08 - John Frusciante - Hope (Curtains)

John Frusciante - Hope
Album: Curtains (2005)

Curtains is the seventh solo album by John Frusciante released on February 1, 2005 through Record Collection.The last album in the six-in-six series was almost two months late due to a printing mistake, yet absolutely worth the wait. John's voice is better than ever and on some songs, such as Control and Ascension, he's literally playing with his wide vocal range and, through crystal-clear singing, once again, portraying the nude of his own soul; singing and strumming the cords from the living room for of his Los Angeles home, backed up by his friends Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Carla Azar and Ken Wild. The emotions and voice are echoing after having hit the glass and the walls and are channeled through the acoustic guitars, electric guitar overlays and even a melodica solo at the end of A Name, following the last sung lines starting with words from a children's game. On Lever Pulled, yet another song that resembles a poem from the later XIX century romanticism era, it sounds as if the notes escaped, tripped and broke against the floor. There are verses which could associate to Prometheus and Noah; yet the most of it is pure Frusciante, the raw flesh just torn off a poet's heart. Casual listeners are most likely to say that John resembles Cat Stevens on this album.

1. The Past Recedes [3:53]
2. Lever Pulled [2:22]
3. Anne [3:35]
4. The Real [3:07]
5. A Name [2:03]
6. Control [4:29]
7. Your Warning [3:33]
8. Hope [1:56]
9. Ascension [2:53]
10. Time Tonight [3:12]
11. Leap Your Bar [2:36]


Lyrics:

I feel the hope running low
We never found our way home
There is no more world
The land is gone
Water is all that survived that one

There are no escapes,
No escapes
Gone are the days of mistakes
Our mistakes

And did you see
The night wore on
And became the days that never begun
The disappearing day
You know where I'm from
Is the only place that forever stays young

Lost at sea
We're lost at sea
I wouldn't know my face if you all were me
All we have is all we see
There is no more hope
There are no dreams


Credits:

Release date: 01st February 2005
Released: Worldwide
Publisher: Record Collection Music
Duration: 33 minutes, 43 seconds
John plays: Acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, melodica, piano, strings essemble, mellotron, synthesizer, treatments
Other musicians: Carla Azar plays the drums, Ken Wild upright bass. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta plays lead guitar on Lever Pulled and "joined guitars" with John on Anne
Produced by: John Frusciante
Engineered by: Ryan Hewitt
Mixed by: Ryan Hewitt
Mixing assisted by: Chris Holmes
Recorded/mixed at/when: John's living room (08-14th and 19-23 May 2004)
Mastered by/where: Bernie Grundman/Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood, CA, USA
Designed by: Mike Piscitelli, John Frusciante
Cover photograph by: Lola Montes


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[loveatom]

0:48... the most perfectly used fill ever

[nanernanernaner]

masterpiece



[JrCrown]

after years.. its been his voice that ive been searching for all along..

[w0nd3rfulN0iz3]

@JustBetter10 god loves it too...

[Gman44a]

100 to 0

It's nearly impossible to dislike John's music

[emenes75]

killer song. and a killer record. so simple, so complex. just perfect.

[LedZeppelin03]

@loveatom So true

[TheGroumpfy]

@loveatom This fill beats the entire discography of nowadays mainstream musicians.

[frusciantefan122]

this song makes me think about noahs ark...

[lonewolf604]

I really think his dentures really hinder is vocal quality.....but he's still great none the less.

[JustBetter10]

god i love that part at 0:47 every damn time..