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Elect the Dead [Explicit Lyrics]

~ Serj Tankian
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (22 Oct 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Wea Japan
  • ASIN: B000TX7B5U
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 30,038 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Empty Walls 3:50£0.69
Listen  2. The Unthinking Majority 3:49£0.69
Listen  3. Money 3:53£0.69
Listen  4. Feed Us 4:31£0.69
Listen  5. Saving Us 4:41£0.69
Listen  6. Sky Is Over 2:57£0.69
Listen  7. Baby 3:30£0.69
Listen  8. Honking Antelope 3:50£0.69
Listen  9. Lie Lie Lie 3:33£0.69
Listen10. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition 4:23£0.69
Listen11. Beethoven's C*** 3:13£0.69
Listen12. Elect The Dead 2:54£0.69

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Serj Tankian is best known as the lead singer of System Of A Down, one of the most popular heavy metal bands in the world. 'Elect The Dead', Tankian's solo debut, contains much ofthe trademark aspects of SOAD. Huge and heavy guitar riffs are everywhere, while lyrics laced with clever, thought-provoking political messages are delivered by Tankian's unmistakable voice, going from light, slow and soft to a machine gunspeed scream in a heartbeat. Written on piano, the music has classical elements throughout, showcasing the talent of the songwriter, who played most of the instruments on the album himself. Singles include 'The Unthinking Majority'.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Elect the dead, 1 Dec 2007
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This is the brilliant new album from Serj and it is outstanding. It has his usual cutting, intelligent lyrics, backed up by some amazing music. This is all the more impressive as it is written, engineered, produced and mainly played all by Serj. All the tracks are great and get better with repeated listening, although 'Empty Walls' and 'Honking Antelope' are particular favourites for me. If you like SOAD you'll like this, simple as that. A top effort from Serj and so good to have him back in my music listening life!
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars By George, he's only gone and done it, 22 Oct 2007
For those of you who thought he couldn't cut the mustard on his own.... well, this is simply a great big 2 fingers in your face.

A pretty darn good effort by Serj, maintaining that wonderful ability of SOAD to flip instantly from beautiful melody to a crazy thrash fest. Some superb songwriting on his own, and such a talent in playing many of the instruments himself.

So what if it sounds like the next SOAD. That's a bloody good thing.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A Tale of Brilliance and Mediocrity, 11 Jan 2008
The one thing that System of a Down posses is the best rock voice of an age in Serj Tankian. Perhaps in the light of the bands last album being mainly the work of the rock pixie Daron Malkian, Serj decided to clear the decks of his own material. The first thing I'd say is that it is difficult to give this a context away from System as it bears resemblance in many places to their work. In a strange way, I feel it lacks the pieces of oddball madness so often injected into the band by Daron.

As a collection on its own, its a peak, then a trough then a peak. The album starts brightly Empty Walls is a fine choice of single and showcases Serj's vocals perfectly. Lyrically it's familiar ground too with modern propaganda, news and governments bearing the brunt of much of Serj's words. More or less up to and including Saving us, the going is good. The odd twinkle of piano does hint at a different sound but you know the script by now.

Then in the middle, the trilogy of averageness brings things down a quality notch on Sky is Over, Baby and Honking Antelope. The last song nearly saves itself with some good rhythm work at the end, but this is when the album fires back onto form. Lie Lie Lie is a really good melodic pop song, and is followed by the albums most eclectic track Praise The Lord and Pass The Amunition. Full of mad mumbo jumbo and bizarre sounds this leads us nicely onto Beethovens (insert naughty ladies part word here). Once of the heavier and better tracks on the record before the title track leads us out.

Overall, not bad, though the sequencing probably lets this record down. Perhaps 10 tracks would have sufficed to keep the quality consistent. That said, this is not a bad album by any stretch of the imagination, it's just not essential.
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5.0 out of 5 stars HELL YEAH!
THIS CD IS AWESOME! I love SOAD, and this just takes it and goes further. The music is more progressive, the songs more epic and the arrangements more over the top. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. C. J. Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely awesome album
i got this cd after reading a review in kerrang (uk rock mag)Elect the Dead but not liking system of a down music i thought what the hell i would give it a good go. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. F. Holding

5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, uncompromising genius
This album has been the subject of lukewarm critical review and it's not hard to see why, it's probably the most difficult album to categorise and get a handle on the music... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Elizabeth Sterling

5.0 out of 5 stars Elect The Dead
As a System Of a Down fan i was really looking forward to hearing Elect the Dead and rightly so. Serj Tankian really is a genius! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Francesca Dent

3.0 out of 5 stars Down of a system?
I had no delusions buying this. I wasn't expecting System of a Down in another shape or form, and neither should anyone else. Read more
Published 19 months ago by J. Powling

5.0 out of 5 stars A great rocker with a message for all
Serj Tankian is a huge talent waiting to be exposed to the international superstardom, he enjoyed with `System of A Down'. Read more
Published 19 months ago by DJColzz

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and yet provocative
I'm afraid I totally disagree with Sean. This album is certainly hard to understand and takes on a very basic form, however If you listen a few times over you begin to notice... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Sally J. Finlay

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Wouldn't it be great to heal the world with just a song'
So he says, and so it would be. Serj Tankian- revolutioonary addict and political maestro- seems now to have resigned himself to the fact that there is no more time for subtrlety... Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Webb

3.0 out of 5 stars an album that leaps and falls!
there is more chance of snow being warm to sleep in than serjs solo album not being compared to his band system of a down,without that link few of us would have bought this,we... Read more
Published 20 months ago by sean paul mccann

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
System of a down are an awesome band, and now that Serj has released a solo album I thought things might be a little different, how wrong! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mark

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