FIRST TIME HEARING SYSTEM OF A DOWN 🤯 CHOP SUEY! REACTION

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[@TeddyGreyOS]

“Spiders” or “Question” next? Whichever one is commented most below wins! Also, small disclaimer: this video was blocked after being up for a month, so I distorted the music video and was allowed to reupload. Since this reaction I went onto listen to an entire hour of SOAD in one sitting and it probably went exactly how you’d think it would. Here’s the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaazkpV3ia-Ulc0 🫡

[@Gorth_]

question!

[@impersonatingresplendent9966]

Spiders and then BYOB! You won't regret it! 😎

[@TeddyGreyOS]

@@impersonatingresplendent9966BYOB was one I did in the hour long video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaazkpV3ia-Ulc0 🍿👀

[@factoryape79]

Question for me great song 👍 you should also do a Rammstein reaction maybe Feuer frei! Or Du Hast. Keep up the good work

[@impersonatingresplendent9966]

Goddamn I watched it 🤣 Binge-watching your reactions so it went over my head. Yes, your take on B.Y.O.B. was the highlight of that video! How could I forget it. 🙃

[@TheDoctorFlay]

The more you hear, the more you will fall in love with Serge's voice. Few can compete with his vocal gymnastics.

[@andybricks576]

* Serj [Sorry, I have severe O.C.D so I couldn't help myself.]

[@tarinpaskalis3832]

Elect the dead symphony will absolutely melt your hear heart when it comes to Serge's voice

[@Ada_Isabella]

@@andybricks576Don’t worry. I also have OCD and felt exactly as you did.

[@Laurinmtb]

Especially the combination of serj‘s and darons voice is sooo beautiful

[@MutenRoshi-bm8nm]

and one of those people is chester bennington... :)

[@Lexafon]

Toxicity is an album without a single bad song there's only a few albums that can claim that title. Just perfect

[@covrmeporkins38]

Yep, you can end-to-end that whole thing and not be disappointed once.

[@beensavage390]

Was toxicity not on hypnotize or mesmerize?

[@beensavage390]

Its been so long since i was a skater and listening to them a lot that i cant rememve4

[@Lexafon]

Way earlier in their career -> Self Titled, Toxicity, Steal This Album, Mesmerize, Hypnotize@@beensavage390

[@ItzHunting]

@@beensavage390 Toxicity was on the album Toxicity as were Hypnotize and Mezmerize. They are all separate albums

[@CrunchyPaints]

literally the goats of metal. the song is about how victims of suicide get criticized for taking their own life and how theres a lack of empathy or understanding.

[@lotusshakespeare3389]

💯💯💯

[@suricatos84]

Yes. Adding the religious touch in the lyrics. Generally, the people who aren't empathics comes up with religious thoughts

[@davidhuffman1173]

Fun fact: this song came out months before the September 11 2001 attacks in America. As a result, the band was questioned by the FBI about whether or not their music was somehow a “call to arms” for Muslim extremists. Fortunately it turned out they were let go and no correlation was discovered. But the fact that the band almost ended up in Gitmo is frightening.

[@Ragothor]

Yeah, almost all the leftovers of 9/11 are frightening

[@Jesscorpio]

the guitarist (Daron Malakian) said "The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line ‘Angels deserve to die.’"

[@DiegoreSCL]

Also is clearly about suicide and redemption. I was raised catholic, the phrases "father into your hands I comend my spirit" and "why have you forsaken me?" were said by Jesus while being crucified.

[@ghostly.26]

i heard in an interview that the producer told serj to open to a random page in a book and use the first thing you read as the lyric in that section. @@DiegoreSCL

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

They also originally wanted to call the song Suicide but the label wouldn't let them. Someone then said something a long the lines of "What if we chop Suicide in half?" Thus it was named Chop Suey.

[@arifeannor9573]

@@DiegoreSCL Overdosing is considered suicide to some. In this song, father is the world, the media and everyday people saying they got what they deserved.

[@imopen2]

@@DiegoreSCLsupposedly they randomly picked that phrase from a bible but idk if that’s the truth

[@kitsune03]

If you like his voice, Spiders is the song you're searching for 🛐🛐🛐

[@matchu.j]

Yeah arials might be more to his liking...but spiders is way better...I like the earier stuff...I love question myself...but to each their own...

