New A Perfect Circle Cover Album

[JohnGalt]

Phew. It's been a while....

The new A Perfect Circle album is due out on Nov. 2nd. It consists of almost all covers, with one original song and a remix of Pet.

The only song i've heard from it is "Imagine", a John Lennon cover, and I have to say that I really REALLY am into it a lot. It's much darker, and Maynard's voice is just amazing in it. I think they did a really good job at remaking it and I was quite impressed.

The rest of the songs that will be on it just got announced. Here is the article.

On its forthcoming album "eMOTIVe," A Perfect Circle offers a pack of 10 covers and two new songs. Bandleader Maynard James Keenan's description of the set as "a collection of songs about war, peace, love and greed" couldn't be more accurate, as the band has reinterpreted songs of revolution by singer/songwriters and punks and from the worlds of blues, soul and new wave.

As previously reported, the album is due on the U.S. Election Day (Nov. 2) and is preceded by the single "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums." An anti-war/George Bush animated video is posted on the band's Web site along with a pro-voting message from Keenan.

In addition to previously announced versions of John Lennon's "Imagine," Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin On" and Fear's "Let's Have a War," Billboard.com can exclusively reveal that "eMOTIVe" includes renditions of songs by Joni Mitchell, Devo, Depeche Mode and Black Flag, as well as the original song "Passive."

The set opens with APC's take on "Annihilation" by short-lived, politically charged San Francisco punk act Crucifix and also features a take of Black Flag's snarling "Gimme Gimme Gimme."

Keenan and his bandmates also reinterpret Mitchell's "Fiddle and the Drum," an intimate, war-questioning cut from her 1969 masterpiece "Clouds"; the Nick Lowe-written, Elvis Costello-popularized "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding"; and the Memphis Minnie blues classic "When the Levee Breaks," most famously covered by Led Zeppelin.

Delving into new wave, APC takes on the title track of Devo's 1980 hit album "Freedom of Choice" and Depeche Mode's breakthrough single about compassion, "People Are People."

Just two weeks after the release of the covers album, A Perfect Circle will release "aMOTION," a remix CD and DVD package with live clips.

Here is the "eMOTIVe" track list:

"Annihilation"
"Imagine"
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding"
"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums"
"What's Going On"
"When the Levee Breaks"
"Freedom of Choice"
"People Are People"
"Passive"
"Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie"
"Let's Have a War"
"Fiddle and the Drum"

I can't say i'm too well versed in some of the names, or that i've even really heard any of the songs (by name, that is), but the names of some of the bands involved sounds very interesting.

Anyone care to comment? I think this is going to be a very interesting experiment by APC, and i'm very much looking forward to it

Election Day, November 2nd: I know where i'll be

P.S: It's good to be back. Haven't had internet for a while, so it's been hard to keep in the community.

[Vincent]

I am a big fan of APC so I'm really excited about eMOTIVe. I'm actually listening to "Imagine" right now, and I love it. I've always liked the song and when I first heard APC do it, it was amazing. They have the video up on the site which I havn't gotten around to seeing, so if anyone has seen it I'd love to know your thoughts on it. Also, if anyone is interested, they have an animated video to "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" on their site. http://www.aperfectcircle.com/bodies.html

[Fei Ayanami]

I think Maynard is awesome, and I loved the first APC album. I really quite disliked the second album, however, though not so much that I'd lost all hope for APC. I just thought it was pretty weak (and powerless?). Anyway, I heard about this, and heard the Imagine cover, and I fucking hate it. I think it sounds awful, and the whole idea for the album is just cheesy, the cover art is dumb, the whole thing's stupid. APC, how thou hast forsaken me.

edit: I cringe at the thought of their Elvis Costello cover. Though I look forward to hearing it out of morbid curiousity!

[Vibing_V]

I'm skeptical. It's a very dangerous project for them to take on, being (almost) all covers even if it is for the purpose of getting a political message out there. These covers are going to have to be pretty damned good for me to enjoy the next album. I'm very curious to see how this project turns out.

[Kokaku]

Yeah, I posted a link to Imagine back in that music thread.

I love APC, both albums (OMG!), and am looking forward to this one. The only problem I see is that any sort of political message, obviously oriented towards the election, is bound to make little difference by releasing it on the second.

[Grey Fox]

I've never liked APC at all. So I think I will not be listening to this. I am curious about the Black Flag and Crucifix covers though.

[j0hn Ayanami]

I'm not really digging APC covering any of those songs. I've lost a lot of interest in them pretty much from their second album and fully listening to their first album, which had some lackluster songs.

Stick to Tool, thanks.

And you defenitely shouldn't release a cover or remix album until you establish yourself more as a long-term band. It's kind of presumptious in my opinion.

And Imagine as a dark, moody song defeats the message of the god damn song.

[Ole Kentucky Shark]

Yea, that Imagine cover sucks.

I love APC, but I love John Lennon too. The song sounds alright, but when it mixes with the memory of Lennon's wonderful song, it's apparent that all of the emotion and feeling has been stripped. Maybe that's what Maynard meant to do, but I don't like it.

New Tool please.

