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THE REVIEW
In "Smile From The Streets You Hold" reigns passion and compassion, understood as pain and sharing of pain. Above all, a spirit of communion, leading to possibility and hope.
Frusciante uses recordings spanning from 1988 to 1996 to release this album, with the ultimate goal of buying drugs with the money from sales. It's worth remembering, however, that even though Frusciante's altered mind plays a key role in the recording of the songs, this is only partly true when it comes to writing them. Most of the material was indeed written well before his drug addiction.
John Frusciante writes atmospheres and sensations, opening himself to music with the resulting disadvantage of becoming more vulnerable. This is all found in the album; but there is also an almost mad vein of cheerfulness, which will inevitably lead to the discovery that the situation is about to come back under control, that there is a possibility, that perhaps it's worth hoping, worth committing. After all, with goodwill you achieve everything. Then came 1998, and the rest is history.
Most representative tracks: "Enter A Uh", "Life's A Bath", "A Fall Thru The Ground", "I May Again Know John", "Breathe", "Height Down", "Estress".
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Smile From The Streets You Hold by John Frusciante is a deeply emotional album filled with passion, pain, and hope. It features recordings from 1988 to 1996, some created during Frusciante's drug addiction. Despite the vulnerability expressed in the music, there is an underlying sense of cheerfulness and possibility, reflecting his journey toward recovery. Standout tracks highlight the intimate and raw nature of this heartfelt work.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 The Other (01:36)
04 A Fall Thru the Ground (02:19)
05 Poppy Man (01:16)
06 I May Again Know John (08:47)
07 I'm Always (02:32)
08 Nigger Song (04:15)
11 More (02:08)
12 For Air (02:57)
14 Well, I've Been (03:07)
16 Smile From the Streets You Hold, Part 2 (00:55)
17 I Can't See Until I See Your Eyes (01:29)
John Frusciante
John Frusciante is an American musician best known as a guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with a wide-ranging solo catalog spanning lo-fi acoustic recordings, melodic alternative rock, and later electronic-focused releases.24 Reviews
