He RELEASED it for drug money, he didn't record it for drug money. Absolutely love this song and album. One of my favorites; it's truly unparalleled, man!
Thank you for that spin. John lived to write music. He was constantly writing during that time. Just not releasing or playing for anyone. He decided to compile a bunch of these songs into an album and release it because he needed more drug money. It would be amazing to see what else he was working on.
@@Aayden_pronounthey I'm not so sure about that... I'm not so sure "it would be amazing to see what else he was working on" during that period of time in his life...
who said art needs to be beautiful? art is an evocation; a catharsis It does not need to be pretty it does however need to provoke an emotional response
Just keep in mind, the fact that you find this artistic isn’t because you’re smarter or more sophisticated than people who don’t. It’s great if you like it, and art is subjective, but I can’t stand art snobs. You don’t hold some profound intellect.
In order to really feel this song's true meaning you must listen to it right after you lose something / someone you truly loved. It feels strangely familiar and the screaming parts make you feel as though as you weren't alone at all. The ending sets a feeling of "ok, I had enough crying for now, I should get some sleep", which makes this the best song to listen whenever you're going through some hard times.
This makes me emotional as fuck, the sound of a man I idolise in his darkest times. Dying. All I can say is, thank you and God bless you to Flea and Anthony who saved Johns life by inviting him back to the peppers. Grown man crying here. Sad to hear this, imagine his pain.
Compositionally, this is a fantastic song. It's 8 minutes, and you don't even realize it when listening. It doesn't have a chorus or anything repetitive.
I get so confused listening to this song because my brain wants to get away from it as it is obviously not the most beautiful song ever but then my heart and soul are drawn to it because of how raw it is and the pure emotion that makes up the song (idk this is just my opinion)
I think this is the first time I've ever listened to this song sober. Thank you John for sharing your art and your pain, those first 2 albums got me through some tough times in active addiction
@@SethChirdon Thank you. I'm actually going on my 4th year sober. That feeling and this music that captures it so perfectly will always stick with me though. Thank you again, so much.
John is so talented that even his darkest moments he managed to make something as emotional as this. Even if the actual song isn’t that great it’s powerful.
For those saying that this is not art. This is exaclty what art is. Exposing your soul in its most naked state, painting your feelings in the most chaotic and raw way possible. Its painful to hear this, John's state was terrible, and it's exageratedely deep. But even though you may find this horrible or beautiful, this is what art is supposed to be, an expression of feelings in a deepest way that what words can reach
I don't think we really know what art is. It's one of those man made concepts that doesn't have a clear definition at all. I think anyone can say it's art and anyone can say it isn't. Everyone has their own definition of it.
this is my absolute favorite song in the world. its not one that i listen to every day, but i appreciate it more and more each time i listen to it. the guitar at the end is beautiful.
for some people it evocates mostly loss and loneliness. there are real reasons for this. it can strike as socially inacceptable. pretty sure it mostly was. you can feel the burn.
Yes, it hurts...that's because his voice is horrible. I really like some of his songs (John as a guitarist ofc) in RHCP but as a vocalist the dude is terrible, a real torture to listen to (for me). We have to be honest, his singing is bad, really bad. No excuses.
Johnny Zed I know this comment is old, but for anyone reading, some of the best riffs and melodies I’ve heard in my life come from johns “bad” albums like this and niandra. These albums are straight up rough diamonds, beauty buried beneath ugliness.
@@nelsonvontitfuk1471 Niandra is my favourite JF album so I know exactly what you mean. There are some emotions in these albums that are so unique- I'm yet to find anything else like it. This era of Frusciante inspires me musically too, it made me play guitar so much more freely.
@@Johnny_Zed Aside from From The Sounds Inside, and Shadows, Niandra is my favorite also. At times I like it more than the others. It has this purity that is hard to describe. Especially the untitled tracks
Nelson Vontitfuk definitely. I remember back in 2000 when it first became viable to share music over the internet. There were communities developing and sending each other tracks when you would have to sit patiently and wait for an hour to get a five minute track. Someone sent me Outside Space and I distinctly remember feeling like, wow, nobody has ever put together notes in a way that made me feel like this.
