A PERFECT CIRCLE 3 Libras Reaction!! 

To me, this was the gem on the Mer de Noms album. It’s hauntingly beautiful and one of the best songs that I’ve ever heard.

A song about a broken person loving another broken person who couldn't look past their flaws to truly love the other. Hits a little too close to home

In the liner notes to the single, Keenan said: "Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster. The chance of actually seeing/experiencing this elusive shadow was as likely as finding one's soulmate. Rare. Precious. Even once discovered they seemed unapproachable. The only way to get close to this magnificent creature was to become empathetic. Abandon all pretense and preconceptions. To bare an open throat. To collapse into the arms of vulnerability. All but extinct, these beings/moments are threatened by the black hearted. The cold and oblivious. The empty eyed profit seekers that overlook these Rare. Precious."

A Perfect Circle - The Noose!

Maynard said it's about parasitic people in his life. They all had birthdays that fell in libra. There were 9 of them but he called it 3 libras so they would all wonder if the song was about them.

Let's just admit Maynard is truly one of the most phenomenal lyricist of all time. Period. I've listened to a shit ton of music over the years. No one is this consistently awesome. 🤘👽🤘

"The Clincher" by Chevelle. 😎

Wow, was not expecting this to be such a significant song for Vin. This was honestly one of your best videos ever. I also have significant emotional memories tied to several APC songs and I also can't listen to them more than about once a year for that reason.

I love this song. Probably my favourite from this album. It’s definitely one of those tunes that evokes emotions and feelings for me. The violin is a classy touch.

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There’s not a single skippable song on this album. I always loved this song and Rose the most. Rose is so unorthodox and different. You guys should do that one too.

One of the best songs on this record. The best from this album is still Breña. You've gotta do a review for that one.

Amazing song, awesome review! You guys are off to an amazing start this year!! Thank you for all the hard work to get the videos out and your dedication to your fans.

Maynard’s vocal performance on this is phenomenal

this is like the best reaction video of this song that i have ever listened to so much in depth perspective and insights and so relevant as well!!!

Thank you for reacting to this song. I was in some bad times and this song helped me mentally. I love y’all

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I also think this song, in general, just expresses what it is like to feel overlooked; which you could tie a lot of experiences to.

Well said guys, I love this song. It reminds me of a girl that I loved to much.

Been waiting for y’all to do this forever. Do the outsider by a perfect circle or delicious by them. Thanks!

Great reaction and analysis! You touched on some things I didn't think of. 😊

Holy shit! Thanks guys! I can't believe that worked! Love your videos!

Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution (Official Video)

Nice reaction!!!! Do the Noose!!!! Happy New Year!!

I've only found your videos recently watching your Ghost reactions and I've been binging for the last week or so. So excited to see this it's one of my favourite APC songs! I love the discussion and that it's not just a "reaction" channel. Your brand of Christianity is so refreshing to see a not at all like what I've experienced personally. You're great "brand ambassadors" 👌

Paz and her string arrangements. Beautiful.

Just how I see this song. Maynard isn't singing the lyrics on this. Another brilliant song! I wont go too deep into the song but it is both a love song and a tragedy! It's about being rejected by what you believe is your soulmate...but you are not the others! Notice the 3 in the title and the times things repeat and the three stages of the story being told ( the person tries three times to state his feelings) . I also believe that the Libras refer to the traits of that sign (maybe the person the song was written about is a libra) Example: Negative Traits Superficial, Detached, Unreliable HENCE = 3 (as stages and repeats of the song structure) LIBRAS( Libras traits) = 3LIBRAS example 1) When I've looked right through, see you naked but oblivious ( see's all the good and bad in the person and loves the person just the same but the person doesn't realize the love infront of them that loves that person as he/she is...don't we all want that?) 2) But I see, see through it all, see through, see you. ( same as above) 3) You don't, you don't, you don't, see me. ( third stage from the persons view about the other who is in love) also notice 1# You don't 2# you don't 3# you don't(conclusion) see me and then 1# You don't, you don't, you don't, see me. 2# You don't, you don't, you don't, see me. 3# You don't, you don't, you don't, see me. three times person state their feelings 1# Threw you the obvious and you flew with it on your back... 2# But I threw you the obvious, just to see if there's more behind the... 3# Cause I threw you the obvious, to see what occurs behind....

That was a good one guys. This one got personal. You didn't have to share that cut of your reaction, but you opened up a bit, and it was truly candid. That's what I like about you guys, is it's honest. Good stuff.

One of my favourite songs from one of the best records :). Fun fact Maynard wanted this to be the lead single from the record but the label felt the safe choice was Judith as it would appeal more to Tool fans. Also when Billy wrote the songs for this album he had always pictured a female singing on them.

