Frusciante’s Transcendent Eddie Solo, RHCP at Hampden Park Glasgow 23 July 2023

It feels so great to have captured this piece of heavenly Fruscianteism, and to be able to share it as widely as possible. Enjoy every second ♥️ thank you for pressing ‘play’ 🥰

[@robertdefex3439]

That's the only tribute to Eddie we need

[@braydoncarr3935]

The first Eddie live solo that slaps harder then the studio version! Love it

[@JacksonWright-2006]

One of the rare times John really let himself go on the studio version and I adore it

[@joeyjohnsonson4341]

@@JacksonWright-2006i know! Frusciante always rips it live

[@JacksonWright-2006]

@@joeyjohnsonson4341 Yeah, I finally get to see em live for the first time this year and I can’t wait lol

[@irenahalder]

@@JacksonWright-2006 you’ll have a blast, it’s guaranteed ♥️ videos are great but really they don’t come anywhere close to being there, obviously. They are such a great live band, truly exciting to watch.

[@raveen2205]

Watching my dad slowly die. Thank you for things like this. It really does help

[@tophm2634]

Damn I'm sorry to hear that :(

[@irenahalder]

@raveen2205 that’s so very sad; good music can help in difficult, emotional times for sure.

[@Douglas_I]

I'm sorry to hear that, hang in there...

[@iHateRats-mt3sj]

John flexes 2% of his power and this is the beauty we get

[@dominikkurowski3145]

love his tapping parts

[@irenahalder]

I’m so pleased this filming came out so well. Looking at it now, I realise how you can see exactly what he’s doing with his hands, fingers and guitar. You can actually feel the music flowing through him and out to us - or am I being fanciful here?

[@hectarea6408]

Fr!! Like he’s not usually doing it, but man it sounds great

[@irenahalder]

@dominikkurowski3145 me too, yet this solo has everything: bends, shredding, single note melody, slides, pull offs. It’s fast but his rhythmic playing is spot on. Frusciante is a highly creative artist.

[@rossbaxter9621]

Loved every minute of this and have been trying to find a vid of it, so thank you! This is John Frusciante's world and we are just living in it

[@irenahalder]

My pleasure. It was such a special moment in a great, great show ❤

[@irenahalder]

@rossbaxter9621 I want to live in Frusciante world forever ♥️

[@user-oc2nb8bz7z]

​@@irenahalderего мир трагичный и много жалости в его игре! Но играет красиво! Я с детства слушаю перцев, мне сейчас 50 лет. В последние время я в них очень сильно разочаровался. Просто я русский и для меня моя страна дороже чем перцы! А перцы стали очень плохо относится к моей стране! И если будет война между нами, жалеть их не буду! Даже если играет хорошо на гитаре и то, что я слушал их с детства! Берегитесь нас русских и слушайте лучше Тайлера!

[@irenahalder]

@@user-oc2nb8bz7za peaceful, non violent world saturated with beautiful music is something we can all aim for; that’s what I want above all else ☮️ I have no fight with Russia or any other country, and I’m sure Frusciante would think the same.

[@THEJAM-EATERS]

Proper Hendrix sound there. Love it!

[@82bigworm82]

No mistaking that tone and sound. Can hear so many other songs within this

[@irenahalder]

@82bigworm82 I’m gonna try and listen for other songs in this now ❤️

[@cynthiafischer5733]

Thank you Irena for sharing. At first it sounded like they were each playing a different song

[@irenahalder]

@cynthiafischer5733 my pleasure. Oh it wasn’t perfect that’s for sure; they quickly got back into the groove so Frusciante could let rip though. They’re amazing live, but never infallible - would you agree?

[@cynthiafischer5733]

@@irenahalder Tru dat Irena, party girl!

[@biorythmicshifter]

Straight from the heart…

[@irenahalder]

@biorythmicshifter yes, genuinely!

[@saranagle73]

John is just... I have no words. A legend

[@coroebus3448]

Je trouvais le solo de Lyon exceptionnel mais là c’est Hendrix qui lui a rendu visite ❤

[@PANDA-JFpainter]

Oh thanks for sharing!!! I must say this is the best live Eddie solo! Not one of! And I’m glad you got to watch this with your own eyes!!!🤯😭🖤

[@irenahalder]

No probs @PANDA - I can’t describe the feelings …… I know you’ll understand ♥️

[@PANDA-JFpainter]

@@irenahalder yessss 😭😭😭🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@anona5518]

Everyone that was there agrees, it was a special gig

[@irenahalder]

@PANDA ‘with my own eyes’ lol you remembered ♥️ WMOE I can confirm he is extremely good looking 😃 if a little unkempt (in the best possible way ofc)

[@robbiepeterh]

Easily the best song off their recent albums

[@irenahalder]

@robbiepeterh I wouldn’t say easily …. for me there are many excellent songs on both albums.