John is an inspiration to me because he lived through his self destruction...basically he survived his own ego that was destroying him. I feel that is all any person has to overcome in order to come out on the other side stronger. If we can't be stronger than our egos then we can't be healthy and share our love. Some people die from their lack of self love like River Phoenix did and John was right there almost dying himself. Some people live their entire lives without breaking free but it's like they never lived because they were still a slave to their mind. But John has found peace and you can hear it in the music he made after he got better and rejoined rhcp. This music is him in pain the music he made after is the peace he found after he learned how to love himself.
CuredbyMusic I don’t think you’ve ever experienced addiction. I appreciate this perspective, but by the same token, he is not a slave to his ego or his mind. He was a slave to drug addiction, which is artificial chemical dependency. Nothing to do with who he is deep down to the core, or to do with his ego. It has to do with the heroin completely taking over his mind, making his ego and his acknowledgment of himself as a human being nonexistent.
I love how John used his voice in Niandra and Smile to create an atmosphere and you can see this influence in latter albums when he uses all the synths to create the same effect, im fascinated with this man's sound evolution
You need to be down to really dig this album. Once you did, it stays with you till death (I think even longer, because it comes from the place where there is no time).
One the most extraordinary songs I've ever heard. It has a language of all its own. Even though I don't know what he's saying for most of this song I find myself singing bits of it to myself all the time.
This record is actually quite important, we hear the desperation and the despair, even though there is no clear vocal message in the music, and from that we learn so much more about the artist and we ever could
I’m eighteen and I went through a minor heroin addiction last year and am currently trying to get over someone I was in love with and this song encapsulates everything and anything I’ve felt during both.
Hope you are good. I have no earthly idea what a minor addiction could be or if thats even possible with heroin hahaha wow.. But leave at that dude you can get much higher without drugs than on them
There's a certain kind of aesthetic to this song. The emotion, the riffs- its a beautiful piece of disaster, and a piece that forewarns others about the dangers of drug abuse. A truly amazing masterpiece.
This song is beautiful. If you don't like it I can't really blame you but something must not be getting through, maybe you aren't feeling it, but there's so much raw emotion in this song. The guitar is simple and played sloppy but that's what makes it beautiful. When I feel at my worst I listen to this song and it sums up my mood perfectly and makes me feel a little bit better. Like I'm not the only one suffering in the moment, John is with me sharing his pain. Thanks John for this depressingly beautiful piece of art.
+Benjamin Roschy Oh hell man, couldn't have put it better. I love it. Always picks me up when I'm feeling sad or down, cos I think look at JF's turnaround from his lowest point here to being on top of the world again in RHCP - and living life doing what we wants with his solo albums. Like you say its depressing art, that makes you feel. Like a window to the soul!
Man his vocals are so out of key and this is shit lets be honest. If you didnt know this was johns song and “blindly” heard it somewhere you would’ve start running as far away as you can. Even john is ashamed of this album
Elio Decolli Maybe, but that applies on so many bands and artists as well. And I dont think anyone who enjoys this song actually likes the song itself, but jumps into the world of then-Johns mind. Youre right in this but it isnt always the beauty of the music alone, but also the story behind it. Thats a reason why we enjoy drama even if it makes us sad, as a rough example.
00:00 enter... 00:36 some kind of mannered, sophisticated beauty 00:56 pain, then a hurried ending. an exclamation point 01:08 some more pain, but then calm takes over 01:32 an intense growing feeling that throws you into a place that bears another kind of beauty... crystalline, more turbulent 02:46 it was growing faster, until it caused flame. panic 02:57 "all right". settling down... 03:16 next act, next part of narration 03:47 a break, then a breathtaking feeling with growing intensity 04:00 pain. an undespibable overwhelming feeling leads into a trance ending in a looped scream 04:30 HELP 04:35 a discourse. then a short summation 04:45 another place, another feel, more calm, but suspicious at the same time. then more different places 05:42 a stairway 05:48 a next place, fiery feeling, can't describe 05:57 this part is the most scary 06:25 dissolution... a colourful place, comfortable like a hot bath 06:43 slowing down 07:00 a complex feeling, hard to describe. being a bit lost, but coming to senses 07:19 "daughter. danger rise. why? because... they all know" 07:26 coda. walking away
pure emotion...the simple, sad and at the same time beatiful sounding guitar riff catches you from the first moment...combined with john frusciantes desperate, harsh screaming, it is one of the greatest songs ever written
I almost feel like an addict myself listening to this, makes me wanna go rehab and I don't even do any drugs. Thank goodness this isn't how Johns story ended...
