''Three Sixty'' is a
greatest hits compilation released by American rock band
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American 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: ' ...
on November 19, 2013. The set compiles songs from previous albums by the band and includes one new song, "
By and Down". The album was also released in a deluxe edition (with dark blue cover art rather than white) which includes additional studio songs from the band's back catalog and live tracks from 2011 featured on the limited edition box set ''
A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo''.
Recording
On the standard release, all songs were previously released by A Perfect Circle except "By and Down", which they debuted in concert in the summer of 2011.
The songs on the album are arranged chronologically by recording on both the standard and the extended deluxe edition.
[
The live tracks on the deluxe edition were recorded in Morrison, Colorado at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in a series of concerts from 2011.][ The entirety of those three concerts is available on the box set '' A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo''.]
Critical response
The album has been critically praised as a strong collection of standout tracks from the band. AllMusic
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described the album as "a tour of the band's shiniest moments" that strips "their back catalog down to its most essential songs."[ New Noise Magazine wrote that "If you already have all of the band's albums, then you really don’t need this one, but I certainly won’t say that it wasn’t a great idea to get this material out to people who haven’t been able to hear it yet, or even knew that it existed."][ Fearnet also concludes that "If your only experience with A Perfect Circle comes via their movie soundtrack contributions and/or their higher-profile singles (which are quite impressive in themselves), this collection is an ideal way to catch up on the multi-textured and often experimental aspects of the band, and it represents their vast range of expression from rage-filled, angry anthems to thoughtful art-rock ballads, each of which bears Keenan and Howerdel's unforgettable artistic stamp."]
Track listing
''Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan.''
#" The Hollow" – 2:58
#" Judith" – 4:04
#"Orestes" – 4:45
#"3 Libras
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" – 3:35
#"Weak and Powerless
"Weak and Powerless" is the first single by the alternative rock band A Perfect Circle, from their second album, ''Thirteenth Step'', and is also their highest charting single, reaching #1 on both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Alternative Songs, ...
" – 3:11
#"The Noose" – 4:54
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" – 4:06
#"Blue
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" – 4:09
#" When the Levee Breaks" (Douglas
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, McCoy) – 5:54
#"Imagine
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" ( Lennon) – 4:47
#"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" is a promotional single by the American rock band A Perfect Circle, off of their third studio album '' Emotive''. While the album primarily consists of cover songs, the track, along with ...
" – 5:59
#" Passive" (Howerdel, Keenan, Lohner, Reznor) – 4:10
#" By and Down" – 5:33
Deluxe Edition – Disc 1
#"The Hollow" – 2:58
#"Rose" – 3:24
#"Judith" – 4:04
#"Orestes" – 4:45
#"3 Libras" – 3:35
#"The Package" – 7:40
#"Weak and Powerless" – 3:11
#"The Noose" – 4:54
#"The Outsider" – 4:06
#"Blue" – 4:09
Deluxe Edition – Disc 2
#"Imagine" (Lennon) – 4:47
#"Passive" (Howerdel, Keenan, Lohner, Reznor) – 4:10
#"People Are People
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" (Live, 2011) (Gore
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) – 3:44
#"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" – 5:59
#"When the Levee Breaks" (Douglas, McCoy) – 5:54
#"By and Down" – 5:33
#"3 Libras" (Live, 2010) – 6:11
#"Gravity" (Live, 2010) – 5:10
#" Fiddle and the Drum" (Live, 2010) (Mitchell
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) – 3:31
Personnel
*Matt D'amico – A&R
* Josh Eustis – audio mixing
*Tim Alexander
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– drums
*Josh Freese
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He is a member of the Vandals (since 1989) and Devo (since 1996), having forme ...
– drums
*Jeff Friedl – drums
* Steven R. Gilmore – art direction
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*Michele Horie – production manager
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*Billy Howerdel
Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the founding member, guitarist, backing vocalist, songwriter, and producer for the band A Perfect Circle, as well as for his former solo project, Ashes Divide. Howerdel h ...
– arranger
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, artwork, engineer
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, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer
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, background vocals
* James Iha – guitar
*Maynard James Keenan
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– arranger, artwork, producer, vocals
*Paz Lenchantin
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– strings, violin
* Danny Lohner – bass guitar, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer
* Matt McJunkins – bass
*Troy Van Leeuwen
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– guitar
* Jeordie White – bass guitar
*Susan Lavoi – art direction
*Bob Ludwig
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– mastering
* Alan Moulder – mixing
* Andy Wallace – mixing
References
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A Perfect Circle albums
2013 greatest hits albums
Virgin Records albums