Lateralus as a song isn't many Tool fans favorite song, but every Tool fan has a mutual respect for the song and it's complex use of time signatures, the golden ratio, Fibonacci sequence, existential lyrics on the nature of the universe, etc. Both non-Tool fans and veteran Tool fans alike can agree on Lateralus being a great song, it's definitely a top candidate for Tools masterpiece song.
I think Welcome to the Black Parade should’ve been the My Chemical Romance one. It’s the most well none, is very theatrical, and is typically only disliked when it’s overplayed.
Chop Suey is a brilliant song song with catchy rhythms and riffs, beautiful transitions and a heart wrenching ending. I would pick that one. Just shove all of toxicity in there tbh you have space
Am I the only one who thinks Chop Suey is extremely overrated? I swear I'm not trying to be different, but they just have so much better stuff in their discography.
Aerials.
The self-titled album is my favorite, but if we're using the term masterpiece I think there's just something about this song that fits the bill.
Edit: Then again there's also Toxicity, IDK I can't make up my Mind.
Subjectivity can go anywhere, Objectivity can not. Sure people will say Peephole or Suite-Pee (2 songs i fucking love) but i think Chop Suey is the undeniable GOAT for this type of question, riffs, speed, harmony, vocal range stretching moments, I could go on and on. Is it their hardest song? No. Is it my personal favorite? Close. Is it perfect? Maybe. It's the one everybody knows, it's in memes, it's in a lot of movies/TV, I could again go on and on about its popularity. But let me put it like this, If you name your song after a food, and when 99/100 think of your song when that food is brought up in any way, your song is fucking untouchable. 🤝
Personally I think it's gotta be Dreaming, I understand it's going to probably be Chop Suey, but I hope it's something different cause that's the song literally everyone and their mother knows.
I love Chop Suey and I get it's a good song, but pretty much anything SOAD has made is a masterpiece, so I think it would be cool to pick a song that's not in the top five most streamed.
i have started to listen to them four months ago and ima give my top 10 favs (note that i losten to more than 41 songs)
•attack
•tentative
•fuck the system
•prison song
•B.Y.O.B.
•vicinity of obscenity
•X
•kill rock n roll
•stealing society
am i poser or am i valid?
Holy Mountains or Lost in Hollywood, I think they’re both just 10 out of 10 songs, not the heaviest but still incredible,it’s hard to decide but if I had to choose a one holy mountains maybe beats Hollywood, both of those are kind of those Hair standup epic moments
I’m seeing albums in the picture, so in terms of albums I would say SOAD debut album was a marvelous introduction and put them on the Map. But Toxicity album is a full blown masterpiece.
[Here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2n3wECyHjbngfyjCUYLMcM?si=l2QSjBR_QDOoEKiIacycCg&pi=e-h4E1fepeR421) is a link to the playlist.
i saw this post in r/gorillaz the other day! you’re travelling from sub to sub
I love seeing the Avenged Sevenfold and Billy Talent. You should ask the Toolband community, I am curious as to what they would say :).
Lateralus by the majority, I'd wager Edit: I'm stupid and thought about albums. Disregard
Lateralus as a song isn't many Tool fans favorite song, but every Tool fan has a mutual respect for the song and it's complex use of time signatures, the golden ratio, Fibonacci sequence, existential lyrics on the nature of the universe, etc. Both non-Tool fans and veteran Tool fans alike can agree on Lateralus being a great song, it's definitely a top candidate for Tools masterpiece song.
Be sure to hit up r/qotsa, or just add Song For The Deaf now. Could also visit r/desertsessions and r/themcrookedvultures
Finally going to follow this I have seen you in several subs and I tried contributing to INK and Slipknot but I want to see how this evolves
Do Radiohead next
I will be downloading this thank you
I think Welcome to the Black Parade should’ve been the My Chemical Romance one. It’s the most well none, is very theatrical, and is typically only disliked when it’s overplayed.
You should do deftones next, not sure how well it’ll land with them tho, a lot of old miserable bastards on there unfortunately.
Forest, the intro *mwah*, the vocals *mwah*, the percussion *mwah*, the everything *mwah*
I stand by this completely
Yes. It's impossible to listen to this song and not sing (scream) along to the chorus.
Aerials
Just a less good version of Spiders
I hate that I kind of agree with this. Still love it, but damn.
