"Hypnotize" is the logical next SOAD song to take a look at. Daron and Serj share the vocal load pretty evenly and the way they alternate singing their individual parts feels almost like they're having a conversation.

@00misterman00

Жыл бұрын

I agree fully. Love it

@KingRorix

Жыл бұрын

I would direct attention towards Radio/Video as another fantastic choice of song to look at for pretty much the exact same reasons you gave for Hypnotize.

@valeriewilliams3238

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree!!

@josiahedwards6476

Жыл бұрын

@@KingRorix such a good song, would love to see a video on radio video

@lutherheggs451

Жыл бұрын

From what everyone has said Serj had to practically be begged to make Hypnotize and Memorize. I get the feeling he really kinda more so enjoys being able to do what he wants, when he wants, how he wants.

I love how Daron looks absolutely insane and then has this beautiful angelic voice 💀

@d3adc0ps

10 ай бұрын

...and he's absolutely insane, too

I don't know why Radio/video isn't suggested more, must not be a popular song but it's a perfect example of their background coming through their music. The vocals are great and there would be a lot to discuss.

@MrWendell

Жыл бұрын

A bit late for your comment, but YES. Their harmony on Radio/Video is one of the best i've ever heard. So underrated

@sipenarekbecha7193

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrWendell also has another 'charm' SPOILER ALERT . . . . . . . those _Lalalala.._ 😂😂😂

@spunlines4557

Жыл бұрын

dreaming too. and in true soad style, the most beautiful with the most body horror.

@polkapyr

Жыл бұрын

that song is vocally insane, one of my favorites

@Seebeejeebees

Жыл бұрын

100%, vocals are incredible in that song.

Daron also writes a lot of SOAD's songs, he's often overshadowed by Serj but he deserves so much credit!

@HalflingScholar613

11 ай бұрын

Serj is frickin awesome, but Daron is frickin awesome too and SOAD wouldn't be SOAD without him

@timhorton8085

10 ай бұрын

You can really hear who contributed what to soad when you listen to scars on broadway (daron's band) and serj's solo work. You can sort of mix their two sounds in your head and you get system of a down. Its pretty neat

@korsey5984

9 ай бұрын

i do this a lot. lol@@timhorton8085

@aceofspades6667

9 ай бұрын

Agreed they are all amazing talents in this band

@BringBackSOAD

7 ай бұрын

Writes all their songs lol

Essentially, "the loneliest day of your life" is the day after you lose a loved one. You just feel a hole in you and feel so alone. You start thinking you can't go on and that you should have died, etc. and the whole world is burning down around you, but nobody else notices because it's a personal trauma and pain you are working through. So while everything is on fire, nobody cares, but you. Also, System of a Down is another band that sets itself apart from other metal bands because they're very unique. There's an art to even their hardest and heaviest songs.

@Amitabha108

Жыл бұрын

I grok. ⚘️ Most Loneliest Days are the absolute worst and hardest part of loving another human. 💔

@seasquirt22

Жыл бұрын

"Soad is unique because they are unique" 😆

@GHOST5663

Жыл бұрын

Great analogy. Fantastic song.

@sonnysome3201

Жыл бұрын

That's what I've always thought as well. How in order to function, you have to go through the motions of everyday life - even though there' s a whole world of pain and loss under the surface.

@lyndonbauer1703

Жыл бұрын

​@seasquirt22 Tautologies are logically true, however redundant it may seem.

Lost in Hollywood would be amazing. It has Daron on Lead vocals and there are such amazing hormonies between him and Serj. It's an absolutely amazing song.

@leftedgemethod

Жыл бұрын

This, yes please

@lg705

Жыл бұрын

Yesss

@coconutninja351

Жыл бұрын

It’s the best live

@frestonpa

Жыл бұрын

This needs more likes

@brunnobroca

Жыл бұрын

The album version, pls

i discovered SOAD as a kid and just thought they were cool, but the older I get the more I appreciate the absolute stellar musicianship of this band, As a kid, you do not think about stuff like harmonizing vocal lines or guitar lines and that sort of thing, now, when you are older and know better how music works, you finally begin to appreciate what they are able to pull off. not a lot of bands can do that. SOAD are or rather were really something special.

@SlayerODragon

Жыл бұрын

Also appreciate the meaning of the songs more now, now that I’m 25 I’ve faced several of the same situations they sing about.

