That and sugar is addictive and in everything, but no-one seems to care even when they know. Which fits with people's uncaring perspective on the world we live in - so long as it tastes good, who cares?
Sugar does have a specific meaning. It's about consumerism in general...The kombucha mushroom people is a reference to the type of people who are seemingly "inteligent" but more-or-less think they know everything, while actually just sitting around talking about how everyone else is wrong, as opposed to actually doing something about the worlds problems (was a lot more true back in the 90's than it is today. Back then, people didn't actually know why kombucha was healthy, it just was because some guru said so. Gut biome stuff wasn't studied until post-90's). "Sugar" has multiple contextual references here. From consumerism, the addiction to shallow pleasures (including drugs, food, and television), and how the 'system' manipulates people by making them believe they're being smart (aka aspartame instead of sugar still feeds your addiction and is equally unhealthy by way of overconsumption). All of these things are "insane", akin to flipping out with a gun "but feeling better" afterwards. It's a system of instant gratification.... "In the end it all goes away", is not a nihilistic view, unless it's from the consumer/addicts perspective. In this context though, the general tone of the song is that all of these selfish, superficial, and even ignorant choices, are what is pointless in the end. Not that life is pointless, but that, as humans, we should be much more engaged in the depths of life and reality instead of just moving through time on some kind of blind auto-pilot type of existence.
@@windyhead7960 ah yes. Sitting around all day, fermenting... Brilliant! That really broadens the analogy possibilities. Like the nature of 'fuel', and to feed off of something that ultimately ends in insanity.
My Favorites: Spiders, Peephole, Lonely day, Hollywood, Dreaming, Soldier Side, AERIALS! Lol FCKK it! All their Songs Bro Naww but Seriously SPIDERS, AERIALS and PEEPHOLE is just Wayyyyy Too Good😑
With SOAD, unless you hear a band member explain the meaning of a song, it will be up to you to decipher or interpret its meaning. That’s the best part about them. Things are often cryptic, but sometimes it’s simpler than you think. Which System does so well....they make you “think”! More SOAD!
A lot if their lyrics draw inspiration from the Dadaist movement, which was a surrealist, anti-art response to the view that cultural norms and conformity to logic and reason in capitalist western society was a cause of World War 1. So their lyrics a lot of the time literally have no deeper meaning than a pushback against expectations.
"Sugar high" ... "Sugar coat" ... "Sugar daddy" ... just a few expressions from the word. It's either fake or fleeting... I think that's the message of the song... what's real is not always sweet. It's just what's preferable is to swallow the sugar... A song is art. And art is always open to interpretation...
Sugar outside of the drug meaning could also be literal sugar that they’re talking about. This song talks about sensationalism and control to get you to always come back to what the people in charge want you to come back to. There’s sugar in almost any processed food nowadays to get your brain to come back to that food. There’s studies that show that sugar is as/more addictive than cocaine.
@@ADAM-tw6ej yeah it’s crazy what sugar does to our body. Here’s a great study when they were comparing sugar opioids. www.newhallhospital.co.uk/news/is-sugar-more-addictive-than-cocaine
@@jstack8955 Sorry, but that is simply not true. Eat a handfull of sugar and tell me you can not stop eating it. Most likely not even going to be able to eat one hand full of sugar. The point is having a mixture of sugar and fat. Both on their own are nothing special, it is always the mixture. Sugar is not bad for you. The only downside of it is, that it increases calorie density in food a lot and you overconsume on calorie and therefore get fat.
@@Wollestar processed sugars are addictive. They're in everything. We're not talking natural conventional sugar. Aspartame: an artificial sweetener, has been linked to behavioral & cognitive problems. Possible neurophysiological symptoms include learning problems, headache, seizure, migranes, irritable moods, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. When processed in the body it breaks down into something similar to formaldehyde. High fructose corn syrup: one of the leading contributors to obesity and diabetes. Like aspartame, it is one of the most common sweeteners. Found in many sodas and fruit-flavored drinks.
@@shelbycarr4682 I will stand by my point and I will recommend you to watch the channel biolayne. You might accidentally learn something. Aspartame by the way is a combined amino acid, so it consists of the main sturctural components of protein. It is one of the most well studied non-nutrient substances and is absolutely safe to use. By the way, since it is essentially an amino acid, it is not really artificial. Meat for example contains it naturally and a steak actually contains several times more aspartame, than a can of diet coke does. So please stop blaming artificial sweeteners. They are not harmfull, unless you overdose them significantly. But that happens with everything when you overdose it. Even water. And now I would really like to know the difference between conventional sugar and processed sugar. Because according to my knowledge, sugar, as you can find it in a bag in the supermarket, is by definition processed. You take a plant that contains sucrose, you put it into a rafinery, basically boil the sugar out of the plant and there you have it. Conventional sugar does not exist naturally in the soil or anything. It is always processed. And if I were to follow your argumentation, than fructose, the most natural sugar form you can imagine, shouldn´t be a problem because it is no artificial/processed sugar, right? Because fructose comes from fruits and corn and so on, you know... But let´s put the bs aside. The only reason fructose corn syrup leads to obesity, is the fact that even a small amount of it already contains a shit load of calories. And since most people do not realize, that stuff you drink, also contains calories and it is very easy to consume liquids, compared to solid food, people overconsume on calories. That has nothing to do with the fructose or sugar, but the people not paying attention to calorie content. And just as a side note. The amount of carbohydrate consumption in first world countries went down by approx. 25% since 2000. Guess what did not go down in the mean time? Exactly, obesity and fat consumption. But don´t get me wrong. Fat is important as well, same like sugar/carbs. I just hate that people want to point out one specific macro nutrient or a specific food as the one evil that has to be avoided at all cost. I am always impressed with the amount of bs that exist on the internet, when it comes to nutrition.
