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John Frusciante rejoining RHCP
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Fuck me. I only got to see them live without him.
I want to see this god shred live 😭
I want to see this god shred live 😭
Huge drug problems
yeah, at its worst it's just some solid, inoffensive prog-metal. At its best, it's really memorable for a band composed of 50+ year old guys who aren't at the forefront of their genre anymore. Shame about LaBrie's vocal decay, though - it's REALLY noticeable on this album.
Awake is and will remain my favorite, I think. To me, it's a virtuoso album that disguises its virtuosism with really strong songwriting - something that, sadly, they forgot over time.
YES! And luckily they're coming to a big festival near me next year. Definitely going to go see them!
I'm down. I've been missing Frusciante on guitar for years. I'm just wondering why they're parting ways with Josh. Seems like they could have done the Iron Maiden thing and just kept all the guitarists. It'd make solos much easier to do live anyway.
Who cares? They've been making the same song for at least twenty years now. Almost as bad and predictable as Bon Jovi.
I'm kind of surprised they aren't keeping Josh around. He toured with them on Frusciante's last tour and they played some songs like This Velvet Glove they would not otherwise play. I'd love to hear an album with all 5z
Still, I love Frusciante, so this is great news anyway.
Still, I love Frusciante, so this is great news anyway.
Really wish they'd replace LaBrie, as he's far past his prime. But it's obvious at this point that it will never happen.
He is legitimately the worst part of the band.
Yeah, I saw them both at a 2006 RHCP concert and it was awesome
hopefully Frusciante pushes them to try some new things sonically
Not really, that was a continuation of the direction they took with Californiacation.
Yeah, that was the second Frusciante era. It was a great direction and I hope they continue it.
Stadium Arcadium is a return to funk rock, even if it has some softer melodic tracks.
I mean, just listen to this:
Stadium Arcadium is both eras of RHCP in a beautiful 2 disc fusion. It's one of their best works.
That's part of why Stadium Arcadium might be my favorite RHCP album. Sure, it's bloated but is a more refined yet bombastic exploration of all their previous work. You got the funky stuff like Hump De Bump, the hard rockers like Readymade and the more mature, melodic songs like Hard to Concentrate. It's a good collection of Peppers' different sounds.
Probably not drug money. He had a pretty pricey divorce, if I recall correctly.
First time? Heroin problems.
Second time? Creative differences and wanting to try something new. His solo music after leaving was influenced by Aphex twin and hip hop producers.
Amazing news! I can't wait to hear what this will sound like with Frusciante having turned into something like the Dr. Manhattan of music.
Edit: I guess this means no "early 2020 album" (source: their wiki-page, I have no idea, where this news originated from)
Edit: I guess this means no "early 2020 album" (source: their wiki-page, I have no idea, where this news originated from)
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I didn't even know that Frusciante was out. But then again, I stopped following RHCP after Californication :v
Hardly. It's one of their best albums with a lot of great experimentation on it. John's solo on 'Hey' is incredible.
I legit didn't even know he'd left RHCP but this is great news for fans, he's a fantastic guitarist and I guess his replacement wasn't up to par (I legit haven't heard a RHCP song since Stadium Arcadium).
The rest of the guys have always talked admiringly of him and speak of how creative he is. He really seems like the creative lead of the band when he's in it. And they have a unique chemistry when with him. He left the second time because he felt he did as much as be possibly could within the confines of the band and then went on a decade long streak of hard right turns. So, I'm guessing he's got a lot of new ideas he wants to bring to the fold and the other guys are all excited by it. It'll be interesting to see who is the producer of their next record. Frusciante is more than capable. I always thought he should have stayed on as an album producer/player and left the touring to other guitar players.
Hugely disappointing , I want more solo stuff from JF which shits all over RHCP and AK's terrible lyrics and boring singing.
/Sigh
/Sigh
Man, as happy as I am with this news, this seems like a really toxic relationship between the band and John.
Frusciante: "I'm going out for some smokes."
* Doesn't come back for a month *
Band: "He'll be back any minute, but you can be our guitarist for now, Dave."
* 5 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm back."
Band: "Papa?"
* Kicks Dave out of band *
* 5 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm going out for some smokes."
* Doesn't come back for a month *
Band: "He'll be back any minute, but you can be our guitarist for now, Josh."
* 10 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm back."
Band: "Papa?"
Frusciante: "I'm going out for some smokes."
* Doesn't come back for a month *
Band: "He'll be back any minute, but you can be our guitarist for now, Dave."
* 5 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm back."
Band: "Papa?"
* Kicks Dave out of band *
* 5 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm going out for some smokes."
* Doesn't come back for a month *
Band: "He'll be back any minute, but you can be our guitarist for now, Josh."
* 10 years pass *
Frusciante: "I'm back."
Band: "Papa?"
