Elect the Dead
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| Elect the Dead | ||
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| Album de Serj Tankian | ||
| Publicat | 22 d'octubre de 2007 | |
| Gravat | {{{Recorded}}} | |
| Gènere | Metal alternatiu, rock experimental, art rock | |
| Duració | 45:03 (edició estàndard) 47:52 (Japó) 59:00 (edició limitada) 53:52 (iTunes) |
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| Discogràfica | Serjical Strike Records/Reprise | |
| Productor(s) | Serj Tankian | |
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| Elect the Dead (22 d'octubre de 2007) |
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Elect the Dead és l'àlbum debut de Serj Tankian, líder de System of a Down. En Tankian ha tocat la majoria dels instruments ell mateix però va rebre assistència del bateria de System of a Down, John Dolmayan, la banda Primus i el bateria de Guns N' Roses, Bryan Mantia, amb en Dan Monti a la guittarra i al baix, la cantant d'òpera Ani Maldjian i alguns altres, com en Antonio Pontarelli.[2] El llançament de l'àlbum s'efectuà el 18 d'octubre de 2007. El tour official d'Elect the Dead començà el 12 d'octubre amb una actuació a Chicago's Vic theater.
El primer concert va tenir una assistència de casi 1000 persones. Serj ha declarat que no utilitzaria cap material del grup de System of a Down. Ell ha realitzat "Charadas", una cançó co-escrita per Daron Malakian, el guitarrista de System. Encara que això fos, al principi, una cançó de piano i veu tant sols, Tankian va utilitzar ajuda de The Flying Cunts of Chaos (F.C.C.), proporcionant guitarra, bateria i baix.
Tankian has stated that while some of the songs are new, a lot of them have been with him for a while. The first singles from the album are "The Unthinking Majority" and "Empty Walls". The song "Saving Us" was released on Tankian's Last.fm page[3] and his MySpace.[4] The video for "Feed Us" was released on the Swedish[5] and UK[6] MTV. Serj appeared on MTV's You Rock The Deuce to promote Elect the Dead.
Three different promo versions of the album have surfaced to the public. The instrumental promo (PRO-CD-102124), issued by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records and intended for the music and movie industry, contains instrumental versions of the 12 regular album tracks. Another promo version, issued by Reprise Records and made only for individual reviewers, features the regular album in final master form. This promotional CD-R, which was labeled "Smart Talk" as a codename for "Serj Tankian" to prevent leaking by unauthorized persons, also indicates that the album was finalized prior to Plantilla:Start date.[7] Before this a similar but undated promo, also under the name 'Smart Talk', was issued featuring the final versions of the songs, albeit not yet mastered. Whilst the printed track list on this version is identical the released album, tracks 10 and 11 are in fact juxtaposed on the promo itself.
The album has been met with very positive reception by both critics and fans alike.Plantilla:Fact However, to this day, it has yet to receive gold certification.
"Beethoven's Cunt" is currently being offered as a downloadable track to the video game Rock Band.
The song "Blue", which appears on the special edition bonus CD, is a reworking of the System of a Down demo song "Blue" that appeared on the Columbia promo tape which was given away before the release of the band's debut album.
A portion of the song "Lie Lie Lie" is currently featured in the opening title sequence of NBC's Fear Itself, a horror anthology show from the creators of Masters of Horror, and can be viewed on the show's main website.
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[edita] Track listing
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[edita] Chart Positions
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| 2007 | Top Canadian Albums |
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| Austrian Albums Top 75 |
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| German Albums Top 75 |
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| Finland Albums Top 40 |
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| ARIA Top 50 (Australia) |
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| France Albums Top 150 |
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[edita] Music videos
Music videos were made for every song on the standard edition of the record, each directed by a different director. Tankian explained: "I asked each of the directors for their visual interpretation of my work. They were asked not to write treatments and that they could make whatever they liked. The results have been overwhelmingly amazing!" [8]. Some videos were initially released exclusively to Deluxe Members who purchased the Limited Edition of Elect the Dead. All of the videos (except "Money") have since been publicly released on his official website and his YouTube Channel. Some videos have alternative versions which were originally released as well, but later changed.
[edita] Personnel
- All songs written & performed by Serj Tankian (guitars, bass, piano, vocals, synthesizers, drum programming, melodica, bells, and various tone generating beautiesPlantilla:Sic)
- Stunning suppository soundsPlantilla:Sic (BMI)
- All songs recorded at Serjical Strike Studios
- Produced by Serj Tankian
- Engineered by Dan Monti and Serj Tankian
- Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios in New York, NY
[edita] Elect the Dead
- All drums recorded at The Pass in Los Angeles, CA
- Drum engineer Krish Sharma
- Assistant drum engineer Bo Joe
- Drum technician at The Pass Sako Karaian
- Mixed by Neal Avron at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA
- Mix assistant Nicholas Fournier
- Drumming on tracks 1, 3, 7-9, 11 by Brain
- Drumming on track 2 by John Dolmayan
- Drumming on tracks 4 and 5 by Brain and John Dolmayan
- Drum programming on track 6 by Dan Monti
- Additional guitar on tracks 1-4, 6, 8, 11 by Dan Monti
- Additional bass on tracks 2, 6-9, 11 by Dan Monti
- Additional solo guitar on track 5 by Diran Noubar
- Additional vocals on tracks 5 and 9 by Ani Maldjian
- Additional cello on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12 by Cameron Stone
- Additional violin on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 by Antonio Pontarelli
- Additional synthesizers on track 6 by Dan Monti and Fabrice Favre
[edita] Bonus disc
- Drums on track 4 recorded at The Pass in Los Angeles, CA
- Additional engineering on track 1 by Thom Russo
- Drum engineer on track 4 Krish Sharma
- Assistant drum engineer on track 4 Bo Joe
- Drum technician on track 4 Sako Karaian
- Tracks 1-3 mixed by Serj Tankian and Dan Monti
- Track 4 mixed by Neal Avron
- Track 4 mix assistant Nicholas Fournier
- Drumming on track 4 by John Dolmayan
- Violin solo on track 4 by Antonio Pontarelli
- Additional guitars on track 4 by Dan Monti
- Additional violin on tracks 2-4 by Antonio Pontarelli
- Additional cello on tracks 2-4 by Cameron Stone
[edita] Additional credits
- A&R Craig Aaronson and George Tonikian
- Original artwork provided by Sako Shahinian
- Album packaging design by Sako Shahinian
- Digipack Album packaging design by Keith Aazami
- Photography by Greg Watermann
- Worldwide management Dave Holmes and Darin Harmon
- Booking (US) Don Muller at CAA
- Booking (Europe) Emma Banks at CAA
- LegalPlantilla:Sic Don Passman and Gene Salomon at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc.
- Business management David Weise at DW & Associates
- John Dolmayan appears courtesy of Columbia Records
[edita] References
- ↑ SERJ TANKIAN Paints Grim Picture With 'Sky Is Over' - 16 de gener de 2008
- ↑ Serj Tankian biography on SOADFans fansite
- ↑ Serj Tankian's artist page on Last.fm
- ↑ Plantilla:MySpace-music
- ↑ Swedish MTV
- ↑ UK MTV
- ↑ Picture of the Elect The Dead promo CD-R
- ↑ SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman To Post Videos For Each Track On Forthcoming Solo Album