They really don't take themselves too seriously and goof around a lot, lyrically, but also on stage, though there is thought put into even their silly lyrics.
I tried out for a band once. As a lead singer I was about 14 or so. They had me sing this. Let’s just say I didn’t get the gig or ever try to be a front man again. Love SOAD, classic band with great messages. Timeless.
They like to claim they aren't political - but they clearly are. Its probably because the drummer is a right winger so they are placating him by just saying its about life in general. But the other three are pretty leftie (to varying degrees).
@@747Cone socialist? chief idk bout all THAT. They're mixed market supporters from what I've seen. And ik their drummer is a Trump supporter so... Socialist? Fr? 💀
@@747Cone like yall lefties really think that criticizing the extremism of the corporate authoritarian swing America is going in is "left". Just because it's left of far auth right doesn't mean it's left wing. Yall be so obsessed with polarization that anyone who doesn't vibe with an extreme of the opposite side you immediately assume agrees with you, when they actually just hold moderate views on both sides.
Brad & Lex , you guys have turn into my "chill pill" after a hard day of work..., dinner and shower and then sit and watch you guys!!!! I get entertainment and knowledge and I just wish you the best!!!! I won't be surprised if you guys have a half of million followers in a couple of months..... God bless and the sky is the limit!!!!
You have to have been there to understand the time I was 19 when this came out we were primed to fight the machine but the war in the east was raging taking all of my brothers.
Guys!!! Brand new Fear Factory album is out. Its amazing. U gotta check out the song Collapse!!! The album is Aggression Continuum!! The whole album is awesome but this is my favorite track. Its super heavy. Please and thank you. Love the show as always.
this tune is from 1998. I remember a friend of mine got a sample of their first release, before it was released (can't remember how exactly). This brings back memories of a party , he got the Sample CD a couple days before, and it was the only thing the punks and the metal heads could agree on listening too (it sits somewhere in between the 2), so it got rinsed and repeated over and over that night. This would have been early 98. The tune brings back that time for me
Hed pe please... They're metal, punk music infused with hip hop & sometimes reggae. They came out in 93 & they just dropped a new song called Sandmine, other songs I suggest buy them are Renegade, Suffa, Ground, Here and Now, Ordo Ab Chao or Blackout. Thx & keep the great reactions coming👊🤟
@@donchaffins1313 Ive seen hed PE perform probably 50 times. Jahred is always very cool about meeting fans and hanging out. He may never remember my name but he knows me as the guy who always asks " are you gonna play some Bob Marley tonight? " .
@@theoriginalBLACKIE I haven't seen them that many times but got to play a couple of shows with them over the years. I have known Kurt for about 20 years as we both came from the same local music scene. He use to be in a band called Kaligo.
This song is just pure nostalgia for me. Not their best, it's still a good song. I'd recommend listening to War? and Prison Song if you liked this. Can I also suggest reacting to Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight if you get the chance? It's not heavy metal like System, but still a great track :)
The first time I heard this song was I think in 98” at MSG. At one of my very first concerts ever. They opened up for Verruca salt who was opening up for the band Bush. So basically system of a down was very unknown band at the time and this definitely became one of my favorite songs by this band.
Yeah they have deeper meanings in their songs but most times I just listen and dont sweat it. Just fun to listen and not think about it too much cause of the kinda funny tone in the way they play and sing. Dig in once then just listen and have fun after that. I dont know anyone that doesnt stop whatever they are doing to do the "Sitting in my desolate room. No Lights. No Music." part whenever it plays lol
If the creators of this video read this: As a African-American grew up in the Bronx for a large part of my life, I was mainly listening to hip hop and R&B of course ( because of the dominant influence in 80s/90s/Early 2000) but around 1999 I listened to my FIRST EVER Rock song by them: “AERIALS” mainly because I was intrigued by the Eccentric/Bizzare Visual effects of the video (MTV) Soon after I started listening to ALL THIS SONGS, and they are Soooooo Dope! I listen to them to this day. IN FACT while riding my bike the last few days. Their songs (just like Evanescence, never gets old to me) One thing I noticed about S.O.A.D. is that even someone that might of been closed minded about Rock being weird will still Bop their head in amusement to Their very catchy beats and words. If y’all don’t know they are all of ARMENIAN decent. The lead Singer SERG is a legend Just his Dynamic energy, voice and for his weird facial expression he does Stretching his eyes to side Lol. It’s safe to say that he is the backbone of the group. Lastly, the majority of their songs is about Revolutionary/uprising against oppression, government etc. You sometimes have to DECODE OR DECIPHER the hidden/multiple meanings behind their words and visual images. Sometimes sarcasm and Seemingly dark things but all with education on a issue behind the scenes. I recommend listening to, and even reacting to some of these songs: 1. Chop Suey 2. Deer Dance 3. Inner vision 4. Deer Dance 5. Bounce 6. Lonely Day 7. Aerials 8.Forest 9.Hollywood Experiment and Google what the meanings of some of these songs hidden meaning are about. start with AERIALS! You’ll be suprised They are actually really Cool, Goodhearted dudes!