[@brenogalvao1936]

Agreed

[@greig7455]

RHCP gig number 12 for me. Great seeing John back

[@irenahalder]

He’s the best! Wow you’re lucky to have seen 12 ♥️ Glasgow was my third but I’m hoping for a few more! They are fabulous live, really great.

[@mikenewbold1699]

gae

[@RPostVideos]

How is it that Glasgow got so much excitement. I keep seeing all these amazing things from that show...not that all the other shows aren't amazing too!

[@RPostVideos]

Also, it's me Ryane/Ayra Post😊😊😊

[@irenahalder]

Arya 😍 I really don’t know the answer to that; we were very, very lucky ❤ It actually helped me and other fans that tix were undersold because there was far more space to move around. Perhaps the band were trying to make up for the long wait for rescheduling? The show went by in a flash ofc, and unfortunately I now have Covid, but I’d do it all again in the blink of an eye. Happy, happy times ♥️

[@nikkobejarano]

Love RHCP. I gonna enjoy them next November in Argentina. Best solo

[@irenahalder]

@nikkobejarano your enjoyment is guaranteed; the band is truly incredible live, it really is. Have a blast, right? And send back some videos is you can? We are all looking forward to lots of footage from those November shows in Brazil, Chile and Argentina ♥️

[@nikkobejarano]

@@irenahalder for sure I'll share you some videos

[@irenahalder]

@@nikkobejarano good man ♥️

[@AlexdeSouza-dx8ql]

I'm speechless ...

[@irenahalder]

😂 Frusciante’s guitar playing cannot be described in words, you mean @AlexdeSouza-dx8ql?

[@irenahalder]

Haha - 03:40 “ Don’t hold back there” says AK to Frusciante 😂

[@Jerry-yd8pj]

Wow............ 😯. Shivers.

[@brianwagner5008]

Goddddd damn!!!!!! Anthony always has the best seat in the house!

[@irenahalder]

@brianwagner5008 haha he does, he does!

[@margaretsch.3609]

He certainly deserves it.

[@braissanchez9832]

Amazing band, LOVE them...

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

God damn John

[@mescetacy]

The boys were cookin!

[@irenahalder]

@mescetacy the boys were and are red hot ❤️‍🔥

[@johnhoran4802]

Knew I’d witnessed something special, this video confirms that ❤ can everyone send it to Justin Hawkins !!! Melt

[@PlayingWithMyselfGuitar]

Nice to see someone just totally in the zone, there's nothing like it

[@irenahalder]

@rawGuitarJams How he does that in a stadium with an audience of 50K is beyond my rational understanding. I think that’s why I chose to describe the solo as transcendent - he transcends the mundane reality of the gig and takes us along with him for a rollercoaster of a ride to Planet Frusciante 🤩

[@bruhemian]

its so annoying i wasn't able to go to this, what a solo

[@sepiia9419]

I was there

[@asunday2207]

❤

[@rossrossa7596]

JF channeling EVH!!

[@TheIronicTea]

that was so good i almost threw up

[@irenahalder]

You just ruined my day @TheIronicTea 🤣

[@Moanymarc]

Mmmhmmm i was there...loved every minute of it

[@irenahalder]

@Moanymarc me too; incredibly good memories of it now. I had the time of my life.

[@Moanymarc]

@@irenahalder it was amazing. Seen them about 7 or 8 times and this was the best

[@nootypenguino]

🔥

[@zyzzrestinpeace]

I'm sweaty

[@ohwellwhateverr]

Incredible 🤯

[@irenahalder]

@ohwellwhateverr 100 % agree; couldn’t take my eyes off Frusciante throughout. He was in the deepest rhythmic connection with Flea & Chad, so his solo worked a dream. Great to see, it really was.

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

They should have had him play Eddies Frankenstrat

[@dnbdaniel1]

Have you heard Eddie's solo at the Global Citizen Festival? 🤯

[@irenahalder]

Yes @dnbdaniel1 I just watched it now to remind myself; it’s so different to this one - a little more restrained, more controlled somehow, but immensely creative. Is it shorter? I think there were time constraints at GCF.

[@Nick-ut3es]

Holy smokes 😮

[@jcleary1945]

Sickkk

[@antonchigurh3226]

🤩 ❤ 🎸 🙏

[@barrypinney6723]

I just don’t understand why they didn’t play this at Tottenham.

[@irenahalder]

They have so many great songs to choose from …..

[@mikoajkot7985]

there's obviously something wrong with the crowd

[@arachnidman8eyes]

What was the song?

[@irenahalder]

@arachnidman8eyes 🕷️haha it’s Eddie

[@arachnidman8eyes]

@@irenahalder Thank you. I've heard the song before. I just did'nt know it's name.

