| View Larger Image | The Empyrean | Audio CDby John Frusciante
| List Price: | $13.98 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Adrenaline Records | | Release Date: | January 27, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 5,634th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Before The Beginning
- Track 2: Song To The Siren
- Track 3: Unreachable
- Track 4: God
- Track 5: Dark/Light
- Track 6: Heaven
- Track 7: Enough Of Me
- Track 8: Central
- Track 9: One More Of Me
- Track 10: After The Ending
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
The eleventh solo album from this enigmatic singer-songwriter and producer, best known as The Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist. This concept record features Flea, Sonus Quartet, Johnny Marr, and The New Dimension Singers. It's a record suited to dark living rooms late at night. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 23 reviews)
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Frusciante needs to explore the Major keys of life by Red Hot John (Steubenville, Ohio)  1 Stars
November 08, 2009
I am not going to go track by track to waste anyones time describing what I thought (think) about The Empyrean other than to give one piece of advice - Do not waste your money on this!!!
This comes from a person who is a big fan of "stripped down" music that does not sound like a polish turd due to the technology of Pro Tools.
I love music that sounds authentic and not adjusted.
I have tried to get into John's music time and time again, however it just sounds like a bunch of kids from Pittsburgh trying to write and record on a Tascam 4 track from 1989.
The album should also come with a suicide warning; or for that matter, razorblades.
If there was some type of money back guarantee, I would be first in line.
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fine purchase by K. G. Zelianaios (Athens, Greece)  5 Stars
October 27, 2009
the cd's quality was very satisfying, both in artistic and in customer's point of view... excellent choice, fast delivery, thank you amazon ;)
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I wanted to like it by Stephen Quinn (Providence, RI)  2 Stars
September 17, 2009
Really, I did. I read lots of reviews of Frusciante's other albums; I heard (I think) that he plays a lot with The Mars Volta, one of my favorites. I assumed that when he sloughed off the Chili Peppers, Frusciante would go wild. Um...no. This sounded like re-warmed Chili Peppers music to me--and they lost me about 3 albums ago. I was not excited; not entranced; not even interested.
Total bummer.
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john frusciante is amazing by W. Halabicky (CA) 5 Stars
August 28, 2009
I bought this album after i heard unreachable. (which is still my favorite song on the album) I've always loved the red hot chili peppers but i had never bought any of john's solo work. I mainly bought it because of RHCP. of the two songs i heard, (unreachable and central) i liked them a lot.
When i first listened to the album i was a bit dissapointed by the other material. but as i listened more i liked it more. all the songs are very thought out and meaningful. absolutely no filler. even though i don't quite understand the concept I'm sure it makes sense to mr. Frusciante. all in all great album.
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He does it again by Douglas M. Moore 5 Stars
July 18, 2009
Empyrean is the bomb. It's probably his fullest album yet, combining elements of Curtains, To Record Water, and Shadows. Great stuff, and finally....song long songs!
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