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Supergroup?

I feel APC is a supergroup, because it has many famous musicians from other bands. Any thoughts?--sin-man 06:19, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Me too.... This Group is an excellent project of lyrics, sound and artists !!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.250.137.49 (talk) 04:40, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Genre?

this may be just my opinion, but A Perfect Circle is not progressive rock...

I agree. I had once changed it but was reverted so I left it. I'm not sure how I would desribe them... dark rock perhaps? MrHate 00:41, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)


nowadays, I find very difficult to describe their genre... I mean... through all the changes from mer de noms, to emotive... damn... I usallay just refer to them as modern rock

Modern Rock sounds ok to me, and I definitely agree that it's not progressive. hellboy 00:15, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)


Maybe Alternative or Hard Rock?

APC is just a heavy rock band with progressive influences, much like their brothers in Tool

personally i don't see any progressive influences besides possibly in "The Package".. Mwhale 13:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
They've definitely changed styles over their albums. You could say they were alternative with some post-metal, progressive, and industrial (mainly in eMotive) influences. -CW Werio 23:18, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I would not take their last album too seriously. Rather than an experimental work it was obviously made to fill their contract quickly. Much of the sound scene is re-using the earlier albums' solutions. Musically, though, eMotive is high quality, but not due to work effort but talent.

Personally, I like to throw them in that ambiguous Alternative Metal genre, its not alt rock though it is alternative, its not metal though it is heavy. Its definitely in between them for me, so it works out even if they aren't from the late 80's/early 90's. marnues 08:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

This is the best definition in my opinion, too.

Please scroll past the following paragraph if you get squeamish when you see references to Jesus

If you examine some of the slower, atmospheric APC songs such as Orestes, Brena, and even some faster songs such as Judith, you can pick up some religious undertones in the actual instrumentation itself!! Take the main riff from Judith for example. The first time I heard the song, before the singing actually started, the first images that the riff gave to me were that of anti-jesus and religion. The riff feels like a sharp blade, perhaps one that could be used to "*@$@ your god, your lord, your christ". In Orestes, the neapolitan harmonies are reminiscent of sorrowful 18th century secular and anti-secular music. So IMHO, the music should be classified as Secular Rock. 

Lr Alpha M 23:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

introduction

The last sentence in the introductory paragraph requires revision to clarify the intended meaning. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.38.180.9 (talk • contribs).

I personally think that the last sentence sounds more like a rumor than the actual truth. If it is true, please add citation. Also, I think that it is misplaced information. The sentence should be placed in a different section.Lecks101 19:29, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

The Mysterious "Acoustica" album

Does anyone happen to have information on this thing? It began appearing on various Torrent sites, and has since been spreading around the internet; despite hours of searching, I can't seem to find any definitive source on it. Some tracks appear to be demos, others live performances, and in a few cases live performances of what appears to be working versions of the song ("The Hollow" for instance, is obviously a live track, yet uses a piano and features some other minor alterations).

Anyone have any idea where this came from?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aganar (talk • contribs).

Well it obviously is a collection of bootlegged performances no? You could ask the uploader of the torrent about the source and other details if they haven't provided it in the archive details.. --Johnnyw talk 14:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

The three acoustic songs (The Hollow, Sleeping Beauty and Three Libraes) were released as singles with Tool's Lateralus. There is a version of these songs that is a bootleg, but if you bought Lateralus on the day it came out, you would get a free APC single with it. (I don't remember where I read this...) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.125.233.49 (talk) 19:41, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Acoustica

I have a copy of Acoustica on my computer! I also have APC's version of Ashes To Ashes by David Bowie, and their version of Diary Of A Madman/Lovesong by Ozzy Osbourne and The Cure. Anybody who calls themselves an APC fan has to hear them - Pure Excellence! Tool-apc (talk) 18:17, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

End of the Group

The only thing which I can find that says anythign to the effect of APC being done is that French interview with Maynard. Are there any other sources for this? I'm going to revert the section that talks about it to re-add the "thinks" part since the direct quotes from the itnerview contain that exact word. I wish we had a better source than the one present, but since its all from a French magazine, its difficult to do better. However, if no other sources are mentioned I'm going to change the artciel to show that they are not over yet. It is not the place for wikipedia to speculate. They shouldn't have a disbanded date until they are officially disbanded. marnues 22:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

On May 12, 2008 I received an email attributed to M J Keenan to subscribes to the Puscifer website that reads:

Hello, APC fans.

