OUR FIRST TIME LISTENING TO A Perfect Circle - The Package | COUPLE REACTION (Tobi Request)

[@M._R.]

You should listen to more songs of A Perfect Circle. I would suggest you to listen to Passive, The Outsider, The Noose, The Doomed and Judith

[@Alix777.]

Sleeping Beauty

[@ronnyk5316]

Orestes...

[@chadcox8301]

I really enjoy you 2 and your reactions. For A Perfect Circle, I would recommend listening to: Judith (many people mistakenly thought this was a Tool song back when it was released on the radio), Orestes, 3 Libras...and so many more.

[@sindelismsucks2968]

Finally some first album love!

[@Alix777.]

Sleeping Beauty is my favorite...

[@buddysaile973]

From what I understand APC was the brainchild of Tool's guitar tech Billy Howerdell. Billy approached Maynard with some material that Maynard penned some lyrics for and APC was born. This track is from 13th Step their second album. Try the Outsider by these guys or By and Down, both are amazing. There is a lot of great material here, I hope you guys keep digging. Along with Puscifer, APC gives Maynard a whole different creative outlet. Thanks for posting. More Steven Wilson and Maynard, yes please!

[@LearnToRefine]

My Favorite song on this album is *THE NOOSE* .. The band builds a really cool soundscape and paints pictures of hypocrisy and regret. I highly recommend THE NOOSE.

[@coustryemmanuel1631]

Funny how nobody mentionned their last album in the previous comments... ok, "Mer de Noms" is the best album released in 2000 for me... yes, "Thirteen Steps" is close to be as amazing as the previous one, and that was a challenge. But guys, don't miss "Eat the Elephant", their more recent gift to us. This album is... is... is... I cannot find the words to give it justice. A piece of art, for sure. Peace !

[@fallguy6196]

Yes feathers is the most beautiful song. The way his voice carries the note at the end of every line just crushes me. I find it hard to breathe when I listen to that song full blast.

[@dyrkeschaefer]

The track title immediately made me think of Passenger from Deftones. Maybe something you'd dig, too. Who knows. I believe Maynard sings backup on that particular Deftones track, as well. Another band that Maynard heads up is Puscifer. Must admit I haven't yet given Puscifer a lot of time. A Perfect Circle tracks to check: The Hollow ( a first track... from their first album), Rose, Judith, Thinking Of You, Gravity. I need to spend some time on their later albums.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

I think what you’re trying to say about a more “simplistic” metal..or ”slow” metal, is that it induces almost a trance feel....hypnotic, repetitive rhythm. This is heavily present in North African, Middle Eastern music. For myself, it is my favorite form of rock and metal...I love to lose myself in the trance vibe. YES! You just said Porcupine Tree. Spot On.....Also a bit of Pineapple Thief. Taking it back to the 70’s, that same hypnotic beat and vibe is to be found in, for instance, When The Levee Breaks by Zeppelin....or Bridge of Sighs by Robin Trower. In the sixties, While May Guitar Gently Weeps has that repetitive, slow, hypnotic beat.

[@sindelismsucks2968]

Pineapple thief! I’ve been recommending that to all the reactors I subscribe to - no one has yet! (That I know of)

[@coustryemmanuel1631]

You should love "Russian Circles" a lot ! ;-)

[@samyleigh3246]

Bridge if Sighs ✌️🌞🏖️🎶🎼

[@justinlovince8816]

Im a huge Maynard fan...I really hope u do more A Perfect Cirlce. It is a totally different side of Maynard. He is also a vocalist in Puscifer. He always surrounds himself with great musicians.

[@laurenhunterviolinchannel1123]

They opened with this song the last few times live. Fantastic. Please dig in!

[@ericmeredith8754]

You once again have made my day! Great request! Thirteen step is their best album. Great from beginning to end! Im glad you were so excited to learn Maynard was the vocalist! Please do a full album review someday! I will Patiently wait... thanks again Nick and Lex!

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Maynard also formed Puscifer in 2003 which has some AMAZING music.....it differs from his other projects in adding a female vocalist to the mix. listen to The River by Puscifer...

