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System of a Down - Toxicity ALBUM REVIEW

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2019
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    An out-and-out masterpiece of alternative metal, System of a Down's sophomore album was a breath of fresh air amid an ocean of cringeworthy rap rock verses and down-tuned two-note riffs.
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    SYSTEM OF A DOWN - TOXICITY / 2001 / AMERICAN RECORDINGS / ALTERNATIVE METAL
    CLASSIC/10
    Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

Комментарии • 4,2 тыс.

  • @robscallon
    @robscallon 5 лет назад +8987

    System please come back

  • @GlinkBetweenWorlds
    @GlinkBetweenWorlds 5 лет назад +8233

    If Anthony Fantano was Armenian his name would be Anthony Fantanian

    • @edmund3504
      @edmund3504 5 лет назад +53

      Uh oh Glink is here

    • @jimmymash6863
      @jimmymash6863 5 лет назад +74

      How to make any last name sound Armenian? Take a Persian last name and add “ian” at the end. I’d know. Either way, great video!

    • @israhernandez254
      @israhernandez254 5 лет назад +147

      What about Anthony Fantankian?

    • @marcomeme4875
      @marcomeme4875 5 лет назад +40

      Fantashian

    • @4142star
      @4142star 5 лет назад +31

      @@7screamingdizbusters :/

  • @miguelpereira9859
    @miguelpereira9859 5 лет назад +3151

    The Self Titled album and Toxicity have 0 filler songs in them

    • @DJ-vg1pr
      @DJ-vg1pr 4 года назад +41

      Very true, Miguel.

    • @DJ-vg1pr
      @DJ-vg1pr 4 года назад +313

      @Lord Takyon it's all filler

    • @burgerwithfries6279
      @burgerwithfries6279 4 года назад +155

      Only possible filler in Mesmerize is probably TCMMFLIOTS or Sad Statue, but it's also my 2nd favorite album so I don't really see it that way.
      EDIT: On second thought, Sad Statue is fuqin amazing. Just hadnt listened to it in a while.

    • @j.prt.979
      @j.prt.979 4 года назад +257

      Burger With Fries Sad Statue is NOT filler

    • @jamesd7678
      @jamesd7678 4 года назад +85

      Burger With Fries whaaaaaat sad statue is a highlight on that album

  • @paradoxofepicurus
    @paradoxofepicurus 5 лет назад +3291

    Is that an Imagine Dragons shirt?

  • @papayer
    @papayer 5 лет назад +2865

    >classic albums
    >intro is back
    >hair growing back
    COULD THIS YEAR BE IT

  • @jakek7114
    @jakek7114 5 лет назад +2467

    Eating melon seeds as a pastime activity

    • @bluesolace9052
      @bluesolace9052 5 лет назад +2

      Jake Kelley yes!

    • @renapeppers20
      @renapeppers20 5 лет назад +67

      The toxicity of our melon of our meeelon

    • @bluesolace9052
      @bluesolace9052 5 лет назад +19

      Depression Cherry You, what do you own the melon?
      How do you own disorder, disorder

    • @nicolasriveros943
      @nicolasriveros943 5 лет назад +3

      Now i'll never unhear that. Thanks

    • @lukamagicc
      @lukamagicc 5 лет назад +7

      kinda gay

  • @winlover37
    @winlover37 4 года назад +928

    I'm
    Sitting in my room
    With a melon in my hand

    • @ClumpypooCP
      @ClumpypooCP 4 года назад +28

      something something old dying man

    • @ValleyOfWillows
      @ValleyOfWillows 4 года назад +6

      @@ClumpypooCP waiting for the tune?

    • @ClumpypooCP
      @ClumpypooCP 4 года назад +1

      veroaghe Ahh you’re right lol

    • @TheZooloo10
      @TheZooloo10 4 года назад +9

      just waiting for the bloom
      of some old melon man

    • @2dTones
      @2dTones 4 года назад +15

      I sit
      In my desolate room
      No lights!
      nO mUsIc!
      JUST MELON

  • @whiskeyclones7161
    @whiskeyclones7161 5 лет назад +1371

    I love Serj’s vocals. But I’ve always secretly adored Daron’s voice. It’s so beautiful.

    • @maxxkarales64
      @maxxkarales64 4 года назад +62

      Personally, I despise Daron's voice. I always felt that it was too whiny and with his personality, extremely pretentious. Then again, I can see why people would like his voice. A lot of people like MCR after all.

    • @Fivedaysncounting
      @Fivedaysncounting 4 года назад +63

      They make a unique duo

    • @planetmotherfuckers
      @planetmotherfuckers 4 года назад +10

      Maxx Karales the burn lol

    • @PanasonicTooth
      @PanasonicTooth 4 года назад +21

      I was late to the party but pleasantly surprised when I recently listened to Scars On Broadway's first album. It's like straight up SOAD without Serj. Much more preferable to Serj's solo stuff.

    • @inkusaido
      @inkusaido 4 года назад +5

      @@maxxkarales64 ouch x2

  • @daddystewart
    @daddystewart 5 лет назад +2995

    I knew that the old intro was coming but it still felt so good to see it

  • @Glara512
    @Glara512 5 лет назад +1448

    Never forget “Bounce” was in The Secret Life of Pets...

    • @ArlenPierce
      @ArlenPierce 5 лет назад +86

      Gabriel Lara I remember hearing it in the ad, and I immediately got up and started head banging

    • @TheHatMan69
      @TheHatMan69 5 лет назад +2

      @@ArlenPierce ME TOO XD

    • @TheHatMan69
      @TheHatMan69 5 лет назад +2

      YAAASSSS

    • @slaystation6462
      @slaystation6462 5 лет назад +25

      That had me so shook the first time I saw that, lmao

    • @Bmanritchie
      @Bmanritchie 5 лет назад +1

      Gabriel Lara - We... Don’t... Talk... About... PETS!!

