Watching ELDERS REACT TO SYSTEM OF A DOWN is SUPER ANNOYING!

[@davidk05]

"there's no melody" he said as soon as the melodic breakdown literally started

[@MrArifizakiali]

Its amazing to see Alex evolve from a normal reactor to a metal/rock fan defending SOAD

[@leonidasneves7972]

IKR

[@Damoinion]

It's perfectly normal to be able to recognise an artists talent and dislike the genre they have chosen to express it. I see it as a sign of an intelligent and thoughtful person.

[@mikemath9508]

yeah i don't like queen. heard them for 30 years now, not a fan. it's a good band, they're talented, i just hate their music.

[@haemmertime]

It takes time to really get into metal, idealy from a early age on and among elderlies there aren't many who have gone through this. They consider melody+harmony as a key element of a songs beauty, but metal sometimes doesn't comply to this and uses it to express in greater diversity. A similar concept could be found in Jazz.

[@apanickedseagull]

I was 13 when I heard slipknot for the first time. It was during wrestling practice. Kid put a CD in the stereo and blasted it. I was hooked immediately, much to the dismay of my parents. Should have seen my moms reaction when I handed her the CD to buy. That was 24 years ago. The hardest thing my parents listened to was Credence Clear Water Revival. No metal stations on the radio.

[@WATEmusic]

They should have shown them Aerials and Toxicity. I guarantee the reaction would have been different. They’re my favorite band of all time, the reason I started making music and I still wouldn’t show those two songs to anyone on a first listen lol. Phenomenal songs but extremely chaotic.

[@coyotelong4349]

And Question… Fantastic somg

[@dylnfstr]

Watching Elders and little kids do ANYTHING is annoying.

[@leonidasneves7972]

He should react to KIDS REACTING TO SOAD, there's 2 kids who actually enjoyed the screaming

[@patricialdv5220]

@@christopherbingham5092 it's the not thinking that's annoying.

[@bleachdragon88]

I try to look at things from the perspective of the elders. I think they go easy on our music, honestly

[@dakidskidboxer5631]

Well actually watching them fall over is pretty funny

[@nyghtmareinmi]

Watch your mouth youngin 😂😂😂😂😂

[@clintwright4652]

I'll be 51 tomorrow. Still listen to them. Jinger, infected rain, spritbox, slipknot, mushroomhead and much more. 1st concert was iron maiden, world slavery tour '84 at 12yrs old.

[@GingerKidCustoms]

I feel like the React people picked these particular songs knowing most elders wouldn't like it. I think if they picked more of System's softer stuff like Spiders, Aerials and Hypnotize then at least half of the elders would've changed their mind

[@ralcolfwolfcoon8207]

Wrong. It's the community that gives them the ideas.

[@unirox13]

Much more fun than the Kid's React. Those kids just pissed me off. At least I start off with a respect for the old folks, plus they're(mostly) able to verbalize their opinions intelligently. Keep these reactions to reactions coming! Lots of fun!

[@leonidasneves7972]

To be fair, the kids reacting to System of a down actually was pretty good coz there were 2 kids who actually enjoyed the screaming and intense songs, also they showed to them their melodic tame songs as well

[@DjDarkD]

All I remember feeling after watching that reaction video back when it came out was... 'Why did they not put Aerials in there for them to listen to'?'.

[@mealsonwheels4970]

2:06 "there's no melody" says the man listening to a very melodic part of the song.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

I have the perfect triple header for you, Alex! - Teens react to Linkin Park - Linkin Park reacts to Teens react to Linkin Park - Teens react to Linkin Park reacts to Teens react to Linkin Park

[@_JoeyOnAir]

This man said “old timers” 😂 lmao “we roasting vegetables” 😂 funny asl bro

[@dionshare7103]

You are so ever right. These people need to read the lyrics for someone like System Of A Down. And you mentioned Two Rockin Grannies. Love them ladies.

[@vitoheadcase5826]

"A lot of times System of a Down has free concerts, so you're good Norman" 😂🤣😂🤣 That cracked me up

[@Metal_Mary]

Love it, Alex!!💥❤️ Ps. I loved the one grandma that was hip to metal or thrash! She was so cool! That'll be me at 75!❤️‍🔥

[@danidynamite2]

I definitely recommend doing more Elders React videos (particularly the Bring Me The Horizon one). But also they have 2 different versions of it... this version and one where they react to the lyrics first before hearing the songs and it's interesting to see how that impacts their reactions.

[@katarzynab946]

SOAD is my favourite band of all time, and their songs never gets boring, but those elders don’t even understand their stuff, and deep meaning of their songs.

