18 - John Frusciante - The Slaughter (Shadows Collide With Peoplle)

John Frusciante - The Slaughter
Album: Shadows Collide With People (2004)

Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way, and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. Frusciante has stated that this was his most expensive album to date, costing around $150,000 to produce.

Flea plays a double bass on "The Slaughter", the closing track of the album. All tracks were written by John Frusciante and the majority of the vocal work is performed by him.

Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site, now only a blog, as an alternative to the highly produced sound of the record. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks "Omission", "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely", and "Failure 33 Object".

The album reached number 191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers.

On the vinyl release of the album the words "One step away" were inscribed on side A, "There's riddles in the shadows" on side B, "A hint of sadness" on side C, and '"What they least suspect is coming next" on side D. All of these were hints to lyrics on John's next solo album The Will to Death.

1. Carvel [4:14]
2. Omission [4:34]
3. Regret [2:58]
4. Ricky [3:57]
5. Second Walk [1:42]
6. Every Person [2:38]
7. -00Ghost27 [3:50]
8. Wednesday's Song [3:31]
9. This Cold [2:00]
10. Failure33Object [2:55]
11. Song To Sing When I'm Lonely [3:17]
12. Time Goes Back [3:23]
13. In Relief [3:36]
14. Water [4:06]
15. Cut-Out [3:34]
16. Chances [1:50]
17. 23 Go In To End [6:42]
18. The Slaughter [3:52]
19. Of Before [3:17] (Japanese bonus track)


Lyrics:

I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away

You'll be there in the slaughter
Freeing me when I'm cornered
Being arrested by the mind cops (oooh)
They're the only ones worth changing what you do for (oooh)
And I try to be in the line
I guide my fate (ooh)
And what it's good for there's no telling
It's blood
It's a flood

I'll know her face a mile away
She'll take me straight through that gate
I'll know her face a mile away
She'll take me straight through that gate

Living there in a flower (oooh)
You wouldn't have made it without her (oooh)
Though she seems to stay in one place (oooh)
She grows with your life (oooh)
So cry for time (oooh)
What's slow is fast at the same time (oooh)
It comes to life
And if it dies (oooh)
You'd never notice it cuz it
It slides as it climbs

I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know her face a mile away
I'll know my pain is a life away
I'll know my pain is a life away
I'll know my pain is a life away
I'll know my pain is a life away


Credits:

Release date: 23rd February 2004 in US, 24th February in the rest of the world, 3rd March in UK and 6th March in Japan
Released: Worldwide
Publisher: Warner Bros
Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds
Bonus track: "Of Before" available on the Japanese import of the CD
John plays: Guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums and percussion
Other musicians: Josh Klinghoffer plays the same instruments as John (they're listed together in the credits); Chad Smith plays drums and percussion, Omar Rodriguez plays slide guitar on "Chances" and "23 go in to end" Flea plays upright bass on "The Slaughter" and Charlie Clouser did orchestral programming on "Regret" and "Chances"
Produced by: John Frusciante
Engineered by: Jim Scott, Ryan Hewitt; "23 go in to end" and "Failure33Object" by Ethan Mates
Mixed by: Jim Scott
Assisted by: Chris Holmes, Jason Grossman, Chris Ohno
Recorded/mixed at: Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA
Mastered by/where: Bernie Grundman/Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood, CA, USA
Designed by: Richard Scane Goodheart
Cover painting by: Rene Ricard
Art direction by: John Frusciante
Equipment by: Dave Lee
Management: Q-Prime Inc.


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[KerryShaw845]

@SlimNeedle seriously, you motherfuckers, he made this song for the pure sounds and emotion , not to be fake like the bullshit processing today, if you dont like the album version play the fucking acoustic version and please shut the fuck up.

[gibbonsanthony]

i adore this song, but i feel sometimes there are too many layers fogging up johns raw skills, personally just him and his acoustic in the front room recording are all that is needed

[Jakicjakic]

Sooooo difrent from chili peppers.....!!!!!

[ex0ticc]

damn! what an artist, a true one in fact. This song always brings chills down my spine.

Rock on, John Frusciante!

[missdikk]

one person will be slaughtered.. by me.

[booabeck]

oh, my god, the world's best song ever. for sure.

[Kozmikreeko31]

If I had to read Johns mind about what he was stating when he said, " all know her face a mile away." It hits me man, He will finally have found his love he has always been looking for. And He has tried to find her for so long that he will know her face a mile away. love you john.

[TheGroumpfy]

Is someone seriously doubting John's vocal capacities ? Shame on you.

He sings the same line later in that song without any effect. He only used the vocoder for artistical reasons and it sounds pretty great if you want my opinion.

[krazykalash]

Vocoder takes musical skill to use, auto-tune makes up for some of your lack of skill

[A55K1KKR]

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah . Just listen.