I think the song I will share today needs no introduction, those who see the name will surely recognize it immediately. “Toxicity” by the Armenian-American band System of a Down caused a big stir in the early 2000's for its disruptive lyrics and social criticism, and well, actually most of the songs by this band are like that and that's why they have the appreciation of millions of fans around the world. I got to know this band thanks to a very precious cousin, but also thanks to MTV because they kept playing their videos which, although they are pretty heavy music, they still fit in the spectrum of commercial music.
Playing this song was a big challenge since it is quite fast in some parts and because I have a small injury in my left wrist that doesn't allow me to move easily, so I had to practice it many times until I got used to the fast dynamics of the song and to get a decent result. There are many songs of this band that provoke me to play, but not all of them are easy, as I already mentioned, the high speed of some of their songs would force me to practice a lot or to play with a straw, which I don't rule out doing in some of my covers.
Creo que la canción que compartiré hoy no necesita ningún tipo de presentación, quienes vean el nombre de seguro la reconocerán inmediatamente. “Toxicity” de la banda armenio-estadounidense System of a Down causó un gran revuelo a inicio de los años 2000 por su letra disruptiva y crítica social, y bueno, en realidad la mayoría de las canciones de ésta banda son así y por eso tienen el aprecio de millones de fanáticos alrededor del mundo. Yo conocí ésta banda gracias a un primo muy preciado, pero también gracias a MTV ya que no dejaban de reproducir sus videos que, aunque son de música bastante pesada, no dejaban de encajar en el espectro de la música comercial.
Tocar ésta canción fue un gran reto ya que es bastante rápida en algunos tramos y porque tengo una pequeña lesión en mi muñeca izquierda que no me permite moverme con facilidad, así que tuve que practicarla muchas veces hasta acostumbrarme a la dinámica rápida de la canción y para que el resultado fuera decente. Son muchas las canciones de ésta banda que me provocan tocar, pero no todas son fáciles, como ya mencioné, la alta velocidad de algunas de sus canciones me obligaría a practicar mucho o a tocar con una pajuela, cosa que no descarto hacer el algunos de mis covers.
Lyrics
Conversion, software version 7.0
Looking at life through the eyes of a tire hub
Eating seeds as a pastime activity
The toxicity of our city, of our city
You, what do you own the world?
How do you own disorder, disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence
Sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere
Between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
More wood for their fires, loud neighbors
Flashlight reveries caught in the headlights of a truck
Eating seeds as a pastime activity
The toxicity of our city, of our city
You, what do you own the world?
How do you own disorder, disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence
Sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere
Between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
You, what do you own the world?
How do you own disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence
Sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere
Between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
When I became the Sun
I shone life into the man's hearts
When I became the Sun
I shone life into the man's hearts
To record this bass cover I downloaded the song from the band's official Youtube channel, then, I used the Moises application to remove the original bass line, that way I could record a completely clean line. I applied a couple of effects to give prominence to the bass since it is obviously the central element in my performances, but I tried not to overdo it in modifying the original sound previously recorded. I hope my presentation this week is to everyone's liking, I really like to humbly share my bass covers with the community, best regards!
Para grabar éste cover de bajo descargué la canción del canal oficial de Youtube de la banda, luego, usé la aplicación Moises para eliminar la línea de bajo original, de esa forma pude grabar una línea completamente limpia. Apliqué un par de efectos para dar protagonismo al bajo ya que evidentemente es el elemento central en mis presentaciones, pero traté de no exagerar en modificar el sonido original previamente grabado. Espero que mi presentación de ésta semana sea del agrado de todos, de verdad me gusta compartir humildemente mis covers de bajo con la comunidad. ¡Un fuerte abrazo!
-Credits/Créditos:
- Band: System Of A Down
- Track
- Lyrics Source
-Used tools/Herramientas usadas:
- Video recorded with: Samsung Galaxy A32
- Video edited with: CapCut
- Translator: DeepL Translate