Imperfect Harmonies

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Imperfect Harmonies
Studio album by Serj Tankian

Publication
(s)

2010

Label (s) Serjical Strike , Reprise Records

Genre (s)

Progressive rock , symphonic rock , alternative rock

Title (number)

11

running time

44:09

production

Serj Tankian

Studio (s)

Serjical Strike Studios

chronology
Elect the Dead Symphony Imperfect Harmonies harakiri
Single releases
June 29, 2010 "Left of Center"
November 12, 2010 "Reconstructive Demonstrations"

Imperfect Harmonies is the second solo album by Serj Tankian , the singer of the alternative metal band System of a Down . It was released in the US on September 21, 2010. The album was produced by himself and released on Tankian's Serjical Strike label .

The album can be assigned to the genres Alternative Rock , Progressive Rock and Symphonic Rock .

Track list

  1. Disowned Inc. - 4:07
  2. Borders Are ... - 4:38
  3. Deserving? - 4:05
  4. Beatus - 4:41
  5. Reconstructive Demonstrations - 5:04
  6. Electron - 3:46
  7. Gate 21 - 2:43
  8. Yes, It's Genocide - 3:16
  9. Peace Be Revenged - 3:59
  10. Left of Center - 3:06
  11. Wings of Summer - 4:45 (featuring Shana Halligan from Bitter Sweet)

reception

Imperfect Harmonies is described in a similar way by many recipients. The reviews of the album, however, vary greatly depending on the critic.

Some critics are of the opinion that Tankian's music has evolved from the previously known style with Imperfect Harmonies. For example, Adrian Meyer from laut.de writes : " SOAD (or the end of their creative break) never seemed to have moved further away than after listening to" Imperfect Harmonies "." In this context, the changed instrumentation is particularly mentioned; the orchestra in particular plays a much larger role than before.

Most often, the music on the album is described as "experimental", "rich in detail" or "overloaded". This fact provokes both positive and negative reactions. While some critics describe the album as “captivating” and “beautiful”, others find it difficult to access. Still others expressly point out this inconsistency, such as Tom Jurek from allmusic.com:

"Imperfect Harmonies is drenched in seeming contradictions, lyrically, sonically, and musically: [...]."

"Imperfect harmonies is full of apparent contradictions, lyrically, tonally and musically: [...]."

- Tom Jurek : Review of the album on allmusic.com

Depending on the recipient's assessment, Tankian manages to combine these contradictions into a functioning work or fails because of his ambitions.

Chart placements

country Top ranking Entry date Weeks on the charts source
Germany 18th 09/17/2010 k. A.
Austria 13 10/01/2010 4th
Switzerland 12 k. A. 3

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e laut.de: Album Review (German, accessed on August 25, 2013)
  2. ↑ a b c allmusic.com: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  3. ↑ a b rocksound.tv: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  4. ↑ a b c metal-hammer.de: Album Review (German, accessed on August 25, 2013)
  5. ↑ a b billboard.com: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  6. ↑ spin.com: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  7. ↑ a b sputnikmusic.com: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  8. ↑ a b avclub.com: Album Review (accessed August 25, 2013)
  9. ↑ charts.de: Imperfect Harmonies in the German album charts (German, accessed on August 24, 2013)
  10. ↑ a b austriancharts.at: Imperfect Harmonies in the Austrian Hit Parade (German, accessed on August 24, 2013)