I always see two meanings to this song. 1. Someone who sees the insanity in our everyday life but doesn't know how to cope with it. It drives them nuts and causes them to lash out at those around them and go insane. The beginning news report is reminiscent of the current "fake news" theory and sugar is more of a metaphor to how there is something that is killing us slowly but we ignore it because it tastes good. (The amount of sugar put into EVERY THING we consume is slowly killing us, FACT!) 2. The drug thing that Lex alluded too.
It's the same thing. Society they way we are structured to live is toxic. It's "sugar" coated to keep us participating in it while it destroys us in many ways. Sugar coating could be money, sex, drugs, food, power, status, etc. The more we live and participate in the toxic society, people break start to break down resort to violence, self harm, become fearful, selfish, cruel, have mental illness, act greedy, and nihilistic.
This throws me back in the beginning of the '00's, blasting Toxicity every day on the way to school. But now, I'd suggest something slightly heavier : Frontierer - The Molten Larva. Heavy enough to erase a city.
Try all the 90s :"Alice in chains","Pearl Jam", Nirvana',"Stone Temple Pilots","REM",Live","Bjojk",,"The Cramberies", "Blind Melon", etc (ask me if you need some help for references) ;)
The thing with system of a down is the lyrics are very esoteric. Even though their lyrics sound "strange" and "silly" there is a deep meaning behind their lyrics. Typically about government.
this was their very first single when they were still making "metal/rock club music to mosh to" compared to their later albums. my favorite songs on their self-titled/first album would be Suggestions and Spiders - both really great tunes. their later albums are less odd/chaotic lol, but SOAD always keeps you on your toes ;)
This band kind of got lumped in with the Numetal bands, and dismissed, but they have a lot more in common with Dead Kennedys and Mr. Bungle than with Limp Biscuit. Great, great band.
The song is about consumerism and addiction. Sugar releases dopamine like alchole, sex and other addictive things. The song itself is about capatilsm essentially addicting you so you will consume.
I would also add alienation, thos kind of go hand in hand. Not just alienation due to consuming what you don't even necessarily like, which can cause the feeling of alienation aswell, but also that the reason why people consume these things is often as a result of the feelings related to alienation. If they hadn't added things about working 9 to 5, asking if these things you do/think/feel are yours and actually make you happy, I maybe would've more just thought they wanted to only talk about consumerism. Well also the ending is more of a nod towards alienation, because they do mention sitting alone etc and then the "what do I feel what do I say" line. Definitely a critique of capitalism, sad that it seems like only those that already know the right things are able to understand it (as with many things critiqueing capitalism) and people can't really get away with directly naming the issue.
I've always looked at this song as the media lieing to people about aspartame being okay. It was approved in the 80's in America then quickly was added to everything. There are many side effects to it the big ones are cancer, and ADHD, but there are tons more. The fda has always said that it is safe and tested but there are tons of conspiracies about it out there. I think he is comparing it with cocaine in the song because many cocaine addicts have violent tendencies. I also think this is why they end the song getting faster and faster.
SOAD is in my top 3 favorite bands. I don't know yet if you like them or not 😆 but sure you find them interesting and strange/crazy. "Toxicity" should be next
I feel like Nightwish would be perfect for you two. They do both mellow and heavy. If you try them out, they're live performances are excellent. You should check out "Storytime" live at Wacken. I think you'll love it.
The one thing that no one ever catches that I found hilarious the first time I ever saw this back in 99, the drummer is wearing a gas mask 😆. This is my favorite song of theirs. Don’t care about the lyrics, it’s more about the delivery.
System was a big piece of my high school playlist. They will forever remain on the rest of my life’s playlist. If you want a song by them with a meaning or story then check out Holy Mountains. It’s a true story. Love you guys!!!!!
