John Frusciante Untitled #2 Original Recording

[Socotrine]

i have a playlist that is called untitled #2 on repeat aw yes

[bigpj09]

this song is like a strange, cosmic mix of syd barrett, beethoven and hendrix... amazing

[Martothe111]

Its kind of shame that most people would label this as junk. But on the other hand i think its great its not popular because it takes a person with real soul to be able to understand this. im 16 years old and i wish more kids my age loved his stuff. John is the Jimi Hendrix of my generation and i hope he starts to get the recognition he deserves.

[JustBetter10]

who even DARED to look at the dislike button on Johns music.

[tocomfomeefrio]

on drugs?

[tacomann07281995]

The 60's had Jimi Hendrix but we have John Frusciante

[Seemyhammer]

Never before has a man's music, speech, thoughts, and soul touched my heart and made me cry like this man's. I feel honored that I was born into a world where this man exists and his music can be heard by millions. Thank you John Frusciante.

[rhcp4565]

@Seemyhammer couldn't agree more bro

[rhcp4565]

the transition at 0:46 and subsequent seconds makes me cry everytime

[jilopoylara]

Who can tell whats that god sent Media that uses to create that psycho Perfect sound to all his untittled composes !! and not only

[JacobbGMusic]

@jilopoylara Are you talking about the reversed guitar? cause all he does is record something and then reverse it :P

reverse one of his songs and you will hear it

[jilopoylara]

@JacobbGMusic obviously Yes .thank you jacob....have a nice day :P

[youwinoneinternets]

This is genuinely such a lovely song, not by conventional standards but when you just tilt back and turn on the empathy and lose yourself, holy shit is this a song

[paulosrgo]

this song is great! so sad and beautiful! I kind understand what JF was feeling at this time of his life

[Aspire7]

Musical genius. Fuckin fuck shit for fucks sake....It's all love my friends. Wat up folks?

[TheBeanmartian]

@Aspire7 ha ha I am!

[BluIndie]

untitled #7 rules :D

[ZhegraCity]

crying guitar

[gosje2006]

watch?v=NILf-SjpKZY



[Andrewthegreathobo]

fucking beautiful

[emosdieslow]

The whole thing is a masterpiece but 0:23 - 0:32 is really beyond that.

[SoulWalker23]

Love this, and hate it, haha

[JosephAndrewHicks]

..Brilliant..really can't describe it with words..

[flirtinwithdisaster0]

is there anywhere you can hear his backwards solos played forward?

[WhiteBoyIsAwesome]

@flirtinwithdisaster0 play them backwards......

[TitaniousGrubbs]

@flirtinwithdisaster0 You can download a free program called Audacity, upload the mp3 of whatever song you want then reverse it from there.

[thrashtastical]

@TitaniousGrubbs THANK YOU!

[sh3r1ly]

@flirtinwithdisaster0 just type the name of the song in the search bar but with "reverse" in it, then youd find it

[IfearGuitars]

this song not made on this earth!

[IfearGuitars]

this song not mad on this earth!

[bassfunk5]

i love all john's stuff but can relate the most to all niandra and smile from songs...and this song-it needs no words as it's emotion put across can be interpreted in whatever way by any individual.

[weekendchannel2]

i think,,.john is a guitarrist that use many effects in his songs

[TehSorso]

@weekendchannel2 not really, maybe a loop to reverse the solos ( or maybe this is done on post-processing). usually a plain overdrive or no effects - on most of niandra he didnt use anything, also on most of t-shirt.

[weekendchannel2]

i think,,.john is a guitarrist that use many effects in this songs

[TheRAYV1]

This song made me feel good for some reason and itz the best song ive ever heard

[ziaoux123]

bravo loco! frusciante eres lo mejor ps-

esta dichioooooooo.. des de peru!!".. loco te keremos

!

=D soy tu fanns ! nunber one!

[brendeninchauspe]

the crazy thing is that this is an improv.....

[Emilie173389]

purely amazing

[kinsey0620]

just purchased this album for $95. defiantly worth the money. sadly, $95 was the cheapest i could find for the original album. still, this is a masterpiece. you can't put a price on John's work.

[casyn14]

Hey if anyone ever gets the chance, watch some of my videos. I have 2 up right now. I am very inspired by Frusciante, especially his solo work. So please if you ever get the chance watch them and tell me what you think. Try not to be harsh im only a beginner.

[daaniboy1]

The Beauty of Insanity, the most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my life!!

We love you John

[Andrewthegreathobo]

breathless and speechless

[SexRobotOfDoom]

Meth is one hell of a drug...

