Rappers React To System Of A Down "Aerials"!!!

[@Incubansoul]

"So when he says Aerials, what do you think he means" Smokey, hitting a giant blunt "Lemme tell ya"

[@William-Ocean]

So what had happened wuz..

[@onisnazir1317]

sattelites spying gathering data turning us into algorithms

[@onisnazir1317]

Controlled by false flag governments no one put in charge

[@Godikin]

I.E.A.I.A.I.O is a fun System of a Down song! He flows fast in that one

[@Ryouski]

YES! That's a really good one!

[@adammichener987]

Glad I'm not the only one that likes it

[@jason78981]

fuk yea love this song

[@djinn_jer]

Mental AF, but such a fun song! Great choice dude 🤘

[@isab.c.6702]

yeah, and this one definitely need lyric video hahaha or they gonna think serj is just saying anything haha

[@mrbritish6673]

I want you guys to listen to some Serj Tankian solo work! Like Empty walls or Sky is Over

[@mmakeup_mmama83]

Gate 21 is Serjs best solo song

[@clintproctor5070]

Agreed! Freaking love Gate 21. Studio version, Rock version, and Elect the Dead Symphony version.

[@Abcdefu420]

Listen to his live performances. His voice is amazing!

[@mmakeup_mmama83]

Serj is a multi instrumentalist. He composed his 1st solo record completely by himself.

[@pauljansen1137]

good evening from Amsterdam guys...Toxicity must be one of the greatest albums i've listened to as a young adult!!

[@teamfingahs4907]

Other great ones? Also list Toxicity as one of greatest.

[@pauljansen1137]

@@teamfingahs4907 so many other great ones.....

[@lacyinmon1004]

This song is about how people can lose their identities and become just like everyone else. Some lyric analysis: "Life is a waterfall,we're one in the river, one again after the fall." - We all start off the same and we all end up the same. "Swimming through the void, we hear the words,we lose ourselves, but we find it all." - As we go through life we are told lessons, but we ignore them. We forget who we really are in the mix of seeking the synthetic lifestyle, and that's the price to lose who we really are. "'Cause we are the ones that wanna play, always want to go, but you never want to stay." - We always want to be part of the scene. We strive for what we want and when we get it, it still does not satisfy. "And we are the ones that want to choose, always wanna play, but you never wanna lose." - We want and want. We do whatever we can but if trouble is ever near we do whatever we can to maintain innocence. "When you lose small mind you free your life." - When we stop to see the full picture is when we really have control of our lives. "Life is a waterfall, we drink from the river then we turn around and put up our walls." - We take and take and in the end we give nothing. This shows how greedy, oblivious and inconsiderate people can be

[@MorteDallAlto]

Effort put into comment - 10/10 Nuanced attention to meaning of lyrics - 11/10 In conclusion: I wish I could pay you to explain songs to me for a living. Top notch stuff, keep it up.

[@thesquareroot22]

@@MorteDallAlto it's copy and pasted from songfacts

[@MW-cx3sb]

Bit like todays age of social engineering and manipulation

[@peterwale6821]

I've always thought (not known) that this song was about the Armenian war. Aerials in the sky = Inbound Missiles. "Always want to go but you never want to stay" = Media mocking Refugees. "Always want to play, but never want to lose" = General's playing war games.

[@Abcdefu420]

@@thesquareroot22 😂👏 😂👏😂👏😂 Thank you for that.

[@JB-qv9kl]

This is how deep SOAD is: this song is about ancient understanding of human existence. That life is a temporary separation from the infinite One - Life is a waterfall We’re one in the river And one again after the fall We come from the infinite One, in the waterfall (life) we experience separation (like droplets falling) and when we “die” we reunite with the One. We do not cease to exist, we are just back to the One. The wisdom is to know this and let go of attachment to this particular life. We are the ones that want to choose Always want to play but never want to lose We want to experience life and separation (it’s literally a game) but when we are in our life without the wisdom of knowing this isn’t all there is to it, we become attached to this particular life. This creates suffering and keeps us in a lower understanding of existence. When we lose small mind we free our life When we let go of attachment we are free to have direct experience of the gift of life. Lose small mind, eternal prize This is the concept of “graduating” to heaven, when we learn to live without attachment within a lifetime. EDIT: should add experiencing "Heaven on Earth" is knowing that we are One and experiencing Oneness in a direct way (not just as a mental construct) while living a life

[@voad8300]

Serj can do classical, rock, metal, Armenian, rap, Scream, opera

[@metalguru85]

The guitarist Daron harmonises in most of the songs after this album. It's almost a 50/50 split on vocal duties. Can't wait for you to hear those harmonies. Daron will definitely be a contender for the guitarist tournament as well.