The song is about sensationalism and how it can drive people insane. The "sugar" part is analogous to what you often see on TV, which are constant commercials for unhealthy behaviors and products. The "kombucha mushroom people" are the consumers who sit and watch this all day. The protagonist of the song is driven crazy by all of it so he kills people and is sent to prison. He says he is "feeling better" because he no longer has to be around it anymore. The prosecutors or psychiatrists or whatever ask him "how do you feel, what do you say" and he says "fuck you, it all goes away" meaning he's happy to be away from all of it
One band I regret never having seen in concert. I have seen interviews with these guys and know a little of the background. They are pretty heavy, very outspoken politically. Culturally they are Armenian. Most people don't know the history behind that. Happy reading. It's your history lesson for the day:)
I believe when he describes hitting his girl, the meaning has to do with domestic violence driven by "sugar" A.K.A. drugs. They also may be describing the food industry as well, a double entendre because of the additives and preservatives put into what most of us ingest on a daily basis. The intro was just another way of creating the same recurring theme, from the news anchor delivering palatable news, to revealing the subliminal with more intent. This song is like a parody of selective information.
These guys typically fill their songs with a lot of hidden meanings, usually with code words nobody would be expected to understand at first. They separated years ago, but last year they came back together for two songs to raise money for those affected by warring nations. BYOB would be a fun listen. 😏
The songs are mainly open for interpretation and the deeper you are the deeper the meaning behind them, my interpretation of the song is that the system WE created pretty much teaches us to be ignorant, put ourselves in solitude, kill each-other, anaesthetise and distract ourselves. We invented the internet to connect people and it’s the leading cause of disagreement 99% of the time. 😂
Everyone that grew up with this song.
"NO LIGHTS, NO MUSIC".
JUST HAVOC!!!!!
JUST ANGER!
I'VE KILLED EVERYONE
I'M AWAY FOREVER, BUT I'M FEELING BETTER!
Hostility towards the opposition
WHAT DO I FEEL? WHAT DO I SAY?
I have always thought the title "Sugar" meant how the system sugar-coats all of the crap in the world so we can swallow it.
This is an interesting perspective...
...I dig it
Facts
That and sugar is addictive and in everything, but no-one seems to care even when they know. Which fits with people's uncaring perspective on the world we live in - so long as it tastes good, who cares?
That’s exactly what it means my friend;}>
That’s always what I took from the song, but either way, it’s a great song 🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🤘🤘🤘
Sugar does have a specific meaning. It's about consumerism in general...The kombucha mushroom people is a reference to the type of people who are seemingly "inteligent" but more-or-less think they know everything, while actually just sitting around talking about how everyone else is wrong, as opposed to actually doing something about the worlds problems (was a lot more true back in the 90's than it is today. Back then, people didn't actually know why kombucha was healthy, it just was because some guru said so. Gut biome stuff wasn't studied until post-90's). "Sugar" has multiple contextual references here. From consumerism, the addiction to shallow pleasures (including drugs, food, and television), and how the 'system' manipulates people by making them believe they're being smart (aka aspartame instead of sugar still feeds your addiction and is equally unhealthy by way of overconsumption). All of these things are "insane", akin to flipping out with a gun "but feeling better" afterwards. It's a system of instant gratification.... "In the end it all goes away", is not a nihilistic view, unless it's from the consumer/addicts perspective. In this context though, the general tone of the song is that all of these selfish, superficial, and even ignorant choices, are what is pointless in the end. Not that life is pointless, but that, as humans, we should be much more engaged in the depths of life and reality instead of just moving through time on some kind of blind auto-pilot type of existence.
this
Dude, you are spot on
And the mushroom actually needs sugar to live and ferment; hence the people are kombucha mushroom.
@@windyhead7960 ah yes. Sitting around all day, fermenting... Brilliant!
That really broadens the analogy possibilities. Like the nature of 'fuel', and to feed off of something that ultimately ends in insanity.
@@n0madtv Yeah, and "sugar" being everything you mentioned; materialism. Also, "mother" is the technical term for where the mushroom grows.
BRAD "Is This About Everything "?
Me: Nailed It
System of a Down - Science
- Spiders
- Question!
- Dreaming
Just to name a few (all audio)🤘🤘🤘🤘
Or just the whole discography :D
Science for sure! 🔥🔥🔥
My Favorites:
Spiders, Peephole, Lonely day, Hollywood, Dreaming, Soldier Side, AERIALS!
Lol FCKK it! All their Songs Bro
Naww but Seriously SPIDERS, AERIALS and PEEPHOLE is just Wayyyyy Too Good😑
WAR?
That intro killed me. "Sugar doesn't have a specific meaning... great." I felt that.
I love every song on every S.O.A.D album. Glad you found this 🐇 hole
I dig it man 🤙🏽
Yeah SOAD are definitely the best;}> can’t go wrong with system. But watching these two react to them makes me not like them. Especially Brad;}>
Have you guys Done a Faith No More clip yet?... Check out 'We Care Alot
'.. 😉👌
Same they do not have a bad song
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SOAD song will either be deeper than any of us will understand or have no meaning at all. Toxicity and Aerials are bangers as well.
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@@insiddious 🤣🤣🤣
With SOAD, unless you hear a band member explain the meaning of a song, it will be up to you to decipher or interpret its meaning. That’s the best part about them. Things are often cryptic, but sometimes it’s simpler than you think. Which System does so well....they make you “think”!
