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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