[@braincell1_1]

They just wanna hear some melodies lmfao, give them some effing ballads.

[@bumtras_matras]

i was SO annoyed when i watched this omg i mean, i'm not a native English speaker and i was impressed by all the SOAD lyrics even when i was a teen and these elders don't pay any attention to a word they say

[@marthabixler1606]

My son had toxicity. I used to listen to it on the way to work to get ready to deal with people.

[@itsjustme5022]

your frustration dude.. its all over your face... hahahaaha... well, i get it.. lol

[@elyrenzelman2063]

"it's not like i enjoy attacking people... ehhh" completely changed his mind got me dyeing

[@dianebrown8046]

LMAO !!! I'm 64 & 1st loved System ofa Down Years Ago!!.....I'm an Old Rocker/Punk/Goth....Kids turned me on to System ( & MORE!!) they grew up with my music...LONG LIST !! But as Toddlers Their Fav Music was Offspring ,Green Day,Ramones & The CLASH...They Loved it & in High school turned me on to My Chemical Romance,Slipnot, & WAY more....Last BEST ( & had a LOL over the 2 Rockin' Grannies" comment) couple of years ago My Son turned me on to Falling In Reverse...Blew my mind then & they still do !!

[@craigmcnamee]

You should try Tribal People react to SOAD among other bands. It's super interesting seeing how other cultures react to music well outside of their wheelhouse and they have a really admiral respect for most of it.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

Those three being from India are naturally nicer than most considering most Indians are nice.

[@thecomorbiditycurator8018]

you made so many good points, in my opinion, about why metal is misunderstood. metal is very much an art. the chaos often reflects the lyrical subject matter. The composition adds context to create a a piece of artwork that is whole. and people who say "it's just noise" are like the people who go to fine art galleries and say "I could paint that, it isn't special." they aren't making the connection with the artistic part of creating music.

[@The_Chosen_One17]

It was so unnecessary to roast that lady at the end 😂

[@humanoid251]

“It can be given to you in a more beautiful tone” I mean yeah Zombie by The Cranberries proves that but at the same time a lot of the issues SOAD talks about are inherently uncomfortable to talk about so it makes sense that the music itself makes you uncomfortable. Also, the reason they need to talk about these issues is because everyone just wants to ignore them and pretend they don’t exist so in order to make people listen the music has to be bombastic and in your face

[@iceman1403]

Why is nobody talking about how this video is just so glitched with the audio sync??

[@Melody-sc3mp]

I’m 52 and I love System of a Down……funny part is not one of my kids are into metal like me….lol

[@kayepalm-leis5383]

I’m 57 and love hard rock and metal. My kids not so much. I’ll be banging my head forever.🤘🏻

[@Tronderose]

02:01 The audio is way off...or my pc is finally dying Edit: ok it's through the whole thing and it's unwatchable. Do people not watch the actual video before commenting at all? or are they all bots...

[@jeffreyellis5837]

"She looks like a bird" 🤣 I bust laughing at that one

[@TigerTiger96319]

... also the Woman looks like a Bird XD I lost it

[@JoshMIW]

“There’s no melody” as one of the most iconic melodies in metal is playing. The irony

[@so0pak5v9n]

LMFAO @ the title, pot calling the kettle black

[@NorthernX10]

I really like your reactions to the kids and now these elder reactions to metal 😂❤️

[@TSenter82]

I'm already getting that way and I'm only gonna be 41 in June but it's like that with every generations music.

[@coltongurney7044]

"What are you gonna do? Go eat an overpriced salad and talk about bon jovi?" I died! 😂

[@mikemath9508]

The guy who showed me SOAD was in ROTC in 9th grade. He was next to me in the Science class. He's successful with a house, wife, and kid. I'm here at midnight watching reactions.

[@coreinstincts2659]

“Your mom” is such a great Serj song lately in the past 6 years. Alls there songs and lyrics are epic.

[@KingEdwardMMVIII]

Alex!! My name is also Alex. Do more of these. Love your content brother.

[@sentinelslick2897]

You need to check out Superstitious Fantasy or Beautiful by Windwaker. They’re an absolutely amazing band, unfortunately Will King (the lead singer) left after their first studio album but they’re still doing music with a new lead singer who used to be in the bands early days. Definitely worth checking out!!