@trailoffiends

6 ай бұрын

Same here. That also goes for Deftones, Porcupine Tree and a few more. It's interesting how some bands back then created their own identity, which is ofc common in many bands, but to the point of making up a new unheard sonority and composition structure is quite something to be proud of. I feel we've reached an era where there are still many interesting bands mixing genres and styles, but not really coming up with something radically unique within the rock genre - and I'm not a mainstream man myself.

@dang2651

3 ай бұрын

I found SOAD a bit later (bit of a punk kid) Appreciated the style, but it was the lyrics, that got me hooked.

"Radio/Video" is a singing masterpiece and for me the best singing metal song of all time, Serj and Daron really show the extent of therr talent and range in it.

@wendel5868

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@guilhermeschuabb4537

11 ай бұрын

This one is wild

This song has helped me through a lot. I lost my wife in 2019. I cried so hard at her funeral I thought I would die too. Recently my father passed away. He has always been there for me. This song helps with my grief. The message at the end, "it's a day I'm glad I survived" means there's always hope.

@jbstans

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@burnthetubs

Жыл бұрын

Lot of weight to carry there friend. Kinda nuts how music can at least triage broken hearts.

@troysmith6929

Жыл бұрын

My heart goes out to you mate... take care of yourself and for sure, there is always hope and something to live for ❤‍🩹

@TheRodrey587

Жыл бұрын

stay strong man, the life have some good for you, i don't have any doubt. i bet they really want you to carry on.

@iam0lly

Жыл бұрын

You got this 🙌🏼

A close friend of mine passed away my senior year of high school, just before my friends and I were all going to graduate. We visited him on life support in the hospital. After getting the news that he wasn't going to wake up, we all scream-sang this song in an overstuffed SUV on the drive home. He loved SOAD. RIP Spencer. We miss you every day.

@dirty4track

Жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace to ur homie

@matthewgraham9258

Жыл бұрын

Bro i feel that way on such a deep level

@taffysaur

Ай бұрын

That must have been very emotional. 😔

Lonely Day is one of those songs I come back to repeatedly when I know I'm sad, but need the comfort of empathy. Darons performance, accompanied with the guitar, really cut through in such a beautiful harmony that it gets me to tear up and genuinely feel out my emotions. Of course Serj's backing enhances everything, but I really praise Daron for such a raw feeling performance here.

Definitely give "Soldier Side" from the Hypnotized album a go. Serj & Daron's harmonies make it breathtakingly haunting yet beautiful. The subject matter of the lyrics are tragically poignant to this day.

@Palavalve

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I also find it fitting that the last song they released together on an LP is, in my opinion, the most gut wrenching and heartbreaking song they released while they were together.

@danny-d0rito

Күн бұрын

it, to me, was the most heartbreaking and beautiful piece of art I have ever heard. it's the only song that makes me cry every time I listen. every lyric is like a gut punch.

They both have great voices, but I think when they harmonize together, its an instance of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. They're just so good together!

@kunipshunfit

Жыл бұрын

Could not agree more.

@DisregardedHappiness

Жыл бұрын

That is very evident after hearing them both separately, they really make something special together

@dialecticalmonist3405

Жыл бұрын

Serj has 10 X's the better voice. Why are we lying about this? Lol.

@DisregardedHappiness

Жыл бұрын

@@dialecticalmonist3405 no one is mentioning that. Read the original comment again

@dialecticalmonist3405

Жыл бұрын

@@DisregardedHappiness Ok, I'll take it further. Daron has a very mediocre singing voice. Arguably below average even among amateur talent. He probably wouldn't even win a karaoke contest against drunks.

Fun fact: That siren-like sound at 16:07 is actually a running theme throughout Mesmerize/Hypnotize, since its a double album. In Mezmerize, that siren is heard right after Soldier Side (intro) ends, which seamlessly transistions into BYOB! In Hypnotize, Lonely Day ends with that, which also transistions into one of my personal favorites Soldier Side. This effectively bookends the album and its one of their most powerful songs thanks to Serj and Daron's haunting harmonies and lyrics. Thank you for covering this as always! Hope you'll check out Soldier Side someday, cheers.

@dropdead___

Жыл бұрын

That siren sounds bring me so much nostalgia from my childhood.

