Serj Tankian "Borders Are" From new album "Imperfect Harmonies"

[Slain]

It kind of grows on you, but... I hope the other songs are much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k40su7eHgIs

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

[Quadrochosis]

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

No because SOAD is definitely better than all the other side projects formed from it combined.

[Slain]

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

No because SOAD is definitely better than all the other side projects formed from it combined.

I just can't stand Daron Malakian, his singing, and his general attitude. And I'm interested to see what Serj can develop into as a solo artist. But honestly, I'm almost certain we won't see a reunion.

[pogoowner]

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

Just like all the people that comment on Alice in Chains videos and say, "It'll never be the same without Layne. They shouldn't be tarnishing the name of the band." Then stop listening to them and shut your damn mouth.

[OperantChamber]

Wow I really really like it.

[Zantera]

I prefer Scars on Broadway over SOAD actualleh, not too fond of Serj's solo-project yet.

[Sintheros]

I'm fond of the symphonic/orchestrated music of this song, but it was far too repetitive for my liking, even for Serj, who repeats things a whole lot. This one went a bit overboard. If that musical style is the rest of the album I'm all for it though.

Somehow I knew the entire time the US/Mexican border would be the last one to get taken off the map, and it was.

[Arcaeus]

Yeah, I actually liked that.

[wolfking]

IMO, the last two SOAD albums were average due to the amount of singing Daron does.  When you've got someone as good a vocalist as Serj, I don't know why he insists on singing, as far as music goes, Daron isn't a hair on Serj's asshole.

[Sigz]

Not bad.

[lateralus88]

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

No because SOAD is definitely better than all the other side projects formed from it combined.

This.

And the song is...eh. This feels even weaker than most of the weak tracks from Elect the Dead. I don't dig it.

I prefer Scars on Broadway over SOAD actualleh

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

[Ben_Jamin]

You guys wish. I love both projects. It bums me Daron hasn't toured properly yet, while Serj did his whole album with an orchestra.

[bmc]

And is anyone else sick of all of the comments saying "SOAD GET BACK TOGETHER" when that is extremely unrealistic?

No because SOAD is definitely better than all the other side projects formed from it combined.

This.

And the song is...eh. This feels even weaker than most of the weak tracks from Elect the Dead. I don't dig it.

I prefer Scars on Broadway over SOAD actualleh

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

hmmm the Scars on Broadway album was excellent, but not quite up to SOAD.

[Zantera]

I think the Scars-album was pretty great, had lots of variety and great songs etc.
Even the songs i care less for are still good, meanwhile SOAD has a more mix of great-songs, and 'songs i dont care much about'.

[Slain]

SOAD's last two albums had some of my all time favorite SOAD songs, but also a lot of completely forgettable ones. Especially the ones where Daron sings exclusively

[wolfking]

SOAD's last two albums had some of my all time favorite SOAD songs, but also a lot of completely forgettable ones. Especially the ones where Daron sings exclusively

This statement is tr00!!!

[TAC]

A couple of years ago, after seeing the videos to Empty Walls and Sky Is Over, I decided to buy Elect The Dead. This is a great album. Serj is fantastic and has a Freddie Mercury like quality about him. Obviously not as talented vocally, but I found the album very original, varied, and ambitious.

On the heels of that, a guy at work made me copies of most, perhaps all, of the SOAD CDs. I must say that those are terrible, and are very restrictive for a true talent like Serj.

I will most likely get his new album. Borders Are is a pretty cool song.

[lateralus88]

A couple of years ago, after seeing the videos to Empty Walls and Sky Is Over, I decided to buy Elect The Dead. This is a great album. Serj is fantastic and has a Freddie Mercury like quality about him. Obviously not as talented vocally, but I found the album very original, varied, and ambitious.

On the heels of that, a guy at work made me copies of most, perhaps all, of the SOAD CDs. I must say that those are terrible, and are very restrictive for a true talent like Serj.

I will most likely get his new album. Borders Are is a pretty cool song.

