A Perfect Circle "The Package" First Reaction

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[@27nine22]

As a human who struggles with alcohol addiction, I appreciate you taking the time to react to a song that means a much and hopeful has helped many people along their journey in recovery. ❤

[@Soljarag5]

Ha, the more you listen to this song, you'll eventually like the wierd chorus melody

[@nathanbaca5131]

I wasn't into it first listen either.

[@nathanbaca5131]

That delivery on "comfort is a mystery, crawling out of my own skin" is incredible. Gives me goosebumps everytime. Amazing writing.

[@el-violador]

One of my favourite lyrics of all time. Sobriety is now so foreign that his skin crawls if he isn't high

[@jordang7717]

You will love the rest of the album. The Noose, and Pet are bangers.

[@SlayerDUDE1993]

Blue... we need blue

[@Andy-nl8uq]

Dude, the outsider...

[@nathanbaca5131]

Weak and Powerless is a gem of a song. Looking forward to that one. Also the vocal harmony at the final chorus of The Noose is beautiful. This whole album really is great.

[@tidewell]

I've had a number of friends that hear this song for the first time and get thrown off by the "yodel" as well... but for myself, after listening to it over so many years now, it could be one of my favorite elements of the song. Very unique and out of character from Maynard's usual singing. ... I'm guessing it will grow on you

[@jakecameron2976]

The primal emotions in Maynards lyrics and delivery are intoxicating

[@el-violador]

Glad you're listening in order. Thirteenth Step is a concept album about drug addiction and it's freaking gorgeous. To me this song is our main character wanting drugs from an acquaintance. The build up over the song (in my opinion) is his frustration at having to keep up appearances when he just wants his "package". I started this album not being a fan. But every listen gets better especially if you hear the album as a whole. It is now among my "perfect" albums

[@neonom1024]

Not necessarily drug addiction specifically; all the lyrics of the songs on Thirteenth Step are each from a unique perspective on addiction.

[@edrueter9]

I hear it as sex addiction. A guy lying his way in with a female with his peripheral on "the package." I guess that's the brilliance that you can interpret it so many ways.

[@raimundodiz7561]

I really love how Maynard interprets this song. Like is feeling every word and he transmits that in his voice. You will love this album for sure!

[@PowderedToastMan420]

You need to dive into APC and PUSCIFER. 🤞✌

[@chrisrcowley]

Weak and Powerless, Blue, The Outsider, Pet and Gravity are up there for me. Looking forward to this album reaction!

[@kevincamp2913]

This song is hypnotic, slowly building, then the crescendo of anger and pain. Then drops back into the soft groove once again. Simulating the desperate need for the drug.

[@carloslloyd77]

👍 Awesome Man! Hopefully that chorus will grow on ya.. it surely did with me. I'm positive you'll enjoy the rest of the albums tracks and as a whole. This album truly helped me alot through my recovery process! 🙏. It's cool how you explain what your experiencing and feeling throughout different songs.. its fresh and unique 👌, some of your explanations have made me see Certain songs you've reacted to in a different light. Pretty accurate man..✌🤘👊 looking forward to Weak & Powerless reaction!

[@nathanbaca5131]

13th Step and Mer de Noms are definitely worth doing full album reviews.

[@increase9896]

YUP

[@hunterjuneau7037]

This album is great but gotta do Mer De Noms next. Easily their best album.

[@crystalscolza1663]

Whole Mer de nom album is fire

[@hunterjuneau7037]

@@crystalscolza1663 Agreed!

[@andrewj3398]

It really is … the hollow,, Orestes,,, 3 libras,,, Magdalena,,, rose,,,, etc… all amazing

[@linzilooloo7669]

It is very good but Eat the Elephant is my favorite!

[@jordang7717]

Maynard is singing the refrain in the tantric desperation of a fiend, and the rest of the song as well.

[@100Peaks]

I always saw this song as taking your hand and gently leading you into the rest of the album.

[@thegoatchild3545]

This is sung from the perspective of an addict, everything Maynard does is on purpose, so it all fits in context. I love this song. Just give it a few more listens, it will grow on you.👍😉 This entire album is fantastic.

[@GeniusSays]

Oh trust me... you’ll love the chorus later on.

[@plfish77]

Appreciate the honest commentary. Great reaction vid as always

[@wantmoore]

It will grow on you by the end or your journey ♥ I for one love when Maynard goes Jewel.

[@boltron7674]

They opened with this song when I saw them a few years ago. Imagine that beginning bass line resonating through your body.

[@ericgoodwinart]

I just realized that the “lie” harmony reminds me a bit of the theme for The Mandalorian if you go back and forth between those 2 notes like that tribal horn does haha

[@CO6883-o3c]

A Perfect Circle - Disillusioned Puscifer - The Humbling River Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize 🤘

[@CartrKillsGrunt]

Based takes right here, the Porcupine Tree rabbit hole is a phenomenal journey

[@sarajade5111]

I think he purposely did that with his voice to sound desperate.

