Author Topic: A Perfect Circle (Read 6789 times)

pain of occupation · « **Reply #35 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:26:05 AM »

holy OP. Whatchu talkin bout, Zook?! strongest song on both albums be a second half track, yo.

also, Nursie's awesome. I feel like its my bud's favourite tune on there. or at least the one the makes him the happiest.

NotePad · « **Reply #36 on:** December 11, 2013, 12:18:48 PM »

Hey OP

I disagree with you about 13th Step, i think all the songs are fantastic, even the short little ones like Stranger and Nurse. At first they seemed like afterthoughts, added cuz there was room. But quickly they turned into favorites. Crimes would be my least favorite. But its all great. I really enjoy Nurse who loved me. Gravity was awesome too. Really felt like an album closer, made especially for the themes of this album.

I kinda agree about Mer de Noms. KINDA. Id say the first 6 are the ones i listen too the most. But Sleeping Beauty is a good one. But i kinda agree, on mer de noms the first 6/7 are the best. But there is something about Over that really effects me emotionally...

pain of occupation · « **Reply #37 on:** December 11, 2013, 03:34:14 PM »

I cant often pick favourite songs, but I gotta give it up to Brena on that first album.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #38 on:** December 11, 2013, 03:44:20 PM »

APC was the first band I ever saw live and it was on the Mer de noms tour. Very incredible show.

For me, mer de noms was on constant rotation when it first came out, but kind of fell out of favor when 13th step came out, which I feel is overall a better album. But some of my favorite APC songs are off of Mer de noms like:

1. 3 Libras
2. The hollow
3. orestes
4. Brena

Such A great band, I wish they were more active.

NotePad · « **Reply #39 on:** December 31, 2013, 02:52:50 AM »

That new single that's out is great. Very popular on the radio. Sounds great, clearly 13th Step is the album that showcases their definitive, cuz this song definately has that vibe and sounds like APC. They sound like no other rock band. I love that their vibe. So.....floaty. And dreamlike. I'v always thought 13th step sounded like a modern version of The Cure's Disintegration. Did i say that already? oh well..

And I have a strong feeling that APC will release another full-length album. Likely sometime after Tool's next album, which their actually working on. And judging by the most recent update on Tool, there's AT LEAST one song the Maynard has or is doing vocals/lyrics for.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #40 on:** December 31, 2013, 04:04:53 AM »

Listened to them for the first time couple weeks back. Mer De Noms is awesome.

growthmusic57 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 01, 2014, 07:14:47 PM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on February 28, 2013, 07:33:09 AM

I'd say both albums are fantastic from beginning to end. Anyone who likes APC should also check out Ashes Divide.

eMotive sucks, but I've always pretended it just doesn't exist.

Agreed with all of this. And I don't think that APC's albums suffer half-way through. "Gravity" is probably one of their best tracks, and a killer album closer. Maynard's performance on that track is extremely good.

Zook · « **Reply #42 on:** January 01, 2014, 07:17:18 PM »

Gravity is good, but it sounds like something Godsmack would do ala Voodoo/Spiral.

NotePad · « **Reply #43 on:** January 02, 2014, 01:57:36 PM »

Yea, Gravity is great and such a great closer. The lyrics end things perfectly.

They had a huge change in sound and style from Mer De Noms to 13th Step. Love Mer De Nom; it sounds more like one of those 'Tool-lite' bands like Taproot or Chevelle or Evans Blue. With 13th Step they found their sound, which is entirely original and unique with more feeling and texture in their music.

I love Maynards singing and lyrics but I think his weakest lyrics are on Tool's 10 000 Days. Along with Lateralus, 13th Step is where he wrote his best lyrics. Maybe he was worn out from writing such deep and emotional lyrics that he decided to take things less seriously with 10 000 Days. It still has some great and deep lyrics, especially the 2-parter, but overall was his weakest work.

growthmusic57 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 03, 2014, 09:12:11 AM »

Quote from: Zook on January 01, 2014, 07:17:18 PM

Gravity is good, but it sounds like something Godsmack would do ala Voodoo/Spiral.

Haha, I suppose that might be true... Either way, the song is great (and I do like "Spiral," to be honest). And yes, NotePad, 13th Step really surpassed Mer De Noms in terms of originality. MDN is kinda spotty to me, whereas 13S is a quality listen front-to-back in my opinion.

NotePad · « **Reply #45 on:** January 03, 2014, 11:43:38 PM »

Was listening to Mer De Noms today and i noticed how flat the sound is. I guess i always thought something was off about the sound quality, but never really thought too much or put my finger on it. Kinda flat, is the production

PixelDream · « **Reply #46 on:** January 04, 2014, 04:54:59 AM »

I don't think there's anything off with the sound quality at all. The production is just unique sounding IMO.

seasonsinthesky · « **Reply #47 on:** January 04, 2014, 04:30:11 PM »

Quote from: NotePad on January 03, 2014, 11:43:38 PM

Was listening to Mer De Noms today and i noticed how flat the sound is. I guess i always thought something was off about the sound quality, but never really thought too much or put my finger on it. Kinda flat, is the production

i think it's the guitars. they have a strange hollowed-out thing happening — probably something to do with how they mic'd the amp and how they processed the mics afterward. also could be the amp itself.

the rest sounds absolutely pristine, though; it has one of my favourite drum mixes ever, especially the crispy-ass cymbal tasties at the end of "Breña."

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #48 on:** April 07, 2017, 03:19:36 PM »

New song

https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/07/video-a-perfect-circle-debut-new-song-feathers-live-in-las-vegas/

Not bad I guess

Zook · « **Reply #49 on:** April 07, 2017, 04:03:26 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix87x on April 07, 2017, 03:19:36 PM

New song

https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/07/video-a-perfect-circle-debut-new-song-feathers-live-in-las-vegas/

Not bad I guess

Already taken down.

pogoowner · « **Reply #50 on:** October 20, 2017, 08:11:08 PM »

They've officially released a new song prior to the start of their tour.

