John Frusicante - Good Solo Album Great New Sound RHCP

This is a solo venture by John Frusciante the lead guitarist of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante began playing with the Chili Peppers for the albums Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik. He became disillusioned with the fame and success of the band and turned to drug use and having sex with many groupies. He began disrupting concerts by playing differently and he had conflicting interests with his band mates. Frusciante was asked to leave the band, after the classic Blood Sugar Sex Magik and he began working on his solo career with albums like Niandra LaDes and Smile From the Streets You Hold. In 1997 John cleaned up his act by quitting drugs and later entering a rehabilitation program. He also began living a more spiritual life and practiced yoga. Frusciante returned to help create the albums Californication(1999) and By the Way (2002). In February 2004, John released Shadows Collide With People. The album featured guest appearances from some of Frusciante's closest friends, including Josh Klinghoffer from the Bicycle Thief Omar Rodriguez Lopez from The Mars Volta, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates Chad Smith and Flea. Shadows is his most polished sounding album to date, which also makes it one of his most accessible. He later released demo versions of almost all the tracks through his official website, and a selection of the tracks which were recorded in his living room and featured only vocals and acoustic guitar. Shadows Collide really is a must have item for any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. The best way I could describe this music is a creative rock CD that explores new styles of music. RHCP is well known for their "funky" style of music, this album is more like uplifting rock with a hint of RHCP style. There are a few songs with the standard rock sound like Second Walk and Song to Sing When I'm Lonely. There are also a few songs that are more like "new age" or synthesized music, they are creative and fun to listen to. As far as solo musician ventures this is one of the better ones. Please Rate Whether Or Not This Review Was Helpful :-)Read full review