[@sindelismsucks2968]

As an old school Maynard fan, I find myself going back to Puscifer more often than Tool and APC these days

[@RaidenDragonClaw]

This song is what got me into the album

[@Spooked.J]

Such a great band! Do their whole discography!

[@karf0]

I like how Lex perks up immediately when she hears Maynard is the singer

[@kennethschreyer2527]

Loved your Spot On Insights !!! For me the Song evokes a Deliciously Grungy Darkness. The Vocals give one a feeling of Honest Desperation. The guitar and Percussion are Perfectly balanced with the singer And don't overpower. The riffs and flourishes add Depth to the beautifully morose tone of the song. Love and Thanks Ken

[@alshurdom6917]

Maynard. I mean...the greatest ever at this. Lyrics. Vocals. The greatest ever.

[@MarcBoudousquie]

Now it's time to explore 'Puscifer,' which is ANOTHER Maynard band. Brilliant! Thanks guys!

[@pablerry]

This whole album is a masterpiece, Tool level.

[@eggstu]

The Outsider is a really good track off this album. There is a live on Jay Leno show that is awesome

[@ameliacharles2284]

The Personnel on this album Maynard James Keenan (Vox) - Tool, Puscifer Billy Howerdel (Gtr) - Had been Adam Jones (Tool) Gtr Tech Josh Freese (Drums) - Nine Inch Nails, Devo, The Replacements, 3 Doors Down, Evanescence, Seether and others Twiggy Ramirez (Bass) - Marilyn Manson Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age), Paz Lenchantin (Pixies, Melissa Auf Der Mar) and Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) helped out on a couple of songs on the album too

[@eggstu]

Josh Freese is a bad mo-fo

[@ameliacharles2284]

@@eggstu He certainly is. I saw him live on the NIN With Teeth Tour in Europe. What a drummer!

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Judith is one of their best known songs, but I like Gravity very much, and my daughter always liked Pet.

[@jimbojones8978]

It brought me great joy to see you discover in real time that Maynard is the lead singer of A Perfect Circle, and your subsequent comment about how that is a big deal. 10000% lol. Have fun exploring their catalogue. And I'm sure others have mentioned, he's the lead singer of Puscifer as well.

[@shoryuken3305]

You guys hitting all my favorite artists lately! I am also huge Perfect circle fan! This song is good but they have sooo many good songs

[@andrewbranch700]

"The Nurse Who Loved Me" off this album is an amazing cover by a great band called Failure. I highly recommend giving it a listen.

[@theheepster]

Wow, never heard of them. This Song is like The Cure goes Metal. I really have to hear more about it. Danke for the Inspiration.👍🇩🇪

[@ijustneedmyself]

They're most definitely influenced by the Cure!

[@robdaniel3211]

You guys would love the first album. All of it.

[@samyleigh3246]

Lolol I was scratching 😂 my head. 😆😂

[@jlhilbert1]

I’m going to keep after y’all. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes from Crosby Stills and Nash’s first album released in 1969. You won’t regret it.

[@jlhilbert1]

And since y’all love Joni Mitchell...you might like to know that she was Graham Nash’s love interest in the late 60s early 70s.

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

An EXCELLENT suggestion!

[@blankpage111]

I haven't seen many reactions on YT to this song. This is my absolute favoritevtrack on this album. You should watch them performing this song live in Red Ricks. Something that you should see.

[@kingjames1308]

Love this song. If you ever spent time in the world of drugs or people addicted to them this hits home.

[@ameliacharles2284]

Have you ever listened to Kyuss, Queensryche or VAST?

[@sindelismsucks2968]

Wow, very different bands but all are great choices!

[@ameliacharles2284]

@@sindelismsucks2968 Thank You x

[@Kalavinka623]

this whole album was about addiction and destructive patterns, the "13th Step" being a quip arising from the 12 step community in which an addict falls back into old behavior. i think Maynard made a joke in an interview once about the album title, saying that when he was younger, he had fallen off the 13th step and messed himself up. I think he was making a reference to when you're young, narcissistic, and maybe imbibing all these intoxicating substances that reinforce your bad behavior, you just keep repeating the same cycle over and over. It's also commonly thought that a gallows has 13 steps. The 13th trump card of the Tarot is Death. Both Tool and APC seem to be pretty pro-psychedelic in the sense that it can be used for empowerment and self-realization, but also advocating for caution, moderation, etc. Finally, with all this in mind, "The Package" can be seen as networking and using people purely for the sake of getting "the package" e.g. a fix for withdrawals

[@Mertztillithurts]

Very insightful. I never thought of it quite that way but see exactly where you are coming from.