[@onesideknave5326]

he has seen ariels already, but I agree Spiders is a good recommendation. @@matchu.j

[@scissorthief5119]

or ATWA, both guys killing it with the harmonies

[@matchu.j]

@@scissorthief5119 yeah the harmony between serj and d can't be replicated...

[@DepressedAngelsFan45]

@@matchu.jhe reacted to aerials

[@isabelleroest9251]

The group are Armenians origins they make references on their songs and the way they sing. Beautiful ❤

[@adamskeans2515]

notice the Armenian flag being waived behind the band?

[@commentingisdangerous7530]

your reactions are so great. you really let yourself be vulnerable and experience the music.

[@sgtwilky5425]

Can't wait for the grunge rabbit hole with nirvana, Alice in chains, soundgarden, pearl jam etc..😂

[@deannamarie8389]

Oh, that's a bottomless rabbit hole... but it's a glorious rabbit hole!

[@RezetRoy]

He is too old to didn't know these bands

[@TeddyGreyOS]

I know I’ve heard of Nirvana for sure, I don’t know if I’ve heard any of their music but I definitely know that name! The rest I’ve got no idea about 👀

[@sgtwilky5425]

@Greyracha fair warning you will get emotional with grunge but the music is sick a lot of the bands also start integrated bands with each other's band members creating great music but to start you already reacted to cochise but some bands to get you going are Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo fighters, REM etc etc

[@SnoWhite2420]

@@TeddyGreyOS new sub and so here for it!

[@flora5090]

I'm autistic too and yeah all of this band's music is just soooo stimmy with their riffs and drums and interesting singing styles, and most of all the sudden transitions between vibes

[@impersonatingresplendent9966]

Hey Teddy! WRT drums, they all are tuned to a different note, in particular there are toms or congas that you can have in a bulk so to speak if you want to do melodic fills and such. Kick drum, for example, is the only membrane drum that is played with a feet, rest like snare & toms are hit with a stick. Thing with snare, though, is that it has this noise component to it, meaning it is both the sound of a set frequency (snares are tuned to a specific note) and also all frequencies at once (like wind or sound of an oceanic tide), so you usually don't think of a certain note as there is a lot going on simultaneously and that noise makes you perceive it more like just a sound like hitting a trashcan and not some D, E, or G# note. Hi-hats and cymbals also do not have a prevalent frequency called fundamental, they just have many odd and even harmonics (overtones), all at similar loudness so you just hear “tsss”-like hiss which is not a note you can pick and identify, again. Toms, though, are very clear-sounding drums and if you think piano keyboard, which has 12 semitones in an octave - you can emulate that (or range of notes within several octaves) with having several toms all tuned to a different note. Or, similarly, if you have five toms tuned to (just random notes) the like of C, E, G, A, B then you can play a melody like CGC EA EBC on drums same as you would on a piano or xylophone. There is a fill in Chop Suey! where you can hear toms played one after another and them all having a different pitch. Oh, and back to your “long part of a guitar” comment, you meant fretboard not fret. Fret is a space between two vertical likes on the like of a guitar or bass. Lemme know if that helps. Sick viddie as usual! So cool to see you digging metal (not literally, but maybe you have a shovel somewhere, too! 😎). Big ups!

[@marijazlatanovic1391]

I feel like I'm going through my adolescent period with Teddy !!! Thank you 🙌🎶🥳

[@ShadeScarecrow]

Serj Tankians voice is something special.

[@madboydaz]

funny story - the Father, Father part happened when they were stuck for lyrics for that part - so the produced told him to take the bible that was on the shelf and just open it on a page and that's what Serj got :)

[@aariam]

This song will forever have a special place in my heart!

[@WhatDemocracy]

SOAD has so much originality it's crazy. Absolutely love them

[@ebactat5688]

I am so down for this journey with you Teddy! I absolutely surprised you've never heard of SOAD. Thought Sergs' vocals would have somehow found his way to your ears. Please enjoy my friend!

[@tabbigoat]

I honestly love your genuine reactions, the spitting, the shoe throwing, everything you do 😁 I also like you don't cut the video, you give us your RAW reaction and it's a breath of fresh air to watch you. Keep being amazing and adorable. ❤

[@Lukas.Jesko86]

Brother.... I saw like 20 of your videos (started watching reacting to metal stluff), this is the first time i heard you mention you're on the spectrum. Couldn't even tell till now. Love your reactions. Keep up the great work.

