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* ToughActToFollow - The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
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* ToughActToFollow - The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.tried.
** As for the band themselves, while ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize'' has gotten massive critical acclaim, many fans and critics agree that they will never be able to top ''Toxicity'', by far the band's best-received album.
** As for the band themselves, while ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize'' has gotten massive critical acclaim, many fans and critics agree that they will never be able to top ''Toxicity'', by far the band's best-received album.
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** And "Aerials", "Revenga" and "Sad Statue".
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** "Holy Mountains" as well, if you know what the lyrics are about (the Armenian Genocide and the significance of Mount Ararat in relation to it).
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* BaseBreaker - The ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize'' opinions are incredibly mixed among fans.
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* BaseBreaker - The ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize'' opinions are incredibly mixed There's some disagreement among fans.the fandom about ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize''
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** A good way to determine which of their discography you'll like more is to listen to ''Steal this Album!''. If you like the first half more, you'll enjoy their first two albums more. If you like the second half more, you'll like the ''Mezmerize/Hypnotize'' albums more.
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* BaseBreaker - The ''Mesmerize/Hypnotize'' opinions are incredibly mixed among fans.
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* EpicRiff - "Chop Suey", "Aerials"
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* EpicRiff - "Chop Suey", "Aerials""Aerials", "B.Y.O.B."
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**** The title makes it even more confusing, since [[RefrainFromAssuming the chorus of "Sugar"]] also includes references to a mushroom cult.
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* ToughActToFollow - Let's face it, none of their songs have ever been as popular or well-known as "Chop Suey".
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
*** The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
*** The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
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* ToughActToFollow - Let's face it, none of their songs have ever been as popular or well-known as "Chop Suey".
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
***The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
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* NarmCharm - No other band could write a heavy metal song that contains the line "All research and successful drug policies show that treatment should be increased and law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences!"
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the Namespace stuff Changing, yo...
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* FreudWasRight: "Cigaro", which is about dictators and their phallic love of cigars.
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* FreudWasRight: "Cigaro", which is about dictators and their phallic love of cigars.
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** Also, any time one or more members of the band collaborates with another band, it's labeled as a SOAD song on bootlegs and YouTube:
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** Also, any time one or more members of the band collaborates with another band, it's labeled as a SOAD song on bootlegs and YouTube:Website/YouTube:
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* MisattributedSong - "[[TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]" was never performed by System of a Down. It doesn't really even sound like them. Of course, a whole lot of people THINK it's System of a Down (or just Serj, their lead singer). It's actually by Joe Pleiman, from an album called ''The Rabbit Joint''; and is toplisted on the TVTropes MisattributedSong page.
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* MisattributedSong - "[[TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]" "VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda" was never performed by System of a Down. It doesn't really even sound like them. Of course, a whole lot of people THINK it's System of a Down (or just Serj, their lead singer). It's actually by Joe Pleiman, from an album called ''The Rabbit Joint''; and is toplisted on the TVTropes MisattributedSong page.
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** This troper would gladly make a case for special mentions "Sugar", "Bounce", "Lonely Day", and non-album track "Marmalade"
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* AccidentalNightmareFuel - The lyrics to "Sugar", which appear to be about a drug-fueled killing spree.
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** Music/Disturbed's song "Down With The Sickness". It's not called "Down With The System".
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** Music/Disturbed's Music/{{Disturbed}}'s song "Down With The Sickness". It's not called "Down With The System".
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** "Let The Bodies Hit The Floor" is by Music/DrowningPool. And it's called "Bodies".
** Music/Disturbed's song "Down With The Sickness". It's not called "Down With The System".
** Music/Disturbed's song "Down With The Sickness". It's not called "Down With The System".
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** Also, any time one or more members of the band collaborates with another band, it's labeled as a SOAD song on bootlegs and YouTube:
*** "Don't Go Off Wandering" is the most egregious. It's a demo of a Music/LimpBizkit song, with a brief appearance by Serj Tankian. Granted, the released version (from Limp's ''Significant Other'' album) doesn't have Serj, but that still doesn't make it a SOAD song.
