Curtains [Digipak] by John Frusciante (CD, Jan-2005, Record Collection Music)

Album Features
UPC:	093624895923
Artist:	John Frusciante
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Record Collection Music
Genre:	Lo Fi, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Past Recedes, The
2. Lever Pulled
3. Anne
4. Real, The
5. Name, A
6. Control
7. Your Warning
8. Hope
9. Ascension
10. Time Tonight
11. Leap Your Bar

Details
Producer:	John Frusciante
Distributor:	Alternative Dis. Alliance
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: John Frusciante (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, piano, Mellotron, synthesizer, electric bass); John Frusciante (strings, bass guitar); Ken Wild (double bass, upright bass); Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (guitar); Carla Azar (drums).Audio Mixers: Ryan Hewitt; Chris Holmes .Recording information: 05/08/2004-05/23/2004.The sixth of six albums recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante during 2004, Curtains was initially tracked on the musician's living room floor and subsequently overdubbed with Carla Azar of Autolux on drums, Ken Wylde on upright bass, and Omar Rodriguez of the Mars Volta, who lent his guitar playing to a pair of tracks. Initiated by the stellar, Dylanesque acoustic tones of "The Past Recedes," Curtains opens to reveal evocative, soulful material like "Lever Pulled" and the bright, melodic reflection known as "A Name." The magical "Ascension -- which uses George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" as a touchstone -- offsets the piano dirge "Leap Your Bar," but Frusciante's increasing comfort as a vocalist during this prolific spell is what is most notable. One needs to look no further than the beauty of "Anne" (which is arguably the best of the lot here) for evidence. But Curtains is the sum of its parts. Nearly always inventive, the 11 tunes here collect to form one magnificent piece of art. ~ John D. Luerssen

Editorial Reviews
3 out of 5 - CURTAINS is sparse and delicate...
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