As many of you may have heard, Billy and I are engaged in our own little projects for the moment.

....promotional text snipped out ....

Please be advised that A Perfect Circle and Tool are still alive and well.

This is simply MORE.

Because as you know, MORE IS BETTER. ALWAYS. God bless America.

Peace,

M J Keenan

I'm not sure if this belongs somewhere in the "end of the group section" or how to cite it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.222.237.43 (talk) 15:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

"The APC logo is a slightly rotated 3D representation of a perfect circle. light is coming from the left side, illuminating the outer left surface and inner right surface."

I don't get it. --Macarion 06:04, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Me neither, the explanation directly above that item in the trivia section that includes an illustration is far more comprehensive. I'll remove it now, since we don't need two items trying to explain the same thing.. --Johnnyw talk 12:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

The Logo is in fact the cresents formed from looking at a ring at a slight left angle. The tips of the juxtaposed cresents are too far apart to be made from the 4 overlapping circles. It is not a matter of what one thinks. It really is a ring. Lecks101 12:47, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

It is a ring, you just have to look at it the right way. I came to the realization staring at the cover of thirteenth step not long after it came out, and since then it's hard to not see it.65.43.210.170 18:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Constantine Soundtrack

Should the Constantine soundtrack really be placed under 'compilations'? I've checked the track listing for Constantine, and Passive is not listed. Perhaps Passive was just used as a promotional song for the movie or something?

It was playing in the scene when keano went into the club after guessing what was on the card.


The Runes Font

We all know that the Mer de Noms coverart actually has meaning. La Cascade Des Prenoms. I think that the code should be deciphered for the wikipedia page. Also, if anyone has the ability to make a link to download the font, it would be great. http://serenity362.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/apc_runes_01.jpg The link here is to a picture decoding the symbols.

no the link takes you to an image that says "image hosted by tripod" i'd love to see the pic you're talking about though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.255.229.13 (talk) 21:08, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

The picture decoding the font is on the Mer de Noms article.65.43.210.170 18:53, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The Hollow video

I removed this line:

The music video for The Hollow, the first track of Mer de Noms, was cancelled during production and only a CD single exists of this track.

There IS a music video for The Hollow. It wasn't included on aMOTION and was one of those videos that is a whole bunch of live footage with the album version of the song dubbed over the top. It was plastered all over TV when the single came out. Not a "scripted" video, but it was at least released by their record co. so this line should be altered somewhat to reflect that there is at least a "budget video" :) MrHate 01:44, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Changing "was" to "is"

I have no idea why anons keep changing "A Perfect Circle was" back to "A Perfect Circle is" on the first paragraph of this article. "A Perfect Circle was" is correct, don't believe me, read part of the hiatus section. Their singer Maynard James Keenan told French magazine Rock Hard that the band is over for the forseeable future and guitarist Billy Howerdel also told MTV that he has no idea what the band's future will be. This is the reason why I left this warning: "Note: Please do not change this back to "is". The singer Maynard James Keenan has said that the band is over for now, which means that it should be "was" not "is"." Alex 17:31, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

The band has not officially broken up. What those quotes tell us is that band does not intend to record anything new for now, that's a far cry from being "broken up." A Perfect Circle is and always was something of a side project for each of the members involved, it is perfectly understandable that due to their other commitments, they aren't available to record another album together yet. This does NOT mean that they are broken up.

The next time an A Perfect Circle album comes out, would you then change the Tool article to "was" simply?

A "hiatus" is simply a hiatus. The article should not be changed to "was" unless the group decides to officially break up for good.