[@The_Fat_Turtle]

Aerials lyrics feature a lot of Zen Buddhist teachings and philosophy, like the concept "We are one in the river and one again after the fall", which is about how our souls come from a giant river, as we are born into the world, we become individuals like individual drops of water as it falls down the water fall. Then we fall to the bottom and become one with the river again after we die. It's also featured in the lyric "when you lose small mind you free your life", as small mind is a concept in buddhist teachings that is pretty self explanatory. Our minds are small before being expanded, we are narrowly focused and narrowly existing. I was reading about Zen Buddhism at the time when this album came out, so I always connected deeper with this song because of that.

[@kristaspecht]

Awesome! Thanx!:)

[@Justin-nq6kf]

Bro imagine just know hearing such an iconic song. I guess I was spoiled as a teen knowing this when it first came out.

[@susiejo143]

Daron has a beautiful voice too

[@TheFleahost]

That discordant harmony that closes the song is so haunting and ethereal.

[@darrennapier2874]

Great job on keeping the channel interesting. Looking forward to the finals on this contest.

[@freyjagudjonsdottir4261]

Watching you guy's from Iceland. Love System of a down

[@Hishkers]

You guys listening to SOAD are the reactions I look forward to the most.

[@CruxalYT]

same here, I want them to react to so many more SOAD songs!!

[@fachkraftfurkommentarlogistik]

I love you guys greetings from germany 😄

[@stephanieb.8270]

This whole album is amazing. If I remember correctly it came out around 9/11, and it was so fitting for the desperation and anger that we were all feeling.

[@mookiestewart3776]

If anything this album was telling us not to attack two nations that didn’t attack us and we proceeded to kill over ONE MILLION PEOPLE in both nations for no fucking reason…….. and yes I do mean one million ……we did that shit for nothing more then making rich men richer

[@LuisLopez-id4zc]

Ive watched many reaction channels but this Is one of the Best ,you guys take It seriously but funny at the same Time ,good job

[@youcefmeraiki6338]

So glad you guy's do System of a Down.

[@tkelly830]

Love these guys channel, real musicians/fans of music. Aloooootttt of reacting vids/channels out there. There's a few genuine, this is one of them 🤘

[@Andrew46_2]

I remember the summer after this came out cruising the California coastline with this whole album bumping.

[@Freedum_Fries]

I love these guys!! I want to hangout so bad lol!!

[@floreaciprian9742]

I just like these 2 dude's transformation into metalheads. Must have been such a fun journey for both of you. See you around bros

[@metalgamerjonny6410]

Reaction starts at 8:31

[@jacoblawrence3096]

Tool/perfect circle, SOAD/Serg, Chris Cornell. About all the music I need.

[@P0lkoli]

Broaden

[@dvaderwasframed]

This is such a cool video, bummer you didn't check it out

[@DR.DisInfect]

Great song and reaction

[@dominicwainaina3960]

Serj plays guitar on Aerials live and it's fantastic to see

[@TheAlvinealy]

I love watching you guys feel the music.

[@amyfnsuezq8710]

Yes, we need a rappers react system of a down Saturday or something. Love love love. My favorite group after tool

[@hrfdude4234]

comparing any male metal singer to Serj isn't a fair game! Serj Always wins! and then you have Daron's riffs! System of a down is out of this world!

[@angelispawn]

Serj Tankian has few solo albums, including a soundtrack for a movie... and on his solo work he does play piano... from his solo work, I absolutely love "Gate 21"

[@DanielGarcia-lr7ro]

Also you should check out Daron's band Scars on Broadway. It sounds more much more like System than Serj's solo stuff and you actually get to hear Daron's voice on full display. Since hearing Scars I personally believe that Daron has a better voice than Serj.