  • @Fern0422
    @Fern0422 4 года назад +608

    When Melon did the riff for Prison Song, I instinctively whispered "they're trying to build a prison"

  • @MJ-oh5ux
    @MJ-oh5ux 4 года назад +677

    Toxicity is great, but it's gotta be said that Steal This Album feels supremely underrated.

    • @keepyoureyespeeled
      @keepyoureyespeeled 4 года назад +16

      Truth

    • @KidneyFailureGaming
      @KidneyFailureGaming 4 года назад +83

      Steal This Album is criminally underrated because the way it was released to the public. Most people regard the album as Toxicity album's B-side counterpart, considering it has songs that didn't make the cut in Toxicity.
      Still I can't help but agree with you. Peeps should try listening more to STA. I really dig the songs like Roulette, Ego Brain, Streamline, Bubbles, Chic n Stu, Innvervision, Nüguns etc.

    • @bakedcrystal915
      @bakedcrystal915 4 года назад +10

      Because it’s the worst album

    • @shminkelshmoink678
      @shminkelshmoink678 4 года назад +47

      @@bakedcrystal915 Nah, it's (IMO) the best album. I completely respect your opinion, however

    • @bakedcrystal915
      @bakedcrystal915 4 года назад +5

      Vector Perkins I personally think mesmerize is the best but to each their own

  • @WoodyJeffay
    @WoodyJeffay 5 лет назад +323

    Fantano this intro better be permanent otherwise I’m migrating to ReportOfTheWeek’s reviews.

  • @ApocalypseMoose
    @ApocalypseMoose 5 лет назад +581

    THEY TRIED TO BUILD A MELON
    THEY TRIED TO BUILD A MELON
    THEY TRIED TO BUILD A MELON
    FOR YOU AND ME TO BE WATCHING

    • @toxendon
      @toxendon 5 лет назад +69

      *Nearly 200 million melons are smashed monthly in the US*

    • @mikealiberti1799
      @mikealiberti1799 5 лет назад +16

      I smack my melon right here in Hollywood!

    • @reverence8715
      @reverence8715 5 лет назад

      @@mikealiberti1799 Favourite SOATD song, that.

    • @neocreator3320
      @neocreator3320 5 лет назад +9

      ANOTHER MUSIC MELON!!!!
      ANOTHER MUSIC MELON!!!!
      ANOTHER MUSIC MELOOOOON!
      FOR YOU AND ME!!
      *aggressive tornado roaring*

    • @awut.5088
      @awut.5088 5 лет назад +1

      I can hear this comment.

  • @MonsterFlicks
    @MonsterFlicks 4 года назад +893

    In the last 2 weeks Deer Dance stopped being a metaphor here.
    "Battalions of riot police,
    With rubber bullet kisses,
    Baton courtesy,
    Service with a smile"

    • @dopey473
      @dopey473 4 года назад +27

      Police have become so brutal they're like Civil Protection from HL2.

    • @torrinbianchi5283
      @torrinbianchi5283 4 года назад +10

      Me is I civil unrest is a real thing

    • @dopey473
      @dopey473 4 года назад +1

      @@torrinbianchi5283 aight *requesting airwatch for tag*

    • @phoboswhiplash
      @phoboswhiplash 4 года назад +65

      It never was only a metaphor, hell, the US gets riots and all of a sudden erveryone its OMG ITS SO REAL, the rest of the world has been under constant police brutality, even for decades

    • @SeppukuAddict
      @SeppukuAddict 4 года назад +3

      Imagine getting this upset over a career meth head overdosing while he was being detained.

  • @KuroShiiiro
    @KuroShiiiro 5 лет назад +917

    Toxicity is literally one of the best metal albums. Holy hell. Aged amazingly in terms of content and sound, kind of bad for the former.

    • @NickB-md1oy
      @NickB-md1oy 4 года назад +27

      Antonyo337 the former? Do you mean self titled? I love that album possibly even mote

    • @NickB-md1oy
      @NickB-md1oy 4 года назад +2

      More

    • @YannickTMessiah
      @YannickTMessiah 4 года назад +8

      @@NickB-md1oy Wtf he means the content, read it again.

    • @slimymcbrazy7691
      @slimymcbrazy7691 4 года назад +19

      Its one of the best albums ever period. Its also one of the best artistic expressions ever, regardless of the art form.

    • @williamhowland9977
      @williamhowland9977 3 года назад +36

      It took me a sec to parse this, so I'll share what I landed on: it is bad FOR US that the content of this album aged so well, because things remain shit in frustratingly similar ways

  • @thegroove14
    @thegroove14 5 лет назад +793

    Still no classic review for The Wiggles "Big Red Car" album?

    • @chilaquilesdemanny
      @chilaquilesdemanny 5 лет назад +26

      I know what the hell Melon?!

    • @thyartismurder6352
      @thyartismurder6352 5 лет назад +75

      “fruit salad” fucking SLAPS

    • @thegroove14
      @thegroove14 5 лет назад +41

      The Wiggles are the Beatles of children’s music!

    • @theuncleted3301
      @theuncleted3301 5 лет назад +38

      He wont do it because he’s a gigantic melon normie who only knows their greatest hits & thinks “Fruit Salad” is an underrated track. He doesn’t even know that their still releasing material. Smh

    • @Anthonycheesman33
      @Anthonycheesman33 5 лет назад +5

      Total disrespect lol

  • @owenmiller6762
    @owenmiller6762 5 лет назад +815

    Ive never clicked so furiously and with such readiness

  • @tumppi723
    @tumppi723 5 лет назад +363

    2/10 haircut
    favorite hairs: none
    least favorite: all

  • @derekrequiem4359
    @derekrequiem4359 5 лет назад +1670

    They're trying to build a melon
    *FOR YOU AND ME TO LIVE IN*

    • @Quindolin
      @Quindolin 5 лет назад +13

      Underrated comment right here

    • @grubbybum3614
      @grubbybum3614 5 лет назад +4

      Is melon the idiot who just said soad are nu-metal? Yeah, no thanks.