This is such a hard song to listen to, and this album altogether. This and Niandres both are really helping me with my mental and emotional state, as well as with my own writing.
The album that made me love the guitar and John Frusciante. 1997 98 0r 99 i found this in a small record cd store in providence RI. Really loved this like no other at the time. People thought i was very strange for playing this in my car... Havent revisited it in a long time and CD is long gone. Still amazing album. My fav Frusciante solo album followed closely by Niandres
I don't know what it is about this song, that my ears find it soO soulful... I love it" This is the only album I'm missing... peace John, and thanks for staying alive. Hope to see you soon.
Honestly it's brilliant, I love his voice on this record and on Niandra Lades, it's tortured and meaningful : this is a true artist and I wish he will releash the other 400 songs he wrote since he left the RHCP
I am thankful to john for realse this album... it's something great, heroin dosen't change what john has inside, his passion and love for music. you can find this in every single john's work
I love John, it makes me sad to think that when this was recorded, I was living some of the best days of my life. We almost lost him, and this song is a reminder of how close to death he was. Like it or not, it's an emotional song, music is about emotion not technical ability. It's always good to have reminders of not just the good times in our lives, but the bad times. It makes you appreciate life.
What I find most baffling about this song is that if you listen closely, it sounds like he's shuffling pages in between singing. Just the thought that there were strict, written lyrics to this song is amusing. "Hi, I'm a boy GURUGHLLGURRGLYLHLHBLEH!" (I loved this song from the moment I heard it.)
Ohhh how we love you John soo glad you survived your addiction and it makes us soo happy that you released this album, stay healthy we all love you and just in response too ALL the idiots we do not hate you for leaving the Chili Peppers. Just know that whatever decisions you make in your life we will always love you, if you ever see this I love you John
John Frusciante is the greatest musician of all time, even in his darkest days on drugs, and near death. Thank God he made it. It really was a miracle hes still with us :)
I really love this song! I love the guitar sound and his vocals too. I mean when you hear the vocals at the first time you hear this song, it´s very crazy and something, but when you listen a few times more, you´ll think it´s good (at least I). Or am I the only one?
I can understand why people do not like this music, it does sound like a person dying, but that's exactly what it is, Frusciante was so close to death when this song was recorded. Not all of the songs on this album were recorded during this period, a lot of the album are songs that were written when he was writing for his first album but never made the final cut, and a few of them were recorded even before then. I for one am fascinated by this song, and can't stop listening to this. You can fee
So beautiful!!!! He is fucked up and he still play's the guitar better than me sober! That's definition of emotion in a song! He is one with his music you can't separate them! The guitar in combination with his voice makes me wanna cry... ! LOVE AND GREETINGS FROM ALBANIA!!! Huuuuge JF fan!
One of my favourite !! the end is just incredibly good. Yes this is a piece of art just because he can create a whole world in one song ^^ He have so much talent it's always a pleasure to listen to him
john's only song where he tells us how bad he is i think he was able to feel good enough to play .. maybe the lyrics come from the present moment we feel exhaustion, i already using strong drugs with a lot of excess and it's true that you get really tired and aware at the same time, i don't know if it does the same on every person but a sensitive person like john often ends up in depression alone
The only people I feel can truly appreciate these collection of sounds are people that know what its like to be in that place, that macbre suffocating world that is drug addiction, how alone and shitty everything fucking feels. Thank you universe for these sounds that captivate us.
I wonder how he recorded so many songs during his heroine addiction. This album is making me think about so many things ... he is the best and he'll be the best forever !
