Down with the System: A Memoir
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- Create Date：2024-03-06 14:21:47
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Serj Tankian
- ISBN：0306831929
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Reviews
Ink
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I was lucky enough to be given an ALC of the audiobook of Down With the System - A Memoir （of sorts） written and narrated by Serj Tankian and it was everything I imaginedBeing a memoir， I was not expecting a biography， but an insight into the thoughts of this incredible musiciam。 Full disclosure， I was just about to turn 26 in 2001 when Toxicity hit number 1 on that fateful day of September 11 2001。 Like most people， I remember exactly where I was when the news broke。 I was in the shopping centr I was lucky enough to be given an ALC of the audiobook of Down With the System - A Memoir （of sorts） written and narrated by Serj Tankian and it was everything I imaginedBeing a memoir， I was not expecting a biography， but an insight into the thoughts of this incredible musiciam。 Full disclosure， I was just about to turn 26 in 2001 when Toxicity hit number 1 on that fateful day of September 11 2001。 Like most people， I remember exactly where I was when the news broke。 I was in the shopping centre with my friend， on the way to buy cd's and Toxicity was one of them。 The next 48 hours were a blur and it's important to note， we were in the UK， fixed to every bit of news we could get。 I also remember the furore of the essay on the bands website and it was at this point that I realised， that Serj Takian was more than a musician with a life history， but one whose life history gave him a much broader view of the world where the given， was not acceptedI jumped on the opportunity to listen to this memoir becaus I was intrigued to learn more than the band， more than the music （I was a huge grunge and metal fan and SOAD hit different with their sound and melding of metal and folk vocals， you just cannot go wrong with that energy）But， I digress， this book is not about the band as such， it is not aout the music， it is primarily about the mind of Serj Tankian and how his perspectives developed due to being an Armenian American and the atrocities suffered in his homeland and the shaping of his world view。 There are always two sides to every story and rarely is it right vs wrong。 Tankian reads with a balanced cadence， reflecting his calm and quiet demeanor， thoughtful and insightful， a far cry from the chaotic frontman most of us were accustomed toThis is an utterly fascinating， learned， and passionate memoir and I would absolutely recommend it Thank you very much to Netgalley， Hachette Audio， Hachette Books and Serj Tankian for this incredibly powerful， insightful ALC。 My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own 。。。more
Nikki Lynch
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I have always loved this band since highschool， and found this incredibly interesting！ Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this！
Nadya
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