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re: A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms

Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:19 pm to
Posted by RaginCajunz
Member since Mar 2009
5307 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:19 pm to
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I never could get into Pucifer.


I really didn't until I saw them live last year... Huge fan now


Live changes everything with Puscifer. I'm really liking the track "Dear Brother" from the EP that dropped this week. Plus the title is just great.

Sample Here on Amazon

Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
80087 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:23 pm to
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Live changes everything with Puscifer. I'm really liking the track "Dear Brother" from the EP that dropped this week. Plus the title is just great.


Dear Brother and Breathe are both solid...

When I first bought Conditions of My Parole, I listened and I honestly thought "WTF" to half of the songs, but after seeing them live, it completely opened my eyes.
Posted by RaginCajunz
Member since Mar 2009
5307 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:31 pm to
Granted, I'm a bit of fanboy, but I think the Puscifer stuff is ahead of it's time. I suspect people will find it 10 years down the line and realize what they missed.

I could have done without the Bohemian Rhapsody cover, but it's done quite well. Apparently they wanted to do a remix of it, but the song license prohibited it.

I saw them in '09 in Houston and I was sold. Live was so much different. Plus they did a lot of things totally differently. Half the set list was done in a country style...and it worked. The audience was full of Tool fans acting like tools though. I think they thought they were going to see a Tool show.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:32 pm to
but you like the recorded songs more after seeing them live?


most of it is too weird for me
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
80087 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:38 pm to
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but you like the recorded songs more after seeing them live?


Hell yeah... Its hard to explain.

After seeing it live, with the backdrop, and videography they use, they make more sense.


Like Cajuns said, I caught onto them because of Maynard and the first tracks I heard were "Man Overboard" and "Conditions of My Parole"... I thought the latter was a good song, so figured I'd grab the album. When I first listened, I skipped through about 75% of it except for "Conditions" "Telling Ghosts" and "Green Valley"... I thought everything else was weird and skipped right over it.

Now, my favorites are "Tiny Monsters" "Monsoons" "Horizons" and "Tumbleweed"


ETA: You have to take it for what it is and realize its not TOOL or APC... Its a completely different line of thinking from MJK. More of a spiritual, part of the earth thinking. Has a lot to do with his Vineyard in Arizona over the years.
This post was edited on 2/22/13 at 3:40 pm
Posted by JohnZeroQ
Pelicans of Lafourche
Member since Jan 2012
8513 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:41 pm to
So tonight... If I was going to d/l and album which one would be a must get first? Talking Pucifer
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
20743 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:49 pm to
Mer De Noms is a great piece of work and a good collaboration between Billy and Maynard. I wish these two would work more together because they can make some great music.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
80087 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 3:56 pm to
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So tonight... If I was going to d/l and album which one would be a must get first? Talking Pucifer



Each of them has some great stuff on it and I would hate for you to DL one and not like it, then not give the other tracks a chance.

I'll list my personal favorite tracks off of each


Well there are only two LPs

V is for Vagina (Dozo, Momma Sed, Vagina Mine)
Conditions of my Parole (Tiny Monster, Monsoons, Horizons, Tumbleweed).... But with this one, I think YOU should listen to (Green Valley, Telling Ghosts, Conditions of my Parole)


The EPs

C is for (Potions and The Humbling River) Listen to Polar Bear if you are open minded.
Donkey Punch the Night (Dear Brother and Breathe)

Each of them has some great stuff on it and I would hate for you to DL one and not like it, then not give the other tracks a chance.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
80087 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 4:02 pm to
Heres one of my favorites... And of course, in Maynard fashion, its open to interpretation

Some say is about addiction and some say its about a break-up

Potions
Posted by Nof603
Houston
Member since Aug 2011
1248 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 4:56 pm to
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So tonight... If I was going to d/l and album which one would be a must get first? Talking Pucifer


I'm a huge fan of all of Maynard's work, APC a little more than Tool. I started getting more into Puscifer not too long ago. I'm not a huge fan of "V" is for Vagina. But I absolutely love Conditions of my Parole. I listen to that album start to finish almost daily at work. So I guess I would recommend that one personally.
Posted by Evolve
Texas
Member since Aug 2012
3117 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 5:44 pm to
Really great album. Definetly not best.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66374 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 5:48 pm to
such a good frickin album. bout to give the whole thing a listen now taht you reminded me of its greatness
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23153 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 5:55 pm to
I've been listening to it in my car for about 4 days. its hard to take out. There never a spot where I can be like, "ok time to stop"
Posted by JaiYaTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
1410 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 6:09 pm to
A Perfect Circle- By and Down

They have a newish song that they played last tour. I think they have said they plan on making songs for soundtracks and such but no plans for a full-length album.
Posted by kc8876
Member since May 2012
2930 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 6:35 pm to
quote:

Good album, Thirteenth Step was better.


No
Posted by JohnZeroQ
Pelicans of Lafourche
Member since Jan 2012
8513 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 7:10 pm to
Yes
Posted by JaiYaTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
1410 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 7:30 pm to




This post was edited on 2/22/13 at 7:31 pm
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23153 posts
Posted on 2/22/13 at 8:01 pm to
I saw them in Dallas. I think they played it there. I like it.
Posted by LoveThatMoney
Who knows where?
Member since Jan 2008
12268 posts
Posted on 2/23/13 at 12:19 am to
quote:

A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
is the best rock album ever made


I was literally just thinking about this tonight. I fricking love this album. It is money in the bank. It maybe one of the best alt rock albums ever made.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23153 posts
Posted on 2/23/13 at 9:12 am to
This guy knows what I'm talkin bout
This post was edited on 2/23/13 at 9:12 am
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