[@whitejosh444]

I'm an addict myself. And the first time I heard this song it hit me hard

[@RaidenDragonClaw]

I’m not addicted to anything but I have a lot unhealthy coping mechanisms so this album helps

[@jonkwape3097]

Nice, you would definitely like diving into more APC. I've recently got into Katatonia's The Great Cold Distance album, and I kinda get APC vibes from that one, I recommend to check out..

[@Spooked.J]

Delve into "Mer De Noms" album and continue into "The Thirteenth Step" both exceptional albums.🙏

[@sindelismsucks2968]

Agreed!

[@alihijazi4451]

Amen!

[@hunterjuneau7037]

I recommend you listen to their albums in order, as they are concept albums.

[@tylerblindt9279]

" I haven't heard a bass so bassie" Hilariously accurate statement

[@ergoliat]

Amazing , nice to find you talk in english, I came from the la renga reaction. Cheers from chile

[@rleandro315]

Hey qué bueno que incluyan APC. Esta canción es increíble en concepto y textura. Setea el tono conceptual del álbum. Excelente reacción!

[@TheBensmith5]

Favorite song from the album

[@thegoatchild3545]

Nick in perfect german? Hats off to you, man. The bass in this song is SO THICK!! This entire album is fantastic. The title is a reference to the 12 step program of the AA. Maynard actually has a THIRD band, Puscifer, mandatory to check out. Try The Remedy.👍🍺🍺

[@Luemm3l]

Idle Hands, who are now called Unto Others, check out either By Will Of Kingdom or I Feel Nothing.

[@kevinmarsh8922]

And now we can circle back to "Take a Pebble", a perfect finnish.

[@cometogether999]

Eventually they will get to it, soon I presume. Bravo to you for your persistence.

[@kevinmarsh8922]

@@cometogether999 It's become a bit of a joke at this point, but when they play it I'll drive them crazy with something else.

[@gregoryrobb2604]

APC live at Redrocks is a great watch/ listen.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

Check out HUMBLING RIVER by Maynard's band Puscifer.

[@FahqTyrants]

This song is the perfect song for anyone who was or is addicted to heroin or other bs-this describes getting your fix-package-perfectly. By a Perfect Circle. All 3 of Maynards bands are the best to see live btw. Don't miss

[@cometogether999]

I'm very familiar with Tool, not so much with APC. I should delve deeper.

[@chadcox8301]

Yes, definitely listen to Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step, as they are classics. There's also a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" that is worth checking out on the Emotive album. I for one think their last album "Eat the Elephant" is not good at all and is more in line with Maynard's other side project, Puscifer...not my cup of tea.

[@baconator1550]

Check out hoobastank too

[@Mertztillithurts]

You should indeed.

[@sindelismsucks2968]

Might as well jump on Puscifer while you are at it

[@stylebook6503]

Excellent song choice. I just subbed because this channel seems to be moving in the right direction. Keep it up!! Also please venture more into the genius and diversity of Maynard’s projects. I strongly suggest “Puscifer “ - “potions “and “mama sed” to start. You won’t regret it. Peace ✌🏼

[@brians2869]

And James Iha from smashing pumpkins..

[@jonthomson8392]

👍👍👍 do outsides

[@natedawg8778]

If y'all do some Tool reactions I'm totally here. Anything off their new album is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@whitejosh444]

This song is very personal to me . I got the perfect circle tat cause of it

[@evankeen1245]

Pet from this album is a must

[@willpike3416]

I think you would like a band called Anathema album called weather systems , track untouchable , please check it out, it is great Ear Candy ...😁

[@odenpiks]

Todas las bandas de Mainard son mágicas y distintas entre sí, creo que influye o depende mucho de los integrantes de cada banda para los distintos sonidos, pero Mainard transmite lo mismo en cada una 👏👏👏, que buenas reacciones, de esta banda les recomiendo Judith, Orestes, Passive, weak and powerless, the outsider, etc.

