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A Perfect Circle is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan.A Perfect Circle released three of their four studio albums in the early 2000s: their debut Mer de Noms in 2000, a follow-up, Thirteenth Step in 2003; and an album of radically re-worked cover songs, Emotive, in 2004.
A Perfect Circle performing at Lollapalooza Chile in 2013.. American rock supergroup A Perfect Circle has recorded material for four studio albums.The band's music is mostly written by the band's two core members and founders, guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, the former writing the music, and the latter writing the lyrics and vocal melodies.
The song's origins trace back to a song by a band called Tapeworm, a side-project started by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and a number of other musicians, including A Perfect Circle members Maynard James Keenan and Danny Lohner. [1] The original version of the song was written and recorded in 1999 under the title "Vacant". [1]
Eat the Elephant is the fourth studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle.It is their first album release in fourteen years since 2004's Emotive.While early work on new material traces back to as early as 2008, years of slow progress would ensue due to conflict between the band's chief music writers, frontman Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Billy Howerdel, largely stemming from ...
During this time, Howerdel played Keenan some of his songs, and Keenan offered to sing if Howerdel ever decided to form a band. [4] Despite originally considering a female vocalist, Howerdel would eventually accept Keenan's offer. [5] In 1999, Howerdel founded A Perfect Circle and invited Keenan to join. The project was a success.
[1] [3] In writing the lyrics, Keenan stated that he was inspired by the sarcastic nature of the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". [7] Lyrically, the song was described by Revolver as "[poking] fun at the absurdity of modern existence." [10] Keenan stated of the song: "We all cope with the absurd in our ...
Mer de Noms (French for "Sea of Names" [7]) is the debut studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle.The album was released on May 23, 2000, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4, making it the highest ever Billboard 200 debut for a rock band's first album.
Amotion (stylized as aMOTION) is a DVD–CD set released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 16, 2004, only two weeks after the debut of the band's third album, eMOTIVe. The DVD consists of music videos for singles such as " Judith ", " 3 Libras " and " Weak and Powerless " as well as previously unreleased videos for singles such ...