Angels & Suicide?! "Chop Suey" Vocal ANALYSIS and a deep dive into Serj Tankian of System Of A Down

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I don't think I've been this excited for an artist since I heard Ronnie James Dio. Serj Tankian's vocals are so intriguing and have incredible depth that leaves me with absolute butterflies. "Chop Suey" was your next most recommended analysis, but I need more. I NEED MORE! Let me know down below which System Of A Down or Serj song I should check out next!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to System Of A Down performing "Chop Suey" for the first time.
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Performed by System Of A Down - Words and Music by Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

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@rimbaxrays5164 Год назад

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@J7C3B Год назад

Those dark thoughts that you don't necessarily want to happen are called intrusive thoughts.

@mohamadriduanmadding8119 Год назад

Hey.. U should make a reaction 'Hypnotize' song from SOAD..

@dochouse6911 Год назад

Maybe I can't find it but have you done B.Y.O.B. or Prison Song yet? Both are a must listen!!

@donsmith1198 Год назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KAO7vs_Q9is.html&feature=shares

@Toad_McLoad Год назад

Watching her listen for the first time is the closest feeling to actually HEARING it for the first time. Hearing someone accurately articulate WHY the song feels the way it does is awesome.

@devcor Год назад

That. It's like I listened to the song for the first time again, and those emotions are back now, but its like it added something new to it as well.

@scumdog666 Год назад

this is actually the first time I've cried listening to this song. Hearing this as a teenager when it came out, I never really thought deeply about the lyrics. Now I'm 42, and this shit hits on all levels.

@sentoo7606 Год назад

@@scumdog666 same for me with 30 now. As a teen is just loved the song but never thought about why.

@sushileafbeats Год назад

@@scumdog666 yupp felt that. then caught myself, shocked at these new found feelings over the song. music is powerful stuff.

@panman2568 Год назад

So true

@Doctor-Stoppage Год назад

Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian singing together is one of my favorite harmonies ive ever heard. They compliment each others voices like brothers.

@maxscardanelli6185 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, they're the metal version of Simon & Garfunkel. Which obviously isn't a bad thing lol.

@bowel_movement 11 месяцев назад

One of the most beautiful things is they switch up who sings the higher lines and who sings the lower lines. In classical western theory, crossing different voices like that is shunned, but SOAD shows that it can be beautiful.

@reneelikesramen4335 11 месяцев назад

Yes!!, actually “Revenga” blows my mind.

@bornedonia8970 10 месяцев назад

Agreed

@thrillrtflc 10 месяцев назад

On par with the Layne Staley/Jerry Cantrell duet.

@mattlebel 9 месяцев назад

It’s so nice to see someone taking this music seriously and seeing the artistry and talent. I’m guessing that’s why so many metal heads watch this channel. Like, I am not really interested in the mechanics of singing, but I can’t stop watching just because she actually appreciates music that we’ve all been told is trash for decades.

@DanKaschel 9 месяцев назад

Wait who told you soad was trash

@mattlebel 9 месяцев назад

@@DanKaschel Speaking generally about metal, not just SOAD.

@hotbutterypopcorn9652 7 месяцев назад

If you claim to be a metal head and you say SOAD sucks...you're not a metal head in my book. I can't stand some metal bands and I don't listen to them, but I can give credit where credit is due and I can appreciate the music that those bands make, people have this idea that if they don't like a band then they automatically suck and it's kinda sad TBH. That is my definition of a true metal head. SOAD is one of the best bands and they were pretty influential in the early 2000's.

@SuWoopSparrow 7 месяцев назад

@@hotbutterypopcorn9652 Yea this may be true, but the reality is when SOAD was starting out more metal heads hated them than liked them.

@jeremymiller3800 7 месяцев назад

Well said.

@MorwenWhyte 11 месяцев назад

It's been more than 20 years and I still can't listen to Serj Tankian's voice without getting emotional. That's how powerful a performer he's.

@chainsawrosenberg7209 8 месяцев назад

he is awsome

@Anjohl 5 месяцев назад

Such a shame we're been deprived of him at his best. A classic case of too much success.

@harissamim3063 5 месяцев назад

Serj is a musical gift from the Heavens 😭

@camillosteuss 4 месяца назад

same brother, same... he truly is a gift from heaven sent to grace the destitute plains of the earth...

@thevorace 3 месяца назад

You can't end on a contraction my guy

@TheSmeltork Год назад

SOAD has a unique ability to be simultaneously silly, serious, ugly, angry, sad, and beautiful. The end of this song is so beautiful.

@keesbeukelman7817 Год назад

Exactly, it flies from craziness to sheer melancholy to super heavy completely naturally. Heard every song hundreds of times, it still blows my mind.

@crispybacon556 Год назад

This is the best description I have heard about Soad

@jzapien1377 Год назад

Could apply it to them using the stages of grief in the songs the denial fanatic chaotic intro, anger focused or lashing, bargaining in a balanced but still energetic, depression in a sudden or slow snap back, and acceptance in a slow fade or resolution.

@DeepVoicedDude Год назад

For real. Even the most ridiculous-sounding songs like 'Cigaro' are about heavy topics.

@gamingpc5459 Год назад

I've loved this song (and SOAD in general) since I was little, there's something magic in that "hauntingly-beautiful" ending of the song that instantly draw me to them. I think there's a lot I have to thank them for, I've come to understand music deeper and it's mostly because of SOAD

@avivyoutube6683 Год назад

Her: "this is so deep, emotional and exciting at the same time, I am so moved" Me: "drums go BRRRT"

@ishaantiwari8969 Год назад

😂

@StrangeDuck Год назад

yes, drums do indeed go brrrrrt!

@ikeeelewe4204 Год назад

Is that you, Animal?

@williammatthews693 Год назад

BRRRT?

@kriswood8999 Год назад

@@williammatthews693 yea brrrrt? Noises made by drums and a-10's

@crazedspam999 9 месяцев назад

Imagine hearing this song for the first time, 12 years old, with a ton of festering emotions. The song still hits me the same from the very first time.

@christopherhooker1346 7 месяцев назад

Imagine listening to SOAD early September 2001 with all their anti American sentiment and then September 11 happens, and you relisten to the album hearing about jet pilots flying over the bay and wondering what the hell js going on there..

@JoonasValtonen 4 месяца назад

i was 14 man i can feel ya :o

@oceanresq 4 месяца назад

I was 18. It hits hard.

@Nicoleaf510 27 дней назад

Same. Funny thing is I was on my way home from seeing the Nutcracker with my mom 😅

@evangarydeans 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely love her passion, the giggles and the laughs and the visible excitement - why she’s so so much better than all the other voice coaches on this platform

@CorePathway 9 месяцев назад

Music tickles her internally, and I see nothing wrong with that 😂

@harissamim3063 5 месяцев назад

I love it. It’s actually insanely charismatic but it comes naturally to her 😍 you just wanna be her friend fr

@belanagy5595 4 месяца назад

Because she's onest, and really can live the feeling of the music. She's not just a musician and singer she goes beyond the songs and she has the sensitivity to let the music touches her inner feelings...