    • @YangaLytBear47
      @YangaLytBear47 5 лет назад

      Nah nice try tho

    • @ryaaaaaaaan7115
      @ryaaaaaaaan7115 4 года назад +7

      THEY'RE TRYNA BUILD A MELON! THEY'RE TRYNA BUILD A MELON! THEY'RE TRYNA BUILD A MELON!

    • @catie33336
      @catie33336 4 года назад +7

      following the rights movements you clamped on with your iron fists,
      melons became conveniently available for all the kids

  • @RiseAndResistband
    @RiseAndResistband 5 лет назад +436

    Bringing in 2019 with the old intro. 10/10

    • @poopyfartman9574
      @poopyfartman9574 5 лет назад +3

      I prefer this one as well

    • @jacobstevenson244
      @jacobstevenson244 5 лет назад +1

      Rise & Resist The aqaqQ

    • @DylTyrril
      @DylTyrril 5 лет назад +1

      Classic intro for the classic review series. I seen whatcha did there Melon!

    • @RiseAndResistband
      @RiseAndResistband 5 лет назад

      Wow! Wasn't expecting such a popular comment. Follow us on Facebook/Insta. Music Video being released next week 🎶 and always FLOSS

  • @kn3446
    @kn3446 5 лет назад +353

    We saw this when it was UNLISTED, what timing

  • @MrJuuberi
    @MrJuuberi 5 лет назад +98

    "The bands sense of melody was much greater than a lot of their other metal contemporaries" is the most important line in this video. It made SOAD what it was.

  • @Zombitious
    @Zombitious 5 лет назад +862

    Review White Pony by Deftones.

    • @landonpokela6484
      @landonpokela6484 5 лет назад +91

      Zombitious ; In the Gore review, he said he never really was into Deftones. Unfortunately, cause they’re great and especially White Pony

    • @chiledawgg
      @chiledawgg 5 лет назад +9

      I was gonna request this as well but I heard he wasn’t the biggest fan of Deftones

    • @atalantiesoterica4061
      @atalantiesoterica4061 5 лет назад +65

      I’ve been wanting him to do Around the Fur. I know he doesn’t really like Deftones but the riffs on that album, man.

    • @sawyeratkinson
      @sawyeratkinson 5 лет назад +1

      Amazing album; should review

    • @deiz1083
      @deiz1083 5 лет назад +16

      He did say that White Pony is a great album if I'm not mistaken

  • @michaelmacvittie6977
    @michaelmacvittie6977 5 лет назад +795

    Ooh Toxicity review!
    *Spends entire review trying to read the shirt*

  • @ErikGiovani
    @ErikGiovani 5 лет назад +384

    Chopthony Sueytano here

  • @ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s
    @ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s 5 лет назад +65

    Back in the early 2000's i was a disenchanted hip hop head looking for something new and raw. I caught on to soad in 2002 with an album i feel is one of the best. I regularly play it today and still get the same visceral feeling i got the first time i heard it. For me the only other album on par like this is public enemy and nation of millions.

  • @ThiccOleCat
    @ThiccOleCat 4 года назад +65

    I will always maintain that Toxicity is one of the best metal albums of all time. I've never found myself growing tired of all the songs on it and they're all still super potent. Love this review and I love you Melon.

  • @Rowjimmyguitar
    @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +377

    pushing little melons with their fully automatics, they like to push melon around

    • @UditDey
      @UditDey 5 лет назад +4

      Oh god the image of small little Anthonys is golden

    • @EvanSaltare
      @EvanSaltare 5 лет назад +2

      Push melon sounds like a crime.

    • @M0stlyHarmless9
      @M0stlyHarmless9 5 лет назад

      I laughed, fuck

    • @NPC-gm6fo
      @NPC-gm6fo 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂

  • @FremontMetalHead
    @FremontMetalHead 5 лет назад +172

    i wish you could do classic reviews more often

    • @pho3nix-
      @pho3nix- 5 лет назад +5

      I think the problem is he doesn't have the time, too many expectations to review some new trip-hop album or an ep by Animal Collective.

  • @julsedt
    @julsedt 5 лет назад +112

    *WHEN I BECAME M E L O N*
    *I SHONE LIFE INTO THE MAN'S HEARTS*

    • @YouFeudTV
      @YouFeudTV 4 года назад +1

      That is a very thought out and mature joke

    • @julsedt
      @julsedt 4 года назад +2

      @@YouFeudTV many gracias cariño

  • @hiimemily
    @hiimemily 2 года назад +358

    As of today, this is officially a well-deserved 10.

    • @josef5288
      @josef5288 2 года назад +10

      a classic/10 rating is basically the equivalent of a 10

    • @simonstott6571
      @simonstott6571 2 года назад +44

      @@josef5288 no

    • @aerithnull5081
      @aerithnull5081 2 года назад +12

      @@josef5288 no

    • @lenol0315
      @lenol0315 Год назад +13

      Youre a guy lol

    • @joockson1238
      @joockson1238 Год назад +2

      @@lenol0315 and you’re a loser who hates on people for being comfortable in their own body

  • @nuttynate6161
    @nuttynate6161 5 лет назад +467

    Had to stop the review and go listen to the album it's so fucking good, a true modern classic.

    • @Jft97ynwa
      @Jft97ynwa 5 лет назад +2

      I was just thinking of doing this as I was scrolling lol

    • @MarkQuick0411
      @MarkQuick0411 5 лет назад +24

      It’s one of those albums you loved when you first heard but haven’t revisited in a long while and when you go relisten it blows your mind how good the album aged
      Even though those other bands he mentioned were alright SOAD were just ahead of the curve

    • @yigitdemir3723
      @yigitdemir3723 5 лет назад

      almost did the same lol, before he starts the reviewing I listened to the prison song

    • @satanicsunshine4920
      @satanicsunshine4920 5 лет назад +4

      Am agree. This was probably one of the first albums I had ever listened to, i know quite literally every word to anything theyve ever done.
      I really hope SOAD understands how much this album has affected people, and how many childhood's it's made memorable. Regardless if I didnt understand what their lyrics were about

    • @tboss8157
      @tboss8157 5 лет назад

      The album has aged like milk. Serj vocals are unbelievably cringe.

