^ awww..... I just love happy endings. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

For what it's worth, in my opinion this album is more listenable than (and therefore preferable to) Aenima.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sting-ray [/i]
[B]i dont want you to be banned, you contribute greatly and you are cool. I was also relieved that you werent banned, because apparently GraveCross got banned... i get the impression that either you didnt get the right idea or i didnt clarify; either way its all good between us, i just have to minimize fights around here... [/B][/QUOTE]


ok, I misunderstood what you were on about...


I love you too (not in a homosexual way...more of a friendly way...meh, you know what I mean)

Thanks for the kind words!


-Robin

[QUOTE=robnathanson]Maynard wrote all the songs...he ALWAYS uses big metaphors and hidden meanings and the like...I just went with how the songs spoke to me personally.

(and I'm 100% sure that Judith is about blind faith--Maynard and the rest of the band have stated this several times)[/QUOTE]Maynard did not write all the songs.

[QUOTE=Conor]Maynard did not write all the songs.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure he wrote all the lyrics ?

great review, that is probably my top 3 favorite albums of all times

[QUOTE=BirdsOfFires]To both of you whiny assholes:

JUST REMEMBER, OPINIONS ARE LIKE BODY ODOR; EVERYONE HAS SOME, AND NOBODY LIKES ANYONE ELSE'S.[/QUOTE]

isn't it opinions are like arseholes.everyone has one.and not everyone gets some.

Everything off the album has biblical or mythical references. This album is definitely one of the few albums worth the high price that record stores charge. Personally, Brena is one of my favorite tracks off the album, and it deserves at least 4/5 stars. Orestes is my personal favorite.

[QUOTE=sliver]I'm pretty sure some of you're song meanings are off, I read in an interview that all of the songs off Mer De Noms were written to like religious leaders of the world--most of them are big metaphors :)[/QUOTE]

That definatly makes sense, as Mer De Noms means sea of names

this album's probably somewhere between 4.5 and 5/5, the lyrics (as with all of maynards) are incredible

Mer De noms is a fantastic album, so congratulations to you for reviewing it. In a world presently dominated by turd music, 'A Perfect Circle' stand out like a friggin beacon.
On a personal level, I would probably give this album a 4.5/5, which is just as well, cause 'Thirteenth Step' is actually a better album. Take nothing away from 'Mer', but to give it 5/5 leaves you no buffer fo something better, and thirteenth step is far more musically complex.
Oh, and for the guy who keeps crapping away about 'Aenima'...first of all, for fuucks sake, if you are going to keep on and on about an album you love soooo much, the least you can do is fucckin spell it correctly.
Secondly, I agree that Aenima is a better album, and surely warrants a 5/5 rating, but save your anger for Blink 182 pal, and leave the 'circle' pure from criticism. We are in debt to their musical genius.

This album is a perfect complimetn to 13th step. This has more power behind it and seems much mroe agressive while 13th step seems to be more thoughtful and deliberate. This has a more wild feel I suppose which is great. Orestes, 3 Libras and Magdalena are my top three I think but the whole album is perfectly constructed. I say this keeping in mind what was said about genre gappers because it takes the elements of prog such as strange instrumentation and modified time signatures but makes them listener friendly as Tool, The Mars Volta and Dream Theater have yet to be able to do (not saying I don't like those bands (well, DT isn't my cup of tea) but to most folks they are a challenge to enjoy). mer de noms = 5/5, 13th step = 5/5 13th step + mer de noms = 6/5

[B][U]GREAT[/U][/B] overall album, magdalena is also a very good song, my personal favorite, the chours absolulty blows me away, GREAT album 5/5

a great album, but in ways, i prefer listening to Thirteenth Step because it flows all the way through.

i believe that both alubms are 5/5 material, definately.

and i believe that this album is basically about religion. as someone has already stated.

You underscored 3 Libras by about 4 stars :D

Great review, I agree almost completely on it. The only thing I don't is that I don't like the score for "Over." It's extremely simple, yet a perfect ending for (ironically) A Perfect Circle ;) . APC is currently my favorite band, and this is probably my favorite cd (mostly for "Orestes" and "3 Libras") by them.

Supposedly, Maynard said he was finished with APC after this tour is over, and he's only going to be with Tool from then on. Can anyone confirm this? I love Tool, but love APC more (Billy Howerdel is an amazing songwriter, in my opinion), so I'm really hoping that my favorite singer and songwriter aren't "breaking up," so to speak.

[QUOTE=Sleepwalker]Great review, I agree almost completely on it. The only thing I don't is that I don't like the score for "Over." It's extremely simple, yet a perfect ending for (ironically) A Perfect Circle ;) . APC is currently my favorite band, and this is probably my favorite cd (mostly for "Orestes" and "3 Libras") by them.

Supposedly, Maynard said he was finished with APC after this tour is over, and he's only going to be with Tool from then on. Can anyone confirm this? I love Tool, but love APC more (Billy Howerdel is an amazing songwriter, in my opinion), so I'm really hoping that my favorite singer and songwriter aren't "breaking up," so to speak.[/QUOTE]

Hmm that would suck. APC IMO are far better than Tool, which on many occasions I find unlistanable.

