Thirteenth Step
by A Perfect Circle
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Sep 16, 2003
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 158 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 143 out of 158
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 158
  3. Negative: 8 out of 158

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  1. christoiphern
    Sep 27, 2003
    4
    Turn on any clearchannel radio station, and this could be on.
  2. forkyou
    Oct 3, 2003
    6
    meh
  3. MichaelR
    Sep 25, 2003
    6
    Half of the album is good, the other half forgettable, much like Mer De Noms, but without any songs as good as De Nom's Orestes, 3 Libras, Rose, and Bena. It's funny, between this album and Mer De Noms, you have one great album.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#14 Most Shared Album of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Launch.com
    80
    By muting Tool's over-the-top attack, Keenan has more time to devote to deepening the textures throughout.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    70
    Sounds more like the dusky thrum of Disintegration-era Cure than it does any of the members' previous bands.
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  3. Spin
    50
    It's more cerebral than aggressive.... A derivative effort that makes Keenan sound less talented than he actually is. [Oct 2003, p.105]
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