The Time John Frusciante Sabotaged Things for the RHCP on SNL
This performance is from February 22, 1992, a time when John was seriously thinking of quitting the band. He’d be gone within a few months. Meanwhile, there were situations like this. How did the rest of the band stop themselves from beating him senseless on live TV? Cringe-inducing.
Not sure how this different than any other performance of theirs from that era. I saw them on the Blood Sugar tour. Pretty sloppy, lots of songs played a lot differently than the versions we know. Weirdness included. I dig it.
That bit of yelling? Naw… Meshed well with one of Anthony’s off-key moments I thought. They were a much tighter band when he returned. Sometimes it is just time to go…