[@Scrub_Jake]

FYI: A drum set (usually) consists of a kick drum for the bass, a “Snare” (usually white on top) for the clap like sound and “Toms” are the other drums that (usually) form a semi-circle around the snare and drummer himself. Then you have all the “Cymbals” spread around beyond the drums. There’s one (usually) directly to the left of the snare and that one is actually two cymbals sandwiched on top of eachother with the one on bottom being upside down so the outter rims can come together. These two cymbals open and close with a foot pedal directly below them on the floor. Then the rest are just different sized, single cymbals that just produce different tones. Crash, ride, splash, trash, stack, are all different and used interchangeably often. Hope that helps brotha!

[@arthurbrainVI]

Try deftones 🙌 nice to see people diving into metal/rock dont judge a book by its cover, theres some amazing varieties of bands. Theres good, bad & ugly just like with every genre & alot of rock/metal is full of emotions.

[@Veri183]

Absolutely Deftones! Just the next logical step for him, imho.

[@kaleighcoutermarsh4922]

I love seeing people react to this masterpiece for the first time. They are absolutely brilliant.

[@sarasweightlossjourney1432]

I accidentally saved this to my sleep playlist😂😂😂 worst mistake I've ever made. It was on autoplay and woke me up at like 2:00 in the morning😂 I freaking love your reaction so much. And the way you described not feeling comfortable talking about something that you don't know a lot about it messes with your confidence I'm the same way so it feels good to know that I'm not alone in feeling like that

[@TheDoctorFlay]

The song was originally going to be called Suicide, but the record company were not happy. They renamed to Chop Suey as a reference to feeling like someone feeling cut in half and suicidal. The lines about putting on makeup etc. are about gathering your self together and putting on a mask for the world. The religion references are because, while the catholic church seems willing to forgive anything (no matter how vile) as long as you repent, if you commit suicide there is no forgiveness.

[@6alcantara]

"Why have you forsaken me?. Father into your hands I commend my spirit." are from when Jesus was about to be crucified; and if you think about it, it was a suicide since he knew it would happen and let it happen.

[@andybricks576]

@@6alcantara Wtf? You need to read a Bible in your language because Jesus's death was not a suicide at all!!!

[@Carlas-r2m]

Definitely the best reaction I've seen so far to Chop Suey, that's how I feel every time I hear this song and believe me, I've heard it many many times 😂 Definitely subscribing to your channel after watching your reaction

[@RG_1987]

Not many people know it, but way way back in the day, serj joined up with (Hed) pe - a very old hip-hop metal band and they did a song called "feel good", til today still one of my favorite songs that for me crosses several genres.

[@TottoHolm]

Just to say "I don't know" is a powerful tool. Don't be ashamed of not knowing things. We can't learn everything in life 👌

[@psilocyble3053]

Fretboard is the tall bit, the frets are the individual note bits.

[@charlenecribben4874]

I had an outer body experience when I saw them... I wasn't even partying. By far one of my favorite concerts

[@becg1248]

I wish i could go back to being a teen and listening to this for the first time in my big brother's room. He introduced me to some of my fav bands! Best memories. So cool to see people's minds blown by SOAD. You have to listen to the whole of Toxicity. Amazing album.

[@Sicksadworlds]

Serj is such a unique human, he has his own solo stuff alongside SOAD so definitely recommend that, also Toxicity, BYOB and Sugar should definitely be on your SOAD list. Id also recommend The Hu - Yuve Yuve Yu, they're a Mongolian metal band and I feel you'd appreciate

[@joeysfieldherpingadventure8861]

pretty sure this is old patreon exclusive or a re upload, because he already reacted to BYOB and TOXICITY as well as Aerials and Lonely Day.

[@DangerMouseFN]

"The kombucha mushroom people" 🤘

[@thisisnotthenameyourelooki154]

I love that you delve into every aspect. That's awesome.

[@MovementElements]

The cool thing about rock is its subgenres. Nu metal has a lot of beautiful things, and they take inspiration from Punk and Grunge, apart from hip-hop of course. Try some of these: - soundgarden - bad brains - temple of the dog - pearl jam - black flag

[@Sue-h2k]

I love your enthusiasm and interest it excites me to hear what I’ve already heard. I always wish I could listen to things for the first time again

[@katieb-je2rg]

I’m a 42 yr old mom of 2, I’ve loved this song since it came out way too long ago-when Sing 2 came out and my kids and I were watching and Mrs Crawley was driving her convertible like a maniac blasting and singing to this song I lost my mind. It was great. I love how much you’re digging this one!