You see me now While ago You could shred this size only You're the girl I will always be with Will be with, uh I am masculine to all the lie Hi, I'm boy and I know about him only I hold a lovely feeling, know I made goog Give me he, I know Made her sky my (?) Too high can't be we are Higher can be we are Higher can be we are I could be we uh ah La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ah, ah oh yeah Enter a uh Why happened all that? Alright... We are we, we're all, come on I'm only evil, a gold demon, oh I am yellow Kiss me there where I bother told about her film and make her sanitary, oh I see, I mean Without this Like it's ocean Well I've been on there With a vida vida skewer, uh yeah With a vida vida skewer Ai, ai, ai, oi, oi (Very high pitch) Help You've seen the same other world is this, you always miss Your headless eyes, lonely veins will house Whatever we, yeah I was gonna dream that if we were, were, yeah oh I wonder if we, oh, if we were all gas Heaven like a bearable shore This time I lay, lay over there Dreaming a mistake I'm afraid But which for more, by which Bad brown wears it bad Wound, round, lonely dying to drain This is very good, look at me for the colder Bad feel, bad sky Will floor it, and dry and right Land fly on, lame life, life lame, lies on land Skies fuck you I wanna kiss, meet you Drops into A reminisce rains, for a father arches it's back Well into a bowl It isn't so task, true key Insane, dream, heart Leave back Daughter, danger life Why? 'Cause they all know
I really didn’t get this when I first listened to it and I just thought it was kind of a pretentious mess but coming back to it 14 years later it’s amazing
He RELEASED it for drug money, he didn't record it for drug money. Absolutely love this song and album. One of my favorites; it's truly unparalleled, man!
Thank you for that spin.
John lived to write music. He was constantly writing during that time. Just not releasing or playing for anyone. He decided to compile a bunch of these songs into an album and release it because he needed more drug money. It would be amazing to see what else he was working on.
@@Aayden_pronounthey I'm not so sure about that... I'm not so sure "it would be amazing to see what else he was working on" during that period of time in his life...
The guitar tone on this one is absolutely fantastic.
If you like it, listen to George Harrison's demo of Hear Me Lord, sounds very similar
Wow, thank you for this. Truly
No doubt, so little so much
5:55 - John turns a page on the wierdest lyric sheet of all time
Raw as fucking fuck... undeniable masterpiece
who said art needs to be beautiful?
art is an evocation; a catharsis
It does not need to be pretty
it does however need to provoke an emotional response
by beautiful I mean "beautiful" in the generic sense- pretty
to me this is beautiful.
this art is beautiful
You say this because its JOHN FRUSCIANTE
Just keep in mind, the fact that you find this artistic isn’t because you’re smarter or more sophisticated than people who don’t. It’s great if you like it, and art is subjective, but I can’t stand art snobs. You don’t hold some profound intellect.
There's no such thing as bad art. It's all just human expression which in itself is beautiful, chaotic.
In order to really feel this song's true meaning you must listen to it right after you lose something / someone you truly loved. It feels strangely familiar and the screaming parts make you feel as though as you weren't alone at all. The ending sets a feeling of "ok, I had enough crying for now, I should get some sleep", which makes this the best song to listen whenever you're going through some hard times.
This makes me emotional as fuck, the sound of a man I idolise in his darkest times. Dying. All I can say is, thank you and God bless you to Flea and Anthony who saved Johns life by inviting him back to the peppers. Grown man crying here. Sad to hear this, imagine his pain.
He was already recovering when he was invited back. God knows what pulled him out of this.
The spirits that were talking to him
K-daz yo I love you
if anyone did Not save John's life that was anthony. all his dark times began by anthony being an egocentric jerk
@@lisandroc17 why
Compositionally, this is a fantastic song. It's 8 minutes, and you don't even realize it when listening. It doesn't have a chorus or anything repetitive.
IceCreamAllTheTime Because he's on drugs and I don't think he even knows what he was doing lol
wolf315stacey I'm not sure if John was on drugs when writing this, but it certainly isn't funny (how can you say LOL?!?!).
+Ariking777 I seriously hate how most people these days just tag LOL on each of their sentences just for the sake of it. It's getting really overused.
John said he wrote this in New York, 1996, while he was on drugs **lol**
Spekiii what interview can you share
this song separates the john frusciante fans from the rhcp fans
I get so confused listening to this song because my brain wants to get away from it as it is obviously not the most beautiful song ever but then my heart and soul are drawn to it because of how raw it is and the pure emotion that makes up the song (idk this is just my opinion)
this is perfect
What I love about this album is that it makes you reevaluate your idea of what a human is
I think this is the first time I've ever listened to this song sober. Thank you John for sharing your art and your pain, those first 2 albums got me through some tough times in active addiction
Congratulations man. Just wanted to let you know I'm proud of you.
