2/18/02
You know what pisses me off? I'll tell you.
Stupid me, I've been spending time on the AudioGalaxy message boards. And guess what's on the System of a Down one. They're saying System has sold out. Give me a fucking break. Let me say this first:
I met a boy wearing Vans, 501s, and a dope Beastie T, nipple rings, and new tattoos that claimed that he was OGT, from '92, the first EP.
And in between sips of Coke he told me that he thought we were sellin' out, layin' down, suckin' up to the man.
Well now I've got some advice for you, little buddy.
Before you point the finger you should know that I'm the man.
And if I'm the man, then you're the man, and he's the man as well so you can point that fuckin' finger up your ass.
All you know about me is what I've sold you, dumb fuck.
I sold out long before you ever heard my name..
I sold my soul to make a record, dip shit, and you bought one.
So I've got some advice for you, little buddy.
Before you point the finger you should know that I'm the man.
And if I'm the man, then you're the man, and he's the man as well so you can point that fuckin' finger up your ass.
All you know about me is what I've sold you, dumb fuck.
I sold out long before you ever heard my name.
I sold my soul to make a record, dip shit, and you bought one.
All you read and wear or see and hear on TV is a product begging for your fatass dirty dollar.
So...shut up and buy my new record.
Send more money
Fuck you, buddy.
That song sums most of it up. But, I'm going to tell more because I'm royally pissed. They are saying that their music is like any other nu-metal band out there. That it's simple. Kevan's dad is a great guitar player. He can listen to Papa Roach or Sum 41 or whatever once and play the whole song back over again. He tried to do that with Chop Suey, and couldn't. He listened to it about 6 times and still can't get one of the parts. I know several guitar players that say their shit is almost impossible to play. Anyway, I would not call that simple. They have great harmonics. Serj Tankian is a fucking genius. Shavo and John are amazing. And Daron's riffs are just... mindblowing. They say that System isn't original. Hah! Show me a band that's more original than System! What other band do you know that uses mandolins, cellos, keyboards, and all kinds of other shit in their music that can still call themselves rock? I think they're the most original thing I've heard since Korn (and if you wanna fight about whether Korn is/was original, I'm up for it).
Another thing that highly pisses me off about this whole thing is those fucking "metalheads" that are obsessed with those awful death metal bands. How dare they compare System with those morons? All you have to do to make a death metal record is grow your hair out really long, make really fast guitar solos that have incomprehensible chords if they even ARE chords, and sing about worshipping satan. In my humble opinion, I think System is better than Slipknot. I used to be a huge Slipknot fan. Then when Iowa and Toxicity came out almost simultaniously, I fell in love with Toxicity instantly. I think it's a huge improvement on the self-titled album, but I'm not saying that album was bad at all. I'm also not implying that Iowa was a disappointment. I thought Iowa was fine, but after I listened to Slipknot all the time it was just time to move on. I haven't heard any of the songs on Iowa in full with the exception of Left Behind, Heretic Song, and People = Shit. But that was because I was forced from radio airplay :). The only song I really like is People = Shit. Anyway, back to the subject of System. Most the "metalheads" of whom I've been describing say they were the biggest System fans on the earth when their self-titled CD was out. But they hate them now because they've "sold out", they have more fans. They can't help that Chop Suey! got so much MTV airplay. Chop Suey! is a great song and whether they have MTV-ers following them around because of it doesn't mean shit.
Alright, I think I've taken enough of your time. :-D