More SOAD!
A lot if their lyrics draw inspiration from the Dadaist movement, which was a surrealist, anti-art response to the view that cultural norms and conformity to logic and reason in capitalist western society was a cause of World War 1. So their lyrics a lot of the time literally have no deeper meaning than a pushback against expectations.
"Sugar high" ... "Sugar coat" ... "Sugar daddy" ... just a few expressions from the word. It's either fake or fleeting... I think that's the message of the song... what's real is not always sweet. It's just what's preferable is to swallow the sugar...
A song is art. And art is always open to interpretation...
The reason Rick Rubin wanted to do an album with them is cause he found them hilarious and wild. But the message was real
This was the first song I heard from them back in the 90's.
Sugar outside of the drug meaning could also be literal sugar that they’re talking about. This song talks about sensationalism and control to get you to always come back to what the people in charge want you to come back to. There’s sugar in almost any processed food nowadays to get your brain to come back to that food. There’s studies that show that sugar is as/more addictive than cocaine.
No shit? Damn I didn't know that I knew it was bad didn't know it was worst the cocanie
@@ADAM-tw6ej yeah it’s crazy what sugar does to our body. Here’s a great study when they were comparing sugar opioids.
www.newhallhospital.co.uk/news/is-sugar-more-addictive-than-cocaine
@@jstack8955 Sorry, but that is simply not true. Eat a handfull of sugar and tell me you can not stop eating it. Most likely not even going to be able to eat one hand full of sugar. The point is having a mixture of sugar and fat. Both on their own are nothing special, it is always the mixture. Sugar is not bad for you. The only downside of it is, that it increases calorie density in food a lot and you overconsume on calorie and therefore get fat.
@@Wollestar processed sugars are addictive. They're in everything. We're not talking natural conventional sugar.
Aspartame: an artificial sweetener, has been linked to behavioral & cognitive problems. Possible neurophysiological symptoms include learning problems, headache, seizure, migranes, irritable moods, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. When processed in the body it breaks down into something similar to formaldehyde.
High fructose corn syrup: one of the leading contributors to obesity and diabetes. Like aspartame, it is one of the most common sweeteners. Found in many sodas and fruit-flavored drinks.
@@shelbycarr4682 I will stand by my point and I will recommend you to watch the channel biolayne. You might accidentally learn something.
Aspartame by the way is a combined amino acid, so it consists of the main sturctural components of protein. It is one of the most well studied non-nutrient substances and is absolutely safe to use. By the way, since it is essentially an amino acid, it is not really artificial. Meat for example contains it naturally and a steak actually contains several times more aspartame, than a can of diet coke does. So please stop blaming artificial sweeteners. They are not harmfull, unless you overdose them significantly. But that happens with everything when you overdose it. Even water.
And now I would really like to know the difference between conventional sugar and processed sugar. Because according to my knowledge, sugar, as you can find it in a bag in the supermarket, is by definition processed. You take a plant that contains sucrose, you put it into a rafinery, basically boil the sugar out of the plant and there you have it. Conventional sugar does not exist naturally in the soil or anything. It is always processed.
And if I were to follow your argumentation, than fructose, the most natural sugar form you can imagine, shouldn´t be a problem because it is no artificial/processed sugar, right? Because fructose comes from fruits and corn and so on, you know...
But let´s put the bs aside. The only reason fructose corn syrup leads to obesity, is the fact that even a small amount of it already contains a shit load of calories. And since most people do not realize, that stuff you drink, also contains calories and it is very easy to consume liquids, compared to solid food, people overconsume on calories. That has nothing to do with the fructose or sugar, but the people not paying attention to calorie content.
And just as a side note. The amount of carbohydrate consumption in first world countries went down by approx. 25% since 2000. Guess what did not go down in the mean time? Exactly, obesity and fat consumption. But don´t get me wrong. Fat is important as well, same like sugar/carbs. I just hate that people want to point out one specific macro nutrient or a specific food as the one evil that has to be avoided at all cost.
I am always impressed with the amount of bs that exist on the internet, when it comes to nutrition.
They really don't take themselves too seriously and goof around a lot, lyrically, but also on stage, though there is thought put into even their silly lyrics.
Genius only gets stuff right when they actually interview the artist/band...
I tried out for a band once. As a lead singer I was about 14 or so. They had me sing this. Let’s just say I didn’t get the gig or ever try to be a front man again. Love SOAD, classic band with great messages. Timeless.
Dude, I feel that! It wasn't until last year that a band actually hired me as a front man. I'm 29.
An incredible album, they are something else.
Nothing is random with SOAD, every line and song has meaning to it even when you think it doesn't
No. Serj has drawn influence from Dadaism so every line and every song does not necessarily have a deeper meaning.
System of a Down has a political stance.
Their songs are deeper than they appear.
They like to claim they aren't political - but they clearly are. Its probably because the drummer is a right winger so they are placating him by just saying its about life in general. But the other three are pretty leftie (to varying degrees).