@markfrombriz Месяц назад

100%

@Goofyuncleproductiondotkom 11 дней назад

Cute bubbly fun and authentic with it. Like this is her not a facade for sure. She is probably a lot of people’s best friend 😆 😊

@chrisr6402 Год назад

For more SOAD recommendations, "Question!" is a wild one. "Hypnotize" could be a good one for analysis as well since if gives both Serj and Daron solo vocal sections as well as combined sections.

@guen4413 Год назад

"Question!" is one of my favorite System songs and would be a great one for Elizabeth to react to because of the odd time signatures and the vocal harmonies. I agree with "Hypnotize" too. But, honestly, you can't go wrong with any System song

@mreggy2535 Год назад

Yes I agree nananananana

@pitilessnightmare6879 Год назад

I second this!!

@grzesiek0386 Год назад

Yes, Question must be next

@stefanos7724 Год назад

yep... quiestion is probably my favorite soad song. Soo good

@soulrebornofficial Год назад

Am I the only one who still shivers despite having listened to SOAD songs thousands of times?

@cheffboyardee123 Год назад

Nope gives me chills everytime

@robballinger9994 Год назад

Chills in a BAD way, I'm sure. Absolutely horrible.

@cheffboyardee123 Год назад

@@robballinger9994 If you had any ear for music you would be able to appreciate this caliber of songwriting. You probably listen to country music. Politely screw off.

@Vielleichtja Год назад

Absolutely amazing you mean ?

@Vielleichtja Год назад

@@robballinger9994 .

@alwolfy1782 Месяц назад

Whenever this song gets played in our local metal bar everyone sings along. When it gets towards the end (Father, Father etc) the passion everyone has given me goosebumps every time. There are a few metal songs that seem to connect to the metalhead spirit and this is definitely one of them.

@IKurtC 7 месяцев назад

imagine what we felt back in 2001 the first time we heard this band and song... damn. still hits like the first time

@petrosbabinn1695 5 месяцев назад

I was a very small kid. I was confused as hell. I had no idea why I loved this song so much.

@arminguillen1795 Месяц назад

And was released on 9/11

@arminguillen1795 Месяц назад

The impact was huge

@nunoalmeida8997 Год назад

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the passion and detail she puts in this videos?

@anggeraprasetyo5616 Год назад

yeah, she is very detail.. and repeat it again and again. thats awesome, she really pour her attention to every element of the song. sorry for my bad english.

@shteebh Год назад

@@anggeraprasetyo5616 Your English is better than some English people I know.

@thosetwodudes Год назад

Moment taken. This is my new RU-vid obsession

@AnxiouslyGaming Год назад

I just discovered her a couple weeks ago with AIC "Down In A Hole" Unplugged.. I've been hooked ever since. I can't sing but she's very informative and her smile is absolutely contagious.

@toaster4693 Год назад

This is the only legitimate reaction channel. The rest just sit there and make one or two minor comments to get views.

@javiervigil2511 Год назад

This song mimics the highs and lows someone with depression feels. The moments of calm interspersed with the chaos of your thoughts.

@davie9070 Год назад

Bpd

@MaxWolop Год назад

@bubbLy 🤡

@IraessRanza Год назад

That makes sense, Soad always adds so much to their songs

@PrimetimeD Год назад

Exactly this. So accurate.

@littlewigglemonster7691 Год назад

@bubbLy Hey little ray of sunshine, no one cares about your edgy comments either, you are still nobody :)

@Quazimoto5 9 месяцев назад

This woman’s passion for music is beautiful and easily felt through the screen. People with such a passion for what they enjoy/love are almost always entertaining when you can feel the authenticity of their emotions

@petamarsh3026 Месяц назад

It's funny how you can hear a song so many times over the years and yet all of a sudden find something in it you never realised previously. That's the beauty of fantastic music.

@traillesstravelled7901 Год назад

The amount of joy I get when "trained professionals" actually listen to "hard/heavy" etc. type music and realize how talented they are. 🤘

@rai1879 Год назад

As a fully trained symphonic orchestra violinist... My favorite genre is absolutely heavy metal. The amount of debates I've had with my professors on how metal music is actually very similar to baroque hahaha

@cristiancandio9566 Год назад

@@rai1879 Metal guitar players like Malmsteen and many other are clrearly influenced by baroque and classical music in their style of play. Many metal bands have deep roots in classical music. Some are also adding orchestrations to their music too. And i am not just talking about only symphonic metal bands like nightwish but also about more extreme bands like Celtic Frost.

@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 Год назад

If you look at how easy it is to combine orchestra music with heavy metal, and how good it actually sounds to put the two together, you realize that they're more similar than most people think. The first time I heard them put together was when Metallica released S&M, where they redid their songs with a full symphony, and it sounded amazing. You can also see it in bands like nightwish too.

@nocturnal101ravenous6 Год назад

@@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 You beat me with Nightwish, you also have Evanescence that heavily leans on Classical music. Honestly IMO Metal/Hardrock and Symphony together make the best fusion of any other genre of music as at their core they are giving off that Gothic essence that plays off each other, Game soundtracks like Guilty Gear, BlazBlu, Final Fantasy, Devil may Cry, and Anime have always explored a variety of musical styles and fusions of styles some hit or miss, as music tends to set a mood or pacing for the media. Also taking it 1 step further, Metal Hellsinger and Bullets per Minute or BPM for short incorporate the beat and music into the actual gameplay itself. People tend not to really give media its due when it comes to music production other than a few forms like TV and Movies.

@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 Год назад

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 I don't know if you ever played the game Quake back in the day, but Trent Reznor actually did the soundtrack for it. That's what made me realize that a lot of game soundtracks weren't just throwaway background noise, but actually a legitimate art. Halo 2 had the guitarist from incubus make a bunch of music for it too.

@moonhowler13 Год назад

"Lonely Day" is a great one for hearing more of Daron. The harmonization gives me chills every time. It has little more of a somber and restrained soft of feel to it.

@zlobaplays Год назад

And if you go, i wanna go with you .. and if you die, i wanna die with you ... taaaaake my hand and walk awayaaaaaaayy ....

@mogewara97 Год назад

Yeees

@Y20XTongvaLand Год назад

Roulette is a lot better, I think.

@mateversole990 Год назад

I'm not even emotional but I have to say this one had me like...damn dude. Stop it. Don't do this to me.

@petttybettty Год назад

Ughhhh one of my favorites

@westonlong Месяц назад

It is so fun to watch someone who knows what they are talking about explain to me why I fell in love with the stuff I did when I was forming my music taste.

@PunkrockTSG 7 месяцев назад

4.5 minutes into the video and you haven't gotten past 20 seconds of the song. You are appreciating EVERY moment of it, and I love that. This is by far my favorite band, and I'm glad you're giving them the appreciation they deserve for their artistic value. Again, thank you!