That's a thing I always find...APC fans usually hate TOOL (occasionally people will just dislike them greatly, or like them a tiny bit) and vice versa.

But anyway, I like APC but I find TOOL to be far superior.

Great review for a great album. The album is well put together, I can listen too it for hours, maynards voice is hypnotizing, Mer de noms to me is romantic, focusing on the soul.

[QUOTE=YouDontSeeMe]Great review for a great album. The album is well put together, I can listen too it for hours, maynards voice is hypnotizing, Mer de noms to me is romantic, focusing on the soul.[/QUOTE]

i can relate to that. :)

it's an enchanting album, great songs all the way through. i've been through the process of showing my friends the album, and they are falling in love with it aswell. it's a brilliant piece of art.

Probably APC's best album so far...

they are very exceptional songwriters and im glad to see im not the only one who thinks so. i love the softer songs they create because its so enrapturing. which is weird because usually i hate it when a band tries to be soft. this is a different story though seeing as how maynard and friends really compliment eachothers playing well. i hope to see some new material from them real soon. i LOVE THEM! (strange seeing as how i listen to stuff like Lamb of God)

p.s.
anyone who is offended by judiths lyrics remeber one thing, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. im christian and i think the sonf ****ing ROCKS!

I just got this yesterday. It took me a few listens to like it but after that it was an amazing album. Its definately different from Thirteenth Step and id say that this cd leans more towards Tool's sound.

favorite tracks- Judith, The Hollow, 3 Libras

great review

[QUOTE=epifreak2002]I got this album as a result of this review, and thanks for it. I was thinking about the lyrics to Magdalena, and I thought it might be about drugs or some other form of addiction. "I'd sell my soul, my self esteem a dollar at a time for just one taste of you my Magdalena." Addiction does not do wonderful things to a person's self esteem "My self esteem". Also, I could see saying "I'd sell my soul for you" but saying "my self esteem" hardly fits into the picture of something you'd say in the situation of singing to a girl (unless this is about an addiction to sex maybe....) Also the line "A dollar at a time" seems to indicate addiction. It doesn't really fit the image of romantic love, but if you picture going to a dealer and getting your satisfaction "a dollar at a time." It makes more sense.[/QUOTE]
The song(Magdelina) sounds to me like it is about sexual desire, probably for a prostitute or stripper something along those lines("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"). It seems Maynard is using the old "Your body is a temple" metaphor to describe the woman's body, so throwing the dollar down before the altar is paying for her body. And of course, this would involve losing self respect for a lot of people.

[QUOTE=Heritage21]I just got this yesterday. It took me a few listens to like it but after that it was an amazing album. Its definately different from Thirteenth Step and id say that this cd leans more towards Tool's sound.

favorite tracks- Judith, The Hollow, 3 Libras

great review[/QUOTE]
it's too soon to tell, but I think that every cd by this band will have a very diffrent sound from the last.

[QUOTE=robnathanson]it's too soon to tell, but I think that every cd by this band will have a very diffrent sound from the last.[/QUOTE]
We should find out soon. eMotive comes out November 2

^^^
Ugh, I heard the 1st single off the new album and I was sorely disapointed. They absolutely [U]butchered[/U] "Pet". It was atrocious. And the video was as subtle as an axe to the face. I like it when Maynard's songs are at least somewhat vague, a source for debate, not this obvious over the top crap. I just hope the rest of the covers(there are a lot on eMotive) survived the masacere.

*Sigh* So disapointed.

[QUOTE=MrBrick]^^^
Ugh, I heard the 1st single off the new album and I was sorely disapointed. They absolutely [U]butchered[/U] "Pet". It was atrocious. And the video was as subtle as an axe to the face. I like it when Maynard's songs are at least somewhat vague, a source for debate, not this obvious over the top crap. I just hope the rest of the covers(there are a lot on eMotive) survived the masacere.

*Sigh* So disapointed.[/QUOTE]
I'm very much looking forward to that cd...!!!

[QUOTE=MrBrick]The song(Magdelina) sounds to me like it is about sexual desire, probably for a prostitute or stripper something along those lines("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"). It seems Maynard is using the old "Your body is a temple" metaphor to describe the woman's body, so throwing the dollar down before the altar is paying for her body. And of course, this would involve losing self respect for a lot of people.[/QUOTE]

I think the dollar is a symbol of self, like he's selling off something of himself for the woman (my soul, my self esteem, a dollar at a time"), I don't think the "dollar" is literally supposed to mean money. Also, it could be that the woman is a symbol of something else other than a person.

[QUOTE=robnathanson]I'm very much looking forward to that cd...!!![/QUOTE]
Hey so am I. Im just saying that counting bodies, that one song, sucked and I haven't heard anyone disagree yet. It could be an isolated incident so to speak.

[QUOTE=MrBrick]Hey so am I. Im just saying that counting bodies, that one song, sucked and I haven't heard anyone disagree yet. It could be an isolated incident so to speak.[/QUOTE]
but the video was cool:p