67.183.178.171 21:32, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the warning. But sorry anon, but "was" on this article is correct. Some members of the band claim that the band is done for this time. And no, I wouldn't change "was" to the Tool article if A Perfect Circle ever comes back. Read part of the weblinks I list above otherwise please don't keep changing "was" back to "is". If you revert one more time, I have no choice but to report you for vandalism (especially when you violate the three revert rule). Alex 22:21, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

They have only said that they don't have any project lined up currently, this is NOT the same as being broken up. They could release another album in 1 year or in 6 years and it would still be the same. They aren't obligated to release every 2 years or so. It isn't your place to state it as a fact that the band has broken up simply because they haven't done anything in the last two years. 67.183.178.171 08:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

System of a Down is also on Hiatus, and Serj has also said that they have a uncertain future, but should their article be in the past tense as well? FinalWish 19:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

http://media.putfile.com/Maynard-James-Keenan-interview-WBC-10-29-2007 says about 7:30 to 8:00 in that APC is definitely going to come back. 68.255.251.214 21:26, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
As I said before, let's leave it as "was" until further notice. Alex 22:54, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
why? that's just retarded. that interview was done within the last month and maynard straight up says that him and billy are doing solo albums right now but that APC will definitely be back in the future. isn't that good enough? last time i checked the rationale for stating that the band is over was another interview maynard gave awhile ago, so it stands to reason that a more recent interview should be a good enough source to change it to "is". besides the article already states that the band is on "hiatus" so if you're going to insist that we leave it as "apc was a band", you had better remove tha part about them being on hiatus, as hiatus means "a break or pause" not "done forever".68.252.94.153 20:10, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Read the "hiatus" section, and WTF do you mean the idea to leave it as "was" is retarded? One of the reasons why I (or anyone else) should do that is they're not touring, writing new material or anything, they're just not active right now, but I wasn't trying to say they're "done forever". Maynard is still involved with Tool, Billy is still on his solo career, James Iha has been working on a news olo album, Danny Lohner is currently touring with Maynard's new project Puscifer, Jeordie White is currently on tour with Nine Inch Nails and Josh Freese is currently doing drum tracks for upcoming albums, including The Offspring's upcoming album. As I said before, it should be "was" for now until any other member besides Maynard and Billy confirms the reunion or whatever. See blink-182's article, they're also on hiatus and their article uses "was", but does that make you think you could change their article as "is" as well? Alex 01:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
so earlier you stated that if tool went on hiatus you would not change their article to "was" a band, but now you're saying that the apc article should be changed to "was" because the band is on hiatus? that's not very consistent. and you're argument about blink 182 doesn't work. the band members have made statements about the band being broken up and towards the end of their article it even says that one of them is going to make a documentary about the final days of the band. whereas with apc, you said yourself that Maynard said "over for the forseeable future" and Billy said that he "has no idea what the band's future will be". i dunno how you look at those two quotes and say "well the band must be broken up for good then". when you type that APC "was" a band. it means that they are no longer together and probably won't get back together in the future. do yourself a favor and listen to the interview i posted the link to. i know it can be hard to admit that you're wrong, but that's part of life.68.252.94.153 19:41, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
I agree completely, APC are not officially over. Also Alex, you state that Danny Lohner is touring with Puscifer. Well, Puscifer are not currently touring, never have toured and in fact have no plans in the foreseeable future to tour according to the Puscifer site, and the wikipedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dark wounds (talk • contribs) 16:10, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

"...wheelchair-bound."

In the description of Judith Marie under the trivia section, this phrase is used. The choice of words here is unfortunate; many people consider the term offensive. A more acceptable phrase might be "wheelchair user".

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Maynard in intro

why isnt maynard named in the intro, which introduces all the band members? maynard is half a perfect circle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.80.121.33 (talk) 00:17, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Alternative metal?