@SKy_the_Thunder Год назад

"Mood Whiplash, the Song" This song sounds how depression feels. The constant tension, only interrupted by either emotional outbursts or bouts of melancholy, switching unpredictably; self-blame ("You wanted to!") questioning existence itself ("Why have you forsaken me?"), feeling fundamentally misunderstood ("I don't think you trust...") and so much more... And they still manage to turn it into an "acceptable" outlet for those feelings...

@Capitan_Captain Год назад

That's really on point. Exactly how it feels.

$@postfraction$

@postfraction Год назад

This verse is actually totally random as SOAD did not have text for that part of the song so they just picked a book and sang the first thing they saw, its explained in one of Joe`s podcasts ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1P__qjVB9Tc.html&ab_channel=VictimsOfADown

@keegy5378 Год назад

@@postfraction Love this, but the unpredictability and highs and lows were not on accident. Musical geniuses, and knowing that the bridge came from a book in Rick Rubin’s library makes it even better to me

@uberfeel 11 месяцев назад

@@postfraction >Random book No offense but, I think that "random book" is the bible because the lyrics "Father, Father, Father why have you forsaken me?" Is clearly inspired from Mark 15:34. Which is fitting because the whole song has "Self righteous suicide" and "Angels who deserves to die" lyrics line.

@viniciusmartins2426 11 месяцев назад

lol, although the interpretation is something that also fluctuates through personal ideas, this song cleary was written to describe the process of a soldier who grabs the equipments and is sent to die in the battlefront

@sabrinakay4100 Год назад

I still highly recommend Serj Tankians solo song “Empty walls” performed with the elect the dead symphony. Highlights his vocals amazingly

@hugoribeiro9260 Год назад

Yes this one is a good! Metal singer with a symphonic orchestra! That is something that she needs to see

@ganeth2616 Год назад

Yes please this...

@RickReasonnz Год назад

Ahem... The Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra supported him here. As a long time SOAD fan, I'm still kinda chuffed that here lives here in New Zealand now. It's an amazing performance.

@kazen1986 Год назад

I think my favorite from his solo stuff is "Sky is over"

@Peterphoskytos Год назад

And he sings that album live with am orchestra too, its beautiful

@Driver8takeabreak 10 месяцев назад

This song still gives me goosebumps. Over 20 years later and it still holds up.

@pablomunozgodoy1278 Месяц назад

Well... some people think this music sucks... anyway! It's a fucking masterpiece! 🙌

@Pandorash8 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this analysis. I’ve loved this song since it was released but I’ve never looked into the intended meaning behind the song. I lost my husband in 2020 to bowel cancer. A friend of mine lost her husband shortly after to suicide. Our grieving journeys have been so different because mine has been public and embraced by society. She has been largely alone and her husband has been judged. It has affected our children differently too. This song’s message is true. And it took this video for me to appreciate the lyrics fully. Thank you xx

@Kwisgaar 6 месяцев назад

I really hope you both are doing well

@SomeGuy-mu9mt 3 месяца назад

I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you are in a better place now. I just lost my father to cancer and the world seems to be a frightening and unforgiving place for me currently.

@robsinHL Месяц назад

God bless to all of you

@spilltheteasis5826 Год назад

I’ve heard this song a million times, and the chorus still give me goosebumps every time.

@SeliahK Год назад

Instant chills. Every. Single. Time. Yes! That chorus had such an impact on me that the first time I heard it, the location I was in was absolutely seared into my memory. I completely disengaged from my physical surroundings because it just took me right out of the setting. I was totally unresponsive until the song ended. I spent the next three MONTHS trying to find the name of the song and the artist/band. (Bear in mind this was back before internet was so prominent. LOL) Fell in love with SOAD's music on this song, and loved every single piece of theirs that I heard afterwards - and Serj's solo works, too.

@hermitrob5481 Год назад

Absolutely man. Makes we wanna drives fast alone on a summer night with the windows down. Takes me back

@twelveeighteenofficial7487 Год назад

The bizarre part for me was that I always put the bridge "Father..." together with the chorus and assumed they were taking a shot at religion, but the reveal that it was actually about suicide makes it so much more poignant.

@Vergil394 Год назад

the piano at the end is so good.

@HappyBeezerStudios Год назад

@@Vergil394 yup. it's subtle, but those arpeggios are great.

@pippafinland Год назад

The strangest thing is, when you already love a song and then someone with the greatest insight goes through it, and you love the song even more. Thank you, Elizabeth! ❤

@TheBobbymcd Год назад

yea im really enjoying listening to my fav songs via reaction videos now....i watched a young guy called 'pope' listening to 'suppers ready' by genesis and it blew my mind watching him experience a 20 minute song , progressive rock for the first time...dunno if your a peter gabriel genesis fan but if you are then check it out.

@silly_programme5061 Год назад

If you liked this, highly recommend checking out 12tone's video on the song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qQVZdnfJqlk.html (Elizabeth, you should watch this too if you see this comment; he dives deep into the chords used and how they change at the end to emphasize that emotional swell you were talking about, and it's absolutely beautiful)

@kidomega13 Год назад

Oh yes. You are correct. I already love this song for 20 years. Now i love this song even more after watching this video.

@ireallyreallyhategoogle Год назад

Yep, definitely. Same as when she did Korn - Freak On A Leash

@shawa666 Год назад

@@silly_programme5061 Love me some 12 tones.

@sharktank5234 9 месяцев назад

Literally the best musical breakdown ever put into ANY song, just flat out. Not only does this song demonstrate the vocal range and emotion of the angelic vocals of serj tankian, but also puts together and orchestrates an incredible resounding breakdown that literally makes me feel like im ascending with every single listen, an absolute piece of work and heart put into a less than 4 minute clip of audio.

@OhGrowUpPodcast 9 месяцев назад

I love the juxtaposition of someone who’s clearing extremely knowledgeable and talented musically, appreciating Chop Suey in a child like wonder. She can explain why this is such a schizophrenically beautiful song.

@lwleydes4129 Год назад

The "why have You forsaken me?"... always gets me...bring tears to my eyes, the way he sings it as well as with the emotional breakdown into the half time.

@furyplanetk4448 Год назад

Fun fact about that the man who helped serj write the lyrics gave home the idea for that part. Serj said he didn’t know what to sing there and the guy said pick up a random book flip to a random page and read the first thing you see and he did and that’s the lyrics came from for that part

@josechavez2148 Год назад

Same

@VogMasu Год назад

@@furyplanetk4448 The man who helped write this is Jesus for gods sake. 😅These are his last words being nailed to the cross. You can be sure that nothing about this is random.

@lounasty69 Год назад

@@VogMasu it is because the "random book" was the Bible. He grabbed it and just pointed at those exact words. Look up the video explaining it

@VogMasu Год назад

@@lounasty69 None of us were there when they wrote it, but think about it: you are writing a song about suicide and dying angels and then you pull out the most famous quote from the most famous book in history which happens to fit perfectly to the rest of the song and all that happened by coincidence and you had now idea what you were looking for in that library? Really? It was either Jesus himself who guided his hand on that day or he is trying to fabricate a myth about his songwriting. 😉

@usmcyounggun6879 Год назад

“Spiders” would be My recommendation for a System of a Down song to check out next. It has a pretty wide dynamic range and the vocal performance is pretty great as well.

