Trust No One

Trust No One
Studio album by Dave Navarro
Released June 19, 2001
Recorded c. 1999
Genre Alternative rock
Length 44:54
Label Capitol/EMI
Producer Rich Costey, Andrew Slater, Dave Navarro, DJ Numark, and Danny Saber
Dave Navarro chronology
- Trust No One
(2001)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Amazon [3]

Trust No One is the debut solo album by Jane's Addiction and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro, released on June 19, 2001 on Capitol.

In 2009, Navarro stated:[4] "I did a solo record [Trust No One] where I did everything and toured, and as great as an experience as that was, it’s not what I want to do full time. It’s a mind fuck. I don’t dig it. It’s something I do once in a while and I certainly intend to do it again, but I’m much better suited to be part of an ensemble."

Contents

Background and release

Originally, Navarro had recorded an album in 1998, under the moniker "Spread".[5] After finding out the name was copyrighted by another band, he decided to release it under his own name, playing the majority of instruments in the recording process.

The style and theme of the album are very dark, revolving around the events taking place within Navarro's life at the time. Many songs talk about the growing loneliness in the rock star's lifestyle and the messy divorce he had experienced.

Drummer Matt Chamberlain, plays on most songs except "Venus in Furs" played by Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour and some parts of "Sunny Day".

The opening track, "Rexall" was album's first single, which included a music video directed by Honey.[6] It was named after a drugstore in Los Angeles where his parents met.[5] This was followed by a second single and video, "Hungry", which starred Carmen Electra and was directed by Chris Robinson.[7] Both tracks found moderate success upon release; however, the video for "Rexall" was pulled from airplay after the September 11 attacks, due to depictions of towers falling in a city.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Navarro, unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Rexall" - 3:58
  2. "Hungry" - 3:33
  3. "Sunny Day" - 4:46
  4. "Mourning Son" - 4:03
  5. "Everything" - 4:31
  6. "Not for Nothing" - 5:28
  7. "Avoiding the Angel" - 4:26
  8. "Very Little Daylight" - 4:11
  9. "Venus in Furs" (Lou Reed) - 4:29
  10. "Slow Motion Sickness" - 5:29

B-sides

  1. "Easy Girl" - 5:09
  2. "Somebody Else" - 3:35
  3. "The Bed" (Lou Reed) - 4:26

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ Amazon review
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ a b Johnson, Tina (2001-04-23). "Dave Navarro Opens Up On Trust No One - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443036/20010420/navarro_dave.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
  6. ^ "Dave Navarro - "Rexall"". mvdbase.com. 2001-05-21. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=20139. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
  7. ^ "Dave Navarro - "Hungry"". mvdbase.com. 2001-10-08. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=20140. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
  8. ^ http://www.the-wallflowers.net/article040200.htm