A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle(完美集團(tuán)樂隊(duì)),Virgin旗下一支風(fēng)格為Alt Metal的樂隊(duì)。其首張專輯《Mer de Noms》(人海茫茫)推出的第一周便旋風(fēng)般登上美國公告牌專輯排行榜第四位，創(chuàng)下?lián)u滾團(tuán)體處女專輯首周進(jìn)榜最高名次的驕人紀(jì)錄。但若了解過樂隊(duì)五位成員的資料,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),有這樣的成績這絕非是一個(gè)偶然。
 
樂隊(duì)的兩個(gè)靈魂人物----主唱兼詞作者M(jìn)aynard James Keenan以及吉他手兼曲作者Billy Howerdel都并非新人。前者是在著名的Lollapalooza巡演中一舉成名，擁有多白金暢銷專輯的工業(yè)金屬名團(tuán)Tool的主唱，早已擁有眾多追隨者.而后者曾是Smashing Pumpkins、Nine Inch Nails、Tool、Fishbone等美國大牌另類搖滾團(tuán)體的吉他技術(shù)人員，才華和經(jīng)驗(yàn)毋庸質(zhì)疑。再加上同樣有多支樂隊(duì)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的吉他手Troy Van Leeuwen(Failure樂隊(duì)/Enemy樂隊(duì)),出身于Guns n 'Roses，曾參與《Juliana Hatfield》和《Chris Cornell》的輯制作工作的鼓手Josh Frees(Vandals/Guns n 'Roses樂隊(duì))以及擁有古典音樂功底，外型美艷的女小提琴手兼貝司手Paz Lenchantin(Zwan/Queens Of The Stone Ages樂隊(duì))。可以說A Perfect Circle具有所有優(yōu)秀團(tuán)體應(yīng)具備的優(yōu)秀質(zhì)素。
 
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums, with Josh Freese being the band's primary drummer after the band's initial round of touring prior to their first album. The latest lineup features Puscifer and Ashes Divide bassist Matt McJunkins, former guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha. Despite having a varied cast since inception, the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with Howerdel as composer, and Keenan penning the lyrics and melodies.
 
A Perfect Circle has released three albums: Mer de Noms, Thirteenth Step and eMOTIVe. A CD-DVD set, aMOTION, has also been released and contains thirteen music videos in addition to a number of song remixes created by Danny Lohner, Robert Del Naja and other artists.
 
The band went into hiatus in 2004. Since then band members have worked on other projects, the most notable being Keenan's work on Tool's 2006 album 10,000 Days and Howerdel's founding of the band Ashes Divide. In a September 2008 interview, Keenan announced that he and Howerdel have been working on new material, officially ending the group's hiatus. However, the band did not start to really become active until almost two years later, in September 2010, when the band announced touring and the release of new music which may or may not be in the form of a new album.& While the band has toured and worked on new music on and off, future plans on releasing new music are unclear, and no new studio recordings have been released since the band's hiatus.
 
On November 19, 2013, the band will release a greatest hits album entitled Three Sixty, which will contain one singular new song, &By and Down&, and on November 2013, the band will release a box-set entitled A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo.
 
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres: Alternative rock, alternative metal
Years active: 1999–2004, 2010–present
Labels: EMI, Virgin
Associated acts: Tool, Ashes Divide, Nine Inch Nails, Tapeworm
Members: Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, James Iha, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Friedl
Past members: Paz Lenchantin, Troy Van Leeuwen, Tim Alexander, Josh Freese, Jeordie White, Danny Lohner
 
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