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A Perfect Circle performing at Lollapalooza Chile in 2013.

American rock supergroup A Perfect Circle has recorded material for four studio albums. The band's music is mostly written by the band's two core members and founders, guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, the former writing the music, and the latter writing the lyrics and vocal melodies. However, due to the commitments of its participants, band membership has fluctuated over time, leading recordings to vary when it comes to performance credits. The original incarnation of the band included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Josh Freese on drums; though Primus drummer Tim Alexander had briefly stood in as a drummer prior to Freese in the band's initial live shows prior to releasing any material. Band collaborator and producer Danny Lohner and Marilyn Manson bassist Jeordie White were also members for a short period in the early 2000s. The band's current lineup features former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, bassist Matt McJunkins, and drummer Jeff Friedl, the latter two also being contributors to Keenan's Puscifer and Howerdel's Ashes Divide projects.

After forming in 1999, the band released their debut album, Mer de Noms in 2000, featuring three singles, "Judith", "The Hollow", and "3 Libras", all of which hit the top 20 of both the Billboard US Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, and helped propel the album to platinum sales four months after release. A follow-up album, Thirteenth Step, was released in 2003, featured the band's best performing songs: "Weak and Powerless" topped the Mainstream and Modern Rock charts, "The Outsider", hit the top five in both, and both crossed over onto the all-format Billboard Hot 100 chart, at number 61 and 79 respectively.[1] A third single, "Blue", also hit the top 20 of the Mainstream Rock chart. Initially planning to enter a hiatus after the second album, they stuck together to release a third album, a collection of radically re-worked, politically-motivated cover songs titled Emotive in time for the 2004 United States presidential election. Two singles came from the release, a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" and "Passive", a song originating from the cancelled Tapeworm project with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.[2]

After entering a hiatus in 2005, band activity was sporadic in the coming years. The band reformed in 2010,[3] but would not release any new songs until 2013, with the single release of "By and Down" for their greatest hits album Three Sixty. After another period of inactivity, the band recorded a fourth studio album, Eat the Elephant, released on April 20, 2018. For the release, the band worked with an outside music producer, Dave Sardy, for the first time.

The large variations in composition and sound of the band's recorded material has led to them being described as many different sub-genres of rock and metal music, though critics generally agree that the band has been a major influences on modern rock.[4] Reviewers from outlets such as AllMusic and Rolling Stone cited their work as rare examples of relevance and quality in contemporary rock music.[5][6][7] with Music OMH even asserting that the band had "literally defined alternative rock as we know it."[8]