@@andromidius they seem more libertarian center
@@respectable-username libertarian socialist
@@747Cone socialist? chief idk bout all THAT. They're mixed market supporters from what I've seen. And ik their drummer is a Trump supporter so... Socialist? Fr? 💀
@@747Cone like yall lefties really think that criticizing the extremism of the corporate authoritarian swing America is going in is "left". Just because it's left of far auth right doesn't mean it's left wing. Yall be so obsessed with polarization that anyone who doesn't vibe with an extreme of the opposite side you immediately assume agrees with you, when they actually just hold moderate views on both sides.
One of the best bands I’ve seen live along with incubus
“Mushroom people sitting around all day”….feed em shit and keep em in the dark
that is succinct and spot on
They got talent and so much to say . 5 masterpiece albums by them can change ur life upsidedown keep reacting #SOAD 🙏🤘
System of a Down is one of a kind. Serj is one of the best, most versatile singers out there.
Why does everyone always sleep on sad statue, & holy mountains. They are two of the best songs ever?
Bull shit.
Holy mountains is my favorite soad song.
Bro, add Soldier Side to that list. It is so simple yet very powerful.
@@DarthPoyner yeah man, I really like mr jack too. The one about cops;}>
Pantera - Floods (The guitar work is masterful)
Brad & Lex , you guys have turn into my "chill pill" after a hard day of work..., dinner and shower and then sit and watch you guys!!!! I get entertainment and knowledge and I just wish you the best!!!! I won't be surprised if you guys have a half of million followers in a couple of months..... God bless and the sky is the limit!!!!
You have to have been there to understand the time I was 19 when this came out we were primed to fight the machine but the war in the east was raging taking all of my brothers.
Love the simple driving bass line with the dynamics that they add and peel away throughout…such a fun and energetic song!
you guys have better and more thoughtful reactions than most, good shit
Guys!!! Brand new Fear Factory album is out. Its amazing. U gotta check out the song Collapse!!! The album is Aggression Continuum!! The whole album is awesome but this is my favorite track. Its super heavy. Please and thank you. Love the show as always.
Ah a classic! Thanks for going down this rabbit hole! People missed out not listening to SOAD
Such a great fucking song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love seeing y'all dive into SOAD!!! #couchgang!!!
this tune is from 1998. I remember a friend of mine got a sample of their first release, before it was released (can't remember how exactly). This brings back memories of a party , he got the Sample CD a couple days before, and it was the only thing the punks and the metal heads could agree on listening too (it sits somewhere in between the 2), so it got rinsed and repeated over and over that night. This would have been early 98. The tune brings back that time for me
Hed pe please... They're metal, punk music infused with hip hop & sometimes reggae. They came out in 93 & they just dropped a new song called Sandmine, other songs I suggest buy them are Renegade, Suffa, Ground, Here and Now, Ordo Ab Chao or Blackout. Thx & keep the great reactions coming👊🤟
Oh damn, I haven't thought about Hed PE in YEARS. Thanks for the reminder!
Hed PE Renegade
I am friends with their bassist.
@@donchaffins1313 Ive seen hed PE perform probably 50 times. Jahred is always very cool about meeting fans and hanging out. He may never remember my name but he knows me as the guy who always asks " are you gonna play some Bob Marley tonight? " .
@@theoriginalBLACKIE I haven't seen them that many times but got to play a couple of shows with them over the years. I have known Kurt for about 20 years as we both came from the same local music scene. He use to be in a band called Kaligo.
I think this song is about people's focus on commercialism and fluff "suger" not actual issues.
Hell yeah more system! Love it!
You will never understand it cause it happens too fast , it feels soo good like walking on glass
Epic?
You should do "in this moment" sick like me. Lex will love the arrangements of the music
Love "In This Moment" seen them live opening for Korn and Rob Zombie in Las Vegas back in 2016
You should give their song Bounce a spin.
YES! one of the non serious songs and they may be able to get it
Secret life of pets
@@markblalock6579 exactly my thinking bud!
Pogo pogo pogo pogo pogo pogo 😏
Great song! Rocking the Bucs gear. From Tampa so digging that & your reactions.
When it comes to reaction videos.. you both do the best. Always fun to see the reaction you both get.
This song is just pure nostalgia for me. Not their best, it's still a good song. I'd recommend listening to War? and Prison Song if you liked this. Can I also suggest reacting to Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight if you get the chance? It's not heavy metal like System, but still a great track :)
Prison song for sure
Terracotta Pie!
Tonight, Tonight is great; they would love Bullet with butterfly wings too.
Deftones
@@adamdonovan4071 yes Smashing Pumpkins...I get your tonight comment
One of my favorites songs from them.
this is the first song I ever heard from system of the down and I immediately fell in love
The first time I heard this song was I think in 98” at MSG. At one of my very first concerts ever. They opened up for Verruca salt who was opening up for the band Bush. So basically system of a down was very unknown band at the time and this definitely became one of my favorite songs by this band.
30 years ago.