[@gregwjohnson1986]

That's bass and guitar in the intro...Daron plays a baritone guitar in drop c so it sounds sooo low. And he sings back up on this album. Great band and the first song I ever learned beginning to end on guitar

[@yaboigronk1744]

If you guys like how they implemented different instruments outside of the standard guitars and bass, I would really recommend looking at Ne Obliviscaris. I was absolutely floored when I listened to them. So much so that I'd consider them my favorite band. I'd say a good introductory song for them would be anything from their first album

[@thedominator87]

now you gotta do the amon amarth cover. its a whole new experience when you hear this song growled

[@countbang1305]

TYHis song is about being humble and open minded. "Arials" refers to those who see themselves as above others with closed minds.

[@tomislavkosanovic1104]

The "Always want to go but we never want to stay" is a so recognizable human behavior, you know, "Are you going to that party?- Yeah !", "Are you gonna be there, - Of course!", but once you're there, it's actually boring and you immediately start planning to leave and search for some other place to go and so on..All the fun is in the process of preparing to have fun that never actually happens. I just saw the very first episode of Seinfeld the other day where he puts it soooo in perspective. And the "~Want to choose but we never want to lose" is to me we're all screaming for our right to choose, but only if it's easy choices, without needing to take any responsibility for what we decide.

[@dylangrace3212]

Serj Tankian can play many instruments like piano, guitar, harmonica, violin, Theremin, drums, sampler, synthesizer, and dulcimer

[@oregonwoodelf]

Slipknot is great in their own way and all, but shiiiiiitttt..... this song is just beyond anything they've ever done 🙌 And vocally, Serj is on a different level than Cory. Even though they both came out of the "nu metal" era, SOAD feels like they're in their own category.

[@DamonDroop]

What’s up fellas! I’m a new viewer as of last night and im liking what I’ve seen so far. I wanted to share this bit of S.O.A.D brilliance, just in the unlikely case that you don’t know about it. It’s S.O.A.D covering Wu Tang’s classic track, Shame. It’s part of a compilation album from Loud Records called “Loud Rocks”

[@da9pauly]

This was my phone ring tone for the longest time...

[@DanielGarcia-lr7ro]

A couple of things to note is that Serj wasn't classically trained. Idk why so many people say that when Serj has stated many times that he had no formal training when they started the band. Also Daron Malakian is the member who writes most of the music. They said that he wrote probably 95% of the lyrics for the band.

[@GalacticCenterOG]

8:40 Aerials are higher dimensional beings. Always remember that’s what Serj likes writing about if it’s not any-war.

[@markmaloney3140]

No apologies needed. You guys do a top flight job. Keep it up.

[@chino5555]

Gate 21 live is an amazing song that serj kills with an orchestra, really fun if you want to watch it

[@teamfingahs4907]

There is a “secret song” after Aerials. It is SO SICK.

[@adammichener987]

Soooo sick

[@ryanagee5540]

When it comes on at work I do a tribal dance.. it has been observed via cameras and brought to my attention by management. They suggested less hip thrusts and threatened a drug test!

[@cginsane22]

Arto is the title of the secret song. Phenomenal

[@fishy299]

@@cginsane22 johnny?

[@cginsane22]

@@fishy299 I believe Johnny is on international versions but not the U.S. version.

[@grntbggr126]

SOAD, a great, diverse and eclectic band.

[@peterwale6821]

I've always thought (not known) that this song was about the Armenian war. Aerials in the sky = Inbound Missiles. "Always want to go but you never want to stay" = Media mocking Refugees. "We are the ones that want to choose" = Polticians deciding to go to war. "Always want to play, but never want to lose" = General's playing war games etc. Don't know if that's right or wrong but it's what I've always took away from it after learning SOAD's background.

[@blairsy7836]

Their energy is insane. You just wanna Move! ♥️🤘

[@isab.c.6702]

A friend recomended on a coment, but I would like to reinforce haha I-E-A-I-A-I-O will blow your minds haha

[@bryanforis1839]

Great song great music and great singer great live

[@jacobearls4846]

Everytime your intro music drops I get so hyped but anyway you guys should do some amon amarth shield wall

[@hed420]

hed pe - Bartender hed pe - Pac Bell hed pe - Serpent Boy hed pe - Wake Up hed pe - Sofia hed pe - Swan Dive hed pe - Blackout hed pe - Lets Ride hed pe - The Meadow Deftones - Teething Deftones - Engine No. 9 Deftones - Headup Deftones - Around the Fur Deftones - Be Quiet and Drive Deftones - 7 Words Deftones - Back to School

[@jc2004x]

Check Out Liberate by Disturbed

[@durv13]

im subbing . you guys rock .

