Mer De Noms
A Perfect Circle
Mer De Noms
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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The Hollow full track | 2:58 | 193,660 | ||
| 2 |
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Magdalena full track | 4:05 | 194,913 | ||
| 3 |
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Rose full track | 3:25 | 172,527 | ||
| 4 |
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Judith (edited) full track | 4:06 | 6,795 | ||
| 5 |
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Orestes full track | 4:47 | 191,777 | ||
| 6 |
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3 Libras full track | 3:38 | 213,381 | ||
| 7 |
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Sleeping Beauty full track | 4:09 | 169,992 | ||
| 8 |
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Thomas full track | 3:28 | 154,710 | ||
| 9 |
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Renholdër full track | 2:24 | 81,885 | ||
| 10 |
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Thinking Of You full track | 4:33 | 162,503 | ||
| 11 |
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Breña full track | 4:23 | 82,704 | ||
| 12 |
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Over full track | 2:19 | 135,723 |
About this album
Mer de Noms is the first studio album by the alternative rock band A Perfect Circle. The album was released on May 23, 2000, and certified platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 2000. The album entered The Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 188,000 copies sold.
Most of the album’s lyrics were dedicated to various people that lead singer Maynard James Keenan knew. The title of the album is French for “sea of names”. The track listing consists of various names such as Judith, Breña, Rose, Thomas, Magdalena, Orestes, and Renholdër (for musician Danny Lohner). Some people consider this a possible motif for the album.
The sigils on the front cover of the album can be translated to “La Cascade Des Prenoms”, which translated to English means, “The waterfall of first names.”
Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. The symbols can be seen in the background of the front cover. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert.
The symbols which have popularly become known online as “APC Text,” “Mayan,” or “Elegant Mayan,” have become surprisingly widespread, appearing in tattoos, computer fonts, and independent artwork. The following is a key for ciphering and deciphering the symbols.
Inside the insert there are twelve pictures (one for each song) and next to each one a song title, and beneath that a portion of the song’s lyrics all written out in the symbols shown above.
Most of the album’s lyrics were dedicated to various people that lead singer Maynard James Keenan knew. The title of the album is French for “sea of names”. The track listing consists of various names such as Judith, Breña, Rose, Thomas, Magdalena, Orestes, and Renholdër (for musician Danny Lohner). Some people consider this a possible motif for the album.
The sigils on the front cover of the album can be translated to “La Cascade Des Prenoms”, which translated to English means, “The waterfall of first names.”
Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. The symbols can be seen in the background of the front cover. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert.
The symbols which have popularly become known online as “APC Text,” “Mayan,” or “Elegant Mayan,” have become surprisingly widespread, appearing in tattoos, computer fonts, and independent artwork. The following is a key for ciphering and deciphering the symbols.
Inside the insert there are twelve pictures (one for each song) and next to each one a song title, and beneath that a portion of the song’s lyrics all written out in the symbols shown above.
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Shouts
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boyled01 wrote:
love it
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molkosis wrote:
10/10 Magical album.
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Manifest53 wrote:
that cd mer de noms is a masterpiece! my fav: THOMAS, THE HOLLOW, ORESTES, BREÑA. THINKING OF YOU,
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AlaNio wrote:
this album is textbook. and in my opinion their best work
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killakait17 wrote:
love their song judith even the remix version
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marcelomuir wrote:
great album...
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aleaf wrote:
I love this album but why can't I stand 3 Libras and Sleeping Beauty? Always want to skip them.
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slickricky55 wrote:
Both are Great .........lyrically & musically....
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suaveslav wrote:
Used to think Thirteenth Step was leaps ahead of this one. Now I'm not so sure. Looks like I'll have to listen to the two albums a lot over the next few weeks to decide...I wish all my problems were as enjoyable as this.
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Shesmovedon_ wrote:
Not as perfect as Thirteenth Step, but still awesome.
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Jcp93 wrote:
merd' e' n' omm'
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salia3000 wrote:
Alot of the tracks on this cd seem to have been written just for me, they so fit the shit that was going on in my life at the time I first heard it. I always want to cry when I hear 3 Libras. I can never get tired of this album.
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LuluVi wrote:
this is the greatest album of all time.
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RavenHorse wrote:
Love the 3 Libras song.
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sprytelyte wrote:
One of the best albums of all time... HANDS DOWN!!!
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constantwinter wrote:
♥
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juanini7777 wrote:
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Falcon_pile wrote:
one of the best albums ever made.
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Kerwin_Rigby wrote:
this album is perfect.
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TexasKitty wrote:
Most romantic album ever
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Recent Activity
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grubass77 tagged Mer De Noms with ‘favorite albums’. yesterday evening
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jimasaurus and benzodiasepina added A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms to their libraries. Tuesday afternoon
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DreadfulHero wrote about Mer De Noms in Year in Revision: 2000. Sunday afternoon
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Hewlett123 added Mer De Noms to Hewlett123’s library. Sunday morning
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Hewlett123 tagged Mer De Noms with ‘seligalex’. Sunday morning
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igloo2 tagged A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms with alternative rock and progressive rock. Saturday afternoon
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Tristesse_27 tagged Mer De Noms with ‘albums i really want’. Friday afternoon
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Toolkidd101, thigdon, barkscene and 3 other people added A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms to their libraries. last week
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