"The Doomed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6kd0FQhd5k

ReaperKK · « **Reply #51 on:** October 20, 2017, 08:29:04 PM »

It sounds exactly like the followup to Thirtieth Step

El Barto · « **Reply #52 on:** October 21, 2017, 12:39:06 PM »

I like it. Seems Billy Howerdel might be a Maiden fan, which I wouldn't have guessed.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #53 on:** October 21, 2017, 01:07:23 PM »

APC was the first concert I ever saw and in 2000 they were my favorite band. I liked 13th step a lot, but them fizzling out with Emotive was very disappointing to me and them to become inactive besides sporadic touring was even more disappointing. So I am definitely hungry for new material.

This new song doesn't really do anything for me and is kind of disjointed. If an album happens to follow, then I will definitely check it out though.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #54 on:** October 22, 2017, 01:14:19 PM »

I enjoy eMOTIVE. Some good interpretations of those songs. Especially Imagine and When The Levee Breaks.

nattmorker · « **Reply #55 on:** October 23, 2017, 03:27:44 PM »

I like some songs: judith, orestes, 3 libras ando specially... The nurse who loved me, i really love that song!

When i've tried to listen to the albums from start to finish i get really bored, i can't get into tool neither (except for a few songs).

Ninjabait · « **Reply #56 on:** January 01, 2018, 06:59:54 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u05S9cq2bLY

APC ~~easy as 1-2-3~~ have surprise dropped a new song from their upcoming album called "Disillusioned". It's a lot different, much softer than The Doomed. It's not really what I would have expected from them, but I really like it based on the first listen.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #57 on:** January 01, 2018, 07:13:39 AM »

Cool song. I like it quite a bit, and much more than The Doomed.

Zook · « **Reply #58 on:** March 09, 2018, 07:57:53 AM »

Thread merge?

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #59 on:** April 20, 2018, 02:29:00 PM »

New album out today. The first in like 14 years.

I think its pretty weak and too mellow. Some the songs I really like, where as most of it I find to be meh. This band used a dark, aggressive, yet somber sound. I don't know where their balls went. just listen to the opening track Eat the elephant and then go and listen to The Hallow from their debut album. HUGE difference. One kicks ass and the other is putting me to sleep.

I will give it some more spins though. I like Disillusioned, TalkTalk, By and down the river and Feathers. That's about it.

Nel · « **Reply #60 on:** April 20, 2018, 05:55:46 PM »

Haven't heard it yet, but all my friends seem super disappointed in it. Not boding well. Still need to give it a spin myself though.

ReaperKK · « **Reply #61 on:** April 20, 2018, 05:56:21 PM »

Only heard the first couple of songs but it's not bad. Can't wait to give it a full listen tomorrow.

lordxizor · « **Reply #62 on:** April 20, 2018, 08:58:42 PM »

I thought it was decent. Wasn't able to give it a dedicated listen though.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #63 on:** April 20, 2018, 08:59:02 PM »

I'm really enjoying it so far. Just finished TalkTalk, a badass song. The mellowness doesn't bother me at all.

I didn't listen to any of the songs prior to now, I probably listened to The Doomed but like once and I wasn't paying much attention to it. So its all fresh to me.

ReaperKK · « **Reply #64 on:** April 21, 2018, 07:05:05 PM »

So just gave the album a first listen on the ride home and while it's not bad I would rate it third right above eMotive.

I will say Delicious is one of the best songs they have put out.

Ruba · « **Reply #65 on:** April 27, 2018, 07:55:08 PM »

I liked Eat the Elephant. I need to listen to it more to give better judgement though. To be fair the tracks I had heard before (The Doomed, Disillusioned, TalkTalk, So Long...) were the ones I liked the most. I think I had heard live versions of Hourglass and Feathers back when the album wasn't even announced. Hourglass pretty much surprised me since it was one of their more experimental tracks, being almost an industrial metal song.

I don't mind the calmer and more keyboard driven sound, or neither the fact it isn't as dark as their first two albums. It's just cool they´re not repeating their earlier albums (and here I'll say I haven't listened to eMotive because I don't care about cover albums). It might just be that Billy and Maynard might not be in such a dark state of mind. I think Thirteenth Step is nigh-perfect album and I don't even think ETE is getting even near that. I'm just glad they're back. There's not enough good music in the world these days.

Ruba · « **Reply #66 on:** April 27, 2018, 07:58:30 PM »

Oh and I dislike Get the Lead Out. It is pretty underwhelming album closer. Even though I like its trip-hop-ish nature, it has simply not enough content to justify its length.

Ruba · « **Reply #67 on:** April 27, 2018, 08:30:16 PM »

Also, since I'm a huge fan of NIN, I feel obliged to point out:

The verses of The Contrarian (especially the first one) sounds like Right Where It Belongs.

DLB sounds somewhat like A Warm Place.

Dammit Maynard, you weren't content with stealing Passive from Trent, were you?

Spiritus · « **Reply #68 on:** April 28, 2018, 10:30:52 PM »

The mellowness doesn't bother me. It's that many/most of the songs sound the same in the melody/vocals department. Nothing turns me off more from an album than this. Hoping that with more listens they will come into their own but it's pretty obvious. My girlfriend felt the same way when I asked her opinion while we listened to it throughout the day so it can't be all subjective on my part. Very interchangable singing and melodies throughout.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #69 on:** May 07, 2018, 04:48:48 PM »

Feather, oh my god

Boy do I love that song, and its been stuck in my head for days.

I also seriously love Disillusioned, talk talk and By and down the river. So damn good.

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