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crholmstrom
rock & good news!!!!! the guitar division just got a huge boost! John Frusciante is back in the band!
[www.rollingstone.com]
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jahisnotdead
I'm surprised at this news. I thought Josh Klinghoffer was really good and maybe the best possible replacement. He was on their wavelength much more than Dave Navarro ever was, that's for sure. The great thing about John and Josh is that they are both excellent guitarists with similar styles and sensibilities. They weren't at all afraid to play in a minimalist style.
I thought the last album "The Getaway" was excellent and I was looking forward to hearing how they built upon that with their next record. I'll be interested in hearing if they're keeping the music they've been recording with him and Danger Mouse or if they're going to go back and start recording from scratch.
I'm also curious as to what exactly happened to make John Frusciante change his mind again. It seems unusual that a major member of a well-known band would leave and rejoin twice in their career. It doesn't happen often other than a one-off guest appearance type thing, I'd imagine. Neil Young and CSNY, maybe a handful of others?
Anyway, this is surprising and interesting news.
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crholmstrom
rock & good news!!!!! the guitar division just got a huge boost! John Frusciante is back in the band!
[www.rollingstone.com]
Yippee!
I thought The Getaway was great, and it was pretty well-received. I agree that they could be even better with Frusciante, but who knows? They're at that age when creativity starts to wane, but at least he'll give them a jolt of electricity when it comes to live shows.Quote
RollingFreak
Excellent news although I genuinely ask: is it a little too late that he's coming back? They seem to be drifting the last few years, which I don't know if its BECAUSE John isn't there or simply cause they're getting older and even bands like Pearl Jam have started to drift, another band I love. I certainly hope John shoots them back up with creativity. They've always been best with him and I'd love to see them come back to life from it.
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Palace Revolution 2000
In response to jahisnotdead, who mentioned Navarro,and his short-lived tenure with the Peppers. I remember when everyone was waiting to hear how Navarro would sound in the Pepper sound. then OHM came out, and it went the other way around. The Peppers sounded like Jane's. Eventhough the band tried to ignore that album into no-existence , I always thought it was one of their very best albums.
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Palace Revolution 2000
In response to jahisnotdead, who mentioned Navarro,and his short-lived tenure with the Peppers. I remember when everyone was waiting to hear how Navarro would sound in the Pepper sound. then OHM came out, and it went the other way around. The Peppers sounded like Jane's. Eventhough the band tried to ignore that album into no-existence , I always thought it was one of their very best albums.
That's pretty much how I got into the Chili Peppers. I was a huge Jane's Addiction fan back in the day, so I had to get One Hot Minute as soon as it came out just to hear Dave. I had a couple of RHCP CD's in my collection at the time, but I wasn't a real fa. I was generally indifferent to them.
A few years back I was reading comments online and learned that most people still considered One Hot Minute their worst album by a long shot. I went back and gave One Hot Minute another listen, and my first thought was "If this is their worst album, I really need to hear their best, because this is still pretty good." So I started to buy a few more RHCP CD's and dig into their catalog a little further. I ended up liking what I heard and now consider myself a fan.
I've also read that it was Frusciante alone that nixed the idea of performing anything off One Hot Minute after his first return. It was only when he left again did the rest of the Peppers feel free to add One Hot Minute songs back into the live setlists. Now that he's back again, that album will probably fall back into the memory hole. I hope the same fate doesn't befall the songs on The Getaway because that's an excellent album, but there's probably no reason to expect otherwise.
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OpenG
Yes my favorite player these days with a strat. Its amazing how many lives JF has with the peppers, he is lucky to have band mates that love his playing despite all the ups and downs in his life, with all his struggles.
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OpenG
Yes my favorite player these days with a strat. Its amazing how many lives JF has with the peppers, he is lucky to have band mates that love his playing despite all the ups and downs in his life, with all his struggles.
They know their bread is buttered better with him. Not really that lucky. He's super talented, and they know that.
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jahisnotdead
Short clips of new music is being released on their YouTube channel. It won't be too much longer before the new album is officially announced.