@gravija666 Год назад

as great as the first album was, this was the one that hooked me, and is still one of my favs

@usmcyounggun6879 Год назад

@@gravija666 I used to have the Scream 3 soundtrack years and years ago when I was a kid and that song was on it. I fell in love when I heard it and that’s what actually got me into SOAD.

@jakeswett242 Год назад

I'm so disappointed that I had to scroll down so far to see someone suggest spiders.

@usmcyounggun6879 Год назад

Lol, I know right! It’s just a great song but especially for a channel that really focuses on the vocals it doesn’t get much better imho.

@chiefgl1161 Год назад

Great song

@Venatrix_Games 9 месяцев назад

The verses in Chop Suey are like a kids' clapping game. Absolutely love it. The best SOAD songs are a combination of emotional singing, energetic chanting, and pure rhythmic aggression.

@CinemaSeven 3 месяца назад

God I remember when this song's video debuted. It was September 10, 2001. I immediately fell in love with this band. By the date you can judge what happened next. Still an amazing intro to a fantastic band.

@Ryan-ys2bq 2 месяца назад

Yeah the Pentagon announced they lost a few Trillion dollars and then some Israelis started dancing

@Skarimir Год назад

As a long-time musician and fan of metal, people who don't listen to it always ask me how I can listen to it, as to them it's just noise. I tell them that to the average consumer, bread is just bread; but to the baker, it's a series of ingredients: yeast, sugar, salt, etc. that come together to make something wonderful. Metal is the same way for me, and I think you portray it the same way in your analysis of music, and I can really appreciate that. Some people think that Mozart or Bach or Chopin would be appalled if they could come back and hear what music has become today, but I'm not so sure. I think they would analyze it in much the same way, and really see the goodness in the way the ingredients all come together.

@nalinsharma8335 Год назад

Culturally some are quiet ones like Indians plus in India music is only melody, since melody in a pop song is simpler hence the ragas came to be. Indians music is about soft expression mostly and serious topics are also covered but again in a melodious way. This music is like you really are disturbed like "father why have you forsaken me in your thoughts etc" and emotions come across real because of high energy in vocals. Since the song start with higher energy for impact areas to have bigger impact for contrast there needs to be screaming, most people will not like it. I have been a SOAD and A7X fan since college and I remember I used to sing this with door closed on high volumes. Ah! those times!

@MrBranx3 Год назад

Well said

@alanholowaychuk6788 Год назад

agreed, they would be impressed by some of what metal has accomplished

@phil0934 Год назад

I really can imagine Bach listening to that wonderful piece of music and start jamming with the rest of the band.

@mightyakkylex Год назад

Beethoven was a metal head before metal existed. Guy wrote some badass songs

@salty8058 Год назад

The part where he’s saying “father why have you forsaken me” is actually the words that Jesus spoke in Hebrew on the cross before he died. The context that Serj used in the song makes it that much more powerful and moving. Such a brilliant song!!

@kingdavey90 Год назад

👍👍

@silentglacierfang Год назад

He said that in Aramaic, not Hebrew.

@anthonysiler8844 Год назад

Also, if I remember correctly I read that Serj was having trouble finding that piece to finish the song. He went to a friend's house that had a big library, his friend told him to pick any book and open it up for inspiration and that was the first he came across in the Bible. Perfection

@salty8058 Год назад

@@silentglacierfang was it Aramaic? My mistake. In the movie they did Hebrew

@silentglacierfang Год назад

@@salty8058 Yes. Aramaic. He was quoting Psalm 22:1, which was in Hebrew, but he said it in Aramaic.

@vf.nightcore 11 месяцев назад

That last part gives me chills every time. What a masterpiece.

@mo_musashi_284 5 месяцев назад

the harmony

@oz4689 2 месяца назад

A big part of the reason the ending feels the way it does has to do with the bassline and the guitar coming together. There’s a subtle dissonance between them throughout the entire song so when the guitar switches up at the end for the tail of the bridge and final chorus it creates a kind of sonic relief

@mmorales8841 8 месяцев назад

This song was played on repeat at my buddies wake with a video of him... one of the niceset and coolest people I've had the pleasure of knowing. RIP Jason

@spiderman4x Год назад

After all these years that final chorus still gives me goosebumps.

@suzanneartiss1490 Год назад

you aren't alone there

@dominiksnopek7695 Год назад

Exactly 😬

@nicolasaloni4282 Год назад

Yeah, it just moves something inside of you. Your body can't ignore it.

@atvena 8 месяцев назад

Those vocal runs bring tears to my eyes

@panman2568 6 месяцев назад

Every single time

@avalikesinemine Год назад

"Lost in Hollywood" is such a multi-layered song that deserves your attention for sure.

@user-os5jp5nx5i Год назад

Can't agree more. I was literally crying while Daron was singing it at the concert

@aaronvanzile3824 Год назад

The dreamy floaty ethereal bridge, the 'you're lost in the letters and look at all of them beg to stay' is so so so so so so so good. It's gone as quickly as it arrives but it's so gorgeous

@c-kotyko294 Год назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E0XaAq80WDU.html

@sinister906 Год назад

Live in Rio in amazing

@danielchabeda2157 Год назад

Could not agree more

@jjorissen 8 месяцев назад

After all these years, Chop Suey still gives me goosebumps.

@jarbarian 8 месяцев назад

I bumped into Darren M (guitar player) at one of my gigs in Hollywood. He was there to see the opening band for our show. He was very kind and approachable and very cool to chat with. Right before he left, as I was setting my gear up, he tapped me on the shoulder and said "Hey, my friends are leaving but I wanted to say have a good show!". Very cool guy.

@michaeldavies47 Год назад

I'd like to recommend "Forest" for its delicious vocals, "Psycho" for it's dark tone that'll probably have you close to tears, and "Deer Dance" the very Serj vocals mocking the absurdity of the modern evils that the song is shining a light upon. Or just pick literally any other song from the Toxicity album because the entire album is golden.

@gualeshadow Год назад

And after every song from Toxicity do every song from every other album because they're all golden.

@ingredi8409 Год назад

Spiders is an amazing one as well!! It was written by Serj, and it allow him to do a bunch of interesting things with this voice

@bababooey948 Год назад

Forest is definitely my favorite SOAD song.

