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A contemplative and widely appealing follow up to 2001’s To Record Only Water For Ten Days, terrestrial Bodhisattva John Frusciante’s third solo release is a collision of his angelic straightedge poster boy image with that of the wild and crazy rock star guitarist gone solo. Although, how solo can an album be when he’s brought in all of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, save Anthony Kiedis, to help him out? Sorry, Tony. Frusciante’s singing has come a long way since his 1995 debut Niandra, and he is now more than capable of providing adequate vocal accompaniment to his own stellar guitar playing. The strange spectrum of compositions on this epic 18-tracker range from abstract ambient echoes and primordial gurglings of sonic subterfuge to bittersweet ballads as pure as the driven snow. A soaring soundtrack to a lifetime of illuminated memories, Shadows Collide With People declares that Frusciante has moved beyond his addiction-recovery process, and is looking at the world with an unsullied mind and a fresh set of eyes.
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