@garahn_

Жыл бұрын

It's things like this that makes playing the entirety of both albums back to back such a cool listen. It's the full circle thing

@MatGreten

Жыл бұрын

Once I hear that sound I get the album stuck in my head immediately

@BrickNewton

Жыл бұрын

I love Soldier Side, it's so emotional and dark

@Weather_Nerd

Жыл бұрын

Soldier Side oh boy, powerful song. Been some time since I heard it, thanks for the reminder

For more Daron, he has his own band called Scars on Broadway. I reckon they're incredible and also a lot of songs that Daron wrote for System that they didn't use, he used for Scars on Broadway. Definatly worth a listen.

@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165

8 ай бұрын

I liked Scars on Broadway and Serj's solo stuff, both. But, I always felt that their stuff alone always seemed lonely. Maybe it's just me making crap up in my head, but their solo stuff always seemed to be missing the other.

@jeffcunningham9868

6 ай бұрын

Scars is so underrated, IMO.

@doomfunk

Ай бұрын

SOAD (Darren and John) actually played some of those Scars songs live. Pretty cool to watch some older concerts and then Darren and John just randomly play a song for a couple minutes that ends up being on thr Scars album

“Dreaming” is a really intense song off of the same album as lonely day, with a lot of diverse layers. I highly recommend it next!

@jacobdarrigan826

11 ай бұрын

she has to listen to Dreaming omlllll

As much SOAD you have listened to so far, you havent even scratched the surface. Please continue down this rabbit hole because they never disappoint

@edboymovies

Жыл бұрын

I love their cover of metro, I've heard the song and prefer systems version lol

@noteda6361

Жыл бұрын

@@edboymovies My first guitar riff was from their song "Dam", and the last one as well 😂

@urielardron6172

8 ай бұрын

​@edboymovies it's a cover??? Who originally preformed it

Hard to believe once you hear a band like this once, you don't dive into their entire catalog off the jump. If you truly save your first-time reactions for the us fans of your channel that's a serious sacrifice on your part and thank you for that.

A world burning and everyone avoiding looking at it, beautiful metaphor for the experience of grief. A loneliness not only from having lost someone, but also of being disconnected from the people around you. And because you treat us so well by listening to the songs we suggest, I'll never stop suggesting Serj Tankian's debut performance of Gate 21 with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, kicking off his Elect The Dead Symphony tour, partly because it's a beautiful song, and partly because I was there and it was bloody awesome ;) (and while we're at it, have a listen to Sugar to see why the band was labelled 'heavy mental' when they burst onto the scene)

Soldier side is absolutely beautiful and so incredibly powerful . You get a lot of both serj and Daron and the emotion here is heart wrenching. ATWA is another powerful one for serj and its probably my favorite and has been for years. ❤️❤️

@philipmrch8326

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Though it's sad how Soldier Side has clipping issues in the high parts of the song. Damn overcompression and brickwalling.

@erinkirk5269

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@isaacfawcett4153

Жыл бұрын

Soldier side is my favourite SOAD song

For those who aren't familiar with the full layout of their last two albums, Mesmerize & Hypnotize, that last sound in the song of the guitar fading out is a callback to the beginning of Mesmerize, with a little song called Soldier Side (Intro), the opening track. Here on Hypnotize, Lonely Day is the next to last song, and the callback reminds listeners of that little opening track from the other album, prior to the final track here, which is a reprise (Full Version) of Soldier Side. It's a really beautiful symmetry to tie both albums together. Although they were released six months apart, they are considered a Double Album. The band even issued double album packaging when Mesmerize was released, with an incomplete case with snap-on apparatus, so that when Hypnotize came out later, the two cases could be snapped together.

@n8dawgg93

Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely the coolest thing

@adijo

Жыл бұрын

This! I always wanted to comment this. Soldier side is so, so beautiful.

@guilhermegouvea1899

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about commenting this then I' e found you, man, this is the best explanation a big fan could give 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@guiluismelo

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Brazil. We probably got it a little bit dellayed because they were both release at the same time here (as I can remember, I might be wrong. I was just a teenager back then). That's why I know every song from Mesmerize but none from Hypnotize. I didn't have the money to buy both, so I picked one. As a grown man that had every album but Hypnotize, I should go to any stream platform and listen to it but I never did it.

@aWildJersh

Жыл бұрын

Bro thank you so much for the info, that's so cool! I got into SOAD a little later in life, so I didn't get to experience all the little things like this. I love this little insight, it makes the albums and their discography stand out that much more

A lot of fans seem to skip over 'steal this album', but there are some hidden gems. I'd absolutely love to hear your analysis of highway song. Beautiful harmonies and a strong Armenian flair in the instrumentals! Love your videos, Elizabeth. They bring me a lot of joy and always manage to put what I feel, into words and terminology that I find fascinating ❤

Daron has two solo albums with his group called "Scars on Broadway" that deserve to be listened too ... "Dictator" and the self titled "Scars on Broadway" where he displays his musical creativity and shows how SOADs lyrics and songs in general where quite influenced by him.