@cartergrimes6752 Год назад

Gotta do Soldier Side for sureeee

@AlexanderForsman Год назад

Forest is my personal favorite

@metalmark1214 Год назад

The original name of the song was "Suicide," but Columbia Records made them change it to make it radio friendly. In the beginning of the song, you hear lead singer Serj Tankian say "we're rolling suicide." The title is a bit of a play on words - "Suey-cide." Guitarist Daron Malakian, who wrote it with lead singer Serj Tankian, explained: "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.'" Rick Rubin, who had worked with Slayer, Beastie Boys and LL Cool J, produced the Toxicity album. Speaking with Rolling Stone about "Chop Suey," he said: "It's an unusual song because the verse is so frantic. The style is so broken up and unusual. It's both difficult to sing and arguably difficult to listen to, but then the chorus is this big, soaring, emotional, surging, beautiful thing. And then it's got this incredible bridge: Father, father, father, do you commend my spirit? Father, why have you forsaken me? It's just real heavy, biblical and grand. It's so unusual that it goes between these crazy rhythmic explosive verses into this emotional, anthemic ending." Source: Songfacts

@TomasLKarlik Год назад

I'm aware you most probably mean well, but you do realize most of this was said in the video, right??

@Metalphan1990 Год назад

Also if you “chop” suicide you get suey.

@nthsum5509 Год назад

Who comments before watching the video? Lol

@derpderpin1568 Год назад

@@nthsum5509 more than half of the people who comment

@metalmark1214 Год назад

@@TomasLKarlik You might want to realize that this was posted BEFORE the full video was played, right?

@Kynth0s 11 месяцев назад

I don't usually comment but this time I need to. When I chose this video I was hoping to find an analysis of Serj's vocals, which I find very captivating to hear,(I love his voice) but instead I ended up crying. I'm a spanish native so the truth is I never looked for the song meaning or neither the lyrics, and although I do understand english, it's hard to really understand them in this song just by hearing it. And when you explained the title of the song I was shocked, just right before that part "Father into your hands I commend my spirit" where I right away understood the whole song... I couldn't help to feel so emotional... I'm never going to hear this song the same way... Just thank you for this video.

@rextervoid5884 9 месяцев назад

Im surprised i haven't seen anyone else mention this but i think it's a cool fact. There was a point in the song writing process where Serj went to a producer friend's house and explained how he hit a point where he didn't know what to write next, so his friend pointed to a bookshelf and said "pick a book, flip to a page, and sing the first line you see." So he did and thats where he got the line: "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit..." and so on.

@rl3045 7 месяцев назад

That producer friend was actually music producer Rick Rubin

@SolaireofAstoraFH Год назад

Ive heard this song so many times over the years that ive grown numb to the emotional aspect of it and seeing you experience it for the first time makes me remember all the feelings i had the first time too. I almost teared up 🥹

@carinaisstillhere5474 Год назад

Honestly I am halfway through the video and fought back tears so many times already

@SolaireofAstoraFH Год назад

@@carinaisstillhere5474 its beautiful lol

@Sky-TheYouTubeAccount Год назад

I feel you there.

@starrynyte158 Год назад

Same.

@nmorgan2380 11 месяцев назад

I have cried during every single one of her vidoes on SOAD songs for that exact reason. It is unreal how well she articulates the emotion but how well they convey it in the first place.

@zlette Год назад

No matter how many times I hear, " Father into your hands I commned my spirit. Father into your hands, why have you forsaken me? In your eyes forsaken me? In your thoughts forsaken me? In your heart forsaken me?" It makes me shed a tear, not as much as the first time... but a tear shed none the less.

@hakimmohamad6216 8 месяцев назад

It's all a mockery of Jesus death on the cross. They are calling it a self-righteous s....de because the Bible teaches that Jesus himself came to earth and voluntarily took the death penalty upon himself in our place so God doesn't have to judge us for our sin, because the Bible says that the wages of sin is death. The bible also teaches that Jesus died only for mankind, because we were tricked into the fall out of ignorance, but not for Satan and his angels because they understood the full consequence of rebelling against God. (They are the angels who deserve to die). I used to listen to this song quite often when I was young, but to be honest, today the whole lyrics disgust me, because I understand what Price Jesus paid for my sins and how these people blaspheme him.

@christopherfreeman3442 8 месяцев назад

Most interesting part is where that line comes from. Serg was stuck writing and asked Rick Ruben for help - they flipped a book open, randomly pointed to a line, and used it. Ruben talked about it on JRE recently

@David-fc1uf 8 месяцев назад

@@hakimmohamad6216 Amen. Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

@Isaac-eh6uu 8 месяцев назад

It apparently has no meaning.

@marcus5977 7 месяцев назад

@@Isaac-eh6uu Yeah when they were recording with Rick Ross (i think it was him) they were struggling to find words for that portion of the song. So Rick said "go to my library, pick a random book and see if anything comes to mind" so Serj goes and choses a random book and see's the words and thought they sounded call and appropriate

@puffybooboo 6 месяцев назад

I don't even like metal but I love SOAD. Glad I came across this. It's been at least 10 years since I've heard it

@scurvybearproductions 9 месяцев назад

I would love to see this as a television show where the band watches her reactions and reacts to it.

@rootbox Год назад

Daron and Serj's vocal arrangements are interesting and perfect for their songs. Daron doesn't get enough cred for his vocals and guitar work. Amazing guitar tone.

@LuisLopez-id4zc Год назад

Yep,he has an amazing and nice voice too

@TiLeo Год назад

The video actually makes it pretty clear when both are singing. Darons vocals are really prominent in the song. You can clearly here them both a lot of the time.

@Tankt0ptig3r Год назад

Daron's vocal is definitely underrated, he's amazing especially on hypnotize

@Siberius- Год назад

During some of the really smoothly soft spoken moments, that's when Daron seems to be doing the heavy lifting in particular from what I could pick up. Edit: Oh, just found out that Daron is the lead vocalist on "Lonely Day", I never paid enough attention to notice that lol (was quite a while ago when I'd hear it). So that's all making sense with what I said at the start.

@fightsewbig9003 Год назад

His solo work is awesome too. I love his voice just as much.

@amagab2346 Год назад

This was released Aug 13, 2001 and hit hard after 9/11. It was number one in the local evening top ten for over three months. The lyrics hit. The anger hit. The confusion hit. If you are too young to remember 9/11 listening to this song through that lens is a whole ‘nother thing.

@LeKingSpoon Год назад

It definitely is. I was born in 2004 and never really had thought of it in that light. That being said, I can entirely understand that feeling. My grandfather passed within the past few years and when he passed, the anger and confusion of it all is the only way I believe I could even remotely understand how living through the attacks felt. Thank you for the insight, it brings my view on the attacks just ever so slightly further into the scope of one who truly lived through those events.

@Xrafice Год назад

BYOB even more so, imo

@HollywoodColt Год назад

I remember the radio stations banning it because they thought it was about the attacks.

@HollywoodColt Год назад

@@Xrafice true true

@b.welchh4095 Год назад

I never looked at it that way, I never even knew that honestly, thank you for that

@philipschrantz8402 9 месяцев назад

I’ve always loved how they beautifully pulled in the beauty and emotion of the musical traditions of their culture. There’s such a deep respect in their music…

@ambersather7460 8 месяцев назад

This is a beautiful video. Your reaction, your facial expressions...im literally tearing up here. Youre amazing!

