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Honestly, it's when albums like these come out that you truly feel at peace with yourself and the world after listening to them. A Perfect Circle is a rock band led by Maynard Keenan from Tool and guitarist Billy Howerdel. A simply extraordinary rock band. Moving between hysterical rock, sweet melodies, melodic arpeggios, bursts of metal, (few) electronic solutions, and psychedelia, A Perfect Circle follows a sound imprint that perhaps could derive from Tool, not surprisingly the similarities are evident (maybe we could consider Tool almost like a mother band), but they do it with an excellent and independent artistic personality and sensitivity that has nothing to do with the aforementioned band. The same sensitivity that perhaps would be required of those who will listen to the album: this is not a disposable album, not an album to be listened to superficially or from which to extract singles.
"Mer De Noms" is an album that must be listened to carefully to be fully understood and appreciated, you have to let yourself go to listening and abandon your senses for a while. Surrender to the intense and emotional rock of "The Hollow," a perfect opening track for an album like this, or to the soft rhythm of "Magdalena" where they start to highlight the similarities with Tool; to the distortions of "Rose," which keep pace and make it one of the best tracks of the album with its enveloping central solo and the violins in the closing. But you must also surrender to the aggression of Judith, the enveloping arpeggios of "Orestes," the sweetness of the beautiful "3 Libras," or the innovations of "Thinking Of You" and so on until the concluding "Over," which, soft, with a xylophone in the background and few minutes available, closes an album that I can't help but define as wonderful. An enveloping and intense album that I can't help but recommend to those who listen to music in the true sense of the word (with ears and heart). In particular, I believe that Tool fans will love this album.
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Mer De Noms by A Perfect Circle is an emotionally intense and artistically independent rock album led by Maynard Keenan and Billy Howerdel. It blends rock, metal, psychedelia, and melodic elements with great sensitivity. The album demands careful listening to appreciate its depth and is particularly recommended for fans of Tool. Highlights include tracks like "The Hollow," "Judith," and "Rose."Tracklist Lyrics Videos
01 Magdalena (04:15)
Overcome by your
Moving temple
Overcome by this
Holiest of altars
So pure
So rare
To witness such an earthly goddess
That I've lost my self control
Beyond compelled to throw this dollar down before your
Holiest of altars
I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time
One chance
One kiss
One taste of you my magdalena
I bear witness
To this place, this prayer, so long forgotten
So pure
So rare
To witness such an earthly goddess
That I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one chance
One kiss
One taste of you my black madonna
I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time
One taste
One taste
One taste of you my Magdalena
02 Breña (04:03)
My reflection wraps and pulls me under
Healing waters to be
Bathed in Brena
Guide me safely in worlds I've never been to
Heal me, heal me
My dear Brena
Mull around
It's alright
Heal me, heal me
My dear Brena
Show me lonely and show me openings
To bring me closer to you
My dear Brena
Mull around
It's alright
Opening to
Heal
Opening to
Heal
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, initiated by guitarist Billy Howerdel, with Maynard James Keenan as lead vocalist. The group is frequently discussed alongside Keenan’s work in Tool and is known for melodic, atmospheric heavy rock and periodic lineup changes.12 Reviews
Other reviews
By Snegirev
"Maynard James Keenan describes the album as a feminine, intuitive process, contrasting with Tool's masculine, laborious approach."
"Electric guitar, voice, and violin coalesced in perfect eurythmy; the drums seemed a bit 'intrusive' to me."
By KiccoLSD1
"Love and desire are fundamental themes of this album, which strips off a moral guise to show their natural beauty and purity."
"The harsh critique of morality takes center stage in the song Judith: 'Fuck your God, your Lord, your Christ.'"
By Zimo_26
The melody throughout the CD borders on hypnosis.
Listen deeply, grasp the darker nuances of the album, and then listen again.