  • @Dillbob1
    @Dillbob1 5 лет назад +122

    Ah no mention of Arto, I'm surprised. It feels like it's almost meant to be a bonus song or Part 2 to Aerials but it's also an amazing ending to the album. It transitions the somber tone of the ending of Aerials into a beautiful traditional Armenian song that perfectly winds down the album to its close.

    • @mrrockmonkey1
      @mrrockmonkey1 5 лет назад +5

      I believe Arto actually was a bonus track on the original cut of the album.

    • @Ghost3141265
      @Ghost3141265 5 лет назад +11

      it's a hidden track so not really its own thing, just the end of Aerials

    • @ravenhopkins347
      @ravenhopkins347 5 лет назад +2

      It ends it perfectly

    • @nekozombie
      @nekozombie 5 лет назад +1

      Arto is my favorite part of the album

    • @thugnarsty
      @thugnarsty 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah I had multiple versions of this album when I was younger and that track was never included it was a bonus at the end of Aerials I noticed on streaming sites it has its own track and name

  • @wickedhyperstyler
    @wickedhyperstyler 4 года назад +161

    04:30 - Prison Song
    06:36 - Needles
    05:06 - Deer Dance
    04:19 - Jet Pilot
    X
    06:52 - Chop Suey!
    04:26 - Bounce
    05:27 - Forest
    05:39 - ATWA
    05:27 - Science
    06:15 - Shimmy
    07:55 - Toxicity
    Psycho
    08:11 - Aerials

    • @j6154
      @j6154 4 года назад +8

      No arto either 😢

    • @redblood7810
      @redblood7810 4 года назад +4

      @@j6154 arto was a part of Aerials

    • @j6154
      @j6154 4 года назад +2

      Red Blood oh really? I’ve always seen it listed as a separate track?

    • @wickedhyperstyler
      @wickedhyperstyler 4 года назад

      @@j6154 Yes, me too. It just hasn't been listed explicitly on the album, since it is a hidden track.

    • @mgm8255
      @mgm8255 3 года назад +6

      Why not psycho, one of my favourite songs of the album :(

  • @pAWNproductionsDE
    @pAWNproductionsDE 5 лет назад +40

    I'm honestly surprised how little you talked about their sense of humor. It's a big factor to their accessibility and one of the most integral aspects of what makes them so unique. It also gives entra depth to their songs when you actually sit down and pay attention to what their goofy lyrics mean

  • @CynicalScorpio
    @CynicalScorpio 5 лет назад +123

    Self-meloned
    Melonicity
    Steal This Melon
    Melontise
    Melonmerise

  • @luxmar1
    @luxmar1 5 лет назад +305

    WAKE UP (WAKE UP)
    Grab a melon and put a little makeup!

    • @aaronvargas6004
      @aaronvargas6004 5 лет назад +24

      WHY'D YOU LEAVE THE MELON UPON THE TABLE???

    • @ty_teynium
      @ty_teynium 5 лет назад +9

      Here you go create another fable

    • @anthg4563
      @anthg4563 5 лет назад +10

      I cry when melons deserve to die
      RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @garrettayres5948
      @garrettayres5948 5 лет назад

      Aaron Vargas L

    • @bardolomaios2g301
      @bardolomaios2g301 5 лет назад +1

      Wtf is this meme, adongettit...

  • @jwnj9716
    @jwnj9716 5 лет назад +52

    I still have the VHS which I recorded music videos of Chop Suey, Toxicity, Eminem & D12's Fight Music and Linkin Park's In the End. Oh the good old days.

    • @grrrrroch
      @grrrrroch 5 лет назад +4

      Holy shit, so you basically can listen to and watch the clips ANY TIME TOU WANT TO!!! SO RAD!

    • @jwnj9716
      @jwnj9716 5 лет назад +5

      I remember back in the day we would watch WWF and during the commercials, I would put the VHS tape and enjoy the kickass songs then go back to wrestling.

    • @metallitron9000
      @metallitron9000 5 лет назад +5

      Stop it, you are giving me a nostalgia boner

    • @jwnj9716
      @jwnj9716 5 лет назад +6

      Thank god I used Mortal Kombat Annihilation tape to record all those great songs. F**k that movie.

    • @Iglooo666
      @Iglooo666 5 лет назад

      Y u no post dat?

  • @ExperienceLOS7713
    @ExperienceLOS7713 5 лет назад +246

    I wish all of that conscious political music that was big in the 90's and early 00's would be more prevalent today. I'm not talking about Macklemore's "Same Love", but Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Mos Def, and Immortal Technique style of songs which were in your face and kind of over the top.
    I feel like at the time, the political and economic climate was better, so there weren't as many people interested in hearing musicians talk about heavy shit in an opinionated way. Now politics is inescapable, even in popular culture, so it would be nice to hear more voices in mainstream music directly addressing contemporary issues in their music.

    • @sunforged1662
      @sunforged1662 5 лет назад +25

      No one wants to offend anyone anymore

    • @damienhenriquez9754
      @damienhenriquez9754 5 лет назад +7

      Have met Immortal Technique many times, i used to work in the neighborhood he lived in. He really is intelligent AF and politically and historically so aware, would love to see him blow up HUGE, learned a lot from him even just in general every day conversation.

    • @ExperienceLOS7713
      @ExperienceLOS7713 5 лет назад

      @@damienhenriquez9754 that's so dope dude holy shit. The guy was way ahead of his time, I wish he would start releasing music again.

    • @blackcross4433
      @blackcross4433 5 лет назад +2

      Sunforged but that is, in my opinion, one of the defining elements of both rock/metal and hip hop. They have always been genres that seek to “offend” or provoke critical thought of some kind in the listener. This is why we have all this cookie cutter bullshit that’s out now. The sociopolitical climate we live in will not allow anything more than what’s proven to sell to idiots to be regurgitated non stop.

