eMOTIVe by A Perfect Circle

eMOTIVe

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This review is from: eMOTIVe (Audio CD) Perfect Circle has, until now, been a band that I've eagerly gone out and scooped up, ready, willing, and waiting for anything new. And why not? The first album Maynard pressed together was impressive, the second topped the expectations the first had given, and a third was more than welcome. So, when it came out I picked it up, marveled at the pretty packaging, and then listened. And there, in the contradiction I heard, i found soemthing that makes me ask what Maynard has been thinking. Before I begin, I have to say that, while writing this review, I'm really torn on what to say because I enjoy the band and I actually enjoy portions of the album as well. Still, I can't say that I'm happy with what I've purchased because I'm listening with disappoint, put off by what the album is in some ways and what it tries to do. It, in my opinion, takes away much of the introspective bliss I have come to enjoy for this outlet and gives back subpar propaganda in a twelve-track setting. And why do I say that? Well, a few reasons float to mind. First, one has to realize that most of these songs are covers, and most of the material is about war and the horrors of death. And that's fine, too, and it makes a valid point. War is war, people should love each other, and the skies should be laced with cherub-like vultures waiting to rain love down on a sickly world. The only problem herein is that this is Maynard telling this to me, the same guy who told me that the world should be flooded and that people should "learn to swim" because he's sick of them, and its kinda hard to buy. Furthering that, the message within this bottle tells the world to wake up and defy the whims of your master and to be free. It follows that up from a pulpit depicting images that were used in World War I and II to make its point, and it would have had a lovely effect except for one thing. At the bottom, in the corner, it had a little stamp that said "FBI Anti-Piracy Warning" and was marked with the FBI's logo. So, violence and threats from the powers that be ARE NOT good and you should love and share the world - unless you run contrary to an artist's copyright beliefs. Then the system is fine. I could go on and on about the portions of this puzzle that don't fit into the socialist ideals presented on the album but, basically, I guess I should say that you get what you want to get out of something and that this might have something for you. If you want a political message depicting war as atrocity and people as sheep dancing to that drum, then run out and buy this. There are some great songs on here, with Maynard pulling off "Imagine" nicely and "Passive" turning out to be a good track. And maybe you'll like it better knowing what it actually is and expecting the contradiction that Maynard, in his years of despise for certain types of people, tries to sell. I honestly wish I could say that he'd looked into the deeper structure of what he'd built and I wish I could stand with the message against "greed" and for "sharing the world," but listening has yet to make me blind. Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums, indeed. Comments (9) | Permalink | function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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