[@briangregory6303]

If you really want to shake up your day, you have to react to Judith off APC's first album. Trust me on this.

[@jainelson8840]

I stole this comment from someone else but I love it. Maynards 3 bands, you could look at them representing different parts of a person. Tool is the brain/intelligence. A Perfect Circle is the Heart/emotions. And Puscifer is the genitalia/libido.

[@johnladd8421]

try judith, 3 libras, magdalena... hell, every song is epic.

[@sindelismsucks2968]

YES first album love

[@stylebook6503]

Please react to Puscifer. “ mama sed”. and “Potions”. You guys ROCK! (A very high compliment from an old American rocker.)

[@ocasio3024]

Shit man! You guys were going off there for a minute. The German confused the F out of me. Lmao. Great video guys, and the girl (not sure who is Nik or Lex, sorry) is super cute! You guys are cool…. ❤

[@EverendeverGroup]

I always like to remind folks that the bassist on this album is Marilyn Manson's former right-hand man, Twiggy Ramirez.

[@brians2869]

Yassss!

[@Soljarag5]

This entire album is top notch.... One of the best

[@hollis68]

Should really start with APC’s first album... Mer de Noms. Really enjoy your reviews!

[@yourhero34]

You need to listen to "Ghosts and Typhoons" by Pure Reason Revolution. It's like if indie rock and prog rock merged together. Wonderful song with male and female vocals. I think you'll really dig it, the song builds up perfectly. You won't regret it

[@mmay2669]

The 1st part of this song, instrumental, reminds me of Snarky Puppy before it gets heavier.

[@davidbarker77]

I can appreciate the musicianship but not my kind of music. I like being given a chance to hear groups like these but once was enough. Love your diversity!

[@murdockreviews]

I feel a bit of the same about this kind of alt-metal. Nonetheless, it's great to have musical diversity.

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

I LOVE 70's prog, but I never understand with modern prog why they need to mix super-heavy heavy metal in with it. I don't think the two genres go together. And ironically, Rush, who are often dubbed one of the main forefathers of prog metal, weren't really metal (more hard rock) and were light years above this stuff.

[@jasonduvall6565]

Boo

[@robdaniel3211]

This isn’t metal, this IS the hard rock of early 2000s. Generations of music change and evolve. While it may be heavier than Rush’s hard rock of the day, it fits right in with that decade’s hard rock mix.

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

@@robdaniel3211 whatever you call it, it's not even close to being in the same league as Rush or 70's prog, and I've rarely ever heard a modern prog album that could hold a candle to the 70's stuff, except for the odd throwback band like Anglagard and Astra.

[@tobiasfischer5538]

PERFEKTES Deutsch mein Freund! I knew you would like that. I love the sinister tone and the explosion in the second third. I think this is one of Maynard's best vocal performances. There are probably better songs from "A Perfect Circle" for example Judith, The Outsider or 3 Libras...I also love The Doomed from the new album. But I think if you come from Tool this song is a good start. Even if the songs are not as complex as Tool, the band is just as fascinating. Please listen to more from them! In the car or as a reaction video, it doesn't matter :-)

[@a4tdi140]

A Perfect Circle - The outsider , Judith , Weak and Powerless ,The Doomed . Do it ;-)

[@brians2869]

Language mix a cool twist as well... Could only understand Lex.. Haha.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

This is a great LP.

[@aspenward390]

очень приятная реакция. :-)

[@ruidos38]

Maynard have other banda call puscifer check this gretting from Chile, un the 90S Many people only listen Nirvana,Pear Jam, SoundGarden, Alice un Chains, un this moment have other like Primus,Sonic You Pixies, Mudhoney, Tad, Green River, L7, Calamity Jane, Screame Tree in other moment i send a list

[@omarpereiro6024]

Reaccionen a la banda carajo con el tema "El que ama lo que hace" o "Tracción a sangre". Saludos desde Argentina.

