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Ozzfest Scranton, PA - July 26, 2006 Review
Posted by RestlessWhisper7 on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 03:34 AM
I can't believe I actually got to see System of a Down live. I had lawn tickets, but my friend and I managed to get right up front against the fence across from the center of the stage. We got there pretty early, so we got to see some other bands perform. I really liked Disturbed, they were great live and their performance convinced me to buy one of their CDs. The lead singer really has a lot of presence onstage. Anyway, after they finished there was a set change and System came on!


It started off with Daron playing the intro to 'Soldier Side', but his vocals seemed pretty off tonight. Then they launched into 'Attack' and the crowd went crazy, and I couldn't stop jumping around. I haven't listened to the new album too much so I didn't know the words. But I was singing along to every other song.

Here's the playlist -- it's not in order: Attack, BYOB, Needles, Deer Dance, Toxicity, Aerials, Chop Suey, Psycho, Revenga, Cigaro, Violent Pornography, Question!, Old School Hollywood, Radio/Video, Lost in Hollywood, Kill Rock 'n Roll, Hypnotize, War?, and Sugar.

I was surprised by the variety that they played, especially since it was Ozzfest. 'Old School Hollywood' and 'Lost in Hollywood' seemed really out of place. 'Hypnotize' was really good: the vocals were perfect and the crowd was singing along. 'Aerials' was also amazing; Serj had such presence and had the crowd going, "Ahh ah ahh" along with him.
At the beginning of 'Violent Pornography' Daron did a weird speech. He wasn't making much sense.
'Chop Suey' was really good and Serj told us all to clap. The slow intro to 'Cigaro' was hilarious with Daron singing "My cock..." It had me cracking up.
'Question' sounded nice with Serj on acoustic guitar, probably one of the better vocal performances.
'Radio/Video' seemed like a weird choice. At the point in the song where they sing softly "Hey man look at me rockin' out, I'm on the..." the lights dimmed down and it got quiet, and then where he screams "Video!" they all turned on again.
Daron sounded a little better for 'Lost in Hollywood' but his vocals weren't the best. Before 'Kill Rock 'n Roll' Daron said, "This next song is dedicated to all the bands on the second stage" which was funny but kind of mean.

Before 'War?' Serj spoke to crowd about how it's the people who make important decisions not the government. And he pointed at people in the crowd and said "You know the truth!" and at one point it looked like he was facing me. Haha.

'Sugar' was a great end to the night, everyone went totally crazy. Serj kneeled down on the stage at the part where he sings, "I sit in my desolate room, no lights, no music" and then "Just icecream!" That was funny.

So, onto the band members. Daron was spinning around in circles and headbanging while he played, and Serj pretty much stayed in one spot and did the whole hand in the air thing while he sang. But during a couple songs he danced around and acted really goofy. I found myself watching Shavo a lot though. He was all over the stage, even up by John's drumset, and bobbing his head to the music and seemed to be having a good time. Serj's vocals were good but sounded a little scratchy, but that might have been the sound system. Daron's voice is really bad live, it's high-pitched and squeaky. He sounded good playing a song that came before Aerials, the one that ends with "We are the system of a down." The music sounded good though, it wasn't too loud.

I was just a little disappointed that they didn't interact with the crowd more though. But I guess they had to cram in all those songs into their set. Daron talked to the crowd the most, and Serj said "How are you guys tonight" during BYOB, but that was pretty much it. I actually thought Disturbed had a better live show, the crowd just got into it more. Still, I enjoyed System's performance and singing along to all my favorite songs.

Two great concerts in one night. It was definitely something I'll remember.

 

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Comments

Eskimoes
28.07.06, 07:18

woo 1st post and it was Sultans of Swing that had the we are the system of a down part, its a cover of a dire straits song.

2eroSOAD
28.07.06, 13:41

Awesome concert! I'd like to see them someday

ReneeLovesSerj
28.07.06, 16:31

Yes sounds like they're sticking to the same set for almost all of the Ozzfest....but either way, I could watch them do it over and over, its a little different every night...as I found out seeing them 3 nights in a row! I wish Serj would have done more talking at the ones I went to, but LOL I was just excited to SEE HIM right in front of me! Awesome that you got to the front RestlessWhisper7!

S.O.A.D.orV.O.A.D.
28.07.06, 17:56

i wish i was there!

Moonette
28.07.06, 19:50

Coolness.

alma
28.07.06, 21:45

Hey, cool review, full of life. Wow! Really good, I am all excited about their show in Raleigh. And yeah, that's the Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing", which in my opinion has one of the best guitar solos ever. About Daron's voice: Well, last year, when I saw them in Austria, Daron did not really sing his parts alone but was always supported by Serj, I don't know why. I will see what he's like in Raleigh and then I'll tell you more. I am really happy for you that you had fun.

Flick
31.07.06, 12:59

DARON!

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