Smile From the Streets You Hold

Artist: John Frusciante
Label: Dc
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
EAN: 9398603204125
ASIN: B00000888H

Release Date: 1998-03-24

Smile From the Streets You Hold

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Album Details

Australian Version featuring Alternate Cover Art. Tracks Remain the Same as the Us Release.

Customer Reviews:

Very Much A Solo Album.......2006-09-22

I recently listened to this record again and I love it:)

This is very much John solo and you can certainly feel his loneliness through the songs. Recorded in motel rooms in his darkest days, this album features some unforgettable songs and some forgettable ones...

While this album is hard to get, it is worth tracking down. For most John fans, this is a must have. For anyone still getting into his music, look into all his other releases first.

Whilst the recording is not of the highest quality there a definitely some great songs on here... A fall thru the ground, I'm Always, Femininity, Smile from the streets and Estress are all memorable songs but if you like the more experimental of Johns work you will love 'Enter a uh' and 'I may again know John'. They are both 8 minute plus songs with great guitar riffs and vocals that touch every emotional level. Close your eyes and listen to them and you will feel something i guarentee...

All up, I am glad I own this record, it certainly is not his best but listen to it with an open mind and you will be impressed

A great record, and the vocals aren't as bad as everyone says........2006-06-15

Sure, there are sometimes on this record where John Frusciante's screeches are unbearable, but if you look past all of that, the guitar work and instrumental work is amazing. I was expecting something terrible (I have loved John Frusciante for a long time, and I Just got this in the mail), and I really like it. It isn't perfect like To Record Only Water for Ten Days or Shadows Collide With People, but it is a good record nonetheless. Listen to it with an open mind and you will be fine.

Standout tracks: Enter a Uh, The Other, A Fall Thru the Ground, Feminity.

A review without a single mention of smack.......2006-05-13

I fail to see how this album is any less deserving of a place in Frusciante's discography than the others, even if he (until recently) thought so himself. Granted, it probably reminds him all too vividly of a rather unstable time in his life, but to the regular listener this is a more accessable record than 'Usually Just A T-Shirt' in my opinion. 'Smile From The Streets You Hold' is longer than said album too, and as a result the more rambling songs on here are easily outnumbered by the excellent ones. It is actually a very intense, fulfilling album to listen to in one sitting.

The opener 'Enter A Uh' sets the tone perfectly: it's raw and scruffy as hell, almost impenetrable upon the first few listens, but give it time and you'll find a song in there. A funky, carefully written song with excellent vocal lines (painfully sung, mind) and an opening riff that betrays the genius in this sadly drug-addled man (with a happy ending, of course). The rest of the album fluctuates, though its highlights are as good as anything from 'Niandra LaDes' - 'Poppy Man' is a great instrumental, 'Height Down' (a duet with the late River Pheonix) is a touchingly happy folkish tune and the title track really should have been on 'Niandra...' all along.

There are some oddities too. 'A Fall Thru The Ground' is a lush and layered home recorded tune from pre-Chilis days (he was 17!! - Christ, to have been that good at 17!), 'I'm Always' is one of my favourite Frusciante songs and totally unlike anything else he's done (it's more RHCP than JF), and 'I May Again Know John' is just fantastic - a distortion-drenched psychedelic dirge with an beautiful evolving chord progression.

It certainly is a tough listen, but stick with it and it'll repay you tenfold. It's a good thing John didn't go the same way as Hillel, because 'Smile From The Streets You Hold' would have been a dark and tragic swan song. Happily, instead we got nine more solo records and three from the Chilis!

John Frusciante with Guest Appearence by River Phoenix.......2005-12-10

This album being pretty good on it's own merit is also complemented by River Phoenix's vocals on, "Height Down" and "Well, I've Been." For those who've found few songs released by River Phoenix or his band Aleka's Attic, this may be a listening treat!

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