Calgary Sun

Hey John, heard that.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante hasn’t crossed it yet — but he’s definitely inching closer with The Will to Death, his second solo CD this year and one of several due in coming months.

A tender concept disc about love, loss and existence, Will to Death’s dozen sketchy cuts contain the poetically confessional lyrics, organically flowing arrangements and basement-fi experimentalism that have already come to define Frusciante’s solo approach.

Which is a nice way of saying that if you’ve heard one of his discs, you’ve sorta heard them all.

But unless he plans to vary his routine a little — or at least write some stronger choruses — we might not need to hear many more. 3 out of 5.