@sMileHighCity

Жыл бұрын

Amen! Both awesome albums that deserve some love.

@jeuey383j3he

Жыл бұрын

Love both those records. They are freakin' amazing actually.

@viniciusmartins2426

Жыл бұрын

lol dude, daron is the main mind of soad by far, he wrote the lyrics and lines of almost every song from the band, and the mesmerize/hypnotize increase of daron's vocals is due to the fact he wished more space in the "lights". I remember, back in time, that this fact is what generated the conflicts that lead to the band's end; he even gave an interview where he said he wrote and created practically everything and he wanted more participation in his creation. If daron wasnt that important, the other 3 would just hire another guitarrist. And that is not what happend.

@raiderjack9942

8 ай бұрын

Perez from from scars in Hollywood is also amazing. He can play guitar and sing along with their and very well with Darren

PLEASE, do Holy Mountains by system of a down. Its got godly hypnotising vocals with a vivid rhythm, that produces a plethora of emotions.

@aangitano

Жыл бұрын

Holy Mountains and Innervision are so great!

@giovannirotondo1097

Жыл бұрын

This

@kaiotikworld8945

Жыл бұрын

Holy mountains has always been my favorite song of theirs since it came out

"Lost in Hollywood" is another Daron song with amazing Serj background vocals. Also, Daron does have another project that he fronts....Scars on Broadway. I saw them open for Deftones and was blown away by Daron and his songs

@drummerman6488

Жыл бұрын

I almost got to see them on tour with Korn. Unfortunately 2020 was a bad year for concerts.

@zeallust8542

Жыл бұрын

Lost in Hollywood is probably my favorite Daron lead song, though its hard to compare to Lonely Day

I surely wish SOAD were still a fully active band. They resonate with me to my core in so many ways. I hope whoever may be having health issues in the band gains a wonderful recovery. They are truly in a genre all their own.

Lost ls in Hollywood for me is one of the best SOAD songs, you see the harmony in the music and in the voices of Daron and Serj

I would love to see you check out Soldier Side. It is the best example of their harmonies, as the entire song is sung by them in harmony. It is stunning, and an absolute emotional gut-punch.

@uhbier

Жыл бұрын

Soldier Side indeed. My absolute favorite!!

If you want more SOAD. Please do Forest, Boom! Or BYOB if you haven't already

@adamhines9866

Жыл бұрын

Forest is my fave SOAD song it's incredible

@KatSnow11

Жыл бұрын

Forest is one of my absolute favorites!

@jaymeister26

Жыл бұрын

Forest is the song that got me into System

@ArthurVidal1991

Жыл бұрын

@@adamhines9866 Mine too!

@MotorbreathChannel

Жыл бұрын

Another Forest fan here. I've actually first listened to the band by taking a 25hits type compilation CD from my school friend. It didn't have Forest on it, so when I've finally purchased their first three albums, my first thought on hearing it was "this is their most SOAD song". I don't know why, but for me it was just the quintessence of their pre Mesmerize/Hypnotize sound.

“It’s a day that Im glad I survived” says it all. ❤️ 🔥

Lost in Hollywood is one of my favorites by SOAD, and their live performances of that song are downright emotional.

@Jager6S

Жыл бұрын

You should've never gone to Hollywoooooood 😭😭😭🔥🔥

The siren at the end is met to transition into Soldier Side (the last song on the Hypnotize Album). Listening to "Lonely Day" and "Soldier Side" together builds the story. I honestly think the songs from the Hypnotize Album are the biggest in story telling for SOAD. It is like Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall or TOOLs Laterlaus, the album should be played from Beginning to end without break. Every song strings into each other to build a larger picture. Plus "Holy Mountains" is a great song talking about the Armenia heritage but mainly the Armenia genocide

@goodhandle207

Жыл бұрын

Holy mountains into vicinity of obscenity

Lonely Day is one of the most rip-your-soul-out emotional songs I've ever heard, from any genre.

@konasurfah

Жыл бұрын

Not similar sounding, per se... but this song reminds me "Hollow" by Pantera for the reason you stated.

