The Noose, gentlemen ...... and you know exactly what I'm talking about
my goodness Josh..... don't hurt 'em !
Noose is one of my favorite tracks to play along with. Brilliant drumming, but I almost always say that about Josh. Never too much, never too little, always creative.
Years ago, before the first APC album came out, I took my girl to see a NIN show. We got there early for a good spot up front, you know, pressed against the metal bars. Since we got there so early, we got to see the opening band.
The under-stated opening band took up maybe 10% of the stage, everyone clustered around the drums... The only banner was just the logo of the two half-circle things, no printed name, and nobody in the audience had any idea who this was.
Yep, it was APC. I was trying to convince the people around me that the singer really looked like Maynard, and everyone kept saying that's impossible, and this certainly isn't tool. It's weird how context changes perception. Nobody I heard recognized billy or paz, either.
But man, they sure rocked the house. One of the more amazing performances I've seen. I know now that they essentially played through the whole upcoming "Mer de Nom" songlist. At the very end, Maynard "signed off" by saying "Supposedly, we are, A Perfect Circle".
I couldn't wait to buy that album when it came out. Got it on release day and it's still one of my favorite albums ever. The whole thing is just so, well, perfect. They absolutely stole the show from Trent.