[@tjfromreno]

The whole chorus was pulled from a random book off Rick Ruben’s book shelf. The singer was having trouble finding lyrics, Rick told him to pull a random book and open a random page. Boom there ya go. Self righteous suicide, I cry when angels deserve to die. 🍻

[@tankediatriba]

My man here is having a great time. Great reaction, dude!

[@abdur-jalil]

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is SOAD! You'll enjoy this one. If I remember correctly, Daron (guitarist) was thinking something in the lines of When someone dies in a car crash we think "Poor thing"... But lets say they were drunk when driving the car and we suddenly shift to "They deserve it, shouldn't have been driving drunk". People make mistakes, and we fail to consider that not everyone is living the same lives as ourselves. Sometimes there might just be a very good reason, or at least an understandable cause that lead to the situation. But we just don't think about that. Because sometimes "Angels deserve to die"

[@NotInformedOfficial]

2:52 he's moving up and down the frets but i believe the answer you're lookin for is he's moving in between 2 octaves. 2 sections of the same series of notes(G-Gb-A-C) moving in different frets and also in different octaves

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

This song is such a masterpiece

[@joachimmuller4930]

Bro, you gotta go for "I Prevail". This Band is so amazing. They helped me get through my depression. I'd recommand the songs "Gasoline", "Breaking down", "Body Bag", "Bow down" and "Self-Destruction". (For every one exept "Breaking down" you'll need a lyrics video or stuff like that, but it's so worth it)

[@Violation6979]

Bow Down is one of my favs....would blow Teddy away

[@joachimmuller4930]

@@Violation6979 It's a masterpiece of a song. Made me cry and run into the pit at the same time

[@NotInformedOfficial]

BRO I WAS JUST WATCHING YOU YESTERDAY AND WATCHED YOUR SOAD REACTION AND WONDERED WHERE THE HECK IS YOUR CHOPSUEY REACTION VIDEO IS! LOL YOU HEARD ME

[@tarquinbojangles2581]

i find your enthusiasm most refreshing and infectious keep it up, you gained a sub here...a song you may like InMe - Underdose

[@Ozer-oz9bf]

I’ve listened to so many reactions and my brother, i love yours so much. Never apologize for Autism. You are what you are and it’s beautiful. I instantly subscribed to you and i can’t wait to see your next reaction ❤️

[@MikaTarkela]

The tall part you're refering to is called the fretboard. Or usually it's called the guitar neck but the side on which you play notes is a fretboard and it's made of wood with steel frets.

[@glendaly3344]

There are a few songs you will really like, by SOAD. Try: Sugar, Question!, Prison Song, and DDevil.

[@NorthernDiscomfort]

You heard them sing “I cry when angels deserve to die”, but did you notice that the very last line of the song was “Why cry, when angels deserve to die?” Now picture them eating and looking completely indifferent. See what they did there?

[@lesterparker1594]

I’m enjoying seeing you get into rock and metal.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

