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Post by TheAnomicSoul on May 10, 2005 20:15:49 GMT -5
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Post by Bastardometer on May 11, 2005 14:09:26 GMT -5
NEW YORK — Fans of avant-garde metal troupe System of a Down started lining up outside Irving Plaza as soon as the venue for Monday evening's gig — one of the last stops on the band's 10-city road primer — was announced Friday evening.
For a handful of System extremists, sacrificing a weekend in their young lives was a small price to pay — a pittance, really — for what was without question the hottest ticket in town, even with Dave Matthews' tour bus parked some 40-odd blocks away at Roseland.
To their credit, System of a Down made every minute of that wait worthwhile for the holdouts. They delivered a thunderous, high-octane set that mixed the fresh with the dated, but never let up, not even for a second.
The 1,100-seater was packed to the rafters, the crowd teeming with rabid fans and Italian-suit-sporting industry wheelers who gave little regard to New York's smoking ban. Even that skeletal, womanly dude from H.I.M. made it out for the rawk show, which followed less than 48 hours after guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian uttered the F-word during the band's "Saturday Night Live" appearance.
"I wasn't offended, were you?" Malakian asked the undulating crowd midway through the foursome's powerful, 90-plus-minute set of rock and roll fury.
Surprisingly, System didn't attempt much new material, concentrating instead on songs they've been playing for years — especially cuts from 2001's Toxicity and 2002's Steal This Album! But the band did set the tone early with one of its freshest ditties: "B.Y.O.B.," the first single from System's forthcoming, two-pronged attack, Mezmerize/Hypnotize. The first disc hits stores next week , while "Hypnotize" is due this fall.
Pulsating, seizure-inducing strobes plastered the throbbing, pogo-prone masses, their arms collectively reaching for the ceiling. Beneath a splash of white light, floppy-fro'd frontman Serj Tankian crooned the song's chorus, "Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time/ Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine."
Malakian's bulging, "crazy like your uncle's" eyes scanned the sea of sweaty bros rhythmically swaying in time with Shavo Odadjian's pounding, penetrating bass lines, ready to launch into 'roid mode as the funky breakdown neared its end. "Blast off, it's party time, and we don't live in a fascist nation," Malakian screamed, sending the crowd into a lawless fury with hats, cups and sneakers hurtling through the air like cattle in a tornado.
"Science" was next, but as with the rest of the show, it was difficult to discern where one song left off and another began. System ripped through 24 songs with virtually no break between, blending them together effortlessly. Of course, it became more than evident why they chose to merely graze the forthcoming material: "Kill Rock 'n' Roll," the only track the band would touch from Hypnotize, cooled the crowd from a frantic, spastic flail to a placid body bop caused by utter unfamiliarity.
Of course, no System of a Down concert would feel complete — especially for the band's Johnny-come-latelies — without the singles. And for System's longtime loyalists, completely ignoring the rockers' self-titled 1998 debut would be cause for a riot. Both sets were placated as Serj led the crowd through a vicious sonic assault that included "Chop Suey," "Sugar," "Toxicity," "Spiders," "Aerials" and "Suite-Pee," all the while doing a haphazard onstage jig with a lopsided grin pasted across his face.
When System tackled "Cigaro," the third and last morsel of newness, Irving Plaza was nearly leveled. The song's crushing riffs, Tankian's genre-defying, schizophrenic vocals, the floorboard-snapping bass, and drummer John Dolmayan's explosive skin swatting ignited a rumbling and unleashed a wave of energy that sent shudders through the building; heard from below, you'd have thought a stampeding elephant had cut through the mosh pit. That sound was unchecked aggression, a sound the swath of security that went charging up the stairs recognized all too well.
The set list:
* "B.Y.O.B."
* "Science"
* "Kill Rock 'n' Roll"
* "Suggestions"
* "Psycho"
* "Chop Suey"
* "Mr. Jack"
* "Needles"
* "Deer Dance"
* "Aerials"
* "Holy Mountains"
* "Spiders"
* "Streamline"
* "Bounce"
* "Atwa"
* "Forest"
* "Cigaro"
* "Highway Song"
* "War?"
* "Prison Song"
* "Roulette"
* "Toxicity"
* "Suite-Pee"
This report is from MTV News.
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Post by lilacJ on May 12, 2005 2:57:47 GMT -5
Dear J,
Your SystemOfADown order number xxxxxx has been shipped on 05/10/2005.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
It's on it's way to me! WoooooHooooo!
I'm going to so enjoy next week! Will have Sleeping Dogs Lie and the new Mezemerize cd!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Bastardometer on May 14, 2005 18:01:00 GMT -5
MTV2 will premier "System Of A Down Live", a half hour live SYSTEM OF A DOWN concert special filmed at the historic Astoria in London, on Friday, May 20 at 11:00 p.m. EST. "System Of A Down Live" will air several more times, both on MTV2 and MTV.
