Rolling Stone: A 250 legnagyobb gitáros

A Rolling Stone előszeretettel készít mindenféle listát, most a 250 legnagyobb gitárosról csináltak egyet, amely listának a 25. helyén John Frusciante áll.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have never been easy to pin down musically, and for that one can largely thank Frusciante, the son of a Juilliard pianist. The band’s wild-eyed original guitarist, the late Hillel Slovak, was a hard act to follow, but Frusciante — who is now in his third tenure with the band — played a major role in dragging the Chili Peppers out of the white-funk ghetto and into musical worlds all their own. Always playing in service to the song, Frusciante gave the Chili Peppers a breadth they hadn’t had before: consider the headbanger riffing beneath their cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” the sensitive strumming in “Under the Bridge” and “Scar Tissue,” the metallic funk sleaze on “Give It Away,” the moody strumming on “Beneath the Girl,” and the volcanic, Hendrixian solo on “Dani California.” That eclectic palette lent Chili Peppers albums like Californication and Blood Sugar Sex Magik a remarkable variety — and made Frusciante one of the most influential and vital guitarists of the alt-rock era. —D.B.

Key Tracks: “Dani California,” “Under the Bridge”

This Little Light – Anthony Kiedis

Múlt héten John Frusciante volt Flea vendége, most Anthony Kiedissel beszélget a This Little Lightban. A témák természetesen a zene körül forognak, kettejük megismerkedése, az első Red Hot Chili Peppers koncert, csupán egyetlen dallal, Nina Hagen hatása, és természetesen szóba kerül John Frusciante is, találkozásuk és a köztük kialakult kreatív kapcsolat. Olvasom tovább >>

Los Angeles Times interjú Flea-vel

A Los Angeles Times készített egy hosszú interjút Flea-vel, amiben beszél többek között istenről, a saját podcastjéről, Anthony Kiedisről, John Frusciante-ról, és arról, hogy szerinte melyik a legjobb és a legrosszabb Red Hot Chili Peppers album.

What’s the Chili Peppers’ best album?
I would say “Blood Sugar Sex Magik,” but there’s a couple tunes on there I don’t think should have gotten on in retrospect. “The Greeting Song” wasn’t good enough. “Californication” is pretty good top to bottom. I saw Adele a little while ago and she told me that was her favorite record of all time. That meant a lot to me because I’m a big Adele fan.

This Little Light – John Frusciante

Flea saját podcastjének, a This Little Lightnak legújabb részében John Frusciante-val beszélget.

John Frusciante’s music education and evolution, from 1. First picking up an acoustic guitar (that he wished was electric) → 2. His first experiences with teachers, including ones that inspired him and ones that discouraged him → 3. Discovering punk rock in LA → 4. Playing his first show in LA → 5. Joining the RHCP and embracing his own signature style.

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Broken Record Podcast: John Frusciante 4. rész

Újabb Broken Record Podcast érkezett, ahol Rik Rubin vendége most már negyedjére is John Frusciante.

In this conversation, John plays through more of his guitar parts and explains how he came up with some of the most memorable guitar melodies in modern rock history. John also explains how listening to Brandy, Destiny’s Child, and Wu-Tang Clan helped influence his playing on Stadium Arcadium.

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