A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms (CD)

I was lost in a sea of names

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 24, 2005

Pros: Honesty and beauty in music for once

Cons: You wont like it if you have no taste in music

I loved this cd. It truly moved me. The crisp undulating tones of James maynard keenan resonate to the point of brilliance. This cd may be his best. Though not as hard as others this one is more honest. It has a rich and dark theme with songs like or...estes that examine the bands name and establish the tragic apeal that continues through much of the cd. maynard wrote all twelve songs on this album and all are brilliant. I especialay love magdelena. He has away of spinning profanity into that special sacren sweetness that can feign being sacred. A sacred darkness. It captures the feeling of a religous experience it uplifts and is heartbreakingly beautiful and honest. Read more Less

this is great music for rockers

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 12, 2005

Pros: Best Perfect Circle Album

Cons: I love the vocals

This Alum has some of the all time bests tracks, 3,4,5,6, 5,and 6 are my favourites, and I rate Maynards vocals very highly. I think some of this music is peaceful. It's awsome stuff. I'd recomend it to a lot of people.

Sea of Names

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 15, 2005

Pros: Maynard James Keenan's lyrical genius, and Billy Howerdel's musical genius

Cons: none

The artists who contribute to A Perfect Circle read like a who's who of some of the most talented and successful bands out there (Smashing Pumpkins, TOOL, Nine Inch Nails, et cetera) , and the chemistry between these artists makes Mer de Noms - A... Perfect Circle's debut album - an orgasmic blend of ecstatic melodies and lyrical genius. Every song is a unique, novel symphony of sound that crawls in your head and tickles your brain. This is NOT an album you can listen to once and possibly begin to take it all in. You have to listen many times before you can even begin to appreciate the complexity and depth that went in to making these songs sound the way they do. They are so intricate, so interwoven and complex, that each time you listen you discover something new that sends ripples of pleasure through your ears. It might help to look up the lyrics - some people have trouble understanding Maynard when they first begin to listen to his singing. Don't give up after one or two tracks or one or two listens!! I promise that if you aren't immediately sucked in and made a believer, with a little bit of open-mindedness all you have to do is listen a couple times and you will understand what I was talking about! Make sure to also check out A Perfect Circle's second album, Thirteenth Step! Read more Less

Not entirely good

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 29, 2003

Pros: 3 Libras = great song

Cons: Rest of the album = not so good

This album is good but not the best. The only song I love from this album is 3 Libras. 3 Libra's melodies and lyrics are just the best. Also, Judith is a good song but after listen to it too many time you kinda get tired of it. Unfortunately I do...n't like the rest of the album and as I said before 3 Libras is the best song from Mer de Noms. Read more Less

THE BEST CD EVER!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 17, 2003

READ MY TITLE!

A Perfect Music For Me

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 24, 2003

The music is Sooo Well Arranged, Beautiful but Gothic.3/4 or 4/4

creepy cool

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 15, 2003

a "weak & powerless" song has been heard for the fanlist of apc.

awesome

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 4, 2003

great music great lyrics it's awesome

Thruth?

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 19, 2002

I personally think this album is very well done and I find the artistic effort intelligent and interesting. Of course, people are going to say: "yeah but it's not Tool". well of course not! it's not supposed to be Tool. That's the beautiful part of I...t. Maynard formed this band to experiment with his lighter side (which he believe is in all of us) and try different artistic avenues without having to risk being accused of selling out. I think that it would useless to create a side project if it were only to sound like the original band. On the other hand, if Maynard stuck with his guns for years with Tool and never experimented, he would be labeled as boring. An artist will never be able to satisfy every one of his fans at all times and innersearch and trials can be a risky process for one's career. I think the blame is to be put on the record companies. By charging $15-$20 for a cd, they have made the customers much more critical and demanding. Think about it, are you willing to pay that price for an album containing 2-3 great songs, a couple of ok ones and a bunch that you don't understand (I don't like to say songs suck, since every one of them probably means a lot to the artist while just being insignificant and misinterpreted by the public). you might think I'm crazy but I speak from experience. i used to be one of those demanding customers since $15 is a lot to me. now I burn my cds and only pay for the blank copies ($1 per copie at the most) and I have become much more tolerant for music, which in turn makes me appreciate the art so much more. my belief is that file sharing is not the problem for the music industry (i still like owning the original cd better). If cds were priced reasonably, i would be much more open-minded. if you can buy a blank cd for $1, how much profit is made to reach the $15? I think it's ridiculous. to return to circle, I believe that the side project is a very intelligent concept for exploration and I revere Maynard's artistic choices. Maybe we all will once cd prices drop, or maybe we are just naturally spoiled: musical style remains, baah! boring! exploration and evolution, sellout!My final thought will be that everybody is entitled to their own opinions and i hope this comment (I won't call it a review since I have no artistic abilities and am not a music critic. Of course none of the people writting these comments probably are) does not offend anyone. Peace to everyone, a depressed person with an urge to write stupid things nobody cares about. Read more Less