A PERFECT CIRCLE: THIRTEENTH STEP 2003-2004
ROME, IT [HORUS]
1.13.04
 (2 Reviews)



By Omegaiori


I arrived at the place at approx 7 p.m., got in and had to wait till 10 p.m. for the concert to start. It was hot, we couldn't smoke (this was Maynard asking for it, thru the crew), no pictures and somebody even said that we could not slamdance (pogo). That was the craziest. BTW, the stage was pretty big, Twiggy on the left, James behind him on a platform, Billy on the right, Josh behind him on another platform and in the center Maynard's platform, with a circular curtain on. Tracklist (random order, except the first and the last song):

1) Vanishing (maynard playing some drums from behind the curtains)
2) Magdalena
3) Rose
4) The Hollow
5) Blue
6) Pet
7) The Noose
8) 3 Libras
9) The Nurse Who Loved Me (Maynard said he was in a special city and because of this, he said he would do this special song for us)
10) The Outsider ("this is our latest single" )
11) Weak and Powerless
12) The Package
13) Judith

The concert lasted only one hour, but to me it was Enough. I liked all the songs but I was a bit disappointed cause they didn't do Orestes, my favourite one. I was the whole time in front of Twiggy, I cared of him the most. Maynard played behind the curtain the first couple of songs, then the curtain fell and he was in a glass box, with "do not tap the glass" and "do not feed the animals" written on. He never looked at the crowd, u couldn't see his face (only his back) but he sang like a god. Twiggy was staring the whole time at the crowd, he did funny faces, sang a lot but he was pretty calm, totally different from Marilyn Manson stage acts, but I liked him as well. He stared at me a couple of times but most of the time he was staring at a girl on first row. Twiggy presented the band at a certain point, it was kinda funny. The concert was just GREAT, I loved it, no weak points in my opinion.

After the show I decided to wait for them. Had luck again, I was just in time to get first row in the crowd that formed next their tour bus. Twiggy arrived. He signed autographs, gave hugs, kiss and shook hands.. I touched his hair (he has some dreads on the back), and it was like touching a dirty dog. I had this weird dirt on my hand the whole time. The guy is not that clean uh but I already knew it. Then Billy came, he was all sweet, gentle and shy. autographs again . While we were waiting for Maynard (as everyone thought he was still inside the club), Josh came out of the bus all dressed up as a gentleman, with pink pants and stuff cause he was smoking. I asked for an autograph and as soon as he agreed, the other fans joined me. He was pure kindness. I told they were great, I asked about Maynard he said he was in the bus, not feeling well and laying down. I asked if they were going straight to Rimini, he said yes. I asked [again] where did they stay while in Rome, he said I dunno too,like James did ... weird. I shook his hand and watched him take funny pictures with other fans. He was pure kindness. during the whole wait, there were girls going in and out the tourbus. A couple of girls got out disgusted, because Twiggy was a pig. What do they thought? That entering the bus meant playing chess with the band? Bah. Sometimes I hope I had tits, no males were allowed inside. This sucked. My camera didn't work AGAIN, and friend of mine took pic but she doesn't wanna share so. But I have my ticket signed my Josh and Billy, and a paper signed by Twiggy and James. Maynard is just unapproachable so..... but anyway, it was the most amazing experience I had, and I'm never gonna forget it. Thank you APC!



By ShyMoon

I would like to write something about the concert,and I'de like to Write something about the other review written by OMEGAIORI,and tell him/her a very funny thing!!!!

First of all,sorry to everybody is reading here, for my bad english....I'm an Italian girl,I live in Rome and I am 22 years old. It has been my first A Perfect Circle's concert and I'd like to Describe how I felt that night...I'd like to paint my feelings because OMEGAIORI made an excellent concert's reportage, yet.

I have Just to say that the audio was not so great at the Horus Club, and the place was surely too much small. There were about 1300 persons in a very little area and many others boys and girls would be came at the concert if the place would be bigger. I hope this for the next time in Rome, and I really hope it would be very, very soon!!!

Unfortunately Maynard's voice didn't hear so good.....the audio wasn't So good, but Maynard has been fantastic as usual!! (or better....Maynard's back....!!!) He sang all the time with his back in front of us...but I don't think that's a new thing! The concert lasted just an hour.....too less...I'd liked to stay here much more, and sing with them much more and feel that strange sensation of pleasure for much more time....

And now I'd like to write about what OMEGAIORI has written about Jeordie at the concert!!!! I am still smiling because you write that he had been staring a girl in the first row. Well, I can't believe it, I can't believe that someone else apart me and my boyfriend would realize that Jeordie was staring at me all that time. I was in the first row,in front of Jeordie and after a few minutes from the start of the show, till the end he was watching at me .....but I thought I was really wrong thinking a thing like this. Instead my boyfriend suddenly told me, smiling "Are you in embarrassment for him???? Aren't you???!!" and my face got really dark red...!!! I didn't know where to watch. I was really feeling shy for this .....by the way, at the same time it was a very strange sensation look at Jeordie, every time I watched him! Maybe because he has a very deep look...that sometimes made me a little bit scared for that deepness!! Maybe also because my boyfriend wasn't so happy for this! At the end of the show I thought it was a mistake thinking he was staring at me.....maybe he has just found a direction where to watch without any reason. And now I believe that is better think that the place where I was, simply was a good and an easy direction where he could stare all the time. I was just in front of him!!!! And he could not stare "clouds" or the sky above his head!!!But as I read what OMEGAIORI wrote I had a big surprise!!!!! And so everybody realize that?????? My god!! Why you wrote Jeordie is a pig???? What he told to the two girls that came out from the bus tour? Could you answer me please OMEGAIORI? It would be a great pleasure for me to know about this! However, the show has been really wonderful for me, and for my boyfriend and we would like to thank all Perfect Circle's members for what they are, for what they give to the music, to people, to our hearts, to our minds, to our souls, and, most of all we would like to thank JEORDIE!!

P.S.: IF JEORDIE WILL READ THIS REVIEW MAYBE WILL BE SHY A LITTLE BIT, AND WILL SMILE VERY MUCH FOR THIS!!! EVERYBODY SAW YOU JEORDIE AND MY BOYFRIEND WILL KILL YOU NEXT TIME!!! I AM JUST JOKING.

HOPE IN YOUR ANSWER

WITH LOVE,
SHYMOON