[@irenahalder]

@@arachnidman8eyes sorry I wasn’t laughing at you, it was your name that made me smile. Eddie has such a great melody - I love the song but I found the lyrics a bit disappointing. Not AK’s best by any means.

[@sergeylebedev4368]

Мало живых нот. Единственное что порадовало - работа с машинкой. И то не вся... На этот раз как-то не душевно(

[@blindhtownkilla]

Love John but I don’t think this is even close to his solo for Eddie at the debut in Austin City Limits or live at the Tokyo Dome

[@irenahalder]

I don’t think objectivity is very apparent in some these comments here 😉 and no doubt you’re right @blindtownkilla. I like this one though especially the grungy sounding slides and low note string bends.

[@reginageorge8080]

Tokyo was my favorite but it’s not hard to understand why this would be hers, it was beautiful and she was there

[@user-kn8ym1ly8j]

O cara não fez nada de mais....

[@irenahalder]

In your view ….

[@user-kn8ym1ly8j]

Sim, porque entendo. 😉@@irenahalder

[@ICee712]

AAAAND THE CCROWD WENNNNT........mild.

[@irenahalder]

Haha they did! The crowd was stunned for a few moments …. Then the applause broke out and it was deafening 🤩

[@mygic183]

It’s OK, zzzzz… kind of boring, I’ll take a Zappa solo any day…

[@irenahalder]

@mygic183 if you can sleep through that you can sleep through anything 😂 but you’ve made me think I ought to check out a Zappa solo or 2 - can you recommend anything in particular?

[@mygic183]

@@irenahalder yes check out the whole video …his solo starts around 3:00… kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZmYmHaYZtmbb5Isi=A7Rea_8qm6cVa6mC

[@rayklatt7818]

Why are you here? Go away.

[@mygic183]

@@rayklatt7818 never

[@bucketheadothers2384]

5/10

[@irenahalder]

@bucketheadothers2384 Nooo! You’re way too hard to please 😆

[@19gastonazo70]

wtf.

[@JMcKaySV]

literally the most overrated live guitarist of all time.

[@irenahalder]

He’s far far more than just a live guitarist, overrated or otherwise @JMcKaySV

[@erikmoffett3112]

Over 30 years of record sales, billboard charts, and sold out stadiums VS some guy’s shit opinion. 🤔

[@JMcKaySV]

@@erikmoffett3112 ​ LIVE guitarist. I'm talking about his improvised playing.. This solo, literally any semi-experienced guitar player on the planet can play this (especially 2:40 onwards) , there's no melody, or imagination, or theory, it's just noise. Imagine if you took away the distortion, it would highlight how sloppy it is... If you're a good guitarist, I dare you to disagree with me on that?? This is what most of his solos are when playing live. The riffs he created in the studio over the years are legendary, hence him and the band being so popular. That's an entirely different different argument

[@irenahalder]

@@JMcKaySV I find myself ambivalent about your comment. I’m sure there are live guitarists out there who can play creatively and have great improvisational technique when soloing. Comparing one to the other is subjective and exhausting; probably such comparisons never change minds or opinions. With Frusciante I can’t really separate his live playing from the totality of his achievement as an artist. To me he’s the real deal - an immensely creative, intelligent musician who isn’t showy, who keeps himself as grounded as possible. On stage he’s always professional, but he’s said himself at times he doesn’t ’feel it’. I respect that honesty and know myself that some live shows are great, just a few are outstanding. In stadium gigs musicians are under extraordinary pressure - stadiums are not the best environments for great soloing. Here in Glasgow Frusciante may not have been perfect, however his heart & soul connection with his music and the audience were a hundred percent clear, and that’s why I named this solo as transcendent.

[@andrevannestex10]

​@JMcKaySV I'm not a guitarist, but I can feel what instrument players express through their instruments. It's not the difficulty of what JF plays, it's the way he play it. It's and authentic flowing feeling that you can feel. JF have a unique way of playing, that can make something simple, feel awesome. I understand your POV, more technichal, but It's just that; your POV. I think that happens something similar with Rick Rubin, that work intuitively, more than technichal, and he's is criticized for some technical people, but the results speak for themselves. He make a really good job and just SELLS, because emotions at the end of the day, always win against logical. Those guys when doing their thing, are connected with the source. Something that cannot be understood, just experienced. For me, JF is one of the best of all time 🤩

[@usgrant81ify]

I’ll never understand the infatuation with this guy. He sucks

[@irenahalder]

@usgrant81ify it’s hardly infatuation; he has fans who’ve followed him for decades. Few will agree with you but no matter; the music speaks for itself.

[@listenwatchandwait]

Sorry Klinghoffer is a better guitarist

[@womblesssphere7643]

nice joke

[@smack_dab]

Gotta love Kiedis' dance moves