Can anyone give a decent source for "alternative metal"? To me, they don't fit, and there doesn't appear to be a reliable source for it as yet. They're never mentioned in Ian Christe's "Sound of the Beast" nor Garry Sharpe-Young's "Definitive Guide to Metal", and while they do appear in Essi Berelian's "Rough Guide to Heavy Metal", the term "metal" is never actually used to describe them, and there are many bands in that book that aren't, even by it's own admission, heavy metal (it's more of a guide about bands connected with metal rather than strictly within it). Prophaniti (talk) 21:10, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Alrighty then, given that in addition to the points above, rockdetector terms them solely "alternative rock", I'm going to edit it to that. If you disagree, find a decent reliable source (i.e. not allmusic) terming them alternative metal. Prophaniti (talk) 19:07, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree with you wholly that they are an alternative rock band. However, due to the nature of their music, it is amazingly naive to just giving them that one label. Rockdetector also labels Tool as just "alternative rock" and "metal"; however they are clearly much more than that. This idea of being more than a couple labels applies to A Perfect Circle as well. Yes, they are "alternative rock", but they are also more. Amazon, MTV (and subsequently allmusic since that's where they pulled their review from) and last.fm list them as "alternative metal". Last.fm also lists them as "progressive rock" (which is personally feel is the most accurate genre label) among other things. AOL Music lists them as "rock and alternative". Ruckus simply labels them as "rock". I realize none of these titles are bestowed by "rock experts" or "metal academics", but it's not about what a couple guys who write books think they are. It's about what their fans interpret them as (with appropriate sourcing of course). Clearly, fans have spoken and labeled APC as "alternative rock", "alternative metal" and "progressive rock". Personally, I feel that these are the three genres that should be listed. However, when it comes down to it, I really do not care so long as they are not labeled "pop rock" or some bull like that. In the meantime, I will format your reference correctly and wait for yours, and hopefully other's, reply. - Yohhans (talk) 22:36, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Well, first off cheers for the formatting aid. Much appreciated. Moving onto the topic at hand: Regardless of perhaps the odd mis-labelling in places on rockdetector, it is for the most part reliable in it's classifications, certainly much more so than allmusic. Allmusic itself is vastly unreliable in heavy metal genres, so much so that I for one never accept it as a valid source on that subject. MTV even less so, after all it's a commercial television channel. Last.fm certainly isn't a reliable source, and amazon is a site that sells items, with no indication that those labelling it's stock are qualified in that subject area.
I'm sorry if I sound dismissive or picky, but any number of unreliable sources is always outweighed by a more reliable one. On wikipedia I'm afraid it really -is- about what "a couple guys who write books think they are", rather than fans. There are countless examples of fans getting genres horrifically wrong, and of course those who know a lot about the band/genre in question aren't absolved from that, but they are less likely provided they're experts in the right area. However, progressive rock I wouldn't oppose at all, nor any rock genre, as it's more the "metal" tag that I dispute, there really isn't more than the odd trace of it in their music. Prophaniti (talk) 23:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Agreed on all counts (I actually cringed while linking to all the sites I did... but I felt like playing devil's advocate today. :) ). How do you feel about changing the genre to "Alternative rock" and "Progressive Rock"? Also, I think we could probably lose the citation. None of the featured band articles I've looked at have required citations for their specific genres. By the way, thanks for such a civil conversation. :) - Yohhans (talk) 01:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
The same back to you, thanks :) Certainly, since I don't think their alt. rock tag itself will be disputed, and re: prog. rock, go for it, I can perfectly agree with and see that. Cheers. Prophaniti (talk) 08:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
"Alt rock" is a catch all term, APC is more progressive and industrial.190.9.225.50 (talk) 00:21, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