[bullishvirus]

@SexRobotOfDoom not meth its herione in johns case.

[SexRobotOfDoom]

@bullishvirus In any case I'm mocking him and his supposed skill.

[MsShadow1987]

so pure beauty...

[clarkgun]

Incredible song, his entire discography takes you on a deep journey. John is the type of artist i would say his music doesn't come from his mind, but from his consciousness.

[Sakapukaman]

It's incredible how Niandra LaDes And Usually Just A T-shirt is so inspiring.

[ledzeppelin4485]

i just slipped into another dimension

[iDaZeGB]

everytime i listen to this album my family thinks its terrible. I dont understand how someone could not see the beauty in this. John Frusciante = genious

[stew1277]

@iDaZeGB i totally agree with you. its a select few that can realize how wonderful it is. most people are so caught up in what music is popular and what everybody else is listening to that they don't take the time to discover real music that evokes emotions, and is deeper than just another good sounding song

[LfunkeyA]

@stew1277

i think the 'problem' is that many people don't care much about music to begin with. i don't know if that is wrong, but it's the way it is. people who don't care much about music will only experience the most intrusive music, i.e. the most advertised/played music. will always be this way.

[Simmeringtim]

I listen to alot of music but it only seems like John's music can make me cry.

[Pucothemage007]

this song made me high for a moment. Amazing I love it

[MissingStrings]

When I first heard Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt I hated it. But this stuff grows on you.

I love it.

Especially Untitled #10 =]

[berrylover16]

if john made a biography like anthony's scar tissue then i'd read it. :D

[ChimpDotCom]

i doubt he'd ever do that :)

[berrylover16]

true, but it sure would rock.

[TheBeanmartian]

@berrylover16 would def be agood read

[JFfanforever]

@berrylover16 yeah me to but I doubt he will

[JustBetter10]

@berrylover16 i'm sure it would be too sophisticated for a lot of people out there lol.

[retafuy]

@berrylover16 Anthony didn't write anything, Larry Sloman did. Hope John would write it on his own.

[Jaystyle93]

fel in love with this shit soon as i stumbled across it

[Valness11]

this was among the first albums i listened to when i started to really listen to music around when i was 14 years old...and 10 years later this still penetrates me like nothing else.

[trancenergy4]

penetrate

[Wopperpropper]

Just Pure Skill Dude

[babscabs1987]

this song is fantastic. but, was it the heroin? must be, i dont know, ive never injected myself, shit i dunno.

[rooky2222]

nothing is true every thing is permitted what i am trying to say because he was on drugs doesnt mean it was really bad only ppl who say its bad are people in hospital if you dont foloow them you die but why is dead so bad because ppl say it is you dont know so why should ppl know that are alive know what is is to be death

[NoiceWan]

nothing is true everything is permitted? i duno whats lamer, the fact that you've used that orthe fact that i know its from assassins creed :P

[yoyoj8]

rooky2222=Ezio haha

[AngryLabRat]

it's a normal guitar solo (obviously played by John) being run backwards clown

[snackhappypappy]

Play it in reverse. You may like it better.

[Ganky2]

This entire piece was improvised :D

[Swagerama]

How can that be? he had to record it twice for rythem/lead

[HendrixWhiteTurner]

no he says at the end of an acoustic of tiny dancer that he couldnt play it cos it was all improv

[SAREmcr]

the bad times make us who we are so you wouldnt have the fortune to enjoy his later stuff if it wasnt for the pain and suffering he went through ............ i still dont understand why drugs affect what people say about the MUSIC this is a beatuifull song , and well ......... apreciate it for what it is ..........peace guys ... tute a joint for me X }

[mrpattrike]

why do pple say shit like "o man this is such a bad part of his life, so sad him making such music" fahk i think its pretty great stuff and its just like an outlet he would probably hav made this for himself just from his creativity ,,,,stop feelin sorry for him n bringing up all his drug use when you hear sweet music haha

[berrylover16]

what's the second song? is it still untitled 2?

[italllies]

yes its off of

"Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt"

which has 13 untitled songs.

john was right they are songs that dont need to be named.

this is pure.

[Computerdisplay]

its weird that people feel bad for him...ok most of us wouldnt like to be in such a terrible physical condition (money, lungs, mental or whatever) but he says he is not sorry...he learned from it he says, and wouldnt even call it a bad experience.

[sphinkx765]

I do see your point,in fact, makes a lot of sense... I think some people feel bad for him cause,you know, we kinda worship John.And we don't like to see someone that we worship that much in that condition,you know ? The important thing is the now,don't you agree ?