While I respect your opinion TAC, there is so much fail in this post. So much.

[TAC]

Lat, where' s the fail? I'm giving huge props to the guy.

[lateralus88]

On the heels of that, a guy at work made me copies of most, perhaps all, of the SOAD CDs. I must say that those are terrible

This is where I see fail. The rest was fine.

[j]

On the heels of that, a guy at work made me copies of most, perhaps all, of the SOAD CDs. I must say that those are terrible

This is where I see fail. The rest was fine.

I dunno...SOAD have some real gems, but a lot of shit too.  I wouldn't say all of their albums are "terrible" though.

-J

[lateralus88]

SOAD is one of those bands I will practically bend over backwards for, so there are really only a small handful of bad songs by the band if you ask me. The ones that come to mind are Hypnotize and Lonely Day.

[TAC]

OK...perhaps "terrible" was inappropriate. So I'll take that back. But from what I've heard..and basically I've heard 4 or 5 albums all the way through only once... I find Serj's talents way above those of the band. Maybe intrumentally they are fine musicians and I do think they're pretty versatile, but when I take the body of work that I've sampled, I just find them to be the improper vehicle for the true talents that Serj can offer.

Furthermore Lat, those CDs are currently in a drawer in my basement. Is there a particular album or a collection of songs that you feel I should take a second look at?

[lateralus88]

OK...perhaps "terrible" was inappropriate. So I'll take that back. But from what I've heard..and basically I've heard 4 or 5 albums all the way through only once... I find Serj's talents way above those of the band. Maybe intrumentally they are fine musicians and I do think they're pretty versatile, but when I take the body of work that I've sampled, I just find them to be the improper vehicle for the true talents that Serj can offer.

Furthermore Lat, those CDs are currently in a drawer in my basement. Is there a particular album or a collection of songs that you feel I should take a second look at?

Once again, I fully respect and understand your standing point. I disagree, but understand.

I'd give Mesmerize another honest chance. My reasons are as follows:

Personally, I don't think they have bad album, and they are all great for their own reasons (I've said the same about Tool's albums, I know). And picking a favourite album isn't necessarily an easy task. But if I had to choose which SOAD album I'd like to be trapped on a desert island with, it'd be Mesmerize. To me, Mesmerize is the highest point of the bands career. With their earlier material, you have this "untamed" beast, so to speak, called their debut album. It's wild, strange, loud and a teenage rebellion's wet dream. As they began to release albums such as Toxicity and Steal this Album! (B-sides, I know), they began to refine their song writing more and more. With Mesmerize, you have an album that combines the obscurity and hardcore influenced elements we heard from their first few releases, but with a much more fine tuned style of writing and flow within the music. The album itself just seems much more...well made. As if it really took an immense amount of time and effort to make, whereas their earlier work (While great, I'm not talking down towards their older albums at all) felt a bit more unpolished and recorded "just for the fucks sake of recording an album".

inb4 teh flames

And as for specific songs, Question!, Stealing Society, Revenga and Radio/Video are several songs I'd recommend taking a few more listens to. There are several elements within each song that I feel any music lover could easily appreciate when dissected.

[MetalMike06]

I actually really enjoyed that song (though the lyrics were kinda meh...). Maybe it was the strings/atmosphere that did it for me, 'cause normally I'm not a big fan of SOAD or any of their solo projects.

[blackngold29]

How am I subscribed to his YouTube channel and haven't seen that until now?

Anyway, even if you don't like the music you gotta give Serj some credit because of how many different things he does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpqI7hWM7QY It's more like a personal project than a side project. There are lots of people who a are better singers or pianists or composers, but it takes something to do them all.

[ogrejedi]

The parts where Daron sings in SOAD (like "Needles" off Toxicity) are parts that are better sung by him. I don't get why people care about this so much. Mezmerize and Hypnotize are SOAD's two best albums, IMO.

As far as this side project goes, I thought that was a great song and had a great video (something I usually don't care about).