[@tarinpaskalis3832]

Godikin said it in the previous comment :D Streamline is great too... All That Remains - This Calling is worth checking out.. Also, definitely check out Korn and Incubus and check out Serj Tankian in his solo show: Elect The Dead Symphony

[@pwph8361]

For me there is no battle. When he whispers 'high'....... game over.

[@vickihawn6782]

Love this one! Also enjoy Spiders, Bounce and Sugar by them!

[@WolfgangWeeber-p3q]

Phenomenon is singular. Phenomena is plural. No need for creations like phenomenas.

[@PersephonesDilemma]

I think it's referring to the sun and how it sees all. "When you lose small mind you free your life" is to broaden your sights just like how the sun sees all. The sun sees how divided we are and cruel we ate to one another. " life is a waterfall, we drink from the river then we turn around and put up our walls." You were my man's like pots and pans UNTIL you got your cup of success then you switched up. You turned around and divided us with boundaries. Or how the US (and others) draw imaginary lines. Just my interpretation

[@d31tlz]

"you react to S.O.A.D = i sub" this equation is correct

[@anz_rama]

Finally another SOAD :D

[@joshdahmen3277]

I love both these singers but I vote Corey because of his range and ability to sing in multiple genres. His on stage and off stage presence is also something to admire. Check out his cover of CCR- Have You Ever Seen The Rain.

[@DefendUSA1776]

Serj did a solo album with a guy who is a master of traditional Armenia folk music. I promise you that you cannot imagine how that release turned out.

[@walterlippmann6292]

this song has some of my favorite lyrics ever

[@brandoncallaway8835]

So many bands have written music about awakened, or enlightened states, specially gojira and tool. I love this song because it parallels hindu non dual awakening (where you realize you are everything and nothing) nothing is eternal accept spirit.... You are eternal and all.other things ephemeral. I see what he is saying about when you find that state where you quit holding yourself down into a lower state by labeling everything and get there, everyone is searching for that state of bliss whether they know it or not and then they still want to play in life's dramas. You can't have both all the time. You either are it, or your not. When you get there you realize what you are (indestructible spirit), but the egoic mind cannot grasp it, so if you come back down to the supposed real world, you aren't in it, but you still have memories of a ton of experiences... The word is the logos in gnosticism, the one sound, the thing from which all things arise and all beings arise. When you are in it, you have no ego (no mind).... You never lose mind, but instead you don't identify with it. I have hit these states briefly at times, but then if you aren't established, ego clamps down harder than ever, as if it (as a self defense mechanism), doesn't want to die. It's a paradox.

[@Theodinsdisciple]

Check out Serj’s solo song “Rains of Castamere”. It really showcases his singing ability. It’s a song from the show Game of Thrones. Pretty sure you’ll be blown away!

[@vickihawn6782]

Trent Reznor from Nine inch nails should get some recognition too though. He has a side project as well with a female singer that is AMAZING. The band is called How To Destroy Angles. If you get a chance, please look up “the space in between”. It’s a female singer with the name Mariqueen Maandig Reznor. Yes, his wife. She’s amazing too. Capitol G is a good one in my opinion for Trent

[@dannyjackson1959]

Aerials are like antennas. The recieve transmissions. I’m pretty sure that’s what they are referencing in this song.

[@BrandeeM]

Gotta love System

[@jarmake1923]

If you love sitar you should check out type o negative - can't lose you

[@tonygonzalez8254]

System of a Down is amazing but don’t forget about RUSH THURSDAYS!!!

[@KeeBnuTs]

Might be a simple interpretation, but aerial is another word for antenna. Like, a tv antenna. Could be a commentary on media, what with the "free your mind", and "free your eye" lyrics.

[@Cosmic_Observer33]

The video for this song is fire

[@jeannellebroussard3138]

New to your channel, and really dig you guys. Now that you've seen the lyrical version of Aerials (which really isn't needed considering how crystal clear Serj's voice is) you should check out the official music video when y'all get a chance whether it's on your own or you want to watch it with the fam. I've been watching your channel all day, and I truly have enjoyed it. BIG 👍 for the two of you so keep it up! Thanx 🤘

[@ryanagee5540]

They would surely shake hands ! Both smart Both vocally capable!

