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- Summary: The System of a Down singer's solo debut album features fellow bandmate John Dolmayan on drums, along with players from Primus and opera singer Ani Maldjian.
- Record Label: Warner Bros
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Top Track
Sky Is Over | |
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Everybody knows Everybody knows That you cradle the sun Living in remorse, sky is over Don't you want to hold me, baby? Disappointed, going... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 11 out of 19
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Mixed: 7 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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Entertainment WeeklyFactor in politics, social commentary, and highly individualistic posey, and Elect gets our vote for the liveliest mixed-bag marvel of the season. [26 Oct 2007, p.69]
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while System of a Down would have given these songs more sheer brawn, Mr. Tankian’s versions are the next best thing.
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Elect the Dead, his first full-length solo effort, boasts the same kind of arty arrangements and cascading dynamics as SOAD's ouvre, a sign that while guitarist Daron Malakian is often considered the band's mad genius, Tankian's elastic, expressive vocals are as integral to its character.
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Tankian hasn't yet mastered the art of editing himself for time: Inspiring as its genre-jumping is in spurts, Elect The Dead gains and loses momentum enough that even fans may not stick around long enough for the best parts.
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His ambition is never entirely realized, and though his voice is versatile, his almost operatic style at times borders on annoying.
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Here, without the berserk velocity of System's guitarist Daron Malakian, he is a little more conventional and a little less interesting.
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It would almost be pretty or epic if Tankian hadn't done this sort of thing ten times over already: nonsensical title, half-time verses balladeered in a faux-operatic style before rushing into the "unpredictable" chorus, which is uncomfortably wordier than ever I might add.
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Positive: 30 out of 36
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Mixed: 3 out of 36
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Negative: 3 out of 36
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Jul 14, 2012Very powerful album...Incredible songs. Very beautiful vocals. Sonds like Honking Antelope, Lie Lie Lie and The Unthinking Majority are unique.
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NickF.Jan 3, 2008
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Oct 19, 2010
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SPONGEEEOct 25, 2007
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Jun 27, 2011
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MarcoROct 26, 2007rolling stone 50...are you crazy or what? okay this is not system but...?
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RZOct 25, 2007
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