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The Outsider by A Perfect Circle

Artist Biography For A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle Is An American Alternative Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles California In 1999 By Guitarist Billy Howerdel And Tool Vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle Has Released Four Studio Albums The First Three During The Early 2000s Mer De Noms Their Debut Album In 2000 And Followed Up By Thirteenth Step In 2003 Then In 2004 Emotive—an Album Of Radically Re-Worked Cover Songs. Shortly After Emotive's Release The Band Went On Hiatus Keenan Returned To Tool And Started Up Solo Work Under The Band Name Puscifer While Howerdel Released A Solo Album Keep Telling Myself It's Alright Under The Moniker Ashes Divide. Band Activity Was Sporadic In The Following Years The Band Reformed In 2010 And Played Live Shows On And Off Between 2010 And 2013 But Fell Into Inactivity After The Release Of Their Greatest Hits Album Three Sixty And A Live Album Box Set A Perfect Circle Live Featuring Stone And Echo In Late 2013. The Band Reformed In 2017 To Record A Fourth Album Eat The Elephant Which Was Released On April 20 2018. Prone To Downtime Due To Keenan's Other Musical Commitments The Band Has Featured A Variety Of Musicians Throughout Alternating Periods Of Activity And Inactivity And Has Changed Line-Ups On Each Album Leaving Keenan And Howerdel The Only Constant Members. The Original Incarnation Of The Band Included Paz Lenchantin On Bass Troy Van Leeuwen On Guitar And Josh Freese On Drums. Primus Drummer Tim Alexander Had Briefly Stood In As A Drummer Prior To Freese In The Band's Initial Live Shows However This Was Prior To Releasing Any Material. Band Collaborator And Producer Danny Lohner And Marilyn Manson Bassist Jeordie White Were Also Members For A Short Period In The Early 2000s. The Band's Current Lineup Features The Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist James Iha Bassist Matt McJunkins And Drummer Jeff Friedl The Latter Two Also Being Contributors To The Related Puscifer And Ashes Divide Projects. Despite The Varied Cast And Numerous Lineup Changes The Stylistic Content Of A Perfect Circle's Songs Has Remained Consistent With Howerdel As Music Composer And Keenan Writing Lyrics And Vocal Melodies. The Band's Studio Albums Have Been Generally Well Received Critically And Commercially With Their First Three Studio Albums Selling 4 Million Copies Collectively As Of 2005. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/A_Perfect_Circle Studio Albums
Mer De Noms 2000 Thirteenth Step 2003 Emotive 2004 Eat The Elephant 2018

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Outsider

The Outsider Is A Song From A Perfect Circle's Second Album Thirteenth Step. It Uses A Mix Of 6/8 And 4/4 Time Signatures. Two Remixes Of "The Outsider" Were Made For AMOTION. James Iha Made The "Frosted Yogurt Mix" Which Uses A Much More Toned-Down Quiet Synthesized Sound Than The Original. Danny Lohner's "Apocalypse Mix" On The Other Hand Takes The Opposite Direction Making A Darker Heavier Version That Starts As An Ambient Doomscape And Ends In A Way That Resembles A Music-Playback Program Crashing. The Latter Version Was Included In The Soundtrack To The Movie Resident Evil Apocalypse Under The Title "Resident Renholder Mix" And Was Also Included On The Prison Break Soundtrack Under Title "Apocalypse Mix". The "Resident Renholder Mix" Of The Song Was Featured In The Premiere Trailer For Resident Evil Afterlife. It Is Also Featured In The Film Itself During The Alice Vs. Albert Wesker Battle And The Ending Credits. The Song Is Also Featured In The Video Game Guitar Hero Warriors Of Rock. It Was Featured In The Trailer To The Movie Safe. The Lyrics To "The Outsider" Are A Monologue Or A Dialogue From A Witness To A Seemingly Self-Destructive Or Suicidal Individual.

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