Curtains (John Frusciante album)

Curtains
Studio album by John Frusciante
Released	February 1, 2005
Recorded	May 8, 2004 – May 14 and May 19 – May 23
Genre	Rock
Length	33:42
Label	Record Collection
Producer	John Frusciante
John Frusciante chronology
A Sphere in the Heart of Silence (2004) Curtains (2005) The Empyrean (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Curtains is the ninth solo album by John Frusciante, released on February 1, 2005 on Record Collection. The album is primarily an acoustic album, in contrast to his previous collaboration with Josh Klinghoffer, A Sphere in the Heart of Silence, which was mostly electronic. According to Frusciante, the album was recorded in his living room: "It was just me sitting on a pillow, on my living room floor, with my back leaning against the couch."^[3]

The album features contributions from Autolux drummer Carla Azar, upright bassist Ken Wild, and The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, with Frusciante noting, "Carla from the band Autolux plays drums. I loved having a feminine energy. My friend Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of the Mars Volta played some guitar. He and I do these solos together where we're using the same amp at the same time."^[4]

A video was released for "The Past Recedes".

Track listing

All songs written by John Frusciante.

1. "The Past Recedes" – 3:53
2. "Lever Pulled" – 2:22
3. "Anne" – 3:35
4. "The Real" – 3:06
5. "A Name" – 2:03
6. "Control" – 4:29
7. "Your Warning" – 3:33
8. "Hope" – 1:56
9. "Ascension" – 2:52
10. "Time Tonight" – 3:12
11. "Leap Your Bar" – 2:36

Personnel

• John Frusciante – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, melodica, piano, string ensemble, mellotron, synthesizer, treatments, producer, design
• Omar Rodríguez-López – lead guitar on "Lever Pulled", joined lead guitar with John on "Anne"
• Carla Azar – drums
• Ken Wild – double bass
• Didier Martín - production
• Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
• Chris Holmes – additional mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Lola Montes – photography
• Mike Piscitelli – design
• Dave Lee – equipment technician

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/05-totalguitar
4. ^ http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/01-jane