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This is undoubtedly a stronger effort than Shadows Collide, and maybe that's due to [Frusciante's] ability to just let the music fly instead of attempting to overwork things.
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Alternative PressIt's all very simple, organic and, best of all, easy on the ears. [Oct 2004, p.140]
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As another impressive portion of his potent '04 output, Will to Death's immediacy and quality should quiet the critics-- particularly those who pegged his early solo records as the work of a narcotics pain-train washout.
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MojoStirring but sombre stuff. [Aug 2004, p.86]
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There's almost nothing in the way of guitar heroics and it's far from groundbreaking, but fans of darkly personal skewed pop should enjoy Will to Death.
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New Musical Express (NME)Zooming sheets of spacious wind-tunnel prog and raw, solo-spattered soul. Commercially, it's suicide. [26 Jun 2004, p.55]
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Q MagazineContains some potentially highly commercial music, were it not for the underwhelming production. [Sep 2004, p.118]
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The Will to Death is an existential song cycle that finds Frusciante more dedicated to the "song" than ever before -- and even though the record isn't exactly perfect, his unwavering desire to create and explore, to cut an album and move on to the next pending project, is admirable and easy to appreciate.
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His intention here was to create something unpolished and free of studio edits, acting as contrast to Shadows. His result, unfortunately, reeks of squandered potential.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 30
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Mixed: 1 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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Sep 25, 2011
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JonathanB.Jan 28, 2009Perfect.