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Artist Biography For A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle Is An American Alternative Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles California In 1999 By Guitarist Billy Howerdel And Tool Vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle Has Released Four Studio Albums The First Three During The Early 2000s Mer De Noms Their Debut Album In 2000 And Followed Up By Thirteenth Step In 2003 Then In 2004 Emotive—an Album Of Radically Re-Worked Cover Songs. Shortly After Emotive's Release The Band Went On Hiatus Keenan Returned To Tool And Started Up Solo Work Under The Band Name Puscifer While Howerdel Released A Solo Album Keep Telling Myself It's Alright Under The Moniker Ashes Divide. Band Activity Was Sporadic In The Following Years The Band Reformed In 2010 And Played Live Shows On And Off Between 2010 And 2013 But Fell Into Inactivity After The Release Of Their Greatest Hits Album Three Sixty And A Live Album Box Set A Perfect Circle Live Featuring Stone And Echo In Late 2013. The Band Reformed In 2017 To Record A Fourth Album Eat The Elephant Which Was Released On April 20 2018. Prone To Downtime Due To Keenan's Other Musical Commitments The Band Has Featured A Variety Of Musicians Throughout Alternating Periods Of Activity And Inactivity And Has Changed Line-Ups On Each Album Leaving Keenan And Howerdel The Only Constant Members. The Original Incarnation Of The Band Included Paz Lenchantin On Bass Troy Van Leeuwen On Guitar And Josh Freese On Drums. Primus Drummer Tim Alexander Had Briefly Stood In As A Drummer Prior To Freese In The Band's Initial Live Shows However This Was Prior To Releasing Any Material. Band Collaborator And Producer Danny Lohner And Marilyn Manson Bassist Jeordie White Were Also Members For A Short Period In The Early 2000s. The Band's Current Lineup Features The Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist James Iha Bassist Matt McJunkins And Drummer Jeff Friedl The Latter Two Also Being Contributors To The Related Puscifer And Ashes Divide Projects. Despite The Varied Cast And Numerous Lineup Changes The Stylistic Content Of A Perfect Circle's Songs Has Remained Consistent With Howerdel As Music Composer And Keenan Writing Lyrics And Vocal Melodies. The Band's Studio Albums Have Been Generally Well Received Critically And Commercially With Their First Three Studio Albums Selling 4 Million Copies Collectively As Of 2005. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/A_Perfect_Circle Studio Albums
Mer De Noms 2000 Thirteenth Step 2003 Emotive 2004 Eat The Elephant 2018
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: 3 Libras
A-Perfect-Circle - Mer De Noms
3 Libras A Song By Alternative Rock Band A Perfect Circle. The Song Was The Second Single From Their Debut Album Mer De Noms. The Song Was Well Received Both Critically And Commercially With It Peaking At Number 12 On Both The Billboard US Modern Rock And Mainstream Rock Charts In 2001. As With All Of The Mer De Noms Album "3 Libras'" Music Was Written By Guitarist Billy Howerdel While The Lyrics Were Written By Vocalist Maynard James Keenan And Christopher Washington. The Two Originally Envisioned The Track To Be The First Single Of Their Debut Album Prior To Being Talked Into Going With The Hard Rock Track "Judith" By Record Label Executives Who Felt The Track Was A Better Lead Off Single Due To It Being Less Of A Departure From Keenan's Other Band Tool. Two Official Remixed Versions Of The Song Have Been Made The "Feel My Ice Dub Mix" By Band Member Danny Lohner And The "All Main Courses Mix" By Robert "3D" Del Naja Of Massive Attack. They Were Compiled In 2004 On The Band's Remix Album AMOTION. While Much Of Mer De Noms Sound Is Identified With A Conventional Hard Rock Aesthetic "3 Libras" Sound Is Primarily Driven By Acoustic Guitar And Violin. The Majority Of The Song Consists Of Melodic Clean Guitar Tones And A Violin Melody Played Over Them Composed By Band Bassist And Violinist Paz Lenchantin. Drummer Josh Freese Plays The Rim Of The Drumkit On Every Eighth Note With The Song Being Performed In 6/8. The Song Finishes With A Full-Band Performance And Distorted Electric Guitars In The Song's Outro Ending On A Dark Guitar Chord. Several Alternate Versions The Song Have Very Different Compositions. The "Feel My Ice Dub Mix" Featured A Greatly Slowed Down Tempo And Added Electronic Beats And Effects Giving It A More Trance-Like Sound Where The "All Main Courses Mix" Made Extensive Use Of Radio Static And Noise Sound Effects. When Performed Live In Absence Of A Dedicated Violinist The Band Would Commonly Play An Alternate Version Of The Song With Howerdel Playing Clean Electric Guitar Tones Through The Song With The Full Band Backing Him With Their Respective Instruments. The Song Was Generally Well Received Commercially And Critically. The Song Received Significant Radio Airplay Charting At Number 12 On Both The Billboard US Modern Rock And Mainstream Rock Charts. Critics Praised The Song. Sputnik Music Referred To The Song As "one Of The Most Beautiful Songs APC Ever Released" And "one Of The Most Emotional Releases Of The Album". Artist Direct Editor In Chief Rick Florino Named The Track One Of The "Top 20 Maynard James Keenan Songs" Calling It "...A Tender Moment Of Longing Encased In A Beautiful Blissful Melody...'3 Libras' Illuminates The Singer's Massive Vocal Range And Ability." Florino Separately Praised The Band's Live Composition Of The Song As Well Stating That He Felt It Reached "heavenly Heights" When Performed By The Band In Their Reunion Tours In 2010.