@darrylbain7813

Жыл бұрын

Yes great song. I don't know why but it reminds me of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" It has that same sense of melancholy and can make even the toughest guy get a bit misty eyed. If you haven't heard it, do yourself a favour and give it a listen. Cheers.

@abelsz4407

Жыл бұрын

It's Hurt from Johnny Cash for me that I cannot listen to without shedding a tear or two. I'm a grown man goddammit...

@Gorthol_X

Жыл бұрын

my personal most sad song is "Earthshine" by Summoning the lyrics in the last part just get me every time. but I think there is no song that has it all since different focus on different "shades" of emotions. another song for this matter would be "So Far Away" by Avenged Sevenfold, it makes my eyes teary always.

@UserJWR

Жыл бұрын

@@abelsz4407 I think it speaks volumes that Trent Reznor said that this song wasn't his anymore after listening to Johnny Cash's version.

Daron was the original lead singer of SOAD. Serj was the keyboard player till a producer recognized serj's voice which is why there was so much animosity in the band in the late 2000's

I've loved SOAD since the first time I heard them in 1998. But listening to you talk about their music and diagnose it, makes me love them so much more.

She absolutely nailed what makes SOAD special. The diversity from song to song. That being said, I hope to see BYOB in the future. Cheers!

@jktstroll__

Жыл бұрын

And nobody could "imitate" Daron or Serj's voice or style of sing. What a special band

If I'm not mistaken, when they sing "I want to die with you", they switch positions. Serj starts off low and goes high, while Daron does the opposite. It makes that line stand out to me.

I can't listen to this song without tearing up. Every time, even watching this video. Keep listening to SOAD. Such an important band.

Radio/video from soad is such an interesting piece vocally speaking, a lot of diff techniques paces and voices, they also bring a lot of their culture In this song

@unknownentity9468

Жыл бұрын

Seconded, Radio/Video is my favorite SOAD song tied with Toxicity

@jedinxf7

Жыл бұрын

in what way do you think it brings a lot of "their" culture? polka is not an Armenian genre.

@RowiDankelsaft

Жыл бұрын

Coming to support this choice of song. Its not the most elaborate song out there, but the harmonies are fun and the melody is that sort of song that will make you smile even before paying attention to what they're singing about.

@MultiChris700

Жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking, its the perfect song to see their vocals in harmony!

@cornchamber3

Жыл бұрын

Excited to see this one!

In terms of other SOAD to listen to, Holy Mountains is such a raw, powerful one, and the swaps between softer and more powerful just makes the song live and breathe

This song is about the loss of a loved one. I saw SOAD 5 times in my life (earliest one in 1998, latest in 2017). My mother passed away in 2010, and during the latest SOAD concert I attended, they played this song. I was taken by surprise when they played it, and I didn't manage to hold back my tears. Witnessing them performing this song was so moving. It was really cathartic, even if my mother's passing happened 7 years before that moment, it all came back to me, but among the pain, sweet memories of her also popped in my head while listening to this song. The atmosphere of this song is on point, it really transcribes well what you feel at that moment in your life in my opinion. Thank you for reacting to it, and thank you to SOAD for helping people in those kind of moments with such beautiful songs.

If you want more Daron vocals he has his own band now called Scars on Broadway! I love all their work so far and their song and music video for “Lives” is a great listen and watch, especially the more Armenian folk inspired sounds.

@Jota27

Жыл бұрын

Another good song is Guns Are Loaded, thinking in the vocal performance of Daron

@Qmocean

Жыл бұрын

SoB are amazing.

@10:20 I think the main symbolism or metaphor with the fire is that alongside it being everywhere, is nobody doing anything about it or registering it at all, continuing with their lives. That's what makes it depressing, isolating, and lonely. I imagine they get a sense of it while touring from town to town just how everywhere it is too.

Daron and Serj always have had a beautiful harmony together, thier voices play off the other and just make something more. Realizing two weeks later I had misspelled Serj with a g. DOH!!

Daron has a great voice, he is the lead singer in his band Scars on Broadway. He has 2 albums out and they are both great!

It's been almost 20 years since they put an album out. The world perhaps more than ever needs their music

@Xivixion

Жыл бұрын

They just recently put out an album. I would say not as good as before, but still decent

@panrak1492

Жыл бұрын

​@@Xivixion what album, lol@

@Xivixion

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh damn, I misremembered, tis was just a song...

