Maynard James Keenan Reveals His Choices For Best-Sounding Albums From Tool, A Perfect Circle, And Puscifer

During a recent interview with YouTube personality Rick Beato, singer Maynard James Keenan was asked by the host to share what he thinks are the “best-sounding” albums from each of his three bands: Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. “With Tool, I think it would be Lateralus,” Keenan responded. “There’s just a balance to it. There’s some sonics attached to Ænima, but I feel like Lateralus, there were some things happening with that that were unexpected.” Maynard continued, “A Perfect Circle, I think part of the new album, the first half of the new album [Eat the Elephant], I feel like was there. But overall, I would think that Thirteenth Step is probably the one.” As for Puscifer – which Maynard revealed earlier in the interview is releasing a new album sometime this year – the singer claimed, “I feel like Existential Reckoning is the one. It’s an eccentric album. It’s definitely a sonic landscape. It’s a soundtrack more than it is an album.” (Consequence of Sound)