Frusciante, John - Smile From The Streets You Hold Lyrics

John is one with the 4th dimension

I'm going to do it on my own since nobody in these damn years did it

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00:00: Enter A Uh
08:06: The Other
09:40: Life's A Bath
10:58: A Fall Thru The Ground
13:22: Poppy Man
14:43: I May Again Know John
23:31: Im Always
26:03: Nigger Song
30:22: Femininity
32:57: Breathe
39:19: More
41:26: For Air
45:21: Height Down feat. River Phoenix
49:21: Well I've Been
52:17 Smile From The Streets You Hold
57:36: I Can't See Until I See Your Eyes
59:07: Estress

People who praise this album aren't fans, they're sycophants.

What a fucking mess. Stay off drugs kids.

eu amo esse album mais que minha própria vida

Sos puro amor

I'm sorry ,I like pretty off the wall crazy music , but this is fucking terrible....pitiful actually

If your into John's melodic and melancholic jams please check a Jam I had with a mate and let me know what you think https://youtu.be/0rDgLNA0CFQ

Not pop. 😉

Broke as fuck and just got kicked out of my apartment, and this music is starting to speak to me.

Painfully honest album.

Falling into the abyss never sounded so cool.

that belting at 0:51 is something to behold

oh gosh, that´s wonderfully briliant and sad

Its kind of interesting how this is one of the first videos you find when you search john frusciante in 2019 December. This was and is a pretty obscure album. Niandra was his album of this period that usually gets more attention. John even took this off the market way back when. Maybe its been redistributed since? This album is a bunch of random recordings he had. Some from around the time it came out and even one from when he was 17. I remember reading something about him not liking this album much as he legit put it out for some extra cash. I used to love this when i was a teenager. Nothing sounds like the feeling of wanting to disappear like this did for me then. Listening to it now i still think moments resonate but it truely is a punk record. Its hilarious thinking of rhcp fans who may have grown up on stadium arcadium or something sitting down and listening to this. I hope it clicks with some kids and they check out things like can, germs, ariel pink, captain beefheart, lounge lizards etc. John and flea did that for me.

It's actually a fk good album

No sabia de este album

John... you said the n word, come on!!! 😡

This is a great album, but I think Im the only one who connects more with niandra than this one. But, both are great, it's just a personal preference.

THIS ONE IS FOR YOU FRUSCIANTE !!!!!!

Thank you for every bit of music you putted out there and for everything you put into it!
https://soundcloud.com/thefrenchfryers/frusciantes-ghost

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just got this on CD, it's both outstandingly beautiful and fascinating beyond words. I really recommend listening to it on CD, as it is even rougher around the edges and has a raw and more intense vibe to it in my opinion. still struggle to listen to I May Again Know John, it brings me to tears every time, just an immensely powerful song. Love you John.

What is wrong with you all? I love RHCP and John Frusciante is a great guitarist and he can do pretty good backing vocals - in the studio - i.e. whats on By The Way. This however is a good example of what happens when you try to play music when you are off your face, or recovering from being off your face. All the comments about it being a great album made by pain and addiction to heroin (just picked up the words on the top comment, but many are similar) are bullshit. I've played maybe 800-1000 gigs over the last 35 years, and the ones when I am off my face sound like this - badly played and badly sung - or just plain bad. I would bet my house that if JF was asked about this album when hes clean he would say ' I recorded it when I was a mess, its shit'

Obviously if someone were to pick this up and not know anything about John Frusciante or the state of mind he was in while making this, most of it would sound like something got stuck in the garbage disposal. But knowing that this is self expression in its truest form, in a time where making this was probably the only way he could express himself, makes it great. Context can make anything beautiful. Even a garbage disposal. It helps when you’re out of it and need something to relate to.

I wouldn't hear this album without its "badly played" parts. Feels great. There are tons of musicians who work on perfecting and editing everything so fucking much, that maybe having this gem to get out of all that shit for a bit might be nice

I hate the glorification of agony and addiction here in the comments.
Yes, there are some cool moments on this records (Fall thru the ground, e.g.).
But besides these sketches, it's completely incoherent, unmusical, uninteresting - could be done by a thousand other people -
maybe some of the odd chord changes stem from addiction and not prog-genius.

... coming from a huge Frusciante-fan, with or without the peppers.

True. I think those traits incapsulate being that far down which a lot of people relate to. It is how it was; an unfiltered expression of incoherence, squaller, disinterest that doesn't try to be anything else. Definitely no masterpiece, in fact it couldn't be further from one, which for me makes it a compelling statement, one which on occasion, has a genuinely "new" idea, which in itself is rare in the human experience.. probably a bit of a tangent, hope you don't mind! :)

many people in these comments are romanticizing drug abuse and self destruction and its disgusting tbh

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I completely get your point although I do not necessarily agree with it. Personally I really enjoy this album and Niandra LaDes because they are departures from everything I’ve heard before. I listen to quite a lot of music and since I’m not even in my 20s yet I never had this mind blowing moment of listening to those ”big“ classics for this first time (pet sounds, sgt peppers, Dark side of the Moon...). They were always around somehow and although I’m enjoying them I can’t fully appreciate them for the revelation they were at the time. This is why I’m enjoying this album so much. For the first time I feel like I’ve heard something so fresh and raw sounding that it changed my perspective on what music could be (similar to the madcap laughs and montage of heck, but Frusciante exceeds them).
I know this album has its flaws, sounds awful at times and is definitely not as sophisticated as many other albums but this is all part of the reason why I love it so much

@Trafalger D. Water Law Well said.