@Taotris

Жыл бұрын

@@Xivixionit was two songs! Protect the Land and Genocidal Humanoids. Not my favorite songs but I gratefully accept every scrap SOAD gives me 🥲

@bepbep7418

Жыл бұрын

No one needs Serj's bullshit ego. Let him continue with his solo projects 🤣

I've always seen the purposefully simplistic choice in grammar as something that makes the song resonate on a more primal level. Like, a feeling you once had as a child.

The fire representative to the passion given, to everyday unnoticed acts or events...while living a "most lonely day"...

A good friend died of covid in 2021. I cried heavily and mourned him while listening to this song. Thanks for loving SOAD as much as we do.

I think you’d enjoy Dreaming by System of a Down. It is an even crazier ride than Question! It has this operatic feel to it and it’s a very good song overall. Plus the lyrics mean a lot, granted that it’s SOAD we’re talking about lol

@zeallust8542

Жыл бұрын

Dreaming is S tier, but unfortunately it never gets mentions

I'd love to see you do some of Corey Taylors stuff. Snuff (Slipknot) and Bother (StoneSour) are both awesome songs that are powerful and full of meaning. You can hear the emotion in Coreys voice no matter what he sings. Listen to Bother as the studio version but I highly recommend checking our Corey perform it at his live acoustic show.

My vote for the next SOAD song would be Holt Mountains - strong vocals and harmonization. Also heave use of the "E" vowel. Definitely one of my favorite songs. Also unique in its own right and powerful

Daron’s voice It’s unique and even though he is a funny, energetic and “crazy” kind of guy, his voice shows a lot of vulnerability and tenderness, something Mystic about it. This being said Guns N’ Roses - Estranged in Tokyo ‘92 or Rocket Queen are some of the Guns N’Roses performances i suggest. Axl Rose in his prime is the only, or at least one of the voices that just can’t be imitated perfectly, not even close.

@MetalPersonJ

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if copyright strikes are an issue with Guns N Roses.

@heliosvice

Жыл бұрын

@@MetalPersonJ I don’t think so… at least not as bad as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin…

@MrCleytun

Жыл бұрын

Estranged would be awesome, it's the best song from GNR but sadly not the most known...

@heliosvice

Жыл бұрын

@@MrCleytun One of the best for sure, hard for me to choose just one. But they have lots of gems that are not that known, such as Breakdown, Don’t Damn Me, Coma… etc

@Miwna

Жыл бұрын

That version of Estranged is gut wrenching but somehow in a good way. It has to be the one from 22nd February though the singing is a bit crap. The one released on Live Era 83-93 is mostly re-recorded but sounds much better.

Really really really want to see you react to HIM. Ville Valo is a treasure of a vocalist with a hell of a range for a baritone voice. "The Funeral of Hearts" is a song that shows his vocal abilities well.

My best friend died. 10 years ago. His parents asked me what music to play at his funeral. I told them this. I did not cry that day. I cry now every time I hear this song.

Every time I hear the end of of lonely day, I'm waiting for Soldier Side to start 😅😅. On the album, the sound at the end of Lonely Day is like the lead in to Soldier Side the outro track of Hypnotize and follows into the song! There is also an intro version of soldier side on the the mesmerize album, which made these like one album to listen to through!! Outro Soldier Side is another super cool song worth reviewing! Now to go listen to the both of them together to settle my brain 🤣🤣

Lost in Hollywood is another track where he's featured more. And again has more of their fantastic harmonies. Enjoy!

Have you yet delved into the ugly, nostalgic, beauty of Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan's vocals? So many favourites to choose from but the resolute passion of "Stand Inside Your Love" is a stand out for me.

@P0LYPRO

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Can't believe I've forgotten about them. Now I'm gonna have to re-listen to some old songs from the era for a while, maybe some queens of the stone age, modest mouse and red hot chili peppers.

@Jeremy-hx7zj

Жыл бұрын

For me, smashing pumpkins are great in spite of corgans voice, not because of it

@ceceliafrench

Жыл бұрын

@@Jeremy-hx7zj It's certainly distinctive!

@ThatGuy-vi8ch

Жыл бұрын

This next song is called, The smashing pumpkins lost their car keys. 🙃

@frightenedsoul

Жыл бұрын

It’s possible she doesn’t like his voice and doesn’t want to put out anything too negative

Wow.. When you talked about loneliness.. About it not being as easy as just "go be with people".. About the walls being built up around you.. Oh, how I felt that deep in my soul.

