02 - John Frusciante - An Exercise (The Will To Death)

John Frusciante - An Exercise
Album: The Will To Death (2004)

The Will to Death is the fifth studio album by John Frusciante, released on June 22, 2004 on Record Collection. The album reached #36 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

Frequent collaborator Josh Klinghoffer appears, performing drums, bass, and keyboard.

In 2004 Frusciante announced that he would produce six albums during a six month break from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with The Will to Death being the first of these. Following the long and costly recording of his previous album, Shadows Collide With People, Frusciante decided to experiment with recording music quickly and in a minimalist fashion, performing a maximum of two takes per track.

Frusciante has stated that the album is intended to be "the opposite of Shadows Collide With People": "On The Will to Death, I thought it would be a good idea to make a record with very little backing vocals, because we'd done it so much on Shadows. I always have to have a new idea for each album. For The Will to Death, the idea was to have very little backing vocals. There's a lot of other huge differences. In every way, I wanted the opposite of Shadows. "

1. A Doubt [4:19]
2. An Exercise [3:47]
3. Time Runs Out [4:00]
4. Loss [5:20]
5. Unchanging [3:54]
6. The Mirror [3:01]
7. A Loop [4:34]
8. Wishing [2:48]
9. Far Away [2:17]
10. The Days Have Turned [2:23]
11. Helical [2:13]
12. The Will To Death [3:48]


Lyrics:

Learning there's nothing to gain from advice (ooh ooh)
Hey doubt, come on around any time (ooh ooh)
Anyhow mistakes are what lead you through life
Down and out's only if you think up and in's right

I've gone along with the sins that are versions of you (ooh ooh)
But guidelines were all I had time to get through (ooh ooh)
It's like reading of love that's gone wrong
If time was laid out like that everything would occur at once

And all the laws were laid down twice
And the clouds were doubled in the sky-ah-ah
And being tall meant lacking height (ooh ooh)
And being wrong meant being ri-i-i-ght (ooh ooh)

You're perfect, You fit snuggly right in the lie(ooh ooh)
One host is going to teach you how to die (ooh ooh)
Lay down the darkness tonight is so bright
Reasons, there's one for each time cars colide

I hear that telling moments divide (ooh ooh)
And the only important moments are there in between times(ooh ooh)
And being confused is an exercise(ooh ooh)
I'm missing your thoughts tonight
But we reach out to what's out of our sight
I'm missing your thoughts tonight
But we reach out to what's out of our sight


Credits:

Release date: 21st June 2004
Released: Worldwide
Publisher: Record Collection Music
Duration: 42 minutes, 29 seconds
John plays: Guitar, piano, synthesizer and bass on "Far Away", "Unchanging" and "The Will To Death"
Other musicians: As expected, Josh Klinghoffer. He plays drums, bass, keyboards, and guitar on two last songs. He sings some of the backing/harmony vocals as well and he co-wrote "Helical"
Produced by: John Frusciante
Engineered by: Ryan Hewitt
Mixed by: Ryan Hewitt
Assisted by: Rafael Serrano, Jeff Moses
Recorded/mixed at/when: Mad Dog Studios (18-19.12.2003), Larrabee East Studios (8-10.1.2004)
Mastered by/where: Bernie Grundman/Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood, CA, USA
Designed by: Mike Piscitelli, John Frusciante
Cover photograph by: Lola Montes
Equipment by: Dave Lee
Management: Q-Prime Inc.

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[exit747steve1]

i will meet john! and we shall jam!!!

[delgadoguitar]

thanks for putting up this whole album!!! we need to bring real music back on youtube!!

[itlivesin]

words cant describe

[CurrieBhoy1888]

my pussy is glued too a building on fire!!!

[Quixoticelixer009]

my fave john album together with shadows and this song kicks ass

[MarioPrezioso]

love it so muuch!!

[wickedjoel]

this shit is badass.

[Qain89]

Cuz' John's music involves a phenomenon called Thinking, and people hates to think...

[elloquendoIan]

@oncleben73 in a house lol

[oncleben73]

@elloquendoIan proove it!!!! =D

[lukegranger89]

@exit747steve1 id be to embarrassed, id play triangle though