Pantera "Fucking Hostile", please! Relatively short song, but 3 good topics to unpack!!

I love hearing you guys talk about these songs.

Vin, the social media sickness you speak of here, I have myself recently put my phone down in an effort to get back to a time before it. At about two hours of screen time a week, I now make my way through the world in a place that feels like there is no one really here. You see everyone looking the exact same, down into the black mirror. It really feels like a last person on earth feeling or a zombie apocalypse around me. It is mind boggling and eye opening. Someday I hope everyone gets to the same place of coming back to the physical world.

3 Libras is one my favorite songs of all time. I've never read the lyrics before, and now it takes on different meaning from my original interpretation. Beautiful song.

A Perfect Circle: The Doomed. Would love to hear your take on it, it’s the song that most captures to me the dark side of modern life.

If I close my eyes listening to this song I could merge with melancholy/vulnerability forever. One of my all-time favorites.

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Soundgarden: Slaves and Bulldozers

Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step are 2 of the best rock records full stop. Every song is good.

This song is like a bookmark in time for me. Reminds me of a special time in my life. Deeply personal to me too

One of my favourite songs! It's so beautiful 😊

I remember laying on the couch in the dark on a weekend night around 1am during some time in the late 90s and watching music television (could’ve been MTV). I remember getting half way through the song and making sure I could remember enough of it so I could do some kinda internet search (ask jeeves, yahoo) ahaha! The song hit me so hard that I sat up, listened and was given goosebumps. When it finish I immediately went to my bedroom to FIND IT. I was about 17 at the time. This song is so significant to me.

Love APC. 3 Libras is arguably their best, but they have a lot of other great songs. A few to consider checking out are Weak and Powerless, The Noose, The Outsider, and Pet, all from the Thirteenth Step album. However, my personal favorite of theirs, at least at the moment, is the song Passive from the Emotive album. Their cover of Imagine, also from Emotive, is pretty good too.

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I took this song as meaning, being overlooked not necessarily in a relationship but overall in general being overlooked.

Hey guys! I think you two are doing a great job on your channel!

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Libra is a zodiac sign, but can also refer to: Lb is an abbreviation of the Latin word libra. The primary meaning of libra was balance or scales (as in the astrological sign), but it also stood for the ancient Roman unit of measure libra pondo, meaning “a pound by weight.” We got the word “pound” in English from the pondo part of the libra pondo but our abbreviation comes from the libra. The libra is also why the symbol for the British pound is £-an L with a line through it. The Italian lira also used that symbol (with two lines through it), the word “lira” itself being a shortened version of libra.

I think you have to look at that last verse as one sentence. He is saying he wanted to see what occurs behind the eyes of a fallen angel and behind the eyes of a tragedy. Then he says, kinda defeated, "Oh well, apparently nothing at all occurs behind those eyes. That is pretty heavy. Cause I threw you the obvious to see what occurs behind the eyes of a fallen angel Eyes of a tragedy oh well, oh well apparently nothing apparently nothing at all

So, raise your hand if 13th Step should have a full album review. One topic, many angles and phases...

I absolutely loved this reaction! This song and this album meant everything to me growing up. Reminds me of the loneliness of being a teenager and unrequited love. Maynard is an amazing writer. Please react to Rolo Tomassi - Alma Mater Rivers of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name

Vin your eyes in this reaction say it all. They looked the the way I feel every time I hear this song. The what if’s and the what may have been. The findings and the unfound. It’s a relationship, but to me it’s more of a relationship with the self. Something I feel we can all relate too. In a sense you could call it a search for God.

Thrice - The Weight of Glory Thrice - Treading Paper Erra - The Hypnotist

There aren't many songs that allow me to close my eyes and clearly see a memory, this is one of them. It has no relation to the meaning of the song, but the music itself is imprinted in my mind with the events i relate it to.

Not many songs this beautiful and deep in waltz time.

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I still get chills everytime I hear this song

Sori tearing up about Vin and his mum is one of the more beautiful things I've seen in forever x

Bingo! That's exactly what it is about.. showing her that he obviously loves her but she doesn't see it at all.. she either doesn't care or he's just stuck in the friend zone😂 he wants to know what occurs behind her eyes because she's broken.. a tragedy.. then he says ..obviously nothing at all.. occurs behind those eyes.. it's the most beautiful song I've ever heard because I have felt like that about girls I was friends with before and they either couldn't see how I felt about them or they just didn't or couldn't feel the same way about me.. 😢

Cool but i'm still waiting for the aenima album reaction :(

CANDLEBOX - YOU , Trust me guys this is a good one

Thank you.

