Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle

After the success of their debut album, A Perfect Circle lives on through Tool front man Maynard James Keenan although both guitarists have been replaced since the groups last outing. The result of their hardships is the Thirteenth Step album which has one again been very well received, although it has a slightly different feel to its predecessor and perhaps isn't quite as outstanding either in honesty. Some of the tracks within are slightly odd too, such as the opening The Package although there are plenty of gems to be found too, including Weak and Powerless and The Nurse Who Loved Me, the latter being a beautiful ballad which might feel ...  Read the complete review

A Perfect Circle ------------------------------- Billy Howerdel: lead guitar, vocals, bass. Maynard James Keenan: lead vocals. Josh Freese: drums. James Iha: backup guitar. Jeordie White: bass. A Perfect Circle is an alternative rock band formed in 1999 by Tool (another amazing band.) frontman Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has currently released three albums: Mer de Noms, Thirteenth Step and eMOTIVe. APC produces dark melodic rock with metal and gothic influences, falling somewhere inbetween Tool, Nine Inch Nails and The Smashing Pumpkins, this band really does make beautiful ...  Read the complete review

Another perfect CD from A Perfect Circle. Thirteenth Step is completely mesmerizing! This phenomenal piece of work has taken me to heaven and back! Incredible arrangements, brilliant guitars and lyrics that pierce your soul! Billys brilliance, Maynards beautiful vocals and Josh's heartfelt pounding of the "wardrums" never cease to amaze me! Although I absolutely love the whole cd, a few of my favorite tracks are "The Outsider", "Blue" , "The Noose" and "Pet". Many heartfelt thanks for sharing your talents with the music world and I definitely look forward to the future. ...  Read the complete review