Vocal ANALYSIS of System Of A Down's "B.Y.O.B." leaves me utterly shocked!
2M views · Apr 28, 2023 · People & Blogs
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@ronkerr5080 · 3 years ago (edited)
There's a reason they won a Grammy for this one. Amazing song. Great analysis. Overlapping themes of consumerism, blindly following propaganda, and the horror of actual war
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@TempestArken · 3 years ago
Daron's "WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!" in the opening really sets the tone for Serj to come in.
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@llamavacuum3895 · 3 years ago
This song came out as I returned from Iraq. It was... challenging. I loved SOAD, but this song challenged my 'identity.' <br>Then I spent years working through the things most vets work through. Returning to this song and the lyrics after I had grown out of my indoctrinated identity brings so much value now. <br>SOAD was calling out BS in society and our leaders before it was cool. I have my son listen to their music now, hoping he doesn't have to run through the same identity crisis I had as a young adult.
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@korie4198 · 2 years ago (edited)
As a veteran, this song hits different because you have your soldier persona and your normal persona. The amount of stress causes extremes between the two. So does the way the government uses you compared to what you wanted to serve for. It definitely isn't for everyone and a lot of people come out traumatized or have trouble transitioning to civil life because it's such a unique environment. I always felt this song captured that ambiguity perfectly.
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@aterzian · 2 years ago (edited)
The La La La La La La La ooouooo part is actually taken from Gwen Stefani because they were in the next rehearsal room and System kept hearing it, and they included it in BYOB.
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@Finvaara · 3 years ago (edited)
I first heard this song right after i got out of the army, a disabled veteran feeling used and abused. It really hit me just right. I joined up because i was poor and didn't have a lot of options, and because i bought into the patriotism hype they had been feeding me since elementary school. <br><br>This song is now old enough to enlist. Older than i was, in fact.
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@kennylaysh2776 · 3 years ago
I honestly don't think we'll ever have another band like SOAD. They are still as fresh to me today, as the day this came out. They always give me chills.
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@richardhenrique1732 · 5 months ago
Hi Guys, april 2026 and we doing it again, we never learn :(
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@klbearsfan1254 · 3 years ago
I think that the gut-punch in this song comes from how blunt it is. There's no layered metiphores, no culturally specific references, and no poignant melody to soften things up. It grabs you by the head, gets right up in your face, and screams at you that there's a serious problem that you are enabling it by doing nothing to fix it.
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@StoneyWoney · 3 years ago (edited)
While BYOB feels like a straight in your face song, I always thought it is also one of the most intricately composed SOAD songs out there. The play with contrast, meaning, expectations, and all those switch ups while still keeping that adrenaline up. This song carries the perfected form of "organized chaos" that I love from this band.
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@SiQuemaCuhh · 3 years ago
SOAD isnt only good music, they were trying to tell the public of all the BS happening around us while we were being lied to about the world. Crazy how their music is still so relatable
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@honigdachs. · 2 years ago (edited)
"Where the fuck are you? <br>Why don't presidents fight the war? <br>Why do they always send the poor?"<br><br>That's so to the point. The way the music explodes in this section and both voices express the anger in those lyrics is grandiose. Love it.
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