eMOTIVe [PA] by A Perfect Circle

Pros: Brilliant reworkings of classics as only APC can do
Cons: A little too soft at times

I never thought Imagine, the beautifully hopeful classic, would make good Halloween music. But then again, I never expected A Perfect Circle to remake it. So there I was on October 31st, getting pumped for the holiday courtesy of John Lennon's ...

Pros: Moments of good, good, goodness. "Passive" remains one of the best songs ever.
Cons: Many of the covers make me vocalize the 25th letter of the alphabet.

Listening to A Perfect Circle's Emotive takes me back. It was my first year of college...I had short hair...a presidential election was nearing...and I was fairly new to the enigma that is Maynard James Keenan. I am always amazed ...

Pros: I like the motivation and purpose of the album...the originals are good too
Cons: Inconsistent in execution..."People are People" was a mistake

It was only maybe a month ago that I first heard of eMOTIVe, the newest offering from A Perfect Circle, that band that has so often been referred to as "Maynard's Other Band" (though Tool is getting dangerously close to stealing that distinction ...

Pros: Two superb tracks; scattered moments of hope and energy.
Cons: Almost passive to a fault; the band is simply on autopilot.

A Perfect Circle’s career started out on the wrong foot with the preposterously overrated rock ensemble known as Mer de Noms. In 2003, the band rebounded with an improved sophomore album, Thirteenth Step. Given their last effort’s ...

Pros: "Passive," "Imagine" and several other well-executed covers of the classics
Cons: "People are People" and a couple other misfires

Those who know of Maynard James Keenan's work with Tool and A Perfect Circle know that Keenan takes his art seriously, to put it lightly. Tool is rarely heard from outside of their studio albums, and while A Perfect Circle has taken a more standard ...

Pros: brilliantly re-arranged covers, a solid original, Keenan's vocal performances
Cons: it loses steam over the last 1/3 or so

I made no secret last year that I thought A Perfect Circle's sophomore album, Thirteenth Step, was by far the biggest disappointment and let down of the musical year. While I understood what the band was attempting to do with that record ...

Pros: None at all
Cons: Everything about this album is a con

With Emotive, A Perfect Circle just lost a fan. This might possibly be among the ten worst albums I have ever heard in my entire life. I've heard plenty of bad music in my time, but I would never expect such a high caliber band to put out something so ...

Pros: Maynard James Keenan exposes his wig-wearing hippy side.
Cons: Maynard James Keenan exposes his wig-wearing hippy side.

From dehumanization to arms production for the benefit of the nation or its destruction. Power, power the law of the land, those living for death...will die by their own hand. So begins this album, whisper quiet. So I think, wow, in classic A ...

Pros: Solid highlights usually come when guitars break the ice
Cons: Absolutely devoid of imagination

Whatever A Perfect Circle's third and most recent release is, it is definitely NOT emotive. Most of the tracks are built on sparing background instruments and the cold vocals of lead singer Maynard James Keenan, as he repeats in a monotone throughout ...

Pros: respectable; confusing
Cons: some tracks I dislike; confusing

Have you ever heard those albums that you just can't decide what you think of them? Well, this is a very confusing record. I have heard things in the Maynard James Keenan output, including the excellent remake of "The Nurse Who Loved Me" from ...

Pros: Artfully heavy, material for fans of APC to swallow until the next album, "Passive".
Cons: Drab and trite to casual listeners, could've done better with original material, "Counting Bodies".

A Perfect Circle - Emotive I obtained a leaked version of this little disc just now, and now's a good a time as any to write a quick short review on it to update you guys with what's to expect. So we've all heard the single Imagine on the ...

Pros: Some excellent covers, awesome artwork, 'Passive'
Cons: 'People Are People', feels unfinished, songs don't progress enough

-When A Perfect Circle announced they were doing a CD made up mostly of covers, I was very sure they could pull it off. I knew with someone like Maynard behind them, they had a good chance at making their next CD as good as the others. There was, ...

Pros: Nice energy on Passive - buy it on Itunes
Cons: Punk anger. Crying and whining. B****ing and moaning. Shouting at the wall.

I really liked the song playing in Midnight's bar in the movie Constantine. So, I tracked it down and bought it on Itunes. It turned out to be Passive from the album eMOTIVe. I was somewhat disappointed to hear the tone and energy change midway ...

Pros: People with no concept of what protect music is will not like this album.
Cons: People with no concept of what protect music is will not like this album.

eMotive marks the triumphant return of protest music and when I listen to it, it still brings a chill to my spine. The cleverness of the inner jacket - road signs that say, "Don't be concerned...stick to your daily routine", and "you are safe...with ...

Pros: A good cause
Cons: A drag of an album...

As a huge, absolutely massive fan of Tool, and a well acquainted fan of A Perfect Circle (APC), I was quite surprised when I found out that a release by APC would be released so soon after their second album (Thirteenth Step). Although the CD contains ...