Emotive (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Emotive
Type = Cover
Artist = A Perfect Circle


Released = November 2, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Art rock Alternative rock Alternative metal
Length = 48:13
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Billy Howerdel
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3c851va5zzha~T1 link]
* E! Online (B+) [http://web.archive.org/web/20060420173452/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3333,00.html link]
* Guardian Unlimited Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,11712,1338095,00.html link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aperfectcircle/albums/album/6570192/review/6576920/emotive link]
* Ultimate Guitar (8.1/10) [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/a_perfect_circle/emotive/index.html link]
* Yahoo! Music [http://launch.yahoo.com/read/story/12059617 link]
Last album = "Thirteenth Step" (2003)
This album = "Emotive" (2004)
Next album = "aMotion" (2004)

"Emotive" (typeset as "eMOTIVe" on the album) is the third album by American alternative rock band A Perfect Circle. It was released on November 1, 2004 (although in the United States on the following day). It was released to coincide with the US presidential election. The album contains 10 political covers, and 2 'original' songs which are also covers. "Passive" is a cover/remake of "Vacant" by the ex-group Tapeworm and "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" is also a follow up of the song "Pet" released by A Perfect Circle in 2003 on the album "Thirteenth Step". It debuted on the "Billboard" Top 200 Albums chart at #2 behind the various artist compilation, "Now 17". It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 9, 2004. The album cover shows Los Angeles in an Armageddon-like state.

Track listing

# "Annihilation" – 2:13 (Crucifix)
# "Imagine" – 4:48 (John Lennon)
# "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" – 5:03 (Nick Lowe; Elvis Costello)
# "What's Going On" – 4:53 (Marvin Gaye)
# "Passive" – 4:09 (Billy Howerdel, Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan, Trent Reznor)
# "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" – 2:18 (Black Flag)
# "People Are People"– 3:43 (Depeche Mode)
# "Freedom of Choice" – 2:59 (Devo)
# "Let's Have a War" – 3:28 (Fear)
# "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" – 5:36 (Howerdel, Keenan)
# "When the Levee Breaks" – 5:55 (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy; Led Zeppelin)
# "Fiddle and the Drum" – 3:06 (Joni Mitchell)

ong information

* "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" was originally perceived to be a remix of the song "Pet" from "Thirteenth Step". Maynard James Keenan spoke about this song on "aMotion" and insists that it is not a remix, but rather a second part of "Pet," even though they have the same lyrics. An animated music video for this song was seen on the band's website. [cite news
url = http://www.nme.com/news/perfect-circle/18327
title = Political perfect-ion!
author = 2004-10-21
work = NME
accessdate = 2008-02-01]

* "Passive" is a remake of "Vacant," a song created by Keenan, Danny Lohner, Trent Reznor, and others for the defunct Tapeworm project. [cite web
url = http://nin.com/access/2-26/index.html
title = Access
author = Trent Reznor
publisher = nin.com
date = 2005-02-26
accessdate = 2008-02-01]

Personnel

* Charles Clouser - Programming
* Critter - Engineer
* Steve Duda - Digital engineer
* Joshua Eustis - Drums, engineer, Fender Rhodes, mixing
* Jason Freese - Sax (baritone), sax (tenor)
* Steven R Gilmore - Design, photography, sleeve art, poster design
* John Giustina - Photography
* Billy Howerdel - Bass, guitar, piano, harmonium, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, rearrangement
* James Iha - Guitar, keyboards, programming
* Maynard James Keenan - Piano, arranger, vocals, executive producer, rearrangement
* Paz Lenchantin - Piano, strings
* Danny Lohner - Bass, guitar, arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, rearrangement, instrumentation
* David Mattix - Assistant engineer
* Matt Mitchell - Digital engineer
* Andy Wallace - Mixing
* Jeordie Osborne White - Bass
* Josh Freese - Drums

Charts

;Album

;Singles

References

External links

*metacritic album|id=aperfectcircle/emotive|title=Emotive