@digitalbath263 Год назад

One of my favorites by them is "Spiders" from their early days and they do an awesome live performance on Conan O'Brien's Late night show.

@bradsimpson9396 Год назад

Completely agree on Spiders. Amazing song

@VeryVery1 Год назад

YEEEEES my fav!!!!!!

@theuglyalien Год назад

Spiders is the first song i learned on bass guitar. Great song

@rhonoz1175 Год назад

Yes! Spiders next.

@moobutt5381 Год назад

YESSSS

@mr.logicpants2835 Год назад

"Holy Mountains" is a great song and so is "Dreaming" from the hypnotize album. "B.Y.O.B." and "Revenga" are good from hypnotize album. Really every song on both of those albums are good.

@travisrose7164 Год назад

It's crazy how Holy Mountains is a general overture of the Armenian Genocide, which many people to this day deny even happened; and S.O.A.D put it in such an amazing song.

@tdwz1652 Год назад

revenga is a great song

@ekramer2478 Год назад

@@tdwz1652 Definitely Revenga and Holy Mountain. Both extra amazing. This and Spiders, and those I think are my favorites.

@pants6951 Год назад

God a video on Dreaming would be 2 hours

@tiggler80 Год назад

Yes Holy Mountains and BYOB plz!!!

@dalemonk3403 2 дня назад

I love how excited you get when experiencing this music. It’s even more exciting for me that I know what’s coming up and I get to enjoy seeing how you react to the special moments of the song. Your insight also gives me a better understanding of a song I’ve heard so many times, yet I’m still learning more about it and getting to enjoy it all over again… so thank you

@JustinIsrael 10 месяцев назад

Even though I have heard this song an uncountable number of times since it first was released, I want to give you so much credit to the passion you put into reviewing this song and effectively recharging it in my mind. At about 17:15, you had helped to build up so much emphasis on the meanings and nuances, that when the band hit that powerful harmony I actually nearly teared up. Well done. You are good at this 🙂

@camdenC34 Год назад

I’ll always appreciate Elizabeth for making me not feel like a fool for getting emotional during massive moments in metal songs. I love this channel so much, please never stop!

@magalieleplus Год назад

Same

@desrever1138 Год назад

No shame. I cry when I hear this song everytime.

@Snitsky9 Год назад

Never regret feeling emotional in any situation ever. Metal and rock music is beautiful, powerful and passionate, is very logical that we get touched by it.

@JPM2k22 Год назад

She is genuine

@weswesaw1094 Год назад

I’m a classically trained musician/singer but I’ve always loved metal. To me both genres have always been filled with so much passion, so much drama, so much emotion. When I sing the classical stuff I’m always so emotionally wiped out. Very similar to doing metal vocals. Then there’s the absolute musicianship that both genres have. Love this channel.

@mattwilliams9506 Год назад

I would recommend “Soldier Side”. When my brother went off to Iraq in the late 00’s, that song resonated with me because of it’s gut-wrenching lyrics, beauty, and harmonies. Luckily, he returned home with only a broken back.

@zlobaplays Год назад

I'm happy for your brother, but thisnsong was exactly about those nasty interventions the US and it's allies did back in those days ...

@chillvibesstudios9025 Год назад

Tell ur brother thank you for his service and welcome back. Hope him the best!!!

@sinsidious6663 Год назад

Such an underrated song by them, I honestly can say it’s my favorite song with Hollywood being a very close second

@jasonbetancourt990 Год назад

As a veteran of the Afghan war it has a special place for me as well. Great song.

@jasonbetancourt990 Год назад

@@zlobaplays that maybe but for those of us who served or had loved ones serve during the Iraq Afghan wars this song is special to us. It encapsulates a lot of the emotions that we feel.

@HutcH68 16 дней назад

I’m getting chills listening to the opening.

@Moose_VII 8 месяцев назад

Listening to you talk about a band that shaped my teenage years the way you do gives me goosebumps. It's a completely new way for me to look at them outside of what we would talk about amongst friends. Thank you!

@ahileasvforv9709 Год назад

Now you understand why we are waiting all these years for one more album.These guys spoke inside you so deep...

@skatyna1 Год назад

there will be no album. Serj is not going to record any.

@Dubblebass Год назад

AMEN!

@m1st3rr33d Год назад

I’ll keep saying it. You listen to music the way it should be. Appreciate the technical ability, but really endive into the emotion to feel the song. The nuances you hear make me realize how much I miss when I listen. I have heard this song 1000 times and never thought so deeply about it. I cried.

@Unherist Год назад

True. Though the many many pauses kill the momentum imo. Still interesting, but it's bothering me a little.

@iconofsin1043 Год назад

@@Unherist i mean it is analysis, no? Just go listen to tge real song like wtf lol. The more she pauses the better, as a musician i found her commentary and the things she points out - pure gold

@skytex9227 Год назад

best comment

@Unherist Год назад

@@iconofsin1043 It is really interesting, I said it. And of course I'm not watching her videos just to listen to the songs, it'd be stupid, I'm here for the analysis. But still, I'd like to be able to enjoy the songs along with her, but maybe that's just me. And it's no big deal.

@iconofsin1043 Год назад

@@Unherist i get your point, but in a context of "rapper reacts to pantera" and then pauses in middle of solo etc..

@Dj_________ 11 месяцев назад

Your reactions at the end of the song brought me to tears, exactly how I felt when I heard this for the first time in August, 2001; the same month/year my first daughter was born. Thank you for taking me back to a time I never thought I’d be able to reimagine

@suno186 9 месяцев назад

i love this channel because her reactions remind me of how music makes me feel personally while also adding music theory knowledge along the way, and i love her personal interpretations of different trains of thought of the song

@edward40hands Год назад

“Lonely Day” is a must for SOAD!! It has Daron (the guitarist) as the main vocalist and Serj is harmonizing with him. It’s hauntingly beautiful:) I’d also recommend “Suite-Pee” if ur looking for more harsh vocals.

@AgeofJP Год назад

imo the best songs with Daron as lead are Dreaming and Soldier Side...and I feel like I'm the only one but I think Daron's vocals in Chop Suey are better than Serj's. He sounds downright angelic, especially in the last chorus. There's a version on YT of only Daron's parts from this song and while the quality kinda sucks it still really demonstrates how beautiful his voice can sound. As far as I recall there's no other song where he sings in this particular style, it's much softer than his usual voice and if you ever tried it: it's really not easy to belt this softly

@xxEwenxx Год назад

Lonely Day got me connecting to SOAD on a whole different level

@Grover91 Год назад

Try "Lonely Day". It's such a beaut from these chaps. I could spend all day recommending their songs, but they're all so good I'd say them all. I would say as a SOAD newbie you won't be quite ready for their first album though. 🤣

@doejon9424 Год назад

That song is featured in a movie called "Disturbia". It's a pretty good movie, yet forgotten.

@gb232434 Год назад

lonely day is easily top 5 by soad. 100P recommended

@DjavoJ Год назад

Perhaps spiders would be a more accessible song from the first album and maybe worth analysing.