You will be blown away byDan Vasc in this metal band singer singing amazing grace, 4+ voices and an epic scream soo good

Two SoaD recommendations: 1) Dreaming. A wild song with great harmonies and switches leads between Serj and Daron. 2) She's Like Heroin. My personal favorite SoaD song. Short song, but another Daron led song with Serj singing in the background all building up to a powerful final minute of, as expected, great harmony.

This song came to me during a bad time in my life and i firmly believe it helped keep me around!

@jr49022

Жыл бұрын

Same. I'd play it over and over and sing along with it. It helped me deal with the situation.

"Holy Mountains" Of SOAD it's so magical, i want you to analyze it ! 😸, i love it.

I always cry while I listen to this song and this album. This album came out 2 years after the start of the Iraq War.... and its such an important album of this era...

I am a simple woman: I see a new The Charismatic Voice SOAD analysis, I immediately watch it. I adore your work and I'm secretly hoping for a future Linkin Park analysis again! 💛

I realize this is more of a vocal reaction channel but, as a studio/session musician for 30+ years, I've got to say this is my favorite of Daron's solo compositions. Layering multiple guitars that are slightly off-tempo creates such a feel of dissonance that it perfectly ties into the overall feel and theme of the song. I don't think most guitar players would have thought to do it that way. Such an underrated song.

That solo gives me goosebumps every time

Watching you reacting to these songs from my youth brings me back to the feelings I had upon my first time listening to them as well. It's almost exciting to see people react to music the way you do, and actually enjoying it as if you've listened to them your whole life, but only now decide to truly analyze it.

Yes!!! Holy Mountains is another good one, nice vocal sustain at the end. Here there's an image that pays homage to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here when the two men are shaking hands in the reflection Also, Daron's sickest solo hands down

A Performance i'd recommend would be Serj performing the song ''Lie Lie Lie'' with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra , his vocal range in that performance is absolutely amazing.

HOLY MOUNTAINS!!!! A MUST LISTEN!

You’re special. Thank you.

I would be very interested in a breakdown of I‐E‐A‐I‐A‐I‐O from SOAD as it is a song composed from quasi tongue-twisters. Another song which would be an even more interesting analysis would be Ego Brain from SOAD since it has in my opinion fascinating vocals. Thanks for the videos they are always there to uplift my mood and curiosity

If I could recommend 2 song from SOAD, they would be ATWA or Roulette. Both very underrated but still one of their greatest songs. Not mainstream but you always hope to hear it live in concert.

@nikkiwallace3328

Жыл бұрын

Ooooo roulette! In my opinion the whole album "steal this album" is so underrated. It's some of their best work. And it's the start of darron singing more.

@edboymovies

Жыл бұрын

@@nikkiwallace3328 true, I love the harmonies in Streamline. Innervision is nice as well

@nikkiwallace3328

Жыл бұрын

@Edboy Movies streamline is actually my favorite song on that whole album. Whenever I have system playing on random and its comes on I turn it up full blast and sing at the top of my lungs.

@giorgossnow1670

Жыл бұрын

I like ATWA

@guiluismelo

Жыл бұрын

Roulette man....I don't if this expression exists in English but we say here in Brazil it's a Side B song (because of old LPs, where the most famous songs where on the side A, and the not mainstream one's were on the side B of the disc). But it's one my favorites from SOAD. Just an acoustic guittar (two actually, whatever), so much lighter than everything else. I even learned how to play it in my acoustic guittar. I just love this song so much.

One of the best bands ever. Those last 2 albums were masterpieces. From the music to the production to the mixing. Everything. Just amazing

"Lonely Day" is a masterpiece, it gives you chills and a little bit of sadness. Why? You don't even know why.

@Bigmackenzie

6 ай бұрын

This is so fucking disrespectful 😅

That slide at the end transitions to Soldier Side, wich is also a great example of how Serj's and Daron's voices harmonizes really well. Another good example if you want to keep a mellow vibe is Roulette, it is just an acoustic guitar with Serj leading and Daron as a backing vocal.

The harmony between them is on the level of Layne and Jerry.. Check out Scars on Broadway for more "just Daron" 2 great albums

@heliosvice

Жыл бұрын

“Universe” by Scars on Broadway guitars get me emotional and i have no idea why hahah. Great band

@lyndonbauer1703

Жыл бұрын

Dictator was a fantastic album. I go back to it fairly often

I've watched the video for this song a couple of times but had never realized the Pink Floyd wish you were here reference at around 4:00. Extremely fitting to include that in this song too

That sounds in the background is like a panflute, really nice to fill in the atmosphere

Absolutely love that Daron is able to have his voice be featured. This band is beyond talented and there is nothing they cannot do.