This is from an article explaining what the song means. "“In music, that’s a badge of honour,” says System guitarist Daron Malakian. “So many great rock bands have been banned. It’s almost like you’re not part of the cool group if you’re not banned once or twice. I think it made the song more popular.” He’s wrong, strictly speaking. Chop Suey! wasn’t officially banned, but the edict could have stopped System’s rapid career upswing dead in its tracks. Instead, it barely dented the song’s momentum. Alternately jarring, soothing, bullish and confusing, it reflected the shattered mirror that was America’s psyche at that precise moment - the perfect soundtrack to those disorientating times. Today, Chop Suey! stands as System Of Down’s most famous song, and a 21st-century metal landmark. Its 600 million-plus Spotify plays are greater than any single Metallica song and bigger than the two most popular Slipknot songs combined. Last year it notched up one billion KZbin views - the first metal song to pass that figure, give or take Linkin Park’s In The End. “When I wrote it, I did not think Chop Suey! was gonna be any different to any of our other songs,” says Daron. “But that was the one that pushed open the door for us.” People connected to Chop Suey! in the period immediately before, during and after 9/11. And almost 20 years on, they haven’t stopped connecting to it. Metal Hammer line break Modern metal’s greatest song was born in the back of an RV travelling down some long- forgotten highway between stop-offs on the tour for System’s debut album. “I was just hanging out by myself on a bed at the back,” says Daron. “There was an acoustic guitar I used to take around with me. I just started playing that acoustic guitar, and that’s when I started writing Chop Suey!.” It didn’t tumble out fully formed, nor was it the only song he had flying around his head. It was one of a batch of ideas that the guitarist spent the best part of a year working on in private before he presented them to his bandmates and producer Rick Rubin as contenders for Toxicity. Where the songs from System’s first album were designed to set off depth- charges in moshpits everywhere, this new song was simultaneously more experimental and more melodic. It shifted from broken-glass riff to quasi-rapped mutant-funk verses to a simple two-line sunburst of a chorus. Even at that early stage, it could only have been a System Of A Down song. While the initial version had a recognisable shape, Daron’s original lyrics were completely different: ‘Tell me/Tell me what you think about tomorrow/Is there gonna be a pain and sorrow/Tell me what you think about the people/Is there gonna be another sequel?’ System singer Serj Tankian would alter song’s opening, turning it into an memorable clarion call: ‘Wake up/Grab a brush and put a little make-up.’ System Of A Down (Image credit: Mick Hutson/Redferns) Like many of System’s songs, the finished lyrics were vivid but opaque, designed to be shouted along to but not necessarily understood. Precisely what ‘Why’d you leave the keys upon the table?/Here you go create another fable’ means is still up for grabs. “It occurred to me how we are judgmental towards people, even in death,” explains Daron. “If someone died in a car accident, you’d say, ‘Oh, poor thing.’ But if they died in a car accident while they were drunk, that would change your whole perception of how they died, and judging his or her death a in a different way. For some reason, that thought was weird to me. I was probably smoking weed or something…” If the song’s meaning was slippery, there was no denying the power of its hymnal cornerstone lyric: ‘Trust in my self-righteous suicide.’ That was the line that unlocked the song, and also gave it its working title: ‘Suicide’. The band and Rick Rubin worked on the album at Cello Studios, Hollywood. “There were late, late hours,” says Daron of the sessions. “I was in my early 20s and there was a lot of experimentation of substances. Let’s leave it at that…” When it came to picking a first single, the decision was unanimous: Chop Suey!. They just had to do something about the title, ‘Suicide’. “Because it wasn’t really about suicide,” says Daron. “It was a lazy title.” Lazy and potentially provocative. Received wisdom is that the label strong-armed the band into changing it for fear that radio wouldn’t go near the song. “Not true,” counters Daron. “Nobody pressured us. We were, like, ‘It’s our first single from the album, do we want to give the radio a reason not to play it?’” He had a ready-made replacement title: Chop Suey!. It’s partly a play on words - ‘suicide’ chopped in half - and partly a left-field nod to old black and white gangster movies he’d watched as a kid. “It was something they used to say: ‘We’ll make chop suey out of him!’ It meant, ‘We’re gonna kill him.’ It tied in with the whole death thing.” Metal Hammer line break Chop Suey! was released on August 13, 2001, three weeks ahead of Toxicity. Its hyper-kinetic video - filmed in the courtyard of a once-seedy Sunset Strip hotel that Daron and bassist Shavo Odadjian remembered crawling with hookers and junkies back when they were kids - reflected the song’s shifting personality, while the guitarist’s bug-eyed nerviness and henna-tattooed torso screamed ‘Step away from the weirdo!’ The music and visuals channelled nu metal’s original freaks-on-a-leash spirit, but it was all a world away from the army of wallet-chained mooks that had sprung up in the wake of Korn and Limp Bizkit’s mega-success. MTV hit the video hard, pushing it to an audience who had missed System’s debut album. That was when Daron got the first inkling that he’d written a hit. “We were on tour when the video came out,” he says. “I hadn’t seen it, but we went to this mall and suddenly people recognised us: ‘Can we take a picture of you?’ That had never fucking happened to me before.” Chop Suey! was the perfect primer for Toxicity’s why-use-one-idea-when-72-will-do approach, and its success helped its parent album shift 200,000 copies in the US in its first seven days. But exactly a week after Toxicity’s release, Al Qaeda flew two planes into the World Trade Center and the song formerly known as ‘Suicide’ was yanked from the airwaves. That’s when things started getting weird. The tinfoil-hatted wing of their fanbase zeroed in on the line ‘self-righteous suicide’. In their fevered imaginations, Chop Suey! had predicted what was coming. “Our fans were starting to say, ‘Hey, these guys are prophets, they’re saying things that hadn’t happened yet,’” says Daron. “‘Self righteous suicide’, ‘Aerials in the sky’ [from Toxicity track Aerials], Jet Pilot.’ I was, like, ‘Wow, that’s cool they think that. Let’s make them believe we actually did it.’” Metal’s industrial-conspiracy complex was way off base, of course. So were Clear Channel, whose tacit ban failed to halt Chop Suey!’s rise. Despite 9/11 - or maybe because of it - the song burrowed deep into America’s psyche. “It has this very experimental side that wasn’t like anything the radio was playing at the time, but also a really melodic side that really caught people,” says Daron. “There’s this naturally hooky thing that comes out of me whenever I write. It’s not just Chop Suey!. I’d extend it to BYOB, Toxicity, any of the other System Of A Down songs that were radio hits.” Chop Suey! fired the starting gun on System Of A Down’s superstar phase, helping propel Toxicity to No.1 in the US and elevating its creators to arena headliner status and beyond. But it also heralded nu metal’s final hurrah: Toxicity was the scene’s last true blockbuster album. “Do we even fall in the nu metal category?” says Daron. “I don’t think we sound like any of those bands. Personally, I think we sound like System Of A Down.” Genre labels may be fluid, but Chop Suey!’s success isn’t. The digital metrics are indelible: one billion KZbin views and 623 million Spotify streams. More impressively, its cultural impact can be measured by the head-spinning array of covers out there down the years: metal versions (most notably by Motionless In White), classical versions, cello versions, tiny drum versions, chill-out versions, a version by comedian Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live and, inevitably, a version by pre-teen internet drum prodigy Nandi Bushell. As recently as December 2020, it was covered in lockdown by US metalcore band August Burns Red. “It’s a song like Livin’ On A Prayer or Don’t Stop Believin’,” says August Burns Red guitarist JB Brubaker, who fell in love with it as a punk-loving kid back in 2001. “It’s transcended generations and is just one of those songs that everyone recognises. To me, it’s a track that defined an era in rock music.” Chop Suey! may have taken on a life of its own in a way that System Of A Down could never have imagined, but for the man who wrote it on a bed in the back of an RV travelling between gigs more than two decades ago, it remains oddly personal. “It makes me feel proud that what we do still holds up, and that people still connect with it,” says Daron. “But it’s funny that this little song that I had such a tiny moment with in that RV has become this thing that people can’t imagine their lives without. That’s special to me.” Hope this helps.

