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The band :
- Maynard James Keenan (singer)
- Billy Howerdel (guitarist)
- John Freese (drummer)
- James Iha (second guitarist)
- Jeordie White or Twiggy Ramirez (bass guitar)
- Troy Van Leeuwen (ex guitarist)
- Paz Lenchantin (ex bass guitar and violin)
A Perfect Circle was born in 1999 in Los Angeles. It's the "front
man" : Maynard James Keenan, the singer of the band Tool and the
guitarist Billy Howerdel (an ex-guitarist of Nine Inch Nails, Smashing
Pumpkins......) who create what was at the beginning only a side project.
Then they recruit Troy Van Leeuwen, a guitarist, John Freese (an ex of
Suicidal tendencies, Gun'n'Roses...), the drummer and Paz Lenchantin, the
bass guitarist. Billy Howerdel is also the producer of the band.
In 2000, their first album appears. It's called : "Mer De Noms".
This album is composed of calm and soothing songs like "Judith",
"The Hollow", and "Orestes". They enjoy art and its
concepts. So they pay a particular attention to their image. The video
clip of "Judith" is realised by David Fincher (Alien 3, Seven,
The Game, Fight Club). They also create their own alphabet.
After the Smashing Pumpkins' split and after some lives with the band,
James Iha officially joins A.P.C. in 2003. He replaces Troy Van Leeuwen
who decides to quit the band with Paz Lenchantin.
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Paz was replaced by Jeordie White, also known as Twiggy Ramirez, his name
when he played in Marilyn Manson's band.
Thirteen Step
In 2003, they release their second album : "Thirteen Step". For
me, it's their best album, really a masterpiece of music, notably with
songs like : "the Package", "Weak And Powerless",
"The Noose", "Pet".. All the critics cheered this
album. For the promotion, they play in the first part of a very famous
band like Deftones (Bercy, September 2003).
eMOTIVe
"eMOTIVe", their third album is a recovery album with songs like
: "Imagine" by John Lennon or "What's Going On ?" by
Marvin Gaye. They also recover Depeche Mode, Fear, Black Flag.. This album
is less impressive than the others, the quality of this album is very far
from the quality of "Thirteen step". All songs deal with
subjects like peace, tolerance, non violence... For me, "eMOTIVe"
isn't an album, it's a manifesto.
A Perfect Circle is a band composed of very good musicians who create some
incredible songs. To me it's one of the most important bands since 2000,
although they are not well-known by the public.
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