@tallonmetroids271

Жыл бұрын

Except come to an agreement on the band's internal conflicts.

I really hope you dive deep Down into System. Their first album is still maybe my favorite, absolutely unique for its time. "Sugar" and "Spiders" would be perfect musical ambassadors.

@Jeremy-hx7zj

Жыл бұрын

She already did Spiders I believe

@Broccoli_Highkicks

Жыл бұрын

A real deep dive would be War?

@kirbys1370

Жыл бұрын

Spiders: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i2RpkqqwqabHkZM.html

If you like getting to hear Daren's vocals showcased more in a song and want to hear him do some INSANE stuff with his voice, I would recommend listening to "Dreaming." He hits some notes that he only does on a few songs, and there is this crazy scale down he does at the end of the song. I literally listened to this song over and over trying to mimick the way he defies laws of vocals with this supporting vocal to Serj starting high and going low. You have to listen to it to understand. It took me FOREVER to get it right. Although I do not think there is an actual music video for it.

I'd still love to see/hear your reaction to Bari Arakeel sung by Serj and his father, with just Serj playing acoustic guitar. It's an Armenian folk song, but the way their voices blend, as father & son, as well as the passion and love that they have for one another, as they sing this folk song of their Homeland....it's just exquisitely beautiful.

1:38 I actually had to pull up the tabs for both songs, and you were basically spot on. The chord progressions are exactly the same, and in fact, the riffs are nearly identical. They're both in 6/8 time, though SOAD used Drop C tuning, as opposed to the Animals, who used E Standard tuning, and the other difference in the riffs is that the riff for "Lonely Day" uses one less fretted note than House Of The Rising Sun. (6 fretted notes in the riffs of Lonely Day, 7 Fretted notes for House Of The Rising Sun)

@billybricker9202

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I never noticed before but the second she said that I knew it was similar and I was hoping someone would break it down in the comments.

@scottciesielski6854

Жыл бұрын

A Mashup exists right here on the tube

I know it's not a song as famous as the other ones you've heard here, but I would LOVE to hear your take on the song Dreaming. It's crazy, it's fast paced, it's got some cool harmonies... I just believe it's truly am amazing song by them. Love your channel!!

This was the first song that i listen from soad 10 years ago. Fav band ever since that day.

Yes! Serj and Daren love to switch pitches back and forth during harmonizing. It's so fun!

I'd like to suggest coheed and Cambria. The tracks welcome home, a favor house Atlantic, or the suffering all showcase their singer very well. And some of the newer tracks like Shoulders prove that he takes very good care of his voice.

@kerryoliver2935

Жыл бұрын

Second this, I keep mentioning it in the hope Elizabeth will react to them.

@OranGate1

Жыл бұрын

@kerryoliver2935 lol I've been commenting on every video on and off for months. Keep it up. There's got to be plenty of us. Tens of us even.

@trashcandy.

Жыл бұрын

@@OranGate1 There's at least three! Coheed and Cambria please!

Her passion for what she does is amazing! Gets me every time.

I am SO HAPPY you're finally listening to Darren ❤️❤️❤️

I see them live 2015 in Cologne this was awsome i can´t never forget this atmosphere

Really think you’d enjoy the 2015 live concert SOAD did in Armenia! I found they leaned more into their Armenian influences during their performance and it’s just one of the coolest recorded shows I’ve seen.

I always love when you do a SOAD song. Great things combined and a perfect way to start the weekend.😊 A song I recently stumbled over again that I can really recommend you listen to is Nina Hagen's cover of Rammstein's Seemann that she did together with Apocalyptica. Low female vocals, Rammstein and electric cellos. what's not to love? 😆

Love your videos and I really appreciate your insight. Keep up the good work!

I have never noticed the similarities in the intro to house of the rising sun but you are spot on! I love it

I'm so happy you picked a song with a Daron lead. I always felt that SoaD has two lead singers, both very unique. Another song from them with him taking a spotlight, but having amazing background vocals from Serj, and great harmonies between them is Lost in Hollywood. I would love to hear you react to that. From other bands, I'd really appreciate Bat Country from Avenged Sevenfold or anything Guns N' Roses.

Can't wait until you do B.Y.O.B. by them, song is a banger and definitely a different version of them from what you've heard. The video on that one is great too.

Absolutely LOVE this song

Love when you do system! Please do more!