[kidsbikes]

So true, although it had awful consequences like you said, he actually gained such an amazing view on life and creativity etc. In all the videos, if you listen to the things he says, they are mind blowing. Still so much better that he recovered though and managed to get away and have it as an experience, kind of a miracle.

[berrylover16]

amazingly spiritual.

[mrpattrike]

yea thats true , i probably would have used the word emotional or somthing but yea true

[Rockafellaton]

spooky

[Fanchus]

This makes me feel seriously scared, wtf, i feel so sad when i imagine frusciante recording this, painful, the good thing is that he's alright now...

[GuitarLord71]

i recorded this exact song like 20 sec worth of it. recorded the main part then did the backwards guitar. its so much fun and it sounds cool. such a beautiful song...

[mike16sad]

Love the first 5 secs.

Mixture of Happy & Sad ........ Genius

[hazzxc]

this takes me on such a beautiful trip.

[MissingStrings]

He just records two separate guitar tracks and reverses one and BAM you have a nice trippy song ;D

[TXBluez13]

its actually his line 6 delay it comes with a reverse effect on it bc its so complex tryin 2 record then reverseing it...with that line 6 he spends alot of time playing with it so he knows how 2 get what sound he wants out of it

[yummybum]

that's not true actually, he literally does reverse it...take a look at the song when it's totally reversed and you'll see...

[GuitarLord71]

he didnt even have his line 6 in this era. this was when he was on herion. he recorded with cassette and its easy to reverse something on cassette, just reverse the tape and you have reverse recording.

[TXBluez13]

i no that was his herion era go look at ne video an take a good look at his set up u can clearly see the line 6 delay...check your shit before u think u no wat ur talkin about

[GuitarLord71]

do you no what your talking about he didnt even have the line 6 when he recorded this. it was later after he recorded this that he got it. he didnt have it in the californication era and that was in 98-99. in the by the way era he had it on his pedalboard. i would no i made a video about his effects.

[Anjar69]

i just love him so much <3

[greengiant93]

i listened to this high and it was awesome..er

[SeitxiS]

awesome song

[ltjimdangle16]

i just shit blood

[kharlos84]

hey i wanna know is somebody knwos what effect john use here like a violin ?? please anwers

[Quintonthesnake]

Its a revers guitar effect. The same you here at the beginning of Jeff Buckley's Mojo Pin track....

[whatyouare818]

frusciante is the master of the reverse guitar effect which is shown through this amazing song!!!

[shizmuffins101]

reverse guitar effect?

[shizmuffins101]

not at all. are you blind? im asking how to produce the reverse guitar effect and what it is, i've never heard of it before

[FrankTh3Tank1]

what he means is that it is literally a track played in reverse.... so some of the track is played normal and the violin-sounding stuff is what is a reverse track.. he uses is extensively.. listen to Ramparts by john.. my favorite track where he uses reverse effect. Sometimes like in Venice Queen (RHCP) it sounds like a reverse effect but he does that by messing with the volume knob with his pinky as he plays...

[CiscoNast]

thanks for all the anecdotes and personal info.

[220891nb]

i cant do that with my pinky when i play :S

i have a les paul and cant reach the volume :(

[Malosovich]

there are reverse effects out there, like the reverse effect that comes stock on the peavey vyper modeling amps.

it's not going to give you this sort of play back though. Infact it sounds horrible. to acheive this you need to simply reverse the recorded track.

[123eli123]

asshole...

[stuffstuff9]

i hope your having a nice day

[msopher]

yes!!! I had the beginning of this song stuck in my head, and i could find what it was, so i searched all the untitled tracks, and FINALLY HERE IT IS

[firmly6]

to record this whole thing pre1994 is amazing. He probably spent hours and hours working the tapes and adding layers. Amazing what people can do with a few guitars, an amp, and a tape recorder. True expression.

[dannyboy0707]

i fucking love the beginning of this song.  i play it over and over.

[rjouas77777]

i know this

[ufuu]

sounds like the typical john frusciante sound

[planb61293]

i would have to say that it is very far from typical! but its definitely beautiful like most of John's music, if that's what you meant!

[g3orgepl]

beatiful voice

[engelskrieger1992]

This song is happy and sad at one time.... Asowme!!!

[MyLoVeLyMaN]

quite amazing! At the beginning this is so calm and happy, from 1.15 there's something scaring and in some way "insane"!

[FretBoardPlayGround]

is that from stuff?

[GrumpyPancake]

Somehow this song makes you extremely happy and deeply depressed at the same time.

It's definitely the greatest song I've ever heard!

[oppsydoodles]

mostly all the work on this album does that..its quite amazing

[pishandchibbs]

Totally hit the nail on that comment there man...it's almost scary the way this song is. But damn, I love it.