@@SethChirdon Thank you. I'm actually going on my 4th year sober. That feeling and this music that captures it so perfectly will always stick with me though. Thank you again, so much.
I used to scream this song over and over loaded out of my mind. Thanks for being there with me when no one else could.
John is so talented that even his darkest moments he managed to make something as emotional as this. Even if the actual song isn’t that great it’s powerful.
For those saying that this is not art. This is exaclty what art is. Exposing your soul in its most naked state, painting your feelings in the most chaotic and raw way possible. Its painful to hear this, John's state was terrible, and it's exageratedely deep. But even though you may find this horrible or beautiful, this is what art is supposed to be, an expression of feelings in a deepest way that what words can reach
Well it’s more like art-therapy then.
Well said man
@@zimonslot outsider art.
Oh el weon cuentiado
I don't think we really know what art is. It's one of those man made concepts that doesn't have a clear definition at all. I think anyone can say it's art and anyone can say it isn't. Everyone has their own definition of it.
If you’re in a tough spot in life especially with drugs you can literally feel the emotion of this song. This was my brain during withdrawals.
Thank god I made it the FUCK out!! 10 years of hell, done, been done for a year and I’m never going back.
this is my absolute favorite song in the world. its not one that i listen to every day, but i appreciate it more and more each time i listen to it. the guitar at the end is beautiful.
This saved my life last year I think. So much reassurance in a song that sounds like your brain feels
It hurts when you start to understand these songs
Why? Because you're also a heroin addict?
@@hundui hahahahaa
for some people it evocates mostly loss and loneliness. there are real reasons for this. it can strike as socially inacceptable. pretty sure it mostly was. you can feel the burn.
Yes, it hurts...that's because his voice is horrible. I really like some of his songs (John as a guitarist ofc) in RHCP but as a vocalist the dude is terrible, a real torture to listen to (for me). We have to be honest, his singing is bad, really bad. No excuses.
@@MLCrow You obviously don't know he sings for the Chili peppers
Screaming aside, the riffs he uses are quite good. He shows how simplistic your guitar-playing can be to still sound amazing.
Johnny Zed
I know this comment is old, but for anyone reading, some of the best riffs and melodies I’ve heard in my life come from johns “bad” albums like this and niandra. These albums are straight up rough diamonds, beauty buried beneath ugliness.
@@nelsonvontitfuk1471 Niandra is my favourite JF album so I know exactly what you mean. There are some emotions in these albums that are so unique- I'm yet to find anything else like it.
This era of Frusciante inspires me musically too, it made me play guitar so much more freely.
@@Johnny_Zed Aside from From The Sounds Inside, and Shadows, Niandra is my favorite also. At times I like it more than the others. It has this purity that is hard to describe. Especially the untitled tracks
I love the screaming too
Nelson Vontitfuk definitely. I remember back in 2000 when it first became viable to share music over the internet. There were communities developing and sending each other tracks when you would have to sit patiently and wait for an hour to get a five minute track. Someone sent me Outside Space and I distinctly remember feeling like, wow, nobody has ever put together notes in a way that made me feel like this.
John is an inspiration to me because he lived through his self destruction...basically he survived his own ego that was destroying him. I feel that is all any person has to overcome in order to come out on the other side stronger. If we can't be stronger than our egos then we can't be healthy and share our love. Some people die from their lack of self love like River Phoenix did and John was right there almost dying himself. Some people live their entire lives without breaking free but it's like they never lived because they were still a slave to their mind. But John has found peace and you can hear it in the music he made after he got better and rejoined rhcp. This music is him in pain the music he made after is the peace he found after he learned how to love himself.
CuredbyMusic I don’t think you’ve ever experienced addiction. I appreciate this perspective, but by the same token, he is not a slave to his ego or his mind. He was a slave to drug addiction, which is artificial chemical dependency. Nothing to do with who he is deep down to the core, or to do with his ego. It has to do with the heroin completely taking over his mind, making his ego and his acknowledgment of himself as a human being nonexistent.