Songs

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Contents
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Maynard James Keenan, the band's co-founder and primary lyricist, who balances his time between the band and Tool.
Billy Howerdel, the band's co-founder, guitarist and main core member.
Drummer Tim Alexander toured with the band in 1999, but only had one studio contribution, The Hollow
Josh Freese, contributing almost all drum tracks for the band until 2011.
Name of song, featured performers, writers, originating album, and year released.
Song Performer(s) Writer(s) Album Year Ref(s).
"3 Libras" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Violin: Paz Lenchantin
Viola: Luciano Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"A Stranger" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Strings: The Section Quartet
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Annihilation"
(Crucifix cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Programming: Billy Howerdel
Keyboard, Programming: Danny Lohner
Original:
Christopher Douglas, Matthew Borruso, Sothira Pheng
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Ashes to Ashes"
(David Bowie cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: James Iha
Bass: Matt McJunkins
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
David Bowie
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo 2013 [12]
"Blue" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Brena" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"By and Down" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Matt McJunkins
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Three Sixty 2013 [13][14]
"By and Down the River" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar,Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Matt McJunkins
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"The Contrarian" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Backing Vocals, Additional Instrumentation: Danny Lohner
Drums, Electric Piano: Josh Eustis
Saxophone: Jason Freese
Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel,
Arrangement: Danny Lohner, Keenan
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Crimes" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Josh Freese
Jeordie White
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Delicious" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Diary of a Love Song"
(Ozzy Osbourne/The Cure cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: James Iha
Bass: Matt McJunkins
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake, Robert Smith
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo 2013 [12]
"Disillusioned" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"DLB" Piano: Billy Howerdel Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
Dog Eat Dog Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish” single 2018 [16]
"The Doomed" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Eat the Elephant" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Feathers" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Matt McJunkins
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Fiddle and the Drum"
(Joni Mitchell cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan Original:
Joni Mitchell
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Freedom of Choice"
(Devo cover)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Backing vocals: Maynard James Keenan,
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh
Rearrangement:
Billy Howerdel
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Get the Lead Out" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie"
(Black Flag cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Harmonium Billy Howerdel
Bass, Backing Vocals: Danny Lohner
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Greg Ginn
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Emotive 2004 [11]
Gravity" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: Troy Van Leeuwen
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Josh Freese
Troy Van Leeuwen
Paz Lenchantin
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"The Hollow" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Tim Alexander
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Hourglass" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Imagine"
(John Lennon cover)
Vocals, Piano: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Piano, Strings: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
John Lennon
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Judith" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Backing Vocals: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Kindred" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Sessanta E.P.P.P. 2024 [17]
"Let's Have a War"
(Fear cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Danny Lohner
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Lullaby" Vocals: Jarboe, Maynard James Keenan
Guitar: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Magdalena" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"The Noose" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Backing Vocals: Jarboe
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: Danny Lohner
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"The Nurse Who Loved Me"
(Failure cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Strings: The Section Quartet
Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
Instrumentation: Jon Brion, K. Patrick Warren
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Orestes" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Backing Vocals: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Orestes" (demo)[a] Vocals, Guitar: Billy Howerdel Billy Howerdel Mer de Noms (Japanese release bonus track) 2000 [18]
"The Outsider" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Over" Vocals, Kalimba: Maynard James Keenan
Piano: Billy Howerdel
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"The Package" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: Troy Van Leeuwen
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Passive"
(recording of "Vacant" by Tapeworm)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar, Bass: Danny Lohner Drums: Josh Freese
Piano: Paz Lenchantin
Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan, Trent Reznor, Billy Howerdel Emotive 2004 [11]
"Peace, Love, and Understanding"
(Nick Lowe cover)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Programming: Billy Howerdel
Strings: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Programming: Charlie Clouser
Original:
Nick Lowe
Rearrangement:
Billy Howerdel
Emotive 2004 [11]
"People Are People"
(Depeche Mode cover)
Vocals, Keyboards, Programming: Billy Howerdel
Backing vocals: Maynard James Keenan, Danny Lohner
Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: James Iha
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Martin Gore
Rearrangement:
Billy Howerdel
Emotive 2004 [11]
"Pet" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Backing Vocals: Devo Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass, Backing Vocals: Jeordie White
Drums, Backing Vocals: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Renholdër" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Vocals: Kelli Shafer
Vocals, Guitar, Piano: Billy Howerdel
Vocals, Violin: Paz Lenchantin
Drums, Percussion: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Rose" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Violin: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Strings Arrangement: Paz Lenchantin
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Sleeping Beauty" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar: Billy Howerdel
Guitar (outro): Troy Van Leeuwen
Bass: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Strings Arrangement: Dave Sardy
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"TalkTalk" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Jeff Friedl
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Eat the Elephant 2018 [15]
"Thomas" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass, Programming: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Josh Freese
Percussion: Draven Godwin
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Thinking of You" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Programming: Billy Howerdel
Guitar (outro): Troy Van Leeuwen
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Mer de Noms 2000 [9]
"Vanishing" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Guitar: Troy Van Leeuwen
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"Weak and Powerless" Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Backing Vocals: Billy Howerdel
Bass: Jeordie White
Drums: Josh Freese
Maynard James Keenan
Billy Howerdel
Thirteenth Step 2003 [10]
"What's Going On"
(Marvin Gaye cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Vocals, Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Drums: Josh Freese
Programming: Charlie Clouser
Original:
Marvin Gaye, Alfred Cleveland, Renaldo Benson
Rearrangement:
Danny Lohner
Emotive 2004 [11]
"When the Levee Breaks"
(Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie/Led Zeppelin cover)
Vocals: Maynard James Keenan
Guitar, Bass: Billy Howerdel
Piano: Paz Lenchantin
Drums: Josh Freese
Original:
Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie
Rearrangement:
Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel
Emotive 2004 [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Completely different recording from the regular "Orestes". Instead of a full band arrangement with Maynard James Keenan on vocals, it's merely an acoustic recording of the song done entirely by Billy Howerdel.

References

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  1. ^ "A Perfect Circle". Billboard.
  2. ^ "A PERFECT CIRCLE's 'Passive' Is Reworked Version Of TAPEWORM's 'Vacant'". October 11, 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "A Perfect Circle return from hiatus, announce fall tour - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Rogers, Paul (April 25, 2017). "Maynard James Keenan, With A Perfect Circle, Is Finally Headlining the Hollywood Bowl". Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Raggett, Ned. Review: Mer de Noms. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
  7. ^ Blashill, Pat (June 8, 2000). Mer de Noms Album Review[dead link]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
  8. ^ Day, Tom (February 4, 2004). "A Perfect Circle + Auf Der Maur @ Hammersmith Apollo, London". musicOMH. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mer de Noms (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. Virgin Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Thirteenth Step (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. Virgin Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Emotive (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. Virgin Records. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ a b A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. Virgin Records. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Three Sixty - A Perfect Circle | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  14. ^ "A Perfect Circle Stream New Song 'By and Down'". Loudwire. 14 October 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Eat the Elephant (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. BMG Records. 2018.
  16. ^ "Hear a Perfect Circle's Snarling Cover of AC/DC's "Dog Eat Dog"". 19 November 2018.
  17. ^ "A Perfect Circle, Puscifer + Primus Announce EP Featuring Brand-New Songs from Each Band". Loudwire. 21 March 2024.
  18. ^ Mer de Noms (JP release) (inlay cover). A Perfect Circle. Virgin Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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