[BetaErpel]

I'm so glad i finally found some people who agree with my opinion :D Thought i was the only one on the whole wide world....

[nervouswreck22]

it's an amazing feeling

[DavidJuniorEllefson]

This song takes you places. Beautiful

[justrong10]

fucken right

[Thunderhour]

I love John so much he mean so much to me ever since i was 7 when californication come out i freakin loved him! :)

[AJS19]

i know its reversed :P

[hamsalad]

its reversed. why are people so stupid

[AJS19]

im sure hes got some high tech thingy that did this that probably cost at least an arm :P

[OhFFSGimmeAName]

Kind of ironic you saying that, seeing as how he went on to almost having his arms removed...

[hamsalad]

haha, not funny tho quite serious

[fullmetalfunk]

I nkow this comment is like 3 months old but I fifgured I more than likely did not have a high tech thing back when this was recorded. It was alot of tape manipulation just messing around with a reel to reel tape recorder and reversing the trcks and he used some dely on the album to for his vocals like on Running Away Into You. Now he has a doepfer system which does cost an arm and leg but back then I don't think he had anything like that.

[playthatguitar]

i have this album, its amazing.

[Andrejik85]

where can i find this on mp3?

[stanleycen]

niandra lades and usually jsut a t-shirt, that's his first solo album

[adds102]

where can i find the picture used in the video??

[pesunited08]

i got it from google

[tehrequiem]

Imo he made more raw music when he was on dope but he deff is making better music after is recovery, and i mean his solo albums after his recovery and the music he's making with the Chilli Peppers.

[timith313]

I love Frusciante, but his super drugged up stuff is too much for me. Both because of what I know he was going through at the time, and the sound is a bit too off-beat for my liking.

[BarclayTom]

listening to john frusicantes untitled songs is a weird feeling. Knowing that he was addicted to hard drugs at the time, but still coming out with something really beautiful! it's quite surreal

[k0stil]

i love reverse things

[aberk2]

I'd like to hear this song played backwards, so that the backwards parts were forwards.

[yojimbome]

Just search it someone has it on youtube.

[45Cal101]

this song is crazy! i feel a connection to it, i don't understand.

[JazZappaLemon]

3:32 :)

[iamoldschool]

this reminds me a lot of castles made of sand by hendrix. good stuff

[noodle654]

Somebody please tell me what effects he is using.

[htime9119]

its is recorded backwords

[htime9119]

it is recorded backwards

[MaddMan95]

Wow. I have never heard anything like this. Amazing. The electric guitar part sounds like spiritual voices. Spooky and Beautiful at the same time. Mr. Frusciante is one extremely talented human being.

[8788787787878788]

where did you find this stuff?

[waluyoh7]

i think it's the same track as the one that's on niandra la des and usually just a t shirt...good song though

[8788787787878788]

thanks, had no idea that he put out any solo albums. its some AMAZING shit though.

[waluyoh7]

yeahh its super good.

you'll be amazed, get to read about it too

[8788787787878788]

yeah, i did a ittle research.

CRAZY, some very cool stuff in my opinion.

[Romans10Verse9]

I'm glad you got to discover some of the best music in existence.

[8788787787878788]

The best time is.........thats so freaking true.

[pesunited08]

I dont know, I've had it some time

[661strawberry]

I don't find this song scary but I think this was definately one of the darkest times of Johns life and you can understand what he's feeling by this music...atleast thats what I think

[RIPhillel]

This music definitely has some Van Gough in it.

[htime9119]

i find it hard to compare a painter's vibe to a musicians, I guess a dark aspect in their work.

[RIPhillel]

I was referring to Frusciante's comments in the VPRO documentary :). And I agree with what he said, but more in the sense that it has the sense that it was made by a true artist, someone dedicated and wanting to do nothing but express themselves purely.

[htime9119]

true, i hope john doesn't cut his ear off though

[luiso69f]

is scary the way of a simple song can make me feel

[rhcpguitarar]

So beautiful.

[Tulane89]

I first heard this song when I downloaded Stuff a few years back, not knowing it was actually Frusciante and actually on an album until a while later... ever since, I've been hooked with the untitleds...

[jamato1992]

I love this song

[ZZbeard]

does anyone find it scary in a way?

[dakingbaby]

i find most of this cd scary, but in a good way

[Tulane89]

i never really found the song to be scary in a horror movie kind of way, but I always thought that it conveyed some pretty scary emotions, if that makes sense... it expresses more sadness to me than most blues songs... but maybe that's just because the context I see it in...