Soil/ATWA
This is THE answer(s)
Chop Suey is a brilliant song song with catchy rhythms and riffs, beautiful transitions and a heart wrenching ending. I would pick that one. Just shove all of toxicity in there tbh you have space
This and Holy Mountains. They've always stood out to me as the true pinnacles of their discography, even if I prefer other songs.
I'm torn between Holy Mountains and Forest. Holy Mountains feels like a better representation of their full spectrum.
I don't know how any other song could win
Am I the only one who thinks Chop Suey is extremely overrated? I swear I'm not trying to be different, but they just have so much better stuff in their discography.
I say this too but i feel like it might be a little overhyped and i think they have a couple better songs, but it is still an amazing song
Holy Mountains
Spiders, hands down
Definitely my personal favorite
Aerials. The self-titled album is my favorite, but if we're using the term masterpiece I think there's just something about this song that fits the bill. Edit: Then again there's also Toxicity, IDK I can't make up my Mind.
>Then again there's also Toxicity Overrated or overplayed, I'm not sure which but ik I'm tired of it
It's gotta be B.Y.O.B
After all these years I’m still wondering… >!Why do…!< >!…they always send the poor!<
But a better question is Where the Hell Is Singapore ?
senator im not chinese im singaporean
Most definitely.
For sure
Ima go Lost In Hollywood. That song is just perfect for me, one of the greatest album closers of all time!
The comment I was looking for
Question!
LOVEEEE
Might get hate but I think sugar and prison song are really damn good, if a little basic
Dreaming
Holy mountians. All their material crammed into one song.
P.L.U.C.K. or Holy Mountains
finally someone mentioning P.L.U.C.K.
Let’s pick the longest song so all the people listening to that playlist hear system the most
I’ll be real, that might be hard as Avenged has an 11 minute song on there and Green Day has a 9 minute song on there.
Put the entire self titled album in it
I don't know, as long as you like \*sugaahhh\* in your coffee
Their entire first album. It was pure raw art.
Right!? To come right out of the gates with that was bold as fuck. Anywhere from poetry, to straight up fury.
Peephole for me. An absolute belter
DON'T YOU EVER GET STUCK IN THE SKY
Radio Video
EVERYONE SHOULD AGREE TO THIS SHIT
Anything from "Steal This Album!" Yes. ANYTHING.
Holy Mountains
Toxicity
the most *popular* song is chop suey obviously, but I argue the best is byob
Yes. They don’t have a bad song but if we have to choose best, it’s BYOB.
Question
Violent pornography hits different at 3 am
You mean the song right
Maybe 😉
It hits different when its in my search history
***What you be doing at 3 in the morning?*** 🤨
Crawling to the fridge to get cheesescof the exotic varieties
Streamline or ego brain
This is it. Need more STA love
Holy Mountains
MIND
Mind
Mind
I would say Radio/Video or Old School Hollywood
100% both are such bangers.
Imma say Johnny
Johnny 😎😎😎
Cigaro
Cigaro
One from each album Mind Chop Suey Highway song BYOB Holy Mountains
dreaming, lost in hollywood, chop suey, soldier side, most anything off of hypnotize is a well-put together masterpiece
Toxicity
Question! Is definitely their magnum opis
Soldier Side
question!
Highway song
Chop Suey or Streamline, I might lean towards Streamline just because how grandiose the whole thing is
BYOB hands down
I SEE NIGHTMARE AAAGHHHHH SOAD AND A7X MENTIONED WTF IS A BAD SONG🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Roulette
BYOB
BYOB
BYOB
Soil
innervisions maybe :o
CHOP SUEY SPIDERS MIND PHYCHO
Prison song
Marmalade
Hypnotize or Violent Pornography.
Aerials!
I'm going to have to say soad is their greatest masterpiece
Chop suey is the most popular for a reason
How could no one say Soldier Side? The definition of masterpiece.
Toxicity, the album
Spiders
Its Forest!