    • @coolk714
      @coolk714 5 лет назад +12

      The 90s was not a good econonic climate but definitely didnt have us at any substantial wars with other countries, but the children of baby boomers grew up with parents who didnt understand the struggle of finding a job or becoming successful in a saturated market and threw the kids under the bus, thus resulting in the darker grunge and punk music. Even the country and arena rock got dark

  • @stevenfrankowski8638
    @stevenfrankowski8638 5 лет назад +547

    Anthony this video was great, but that part where you talked about the Armenian genocide being a hoax was really out of place

    • @opethdan2408
      @opethdan2408 5 лет назад +14

      Cenk from tyt got lots of heat for saying the same bs

    • @sean8190
      @sean8190 5 лет назад +8

      For anyone interested, search Glinks video on TYT and the armenian genocide

    • @garrettwalden7195
      @garrettwalden7195 5 лет назад

      These comments not played out yet?

    • @joshuathesmith
      @joshuathesmith 5 лет назад +8

      @@garrettwalden7195 they never will be

    • @unfathomedfears2.wh0a19
      @unfathomedfears2.wh0a19 5 лет назад

      Garrett Walden Apparently not even though the "joke or meme" is tired and dead

  • @austin432432
    @austin432432 5 лет назад +163

    A melon tries to tell me one of the best albums, is one of the best albums. Who would've thought.

  • @klinchrx
    @klinchrx 3 года назад +114

    *Toxicity aged as fine wine* , as well as all of SOAD's discography too.

    • @k.morningstar7983
      @k.morningstar7983 3 года назад +6

      i think "Spiders" and "Question!" have become unexpected inspirations for my own writing, and they feel so lovely and different from their more charged and potent singles. and the occasionally bombastic "Cigaro"

  • @MrSit87
    @MrSit87 5 лет назад +31

    This whole Era gets so much hate. But it did bring about some timeless classics, that aged very well... just like this Album. Also Bands like Korn, Slipknot and Deftones did some really unique and fresh stuff at the time.

    • @heavenwaits
      @heavenwaits 2 года назад +4

      i feel like a renaissance of this era is coming, i feel like i’ve seen a huge rush of love from the people who grew up too young to get into it now and i’m really glad soad, deftones, slipknot, korn, etc. made a legacy that’s being looked back on and appreciated

    • @ethanieldude1
      @ethanieldude1 Год назад

      @@heavenwaits That's exactly how I got into it lol. I would kill to see SOAD live

  • @WartyFingleBlaster
    @WartyFingleBlaster 5 лет назад +239

    Superunknown by Soundgarden would be a sick classic review.

    • @HomoChomsky
      @HomoChomsky 5 лет назад +4

      WartyFingleBlaster , fuck yes.

    • @JoshAntes99
      @JoshAntes99 5 лет назад +10

      That's not even their best album lol. He'd do Badmotorfinger way before that

    • @makkietakkie
      @makkietakkie 5 лет назад +2

      It would, but I'd love to see him give Down on the Upside a chance, even though it never might have reached classic level.

    • @eatpickles
      @eatpickles 5 лет назад

      JoshAntes99 getting that buzz saw tatted

    • @humzaashraf4108
      @humzaashraf4108 5 лет назад

      ffffuuuuucccckkkkyes

  • @johnkensington5449
    @johnkensington5449 5 лет назад +2193

    Nice review Melon, but you didn’t have to say that the Armenian Genocide was a good thing and that they had it coming.

  • @TheSuicidalTeddybear
    @TheSuicidalTeddybear 5 лет назад +23

    I've been listening to System of a Down for 10 years now and holy shit do their music still hold up!
    Especially when comparing them with bands like Disturbed, Linkin Park, Papa Roach and stuff like that. SOAD never got on any bandwagon and instead became one of the most unique metal bands ever made.

  • @FreeScience
    @FreeScience 4 года назад +56

    To me they conveyed more of a punk-feel than metal, even though musically they were pretty metal (though as far from cookie-cut of a genre as you can be).

    • @jammintoast
      @jammintoast 4 года назад +5

      Definitely agree with this in terms of lyrical content. Kind of akin to some dead kennedys

    • @simoneburini4036
      @simoneburini4036 4 года назад +4

      @@jammintoast you can hear Dead Kennedys all over SOAD's discography

  • @ilikemusic4135
    @ilikemusic4135 5 лет назад +107

    FINALLY, ANTHONY ACTUALLY REVIEWED ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS. I WAS COOL BEING 12 AND LISTENING TO THIS!

    • @kidmiic1733
      @kidmiic1733 5 лет назад +3

      Guitar hero helped me find these niggas

    • @joshuathesmith
      @joshuathesmith 5 лет назад +6

      This guy ↑ fucks 😎

    • @vincentray1883
      @vincentray1883 5 лет назад +8

      System of a Down and Brand New I see ya.

    • @tokyonova2814
      @tokyonova2814 5 лет назад +4

      not as good as deja entendu ;)

    • @user-jj5eb8ds2u
      @user-jj5eb8ds2u 5 лет назад

      most people that were born in the 90’s who were into rock loved system of a down when they were 12.

  • @TerreurTerence
    @TerreurTerence 5 лет назад +340

    Its crazy to think that System made their entire flawless discography in only 7 years.

  • @JacobAF
    @JacobAF 5 лет назад +65

    System of a Down was absolutely amazing in concert when I saw them this year

    • @unansweredprayer1122
      @unansweredprayer1122 4 года назад +2

      Where did you see them?

    • @leakypfaucet
      @leakypfaucet 3 года назад

      I saw them in 2019 at Sonic temple festival in Ohio. Worth the drive, best band to preform

  • @mcwhirlpoolinc2641
    @mcwhirlpoolinc2641 5 лет назад +28

    Toxicity is one of those few albums where I know the lyrics for each song. This is because I listened to the damn album more times than I could count. Great album 10/10

    • @vansdan.
      @vansdan. 2 года назад

      my Creative Zen from middle/ high school clocked it well into the hundreds

  • @fantanofanfiction5451
    @fantanofanfiction5451 5 лет назад +812

    Good review but you went too far when you called people with down syndrome "toxic".

