A Perfect Circle -- eMOTIVe

*KagePrototype* · #1 11-10-2004, 03:28 PM

I'm practically at bursting point waiting for this album. It's only been just over a year since Thirteenth Step was released, and already we've got new A Perfect Circle. This really suprised me, because I thought Maynard was going to focus on Tool's new stuff for the rest of the year.

I know it's just a covers album, but if these songs are as good as their cover of "The Nurse Who Loved Me", it should be worth just as much as an album full of new material.

Along with Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's new stuff (The Royal Society), this is the album I'm most looking forward to this year. Any other APC fans around?

oh, for those who don't know the track listing:

Quote:

1. "Annihilation" (Matthew Borruso, Christopher Douglas, Sothira Pheng)
Crucifix - "NOT SO QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" (1982)

2. "Imagine" (John Lennon)
John Lennon - "IMAGINE" (1971)

3. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding" (Nick Lowe)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - "ARMED FORCES" (1979)

4. "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of the War Drums" (Billy
Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan)
A Perfect Circle - "eMOTIVe" (2004)

5. "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye)
Marvin Gaye - "WHAT'S GOING ON" (1971)

6. "When The Levee Breaks" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Memphis Minnie,
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
Led Zeppelin - "UNTITLED" (1971)

7. "Freedom Of Choice" (Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh)
Devo - "FREEDOM OF CHOICE" (1980)

8. "People Are People" (Martin L. Gore)
Depeche Mode - "PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE" (1984)

9. "Passive" (TK)
A Perfect Circle - "eMOTIVe" (2004)

10. "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" (Greg Ginn)
Black Flag - "EVERYTHING WENT BLACK" (1983)

11. "Let's Have A War" (Philo Cramer, Lee Ving)
Fear - "THE RECORD" (1982)

12. "Fiddle And The Drum" (Joni Mitchell)
Joni Mitchell - "CLOUDS" (1969)

Bad^Hat · #2 11-10-2004, 04:16 PM

The Nurse Who Loved Me was a cover? :S

She · #3 11-10-2004, 04:56 PM

Cover album... yay .. eh

seriously..

i heard imagine... and my god..
what have they done to this song?

damn.. and i liked APC

#4 11-10-2004, 05:59 PM

I've not heard Imagine yet, I keep meaning to watch the streaming video but never get round to it. I'm really looking forward to this album.

*KagePrototype* · #5 11-10-2004, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bad^Hat

The Nurse Who Loved Me was a cover? :S

It's a cover of a song by Failure.

And I really like APC's take on Imagine. Which is why I'm pretty damn excited.

Delicious Bass · #6 12-10-2004, 04:49 AM

when i first heard imagine on the radio i recognised maynard's voice but it didnt sound like something he would write. but i cant wait for this new cd, APC kicks so much ass. I saw them live in Salem, Oregon a few months back, ****ing kicked ass!

Once this album is done I believe Maynard will be focused on the new Tool CD, right now they are just toying around.

TMPer Tantrum · #7 12-10-2004, 01:14 PM

I love APC's stuff. I have a great live APC cover of them doing Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie. Great stuff too. I am a bit hesitant over a cover album by them though, it just seems so naaasty.

Naaasty.

colin4444 · #8 15-10-2004, 08:24 AM

I love APC. I had no idea that this album is coming out. Thanks for the info. Where can I find that Imagine cover? I haven't heard it yet.

*KagePrototype* · #9 15-10-2004, 08:59 AM

http://aperfectcircle.com/

colin4444 · #10 15-10-2004, 09:27 AM

Whoa, the website shows the peace sign and turns into the APC logo, showing the way in which the logo actually does make a perfect circle. I thought I was really smart when I found out about 2 months ago that the logo was the shading of one outside edge and one inside edge of a 3d circle. Now I know that is in fact what it is.

neptuneuk · #11 15-10-2004, 07:39 PM

the bassist for A perfect circle kicks ass, geordie white (aka twiggy ramirez, bassist from marilyn manson)

coax · #12 22-10-2004, 01:21 AM

Thought I'd bump this for a little review..

The album is incredible, although, it's very soft, it's kind of like Opeth's Damnation of APC albums.
Lots of great melodies and sounds.

I wasn't a big fan of their earlier work but this is awesome.

#13 22-10-2004, 09:41 AM

Incredible.

*KagePrototype* · #14 22-10-2004, 09:02 PM

Just got it myself, "Incredible" is the perfect word to describe it.

A perfect Circle were always better at ambient, mellow songs, and I'm glad they focused on that sort of music for this album. "Peace, Love And Understanding", "Let's Have A War", "Annihilation" and "What's Going On" are my favourites.

SpuD · #15 22-10-2004, 09:18 PM

Super-duper!