Total Guitar
15th January 2005, Total Guitar (UK)
thanks to andyb89
NOTE: this is most likely a joke review.
Who They?
By day, John Frusciante is in the employment of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He keeps his head down, works hard, and writes about 3.6 timeless guitar riffs before they break for lunch. But by night, mild mannered Frusciante becomes obtuse solo artist man, blessed with special powers to bore the tits off people and rid the world or anything resembling a tune. Out go the fruity stratocasters likes and wah pedals, only to be replaced with wobbly digital soundscapes that sound like a Ministry of Sound album being played through a sleeping bag.
Any good?
Frusciante is a genius. We’ve known this since 1989’s Mothers Milk. And, as such, TG tends to cut his solo albums more slack than they probably deserve. But to be frank, if this album was by an unsigned quartet from Luton, itd be st opping our Editor’s coffee cup leaving a ring on the desk. There is something melodic and delicate about theree songs, but it’s almost undectable beneath the layers of electronica.
Must hear
Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, By The Way…oh, alright then, you win. Even though Collision Course is considerably less guitar orientated that Inside Of Emptiness (the fifth installment in Frusciante’s solo saga), it does have a few interesting moments. Jut don’t ask us to point them out, though.
Why buy?
Because youve got more HMV vouchers than sense and you’re a slave to the Frusciante vibe.
TG Rating
2*s our of 5. (“Approach with caution”)