[dem]

New Tool? They'll probably announce that they're working on a new album in 2005 or something, and then we'll actually get to HEAR the album in 2007.

Besides, I'm not really in the mood for Tool fans coming out of hiding when they release a new album to tell us how much better their taste in music is than everybody else's.

[ruroken]

Mer de Noms is the best

[Damien]

Sounds like a load of old shit

[j0hn Ayanami]

Sounds like a load of old shit

SGUK9 is by far a superior album.

I'm very serious too.

[Vibing_V]

Mer de Noms is the best

'Mer de Noms' has some of their better tracks, including "3 Libras" (which is heralded enough to be considered their single best song). It also has some of the crappiest songs I've ever heard on it. ("Sleeping Beauty" comes to mind ) '13th Step' is overall a better album with much better flow, but is perhaps too monotonous or "soft" for Tool migrants/rock fans.

It's already a very black and white love-or-hate band, with mainstream goers saying its "like Tool but better!" and with certain Tool fans calling Maynard and APC a sellout. I have a feeling this covers album might just be enough to kill their name once and for all.

[X-Treme]

Thirteenth Step is lightyears ahead of Mer de Noms, thank you. It takes some time to grow on you though, as most people who like it will tell you.

Oh, and Tool have already announced work on their new album, and they hope to get it out within 6 months time. That won't happen, but at least they've started.

[DR]

Imagine owns me and so does A Perfect Circle. I can't wait.

[omar sharif]

'Mer de Noms' has some of their better tracks, including "3 Libras" (which is heralded enough to be considered their single best song). It also has some of the crappiest songs I've ever heard on it. ("Sleeping Beauty" comes to mind ) '13th Step' is overall a better album with much better flow, but is perhaps too monotonous or "soft" for Tool migrants/rock fans.

Thirteenth Step is lightyears ahead of Mer de Noms, thank you. It takes some time to grow on you though, as most people who like it will tell you.

[Vincent]

I think the association between Tool and APC is the problem. If you look at them as 2 seperate bands and don't look at APC as a Tool side project, then they're both good bands. You just can't judge them by the same standards. I personally happen to like both of the bands. I've been a fan of Tool for a long time and when I first heard about APC I was excited, but didn't think it would last. It's obvious that it's gone beyond a side project and is now a band in it's own right. All the hardcore Tool fans need to pull their heads out of their asses to see that no one has sold out.

[fenroar]

Well.. I'm more of a Tool fan, and I feel as follows - they're seperate bands and no one's sold out, but uhh Maynard doing a cover album of a rather weird assortment of songs (many of which are anti-war) is almost certainly a sign of the apocalypse, isn't it?

[Vincent]

Well I wouldn't go that far . I'm usually not a big fan of cover songs, and I'm not to thrilled that it's going to mainly be a cover album...but the fanatic in me can't wait for the release. I'm sure I'll probably disappointed for the most part, but I have a feeling at least 2 or 3 of the songs are going to be great. And during this whole thing about selling out, all I can think of is Tools "Hooker With a Penis".

[j0hn Ayanami]

Hey, because Maynard is doing a bunch of anti-war songs, and a lot of the pro-republican pro-war guys are big Tool(s)/APC fans, where does this put them?

[Fei Ayanami]

the problem is you fyucks who think the reason people don't like the newer album is because it's not like tool, or because we prefer harder rock music

I've always liked tool better than apc, but I always really liked apc (by their first album), and it fell into a very different category of music than tool did. I can listen to music that doesn't sound like tool. I'll listen to enya when it's any good (though I prefer her heavy metal band). the fact is I think apc's music has become much less interesting, and their lyrics have slid down the shithole. not to mention their credibility. after the first I'd been looking forward to another apc album for a long time, it has nothing to do with my preference for tool, although given what apc is producing I do wish maynard would get back to anything worthwhile, be it tool or appearances on comedy shows.

[TO]

311 - Love Song

^ perfect example of how to do a cover

imagine, while it sounds good as an APC song, the mood is totally the opposite of what the original song had.

[Fei Ayanami]

speaking of covers, afi has a cover of nin's head like a hole made specifically for the san andreas two CD soundtrack (which of course has nowhere near all the game's music on it) as a bonus track

I'm pretty sure I don't like afi but that's still kind of cool

[j0hn Ayanami]

AFI is pretty awesome.

Tori Amos's cover album is also great

[Fei Ayanami]

hilary duff should release an album of 80's rap covers

[Kokaku]

311 - Love Song

^ perfect example of how to do a cover

I've got the APC live cover of that.

[Vincent]

311 - Love Song

^ perfect example of how to do a cover

I've got the APC live cover of that.

Both suck. Jack Off Jills cover is better. But none of them come close to the original.

[Grey Fox]

I really have never liked AFI, I don't understand why they are such a popular punk band. I find most of their songs to be mediocre although they do have a few that I like.

[omar sharif]

well i just downloaded this and i can honestly say as a fan of music in general that this cd is fucking terrible

told u so

[Joei]

i'll stick with mcfly and blazing squad

[Ole Kentucky Shark]

APC's love song cover is awesome, because it's also a cover of "Diary of a Madman" at the same time. It's really just a great composition.