This was the first SOAD song I ever heard and 30 seconds in I was down for whatever they did from then on.
I literally just discovered you guys, I guess TH-cam has been hiding you from me, you've already reacted to all of my favorite bands, binge-watch!
😂🙏🏽❤️ oh heyyyy
Solid reaction 🤘. Love you guys
Great reaction this is one of their best songs IMO
Whoop Whoop!!!! You did this!!!! First album is LIT!!!!
good old sugar,always make you go on the rollecoaster ride
This is my favorite SOAD song, but I've never been too clear on a lot of the lyrics. I just know it ROCKS 🤘
Yeah they have deeper meanings in their songs but most times I just listen and dont sweat it. Just fun to listen and not think about it too much cause of the kinda funny tone in the way they play and sing. Dig in once then just listen and have fun after that. I dont know anyone that doesnt stop whatever they are doing to do the "Sitting in my desolate room. No Lights. No Music." part whenever it plays lol
If the creators of this video read this:
As a African-American grew up in the Bronx for a large part of my life, I was mainly listening to hip hop and R&B of course ( because of the dominant influence in 80s/90s/Early 2000) but around 1999 I listened to my FIRST EVER Rock song by them: “AERIALS” mainly because I was intrigued by the Eccentric/Bizzare Visual effects of the video (MTV)
Soon after I started listening to ALL THIS SONGS, and they are Soooooo Dope! I listen to them to this day. IN FACT while riding my bike the last few days.
Their songs (just like Evanescence, never gets old to me)
One thing I noticed about S.O.A.D. is that even someone that might of been closed minded about Rock being weird will still Bop their head in amusement to Their very catchy beats and words.
If y’all don’t know they are all of ARMENIAN decent.
The lead Singer SERG is a legend
Just his Dynamic energy, voice and
for his weird facial expression he does Stretching his eyes to side Lol. It’s safe to say that he is the backbone of the group.
Lastly, the majority of their songs is about Revolutionary/uprising against oppression, government etc.
You sometimes have to DECODE OR DECIPHER the hidden/multiple meanings behind their words and visual images. Sometimes sarcasm and Seemingly dark things but all with education on a issue behind the scenes.
I recommend listening to, and even reacting to some of these songs:
1. Chop Suey
2. Deer Dance
3. Inner vision
4. Deer Dance
5. Bounce
6. Lonely Day
7. Aerials
8.Forest
9.Hollywood
Experiment and Google what the meanings of some of these songs hidden meaning are about. start with AERIALS! You’ll be suprised
They are actually really Cool, Goodhearted dudes!
I always see two meanings to this song.
1. Someone who sees the insanity in our everyday life but doesn't know how to cope with it. It drives them nuts and causes them to lash out at those around them and go insane. The beginning news report is reminiscent of the current "fake news" theory and sugar is more of a metaphor to how there is something that is killing us slowly but we ignore it because it tastes good. (The amount of sugar put into EVERY THING we consume is slowly killing us, FACT!)
2. The drug thing that Lex alluded too.
It's the same thing. Society they way we are structured to live is toxic. It's "sugar" coated to keep us participating in it while it destroys us in many ways. Sugar coating could be money, sex, drugs, food, power, status, etc. The more we live and participate in the toxic society, people break start to break down resort to violence, self harm, become fearful, selfish, cruel, have mental illness, act greedy, and nihilistic.
Y’all are gonna dig this band. Not the most accessible song to start with, but you’ll get it
Finally reactors that actually try to understand the song rather than just goof around the entire vid
I'm late like always. Just found you guys and you're fun! Thanks for doing this song. One of my favorites!
You know that every time I try to go to where I really want to be it’s already where I am, because I’m already there….. what a great line
The Kombucha mushroom people!!!
This throws me back in the beginning of the '00's, blasting Toxicity every day on the way to school. But now, I'd suggest something slightly heavier : Frontierer - The Molten Larva. Heavy enough to erase a city.
Love the song great live in concert
the fact u start the song within 10 seconds without making a commercial about raid your fridge in the shadow like a legend
Literally listened to this album over 50 times
Try all the 90s :"Alice in chains","Pearl Jam", Nirvana',"Stone Temple Pilots","REM",Live","Bjojk",,"The Cramberies", "Blind Melon", etc (ask me if you need some help for references) ;)
The thing with system of a down is the lyrics are very esoteric. Even though their lyrics sound "strange" and "silly" there is a deep meaning behind their lyrics. Typically about government.
this was their very first single when they were still making "metal/rock club music to mosh to" compared to their later albums. my favorite songs on their self-titled/first album would be Suggestions and Spiders - both really great tunes. their later albums are less odd/chaotic lol, but SOAD always keeps you on your toes ;)
Spiders is the best. Amazing video too.
You 2 are becoming my favorite people on TH-cam
This band kind of got lumped in with the Numetal bands, and dismissed, but they have a lot more in common with Dead Kennedys and Mr. Bungle than with Limp Biscuit. Great, great band.
