eMOTIVe (Parental Advisory) [PA] - A Perfect Circle

This is the third album from the inspired American art-rock band A Perfect Circle. It was released in time for the last American election in a bid to encourage voters to vote out George Bush. Although sadly (in my opinion) this did not work, I do not feel that it was a total waste of time as it is still a very decent album in its own right!

It comprises of mostly covers of anti war songs throughout recent times, most famously John ...
...band wrote themselves and featured on the recent movie "Constantine". (For those who have seen the film it is the song that is on in the night club) Also there is "Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums", which is basically the song "Pet" from "Thirteenth Step" with a lot of the music taken away. For my money that is the only song that needs to be skipped!

The main thing I ... more

This is the third album from the inspired American art-rock band A Perfect Circle. It was released in time for the last American election in a bid to encourage voters to vote out George Bush. Although sadly (in my opinion) this did not work, I do not feel that it was a total waste of time as it is still a very decent album in its own right!

It comprises of mostly covers of anti war songs throughout recent times, most famously John Lennon's "Imagine". An exception to this being "Passive" which the band wrote themselves and featured on the recent movie "Constantine". (For those who have seen the film it is the song that is on in the night club) Also there is "Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums", which is basically the song "Pet" from "Thirteenth Step" with a lot of the music taken away. For my money that is the only song that needs to be skipped!

The main thing I like about this album is its diversity, there is a much wider range of styles of music than the other two. From the all vocal "Fiddle and the Drum" to the ambient and peaceful "when the Levee Breaks" and the heavy rock of "Freedom of Choice" If you have the other two albums it is a similar change between "Emotive" and "Thirteenth Step" as it was between "Thirteenth Step" and "Mer de Noms", and if you have the other two it is well worth adding to your collection, in fact it is well worth adding to any CD collection.

In this CD they seem to have gone more to the art side of art rock but they bring the rock back in songs like "Freedom of choice" and "Passive", but the main thing to me is the fact that whether it be heavy or slow, the majority of the songs are good! It did take me quite a long time to get into this CD, possibly longer than "Thirteenth Step", but it was well worth it. If you have never owned an "A Perfect Circle" CD before then this might not be the one for you, it all depends on your musical taste. You may find this CD in the "metal" section in a lot of music stores, but if you are looking for a heavy album or a more mainstream rock CD, then Mer de Noms is your best bet.

So all in all I think it is definitely well worth buying (as are the other two), but don't be put off if you don't like it instantly it takes some getting used to as the style is quite different. If you don't already own an APC album I would recommend you buy Mer de Noms.

Thanks for taking the time to read my first ever review! 

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