    • @datguy9408
      @datguy9408 5 лет назад +3

      FantanoFanFiction HA

    • @BrokenGodEnt
      @BrokenGodEnt 5 лет назад +37

      I hate this fuckin joke, but I admit this one made me chuckle.

    • @Synochra
      @Synochra 5 лет назад +2

      This one was original, good job!!

    • @-snek.
      @-snek. 5 лет назад +7

      syndrome of a down

    • @derekrequiem4359
      @derekrequiem4359 5 лет назад +1

      System Of A Downs

  • @wrytte
    @wrytte 5 лет назад +37

    Thank you for the classic intros for the classic reviews. It makes it a classic classic

  • @seutarcisiog
    @seutarcisiog 5 лет назад +155

    System of a Down is the best Metal band from their period. Period.

  • @GweenOfTea
    @GweenOfTea Год назад +11

    Daron and Serj have such an amazing harmony about each other that hasn't been replicated since their time. I absolutely love their harmony especially in Dreaming from their Hypnotize album

  • @sammo2560
    @sammo2560 5 лет назад +392

    Deftones - White Pony classic review when

    • @E45COLLECTIVE
      @E45COLLECTIVE 5 лет назад +6

      sammo YES YES YES

    • @GenericNameems
      @GenericNameems 5 лет назад +30

      around the fur !!

    • @sammo2560
      @sammo2560 5 лет назад +3

      haha that would be dope but I'd rather see White Pony or Saturday Night Wrist

    • @Otho666
      @Otho666 5 лет назад +1

      Sheeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiit

    • @Rastasskate2
      @Rastasskate2 5 лет назад +7

      @@sammo2560 Wrist ain't classic enough yet , but WP for sure.

  • @immigratoclandestino6259
    @immigratoclandestino6259 5 лет назад +394

    Review Dirt by Alice in Chains next!

  • @matdemaz
    @matdemaz 5 лет назад +19

    I'm surprised you haven't reviewed this yet. Personally, it's my fave album, hands down. The production is so damn good. The riffs sound so damn catchy and original. The first album's riffs did as well, but I feel like Daron executed what he was going for better on Toxicity. Ever since I heard it with a more mature mind, rather than my 12-year-old self, I came to really appreciate it. I was happy an Armenian band achieved so much. Made me proud of my heritage, man. Such a good feeling.

  • @johnjoe190
    @johnjoe190 5 лет назад +579

    Anthony, this is your mother. I don't appreciate you listening to such angry music, and I feel that it's impacting your behavior here at home. Please shape up or I'll be taking away your iPod!

    • @BigroomBlitz1
      @BigroomBlitz1 5 лет назад +4

      I suddenly feel the need to talk to a manager

    • @IzzyJoBeeGee
      @IzzyJoBeeGee 5 лет назад +1

      This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen!

    • @SQUIZZLER24
      @SQUIZZLER24 5 лет назад +1

      Son, Anthony is so alternative, he be on that Zune shit.

  • @funkmetal1234
    @funkmetal1234 5 лет назад +403

    They’re trying to build a melon
    For you and meeeeee

    • @atombarn223
      @atombarn223 5 лет назад +5

      To live in!???! 😫

    • @RobCamp-rmc_0
      @RobCamp-rmc_0 5 лет назад +9

      Oh baybee you and meeee

    • @HEYitzED
      @HEYitzED 5 лет назад +1

      Another melon systeeeem! *audible screeching*

    • @imaaronnotyou3887
      @imaaronnotyou3887 4 года назад +1

      Oh baby you and meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • @daves6503
    @daves6503 5 лет назад +95

    Toxicity from SOAD Is simply one of the greatest heavy music albums of all time....
    Not even labeling it "metal", SOAD transcends a label.
    Just brilliant.

  • @andryboi8024
    @andryboi8024 4 года назад +10

    System of a Down was my band growing up. Their songs helped me through a lot of rough times and have shaped me at least a little. Don't agree with everything, but I love their messages and how they present them. A great album, but one I've overplayed to the point I have to wait months to come back to it and truly enjoy it anymore.

  • @chilaquilesdemanny
    @chilaquilesdemanny 5 лет назад +121

    Not sleepy music... AT ALL

  • @morningowl43
    @morningowl43 5 лет назад +74

    We did it boys, we can go home

  • @TheJoshymane
    @TheJoshymane 5 лет назад +172

    Tool albums please?

    • @zacharyhaynes8969
      @zacharyhaynes8969 5 лет назад +2

      Joshua Hoglund Tool isn’t good

    • @aidanlastname0187
      @aidanlastname0187 5 лет назад +8

      I believe he said that he will do a Tool Worst to Best after Fear Inoculum comes out

    • @mystikgleam9541
      @mystikgleam9541 5 лет назад +19

      @@aidanlastname0187 we know what's at the worst spot already

    • @aidanlastname0187
      @aidanlastname0187 5 лет назад

      Bach Expired Yep

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 4 года назад

      @@aidanlastname0187 He did a tier list, but close enough

  • @mcopeland93
    @mcopeland93 5 лет назад +14

    Shimmy was on Tony Hawk, my first time hearing SOAD. Then in 6th grade my girlfriends older brother burned toxicity for me and I fell in love.

