Maynard James Keenan confuses the hell out of me.
I actually had to Google some information about today's feature, "Brena" (pronounced "BREH-nyuh") by A Perfect Circle.
Fellow tools for Tool may know that Maynard James Keenan is the frontman for both bands.
A Perfect Circle's debut release, Mer De Noms, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-ever Billboard debut for a rock band's first album. Unfortunately, I haven't had the luxury of listening to the whole album.
When I first heard "Brena", which was not released as a single, I assumed the band was talking about the city in Peru. I was thinking, "Man, Maynard really loves his Peru...". After a little research this morning, I discovered Brena is actually the name of MJK's baby-momma.
I'm a little biased: Tool is one of my favorite bands, and with this song's reverb-heavy guitar riffs, Keenan's usual haunting vocals, and the band's dynamic, heavy chorus, "Brena" reminds me a lot of Tool's "Vicarious".
I really don't know how to pin APC into a genre... Radio stations like to call them Alternative Rock/Metal, but their unique sound can't be confined into such a broad spectrum.
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