To Record Only Water for Ten Days

To Record Only Water for Ten Days
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2001
RecordedNovember 1999 – April 2000
GenreExperimental rock, art rock, new wave, synthpop, psychedelic rock, lo-fi
Length42:20
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJohn Frusciante
John Frusciante chronology
Smile from the Streets You Hold
(1997)
To Record Only Water for Ten Days
(2001)
Going Inside
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Dotmusic[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.0/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

To Record Only Water for Ten Days is the third studio album by American musician John Frusciante, released in 2001 through Warner Music Group. Unlike his previous two solo albums, Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T Shirt and Smile from the Streets You Hold, the record differs significantly in that Frusciante explores elements of electronica, synthpop and new wave.

  1. ^ "To Record Only Water for Ten Days Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Diehl, Matt. "Album Review: 'To Record Only Water for Ten Days'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ Mulvey, John. "Album Reviews – Tue 13 Feb 2001 – JOHN FRUSCIANTE – 'TO RECORD ONLY WATER FOR TEN DAYS' (WARNER BROTHERS)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ Sodomsky, Sam. "John Frusciante: To Record Only Water for Ten Days Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  8. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "John Frusciante". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 314. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.