Chop suey song came out9/4/2023 ![]() ![]() With that forewarning, check out Chop Suey from The Dead South. I’ve learned a lot from analyzing and listening to their vocal harmonies.”Īnyone who enjoys both bluegrass and heavy metal should find this track fascinating, as should those already familiar with the song, and it will be interesting to see if it taxes the patience of the more traditionally minded. Especially for me, vocally more than anything. All of System of a Down is on our pre-show playlists. “It’s on the pre-show playlist, it’s on the green room pre-show playlist. Mandolinist Scott Pringle tells us that the guys have all been deeply affected by the music of System of a Down. The lead vocal from Nate Hilts pays more than just tribute to metal singers, and the music video utilizes the same sort of quick cut style as well. That comes from the fact that while The Dead South approach Chop Suey with their typical acoustic retinue (banjo, guitar, mandolin, cello), they retain the frenetic and aggressive sound of the original. But it remained extremely popular, especially through the music video which has more than a billion views on YouTube, and was nominated for a Grammy.īut political sensitivity is not the reason we suspect it will elicit intense reactions here. The song was a hit in 2001, though it has been viewed as controversial and was even banned from Clear Channel radio following the attacks of 9/11. This week’s latest single from Part 2 is an extremely adventurous cover of Chop Suey, originally recorded by California heavy metal rockers, System of a Down. Just as Part 1 was an EP of songs from the bluegrass and old time music catalog, Part 2 takes a similar approach with pop and rock classics. Our readers also enjoyed the first single from Easy Listening For Jerks, Part 2, People Are Strange, the band’s arrangement of Jim Morrison’s hit by The Doors in 1967. Those include recent single releases for You Are My Sunshine and Will The Circle Be Unbroken. ![]() Despite their unconventional sound, they have many fans in the bluegrass world who appreciate a different take, especially with their versions of songs from the old time canon on their latest project, Easy Listening For Jerks, Part 1. Their unorthodox approach to traditional Appalachian music forms has won them fans worldwide, and their live shows are notorious for the dynamism and energy they display on stage. The Dead South have been a popular topic here at Bluegrass Today of late. Now I consider them my favourite band, I literally love every song they made (which is the only time that ever happened with a band), every album is good in my opinion and I got their logo tattooed on my leg so yeah.OK… this one will generate some strong opinions. I think since then there is always a SOAD CD in one of the 5 slots and we listened to it a lot when he got it and I was kinda like. So I took a big mental note of that and bought him the album collection for his birthday. I was kinda sick of what was playing in his car (because we can only listen to CD's in his) and his birthday was coming up and he mentioned he loves System of a Down but has NOT A SINGLE CD from them. Now, fast forwards like 6 years or something, I meet my boyfriend, he loves metal. Listened to one song (I honestly can't remember which one, but maybe Chic 'N' Stu?) and decided that I did not like it □ I think I just thought they were boring or something. Tbh I remember giving them a go when i was younger bc I knew they were popular and I liked Slipknot so I was like "Ok, let's check them out". So tl dr: Youtube algorithm led me to SOAD. And Toxicity completely blew me away, to the point the chorus was ringing in my head for 3 days straight. But the funny band's name kind of struck me again, so I decided to give them a real chance, this time trying another song at least. By that time, the "wake up, abcxyzdeirkw make up" meme had already been everywhere so I recognized that "meme song". It kind of stuck with me.įast forward to 2017, while browsing Youtube, I chanced upon the Chop Suey MV in the recommendation bar. I remembered my first impression was that the song was just.alright, and then moved past it □ The band's name was weird though. (It also acted as a window to discover new music for me). Back then I was in a "cover phase" where I binge watched cover songs and looked for the original version to compare. My first exposure to SOAD was around 2013, through a Youtube cover of Chop Suey. ![]()
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