WAKE UP
AND FACE ME
DON'T PLAY DEAD
CAUSE MAYBE
SOMEDAY,
I WILL WALK AWAY AND SAY
YOU FUCKING DISAPPOINT ME
MAYBE YOU'RE BETTER OFF
THIS WAY
is an
American
rock supergroup
formed in
Los Angeles, California,
in 1999
by guitarist
Billy Howerdel
and Tool
vocalist
Maynard James Keenan.
A Perfect Circle
released three
of their four
studio albums
in the early 2000s:
their debut
Mer de Noms
in 2000;
a follow-up,
Thirteenth Step,
in 2003;
and an album
of radically
re-worked
cover songs,
Emotive,
in 2004.
Shortly after
Emotive's release,
the band went
on hiatus;
Keenan returned to
Tool
and started up
solo work
under the band name
Puscifer,
while Howerdel
released a solo album,
Keep Telling Myself It's Alright,
under the moniker
Ashes Divide.
Band activity
was sporadic
in the following years;
the band reformed
in 2010,
and played
live shows
on and off
between 2010
and 2013,
but fell into
inactivity
after the release
of their
greatest hits album,
Three Sixty,
and a
live album
box set,
A Perfect Circle Live:
Featuring Stone and Echo
in late 2013.
The band reformed
in 2017
to record a
fourth album,
Eat the Elephant,
which was released
in 2018.
After spending
the rest of the year
touring in support
of the album,
the band fell into
inactivity
until 2024
for a brief tour
and one-off song
"Kindred".
Prone to downtime
due to Keenan's
other musical commitments,
the band has featured
a variety of
musicians throughout
alternating periods
of activity and inactivity,
and has changed
line-ups on
each album,
leaving Keenan
and Howerdel
the only constant members.
The original incarnation
of the band
included
Paz Lenchantin
on bass,
Troy Van Leeuwen
on guitar,
and
Tim Alexander on drums.
Alexander, however,
only performed
a handful of
live shows
and appeared on
one song on
the group's
debut album
before being replaced by
Josh Freese.
Band collaborator
and producer
Danny Lohner
and bassist
Jeordie White
were also members
for a short period
in the early 2000s.
The band's
current lineup
features
Smashing Pumpkins
guitarist
James Iha,
bassist
Matt McJunkins,
and drummer
Josh Freese,
the latter two
also being contributors
to the related
Puscifer and
Ashes Divide
projects.
Despite the
varied cast
and numerous
lineup changes,
the primary roles of
creating
A Perfect Circle's songs
has remained consistent
with Howerdel
as music composer
and Keenan
writing lyrics
and vocal melodies.
The band's studio albums
have been generally
well received
critically and commercially,
with their first
three studio albums
selling 4 million copies
collectively
as of 2005.
TRACKLIST
Judith
The Outsider
3 Libras
Weak and Powerless
Imagine
Passive
The Noose
Disillusioned
Pet
The Hollow
Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
Blue
Magdalena
People Are People
When the Levee Breaks
The Package
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