Navarro is a talent but they are leagues apart as far as creativity when it comes to Frusciante.
If anyone wants recommendations, let me know - his solo stuff is phenomenal. I think a lot of it would hook a lot of posters here.
john frusciante is one of the best guitarist we have in pop music today. the guy is out there. the kinda out there like “not having a drivers license or credit card” kinda thing. true rock and roll story of a life too. started in rhcp when he was 18, quit the band, went off did heroin for years. practically died, lost his teeth due to rot, his arms are scared so bad due to his needle heroin addiction some of his tattoos are gone
He was smoking crack.
I knew a girl who used to bring hot meals to his house. She told me that he was living in squalor and was rotting away. She was there once when Johnny Depp visited. For years he refused help.
She said that Kiedis and his drug buddies were a bad influence on Frusciante. For a while there, Kiedis had half the dealers in LA in his back pocket.
Frusciante’s album A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence is magnificent.
I do vehemently hate Navarro, though.
agreed. anyone see the lame “interview” he did with al? any question he’d ask al, he’d answer himself :P. lol.
Navarro’s a pretentious douche. But I love the music he does. Huge Jane’s addiction fan IMO. And chalk one up for one of the few that actually really like One Hot Minute. Very fun album IMO. A bit “out there” at times, but I like it. Probably my favorite.
And as for the new one. I’m liking it. New guitarist doesn’t sound too different from Frusciante. Sone of the music though reminds me of Slovak era stuff though. So maybe he reminds me more of Slovak? I dunno. Feels more like the older stuff though.
[reply]I do vehemently hate Navarro, though.
agreed. anyone see the lame “interview” he did with al? any question he’d ask al, he’d answer himself :P. lol.[/reply]
Yeah, the one where he holds a cigarrette to look cool and never smokes it and he wears a leather jacket that is so small and tight on him that he can barely move his arms.
[reply][reply]I do vehemently hate Navarro, though.
agreed. anyone see the lame “interview” he did with al? any question he’d ask al, he’d answer himself :P. lol.[/reply]
Yeah, the one where he holds a cigarrette to look cool and never smokes it and he wears a leather jacket that is so small and tight on him that he can barely move his arms.[/reply]
Haha, that would be the one.
New guitarist doesn’t sound too different from Frusciante.
HAHA!!! I thought it was Frusciante in that video. Oh well, it doesn’t matter either way to me. As long as it’s not Navarro my PC is safe from any spastic stabbings I may make to the monitor in my attempt to kill that little bitch through the internet.
Heh. Never saw the video. But I’m find with Navarro as long as he keeps his mouth shut and let’s the guitar do the talking. His solo album’s even pretty good. He’s gotten a bit lazy with the solos though lately…
I’m too lazy to see who was all gay for Frusciante, but I looked up some of his stuff on YouTube tonight. I didn’t realize he was such a good singer. I really like his voice. I’m a Cat Stevens fan and was thinking he sounded very reminiscent. Then I found a track where he covers a Cat song. It was perfect. I don’t usually bother looking up anyone’s suggestions, so I thought I’d report back on this one. Cheers!
You’re not hard jefferson darcy!!
Don’t you dare talk shit about Jefferson! He was way harder than Steve.
[reply]You’re not hard jefferson darcy!!
Don’t you dare talk shit about Jefferson! He was way harder than Steve.[/reply]
True dat, yo! Jefferson was a straight up pimp, yo! Steve was a dirty hippie.
Freaky and Uplift rule. Granted, that was over 20 years ago. I can’t stand to hear Anthony try to “sing”.
Was actually checking out samples to the remastered first four albums. Might get them today, but they sound so different, it’s scary.
Was actually checking out samples to the remastered first four albums. Might get them today, but they sound so different, it’s scary.
Different? You mean with respect to what Chilis evolved to over 25 years, or do you mean that the re-masterings sound much different than the originally pressed recordings?
I meant the remastering of the first four albums. Checked out samples of Uplift and they didn’t sound like the original versions. Mixed totally different
Interesting. I’ll look into it. Thanks.
Mind you, I heard these on my phone. Funky Crime’s my prime example.
Pick up Freaky Styley.
It is da fucken bitches brew!
I can respect the chilis for all they have been through and endured… and flea as a bass player is the shiatz…he is a well accomplished player and if it wasnt for him and chad…these guys wouldnt be around. Strong rhythems are who they are. Frusicante is an emotional player…sometimes I get it and sometimes I feel like he is just scribbling with a crayon on the wall. He is the classic artist…its his vision he sees not ours. Navarro…well…navarro is your typical egotistical rock guitar hero…and his playing is at best mediocre…yeah i know moutain song kicks ass but fk that tone gets old as fock
I don’t usually bother looking up anyone’s suggestions, so I thought I’d report back on this one. Cheers!
And I assure you, I have way better things to do than gush about how much someone should hear an artist - so, it’s a testament to how much I feel about his talent. Glad it worked.
Best examples of how talented John is.
For anyone interested, this is John, from when he was the most strung out. Definitely makes one see that heroin doesn’t ALWAYS make the best music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn9tnSgylqc
And then, literally a year turnaround after rehab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRGv83rCfE
Night and day.