[@teresaweber5194]

I have tried several times to download it right now my dog is sick she's been to the vets several times she's on medication for worms she has had since August but she has a quack vet who only cares about money not dogs or cats

[@MonitosWorld]

🤣🤣🤣🤣, "woman looks like a bird" LMAO love it

[@pokershadow373]

Y’know, I’ve been curious about you reacting to certain video game music. Not sure if you ever have, but some video game OST’s are some of the most unsung masterpieces out there

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

"System of a Down always makes music about relevant things, issues that are going on in today's day and age, they make Important Music." SOAD: BANANA BANANA BANANA TERRACOTTA PIE!

[@amenallah7267]

back with new album reactions like " steal this album" or mesmerize or first album self titled

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

You should watch the video where they react to Rammstein 🤣 The nudity in the video was just about to give half of them heart attacks.

[@ifti7x]

Rivers of Nihil - Where owls know my name

[@brancor14]

"System Of A Down always make music about relevant things" meanwhile, Chic N' Stu exists

[@l0kas488]

There is a live video of Aerials where Daron sais "ones again, this song is about nothing" and I think he couldnt describe it better

[@brancor14]

@Christopher Bingham ah yeah, I was just jocking ahha when he said that I just though "pizza pizza pie"

[@leonidasneves7972]

Chic n stu Vicinity of obscenity Tcmmfliots They have a bunch of "nonsense" weird funny songs

[@leonidasneves7972]

@Christopher Bingham still a funny weird song

[@jjayp1]

This is crazy. Shortly before he died in 2017, I sent my dad (whose musical taste considered of Johnny cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank jr, Merle haggard and George Jones) who had never heard SOAD a live performance of Prison Song and he thought it was amazing.

[@sonofsparda657]

Homegirl that liked SOAD used to be a rockabilly chick, 100% no doubt in my mind. Shes got the cut still, shes got the motivation and shes got her mind open to new things. Or as they used to say in her haydays "that girl´s one cool cat"

[@clivep3515]

Alex I'm 66, I'm into jinjer, arch enemy, Amon Amarth, corpsgrinder, AvataR. Also parasite Inc, Ramage Inc, sepultura, Nile, the list goes on, the god is Dimebag, keep on death, grind, core 👏👏👏👏👏

[@PeenutJuice]

The audio is bugged from 1:36 to the end of the video. It's not synced with the video.

[@NerdAdventurer85]

I just don't understand why they can't try and understand this. Folk who have been through a ton, and experienced so much just seem to shut down and go straight for the old sarcasm chestnut. It's depressing to me that they're so stubborn that they instantly dismiss it completely. Of course, i loved the lady who had nothing but praise for System, cause she had some brains and intelligent things to say. Not just,"An atomic bomb? How delightful...." You bring NOTHING to the table saying bollocking shite like that. 😔

[@cindygruner6530]

When I'm in a bad mood and I'm not doing so well... I watch a video of you and the day is already saved 🤗 thank you very much 🥳🎸🥁🎤🍻 ... ... greetings from Germany 😁✌🏻

[@prestonian]

Heck yeah, shout out to 2 Rockin Grannies! I miss their reactions. Hope they're doing well.

[@amandawilson890]

My mom keeps trying to get my 85 year old grandmother to listen to tom macdonald .... i imagine it looks kind of like this 🤣

[@jamesmarch9570]

Can you imagine if "Sugar" or "BYOB" was a country tune?

[@specialkonacid6574]

Rick Ruben has a good story about the crowd reaction the first time he saw system of a down

[@rossdoonan6220]

You remember rock n roll Alex, the type of music u used to react to before ur heavy metal rabbit hole ur still down.

[@Blinkptx]

Been a casual fan since I was about 10 or 11 back when they first came out. I say casual meaning I don't listen religiously, but I love a couple of their albums and have listened to them a lot. Wish they'd tour.

[@marta150]

I am old and I love Chop Suey. It is one of my favorite songs.

[@Nawafsayel]

the audio is way off its unwatchable

[@katmannsson]

"Avant-Garde Protest Metal" Is the only way I could begin to categorize SOAD

[@dirtsa2828]

People vent/rant about the social issues they see as broken and want to fix and are angry about... legitimate feels. Pick: mosh or riot. That energy needs to go somewhere.

[@danielm.oliver1131]

Old Lady: "All these images are so depressing!" Me : "So is your fucking shirt."

[@oldmanjankins8812]

At 0:29.....I never wanted the video to change. Lol. Cilla is smoking!

[@rickybranch4547]

Lol I'm 54 and love SOAD ! I've been a metal head since 1985

[@CrYtex2100]

The genre itself is considered “political metal” five finger death punch, rise against, and rage against the machine are also political metal bands

[@1brokenmoment]

Please please please check out Ren with either "Hi Ren" or "The Tale of Jenny & Screetch (full)" they're amazing and I think they'd blow your mind.

