way farer lying down the law ^

btw i just heard frusciante say that his last chili pepper aslbum will be 11 track next one. (last for all of them not just him)

This is amazing.

He's not the best as far as I'm concerned but he is very good. I think his strongest competition is Mark Knopfler

Indeed. I've been listening to Ataxia for about half a year now (probably longer), but it was quite a while before I managed to get their second album. It's pretty good but not as groundbreaking as their first. I really can't get enough of them.


Niandra Lades & Usually Just a T-Shirt is probably my fav Frusciante album... it's the real drugged up one.

You can say that again.

Hes definitely up there, but he isn't the best.

One of the best guitarists and backup singers ever. He can make such creative sounds by simply improvising with flea.

"Throw Away Your Television" live at Slane is my favorite peice of work he's done so far.

OMG i got the 1337th view :P

But in all seriousness yeah i do think he is incredibly underrated and easily one of the best guitarists of today.

:O

FINALLY!

Congratulations you are the first person i have ever seen agree with me on the Throw Away Your Television deal.

BTW i was there at Slane Castle 2003, i also bought the DVD.

You lucky mother ****er. I only have DVD and that looked like one of the best concerts i have ever seen. Where there any other bands that day playing?

Automatic Writing
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...axia_cover.jpg

I think that will be next to review, if anyone else wants to tackle Ataxia II, be my guest.

people that call frusciante a shredder are way off the mark.

shredders are cold and calculated and can go from 0 to fret melting in the first bar. there's still some passion and emotion but it's centered around getting attention. LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT HOW FAST I'M PLAYING! ARE THEY LOOKING AT ME YET? COME ON LOOK AT ME!!!

on the other hand when frusciante starts letting it rip it's because it's built up to that point. he'll spark and smoldered until his soul finally catches fire for a brief moment. if you happen to be there then you got to share in something special. if not, well you can always hope to catch the reflection on youtube but it'll never be the same.

the shredders, will, sound the same.

as far as i'm concerned he is most definitely one of the best rock guitar players from his generation of musicians.

I've never heard any Frusciante solo album.
Any recommendations on where to start with?

depends on whether you prefer drugged out experiments or well crafted tunes.

I'm open to everything, but I prefer to listen the well crafted tunes first.

in that case i'd say start with 'the will to death'

Shadows Collide with People, thats probably my favorite.

Thanx. I'll check out both records.

Any John Frusciante Fans?
 

I was just wondering, and I mean mainly his solo work. I do love his work with the chili peppers but man I really love his solo work..

Any other fru fru heads out there?


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yay there is... omg I love john!!!!
I'm reading all the post as we speak!

Just read this thread and you will see.

thank ya thank ya! I'm reading right now!

I've just read most of the posts in this thread and I must say... forums can be harsh...

I'm almost positive that the artists who make the music aren't thinking in their head....
"This album I release is going to put me over Hendrix... Page... etc..."

Frusciante is a very spiritual being, he loves music for what it is
"Music is the face of God"

He is my own personal fave, for my own reasons... although I would suggest to someone to listen to him, I would let you be the judge...
I would'nt insist on him over throwing your fave because of my opinions...

I would hate for any of the artists to read threads like these, where they are compared and then raped upon by the posters because "my guitar god is better than yours..."

Love music for what it does and what it is...
That's what the musicians do and that's what makes them great...

Hope this clarifies where we stand in music today and where the artists do...

I love my John Frusciante...But he is not the best of the generation, maybe one of the best but certaintly not the best.

I sure wish the man would put out another album, im thinking about daily now.











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On of the best if not the best guitarist today. But pretty underatted.

God, I love John. I've had his records for years, but never really got into them until a month or so ago, and they're absolutely amazing. I will admit though, he is almost completely inaccessible (that's probably why it took me so long to get into him in the first place).

Hmmm, I downloaded Shadows Collide with People but wasn't completely impressed. It seemed to rely alot on basic acoustic guitar, which sounded a little bland and I was expecting something more experimental with added guitar wankery.

I think I might download one of his earlier albums and see what I make of that.

I feel like Frusciante is under appreciated a times for his talent. I know he is he super minimal in his creative approach of "less is more" to songs, but he can still melt your face off. He should be recognized more and more within the music community, like he'd even care though.

BTW,
Froosh is on the new PFunk CD along with the rest of the Peppers.

Check out Niandra Lades. ;)

Much better album, thanks for the recomendation.

Some really beautiful guitar on there and musically much more interesting than Shadows, the arrangements seem to have so much more depth. Leaving one half of the album is pretty pretentious, but I have to say that the latter part is the strongest.

I didnt even know that he was the one who created the guitar piece for Butterfly by Crazy Town until like 2 days ago. Its a classic and he created it.

I think hes the man :D

then please do yourself a favour (if you haven't already) and listen to the rest of the Mother's Milk album.

Been there, done that. It was good..

Wow. Someone needs to post JFs best work

Best of his instrumental work


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