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Rating: When talking about the six CDs that our John released over six months, this one is rarely mentioned, I've noticed...
Sure, it probably isn't the best he's recorded, and I also believe that if he had made just one CD with the best of the six, it would have resulted in a masterpiece in rock history (exaggerated? I can't help it, I have a soft spot for him...), but that doesn't take away from the fact that this "Inside Of Emptiness" is a great result.
To tell the truth, though, the first time I heard it, I was a bit taken aback: what lousy recordings, I thought, probably in my basement-rehearsal room he would have recorded better...
It took several listens to completely change my mind, and now I think two things: that the various technicians did their job perfectly, and above all, that John wrote some pretty good tracks!
He goes from the engaging distorted riffs of "What I Saw" or "Look On" to the simple clean chords of "I'm Around" or "A Firm Kick", uses all the effects he has in an exciting way (some solos are beautiful!), inserts synthesizers and keyboards moderately without ever spoiling them (indeed...), sings now a melodic whisper, now an almost hysterical acid, now a firm and decisive, now a high-pitched falsetto... in short, all his characteristics we know well and that I, personally, appreciate. Of course, there are negative notes, especially that he doesn't offer anything innovative or unheard of and reeks too much of commercial. But that's the price to pay if you want to put out an album a month. Last thing to note is the drummer's work, which I really liked: never prevailing but always with that touch that captures the listener's attention.
In conclusion: I know my judgment is heavily influenced by being a big fan of Frusciante, but as a guitarist, you either love him or hate him! I recommend listening: it won't be anything memorable, but it's pleasant and easy to listen to, without ever becoming boring.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Emptiness (03:34)
And now a minute is trapped
It fell into a crack
Eleven tries leading the way
and then foresight comes
I’ve lost my sence of it all
The feelings I can’t resolve
Circumstances outside convention
And you know I tried
To be part of life
I found the rest of me
I was beaten on down
Emptiness set me free
I lived on a cloud
The walk through the storm
Was like a holiday
I happened to have been warned
Over and over again
The sense of speaking dissolved
Words meanings I couldn’t recall
And all I’d found did my losing
I was tough to find
Playing games with my mind
Up the drops that I climbed
In the abyss I was hurled into
By who I brought back into time
I found the rest of me
I was beaten on down
Emptiness set me free
I lived on a cloud
The walk through the storm
Was like a holiday
I happened to have been warned
Over and over again
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Vacío
Y ahora un minuto está atrapado
Se cayó en una grieta
Once intentos liderando el camino
y luego viene la previsión
He perdido todo mi sentido de
Los sentimientos que no puedo resolver
Circunstancias fuera de convenio
Y sabes que lo intenté
Para ser parte de la vida
Encontré el resto de mi
Me han dado un golpe bajo
El vacío me libera
Viví en una nube
La caminata a través de la tormenta
Fue como unas vacaciones
Me pasó de haber sido advertido
Una y otra vez
El sentido de hablar disuelto
Significados de palabras que no podía recordar
Y todo lo que había encontrado hizo mi perder
Fui difícil de encontrar
Jugando juegos con mi mente
Arriba los desniveles que trepé
En el abismo al que fui arrojado
Por quien traje de vuelta en el tiempo
Encontré el resto de mi
Me han dado un golpe bajo
El vacío me libera
Viví en una nube
La caminata a través de la tormenta
Fue como unas vacaciones
Me pasó de haber sido advertido
Una y otra vez.
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