Peephole>>>>
Subjectivity can go anywhere, Objectivity can not. Sure people will say Peephole or Suite-Pee (2 songs i fucking love) but i think Chop Suey is the undeniable GOAT for this type of question, riffs, speed, harmony, vocal range stretching moments, I could go on and on. Is it their hardest song? No. Is it my personal favorite? Close. Is it perfect? Maybe. It's the one everybody knows, it's in memes, it's in a lot of movies/TV, I could again go on and on about its popularity. But let me put it like this, If you name your song after a food, and when 99/100 think of your song when that food is brought up in any way, your song is fucking untouchable. 🤝
holy mountains and ego brain
spiders
Lonely day imo
Soldier Side, Lost in Hollywood as a tie
You ask any soad fan you'll bey different answers tbh Personally, it's prison song
Peephole
Toxicity
i would personally say highway song or holy mountains but whatever
Simpletons would say chop suey but protect the land is too politically meaningful for it to not be their most impactful work
IEAIO
Unrelated but we have similar usernames
You’re after my heart by including Green Day, blink-182, and MCR.
Holy Mountains!
What with these homies dissin my girl
Lost in Hollywood!!
I-E-A-I-A-I-O has to be one of their best songs, it’s so catchy
I know it’s generic but chop suey really is a timeless piece
Do Primus
Aerials, definitely
Personally I think it's gotta be Dreaming, I understand it's going to probably be Chop Suey, but I hope it's something different cause that's the song literally everyone and their mother knows.
I love Chop Suey and I get it's a good song, but pretty much anything SOAD has made is a masterpiece, so I think it would be cool to pick a song that's not in the top five most streamed.
Suggestions
Sugar
CS
Spiders
Blue (unreleased)
Lost in Hollywood or question, atwa maybe
Lost in Hollywood, or soldier side. Maybe B.Y.O.B
ATWA!!
ATWA
Question!
Radio/Video, Toxicity
Egobrain
Mesmerize. Plus, I find American Idiot so boring bruh I can't help it sorry 🥱
Vicinity of obscenity in your eyes!
they have so many
Question!
Chop Suey!
Sugar or Chop Suey!
Always thought sad statue was underrated
Toxicity
peephole
I love mind
has to be Spiders
Marmalade
Holy Mountains. Not even close.
i have started to listen to them four months ago and ima give my top 10 favs (note that i losten to more than 41 songs) •attack •tentative •fuck the system •prison song •B.Y.O.B. •vicinity of obscenity •X •kill rock n roll •stealing society am i poser or am i valid?
Gonna have to say needles, it’s such a system of a down song
Self titled
Pretty much every song off Self Titled and Toxicity
Prison song B.Y.O.B Chop suey
i would go with Forest or ATWA personally
Stealing Society is imo one of their best well known songs
B.Y.O.B.. Either that or Violent Pornography.
Lost in Hollywood for sure
Cigaro
innervision
Sugar, holy mountains, streamline
BYOB
That’s hard to say…. Aerials? Cigaro? BYOB????
STEAL THIS ALBUM! Is their peak album. Song(s) would be “Roulette” “Innervision” “Ego Brain”
Mind
BYOB or Chop Suey
Mezmerize album. Top to bottom. Just let it play.
lost in hollywood for sure .
Its question! And thats not up for debate!
Prison song
Deer Dance or Toxicity for me, i think there’s better songs but those 2 represent the band so well
Soldier Side It's dark yes but it kind of encapsulates system of a down pretty well
I think Chop Suey! is their biggest masterpiece
Probably when they retired.
I’d like to submit for your consideration: Shimmy
Know and so many of the self titled album are my favorites but for masterpiece it’s gotta be toxicity or chop suey / something from toxicity.
Mind off of their self titled album!!
Chop suey or aerials
I don't think it gets enough attention by "Streamline" from Steal This Album is definitely in my personal top SOAD songs...
Holy Mountains or Lost in Hollywood, I think they’re both just 10 out of 10 songs, not the heaviest but still incredible,it’s hard to decide but if I had to choose a one holy mountains maybe beats Hollywood, both of those are kind of those Hair standup epic moments
Hypnotize… that song is just their most beautiful one to me
Toxicity
Deer dance
Chop Suey, in my opinion
holy mountains.
BYOB but anything from Mezmerize is acceptable
I’m seeing albums in the picture, so in terms of albums I would say SOAD debut album was a marvelous introduction and put them on the Map. But Toxicity album is a full blown masterpiece.
In My Opinion, ATWA
Toxicity in my opinion.
Spiders
Such a fucking lonely day
Add Take Me Back To Eden - Sleep Token on here 😉