[@lessthanlaughing4373]

More Yes please. People will tell you to do Close To The Edge, but being a Yes fan since the 80's, I believe that if you want to listen to a 20 minute song, Gates Of Delirium is much better than Close To The Edge. If you want to hear progressive Yes taken to it's most chaotic and clashing, Close to the Edge is the way to go, but Gates of Delirium has a better melody, I think. Even better, do the whole album (Relayer)...it only has three songs, and all three are so different, and so awesome. For a shorter foray into the Yes sound, I suggest And You And I, which I think it Yes' most beautiful song. Also, someday you should check out Leave It, which prominently features their vocal skills.

[@j.r.v.p_14]

I know you guys like tool, so you should check out Rishloo and Lucid Planet!! Both bands have a heavy TOOL influence, but their own distinct sound as well. Rishloo’s vocalist is OUT OF THIS WORLD in terms of talent For Rishloo, you should start off with “Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun” And for Lucid Planet I’d start with “Olm 053”

[@kevinhale1771]

Rishloo is one of my unknown faves also. Glad someone else gets them. And yes, the singer is one of the best.

[@barkingmadman1169]

Opeth is where to go from here. Try Burden or Windowpane first, studio version.

[@deifyingpariahs]

I was confused at first because I know yall spoke English in the last video.

[@ergoliat]

You must heard the first album, its a masterpice

[@Joolzratbag]

Please have a listen to Orestes

[@brians2869]

Lex got that fresa accent!!!

[@rarissonoliveira9503]

Angra - Make Believe

[@nicolegibson1491]

No, doll... Judith is the 'beginner' APC

[@nosferatulorde5198]

I love your reactions so much. I lke a lot your musical taste. Could you react to Rennaisance - Day of the dreamer, please? I am sure you are going to love it.

[@NicknLex]

Thank you so much for your kind words and support! We actually already did that song! Check it out! :)

[@Kk-fk8jk]

Can you react to grey by why don’t we

[@pwph8361]

I agree, just do the whole album - 1 song a week! No-one has done it! See you in 7 days for Weak and Powerless :)

[@pwph8361]

I dont know what you are saying........

[@NicknLex]

Patience… Keep watching. :)

[@rarissonoliveira9503]

Angra - Lisbon

[@Capitaomac1]

And then there's Puscifer. Maynard again.

[@chadcox8301]

85-90% of Puscifer matierial is utterly forgettable in my opinion; went to see a Puscifer back in '08-'09, and the best part about the show was their cover of Elton John's Rocket Man.

[@MrJpage10]

@@chadcox8301 have you listened to Grand Canyon or Galileo off Money Shot?

[@ruidos38]

Puscifer Potions

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

Wie gehts bro!!!

[@anthonypallen7919]

Mix of radiohead and the Cure

[@jeffgun13]

Haha^^

[@misterJonathan]

4:01 pfft...Radiohead wishes they were this good.

[@trc8g]

Ho ho ho who who who ya ya hatcha ya etch leam

[@PowderedToastMan420]

Please Please some SRV. GREATEST GUITARIST EVER.

[@GetzGoth]

Ain't drugs great!

[@kmichaelp4508]

Whaaaaat? 🤐

[@baconator1550]

If you like APC you will LOVE Hoobastank!!! Check them out!

[@beriliumsphere107]

Radiohead wishes

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

OMG, the German and Spanish was awesome! Alas, this is the latest chapter of failed attempts to get me into modern progressive rock. With very rare exception (Radiohead, Sigur Ros and a few throwback bands like Anglagard and Astra), I'm PURELY a 70's prog rock fan. They usually lose me with the vocals style and lyrics, and I never understand the need to verge into heavy metal. I mean, I love Rush to death (fave band of all time), but they didn't need to devolve into super crunchy heavy metal riffs or growly vocals. I have nothing against heavy metal, but I just don't think it really goes with prog - it seems a little more pedestrian than prog and brings the creativity down too much for me by going for the easier metal riffs. That said, I liked the instrumental beginning section. Anyway, still always fun to watch you guys!

