11 - John Frusciante - Leap Your Bar (Curtains)

John Frusciante - Leap Your Bar
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:

Hannah, go leap your bar
This is how right you are
I'm in the way, it seems
People are cold and mean
In the valley's noon
The things that I can find
Nothing's simple soon
The stitches I can time
I was so bad, I was so bad.

Endless the weeds you blink
Nothing's for sure to sink
I closed an open door
What is the world good for?
The beloved cars
That went to where they went
Did they actually go
Or were they really sent?
Life is so sad, life is so sad.

Hannah, go fill your jar
This isn't right, you are
When does the whole of to be
Become infinity
Headed for the moon
The mission I can buy
Forever in a line
The friends who walk right by
And never see you, I never see you.


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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[FritzThistle]

This song has helped me be me. I hope others know how that feels.

[FoolForRespect]

This song makes me actually cry. I'm 24 year old guy who mainly listens to metal. This is just so beautiful. Just beautiful. Can't say more.

[nickwhesker]

@lucythegeisha Dude... He's not in the band anymore... Low Blow.. low... blow...

[KlausMyNameIs]

People are cold and mean... SO relevant

[lucythegeisha]

I'm with you.

[amandayantorno1]

I love his music and lyrics,...I'm from Argentina, I think it might be different listen and understand the language immediately...but I still love the poetry he makes.

[Fan2me]

Yes its john on piano

[leoignaciotoro]

Maestro musical y espiritual.

[R2C457]

does john actually play the piano in this song?

[romidcarrera]

@FoolForRespect I'm with you too. John's voice is so honest and truthful that really reaches and touches your heart.

[IfearGuitars]

@FritzThistle I feel you

[Mefreudi]

@FoolForRespect i'm with you, bro