05 - John Frusciante - A Name (Curtains)

John Frusciante - A Name
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:

These don't have a name
I've been a fool to let it out that way
And it'll keep on coming back
A fool gets laughed at
And I'll go on and on and on
Letting it out when the feeling's strong
I wonder who in the single thing
Made this night and its ugly dreams

These all pass away
It is clear that one can see through a day
And I may have met my match
Completely unattached
With noone noone noone
On whom to rely
Let's sing that song
well I didn't read the last page
You thought of me at that final stage

Eenie meenie miny moe
It's about time
About time to go
Eenie meenie miny moe
It's about time
About time to go


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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[Caumzitow]

This might be my momentary sadness speaking but his music just seems to reach parts of me that i was not aware of

[NopeTheOtherOne]

he beautifully used the enimeneminiemo

[daveygabc]

How did he manage to record a chorus of angles singing at 0:44 ? :-O

[ElliottSmithSocks]

frusciante is as deep as elliott smith but not depressive, i like this

[guitardude1007]

@vareela94 i knew it couldnt have been a harmonica. thanks a lott

[vareela94]

@guitardude1007 i think that it's a melodica and not an harmonica , and inthe description of the vid it says that

[kill3rkomodo]

@guitardude1007 harmonica

[guitardude1007]

what instrument does he use at the end?

[MaxJNorman]

@andrew19vato lol

[andrew19vato]

@Caumzitow nah i know what u mean sometimes it tingles my nipples abit

[andrew19vato]

@Bushie1988 och aye lol

[Bushie1988]

@andrew19vato shit just seen this comment now haha well in any case goo ti see a wee dude into the same music as me eh !