[@an1malsr0ck]

Another cracking song!

[@static65days...]

watched and subbed after this reaction tho had seen numerous reaction then you grow awareness of bardcore ...yeah i'm in!..btw if you want know any bands that would of been the soundtrack of uk 90's 2000 indy scene and (the 1's that shoulda that never made it) of 90's 2000 holar 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

[@BrandeeM]

..definitely check out A Killers Confession..

[@steelparadox]

Wait til you find out the guitarist wrote pretty much every aspect of these songs and puts out his own great music with his very own distinct voice

[@StonedAssassin45]

You guys seriously need to do some reaction videos to Airborne! I recommend their song live it up. Please. You 2 are amazing. Love yalls videos

[@Brotha_Teresa]

🎶🎵🎤 areolas....in the sky🎶🎶🎵

[@richtigersoan]

Yep thx a lot :) Never gonna unhear it again.

[@Brotha_Teresa]

@@richtigersoan, blame Hollywood

[@danielpena3436]

Love how you feel the music 🎵

[@armandodiaz6374]

Released on this day in 2002 #Aerials #TodayInMusicHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicSingle #7InchSingle #CassetteSingle #CDSingle #00sAlternative #RickRubin #SystemOfADownHistory #MusicIsLife

[@mendyrckz76]

🦋 I agree with TiffanMae both💁‍♀️ of Today's artists are great! But then again last weeks was the same. 🤷‍♀️ I'll leave final votes on those picky individuals. Either way it's all good with me. 😋 I'm just enjoying the Ride in this Musical Journey 😏 You guys are Taking everyone on.

[@arc6017]

Poor Corey, you had to choose this perfect gem of a song, one of their masterpieces, where Serj is at his best to go against him. It´s a KO for Serj. Not that it was needed. Don´t get me wrong, Corey is very good, I love his music and his growls and screams are top notch, but Serj is just at another level singing wise: He can do the screams and the growsl but then his cleans, his harmonies, his falseto, his high notes, are just things Corey can´t do. It´s not even a competition. Good reaction!

[@Uninvited72]

Y'all need to watch the video on ur own. Twisted

[@jmathieson15]

That’s not a bass. It’s a guitar. They tune down an entire step and then drop the bass string to a C. Way lower than a standard tuning

[@oliverpretscher7065]

Video is dope too

[@Raksasa187]

owhhh shit, Chino Moreno from Deftones next! Beautiful chaos!

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

I love corey Taylor, but I can't help but like this vid up! 🤘❤😁

[@joetony2101]

You guys should also watch some live songs from Mudvayne from L.D. 50, hits different live to me, you really get to see how cool the drums are on some songs as well as the makeup visuals make it a bit better

[@neilbyrne2783]

yeah . soiled screams from nothing to gein best screams ever

[@joetony2101]

@@neilbyrne2783 That's the exact song I had in mind, haha

[@neilbyrne2783]

@@joetony2101 its one of my favorite things in the world special proformance stil gives me goose bumps to this day

[@Qliphirot]

hellno, Chad's voice live is weak af

[@joetony2101]

@@neilbyrne2783 I'd love to see them live, even now, but especially in their makeup days, hopefully they'll get back together sometime

[@montiedickey5970]

When you are done with the competition, listen to Joe Bonamassa's Black Lung Heartache. He will have you questioning the lines between genres.

[@thomasharris4942]

Ariels are basically antennas. As in metal bits of stuff that receive electro-magnetic signals. Don't overthink it.

[@92118]

Favorite

[@sterling8298]

This song and band is straight fire. 😊

[@iAmThe_SYSTEM]

Do. Soad QUESTION. love the channel man keep em coming.

[@MADNESS_NH_97]

If you wanna do a "tournament" of best vocalists, you can't leave out Till Lindemann, so if you want to check out one of his best live performances, you absolutely have to check out "Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt (Piano Version) - Hurricane Festival 2013 - Proshot".

[@darrennapier2874]

S.O.A.D all day!

[@camerondean2652]

My favourite system of a down song