Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead torrent

Release Date Oct 23, 2007
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Recording Time 45 minutes

Elect The Dead Other Versions

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Serj Tankian
Elect The Dead (2007) Limited Edition; Special Edition $20.05
Serj Tankian
Elect The Dead (2007) Bonus CD $22.85


Track Listing

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Song Title

1. Empty Walls - (with Smart Talk)
2. Unthinking Majority, The - (with Smart Talk)
3. Money - (with Smart Talk)
4. Feed Us - (with Smart Talk)
5. Saving Us - (with Smart Talk)
6. Sky Is Over - (with Smart Talk)
7. Baby - (with Smart Talk)
8. Honking Antelope - (with Smart Talk)
9. Lie Lie Lie - (with Smart Talk)
10. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - (with Smart Talk)
11. Beethoven's Cunt - (with Smart Talk)
12. Elect the Dead - (with Smart Talk)

Notes

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That System of a Down had become one of metal's most popular, creative, and ambitious acts by 2007 was no secret, and was underscored by the appearance of ELECT THE DEAD, the solo debut by System lead singer and lyricist Serj Tankian. Like his music with System of a Down, Tankian's solo work is highly progressive, blending metal, industrial, acoustic passages, and jazz and classical flourishes in one bone-crushing, carnivalesque mindwarp.

Opener "Empty Walls" crosses crunching metal with the drama of an operatic aria (vintage Queen is a clear touchstone for Tankian), while "Sky Is Over" rides a dirgey, yet catchy chorus, and "The Unthinking Majority" continues Tankian's relentless political and social critique. Tankian performed nearly all the instrumental and vocal tracks himself making this complex and unclassifiable labor of love all the more impressive