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(second part) A Perfect Circle, aside from "Passive" and "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums," will not receive any proceeds from the sales of this album. So, if they really wanted to maximize profit for this last release with Virgin, they could have easily put together the leftovers from old albums they recorded but never released, along with 3-4 new tracks during the same time they produced "Emotive," and made money from the royalties as well. Instead, they finished the tour and went into the studio with this idea. What emerged is a surprising work, probably an isolated episode in their discography, but I believe that if it weren't for their relatively recent popularity, this release would have been greeted with greater respect everywhere. But all this talk is quite useless for the sake of listening: I bought it, I don’t regret it at all, and besides the entertainment that 12 songs I like provide me, I’ve also rediscovered a couple of names I had stopped giving much credit to, as well as having within "listening range" someone who thinks like me on certain things, using a style that resonates with my feelings, more than that of other thinkers.

(First part) One more thing about the RATM/APC comparison. A Perfect Circle doesn't want to be RATM. And Caz, the lyrics of "Pet" (and "Counting Bodies Like Sheep") are much more intelligent, poetic, and refined than you might imagine; it's just that if it didn't resonate with you, it's probably because you either didn't pay attention or it doesn't touch your type of sensitivity. This would actually be a point in favor of A Perfect Circle, because we're not all the same in the world, and if someone used to listening to that kind of songs focused on the lyrics of "Pet" (and now also in the contents of "Emotive"), the band has achieved an important goal that Rage Against the Machine couldn't reach with their music. Because it's not guaranteed that an APC fan is also always a fan of RATM, and vice versa.

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thanks to kosmogabri.

psycho, this was more of a review for myself. A test. I can understand that you don’t like this music (but there are various names here, some I don’t like either to be honest), because not long ago I couldn’t stand it either. I’d like to recommend an album that might bring you closer to the genre: earth is not a cold dead place, by explosions in the sky. I really like it, but if you already know what's inside, don’t waste your time!

I wanted to write a review of this album, especially after reading the one on ondarock. Honestly, I don't see many rock bands around capable of gently violating classics without ending up ridiculed. Few dare to try, out of fear and inability. I enjoyed all the songs, from the first to the last. I also appreciated Kosmogabri's contribution a lot. I would like to add for CAZ that the proceeds from the sales of these songs will go 100% to the original authors of the tracks that APC have paid tribute to. (the same was true for renegades by RATM). If needed, I can also provide the source of my information. This album was a huge surprise, they said it well just above, and now that it's our Tool's turn (and Billy solo, don't forget that!), I can already feel I'm going to suffer from having to wait another 3 years to listen to the new album of unreleased material by A Perfect Circle (besides, they've made a great acquisition with Danny Lohner). For me, if the Tool are from another planet in that they transcend any classification, A Perfect Circle in recent years have been the best in rock. (not considering other forms of rock, certainly even more alternative and difficult). "Dead as dead can be," the doctor tells me. I will wait. Go back to sleep.

It’s an album that’s difficult to judge, because with 14 different artists, there’s bound to be someone you like more and someone you like less. Perhaps the right rating was 3/5. I had put the exclamation mark on Godspeed You! Black Emperor, in between…
Anyway, it’s a good opportunity to get to know various names and to realize more or less what kind of music they make.

One of the best albums of this genre I have ever listened to. Aurora my favorite song by Bjork.

I, like Robbie Williams, applaud those who invented this phenomenon called Avril. The angry little rocker for the masses was missing. I haven't listened to her CD and I don't think I will, but I'm sure that the 3/5 rating is easily truthful, considering that the people who write these little songs (not Avril, for sure) are folks who know how to compose without a doubt, and who are paid to write songs that many people like. It's hard for them to be terrible in their genre. Just like in their dance and pop genres, Robbie Williams or Beyoncé are excellent characters (I wouldn't dare call them artists). After all, what would today's U2 be considered— a group of artists? Of course, if this is the popular music of today, then we better reassess characters like Michael Jackson and George Michael, who in their dirty business were or are enlightened geniuses.