[@girlrebuilt]

Very accurate, well researched explanation. I have read all this before and know it to be true. I am always incredibly impressed when people post comments such as this as opposed to opinion, hypothesis, or misinterpretations. Thank you for this.

[@genahaley2981]

Oh such a good song! Nice pick on this one. It's so fun to see you discovering rock and metal! ❤

[@genahaley2981]

Serj Tankian has such a unique style and a classically gorgeous voice when he sings

[@aianfranco5507]

Set of drums like that is a drummer's comfort setup. When you are at the right side twist of your body, you don't have to hit the cymbals at your left, you can easily hit the crash near your right.

[@Rugrat]

The long part on the guitar is the neck and the frets are the dividers you see on the neck 😁👍

[@joachimmuller4930]

Also, you'd probably love "Spit it out" by Slipknot

[@unvergebeneid]

There's a tiny amount of drum fill and ramp up but it's very subtle, so yeah, those more metally parts hit you like a wall.

[@PretoChulo]

The tears in your eyes, on that ending part. I’ve felt the same way. Still do. Something about the way you feel it in his tone. That’s what I love about Heavy/Nu Metal music. If you’re coming from rap. Off the top of my head, go check out Slipknots first two albums. It gets dark, but Corey does some nice flows. Also Limp Bizkit- rearranged, my way, boiler are some good ones to start with. It’s been fun watching you react. Good luck! Looking forward to more. Cheers!!

[@Sunshineandhydrangeas]

As for the song’s lyrics…..SOAD was working on the song at producer Rick Rubin’s place. Serg was stuck and couldn’t figure out what to write next, so Rick told him to choose a book from the wall and read the first thing that he opened it to. That’s how we got that “Father” bridge part at the end. It was the Bible and he opened it to the part about Jesus being crucified. Anyone who has spent time in a Christian church would recognize that verse, since that was basically lifted straight from the Text. It was perfect for the song, anyway. After all, isn’t it said that even angels deserved to die more than Jesus did? And, if you really think about it, isn’t His death basically suicide since he could have stopped it but didn’t? Just a thought to ruminate on. “Aerials” is one for my favorite SOAD songs. The video is quite strange and distracting to me, but I love the song.

