09 - John Frusciante - Ascension (Curtains)

John Frusciante - Ascension
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:

Coming up to the end
These feelings weren't always pretend
Review your whole life and you don't even have to die
Life would never leave me alone
A choice which way I wanted to go
And everything I've seen is wrong to make me what I'll be

All men
You don't need anyone
Just hold on to the end
And you don't even have to look good
Woman
You do fine on you own
You're free to cry and you don't even have to wipe your eyes

Um la la la um la la la
Um la la la um la la la
Um la la la um la la la
Um la la la um la la la
You once saved me (Um la la la um la la la)
Um la la la um la la la
You once saved me (Um la la la um la la la)
Um la la la um la la la

You once saved me
and now I'm where you want me to be
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have
To try!


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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• Curtains
• Album
• Solo
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• 2005
• Alternative
• Acoustic
• Rock

[litllefishman]

this song is awesome and needs more awesome comments and to show that it is good it has no dislikes =)

[JGRA4]

this whole album is such a piece of beautiful art

[charismatickarma]

I really like this song...for a very personal reason, but will always hold it close to my heart. <3

[abar1204]

@holymetalhypocrite amen brother. i feel the exact same way

[urbansoulzz]

@bove27 i thought the same thing :)

[holymetalhypocrite]

thank you john

[holymetalhypocrite]

no amount of exclamation points will describe my elation after listening to that song

[Aimzinian]

@bove27 see what you mean but he is definitely not copying them lol

[MATHIASgunner]

WOOOOOOOOMAAAAAAAN

hahaha I simply love John =D

[7h3tSLDR02]

Haha the ending is so badass ..... TO TRY

[bove27]

I love john but is it me or is there a little oasis in this song?

[Nathanguitarman]

@A55K1KKyeah this whole albums great i dont even know why theres a dislike button...