List of singles

Can anyone find a definitive list of APC's singles? So far, I'm getting hugely varied results. Billboard lists Passive, Blue, Imagine, The Outsider, Weak and Powerless, The Hollow, 3 Libras, and Judith. Discogs.com lists Passive, Imagine, Weak and Powerless, The Hollow, 3 Libras and Judith. Allmusic.com only lists Weak and Powerless/Blue, The Hollow, 3 Libras and Judith. Rolling Stone lists Counting Bodies Like Sheep (the only site I could find to do so), Imagine, Blue (Remix) and Weak and Powerless (very weird because the Mer de Noms singles aren't listed, and I know that those three are singles). MTV.com doesn't have a list for singles, but in addition to the albums, they list Lost in the Bermuda (only was released on DVD), Weak and Powerless/Blue, 3 Libras, The Hollow, and Judith. The official French APC site only lists Judith, 3 Libras, The Hollow, and Weak and Powerless; however, that site does not seem very up to date. Does anyone know what is correct? I am beginning to think that the Billboard.com is the correct list and that Counting Bodies Like Sheep should not be included in the APC template. Thoughts? - Yohhans talk 23:46, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums", "Thinking of You", and "The Noose" were not released as singles, though there are music videos for them, which were released on aMotion.
Singles are as follows:
  1. "3 Libras"
  2. "Judith"
  3. "The Hollow"
  4. "Weak and Powerless"
  5. "The Outsider"
  6. "Blue"
  7. "Imagine"
  8. "Passive"
aMotion includes remixes of each of these singles, plus a second for "The Hollow". Jennavecia (Talk) 06:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Expand article

We need to. It's not complete. We need to following:

  • Musical style and influences
  • Visual arts

Jennavecia (Talk) 06:20, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

GAN

Just a quick note re:WP:WIAGA, the absence of sections devoted to their music, its critical reception and impact is a serious barrier to fulfilling the breadth requirement in my opinion.[1] The prose quality is quite poor, with confusing and redundant wording in places[2] and an abrupt, newsy section on the Hiatus.

  1. ^ Though the FA AC/DC has an identical structure.
  2. ^ "During the recording, release and tour for Tool's previous album Lateralus, from 2000 to 2002 the band experienced a considerable amount of downtime. This made the band extremely dynamic in terms of its members."

Ex links

I've removed the link to LyricWiki on suspicion of copyright violation - there does not seem to be any indication that the site has the permission of the band or the label to publish their work. Also removed are the following two interviews, which should be converted to refs:

This leaves just the official website. Are there some other resoures we can add? Either standard band links (i.e. Allmusic, Metacritic) or APC-specific resources (high-quality fan sites?) would be an improvement. the skomorokh 16:58, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:A Perfect Circle/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
    Well done.
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
    In the lead, the link to "Emotive" needs to be fixed. In the Mer de Noms (1999-2001) section, it would be best if "The Hollow" was linked once, per here.
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:50, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
    B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
    C. It contains no original research:
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
    In the Mer de Noms (1999–2001) section, this ---> "Perfect Circle is the brainchild", sounds like POV and may need to be re-written. Same section, "The album gave birth to three singles", needs to be re-written.
    Half-check. Same section, the new sentence "The idea for A Perfect Circle was conceived by...", it somehow doesn't sound right. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:50, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    Is there a free-use image for the infobox?
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 08:02, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

I've fixed the linking issues as well as the potentially POV statements. Good catch on "The Hollow". I thought I had already gotten them all. Regarding free images, there isn't one where they're all together. There are free images of each individual, but not the band as a whole. The only alternative, unless we can get someone to release an image under GFDL, is to create a mashup of all the free images. Regarding the image in use now, it has already undergone scrutinizing at IFD and survived. The fair-use statement is the same for the APC discography, and that passed FLC. If you think it would be worth it to create a montage of sorts from free images, I'll give it a go. - Yohhans talk 18:18, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
An example image of the band created from multiple photos: Image:Apc.jpg - Yohhans talk 18:30, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
This was suggested during the IFD. An issue that I pointed out is that Maynard's look is very different between Tool and APC. The only free images of him are performing for Tool, so it's not exactly an accurate representation of the group. I think in that the image has survived IFD for use in both of these articles, it's an appropriate use and meets the necessary requirements. Jennavecia (Talk) 18:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
True. We would have to find a picture of him with one of his trademark wigs. In any case, there is no way to get a free image of APC. Do you think it wrong to represent the group in the manner I presented? - Yohhans talk 18:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Well, I can't argue here about the image. I just thought I'd brought it up, since its a fair use image used in the article's infobox. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:50, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I see what you're saying. It's a real shame that a free image can't be found. Regarding the sentence that was changed to "The idea for A Perfect Circle was conceived by... ... how about just dropping "The idea for"? For some reason, this sentence is giving me far more trouble than it should. - Yohhans talk 21:47, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Sounds fine. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 15:32, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Changed to the new version. - Yohhans talk 15:57, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you to Yohhans for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 23:55, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Fantastic! Thanks for the painless review process. :) - Yohhans talk 00:10, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Infobox

I've removed the associated acts (AGAIN) because none of them met the requirements at Template:Infobox Musical artist#Associated acts.