[@mattboselli1099]

To be far this video did came out a while ago. Great reaction

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

I remember watching your reactions to SOAD. It’s always great seeing people discover the amazing music of System.

[@legoaxel8695]

Would be fun see you react and discovet more of Iron Maiden Alex,

[@battery2720]

yes Alex, I believe "Banana banana banana terracotta Banana terracotta terracotta pie Banana banana banana terracotta Banana terracotta terracotta pie" is extremely deep. I cry everytime I hear it.

[@jamesbrunner741]

What's up with the editing? After two minutes, nothing lines up...

[@AKmumu]

right? you are the first comment I see talking about it, it's almost like nobody watched the video or something

[@vahurjoa210]

Honest question: do you really understand the band as they sing and the message they try to convay, or did you read the lyrics seperatley and convinced yourself that you understand the lyrics as the band sings it?

[@richspencer248]

Hahaha 😀....that reminds me of my mom screaming up the stairs as I was learning to play guitar to Metallica... I'm sure these ol timers remember their parents disapproval with the crazy stunts of swing and rock n roll

[@carlaaa_rs]

Please react to elders reacting to Korn!!! There's a lady that enjoys it a lot

[@elindigo784]

PLEASE BRING BACK THE SYSTEM OF A DOWN REACTIONS

[@dionshare7103]

Alex I want to see you react to more of the React Channel stuff. I've watched quite a few of their videos myself.

[@DasMuse]

I hope to see the white turtleneck in your thumbnails for a long time

[@killswitchlee123]

The annoying thing about these reaction videos is that (it seems) the reactors are only shown a small snippet or one side of an artist/band. Like, where’s Spiders, ATWA, etc?

[@hanssakura5313]

Ah yes. Now time to check out the one when they reacted to slipknot

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Sometimes I feel like some of these elders use their age as an excuse for their closedmindness. I mean black sabbath were doing crazy videos and writing 'depressing' music in 1969. They haven't been old forever I imagine some of these elders were boring back when they were 15 too.

[@jasmirris]

I saw this elders reacts episode the other day and it was so frustrating to me in the same way. I found the seeming close mindedness, so blatantly and boldly, of many of them mind-blowing and angering. The bright spot was the woman with the long hair and headband, the black woman, and the Hispanic (?) man in plaid.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Alex, how about doing one of the Elders reacting to Queen

[@Jason-vs2kb]

More TOOL!!! Descending or The Patient please!

[@samuelmcgovern]

The song choices didn't go far enough. They should have showed them 'Aerials' or 'BYOB' for some contrast (more on-brand for their political element, too).

[@catmanduu66]

You could get a group of people your age who just don't like metal in general, what they've heard of it in passing, and they would have some of the same reactions. For many people metal or even hard rock is just what is blaring in that car passing you.

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

I mean, that WAS him at the start of the channel. Could be pretty neat to see him introduce others to it

[@DMNCJSTR]

People hear the noise and hate their music while I hear and understand the lyrics and adore system of a down Go eat a overpriced salad and talk about bon Jovi just made me spit my drink out thanks Alex 😂

[@Defensive_Wounds]

You should react to their music one day and tag them! Stuff like Roy Orbison etc which has creepy lyrics about a 30 something man talking about a 16 year old girl being so pretty that he wants to be with her everyday and such. These elders do not see how their 'nice' music when looked at it today is extremely questionable in the content regardless of whether the 'vehicle' it is played as in the style of music. SOAD is better than their music. Deeper and not questionable as the typical 50s and 60s songs that are extremely creepy today when you listen and read the lyrics! Wifey did not look happy!

[@jamesmarch9570]

Don't see the high-bar glasses much anymore

[@monkeytoes1155]

Our rockin grannies haven't uploaded in two months! Let's all wish them well and hope everyone is okay

[@santoshborah2851]

The thumbnail made me think of fast and furious squad

[@jmielke4341]

I’ve never heard or considered System as chaotic, but then again I love bands like Whitechapel. So I understand how it could be considered so

[@mirkecWii]

Its funny hearing the dude saying there is no melody during the most melodic part of the song

[@race3wide]

As today is my 60th BDay, I love SOAD. I've been a metalhead since the early 70s, and every generation has their System.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

Remember that metal's birth was the end of the 70's, and most of these elders were adults by then. So they never really grew up with it.

[@nyghtmareinmi]

Wasn't spiders before sugar?