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Gorgon, don't give up ! You miss too much good music if you stay with the 70s. I also grew up on Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP, my favourite german prog band Eloy, made my way through the 80s with Rush, throught the 90s with Dream Theater, but after 2005 I discovered so many newer prog bands with beautiful songs. Just try RPWL - 3 lights or Silenced, Riverside with Second live syndrome, Blind Ego - Leave, Sylvan - Vapour Trail, Soen - Koniskas/Ennui, Fuchs - When you close your eyes, Mostly Autumn, my album of 2019, the song Western skies. Don't do like my friend Karsten, he speaks about Genesis of the Gabriel era all the time, how boring, 7 days of the week the same music, I don't want to eat the same every day.... and my album of 2021 is by the band Wheel - Resident human, 50 minutes of great music .... one new song per day, keeps the frustration away :-) have fun

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

@@rudolfbecker4313 I appreciate where you're coming from, and I know in your mind you're the lighthouse shining the beacon of light and truth for my wayward boat to sail to, but I've had this conversation dozens of times, and every time I've tried and said, ok, lay it on me, I like almost none of it. I tried Riverside and really hated them. Mostly Autumn did nothing for me. The others I haven't, but I've tried tons of others. In the end, for me it's about numbers. I still have a TON of 60's and 70's bands and albums to discover, and my success rate with them is fairly decent - anywhere from 10 to 20 percent (give or take) I like or love, vs. 1/10th of 1 percent of modern stuff, if I'm lucky. I have to play the odds. I have too much great music still to discover from the eras I know I love for me to spend time digging in the desert with a shovel hoping to find a gold nugget. It's just not worth it to me. I used to have a radio show, and for years people foisted new prog on me, even burning me cd's, etc., and the only stuff I really love are throwback bands like Anglagard or Astra who sound like long lost 70's bands. Wobbler is good, I'll give them more of a go eventually. I got into Scenes from a Memory (most Dream Theater is a little too metal for me or just musical chops without enough soul), but I haven't listened to it in years, and every time I think of going back to it and putting it on, I end up not doing it, which isn't for me a sign of great enthusiasm. Rush is my all time favorite band, but I don't like almost any of what they influenced. My musical passions are 60's psych, 70's prog, krautrock, 70's electronic, and even some 90's ambient, but modern prog leaves me cold. Ultimately, I've been there and done that over and over and over again, so yes, I have given up. If I come across a modern prog song, like here because I love Nick N Lex, I'll listen, but it's an extreme rarity that I enjoy it.

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

@@rudolfbecker4313 ok, and all that said, I thought i'd still give you the benefit of the doubt and listened to Dissipate from that 2021 album you love. every time I do this, and i've done it a LOT, I'm almost always let down, but out of fairness, I gave it a chance. It was actually pretty good at first, but I thought, just wait... and then of course they HAD to come in with the heavy metal riffs and showy playing that are two of the hallmarks I hate about modern prog. I just don't think heavy metal or intensely crunchy riffs or speed playing mixes well with prog for the most part. It ends up sounding just like Dream Theater and so much other modern prog, and it has very little in common with vintage 70's prog. it's fine, it's just definitively NOT the same genre, and it's a genre I almost never care for, whether you call it neo-prog, or modern prog or just "prog," but the similarities between it and 70's prog are only similarities - you can spot the differences a mile away. I don't mind people showing off their skills, but in the 70's it seemed like it was more a natural expression of the music, and not so much of a "look how much heavier and faster and how many more notes I can throw at you than everyone else," mixed in with the obligatory slower more intimate parts to show what they think a longer song with many diverse sections is supposed to sound like - it ends up sounding formulaic to me because most groups do that in so many songs. if you want to check out a great vintage prog song that uses heaviness and riffs and showing off, but where it feels more natural (at least to my ears), check out Death Warmed Up by High Tide. That's who they were, and it doesn't feel like they're trying to fit into any kind of a mold.

[@rudolfbecker4313]

At first I'd like to say thank you for your 2 long and very good explaining answers. Sometimes I react spontaneously, but right now I'm watching parallel the European soccer championship, England vs Scotland. So I guess I'll sleep first and then answer. I love to discuss about music with people who know a lot of music and a lot about music. so for now good night

[@GorgonTheHybrid]

@@rudolfbecker4313 no worries, brother, and I apologize, as I've rarely been accused of being a man of few words. i look forward to further discussion...