like it were in search of a chorus.
― mutant slow drum (BradNelson), Monday, 15 August 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
also markers offtm right now, listen to the record again dude
"Hypnotize" is of their best songs ever imo.
I agree with this, so dynamic. Especially the instrumental folky middle eight bit.
Also, Radio/Video should've been the second single off Mesmerize.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
lol okay I just listened to this entire album for the first time
what the fuck was I waiting for
so awesome
― now I have to imagine your penis (DJP), Friday, 26 August 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
I am listening to this whole album again for the second time
it's basically a gigantic reminder that yes, I am capable of liking loud guitar music
― I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Friday, 20 April 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
heard "Sugar" on the radio today and it was a gigantic reminder that i love SOAD
it bums me out that they did some shows together last year but this year Serj is back to another stupid solo record. imo SOAD are one of the most extreme cases of the solo/side projects being not that different from the main band but somehow not 1% as good, those guys really need each other.
― some dude, Friday, 20 April 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
software version 7.0
― markers, Friday, 20 April 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
Wtf these results are so boring
― billstevejim, Saturday, August 13, 2011 8:28 PM (8 months ago) Bookmark
― billstevejim, Friday, 11 May 2012 06:48 (twelve years ago) link
I feel like I miss these guys a little extra of late. (Also, they were way ahead of the left zeitgeist on the whole prison-abolition tip.)
― Simon H., Saturday, 16 June 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
ToxicityOr aerials. Hard to decide
― sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Saturday, 16 June 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
SOAD politics seemed pretty regular post RATM? I'm not sure they were saying anything I wasn't hearing from the anarcho-punks I was hanging out with back then.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 16 June 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
I'd probably throw a boring vote to Toxicity as well. Did anyone figure out what happened to this band, btw? Major breakthrough, big dominant double album, but with a newly dominant voice asserting himself, then nothing... Seems like a good story for a tell all book.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 16 June 2018 18:54 (five years ago) link
Deer Dance. 17 years later it still sounds strange.
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 16 June 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
SOAD politics seemed pretty regular post RATM?
With the benefit of a little more specificity, plus of course all the wacky stuff.
― Simon H., Saturday, 16 June 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
As far as the extended hiatus goes, no idea what that's about. If the Parts Unknown ep is anything to go by, Tankian at least seems like a sweet guy
― Simon H., Saturday, 16 June 2018 19:23 (five years ago) link
One of the few times in rock history where a long recording hiatus is literally mostly down to what you might call "creative differences."
https://www.stereogum.com/2005685/system-of-a-down-new-music-explanation/news/
― Simon H., Saturday, 14 July 2018 02:22 (five years ago) link
Whenever it happens it's gonna rule.
― billstevejim, Saturday, 14 July 2018 06:44 (five years ago) link
Title track is my least favorite. Top 4 for me are Forest, Atwa, Chop Suey, and Aerials
― bedraggled vorticist (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 15 July 2018 07:48 (five years ago) link
Caught these guys last night... automatically slotted into my top 5 all-time concerts.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
setlisthttp://i63.tinypic.com/2qlr5lx.jpg
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
Would've voted for Needles btw.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
holy shit that's a setlist
― Ross, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
It woulda been difficult for me to choose between 'Needles', 'Forest', 'ATWA' or 'Psycho' ...
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
― Ross, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:08 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah they just kept rolling out smash after smash. Lonely Day was the only real breather but even it kinda rocked cos everyone was screaming along, never liked that song but it made sense in that setting, the harmonies were so on point.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
they're back playing shows? I thought they were feuding again
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
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looks like that's all for now
― Ross, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
it's a 5 show tour ending in a festival headline. all out west here. quick cash grab I'm sure.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
Yeah, this is a surprise to me too... the last I heard, Daron was ranting that Serj wasn't into doing any new material?
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
wait the headline show was the sacramento show. yeah they are still beefing but maybe this will help to mend fences who knows.
― Machine Gunk Jelly (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:54 (five years ago) link
acc to that Stereogum story, iirc they don't have much of an issue playing the old stuff live, all the conflict seems to be around new approaches to hypothetical new stuff.
That's a great setlist, nice to see so much from Steal This Album.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
Glad they're busting out a lot of Steal This Album tunes, it's really underrated.
― chap, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link
totally
i loooove spiders too, classic track
― Ross, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 21:43 (five years ago) link