I've removed the extraneous genres because they're just that, extraneous. Sourced or not, what is the benefit of listing, for instance, both "alternative rock" and "alternative metal". Genre listings on articles like this are tediously bounced back and forth ad infinitum; the simplest thing to do in such cases is usually just to pick one or two that broadly fit the bill. As in previous discussions on this article (see above), "alternative rock" seems to keep everyone happy. Oli Filth(talk|contribs) 22:04, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

I put back some of the associated acts as bullet two of uses to be avoided states "Groups with only one member in common", which suggests that groups which share more than one member are appropriate for this field. I noted the shared members in the edit summaries. Also, Fishbone and Tool may qualify as well, depending on whether or not Howerdel, as a guitar tech for each, counts as a member... I'm assuming probably not, but that connection proved to be significant in the creation and member makeup of APC. Shared members would be Iha and MJK, respectively. لennavecia 07:39, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Reference

Great interview here: http://books.google.com/books?id=3VyrVOjMcOQC&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100&dq=Maynard+James+Keenan&source=bl&ots=51mmlB1-9Z&sig=jgJak_F4N0L-Z2gsIXoYvUAs8wE&hl=en&ei=dxn3Sfy8Ht2Mtgf3wbmnDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#PPT102,M1 لennavecia 15:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Gdsjhfasdofihdsfai Nu-metal?! I've stuck it in here, lots more to extract from it however. Skomorokh 18:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I was going to get to work on this today. لennavecia 20:06, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Mer De Noms release date

May 23, 2000 according to Mer De Noms; October 31, 2000 according to this article, neither with a reference. Allmusic supports the May date. Anyone know if that's definitive? Skomorokh 18:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

It's May 23.[1] لennavecia 20:03, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Improvement workspace

I'm just going to drop stuff here for use later to improve the article. Thanks, لennavecia 17:51, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Deep Cuts

I've removed the Deep Cuts EP from the article and the band's template because there is no evidence that it is an official release. It is most probably a bootleg so unless it is announced as an official release it has no place in the article.

Actually Deep Cuts is an official release that can be purchased from iTunes and Amazon, Virgin Records puts out small compilations for many artists signed to their label as a contractual thing. Its not a bootleg, although it doesn't contain much material most fans haven't already heard either.

"Passive"

There seems to be a bit of a dispute about the release of this track. What are the issues exactly?  Skomorokh  13:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't see what the problem is. I have the CD. It's on it. لennavecia 19:30, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm_(band), especially the section about "Vacant". That should clear things up for you. It's not whether it was released or not, but it's origin... Sergecross73 (talk) 22:51, 1 July 2009 (UTC)Sergecross73

I still don't see what the problem is. The article reads:

::The single "Passive" was adapted from the defunct band Tapeworm, a project composed mainly of Keenan, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, and Danny Lohner. "Passive" first appeared under the title "Vacant" at a show played by A Perfect Circle in Portland, Oregon on January 31, 2001, notably, without the blessing of Reznor to play the song.[29] The song remained unreleased by any artist until it appeared on Emotive as the song "Passive".[30]

What's the problem? لennavecia 00:02, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

The parts I just bolded was the problem. Despite it originally a joint song between MJK and Reznor in the Tapeworm project, MJK first debuted the song w/o Reznor having any part of it, or even knowing he was going to playing it, at an APC concert. This was before Tapeworm was officially cancelled. That's all there is to it. Sergecross73 (talk) 15:40, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Yea. We explain the issue, so what's the problem? Lara 18:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

There is no real problem. Just that Reznor didn't really approve of APC debuting it. I don't understand what you're asking if I haven't answered it yet... Sergecross73 (talk) 04:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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