[@Dexiray]

you know what? about the chorus thing? I still have a thing about the way mjk sings a few notes in the Fear Inoculum album. Maybe it's familiarity and closeness to which of what we've been brought up with; meaning that what's new feels off.

[@frankydominguez6581]

The chorus was different when I first heard it but Maynard is just a great singer it grows on you.

[@NijFix]

... And how about Josh Freese on those drums 🤩

[@davidlfort]

I hadn't listened to this song in years, and the first 30 seconds had me questioning in Danny did the drums for the song. No super complicated polyrhythms, but kind of a weird syncopation and an "exotic" sounding drum instrument, just kinda sounded like something he would do.

[@eyeonyou1554]

It’s about buying drugs and what you have to do to get them

[@Dexiray]

Maynard made this "sideband" with Billy Howerdel (thx for the correction) who was TOOL's guitar engineer at the time. It became so popular that the guys at TOOL feared it could take MJK's time from TOOL's. Hehe... Little did they know Mjay still had gas inside him for one more band and a vineyard.

[@benkyle76]

*Howerdel

[@Dexiray]

@@benkyle76 Thank you.

[@jackbitzel3903]

you should check out orestes or rose. Orestes live is amazing

[@jmoon6277]

Mer De Noms is my favorite album hands down, and Orestes might be my favorite song (especially the live at Red Rocks version)

[@LordVoldore]

Peace, Love and Understanding

[@aaroncole3941]

APC and Puscifer were strange to get into at first but they grow and grow and now have as much prominence as Tool has.

[@that.tool.chick0]

Eat the Elephant is their most recent album. Thirteenth step imo is their best. Listen to it in order, it tells a big story

[@xXRubicXx]

Their first album is "Mer de Noms" (2000), then "Thirteenth Step" (2003), "Emotive" (2004) which is a cover album, and then "Eat the Elephant" (2018). Each album sounds very different.

[@Andy-nl8uq]

Emotive is an odd little album, but has a couple of outstanding tracks... Passive in particular is one of my favourites by APC

[@nickveniot]

I hope this doesn’t discourage you from continuing the whole album. It’s very much a journey.

[@germ4bass]

Its so good its so good.

[@flyinganchovy5267]

Ha, I always heard it as “I need to…” which sounds better in my head than “lying…” but “lying” makes total sense. The lyrics really nail the perspective of an addict. Every word.

[@jordang7717]

This is the closest thing to pop music Maynard has ever been a part of. This album is accessible in every way that counts, and it is just beautiful.

[@ocat1979]

Glad you are doing the full album in order as it follows a narrative of addiction and recovery from an inside and outside perspective

[@Red-Eyed_Goose]

🚨SONG REACTION SUGGESTION🚨 I’d be curious to see what you think of Soundgarden’s ‘MAILMAN’. Cornell goes falsetto in a very similar way to Maynard here. It’s heavy, groovy, & underrated, IMO. …and yes-the chorus will grow on you, like a spore.

[@drewbieware]

Fuck yes dude this song is amazing!

[@wendylynn3607]

This album helped me through my withdrawals 5 years ago

[@klipfellgames1158]

This album is an absolute masterpiece. It's about addiction and recovery. #IChooseToLive

[@whitejosh444]

This song hit me hard when I first heard it. Especially battling addiction.

[@jamief7079]

Nice shirt, man

[@iisotter8944]

Just came across your channel via Tool of course, but great to see you react to APC in full, subscribed for the journey. It's like sitting with a mate, watching their faces for the moment the penny drops on how great APC really are. MJK yodeling!!! Listen to some OG goth music, for influences.

[@aidencosta6063]

I had that same feeling with the whole album of fear inoculum by tool. But now I love it.

[@davidchristopher9704]

1st LP is "Sea of Names" Most Recent LP is "Eat The Elephant" Both are good if not more enjoyable than "The 13th step". Also "emotive" is a good LP. Best Live example is "Orestes" stone and echo live at red rock's "Disillusioned" from their most recent album is an excellent song that you should also take a look at besides the live performance to really see how good a perfect circle is.

[@troystiefer7986]

Passive is one of my favorite songs, but Judith is the signature song for APC.

[@Magnumscrotus]

I get how you feel about the chorus, but i think itll grow on you. This song is just such a groove, and boy this is an amazing to start their live shows. After that youll definitely love this song.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Eat the Elephant is their most recent album, but it didn't hit me well. Thirteenth Step is my favourite of theirs

[@jainelson8840]

Most recent album? Am I wrong but this was ‘03 right? Emotive came out the next year (election year, that’s why I remember), then like 15 years later they did the “Elephant” one.