"System Of A Down Live" air times on MTV2 (all times EST):
May 20 - 11:00 p.m. Friday
May 21 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday
May 21 - 3:00 a.m. Saturday
May 25 - 3:00 a.m. Wednesday
May 26 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday
Is this the show you went to J. ?
I thought it was but I could be wrong.
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Post by lilacJ on May 16, 2005 2:21:43 GMT -5
MTV2 will premier "System Of A Down Live", a half hour live SYSTEM OF A DOWN concert special filmed at the historic Astoria in London, on Friday, May 20 at 11:00 p.m. EST. "System Of A Down Live" will air several more times, both on MTV2 and MTV. "System Of A Down Live" air times on MTV2 (all times EST): May 20 - 11:00 p.m. Friday May 21 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday May 21 - 3:00 a.m. Saturday May 25 - 3:00 a.m. Wednesday May 26 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday Is this the show you went to J. ? I thought it was but I could be wrong. ;D That's the one 'B'! If you watch it and hear the first scream after each song, that's me! ;D I went ballistic after each song! We were at the back of the Astoria, we had our own little mosh pit going, it was fully cool!  I so hope the bring it out on dvd! |
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Post by Halo on May 16, 2005 22:17:49 GMT -5
;D That's the one 'B'! If you watch it and hear the first scream after each song, that's me! ;D I went ballistic after each song! We were at the back of the Astoria, we had our own little mosh pit going, it was fully cool! I so hope the bring it out on dvd! Oh god....so you're that annoying person that I'm always hearing screaming on live DVD's. ;D |
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Post by lilacJ on May 17, 2005 2:09:10 GMT -5
Oh god....so you're that annoying person that I'm always hearing screaming on live DVD's. ;D Guilty as charged! ;D Well on this one anyway! Can't say I've warranted being in enough concerts to be the 'main' one, however my voice is loud enough, I propably screamed in my sleep and the mic picked it up....lol! |
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Post by moneyisevil on May 17, 2005 12:51:40 GMT -5
New SOAD CD is out today...im on my way to get it...
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Post by Halo on May 17, 2005 17:58:52 GMT -5
New SOAD CD is out today...im on my way to get it... Got mine in the cd player now! I like it! |
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Post by lilacJ on May 18, 2005 14:05:11 GMT -5
Got mine in the cd player now! I like it! Mine arrived today! Ripped onto my pc, and listening to it now! ;D I got the T-Shirt on too! ;D Awesome cd! I'm really impressed! |
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Post by moneyisevil on May 18, 2005 14:42:46 GMT -5
I give the new album a 7 out of 10. I was kinda of dissapointed that the album was so short.
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Post by lilacJ on May 18, 2005 14:50:14 GMT -5
I give the new album a 7 out of 10. I was kinda of dissapointed that the album was so short. Hey moe, SOAD seem to have a prerequisite for their short songs and albums. ;D I do respect that you should hear more of what they have to offer, I find that their message is clear and delivers one poweful punch. I'm not sure what other albums you have of theirs, you should invest in all of them, and you'll get a feel for their playing.  |
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Post by moneyisevil on May 18, 2005 15:52:49 GMT -5
I have all their albumbs...I LOVE their self titled...more heavy and very political...and toxicity....steal this album is okay...
As for the new one I just expected a more political and angier album...esp in the times we are living in ya know..Daron also wrote most of the lyrics this time around and i think that have if you have read serj's poems, haven't you noticed how much of system's lyrics are based on his poems. how can you say that "my cock is much bigger than yours, my cock can walk right through the door..." is at a higher level than "a deer dance, invitation to peace, war staring you in the face..." or "little girl glared, sheets of denial...
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Post by moneyisevil on May 18, 2005 15:56:04 GMT -5
sorry i got cut off...but yeah ithe fact is i cant say darons lyrics are more in depth as serj's..i think that daron's lyrics are not at the height of serj's....but darons lyrics do make me laugh in a good way sometimes
anways the music is great and i dont think mesmerize's music is bad at all///infact i like revenga and that fact that it doesnt sound like anything SOAD has come out with...SOAD surprised me with new sound music i guess i just wanted political lyrics..i was surprised by darons bigger role on the album... i just love serj ya know....he is a genius..
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Post by erishkigal on May 20, 2005 20:15:30 GMT -5
I just heard RadioVideo and quite liked it.
Kind of the only "nu metal" band I dont hate, but they're not even in that genre much.
I think i'll get the cd. add it to the list of the other 5grands worth I want...haha. (seriously...)
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