This album, however, is not.

[TO]

yeah basuckly this APC album is fucking garbage

[ShadowDrgn]

It's absolutely terrible. Quite possibly the worst album I have sitting on my hard drive right now. I'm a huge fan of Tool and APC, but they really fucked this one up. You're going to want your money back if you buy this, trust me.

[the 3rd child]

*walks into thread whistling*

*stops*

*looks around*

*slowly backs out*

..damn i'm in the wrong place..

[JohnGalt]

Wow, this really is quite disapointing.

The best song on the album is their only original one, Passive, which, if I remember correctly, was that Tapeworm Project song that was going around on the net, or has been, for the past 2-3 years.

That song rocks, the others aren't too good.

Very disapointed. Won't be buying this one.

[TheDarkOne]

isnt APC with that Smashing Pumpkins guy... Billy Coregan .. god i hate that fuckhead...

[Vincent]

I lost a lot of respect for the band after listening to this album. I thought they could pull it off, I was obviously wrong.

Billy Corgan has nothing to do with APC as far as I know.

[Patchingko]

isnt APC with that Smashing Pumpkins guy... Billy Coregan .. god i hate that fuckhead...

No it's the one with that douchebag Maynard or whatever from Tool.

[Kokaku]

This topic makes Judd a saaad panda.

[X-Treme]

isnt APC with that Smashing Pumpkins guy... Billy Coregan .. god i hate that fuckhead...

No man, it's Billy Howardel. They do, however, have Smashing Pumpkins' old guitarist James Iha. And their bassist is from Marilyn Manson... and their singer from Tool.

[fire2ash]

A Perfect Circle is simply brilliant, I like Tool alot but I love Perfect Circle's sound as well.
I wish the albumn was more than covers though.

I think the 311-love song cover actually came out before the 311 song came out, I've had it on my hd for a long time and I love it. Its called Diary of a Madman/

sad to hear this albumn sucks

[Vincent]

What?

[dem]

I've never really liked APC at all, and I used to love Tool but lately I've just gotten fed up with all of their music for some reason, to the point that I probably won't even care when their next album comes out.

[Kokaku]

I finally got my hands on it, and it's not all that bad. Of course there some songs which blow such as When the Levee Breaks. Other wise the more you listen to it the more you like it. I like how they're trying different things, such as Fiddle and the Drum.

[Ole Kentucky Shark]

I think the 311-love song cover actually came out before the 311 song came out, I've had it on my hd for a long time and I love it. Its called Diary of a Madman

Hey, are you up for bids? Because you are just adorable!

[Dude_Man]

I know this is old news but... eMOTIVe was a fantastic album, and I loved every flaming second of it
The variety is really great, Maynard's voice takes on a a new (possibly digital ) dynamic, and the replacement of some of their musicians really propelled the band forward as far as their complexity goes...

And as for WHY this album was created in the first place, I read that in order to fulfill the band's contractual obligations, they had to release a certain number of albums in a certain amount of time; so covers were they cheap and lazy way out ! Not that it's justifiable, but I dig this album regardless. Much preferable to generic techno beat and cute girl voice singing lyrics that don't make any sense. Patchingko can suck my balls, and as for the association with Billy from Smashing Pumpkins, that comes from their former bassist and violin-person :laugh Paz Lenchantin "suffering from sever meat deprivation and following a bald man named billy onto the wrong tour bus". She dated him for some while and was replaced by Iha. Twiggy from Monson joined the band, and the magic was complete

I've seen APC live two times now, the Thirteenth Step show being downright spectacular. Nothing like the Tool show, that's a whole different experience. Of course both times I saw APC in a relatively small venue, it was very intimate, more like a party atmosphere. It was pretty funny when Maynard started talking about Paz, the dirty whore who abandoned the band, and then cajoled the audience into trashing her as well; and suddenly the lights dimmed, and a sweet note was struck as Paz stepped into a spotlight and began the orgasmic delight that is 3 Libras . After a great show, we got to listen to Iha berate Twiggy as he massacred, decimated, shamed, and otherwise poorly played a great many Metallica songs. Twas much fun
Everyone I was with got guitar picks, drumsticks, portable schwag of the kind thrown by the band you know. Except me. But I still lay claim to the honor of being drenched by Paz when she threw a whole bottle of water at me during my first show.

So yeah, I love APC, I love Tool, enough to get tattoos dedicated to each band, because most of all, I love Maynard

So FU

[MegaManX]

Thread nercomancy makes baby Jesus a .

[ruroken]

JUDITH AND 3 LIBRAS MAKE ME

[JohnGalt]

I can't believe someone dug this thread up

Quite frankly, the album was a bit of a disapointment. There were some choice songs, but overall it wasn't up to APC standards.

Regarding your comment about Maynard's voice on the album: he didn't sing in every song. The lead guitarist, and 'mastermind' behind APC, did a bunch of vocals on the album, so that is why there are some differences between songs.

He is a decent singer though, and I enjoyed some of the songs that he did, but he's no Maynard.

Like I said, it's not a BAD album, but it's not great either.