Album Review : A Perfect Circle's "Thirteenth Step"
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Track Listing
1. The Package
2. Weak And Powerless
3. The Noose
4. Blue
5. Vanishing
6. A Stranger
7. The Outsider
8. Crimes
9. The Nurse Who Loved Me
10. Pet
11. Lullaby
12. Gravity
After picking up A Perfect Circle's new album "Thirteenth Step", I realized that I hadn't even considered the possibility that the album might not be great. That's the kind of confidence the musicians of APC inspire. Naturally, it was a great album.
"Thirteenth Step" finds singer Maynard Keenan at his most experimental vocals yet. The songs on this album are a little mellow compared to the first APC album, but the lyrics are very engaging. The album has almost an otherworldly feel to it.
"The Package" starts the album off with some very weird sounding vocals from Keenan, who mixes a catchy vocal rhythm with angry growling to good effect. "Blue" is an epic sounding rock song that's one of the heavier tracks, with an infectious chorus. Track six, "A Stranger" is the most raw song on the album, featuring acoustic guitar and a violin with Maynard's amazing vocals. Next up is "The Outsider", proclaiming "everyone will have their day to die" and ending with the hardest riffs on the album.
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