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    CD REVIEW: SERJ TANKIAN
    Christina Caldwell

    Serj Tankian
    Imperfect Harmonies
    (Reprise/Serjical Strike)
    Grade: B+

    http://media.www.ecollegetimes.com/media/storage/paper991/news/2010/09/30/Music/Cd.Review.Serj.Tankian-3938868.shtml

    When System of a Down burst onto the music scene in 1994, it was
    the ethnic intensity and falsetto of frontman Serj Tankian that set
    the band apart from other alt-prog bands of the time. Sixteen years
    later, the Armenian singer still has a flair for the dramatic, minus
    the pent up aggression of his band.

    But don't mistake it as an ethnic record. Imperfect Harmonies,
    Tankian's second solo release, is rife with Middle Eastern influences,
    but also takes a full orchestra, jazz and System of a Down's trademark
    chaotic rock into account. Its layered, intricate sound mixes with
    Tankian's demanding, almost historical vocals that come from a period
    before western music dominated the world.

    Surprisingly, Imperfect Harmonies' best moments come toward the end of
    the album on "Left of Center," a political cry that's an epic Muse jam
    that meets the Sahara Desert. Closer "Wings of Summer" is beautified
    by Bitter:Sweet vocalist Shana Halligan's soft backup vocals, which
    add another dimension to Tankian's old world goodness.




    From: A. Papazian
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