Elect the Dead Symphony

Elect the Dead Symphony
Live album by
Serj Tankian
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010
RecordedMarch 16, 2009 at the Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
GenreArt rock, progressive rock,[1] classical[1]
Length1:03:00 (DVD)
54:54 (CD)
LabelReprise/Warner Bros./Serjical Strike
ProducerTom Whalley
Serj Tankian chronology
Lie Lie Live
(2008) 		Elect the Dead Symphony
(2010) 		Imperfect Harmonies
(2010)
Singles from Elect the Dead Symphony
  1. "The Charade"
    Released: February 15, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Elect the Dead Symphony is the first live album by System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. It is available in CD, CD/DVD, LP, and Digital Download formats. It features the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, along with Dan Monti on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, performing at the Auckland Town Hall in Auckland, New Zealand. Orchestral arrangements were by John Psathas. Material for the performance is from Tankian's solo debut, Elect the Dead with some additional previously unreleased songs.[2][3]

The sole studio track is the first officially released studio recording of "Charades", with the revised title "The Charade". This song was known to have been considered for System of a Down's Hypnotize album and a rehearsal was recorded, a brief excerpt of which appears on the DVD side of that album's dualdisc edition. It was not included on the album, but a live version appeared on the Axis of Justice compilation the following year. The version on Elect the Dead Symphony is the first studio recording of the song to be released, and has also been released as a single. A live version of the song also appears on the album.

Elect the Dead Symphony was released on February 23, 2010 on iTunes and March 9, 2010 in all other formats.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serj Tankian

No.TitleLength
1."Feed Us"7:29
2."Blue"3:15
3."Sky Is Over"3:09
4."Lie Lie Lie"3:58
5."Money"3:29
6."Baby"3:41
7."Gate 21"2:49
8."The Charade"4:30
9."Honking Antelope"3:49
10."Saving Us"4:55
11."Elect the Dead"3:08
12."Falling Stars"3:24
13."Beethoven's Cunt"3:29
14."Empty Walls"3:57
15."The Charade" (studio version; DVD only during credits)3:33
Total length:1:03:00

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 118
Greek Albums (IFPI)[6] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 64

References

  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ Wippsson, Johan (11 February 2009). "Serj Tankian Releases "Elect The Dead" Orchestra Dvd". Melodic.net. Retrieved 23 September 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Serj Tankian and the APO". sergicalstrike.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Serj Tankian feat. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Elect The Dead Symphony (Album)" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
  5. ^ "Serj Tankian feat. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Elect The Dead Symphony (Album)" (in French). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Serj Tankian feat. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Elect The Dead Symphony (Album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02.
  7. ^ "Serj Tankian feat. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Elect The Dead Symphony (Album)". Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Serj Tankian feat. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Elect The Dead Symphony (Album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-10-31.