    • @guapman8942
      @guapman8942 3 года назад +1

      Yooo same , if it wasn’t for tony hawk I wouldn’t of listened to soad

  • @enis1687
    @enis1687 5 лет назад +42

    You gotta do Funeral or Demon Days for 2000s classic reviews

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 5 лет назад +1

      Agreed. Although, I don't understand why all 5 classic albums this year were such recent ones? Weird Fantano, weird

  • @mrsmirk4495
    @mrsmirk4495 5 лет назад +198

    Not enough mention of forest - the best song on the album

    • @guerochristophermaldonado9060
      @guerochristophermaldonado9060 5 лет назад +8

      Callum Stirk hell fucking yea!! Very underrated

    • @kelseybayley6371
      @kelseybayley6371 5 лет назад +9

      Callum Stirk he completely skipped arto :'|

    • @jaymeister26
      @jaymeister26 5 лет назад +18

      I was skateboarding years ago at the skatepark in my town, listening to my buddies mp3 player on shuffle, and after listening to Forest I went up to him like "Dude this song is awesome who are these guys?" - That was the day I became I huge System fan

    • @dm7066
      @dm7066 5 лет назад

      Yup

    • @chiledawgg
      @chiledawgg 5 лет назад +3

      This is a fact I was waiting for more recognition

  • @PadChennington
    @PadChennington 5 лет назад +20

    amazing vid as always ant, u da man

  • @mikeymegamega
    @mikeymegamega 5 лет назад +114

    XD just had this album on in the car drive home!

  • @darttrix6880
    @darttrix6880 5 лет назад +116

    When are you going to review the modernization of African tribes in the 21st century?

    • @itsallenwow
      @itsallenwow 5 лет назад +5

      This topic is actually super interesting. I'd love to see some stuff about it.

    • @FiddleMiA
      @FiddleMiA 5 лет назад +3

      Melon refuses to acknowledge non-American Africans

  • @maclunkey_
    @maclunkey_ 5 лет назад +53

    Do a classic review of Milo Goes to College

  • @tubazo1989
    @tubazo1989 3 года назад +11

    Had to rewatch this now that they released 2 singles in late 2020. What a time to be alive!

  • @lazersmuertos3162
    @lazersmuertos3162 2 года назад +27

    I remember dearly 2005 as a time when everybody was into System of a Down, they were a band you could listen with your neighbors, classmates, best friends, girls, at parties, your gf, even my parents liked it, very cool and weird time that most likely wont ever repeat ever with any band.

  • @RinsedCheeks
    @RinsedCheeks 5 лет назад +108

    Review Grace by Jeff Buckley!

    • @eliash8903
      @eliash8903 5 лет назад +4

      Justin Brule Lateralus by your picture next!

    • @RinsedCheeks
      @RinsedCheeks 5 лет назад +5

      @@eliash8903 Wouldn't be opposed to Lateralus either! Every single Tool album for that fact.

    • @askyles91
      @askyles91 5 лет назад +1

      Now were getting somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @spacealienjesus709
      @spacealienjesus709 5 лет назад +5

      Buckley was an amazing talent..
      And just that album alone makes me sad at what could have came out next....

  • @florida_mane6267
    @florida_mane6267 5 лет назад +84

    We know Melon secretly loves Hollywood Undead

    • @bjaarki
      @bjaarki 5 лет назад +5

      Everywhere he go
      Bitches always know
      That melon's hair is getting long
      Maybe even a 'fro

    • @surgodt
      @surgodt 5 лет назад

      It wouldn't even surprise me at this point.

    • @florida_mane6267
      @florida_mane6267 5 лет назад

      @Tanadian Cuxedo I hope his disability didn't get in the way of him having a normal life

  • @paulmoore5392
    @paulmoore5392 5 лет назад +16

    System Of A Down is one of my favourite bands ever and while I do love Toxicity, I personally prefer albums like Mezmerize and the self titled album

    • @cotopaximusic
      @cotopaximusic 5 лет назад +5

      I think Mezmerize and Hypnotize are my favorites, no matter how much shit people give those records

    • @paulmoore5392
      @paulmoore5392 5 лет назад +5

      @Jacob Noel That's fair. I like Hypnotize a lot, especially with tracks like Holy Mountains, She's Like Herion, Victims of Obscenity among others, but man, with Mesmerize having tracks like BYOB, Violent Pornography and Question! Mezmerize takes it for me personally between the 2.

  • @laughlin301
    @laughlin301 4 года назад +10

    what I love about this is he doesn't just focus on Chop Suey and Toxicity. he dives deep into the album and reviews each song with depth. great work !

  • @ryanhoover8130
    @ryanhoover8130 5 лет назад +171

    THEYRE TRYING TO BUILD A MELON!

    • @enragedmoosemedia
      @enragedmoosemedia 5 лет назад +1

      They did surgery on a grape

    • @fullbull9771
      @fullbull9771 5 лет назад +2

      this channel and the fans in it are toxic as hell

    • @nevergoingpublic
      @nevergoingpublic 5 лет назад +1

      For You and me to live in.

    • @Hanzer-ns5bh
      @Hanzer-ns5bh 5 лет назад +7

      *_ANOTHER MELON SYSTEM_*
      *_ANOTHER MELON SYSTEM_*
      *_ANOTHER MELON SYSTEM_*

    • @ryanhoover8130
      @ryanhoover8130 5 лет назад +5

      ALL RESEARCH AND SUCCESSFUL DRUG POLICY SHOWS THAT MELONS SHOULD BE INCREASED

  • @hrs1414
    @hrs1414 5 лет назад +18

    The chords in Prison Song are so epic. That riff makes me go crazy

  • @LochNess_drums
    @LochNess_drums 3 года назад +8

    I was 12 when I first discovered this album. Bought it as soon as I could and listened to it in my old cd player for a year straight. Literally didnt play any other cd except Toxicity. It is art, it is passion, it is everything. My favorite album.

  • @mriknowsuperman
    @mriknowsuperman 5 лет назад +54

    Anthony!
    You need to do classic review of RHCP Blood Sugar Red Magik
    You just have to
    Why you didn't do it yet?
    I don't know

    • @DPav88
      @DPav88 5 лет назад +3

      Денис Иванов If I remember correctly I don’t think he is a RHCP fan

    • @dandycliff2
      @dandycliff2 5 лет назад

      do One Hot Minute instead, please!

    • @paulmoore5392
      @paulmoore5392 5 лет назад +3

      @@DPav88 idk about that. He has stated in one of his Let's Argue that he does like RHCP's older albums Blood Sugar Sex Magik amongst their other older albums.