THIS IS AWESOMELY REFRESHING OUTSIDE THE BOX

i always come back to this

What a load of shit.

Enter a Uh has got to be one of the most bizarre songs ever recorded.

does anybody know why this album isnt on spotify?

It was removed from all stores together with the album „Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt“ after he re-joined the peppers in 1998. „Niandra...“ was re-released a few years later, this one wasn‘t, even though he said it‘s gonna be one day.

@Fan of Edm well i hope it will :D but thanks! :)

What's the cover art about?

It's one of John's paintings

Prob still real over river . I am . Sumtimes

the tascam overdrive is strong w/this one

What's the story on the album cover?

May be It could be one of Frusciante's paintings, in that time of his life he usually would paint a lot of this weird looking things. Very surreal

it’s always the rawness that inspires me most , When things get too refined that’s when It’s over

proof that if on the right side of fame, you can shit and throw it at your audience and it will be forgiven....like GG allin, truly chosen and nothing less..

5:31 onward reminds me of the intro to Slane Castle

He's snorting cocaine or heroin in the 1st minute of the first track :/ :( glad he's doing fine now 🤗😍 Also, what's that sound at 4:30?

Leni Zenith he’s taking a hit from a bong, not snorting a line

@Nick Hensby nope. I'm talking about the first minute of the first track of the album. What you talk about it's in another song in the same album

Leni Zenith yeah your right, I think it’s “for air” where he takes the bong hit?

@Nick Hensby exactly 😉 and a very nice song actually. Pity he doesn't remember the songs anymore and possibly never plays them for friends or alone or whatever

Buen álbum

Oh, God! How I wish they re-release this album as an entirely instrumental one! I would really buy it!
The hardest part of hearing this album is his vocals. I know he was deeply in trouble, this is a raw truth.

Me parece una barbaridad, simplemente único...

I can hear this in my head when I am getting yelled at. the world around me goes mute and this comes on.

Me sorprende la cantidad de sordos que defienden esta porquería que acabo de escuchar.
Los argumentos son fantásticos.

Debe ser que todos los groupies de Frusciante se drogan. Mucho.
Aflojen!!!

Pure effing garbage

Absolutely Beautiful

Me gusta solo xq se comprende la situación en que estaba Jhon pero musicalmente no esta bueno a diferencia de lo que hizo ya consciente. Mas melodia y mejor elaborado ademas no me gusta el echo que este album salio a.la venta unicamente para poder costearse la heroina

Es un album interesate por muchos motivos. Es musica cruda y ruda emanada desde las entrañas de la bestia que es la adicción

Hello depression again, come on in please, I have this beautiful piece to play, i remember it's your favorite. Remember ? Like the old times

That truth made my mind cry.

Cant believe Pitchfork gave this a 0

yeh, well fuck them.

50:17 beautiful.

I can't find it on deezer

The only part where you can find it is here in youtube

How can I download ir

Why is the sound quality so bad?

Bought this on cassette the day it came out. Damn....

Height Down!!!!!!!!! River Originally titled Soul Removal

Absolutely cathartic

Oh Johnny boy
⚡🐺⚡

my best friend doesn't get it

and no matter what, his guitar remains pure gold.

Fucking incredible .....

Does anybody have the tabs for the first song?? And maybe the two songs he played in the documentary

Fucking hilarious

John is my favorite artist and it fucking hurts to listen to him...

People think this album sucks, only if they've never been down and out.

Is a f... genius

OYY-EEEEEE OYY-EEEEE OYY-EEEEE

I don't think he's happy with this album, but I don't give a shit. I think it's one of the greatest art pieces out there. Imagine any other great artist through time that had a record of their art when they were at their peak of insanity. We'd kill to see it, or hear it. I'm glad we can hear this. I think his first 3 albums are 3 of the greatest albums ever made. I really like his others but these speak to my soul. And I have a hurt, fucked up soul.

Jay Privacy apart from acknowledging it was released for drug money, John has never commented on the album again publicly. I’d imagine it was pulled from the shelves in ‘98 due to him rejoining the Chili’s and him not wanting this in the same domain when he was clean a sober

It is crazy...
but,why this music attract my hearts?