The song is about consumerism and addiction. Sugar releases dopamine like alchole, sex and other addictive things. The song itself is about capatilsm essentially addicting you so you will consume.
I would also add alienation, thos kind of go hand in hand. Not just alienation due to consuming what you don't even necessarily like, which can cause the feeling of alienation aswell, but also that the reason why people consume these things is often as a result of the feelings related to alienation.
If they hadn't added things about working 9 to 5, asking if these things you do/think/feel are yours and actually make you happy, I maybe would've more just thought they wanted to only talk about consumerism. Well also the ending is more of a nod towards alienation, because they do mention sitting alone etc and then the "what do I feel what do I say" line.
Definitely a critique of capitalism, sad that it seems like only those that already know the right things are able to understand it (as with many things critiqueing capitalism) and people can't really get away with directly naming the issue.
I've always looked at this song as the media lieing to people about aspartame being okay. It was approved in the 80's in America then quickly was added to everything. There are many side effects to it the big ones are cancer, and ADHD, but there are tons more. The fda has always said that it is safe and tested but there are tons of conspiracies about it out there. I think he is comparing it with cocaine in the song because many cocaine addicts have violent tendencies. I also think this is why they end the song getting faster and faster.
SOAD is all over the place. It’s what makes them great.
SOAD is in my top 3 favorite bands. I don't know yet if you like them or not 😆 but sure you find them interesting and strange/crazy. "Toxicity" should be next
I remember this song was big everybody loved It, riff was easy to pick up like smoke on the water. And ozzfest
helped
Love this so much!!!!
BYOB by System of a Down PLEASE!!
loved this album!!!!
It's about the news, it's about how they coat everything with sugar to make it pleasurable for the public
MUDAVYE-dig
check it
PLEASE!!!!!!!!! anything MuDvAyNe please....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Good luck getting them to react to some actual good songs.
I feel like Nightwish would be perfect for you two. They do both mellow and heavy.
If you try them out, they're live performances are excellent. You should check out "Storytime" live at Wacken.
I think you'll love it.
Perhaps the Sugar thought covers several ideas. Sugar coating everything. The addiction that sugar is and the whole sugar rush feeling.
Yay! You guys and SOAD. makes me happy.
The one thing that no one ever catches that I found hilarious the first time I ever saw this back in 99, the drummer is wearing a gas mask 😆.
This is my favorite song of theirs. Don’t care about the lyrics, it’s more about the delivery.
One of their best songs.
The End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage. You guys would love it
"that was different"
LMAO I love this guy
System was a big piece of my high school playlist. They will forever remain on the rest of my life’s playlist.
If you want a song by them with a meaning or story then check out Holy Mountains. It’s a true story.
Love you guys!!!!!
Nice reaction as always ! Love to see new poeple falling for metal!
Consider reacting to Gojira guys!
Cheers!
Ohh good suggestion!
The song is about sensationalism and how it can drive people insane. The "sugar" part is analogous to what you often see on TV, which are constant commercials for unhealthy behaviors and products. The "kombucha mushroom people" are the consumers who sit and watch this all day. The protagonist of the song is driven crazy by all of it so he kills people and is sent to prison. He says he is "feeling better" because he no longer has to be around it anymore. The prosecutors or psychiatrists or whatever ask him "how do you feel, what do you say" and he says "fuck you, it all goes away" meaning he's happy to be away from all of it
Hi, you should check out roots bloody roots by sepultura, I know you 2 will love it! Big respect to you both from the UK🤟
One band I regret never having seen in concert. I have seen interviews with these guys and know a little of the background. They are pretty heavy, very outspoken politically. Culturally they are Armenian. Most people don't know the history behind that. Happy reading. It's your history lesson for the day:)
I believe when he describes hitting his girl, the meaning has to do with domestic violence driven by "sugar" A.K.A. drugs. They also may be describing the food industry as well, a double entendre because of the additives and preservatives put into what most of us ingest on a daily basis. The intro was just another way of creating the same recurring theme, from the news anchor delivering palatable news, to revealing the subliminal with more intent. This song is like a parody of selective information.
a Gen X song. You have to be a Gen Xer to truly appreciate this one.
Yes brother, it's about everything
You guys are absolutely killing it. Love to see you react to "mgk my bloody valentine" or "forget me now"
These guys typically fill their songs with a lot of hidden meanings, usually with code words nobody would be expected to understand at first. They separated years ago, but last year they came back together for two songs to raise money for those affected by warring nations.
BYOB would be a fun listen. 😏
The songs are mainly open for interpretation and the deeper you are the deeper the meaning behind them, my interpretation of the song is that the system WE created pretty much teaches us to be ignorant, put ourselves in solitude, kill each-other, anaesthetise and distract ourselves. We invented the internet to connect people and it’s the leading cause of disagreement 99% of the time. 😂
This was the song that got me hooked on SOAD!
LISTEN TO CHOP SUEY, TOXICITY, AERIALS, OR BYOB
They’ve reacted to chop suey.
@@esellanta gotcha thanks