Can we all take a moment to realize that this man is still alive and didn't die on drugs and rejoined RHCP again? It gives me joy every day to think about it.
Crazy how he's 12 years older than those mid 90s interviews and has 100x more vitality and life to him than he did then, I'm so glad he cleaned up and got to give us all this music. Check out curtains if you haven't... album is fantastic.
Matheus Pires Thanks, I play it like that too, but I'd like to know, how John plays it :P I think, he's using different bass tones, or something like that...
The soul of Jimi Hendrix drips off of this guy. The run he starts at 5:03 is pure Highway Chile. As he explains he ran it through an effects pedal a few times so the studio version sounds more synthesized, but listening to it clean it's there.
Hey guys, here a brief overview for the main riffs: Main Riff (Am/G/Dm/Am): 0:13 Main Riff with Wah-Wah-Riff (Am/G/Dm/Am): 0:36 Bridge to Chorus (Dm): 2:05 Chorus (Powerchords: F/C/D/G) (Instpired by master of reality black sabbath): 4:23 Mini Solo: (unison bends on notes: A/G/D/A A/G/D/A(octave higher)): 5:02 Bridge (Bm/G/D to F#m): 6:48 outro into Main Riff (notes: B(slide)/D/E/B/A(into Am): 7:07 And all the haters be like: 7:26 Enjoy, John is the best :)
John imitated Hillel? I really don't think so, the only thing John and Hillel had in common were, both in the Chili peppers, both had strong on stage charisma and both had an addiction to heroin, and this is where the comparisons end. Imho John was more creative with his ideas and understood music theory which had a broader spectrum of lead soloing and harmonic melodies over Hillel, where Hillel did much of only hard core solo leads. Find me one riff that Hillel did that is as beautiful as John.F "Snow" and this is only one of many. Just my opinion.
"find me one riff that Hillel did that is as beautiful as John.F "Snow".... easy: "Behind the sun". the prettiest song that they ever wrote. plus the context of when it came out, 1987. nobody was playing music like except maybe Prince himself. Hillel was light years ahead of John... especially in the climate of the 80's. as for having a broader spectrum, Hillel only had 3 years, 85-88 of music that exists.... lets have a look at John's first 3 years.... 88-91.... who would you say achieved more? Hillel by a million years. imagine if he was given 2 decades of growth, a luxury John had but Hillel didn't. still having said that... Hillel was an innovator, an original. he was the ONLY guitarist in a 'rock' band playing funk in the early 80's.... his impact was more than record sales, he inspired other musicians to inspire other people, such as a teenage John Frusciante. if you can't see that John imitated Hillel, you really should listen to an album called "Mothers Milk". I LOVE Frusciante, he was a dynamite guitarist on Blood, Sugar. incredible. I also love Dave Navarro, I love Josh Klinghoffer... I also have a lot of respect for Jack Sherman. they all brought something to the band. but to deny Hillel's impact on John is ridiculous. watch a Chili Peppers concert from 1989 and it is a carbon copy of Hillel's playing/sound. John also played a white Ibanez and had long hair when he joined RHCP. funnily enough he went to a sunburst Strat and a shaved head not long after!
pretty sure John once said he looked up to Hillel before he died and when we was asked to join the band he tried to play in a Hillel style as so he could play well with Flea but over time the band encouraged him to do his own thing as he grew as a guitarists
I listened to Dani California right after watching this, when he talked about using the mellotron right before the chorus to create buildup, i was like fuck he's right!! you damn subtle genius John.
frusciante is one of the few players that can make an incredible and legendary song with a simple guitar riff instead of those extremely complicated riffs that are hard to play
I could hear him talk all day about music and his passion for it. I just love this man. He's so good at what he does. Musical genius. Ugh. I love him. I would so marry him. Love you John !
I've heard this song probably a hundred times, but just NOW realizing so many new things about it. The composition that goes into this song is so much more than you would ever think!
I love the shy and focused demeanor of John at 6:46 when he goes into playing the bridge part then he nails the slide riff at 7:07 and suddenly he's arogantly rocking out looking straight down the camera lol. His head bobbing at this point is refined to absolute perfection lol
The way this man talks about (the different creative effects of) music... pure musician, pure artist. He love it... and that make me respect and love it, that much more!!
I'm enjoying imagining that the 2,729,567 million people are making an effort to learn & listen to John take us through how to write a guitar track.. *the future of music is in good hands!* haha.. Sure in reality it's funny and cool that a lot of those people don't know what the hell a filter is haha but love seeing JF enjoying doing what he loves and that's a beautiful thing too
I love when bands have members who can actually play their instruments well. Most members in mainstream bands today get overshadowed by the frontman, unlike classic rock, metal and hardcore punk.
I'd read an article on Guitar world about making this album, its a pure genius, I mean sonically he explored so much about the sound of the guitar that you could ever imagine. John is truely great in his craft, I love all his work in Chilli Peppers, awesome artist.!! ❤🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🎉
I totally agree that all the greatness is in his mind, in his soul and the way his hands play is absolutely amazing, but all his work and technique comes from his passion and dedication. Cheers Rock N Roll in this video !!!
I've been a RHCP fan since I was 7, when my uncle was listening to BTW in his camaro in the summer. I'm 21 now. As much as I love John and he very much IS the chili peppers, I think people are being close minded in blasting Josh. Josh brings a new sound to the band and I think he has really grown into it, it's not about filling John's shoes, obviously nobody can, but it is about evolving and playing with a fresh energy. I'm with you had some good songs, Rain Dance Maggie, Ethiopia, Police Station, Even You Brutus, Brendan's. Also the Getaway has some of my favorite RHCP songs ever! Sick Love, Goodbye Angels, The Getaway, We Turn Red, Dark Necessities! John will be missed; but I still like their new material just as much as their MM-SA era songs, just like I like their RHCP-UMPP era songs
maybe people dont know that there was a RHCP before John with Hilel and another inbetween with Dave Navarro...both great sounds of their own that yielded hits.
He is such an underrated guitar player. I think he would rather have it that way. From what i know of him, doesn't care about fame, just cares about making music. Lots of bands now don't know how to make music. RHCP was and still is the most unique, musically talented group I've ever heard. Pop culture picked it up and paid them, but most importantly, they didn't have to sacrifice their music to get cash. I'm not talking about Slovac or Navarro either
Truly one of my favorite people. The version of him in my head anyway as I don't know the man personally. 🤘 Keep rocking Mr Frusciante in my head! Also keep rocking actual John Frusciante
Wow, a lot more goes into this than I would have ever thought.. you know the saying how certain amazing musicians make it look easy? Well he does.. onstage, that is.. but hearing all this? It's really intricate and requires hours and hours of thought, practice, work. Beautiful as always.
It's amazing how much thought and work goes into this. To be honest, I thought RHCP guitar was basic (in terms of effects and processing), but a lot goes into making that fairly clean/basic distorted guitar sound the way they/John wants. Very enlightening video!
Who here just loves the riff he plays at the 00:36 second mark? I love playing that fucking part, it just does something to me emotional and physically. It's really hard to explain but it's like being in a state of nirvonic paradise. It's so fucking powerful. No wonder John is my favorite guitar player. I started with Hendrix when I was a young man and landed on John in my 20's and now into middle age. The man is on a beautiful wavelength.