    • @samsondark345
      @samsondark345 5 лет назад +1

      probably because Anthony kiedis' singing is pretty fucking tone deaf. Don't get me wrong, I love the chili's, but he'd probably just rip that album to shreds.

    • @shy7660
      @shy7660 4 года назад +1

      Разве на Перцеа он не делал обзор?

  • @thecumlord7523
    @thecumlord7523 5 лет назад +108

    Tool 10,000 days album review is much appreciated

    • @philipslimak5675
      @philipslimak5675 5 лет назад +38

      Nah, rather Lateralus. If we're talking about a classic review... :)

    • @TheRealDahli
      @TheRealDahli 5 лет назад

      This

    • @terminus9168
      @terminus9168 5 лет назад

      I would love that

    • @adammarsh956
      @adammarsh956 5 лет назад +1

      Lataralus buddy would be more fitting for a classic review

    • @AM-ec9qv
      @AM-ec9qv 5 лет назад +6

      Their debut or Ænema or much more worthy of a classic review. You know this.

  • @ghdelao
    @ghdelao 5 лет назад +294

    why is your hair so long

    • @sherman8r1998
      @sherman8r1998 5 лет назад +4

      Gabriel [REDACTED] very good question

    • @MrMixtape
      @MrMixtape 5 лет назад +2

      That is as far from long hair as you could get.

    • @MrMixtape
      @MrMixtape 5 лет назад +3

      Denis Borzov r/shittyjokes

    • @MenteColectiva
      @MenteColectiva 5 лет назад +1

      @Lindey Stejskal Time of the Season, what a great song

    • @jasonday5143
      @jasonday5143 5 лет назад +1

      @@MrMixtape you must be new here.

  • @idontknowwhatmynameshouldb1535
    @idontknowwhatmynameshouldb1535 4 года назад +7

    My favourite from the:
    1st: Know
    2nd: Shimmy
    3rd: Pictures
    4th: Radio
    5th: Tentative

  • @dwaynerichardson5380
    @dwaynerichardson5380 5 лет назад +124

    Serj is the Frank Zappa of Nu Metal.

  • @TheGG98
    @TheGG98 5 лет назад +78

    Im not gonna cry because we will never get a new SOAD album. Im not gonna cry because we will never get a new SOAD album. Im not gonna cry because we will never get a new SOAD album. Im not gonna cry because we will never get a new SOAD album...

    • @legoshi5925
      @legoshi5925 5 лет назад

      Gavin Girard They're actually making one for real though now. After the years of arguing, scrapping new plans and all the "soon" "someday" and "maybe", they said they're actually working on stuff properly for the first time in ages now

    • @TheGG98
      @TheGG98 5 лет назад +17

      @@legoshi5925 im fairly certain serj shut that down. could be wrong tho

    • @legoshi5925
      @legoshi5925 5 лет назад +1

      Gavin Girard Ugh, damn you're right, ffs

    • @bootlegjacques5932
      @bootlegjacques5932 5 лет назад +4

      The downward spiral

    • @your1asshole290
      @your1asshole290 5 лет назад

      @@legoshi5925 Fingers crossed

  • @jvictor3048
    @jvictor3048 5 лет назад +10

    I've been wanting to see you do a review of something from this era for a good while now, really glad you picked System. Toxicity and other albums like White Pony are proof quality music could come out of that whole Nu/Alt Metal early 00s fad.

  • @birdbrain4445
    @birdbrain4445 5 лет назад +12

    Yep... easily one of the greatest metal albums of that decade, of the 21st century and... perhaps of all time? The mix of mellow and brutal it manages is pretty much unmatched - certainly on a mainstream level.

  • @Terrariex
    @Terrariex 3 года назад +4

    I don't see anyone talking about the multiple copies of Kids See Ghosts behind him lmao

  • @495Juan
    @495Juan 5 лет назад +12

    Who else remembers Shimmy being on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4? Such a great soundtrack

  • @crayolcoldify
    @crayolcoldify 5 лет назад +133

    Review another ween album

    • @rafaelaguilar2950
      @rafaelaguilar2950 5 лет назад +1

      god yes please

    • @evanhouston7246
      @evanhouston7246 5 лет назад +3

      A classic review of The Pod is what we need right now.

    • @mikeyc0800ify
      @mikeyc0800ify 5 лет назад +9

      How about a Worst to Best just so he can talk about every record at once?

  • @jimmycarlson4871
    @jimmycarlson4871 3 года назад +5

    You make it sound so easy to understand what these songs are about lol. I've been listening to this album for years and a lot of this was news to me.

  • @gulermo
    @gulermo 2 года назад +6

    these guys have no bad album, all of them fucking bang

  • @thebatman1482
    @thebatman1482 5 лет назад +23

    Review Lateralus by Tool

  • @swagjackson6773
    @swagjackson6773 5 лет назад +169

    Has anyone seen the birdbox meme where the monster is like "take off the blindfold" and the person is like "no" and the monster is like "it's the new System of A Down record" and the picture is the person peeking?

  • @Coffeeandcheese1
    @Coffeeandcheese1 6 месяцев назад +2

    After decades, I can't listen to this album unless it starts from track 1. Absolute masterpiece. Every tracks meant to be there.

  • @zoltanmpapp
    @zoltanmpapp 5 лет назад +2

    I bought this album when I was Freshman at high school, around Christmas, resulting in a rather unconventional background music at home during the holiday season. I'm very thankful we had a decent stereo back then.
    This was the first album which I knew by heart from the first to the last bonus song, (shuffling tracks was not cool). The most satisfactory song transitions in my music listening history. I listened this album constantly. I was obsessed, never got boring.
    Toxicity is a huge part of my youth, even though I didn't really understand much from the lyrics, due to my lack of English knowledge, but still, musically close to a perfect mix of beauty, aggressiveness, catchy melodies, heart and soul which is unmatched with anything I've listened since. I'm thankful for SOAD for making a mark in me.

  • @rappers6331
    @rappers6331 5 лет назад +17

    This is still my favorite metal album of all time.