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Mixing the exotic sounds of Laibach, Sparks and forgotten camp Euro-disco heroes Army Of Lovers, he's on to a winner even if he feels he's losing the corporate fight.
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Imperfect Harmonies plays as if Frank Zappa had lived to experience the glories of the Crystal Method, Ozzfest, George W. Bush, and Final Fantasy X.
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On his latest solo effort, System of a Down man, Serj Tankian, continues to stride further and further away from the sound that was once his bread and butter.
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This is also some of Tankian's most accessible material to date, whether it's the grooving verses and exploding choruses of "Left of Center," the cascading ebb and flow of "Borders Are . . ." or the fierce charge of "Electron."
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As a whole, Imperfect Harmonies is its own animal. Tankian proves that he can pull off his grand ambitions in a maximalist approach that creates something new from the ruins of everything he destroyed to get here.
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This album will not please everyone, but it is unique when compared to Tankian's work up to now, and that is what's best for everyone.
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His newest album, the sprawling, almost painfully eclectic Imperfect Harmonies, is ambitious to a fault: It seems like there's nothing Tankian doesn't want to accomplish in the space of a single album (except, unfortunately for his old-school fans, a return to anything resembling metal).
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RevolverRemoved from the usual metal trappings to ride Imperfect Harmonies' lofty, trippy soundscapes, Tankian's lyrics carry surprising poetic weight. [Sep/Oct 2010, p.87]
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Alternative PressForget imperfect--this bold reinvention is anything but. [Oct 2010, p.117]
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Q MagazineThe splicing of classical instrumentation with electronica and jazz flourishes may alienate his old band's fans, but there is much to admire here. [Oct 2010, p.120]
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Kerrang!It's an easier to admire than to love. [18 Sep 2010, p.58]
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MojoSystem Of A Down frontman is caught trying too hard. Again. [Oct. 2010, p. 101]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 29
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