I love how John used his voice in Niandra and Smile to create an atmosphere and you can see this influence in latter albums when he uses all the synths to create the same effect, im fascinated with this man's sound evolution
You need to be down to really dig this album. Once you did, it stays with you till death (I think even longer, because it comes from the place where there is no time).
Exactly
One the most extraordinary songs I've ever heard. It has a language of all its own. Even though I don't know what he's saying for most of this song I find myself singing bits of it to myself all the time.
This record is actually quite important, we hear the desperation and the despair, even though there is no clear vocal message in the music, and from that we learn so much more about the artist and we ever could
I’m eighteen and I went through a minor heroin addiction last year and am currently trying to get over someone I was in love with and this song encapsulates everything and anything I’ve felt during both.
Hope all has been well man
Hope you are good. I have no earthly idea what a minor addiction could be or if thats even possible with heroin hahaha wow.. But leave at that dude you can get much higher without drugs than on them
There's a certain kind of aesthetic to this song. The emotion, the riffs- its a beautiful piece of disaster, and a piece that forewarns others about the dangers of drug abuse. A truly amazing masterpiece.
Most beautiful thing i've ever heard!
This song is beautiful. If you don't like it I can't really blame you but something must not be getting through, maybe you aren't feeling it, but there's so much raw emotion in this song. The guitar is simple and played sloppy but that's what makes it beautiful. When I feel at my worst I listen to this song and it sums up my mood perfectly and makes me feel a little bit better. Like I'm not the only one suffering in the moment, John is with me sharing his pain. Thanks John for this depressingly beautiful piece of art.
+Benjamin Roschy Oh hell man, couldn't have put it better. I love it. Always picks me up when I'm feeling sad or down, cos I think look at JF's turnaround from his lowest point here to being on top of the world again in RHCP - and living life doing what we wants with his solo albums. Like you say its depressing art, that makes you feel. Like a window to the soul!
+Benjamin Roschy not "played sloppy" ..
Man his vocals are so out of key and this is shit lets be honest. If you didnt know this was johns song and “blindly” heard it somewhere you would’ve start running as far away as you can. Even john is ashamed of this album
Elio Decolli Maybe, but that applies on so many bands and artists as well. And I dont think anyone who enjoys this song actually likes the song itself, but jumps into the world of then-Johns mind. Youre right in this but it isnt always the beauty of the music alone, but also the story behind it. Thats a reason why we enjoy drama even if it makes us sad, as a rough example.
Benjamin Roschy thank you for putting it into words. john saved my life.
00:00 enter...
00:36 some kind of mannered, sophisticated beauty
00:56 pain, then a hurried ending. an exclamation point
01:08 some more pain, but then calm takes over
01:32 an intense growing feeling that throws you into a place that bears another kind of beauty... crystalline, more turbulent
02:46 it was growing faster, until it caused flame. panic
02:57 "all right". settling down...
03:16 next act, next part of narration
03:47 a break, then a breathtaking feeling with growing intensity
04:00 pain. an undespibable overwhelming feeling leads into a trance ending in a looped scream
04:30 HELP
04:35 a discourse. then a short summation
04:45 another place, another feel, more calm, but suspicious at the same time. then more different places
05:42 a stairway
05:48 a next place, fiery feeling, can't describe
05:57 this part is the most scary
06:25 dissolution... a colourful place, comfortable like a hot bath
06:43 slowing down
07:00 a complex feeling, hard to describe. being a bit lost, but coming to senses
07:19 "daughter. danger rise. why? because... they all know"
07:26 coda. walking away
Bernie Bandicoot interesting Interpretation man!!
that help really got to me jesus christ
the footnotes of hell
James ki i8
Guys I made a video with my art using this song, will you watch it?? You wont regret it.
pure emotion...the simple, sad and at the same time beatiful sounding guitar riff catches you from the first moment...combined with john frusciantes desperate, harsh screaming, it is one of the greatest songs ever written
this is my favorite song i blare it through a speaker in the morning to wake my kids up
I almost feel like an addict myself listening to this, makes me wanna go rehab and I don't even do any drugs. Thank goodness this isn't how Johns story ended...
Hope mine doesn't end like this sounds because I'm in his state of mind now and can't escape it.
at least he didnt go the way of layne staley
I love the rawness of the entire album. I get that it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I find the rawness kinda mesmerizing...
