Seriously though, System of a Down released one exceptional, exceedingly unique album with their self-titled, a much more accessible but still great album in Toxicity then got very unremarkable and mediocre from Steal This Album! onward when compared to their earlier work.

But the impact on music that they've had doesn't even compare to how Alice in Chains helped change the game with Dirt alone.

they both suck. yeah, i said it.

Really? Mesmerize had a lot of kick ass songs in it. I know why people don't like Hypnotized even though I love every single song in it, but Mesmerize has some renowned songs in it.

And how does what you said make Alice in Chains more talented?

they both suck. yeah, i said it.

When you hear musician after musician say that they were inspired by Alice in Chains, there is something to that. System had one good album, I liked it, listened to it a bunch but now it's collecting dust in my garage. Alice in Chains however is still shuffling actively on my I-pod and they are much older.

I don't see how other bands being inspired by you means you have talent. It means that people like your music. AiC has talent. But SOAD's Serj can play guitar, piano, an Armenian flute, and compose and sing songs, Daron can play the guitar, drums, compose and sing songs, Shavo playing guitar and rapping, and John Dolmayan playing drums and knowing how to play the saxophone, all while SOAD's lyrics are just so more complex than AiC's... I just think they're more talented as a whole.

I don't see how other bands being inspired by you means you have talent. It means that people like your music. AiC has talent. But SOAD's Serj can play guitar, piano, an Armenian flute, and compose and sing songs, Daron can play the guitar, drums, compose and sing songs, Shavo playing guitar and rapping, and John Dolmayan playing drums and knowing how to play the saxophone, all while SOAD's lyrics are just so more complex than AiC's... I just think they're more talented as a whole.

Alice


why?

because i dont care for the noise they make when it hits my ears, thus making it unpleasant. ergo, they both suck.

When other bands are inspired by you it means you're doing something right. Obviously you like System.....okay. I think their work gets boring and tiresome after awhile. Do they have talent? Yup. Personally though, Alice in Chains work was deeper, had more meaning and all in all were a band who I enjoy much much more.

Care to elaborate? Because SOAD's song Arto is more meaningful than anything AiC had and it has no words in it. And most SOAD songs have more than one meaning (I.E.A.I.A.I.O is a big one).