Curtains by John Frusciante - VitaMusik

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The sixth of six albums recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante during 2004, Curtains was initially tracked on the musician's living room floor and subsequently overdubbed with Carla Azar of Autolux on drums, Ken Wylde on upright bass, and Omar Rodriguez of the Mars Volta, who lent his guitar playing to a pair of tracks. Initiated by the stellar, Dylanesque acoustic tones of "The Past Recedes," Curtains opens to reveal evocative, soulful material like "Lever Pulled" and the bright, melodic reflection known as "A Name." The magical "Ascension -- which uses George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" as a touchstone -- offsets the piano dirge "Leap Your Bar," but Frusciante's increasing comfort as a vocalist during this prolific spell is what is most notable. One needs to look no further than the beauty of "Anne" (which is arguably the best of the lot here) for evidence. But Curtains is the sum of its parts. Nearly always inventive, the 11 tunes here collect to form one magnificent piece of art.
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1. The Past Recedes

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

2. Lever Pulled

by John Frusciante

Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Lead Guitar: Omar Rodriguez; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Producer: John Frusciante; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer

3. Anne

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Lead Guitar: John Frusciante
Omar Rodriguez; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

4. The Real

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

5. A Name

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

6. Control

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bagpipes: Anthony Byrne; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante
Eoghan O'neill; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eoghan O'neill
John Frusciante; Performer
Bouzouki: Des Moore; Performer
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Ray Fean
Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Engineer: David Downes; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: John Frusciante
Dave Lee; Other
Guitar: Des Moore; Performer
Hand Percussion: Ray Fean; Performer
Keyboard: David Downes; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Orchestra: The Irish Film Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Lead Vocals: Celtic Woman; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mazen Murad; Production
Mixing: Andrew Boland
Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Andrew Boland
Ryan Hewitt; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Producer: David Downes
John Frusciante; Production
Percussion: David Downes; Performer
Piano: David Downes; Performer
Pipes: Tommy Martin; Performer
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante
David Downes; Performer
Whistle: Tommy Martin
David Downes; Performer

7. Your Warning

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

8. Hope

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

9. Ascension

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

10. Time Tonight

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

11. Leap Your Bar

by John Frusciante

Acoustic Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Composer: John Frusciante; Composer
Additional Mixer: Chris Holmes; Other
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Unknown Contributor Role: Dave Lee
John Frusciante; Other
Double Bass: Ken Wild; Performer
Drums: Carla Azar; Performer
Electric Guitar: John Frusciante; Performer
Mastering: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mellotron: John Frusciante; Performer
Mixing: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Recording: Ryan Hewitt; Production
Strings: John Frusciante; Performer
Synthesizer: John Frusciante; Performer
Vocals: John Frusciante; Performer
Primary Artist: John Frusciante; Main Performer
Producer: John Frusciante; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

33 minutes and 46 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, College Rock, Alternative, Indie

Label

Parlophone UK

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 6, 2004

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099909603158