Mer de Noms
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| Studio album by A Perfect Circle | |||||
| Released | May 23, 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock Alternative Metal |
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| Length | 44:25 | ||||
| Label | Virgin Records | ||||
| Producer | Billy Howerdel | ||||
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Mer de Noms is the first studio album by the alternative rock band A Perfect Circle. The album was released as a compact disc on May 23, 2000. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 2000. The album entered The Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 188,000 copies sold.
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[edit] Overview
Most of the album's lyrics were dedicated to various people that lead singer Maynard James Keenan knew. The title of the album is French for "sea of names". The track listing consists of various names such as "Judith", "Breña", "Rose", "Thomas", "Magdalena", "Orestes," and "Renholdër" (for musician Danny Lohner). Some people consider this a possible motif for the album.
The sigils on the front cover of the album can be translated to "LA CASCADE DES PRENOMS", which translated to English means "The waterfall of first names."
[edit] Track listing
All music and lyrics written by Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan.
- "The Hollow" – 2:58
- "Magdalena" – 4:06
- "Rose" – 3:26
- "Judith" – 4:07
- "Orestes" – 4:48
- "3 Libras" – 3:39
- "Sleeping Beauty" – 4:10
- "Thomas" – 3:29
- "Renholdër" – 2:24
- "Thinking of You" – 4:34
- "Breña" – 4:24
- "Over" – 2:21
- "Orestes" (Demo) (Japanese Import Bonus Track) - 3:24
[edit] Symbols
Inside the insert the track names randomly appear spelled out in symbols. The symbols can be seen in the background of the front cover. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert.
The symbols which have popularly become known online as “APC Text,” “Mayan,” or “Elegant Mayan,” have become surprisingly widespread, appearing in tattoos, computer fonts, and independent artwork. The following is a key for ciphering and deciphering the symbols:
Inside the insert there are twelve pictures (one for each song) and next to each one a song title, and beneath that a portion of the song's lyrics all written out in the symbols shown above. An example of this would be the drawing of the red octopus, which has the song name "Orestes" and "Sever this umbilical residue" beneath it.
[edit] Personnel
- Maynard James Keenan - Vocals, Gourd (incorrectly spelled in the album as "Gord")
- Billy Howerdel - Guitars, background vocals, lead vocals ("Renholdër"), bass, programming, keyboards, piano, production, mixing, engineering
- Josh Freese - Drums, percussion
- Tim Alexander - Drums ("The Hollow")
- Paz Lenchantin - Violins, string arrangement, background vocals, bass ("Sleeping Beauty")
- Luciano Lenchantin - Viola ("3 Libras")
- Troy Van Leeuwen - End Lead Guitar ("Sleeping Beauty" and "Thinking Of You")
- Draven Godwin - Percussion ("Thomas")
- Kelli Shafer - Vocals ("Renholdër")
- Alan Moulder - Mixing
- Frank Gryner - Drum engineering
- Steven R. Gilmore - Sleeve art direction, design, digital photographic manipulation
- Sean Murphey - Photography
[edit] Charts
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 4 |
| 2000 | Top Canadian Albums | 5 |
| 2000 | Top Internet Albums | 5 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | "3 Libras" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 |
| 2000 | "3 Libras" | Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |
| 2000 | "Judith" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 2000 | "Judith" | Modern Rock Tracks | 5 |
| 2001 | "The Hollow" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 2001 | "The Hollow" | Modern Rock Tracks | 17 |
[edit] See also
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