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| Track Listing 1. Package 2. Weak And Powerless 3. Noose 4. Blue 5. Vanishing 6. Stranger 7. Outsider 8. Crimes 9. Nurse Who Loved Me 10. Pet 11. Lullaby 12. Gravity
Album Notes A Perfect Circle: Maynard James Keenan (vocals, gourd); Billy Howerdel (guitar, piano, bass, programming, background vocals); Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar); Jeordie White (bass); Josh Freese (drums, percussion).With its sophomore effort, THIRTEENTH STEP, A Perfect Circle permanently sheds any clinging notions of being a Tool side-project. Although Maynard James Keenan's plaintive vocals immediately conjure up thoughts of his other outfit, APC distinguishes itself by furthering the melodic elements present on the group's first outing, MER DE NOMS. "The Package" starts things off slowly, with a foreboding guitar line and minimal drum cadence that gradually build into a full-blown Sabbath-like dirge. Carried along by the fluid bass playing of Jeordie White (formerly known as Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson), "The Noose" gives a tip of the hat to the Cure's gloomiest work, while White and guitarist Billy Howerdel create an entrancingly chiming bass/guitar tapestry on "Blue." Though many of the album's tracks surge with APC's powerful metal riffs, the folky "A Stranger" and the lush "The Nurse Who Loved Me" both feature Keenan's voice supported by a gorgeous bed of strings and little else. A cycle that touches on themes of corruption, despair, and redemption, THIRTEENTH STEP is brought to a fitting conclusion by "Gravity," a powerful song that captures both the dark and light aspects of this fascinating band. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone (10/02/2003) | |||||||||||||
Reviews  A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth StepReview created: 06/07/08 by:  this is a brilliant album with some amazing tracks and powerfull lyrics my favourite tracks are the outsider and pet. Review ID: 10000000007832250 Was this review helpful? Report this review One of the best albums of the last decadeReview created: 11/04/08 by: Thirteenth step by A Perfect circle is the follow up to their debut record "Mer De Noms" Unlike it's predecessor, this is what many would call a "Concept Album" with all of the songs dealing with the problem of addiction from a different perspective. "The Package" The albums intro song is the lengthiest track on the album coming in at just under eight minutes and is strangely addictive. You may not like it the first time you hear it but you won't get it out of your head any time soon afterwards. Some of the standout tracks are: Weak And powerless, Blue, The Outsider, The Nurse who loved me (A melancholic cover of a song made famous by the band Failure) and "Pet". This album is a must for any fan of Tool as it displays Maynard James Keenans versatile vocal ability, I'd especially recomend the track "The Noose" as his delivery is stunning. If you are a MJK fan you will no doubt buy this for his voice but I guarantee you will sometimes forget he is singing at all because the music is... well: Perfect. The lyrics are beautiful, the guitars are crisp and clean, the bass and drums are intricate and captivating. The only thing I don't like about this album is that it finishes. Following it was and still is near impossible. If you like rock music, you need this in your collection. In my honest opinion it's more necessary than their debut and most of the records by the bands affiliated with them. Review ID: 10000000006658583 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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