This is such a hard song to listen to, and this album altogether. This and Niandres both are really helping me with my mental and emotional state, as well as with my own writing.
The album that made me love the guitar and John Frusciante. 1997 98 0r 99 i found this in a small record cd store in providence RI. Really loved this like no other at the time. People thought i was very strange for playing this in my car... Havent revisited it in a long time and CD is long gone. Still amazing album. My fav Frusciante solo album followed closely by Niandres
The saddest song I've ever heard.
projection
I may agian know john
height down is sadder imo
I don`t know, It makes me feel insanely happy from nowhere, even though you can clearly hear so much pain thrоugh John`s voice...
neptune mermaid What pain? He was literally on a pain killer
I don't know what it is about this song, that my ears find it soO soulful... I love it"
This is the only album I'm missing... peace John, and thanks for staying alive.
Hope to see you soon.
The realness of this song is what makes it so amazing in my opinion.
wow john frusciante is totally amazing
this is so filled up with emotions.
john frusciante is an awesome human being
I feel like this is so emotional, the screeching adds to the dark feel. I really enjoy listening to it.
Honestly it's brilliant, I love his voice on this record and on Niandra Lades, it's tortured and meaningful : this is a true artist and I wish he will releash the other 400 songs he wrote since he left the RHCP
This album has gotten me through some dark times, glad I can revisit years later and not relate but still appreciate
Certified hood classic
I am thankful to john for realse this album... it's something great, heroin dosen't change what john has inside, his passion and love for music. you can find this in every single john's work
One gotta be a brave man to record and release it.
This song, honestly. Some how just explains how I feel. I love you John. Thank you.
I love John, it makes me sad to think that when this was recorded, I was living some of the best days of my life. We almost lost him, and this song is a reminder of how close to death he was. Like it or not, it's an emotional song, music is about emotion not technical ability. It's always good to have reminders of not just the good times in our lives, but the bad times. It makes you appreciate life.
I felt oddly scared while I was listening to this ;x
this scares me on so many levels... it's beautiful in such a haunting way
What I find most baffling about this song is that if you listen closely, it sounds like he's shuffling pages in between singing. Just the thought that there were strict, written lyrics to this song is amusing. "Hi, I'm a boy GURUGHLLGURRGLYLHLHBLEH!" (I loved this song from the moment I heard it.)
4:30 Help?
This song saved my life... Thanks you JF
Naked misery
one of a kind
This is the sound of a dying man letting out buckets and buckets of tears, but in the end a genius is born
Intense. Almost puts me to tears
4:25 oi oi oi
Respeto
me da mucha risa XDDDDD
ペンギンゴシップTV Né!
Is it weird that this is one of my favorite songs of all time?
(not even joking)
When you can relate to the amount of pain he’s in and the amount of pain he’s channeling into this, nah it’s not weird it’s one of my favorites too
Its one of my favorites too guys, I can't help it
Hahahahahah
Good tastes dude
This song right here is not from this planet.
this is purelly gold. really appreciate it. thx frusciante
To go down to hell, to create a perfect harmony and to return to our world he is John Frusciantes
Great.I love it John.
Ohhh how we love you John soo glad you survived your addiction and it makes us soo happy that you released this album, stay healthy we all love you and just in response too ALL the idiots we do not hate you for leaving the Chili Peppers. Just know that whatever decisions you make in your life we will always love you, if you ever see this I love you John
I find myself listening to this everyday!
One of my favorite Songs from him with magnificent lyrics about the senselessness in Life
I honestly think John's first album is one of his best
This is from the second fyi
@@chucks1255 this reply is 8 years too late 😂
That final release at 0:52 is the most powerful part to me.
John Frusciante is the greatest musician of all time, even in his darkest days on drugs, and near death. Thank God he made it. It really was a miracle hes still with us :)
I really love this song! I love the guitar sound and his vocals too. I mean when you hear the vocals at the first time you hear this song, it´s very crazy and something, but when you listen a few times more, you´ll think it´s good (at least I).
Or am I the only one?
oficially love this man forever and a day!!! and his music of course he is so intense..
This is the sound of death... metal heads should come get some inspiration
Screw metalheads
through the hills , i hear you callin ..
I can understand why people do not like this music, it does sound like a person dying, but that's exactly what it is, Frusciante was so close to death when this song was recorded.
