A PERFECT CIRCLE - THIRTEENTH STEP (2LP)

Thirteenth Step is the second studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle, released on September 16, 2003. The album sold well, charting at the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in it's premiere week, selling over 231, 000 copies and staying on the charts for 78 weeks. The album went on to be certified as gold on November 4, 2003 and as platinum on March 24, 2006 by the RIAA. Three singles were released from the album, "Weak and Powerless", which topped both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks, followed by "The Outsider" and "Blue", which also charted on the respective charts.

Tracklist:

1. Package
2. Weak and Powerless
3. Noose
4. Blue
5. Vanishing
6. Stranger
7. Outsider
8. Crimes
9. Nurse Who Loved Me
10. Pet
11. Lullaby
12. Gravity

RMFN Notes:

"RMFN family.. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that this is my favorite album of all time. MJK & Billy Howerdel created an alternative rock masterpiece on Thirteenth Step. Each song is perfectly crafted to flow into the other in this haunting tale about addiction, self discovery, and the human condition. There are less heavy guitars than their amazing debut Mer De Nomes, but when the heavy riffs come in, they are more impactful than ever. The Package, Pet, and The Outsider have some of the band's heaviest moments, with Billy's unique guitar playing on full display. Maynard delivers at his absolute best here too, offering incredible lyrics and a vocal performance like no other. My top songs: tracks 1 - 12. YOU. NEED. THIS. ALBUM." -Chris