[@tarawiseman8785]

Alot of peoples reaction to this the first time. Whole body taken over bopping. Brain just screaming wtf aaarrrggghhhh. Yet you just can't help but feel it in your soul and eat it up!

[@NorthernDiscomfort]

I don’t know if you’re religious or not, but the lines “Father, into your hands I comment my spirit” and “Father why has thou forsaken me?” are lines Jesus said when he was hanging on the cross.

[@PaulSnook-PewPew]

You're good, you learn by asking, no need to apologize, keep rocking

[@coryfelker665]

The long piece in the guitar is known as the neck, frets are the bits in between the two metal strips that goes up and down the neck, so if you start from the very start of the guitar right below the head where you tune it from, that’s the first fret, then you have that metal piece and that separates it into the second fret, another metal strip and then you’re on the third, hopefully this helped clear things up even though I’m bad at explaining lol

[@oehle1]

I am also autistic... Love being part of your journey

[@Milly-ht4lo]

And you’re doing brilliantly…. Keep on keeping on 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Tommysimonsen]

That is a medium size drum kit. But you are right some just have a lot to look cool, but some have huge kits and use them. Like Tool. Danny Carey Drum cam | "Pneuma" by Tool (LIVE IN CONCERT) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKTWhn-EfLiNf6M

[@geoffd8598]

Dude, don't ever apologize for who you are.

[@jesseedmondson2861]

The size of the drumset is really mostly dependent on the tastes of the drummer. The long part of the guitar is called the neck, but the front part that you press the strings to is called the fretboard. Frets are the metal lines on the fretboard that separate one note from another.

[@cyxx414]

I cannot wait to see you experience more soad there are so so so many good tracks and i cant wait to watch you react to them all

[@kimberlyprieto2846]

I looovveee just knowing you're going to get you're ass handed to you when the song gets going ❤❤😂😂

[@bear1255]

I'm loving watching your journey bro. It's bringing back so many feelings from when I first listened to these songs back in the day

[@ItsRope]

I loved to see this path into metal from you man! From falling in reverse to the old school! And seeing you appreciating different thing, lovely haha!

[@Dani_Games]

I know it's 8 mo later, but I just stumbled on this reaction video. Your reaction has been my favorite. As an older autistic person, I absolutely get you. SOAD can be A LOT for us, especially so if you have ADHD, too. ;) Thanks for being you.

[@Ae6KaRBoN]

Man, This song is just soooo good. Its great because in a very traditional sense, Neither Serj nor Darion have a "good" voice. But how the song is composed and how they fit into it, and ultimately how they harmonize is just awesome. My favorite part is how in the bridge they will swap who is taking the high and who is taking the low harmonies on each verse. So good

[@ronjohnson557]

Serj doesn't have a 'good' voice? What kind of drugs are you on? And can you please share them with me?

[@ფარნავაზი]

Bro's microphone is too realistic like stop i always think you are around me!

[@tarinpaskalis3832]

Question next.. No doubt about that! Also, check out the band 'Incubus'! Drive is probably their most famous song, it's incredible, but I would suggest 'I miss you', 'Take me to your leader', 'Version', 'Consequence', 'Privilege', etc... Too many to chose from! LOL! And also, don't let your autism define who you are, don't let anyone tell you who you should be or who you are. I dated someone autistic for over a year about 12 years ago, and I admit, I did not handle it in a mature way. I still feel bad about how I ended up treating him, but mistakes are made. I can't do more than apologize and move on from that. Just know that, from what I have seen so far, you are an amazing person with an amazing heart. Don't let anyone tell you anything different! Believe in yourself

[@Desu-Desu-Chan-San]

3min in, the word you are looking for is neck, could also use fretboard, depends on how it is used. The neck of the guitar/bass is the post between the head and body of the guitar, it is also where the frets and fretboard are. The frets on the other hand are the metal strips embedded on the fret board, you press the guitar strings into them to make a note. So something like "He is sliding up and down the neck" would be okay, as would "they are moving all over the fretboard."