I’m embarrassed that people try and be edgy and say this record is good, hipsters are the absolute fucking worst, Frusciante even hates this record and hasn’t made it available to buy for some time, no one thinks you’re cool because you like something everyone else thinks is a pile of shit, it just makes you look stupid

Stone Harper elements of genius throughout this, no denying it

crianças, nao usem drogas

Amo esto <3

Enter a uh starts so epic

I saw him play live for this LP in 97 in NYC. It was a dream to see my hero in the flesh. He sang the title song and jammed on it for like 15m. insane. he was still on shit during that tour though. It would be about 1 yr later that i saw him play again live for a secret RHCP show in NYC once again. This time in a much different shape from the 97 solo Nuttstalk tour.

Lucky man

This album means so much to everyone here and its so obvious, bless all of you and you can make it through the pain you're going through. Whether it's addiction, heartbreak, loss of life, or just anything life throws at you, you will make it. You just have to hold a smile when you walk down the street and remember life fucks everyone at some point, its just your turn right now.

I see a bottle of coke on the cover art.

Whenever I hit a low point, I listen to this album. It must've been 2 years since I've heard anything from Smile From The Streets You Hold.

Hey you are in every video i go 😂 mostly on megadeth videos lol

Smile from the streets you hold , the song itself <3

Poppy man is so complex and layered I love it. It almost sounds like he’s using microtones.

The 2nd album on pitchfork to ever receive a 0

Damon Humble foreal that’s like way better than getting a 10

fuck pitchfork

The ability to come back from this state of mind and this
sort of life is not terribly common and pretty remarkable in and of itself.

Looking at this album as a snapshot of where he was in comparison to later
works tells quite the story. Even if this album isn’t your thing sonically, it
still serves a purpose as part of an illustration of redemption, reform, and
recovery. It is very human. Erratic and flawed and raw, indicative of
transition and flux and chaos, all of which live within each of us.

Beautifully put. Exactly. It helps me through my deep valleys. God it helps like nothing else of this earth when I feel so alone...this album in particular always comforts somehow. Your comment should have a million likes, but I guess we are rare and special souls who get it really

AC Curtis and the fact that he immediately came back and made californication is incredible

this album has some of the best songs frusciante has ever made. easily more fun than Niandra and way better than anything he's been doing since the empyrean. they're recorded pathetically, but they're great compositions and can easily translate to higher fidelity. sure the rawness of the recording adds another dimension.

His essence Has always been there you can hear it.. in the textures.. in the chords... the exploration of a different way of feeling the music... More spiritual and limitless and overall very very raw... But intelligent. I think this album reveals the sound of Jhon Frucciante, to develop into what we know today. Many Many albums. Respect. :))

well said

thank you for uploading this, i am very grateful because i cant find it elsewhere/ copies are very expensive.

Painting with sound

production quality goals : this

i BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS FRUISCIANTE SINCE TWENTY TWELVE I HEARD HIM FIRST SEARCHING IN A FIELD FOR A SINK A HOLE OF HEAVEN WITH my friend now he's dead and I searched and searched through all the later releases and on the whole emotional fugstones but this and the for clara album as so far have taken the proverbial biscuit. Thanks YT for being here

Yeah. He's ashamed of these albums. That's why this isn't on Spotify, and why it took so long for usually just a tshirt to go to spotify. I get it, though, this isn't something I'd be proud of, either, but I wouldn't want to hide it. It's a reflection of who he was. Some people really need someone to tell them that they're not alone, and this was Frusciante's way of doing that.

The best álbum ever

Between niandra and smiles you can really hear John fall apart

I dunno what's going on but that's might be the most wonderful thing i've ever heard, but on the otherhand I think this is distubing in some ways.

Can't fucking describe that feeling.

John is such more than a virtuose!

Oh ffs I just can't with people calling this art or music. You're as high as John was when he threw this dreck together

They should make kids read Scar Tissue, listen to his two heroin albums and watch his documentary interview and Johnny Depp film about his home that burned down. Very scary.

When did they record Height Down?

I was listening to this album when I was on opioid withdrawl and I completely understood and felt his pain.

I tried smoking opium in 1980 once and liked it so much never did it again, seemed like it could be addictive. Did same with cocaine in same year. Have an addictive personality and both just to sample alternate reality, but had bad feeling about both. Welcome back!

Does anyone else feels TOM WAITS vibes

you're right

and some of his stuff i'll bet the Radiohead guys listened to a lot.

I'm Always is hands down one of the most beautiful songs John has ever written.

For Air is actually quite easy to listen to. But with all their craziness and pain, every song on this album is beautiful

O Smile From the Streets You Hold po polsku: http://psychodeliczne-wizje.blog.onet.pl/2017/12/02/w-czelusci-rozpaczy/

which tracks are the ones that feature river phoenix? apparently they were removed from N.L.A.U.J.A.T and put into this album later under different names...

I'm pretty sure Height Down and Well I've Been featured River Phoenix...

I wonder if he's ashamed or proud of this now

Never re-released, must be painful memories.

Ashamed since he released it only for drug money. I wish he'd re-release it though, so I could have it next to Niandra.

most likely proud but not bothered to re-release

Why do people think this is good?

because it is

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