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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 71 Ratings

  • Summary: The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist returns with a follow-up to his 2001 solo release, 'To Record Only Water For Ten Days.'

Top Track

Song To Sing When I'm Lonely
A song to play when I'm lonely Win and never play a game again No one to face when I'm falling Holding tight to dreams that never end I'll be you I... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. I feel patronising calling it a rebirth, return to form or a self-rehabilitation from the brink. Let’s just call it evolution.
  2. 80
    At eighteen tracks it comes close to outstaying its welcome, but it doesn’t.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Intermittently engaging if ultimately slight. [27 Feb 2004, p.96]
  4. Coming in at over an hour in length, the album drags at times and begins to wear near the last part of the tracklisting.
  5. Frusciante has finally harnessed the energy and unqualified honesty that pulsed underneath the wandering Syd Barrett-ness of his weird work, and applied them to a reedy, vaguely psychedelic, and consistently melodic collection of songs.
  6. Mainstream, bleeding-heart balladry, tempered by slightly outre arrangements.
  7. Q Magazine
    40
    His rudimentary songwriting skills and questionable quality control render this an exasperating experience. [Apr 2004, p.110]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. louism
    Mar 26, 2004
    10
    this is the most talented most perfect music i've ever heard!
  2. PauG
    Mar 4, 2004
    10
    I love it!!
  3. Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Brilliant songwriting by one of the greatest genius that stepped on this planet. You can brightly feel every note, chord and word that isBrilliant songwriting by one of the greatest genius that stepped on this planet. You can brightly feel every note, chord and word that is being played. Expand
  4. dylanc
    Aug 29, 2004
    10
    This album is a masterpeice written by one of the best guitarists of our time anyone who doesnt appreciate it has lost touch
  5. thomasb
    Mar 12, 2006
    10
    Rocks!!
  6. Sep 23, 2011
    10
    So full of wonder, beautil album, from a genius. Frusciante is perfect in this album. The best album you can hear. Here it is what I callSo full of wonder, beautil album, from a genius. Frusciante is perfect in this album. The best album you can hear. Here it is what I call perfection. The best songs I've ever heard, his work is full of talent, he fills every space with sounds that complete each other. Is a success not because of the money, but because of the music. Expand
  7. estere
    Feb 24, 2004
    9
    superb. frusciante should be the lead songwriter of the peppers, although there is a chance that anthony's singing will just ruin these superb. frusciante should be the lead songwriter of the peppers, although there is a chance that anthony's singing will just ruin these lovely tunes. Expand

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