RHCP Question (alternative, funk, indie, rock, single)

~~N*S*G~~ · 10-09-2007, 02:03 AM

After their original guitarist died, did he just Dr. Who regenerate into John Frusciante?

I can't find anywhere that says they ever really changed guitarists.

Oh, and what is a song that has a really interesting riff or something by John.

And on a side note, the guitar in Dani California is amazing... there is some strange welcome complexity in its simple classic style.

ProggyMan · 10-09-2007, 09:13 AM

Some reason this is in Indie/Alternative?

Seltzer · 10-09-2007, 06:19 PM

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Some reason this is in Indie/Alternative?

Well, I think RHCP could be classed as an alternative rock band.

Hillel Slovak was a huge influence on John Frusciante, along with Hendrix. I often feel that Frusciante channels Hendrix better than almost anyone.

Frusciante took over on guitar duties for Mother's Milk and did a great job. Just listen to the nice fruity-sounding riff at 2:10 in Magic Johnson... awesome.

ProggyMan · 10-09-2007, 08:18 PM

Yep, forget about several multi-platinum albums, just a couple of top ten singles. They're pretty damn mainstream.

Seltzer · 10-09-2007, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Yep, forget about several multi-platinum albums, just a couple of top ten singles. They're pretty damn mainstream.

To me, alternative has more to do with how they sound rather than how popular they are.

By your logic, an alternative rock band releases one album which is underground for a period, then suddenly changes genre once that album becomes popular.

ProggyMan · 10-09-2007, 08:36 PM

No, not at all, but BSSM, Californication, BTW etc. are all mainstream with a mainstream sound to them(BSSM less so). Their early work is Alt Rock, but their defining albums are all mainstream.

~~N*S*G~~ · 10-09-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Frusciante took over on guitar duties for Mother's Milk and did a great job. Just listen to the nice fruity-sounding riff at 2:10 in Magic Johnson... awesome.

Nice, any other riffs?

Wayfarer · 10-10-2007, 12:09 PM

"Alternative" and "mainstream" are not antithetical - "underground" and "mainstream" are.

jackhammer · 10-09-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by N*S*G

After their original guitarist died, did he just Dr. Who regenerate into John Frusciante?

I can't find anywhere that says they ever really changed guitarists.

Oh, and what is a song that has a really interesting riff or something by John.

And on a side note, the guitar in Dani California is amazing... there is some strange welcome complexity in its simple classic style.

Just google in and find their history. Hillel Slovak died way back in 1988 from drug abuse. Read SCAR TISSUE by Anthony Kiedis for a bit of history on the band.

Dr_Rez · 10-09-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by N*S*G

After their original guitarist died, did he just Dr. Who regenerate into John Frusciante?

I can't find anywhere that says they ever really changed guitarists.

Oh, and what is a song that has a really interesting riff or something by John.

And on a side note, the guitar in Dani California is amazing... there is some strange welcome complexity in its simple classic style.

To answer your question, After Hillel died they had few guitarists which they didnt like, and then by the time mothers milk came around, Frusciante was there.. he was only 19 at the time, yet amazingly talented. Then they had him till he quit after BSSM, in which they went to Navarro, then back to JF for Californication.

And MOST if not all have col riffs from him, youl have to be more specific. And listen to I could have Lied on BSSM has even better solo than Dani California. (not that thats even close to being his best)

Edit: Listen to Easily on Californication, possily his best solo ever. Theres 5 separtly recorded uitar parts all being played at once, and its sounds AMAZING.

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ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	No, not at all, but BSSM, Californication, BTW etc. are all mainstream with a mainstream sound to them(BSSM less so). Their early work is Alt Rock, but their defining albums are all mainstream.

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