*** "Starlit Eyes" is by Serj Tankian and the band Music/{{Snot}}, recorded in tribute to Snot's singer, Lynn Strait.
*** "Feel Good" is by Music/HedPE, with additional vocals by Morgan Lander of the band Kittie and Serj Tankian. Serj is singing from "the sky is falling and I don't care", the rough growling is by Morgan, and the rapping is by Hed PE's vocalist Jahred Gomes.
*** "Mushroom Cult" is by Music/DogFashionDisco, with a guest appearance by Serj Tankian. It has no one else from SOAD.
*** "Don't Go Off Wandering" is the most egregious. It's a demo of a Music/LimpBizkit song, with a brief appearance by Serj Tankian. Granted, the released version (from Limp's ''Significant Other'' album) doesn't have Serj, but that still doesn't make it a SOAD song.
*** "Starlit Eyes" is by Serj Tankian and the band Music/{{Snot}}, recorded in tribute to Snot's singer, Lynn Strait.
*** "Feel Good" is by Music/HedPE, with additional vocals by Morgan Lander of the band Kittie and Serj Tankian. Serj is singing from "the sky is falling and I don't care", the rough growling is by Morgan, and the rapping is by Hed PE's vocalist Jahred Gomes.
*** "Mushroom Cult" is by Music/DogFashionDisco, with a guest appearance by Serj Tankian. It has no one else from SOAD.
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* DetractorNickname - System of a Downs Syndrome
** Or "Syndrome of a Downs"
** Or "Syndrome of a Downs"
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* {{Mondegreen}} - "WHORE! FUCK YOUR SISTER!" It's debatable whether anyone actually thinks he says that, but that doesn't make it any less amusing.
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* {{Mondegreen}} - "WHORE! FUCK YOUR SISTER!" It's debatable whether anyone actually thinks he says that, but that doesn't make it any less amusing.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome - "Soldier Side (Reprise)" from ''Hypnotize'' not only brings ''Mezmerize'' to completion back where it all started, but is an Nth degree ProtestSong.
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* IceCreamKoan - "Aerials", and arguably most of their repertoire.
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* FreudWasRight: "Cigaro", which is about dictators and their phallic love of cigars.
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* {{Anvilicious}} - Averted; the band's members have stated several times that the majority of there songs have no actual meaning, and they'd rather you come up with your own meaning for the songs.
** ... Even the one that directly says [[ConspiracyTheorist rich white people invented AIDS to kill off black Africans to turn Africa into a vacation spot]]?
** ... Even the one that directly says [[ConspiracyTheorist rich white people invented AIDS to kill off black Africans to turn Africa into a vacation spot]]?
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** "Old school...Hollywood...baseball...Old school Hollywood baseball!!!"
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*** The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
*** The band and its entire catalog qualify. Are four other Armenians going to get together to form another band? No famous band has--so far--followed in SOAD's footsteps close enough to be described as a clone or a spiritual successor. Then again, no famous band has really tried.
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* ToughActToFollow - Let's face it, none of their songs have ever been as popular or well-known as "Chop Suey".
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* ToughActToFollow - Let's face it, none of their songs have ever been as popular or well-known as "Chop Suey".Suey".
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
** B.Y.O.B was, at least arguably.
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* IceCreamKoan - Aerials, and arguably most of their repertoire.
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** ... Even the one that directly says [[ConspiracyTheorist rich white people invented AIDS to kill off black Africans to turn Africa into a vacation spot]]?
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* IceCreamKoan - Aerials, and arguably most of their repertoire.
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* {{Anvilicious}} - Avaerted; Averted; the band's members have stated several times that the majority of there songs have no actual meaning, and they'd rather you come up with your own meaning for the songs.
