History Music / APerfectCircle

* Matt [=McJunkins=] (30SecondsToMars, {{Puscifer}})

* ''Emotive'': ([[TakeThat Released on November 2nd 2004, election day in the United States]]) includes covers of anti-war protest songs such as "Fiddle and the Drum" by Joni Mitchel, "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, and "Imagine" by John Lennon.

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Most of the songs on ''eMOTIVE'' are drastically rearranged from their original versions to reflect on the disillusion felt during the Bush administration. The most obvious of these is their cover of "[[Music/JohnLennon Imagine]]." originally an optimistic call for peace and unity now sounding like it's being sung from the perspective of a suicide bomber looking to cleanse the world of impurity.

* LongTitle: "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums."

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Billy Howerdel sings three songs on ''Emotive'': "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?", "People Are People", and "Freedom Of Choice".

Their discography includes:

The band went into a hiatus in 2004, but has since worked on other projects and is as of 2011 in the process of releasing a new album.

Their current lineup is:

Former members:

* James Iha (Music/SmashingPumpkins)

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Most of the songs on ''eMOTIVE'' are drastically rearranged from their original versions to reflect on the disillusion felt during the Bush administration. The most obvious of these is their cover of "[[JohnLennon Imagine]]." originally an optimistic call for peace and unity now sounding like it's being sung from the perspective of a suicide bomber looking to cleanse the world of impurity.

* DrivenToSuicide: "The Outsider" is about a [[{{Wangst}} melodramatically angsty]] person who is threatening suicide but may or may not actually do it.

* PleaseWakeUp: "Passive" is an angry variant of this trope. Crosses over with "DontYouDareDieOnMe."

* PleaseWakeUp: "Passive" is an angry variant of this trope.

''Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums''\\

* TheCoverChangedTheMeaning: Most of the songs on ''eMOTIVE'' are drastically rearranged from their original versions to reflect on the disillusion felt during the Bush administration. The most obvious of these is their cover of "[[JohnLennon Imagine]]." originally an optimistic call for peace and unity now sounding like it's being sung from the perspective of a suicide bomber looking to cleanse the world of impurity.

* BedtimeBrainwashing: The song "Pet". The singer/narrator is trying to get their child back to sleep, but all the lyrics are sinister NightmareFuel.
-->''Lay your head down child''
-->''I won't let the boogeyman come''
-->''Count the bodies like sheep''
-->''To the rhythm of the war drums''

* James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins)
* Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, hundreds of studio recordings)

* Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails)
* Paz Lechantin (of many bands)

!! APerfectCircle has examples of:

* ObsessionSong: "Thinking Of You". "Magdalena" also counts as one, as it's pretty obviously about a stripper's obsessed fan.

** There are two alternate versions of songs that are somewhat more arguable because they appear on releases credited to A Perfect Circle, but aren't truly full band performances: "Orestes (Demo)", a BSide collected on the ''Deep Cuts'' EP, is performed by Billy Howerdel alone on vocals and acoustic guitar, while "The Hollow (Constantly Consuming Mix)" appears on the bonus disc of remixes packaged with the ''Amotion'' dvd but is essentially a solo CoverVersion by then-band-member Paz Lechantin.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Billy Howerdel sings three songs on ''Emotive'': "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?", "People Are People", and "Freedom Of Choice". "Orestes (Demo)" and "The Hollow (Constantly Consuming Mix)" are more arguable examples because they appear on releases credited to A Perfect Circle but aren't full band performances: "Orestes (Demo)", a BSide collected on the ''Deep Cuts'' EP, is performed by Billy Howerdel alone on vocals and acoustic guitar, while "The Hollow (Constantly Consuming Mix)" appears on the bonus disc of remixes packaged with the ''Amotion'' dvd but is essentially a solo CoverVersion by then-band-member Paz Lechantin.

* ObsessionSong: "Thinking Of You"

* LongTitle: Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums.

!!APerfectCircle has examples of:

--> Metaphor for a missing moment [=/=] Pull me in to your perfect circle
* DrivenToSuicide: "The Outsider" may be about somebody contemplating suicide.

* SequelSong: "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums" is a sequel song to "Pet".

A Perfect Circle is an American AlternativeRock SuperGroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and {{Tool}} lead singer Maynard Keenan. It has also seen contribution from people from Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, NineInchNails, MarilynManson, and others. Their style is similar to Tool (mostly due to Maynard's vocals) but has its own distinct sound and ranges from heavy rock to more soft-toned songs and instrumentals.

* ''Emotive'': ([[TakeThat Released on November 2nd 2004, election day in the United States]]) includes covers of anti-war protest songs such as Fiddle And The Drum by Joni Mitchel, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, and Imagine by John Lennon.

* Maynard James Keenan (also of {{Tool}})

* James Iha (SmashingPumpkins)
* Josh Freese (NineInchNails, hundreds of studio recordings)
* Matt McJunkins (30SecondsToMars, {{Puscifer}})

* Troy Van Leeuwen (QueensOfTheStoneAge)
* Tim Alexander ({{Primus}})
* Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez (MarilynManson, NineInchNails)

* Danny Lohner aka Renholdër (NineInchNails)

!APerfectCircle has examples of:

* AlbumTitleDrop: Not the album per se, but the ''actual band name'', in Orestes. "Metaphor for a missing moment/pull me in to your Perfect Circle"
* DrivenToSuicide: The Outsider may be about somebody contemplating suicide.

* GutturalGrowler: Maynard's voice is usually quite smooth, but in Gimme Gimme Gimme, the chorus is spoken in a hoarse growl.

* ObsessionSong: Thinking Of You
* PerformanceVideo: The video for Judith qualifies. Averted in singles from ''Thirteenth Step'' onwards.
* ProtestSong: Pet easily qualifies. And Let's Have A War. And Freedom Of Choice. And their covers from the Emotive album.
* SequelSong: "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums" is a sequel song to Pet.

* AlbumTitleDrop: From Orestes. "Metaphor for a missing moment/pull me in to your Perfect Circle

* EpicRiff

* Josh Freese (NineInchNails)

* SuperGroup

A Perfect Circle is an American AlternativeRock SuperGroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and {{Tool}} lead singer Maynard Keenan. It has also seen contribution from people from SmashingPumpkins, NineInchNails, MarilynManson, and others. Their style is similar to Tool (mostly due to Maynard's vocals) but has its own distinct sound and ranges from heavy rock to more soft-toned songs and instrumentals.