John Frusciante – The Empyrean Album Review

One of the most outstanding qualities of Frusciante's playing in the Chili Peppers is that even with the amazing facility he has on guitar, he never lets his playing degrade into mere histrionics. He keeps it earthy and real. With his solo stuff he tends to stray into the spacey and ethereal. So for fans with only the Peppers as reference, this isn't an easy work. This latest solo project is a concept album of sorts and in John's own words can be described as such "The Empyrean is a ...