That’s right, the ‘new’ Serj Tankian album. I finally had the time to sit down and listen to the whole album. Frankly, I was very unpleasantly surprised when I listened to it. I come from a background of just embracing music. Anything short of country and I’ll give it a gander. Serj Tankian, the lead singer from one of my all-time favorite bands System of a Down, released a side project under his name. Now this man is an amazing vocalist, I cannot strip that from him. But his creativity mixed with his political driven lyrics have let me down in a big way. It’s obvious that Serj’s ‘System’ would have been a lot slower than the band, itself, actually was. All the songs on the CD are slow songs with lyrics that seem like they’ve come straight from a Wog’s mouth. The only song I can stand from the disc is ‘Empty Walls’ because it was the first song I heard when I was determined to love his new sound. I can’t say I’ll be listening to this CD on repeat, ever. Hopefully his future releases and releases from other members of the band will conform to the true System of a Down style.
Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease,
Isaac