@michaelmiller6064 9 месяцев назад

Listened this song a million times, but you made me think of it in a completely different way that makes me appreciate it even more

@Toneman1 11 месяцев назад

Oh my G!! Seeing you hear this for the first time and analyzing it the way you did, WHEW!! You made me re- LOVE this again!! AND, I just saw them perform 2 weeks ago in Vegas!! I felt EVERY emotion you did!!!

@audeobellicus Год назад

I simply CANNOT wait for you to cover "Question", "Hypnotize", and "Holy Mountain" these are just such visceral songs from SOAD!

@mafgirao Год назад

Holy Mountain!!!!

@MrJake9998 Год назад

@@mafgirao holy mountain underrated af

@TheBalintKosa Год назад

I absolutely love the fact that you keep covering SOAD. I would love to see you do Lost in Hollywood just because the roles are a little bit reversed in that song, Daron takes the lead singing and Serj is doing amazing background singing. Same with Lonely day. Keep up the good work! :)

@bobbysauce Год назад

Please! Some of the best vocals SOAD have ever done!

@casraw4345 Год назад

Lonely Day too

@typicalswine7779 Год назад

Lonely day is one of my absolute favorites of all time

@moonhowler13 Год назад

@@typicalswine7779 Same! I love everything SOAD did, but Lonely Day always gives me chills when the harmonization kicks in.

@bloodnmetal 8 месяцев назад

I just LOVE how you get involved with the songs, lyrics and everything! I get to learn a lot from you at the same time I enjoy the passion you have for what you do!

@kaiweitze5899 6 месяцев назад

That outro vocals at the end of the song gives me goosebumps every time! That melody is absolutley mezmerysing! Love it!

@guen4413 Год назад

I'm so glad you've been enjoying your journey into System of a Down so much. People always talk about how wacky they are, which is one of the reasons I love them, but not enough people acknowledge their incredible musical ability. As for recommendations, you can't really go wrong with any System song, but I recommend "Question!" or "Spiders."

@jordan9339 Год назад

Just wacky doesn't work usually. You need to be wacky and talented.

@josephbrowne3533 Год назад

Was just about to say spiders or war.

@LordNelsonkm Год назад

Spiders - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SqZNMvIEHhs.html Lonely Day (Daron main singing) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DnGdoEa1tPg.html

@cornbredx Год назад

I've never heard them referred to as "Wacky"

@xxxchek4xxx Год назад

Questions! second!!!!

@johnnystombaugh5139 Год назад

Another amazing song by Serj is "Empty Walls". I would love to here your breakdown of this fantastic song. Serj puts so much emotion into it. It's an absolute masterpiece.

@Stevie28 Год назад

Empty walls with elect the dead symphony is soo good!

@BoydOfPray Год назад

yessssss

@zakkmylde1712 Год назад

Lie Lie Lie would be even better, his vocal range in that song is amazing.

@daillew1990 Год назад

Came here to vote for Empty Walls

@TheHive616 5 месяцев назад

Seeing someone indulge in the analysis of music with this pure enjoyment and fascination is such a joyful thing. I love your channel, it's so cool seeing so many pieces of music dissected through someone else's perspective... The different things that jump out at you, the things we both noticed, it's just really neat seeing someone who obviously has a deep love for and familiarity with music making these discoveries. Also you're just a treat to listen to in general. Charismatic indeed.

@Wxx544 2 месяца назад

thanks for being alive I love your reviews.

@NagaTen Год назад

Serj is an amazing vocalist, but Daron complements him perfectly despite how different they sound. Toxicity was probably one of the most played albums of my teenage years, and i still love to listen to it, top to bottom

@brianmincher716 7 месяцев назад

It’s as good of an album as I’ve ever owned. Literally not a bad song on the whole CD, which was how I bought it.

@dragonpaulz_ 7 месяцев назад

Toxicity is one of like 3-4 albums ive ever owned where i would regularly listen to every track on the album and each track was a banger with multiple of them being all time classics.

@forformgamer 6 месяцев назад

I'd put it up with the greatest albums of all time. Groundbreaking, no skips, powerful...

@EdwardVGrimm 6 месяцев назад

15+ Yrs later for me and still kicks ass from song 1 all the way through the last song. One of the best rock albums of all time IMO. 👌🏼

@ashleykellon 6 месяцев назад

So very much this.

@sorrisocdo2759 Год назад

Serj Tankian is soooo underrated. One of the top singers in my oppinion among Mercury and Sinatra. Essencialy I started listening to System because of him.

@LorraFae Год назад

He has one of my all time fave rock voices and I’m not even a huge SoaD fan (i do like them tho)

@max_jank3247 Год назад

Who told you that he is underrated? Where do you come up with this bull shit?

@rahatmahmud5435 Год назад

Serj is one of the greatest singer of all time. Not so much can top him, maybe one or two. He is million light years away from "UNDERRATED"

@StabStabStabStabby Год назад

Lol Serj is not underrated. SOAD were huge. It's a shame they broke up because of all the big egos in the band.

@nickgomez5573 Год назад

Cant forget Steve perry But I definitely agree

@theOmen666 7 месяцев назад

I appreciate this channel so much because I love metal but also was heavily involved in choir and was classically trained in a lot of ways. I always thought I was alone and its nice to see another classically trained vocalist appreciate metal the way i do.

@Phenix1111 11 месяцев назад

You by far have the best analisis of this song. Your facial expressions is how i felt amd still feel hearing chop suey

@slimchans Год назад

I always say that SOAD's genre is Chaos rock. You never know where the song is going when you listen to it for the first time

@nightsgrow6575 Год назад

Perfect description for sure

@wesleysolomon5364 10 месяцев назад

I love this classification of their music!

@starrynyte158 Год назад

Just have to say thank you. I haven't been able to listen to this song in about 15 years. I was scared to listen to the music I loved because it was such a huge part of my severe depression and once I was stable, I feared how emptional it could make me. I'm finally in a place where I feel safe enough to feel emotions without them taking over and your video helped me feel safe. I know its ridiculous, but its true. So thanks❤

@eraiht2604 11 месяцев назад

It's not ridiculous, makes total sense. Glad you could hear it again without that fear.

@gwieser 10 месяцев назад

Thx for sharing. For me it went totally opposite, I wasn't able to listen to this kind of music when it was published as I had severe depression back then. Now, as this luckily has long been resolved, this music finally touches me without the fear of "cooking" things up that would have destroyed me in my bad days.

@jfb919 10 месяцев назад

You expressed perfectly how I've felt until recently. Scared to listen to music that got me through a very dark period of my life. How irrational! But at the same time demonstrates the drive for self-preservation by our minds perfectly.