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A Perfect Circle Is An American Alternative Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles California In 1999 By Guitarist Billy Howerdel And Tool Vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle Has Released Four Studio Albums The First Three During The Early 2000s Mer De Noms Their Debut Album In 2000 And Followed Up By Thirteenth Step In 2003 Then In 2004 Emotive—an Album Of Radically Re-Worked Cover Songs. Shortly After Emotive's Release The Band Went On Hiatus Keenan Returned To Tool And Started Up Solo Work Under The Band Name Puscifer While Howerdel Released A Solo Album Keep Telling Myself It's Alright Under The Moniker Ashes Divide. Band Activity Was Sporadic In The Following Years The Band Reformed In 2010 And Played Live Shows On And Off Between 2010 And 2013 But Fell Into Inactivity After The Release Of Their Greatest Hits Album Three Sixty And A Live Album Box Set A Perfect Circle Live Featuring Stone And Echo In Late 2013. The Band Reformed In 2017 To Record A Fourth Album Eat The Elephant Which Was Released On April 20 2018. Prone To Downtime Due To Keenan's Other Musical Commitments The Band Has Featured A Variety Of Musicians Throughout Alternating Periods Of Activity And Inactivity And Has Changed Line-Ups On Each Album Leaving Keenan And Howerdel The Only Constant Members. The Original Incarnation Of The Band Included Paz Lenchantin On Bass Troy Van Leeuwen On Guitar And Josh Freese On Drums. Primus Drummer Tim Alexander Had Briefly Stood In As A Drummer Prior To Freese In The Band's Initial Live Shows However This Was Prior To Releasing Any Material. Band Collaborator And Producer Danny Lohner And Marilyn Manson Bassist Jeordie White Were Also Members For A Short Period In The Early 2000s. The Band's Current Lineup Features The Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist James Iha Bassist Matt McJunkins And Drummer Jeff Friedl The Latter Two Also Being Contributors To The Related Puscifer And Ashes Divide Projects. Despite The Varied Cast And Numerous Lineup Changes The Stylistic Content Of A Perfect Circle's Songs Has Remained Consistent With Howerdel As Music Composer And Keenan Writing Lyrics And Vocal Melodies. The Band's Studio Albums Have Been Generally Well Received Critically And Commercially With Their First Three Studio Albums Selling 4 Million Copies Collectively As Of 2005. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/A_Perfect_Circle Studio Albums
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3 Libras a song by alternative rock band A Perfect Circle. The song was the second single from their debut album Mer de Noms. The song was well received both critically and commercially, with it peaking at number 12 on both the Billboard US Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts in 2001.
As with all of the Mer de Noms album, "3 Libras'" music was written by guitarist Billy Howerdel, while the lyrics were written by vocalist Maynard James Keenan and Christopher Washington. The two originally envisioned the track to be the first single of their debut album prior to being talked into going with the hard rock track "Judith" by record label executives, who felt the track was a better lead off single due to it being less of a departure from Keenan's other band, Tool.
Two official remixed versions of the song have been made; the "Feel My Ice Dub Mix" by band member Danny Lohner, and the "All Main Courses Mix" by Robert "3D" Del Naja of Massive Attack. They were compiled in 2004 on the band's remix album aMOTION.
While much of Mer de Noms sound is identified with a conventional hard rock aesthetic, "3 Libras" sound is primarily driven by acoustic guitar and violin. The majority of the song consists of melodic, clean guitar tones, and a violin melody played over them, composed by band bassist and violinist Paz Lenchantin. Drummer Josh Freese plays the rim of the drumkit on every eighth note, with the song being performed in 6/8. The song finishes with a full-band performance and distorted electric guitars in the song's outro, ending on a dark guitar chord.
Several alternate versions the song have very different compositions. The "Feel My Ice Dub Mix" featured a greatly slowed down tempo and added electronic beats and effects, giving it a more trance-like sound, where the "All Main Courses Mix" made extensive use of radio static and noise sound effects. When performed live, in absence of a dedicated violinist, the band would commonly play an alternate version of the song, with Howerdel playing clean electric guitar tones through the song, with the full band backing him with their respective instruments.
The song was generally well received, commercially and critically. The song received significant radio airplay, charting at number 12 on both the Billboard US Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. Critics praised the song. Sputnik Music referred to the song as "one of the most beautiful songs APC ever released" and "one of the most emotional releases of the album". Artist Direct editor in chief Rick Florino named the track one of the "Top 20 Maynard James Keenan Songs", calling it "...a tender moment of longing encased in a beautiful, blissful melody...'3 Libras' illuminates the singer's massive vocal range and ability." Florino separately praised the band's live composition of the song as well, stating that he felt it reached "heavenly heights" when performed by the band in their reunion tours in 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.