Not all of the songs on this album were recorded during this period, a lot of the album are songs that were written when he was writing for his first album but never made the final cut, and a few of them were recorded even before then.
I for one am fascinated by this song, and can't stop listening to this. You can fee
The vocals definitely illustrate what he was going through emotionally and just the crazy trip he must have been on while recording.
Even with his other songs, even though he was f'ed up, they're raw, emotional songs. He poured his heart in all of them.
So beautiful!!!! He is fucked up and he still play's the guitar better than me sober! That's definition of emotion in a song! He is one with his music you can't separate them! The guitar in combination with his voice makes me wanna cry... ! LOVE AND GREETINGS FROM ALBANIA!!! Huuuuge JF fan!
One of my favourite !! the end is just incredibly good. Yes this is a piece of art just because he can create a whole world in one song ^^ He have so much talent it's always a pleasure to listen to him
to those who said that its like yoko, yoko its only random screams, i don´t know if you are robots but with this you can feel his pain
I am now inside a Uh
i almost cried while listening to this
frusciante at the height of his addiction
so beautiful!!!
the moment at which he sings "help" in falsetto, is the essence of this song
john's only song where he tells us how bad he is i think he was able to feel good enough to play .. maybe the lyrics come from the present moment we feel exhaustion, i already using strong drugs with a lot of excess and it's true that you get really tired and aware at the same time, i don't know if it does the same on every person but a sensitive person like john often ends up in depression alone
His guitar sounds amazing. John is guitar tone.
The only people I feel can truly appreciate these collection of sounds are people that know what its like to be in that place, that macbre suffocating world that is drug addiction, how alone and shitty everything fucking feels. Thank you universe for these sounds that captivate us.
the song displays the pain he went through at the time so well
I wonder how he recorded so many songs during his heroine addiction. This album is making me think about so many things ... he is the best and he'll be the best forever !
Damn John! I feel like this every morning
i think john is putting what feelings he was getting from the voices in his head into words or kind of words
HIIII I'am a boyyyyyyy
Boy! Enough said.
You seeeeem tooo looooooooooove
As soon as I found this comment he said it lolol
thank god he is alive. this thing sounds painful. he must have been in the darkest of places.
this whole album makes me feel like I'm looking through a keyhole into his soul.
a bit uncomfortable but still amazed.
Stop looking at it as music and start looking at it as an expression of art.
Masterpiece !!❤
Saddest album ever.
Made Me Cry
Oh, God, how much I admire this man...
You see me now
While ago
You could shred this size only
You're the girl I will always be with
Will be with, uh
I am masculine to all the lie
Hi, I'm boy and I know about him only
I hold a lovely feeling, know I made goog
Give me he, I know
Made her sky my (?)
Too high can't be we are
Higher can be we are
Higher can be we are
I could be we uh ah
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ah, ah oh yeah
Enter a uh
Why happened all that?
Alright...
We are we, we're all, come on
I'm only evil, a gold demon, oh
I am yellow
Kiss me there where
I bother told about her film and make her sanitary, oh
I see, I mean
Without this
Like it's ocean
Well I've been on there
With a vida vida skewer, uh yeah
With a vida vida skewer
Ai, ai, ai, oi, oi
(Very high pitch) Help
You've seen the same other world is this, you always miss
Your headless eyes, lonely veins will house
Whatever we, yeah
I was gonna dream that if we were, were, yeah oh
I wonder if we, oh, if we were all gas
Heaven like a bearable shore
This time I lay, lay over there
Dreaming a mistake
I'm afraid
But which for more, by which
Bad brown wears it bad
Wound, round, lonely dying to drain
This is very good, look at me for the colder
Bad feel, bad sky
Will floor it, and dry and right
Land fly on, lame life, life lame, lies on land
Skies fuck you
I wanna kiss, meet you
Drops into
A reminisce rains, for a father arches it's back
Well into a bowl
It isn't so task, true key
Insane, dream, heart
Leave back
Daughter, danger life
Why?
'Cause they all know
I really didn’t get this when I first listened to it and I just thought it was kind of a pretentious mess but coming back to it 14 years later it’s amazing
Is there anything wrong if I have to admit that this song suits my momentary mood the best?