[@aidencosta6063]

yay

[@itsberzerk9279]

You gotta react to more radiohead

[@jamesp.keeler6078]

LOVE APC!!!

[@DMKali]

Thirteenth Step is a concept album about the different aspects and perspectives of addiction, and the recovery from it. You have to give the entire album a listen before getting the full experience & perspective. (Just my humble opinion) Nothing Maynard does is ever trivial, or without deeper meaning.

[@quietus2]

A Perfect Circle is Maynards FEMININE musical platform with its softer, lighter structure, while Tool is the MASCULINE platform with its heavy, powerful, battle-driven format. From Maynard, himself.

[@maclontra8057]

niiiiiice man, finally u reach Perfect Circle, listen to some Puscifer too pls

[@a4tdi140]

APC - weak and powerless and the Outsider ,do it ;-)

[@Soljarag5]

Yessss 13th Step is an excellent album!

[@kevinhurd6756]

laughing at the comments about how this song is a giant metaphor for addiction and stuff..they miss that the title is also a joke about Recovery. The "13th steppers" are the people that cruise meetings to pick up vulnerable people for easy sex.

[@klipfellgames1158]

And as others have said, if you want to really see Maynard experiment, you need to check out Puscifer.

[@tonymoranda5070]

If you want to hear Maynard experiment listen to Pusifer!!! Hehehe!! another brilliant project of his.

[@floridabelle]

I'm with you on the lie-e part. It still hasn't grown on me. I love it when it starts hitting hard though. Your audio is some of the best I've heard in reactions. You've really come a long way since the beginning. 👍👍

[@ocat1979]

Eat the Elephant is APC’s latest album, while not quite on the level of 13th Step, it’s still a good listen

[@Atom-E.B.E.]

It's terribly forgettable

[@floridabelle]

It's cool how we all like things differently. I really love Eat the Elephant album.

[@DylanSterling]

@@floridabelle Same! I can listen to it from beginning to end on repeat. It ebbs and flows very nicely, IMO.

[@floridabelle]

@@DylanSterling It's nice to hear I'm not alone. Thanks!

[@natefrench2455]

you might as well be doing the live @ red rocks set

[@jonthomson8392]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@increase9896]

are u going thru the whole album?

[@mjkorb]

It's not their most recent technically but it's the last best album. Their last album is nothing great in my opinion, pretty underwhelming. But this and Mer de Noms is mega

[@ryanford5320]

Agreed 💯

[@100Peaks]

APC - The Outsider will rock you, and Puscifer - Grand Canyon will humble you.

[@MostlyCloudy]

This whole album is about drug addiction and the recovery process. It's pretty epic, and for those who relate its the type of album that really helps them come to terms with their issue.

[@jainelson8840]

I can attest to that. I dug the album when I was using, but one time I listened to it, and it made me want to get clean, and I did. Almost 5 years now. Thanks Maynard (and Shameless) lol

[@MostlyCloudy]

@@jainelson8840 That's amazing, be proud cause it's not easy

[@mattdarsney903]

Love this song. I swear the drummer is tryi g to murder his drums when the shit kicks in hahah

[@billyowen9800]

I think the high note he hits on lie is meant to be grating and offputting as it would kind of fit in with the story of the song. Just a theory. But yes it is off, I'm sure it is intentional for one reason or another. Totally get where you're coming from though, as we are all aware of Maynard's abilities so it does sound really odd.

[@urbanshamanproductions9092]

Definitely! We all know what he can do, so the idea that it's a choice to fit the narrative of the song/album seems very likely

[@GeniusSays]

You should do Pet by APC, from the same album.

[@supliiiiiieeeeees]

You're on a whole new journey now... if Tool is the masculine, this is the feminine. Beautiful band. Delicate and dangerous.

[@Andy-nl8uq]

Agreed. Does that make Puscifer gender neutral lol?

[@supliiiiiieeeeees]

@@Andy-nl8uq Puscifer is the family dog that is fun to take on walks.

[@chrono050]

The chouurs is great also not the newest album Eat The Elephant is APC's newest album this one is like 15 years old now minimum

[@JuicySommelier]

I despised the chorus at first but it’s a favorite easily now

[@johnw6137]

Pink Floyd-Dogs……or bust lol

[@NijFix]

Phenomenal album. As is Mer de Nom. Eat The Elephant, however, is balls.

[@eggstu]

You will be doing yourself an injustice of you skip APCs first album, Mer De Noms. Trust me my friend, we'll worth your time

[@MostlyCloudy]

Typical 'it's about heroin' comment lol it is tho

[@joshreed7102]

Well I for one don’t give two squirts of piss if you don’t like the chorus I love it.

[@urbanshamanproductions9092]

Dope! I hope I'll get to that point too after a few more listens

[@stephenmorelli6741]

Not the best intro to a perfect circle … there are WAY better APC songs I’m not a fan of this one