Emotive by A Perfect Circle which includes songs like Annihilation and Imagine

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Emotive

Audio CD
Artist: A Perfect Circle
Publisher: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: November 2004
UPC: 724386668721
List Price: ~~$18.98~~

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Summary:
Maynard James Keenan is known for venting his personal angst through the abstract metal of his former band Tool and the poisoned art rock of his current outfit A Perfect Circle. On the group's third full-length release, however, the songwriter drops the high drama and gets blunt: War is bad. Politicians are evil. The world is doomed. To support his case he delivers a handful of politically charged originals and unusual Eastern-influenced covers of crusty anti-war anthems like John Lennon's "Imagine" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." You could never accuse Keenan of being predictable. --Aidin Vaziri

Tracks:
Annihilation
Imagine
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
What's Going On
Passive
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
People are People
Freedom of Choice
Let's Have A War
Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
When the Levee Breaks
Fiddle and the Drum

Customer Reviews

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Dissapointment	Customer Rating:
No wonder this CD isn't more popular. It is nowhere as good as their other releases or anything from Tool. Except for two songs, it's a waste IMO.

Not so Perfect covers

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Maynard Keenan has proven already that he can do intriguing things with other people's material. Witness Tool's stunning cover of "No Quarter." Or the Replicants doing a deft and tongue-in-cheek version of "Silly Love Songs." Even A Perfect Circle's somewhat bland restructuring of Failure's "A Nurse Who Loved Me" is at least a noteworthy failed experiment. But an album made up almost entirely of covers is dangerous, especially since most would turn a nose to versions so consistently different than the sources.

Some work: the very odd, almost-lounge swing in "When the Levee Breaks," the rather disturbing a cappella "Fiddle and the Drum," the slow grind industrial dynamic on "What's Going On." But most aren't worth the trouble, and none can match the originals. For instance, their interesting if somewhat wrong-headed take on "Imagine" flips the mood of the song by switching to minor key, but why tinker with a classic that was already perfect? The two tracks authored by Keenan, Howerdel, and company are decent but unspectacular--why include them on an otherwise covers-only collection anyway? Unnecessary (even for fans), but its "curiosity" factor is strong.

Best cuts: "When the Levee Breaks," "Fiddle and the Drum," "Passive," "What's Going On," "Freedom of Choice," "Peace Love and Understanding"

brilliant	Customer Rating:
More than just a cover album. APC puts its soul into every cover and comes out with amazing results. Two of my favorite songs aren't even typical rock songs: Fiddle and the Drum and Annihilation.

Terrible	Customer Rating:
If your expecting 13th step or Mer de noms forget about it. Dont waste your money because you will be so disappointed. I was so sad after hearing this because I was so hyped up over hearing they were releasing another cd after dropping two back to back classics. There might be one or two decent songs on here but thats about it.

Ignore the naysayers

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This album is musically amazing. I've heard a few people trash this album as being "socialist" or political or whatever. I don't think those people know what socialism is. Anyway, listen to the album for its own sake. I always take a little time in warming up to a new CD and this was no exception. After a few months of reflection, my only criticism would be the inclusion of the tapeworm song Passive. Otherwise, the song selections are stellar. The vocals are especially stunning on Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie and Let's Have a War. I am also impressed with the musicianship of the band, although I don't know who's doing what, I know Billy Howerdel is a great guitarist. Whoever produced and mixed the album knew what they were doing.

If you listen to this album and hear a message, don't trash it without thought. Why not do some reading and make an informed decision? Why is it that society has a habit of trashing people with messages of love? They killed Jesus, Kennedy, King, Lennon...if Maynard opens his mouth too much he'll be next.