@RobbRR1 9 месяцев назад

I feel this comment. These are helping me realize I can start listening to my favorite songs again and not be broken

@Skittenmeow 9 месяцев назад

Yeah the water is deep dark and scary... sometimes it's not even conscious avoidance and can sneak in. And you suddenly realise a favourite artist has been unplayed for years. "Emotional deprivation schema" is the term my psychologist used when trying multi-modal treatment, and it it made so much sense. Starving myself of emotions, and even now after successfully getting the deprivation managed it relapses. That fear/avoidance runs so deap and seems to take priority over every other emotion.

@daevski 2 месяца назад

I’ve known this song for so… so long, but had absolutely no idea how beautiful it was until you analyzed it. It’s SO powerful and emotional.

@paulbrooks4395 4 месяца назад

This song made me weep many times. It speaks of rejection, emptiness, denial, and hope that someone may hear our cry.

@rishycup Год назад

System of a Down is one of my favorite groups and I feel like people don’t talk about their vocal abilities enough. The song Attack has some gorgeous harmonies in it.

@annak_b Год назад

Right!? I love them! Serj Tankian's voice is so unique. His voice matches Daron's voice very well. And of course their crazy/genius lyrics. Pure talent.

@Jimmy1982Playlists Год назад

In total agreement. "Attack" is one of the best SOAD deep-cuts... gorgeous harmonies _and_ pummeling riffs! They're a top 5 all-time band for me.

@Mudokon885 Год назад

Attack was a great song to lead off that album, and that whole album is chock full of gorgeous harmonies.

@ichduersiees8374 Год назад

one of the best songs I know

@jarrodblakely6031 Год назад

Serj and Daron’s voices were made to go together…so beautiful

@journeysa Год назад

I’ve been listening to this song for 21 years and I never knew Chop Suey was ‘Chopped Suicide’. That’s crazy. Great video!

@champboehm7863 Год назад

Right? I was like wtf?

@onefromthemodem Год назад

They've got it slightly wrong I think from what I've read - in interviews it's been said that the original cut of the album came back from the record execs with the instruction to "chop sui!" (perhaps even written on a post it) as they didn't want a song with that title and the new title was born!

@superdemonboy Год назад

Mind blown all the same; holy shit! 🤯😂

@TodorKatsarski Год назад

I think the working version was called just "Suicide" but I might be wrong. I think there's an interview about the making of the song with SOAD's producer at the time - the legend Rick Rubin.

@thevcountdown9824 Год назад

wtf? Im 41 years old and also listened to this song for decades. Chopped Suicide? WTF

@marcjohn9404 5 месяцев назад

Serj is incredible at doing those "schizophrenic" underlying vocals, he's always done that, and it was one of the things that always made them such an incredible band. Nobody was like them, they were so good in their short run from 1998 to 2005.

@agent50813 9 месяцев назад

I've watched the SOAD reactions each probably 20 times. I would LOVE to see an interview with Elizabeth and Serj. I've seen a LOT of SOAD reactions, but this is by far the best. I love the way she unpacks the meaning of the lyrics as well as the vocal analysis.

@deano584 Год назад

I've listened to SOAD my entire life and had no idea just how much talent, sadness, and raw emotions were in this song. I'm moved almost to tears. Thank you for this analysis.

@lachlanbell8390 Год назад

I came of age during the 2000's, and nu metal was always my jam. I couldn't tell you how many times I've listened to this song, but Elizabeth just made this a thousand times more meaningful & emotional for me. Admittedly I'm not very good at deciphering lyrics so a lot of songs - even my favourite ones - I just go with the sound and what it makes me feel without knowing exactly what the lyrics are, so that's probably why I never fully got what this song was about, but even still.... blows my mind the way that Elizabeth is able to add so much depth & insight to things I have loved practically my entire life. I can't get enough of her content. Discovered her channel a while back and it's binge after binge after binge hahaha

@medarby3066 Год назад

@@lachlanbell8390 same. I love soad, but i listen to a lot of Bside SOAD. havent turned up this song in maybe 10 years. It's getting turned to 11 from now on. Great review as always

@cadderly619 Год назад

"it's almost feels schizophrenic" hit the nail on the head! Their 1st album and the Toxicity album, I always thought of as schizophrenic rock/metal

@nicklester5883 Год назад

Another song that portrays schizophrenia well is " I Caught Crazy" by Tech N9ne. Coincidentally him and Serj have a song together called "Straight Out The Gate" also a great song/video.

@SEBAYANI08 10 месяцев назад

that reaction that you had listening to it for the first time is the exact same reaction that we all get when listening to it for the very first time...breathtaking..

@Oceansoftime88 5 месяцев назад

The way you describe everything gives me goosebumps! Beautiful!!

@sweethands4328 Год назад

Serg is a special talent. He throws around his voice in so many impactful and creative ways. His vocal choices are really interesting and superbly executed.

@BatkoNashBandera774 Год назад

If you saw how he came up with that middle portion due to Rick Rubin being the producer, Serj was stumped on what to fill a portion of his text with and approached Rubin [who] handed him the Bible and Serj opened it [bewildered] to a page and began reading and it became the most intense part of his song. Truly legendary

@badbatch974 Год назад

I saw that on a Joe Rogan podcast.

@kathychaparro6321 Год назад

It’s BRILLIANT AND COULDN’T BE MORE PERFECT!

@sleazeberg Год назад

@@badbatch974 LMAO me too

@Phunkophil Год назад

As far as I know Rubin sent him into the library of the studio they were recording at and told Serj to pick a random line for a random book, which just by chance turned out to be the bible and the now infamous line.

@iansamuelson3666 Год назад

When I heard Rick describe that event it felt like he was sharing an almost spiritual experience. While I don't think that Rogan "got it", I don't believe they found that passage simply by chance. Reading the comment section you can tell how much this song means to anyone who has had suicidal ideations or dealt with the suicide of a loved one.

@JW-mg1sk 8 месяцев назад

Wowowowoow! Such a great new way to appreciate this classic. I enjoy seeing you enjoy it ✨☺️👏🏽

@lukemarcello1229 9 месяцев назад

To get the lyrics "father to your hands, I commend my spirits" that was taken from a book pulled off the shelf at random, and open to a random place. I find it to be there most powerful lyric in the song

@rembrandao Год назад

So glad you finally reached this masterpiece. 1 billion views is not a joke.

@ranid0072 Год назад

More than. More than 2, if im not wrong

@trevscott93 Год назад

I bet 1/4 of those views came from me 😂

@drecosnis Год назад

“Holy Mountains” is a very emotional song about a brutal part of Armenian history but worth a go as they do a lot with the vocals. Also, I know you looked at some killswitch engage with Howard Jones singing. Their best song, imo, that you should experience is “Arms of Sorrow”. It’s a big song, and their lead guitarist Adam D. does great backup vocal support. Not a lot of channels react to this song, so it would be awesome if you did.

@desertsavagery Год назад

I've got some new stuff to look up...

@Krossiant Год назад

Holy Mountains is one of the best in an immaculate discography

@mgallo2779 2 месяца назад

I’ve been listening to this song for years and your breakdown, interpretation and explanation of it have put it into a different light for me. It has given it a new meaning and given me a new appreciation for it. Thank you so much for your work!