[@AhmadSammy]

If you've never heard Iron Maiden, I suggest you start with "Hallowed be Thy Name"

[@sandray.1324]

I always felt that in connection to what the songwriter said that people judge you if you commit suicide and dont have empathy and said it was deserved, then i feel that those ppl say "they deserve to die" and that is why "i cry when angels deserve to die", basically not judging them but calling them angels and that at least he would mourn for them if society wont. Also it feels to be that way because of the "father why have you forsaken me", because if it was gods will why did the god forsake them then.

[@TheYoneRanga]

Serj Tankian is the lead singer he has a solo project too. Check out his song "Empty Walls".

[@theturtlemoves9310]

Watching you absorb and react to this is fascinating. You pick up things it took me dozens of listens to get.

[@roxannab7616]

omg ive been waiting for this!!!!

[@freyjabeth4372]

If you enjoy System, they sang Genocydal Humanoids which blew my mind

[@shawnmarshall680]

Don't change bro. Like watching my first reaction to the jams you react to

[@beezalfior84]

Actually, you have heard this guy before. His name is Serj Tankian and he was on that track with Tech N9ne “Straight Out The Gate”, which you reacted to not so long ago.

[@pizzathehut.]

System of A Down- Aerials 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@VinsPol247]

Great reaction. This band formed in Glendale California. About 20 minutes from my house. So I was into all these local bands in the beginnings of their careers, such as Korn and System of a Down.

[@subjekt221]

Don't be sorry for asking questions. Yes it's called a fret board. Love it. Keep expanding your mind.

[@shanehermannjr.9065]

Just the kind of rection i look for. Enjoy your rock/metal journey. Ill be reliving it thu you lol.

[@afrothekobold]

"I just had a religious experience" Yeah, that's normal for your first time listening to System of a Down

[@jay22o]

As a drummer I can explain that each drummer can have a completely different setup, depending on what tracks for the live gig you are playing. With bands like Korn, System of a Down, Slipknot, and many many others, bands go through experimental stages and look for unique sounds. Adding more Cymbals, Toms, Cowbells and other percussive instruments to our kit, gives us the opportunity to come up with crazy experimental drums for songs. The crazy thing that you don't even realise, because you are relatively new to rock and metal, is that each drum (Snare, Kick, Toms, Bongos, Congos and even cowbells) have their own tone and can be tuned to make them sound fuller, tinier or duller depending on the genre. A good example of a drummer using different percussive instruments as part of their drumkit is showcased by Assaf Seewi in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJOXgqOYpZyDedE I really like that you have ventured into a different genre and are accepting of a lot of the niche aspects. Rock/Metal can be very nuanced, not unlike drill, grim and hyphy are all nuanced. Keep up the great reactions and if you ever want to hit a rock/metal concert in Birmingham, hit me up

[@Mitchell_E_Underscore]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has wondered if drummers really need so many drums during a concert, hahaha

[@adampadilla74]

Great reaction! Your honesty is refreshing.

[@yeah_its_Ron]

System of a Down and Tool are my favorite reactions

[@killanjonwilkesboothus8278]

Doood bro doood!! You nailed it again!! (First time was TooL/Sober)(which reminds me; you need to watch ALL of TooL’s videos my good sir!) But anyhoo, right when you said “Jeezus”, that was when the lyrics were quoting Jeebus right out of the Bible! No shit! His last words before his demise. There are only 2 bands in the world where I love each and every song. TooL & System of a Down. And pretty much any song Maynard sings with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. (Apart from a couple of re-mixes from Puscifer. Fan-fookin-tastic mate! CHEERS!!!

[@seanhennessy6667]

he is absolutely speaking about every man's struggle with their own father through the lens of the ultimate father son experience. Father Dear Hands is an analogous term for God.

[@lequebecois9176]

Wow! Thanks 🥰

[@PhilipZapata-g7o]

Btw. Welcome to family my brother

[@rocknrollqueenyu]

I just two days ago discovered your channel and already watched so many of your videos! I LOVE people discovering new music, especially music that is important to me. I grew up with everything Rock and your reactions make me feel old emotions all over again, I love it! Also I love your eye and ear to detail. Keep on rocking!!

[@kelliadkins7109]

It’s pure Octane. Jet Fuel. Adrenaline pumping beautiful melodic aggressive pure awesomeness. That’s what it is. Yes it’s a fret. The song is chop suey, suey being short for su i ci de. Catch my flow.

[@Miasstuff.]

I love people’s reactions to this song lol

[@Borderlinedino1]

Please please please do Bloodywood - Gadaar. Amazing Indian folk metal!