I love that she got emotional about your pain. You got a good one Vin.

Please get through what ever you two are going through

I had similar late nights in the early 2000's where this song really helped me.

Thankyou so much Vin. I have had that experience with God. When He is the furthest thing from your mind and then all of a sudden he is reaching out and I gave him my hand. Also found out He has been in my life long before. The video is haunting as well.

He grew up with 9 people who were libras and the song is about three of them but they were so conceded that he figured they'd fight among themselves to figure out who it was about.

Vin... I see you bro! The song is more than just about a relationship. It's about his developed "shadow" inside him, speaking to himself as a child. Age 11... as per "Jimmy" 11 under a dead Ohio sky. He's saying thank you to himself for pushing through when he felt ALONE. It's a reminder of how pure he was as a kid, but he couldn't help himself through the trauma at the time... Because he couldn't see himself. Hope you're doing well Vin, I saw the pain in your eyes... I know a similar pain.

I've watched a lot of your videos and I have to say that SHIT GOT REAL in this one. I know you are honest about your reviews and that's one of the reasons I enjoy them. Still there are times when people still hold back..... this isnt one of those times.. thanks for your honesty

Alice In Chains: Them Bones

Thanks for sharing your very personal story of self harm. Doing it myself, cutting is one of the only things helping me right now, along with A Perfect Circle and Tool's music. Most songs by Maynard deal with depression and suicide.

Love ya vin and sori! 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Looking forward to seeing all the videos this year! Might I suggest one. do a reaction video to korn "holding all these lies" great song.

Damn....just damn....I was expecting a reaction and I witnessed a very relevant psychological moment. This is the most real I've heard 2 people talk openly on RU-vid in a while. I appreciate this more than you know. Good for y'all. So many layers to this song, so many meanings. You can see the flash in Vin's eyes when he recognizes the song....felt that... Love and Hate this song.....

dream theater! lot of spirituality in lyrics. Faith no more for when you wanna have fun. Keep it up guys!

Mercyful Fate - Satan’s Fall. 11:25 minutes and 20+ riffs of pure awesomeness.

Billy Howerdel is such a great guitarist. Love this band.

So much of this album, Mer de Noms, is full of lament. Just wall to wall gut wrenching sadness. Maynard describing how spectacular things could be if someone would pay attention, open their eyes or reach out. They never do. Good! Cause these heartbreaking vocals are just sublime. He's so good at this. So's this band!

You nailed the meaning man. I went through all that and have not recovered completely. I also happen to be a Libra. Hmmm

If you expect a broken person to act in a manner other than that of someone who is broken, it is a very good possibility that your perception is the one that is skewed

Good reaction. This album changed my life.

He wrote this song about I think he said 10 or so libras that were once in his life. He enjoyed the thought of his past acquaintances trying to figure out which libras he was referring too. He also adds to this explanation with philosophy, which I'm sure other viewers will comment about.

Vin, based on your comments at around 11:20, you ought to check out the song “Future Shock” by Sims, a Minnesota hip hop artist. It’s a song about how we’re all so connected, but isolated at the same time. Really hits home. I think you’d like it.

Plini "paper moon"

This song has the power to tear anyone apart. In a beautiful way.

If you watch the music video you understand the meaning of the song, but you guys pretty much nailed it.

You said it man, this album is crazy good all the way through.

This song always gives me goosebumps

Mer De Noms is an amazing album. There isn't a song on that album that isn't good. 3 Libras is an especially good song.

Another classic APC song and one of my favourites! Would love to see you react to more by them. My suggestion though: Pain of Salvation - The Passing Light of Day (aka the longest love song ever)

You guys are awsome

Breña, Rose, Magdalena. Those three songs are magical

I couldn't agree more with your statement. It's crazy how "connected" we supposedly are today, when in reality we as humans are drifting further and further apart. There is serious troublesome lacking physical interaction with humans today.

A Perfect Circle-Passive! I beg you

There's a video here on the RU-vid of Maynard explaining the song, and why he wrote it.

yes and the second record by then is awesome too i like the song the package

I know on the aMOTION DVD, there’s commentary of Maynard talking about this song over the music video. It’s been awhile since I watched/listened to it so I couldn’t tell you what he said at the moment. Might need to put it on in the near future.

I would love you guys perspective on Humbling River-Pucifier! I’m pretty sure you guys would love it!

TRy 3 libras live tonight show. One of the best live performence ever!

Glad you loved it. HOW ABOUT MAYNARD IN PUSCIFER LIKE LIVE “WHAT IS” LIVE CD VERSION OF MAMA SAID ? Horizons?

One of the most prettiest songs ever