Californication

Impeccably front loaded. Every single big hit is hitched to the front of this album, every one of them a solid banger. A shame I lose interest once we move past Emit Remmus but it’s no slouch. It’s just the alternating gimmick of sex plus addiction/depression and Kiedis sing rapping has worn itself out long before Road Trippin’ arrives.

Bellissimo

I've never really liked RHCP. I haven't voluntarily listened to them in decades. The opening notes of Scar Tissue and Otherside sound like me trying to find another radio station in my 96 Honda Civic.

Fuck I wanted this to be a 5 for me. If the album cut off the 2nd half it probably would be. So many bangers to start and it just fell flat at the end. Flea's bass is magical, the singing is so iconic and the riffs are godly. Truly a 4.5 and not a 4 for me. Fave Song: Otherside

No private session used for Spotify. I was actually a resident of California when this album came out, well on the way of being Californiafied. I have this album and have heard it a lot and it's the last RHCP I got into, for reasons that I shouldn't go into for this review. I love this album, its got some great songs that would have to go into the soundtrack of my life, the California years. It's not a no skip album, though, there is some filler.

AROUND THE WORLD: i loveeeeee the riffs and rap-style lyric delivery PARALLEL UNIVERSE: the drums clearly shine in this song, the guitar solo at the end is so fire SCAR TISSUE: the way he sings push-up bra scratches my brain, i like it OTHERSIDE: more sad, but the pacing of lyrics in the beginning with such a beautiful riff is gorgeous GET ON TOP: "right on" is soooo cringy, shows the age of the album CALIFORNICATION: clever play on words, clearly the song that they put the most time in so far on the lyrics EASILY: feels punk PORCELAIN: very modern, slow, i like EMIT REMMUS: interesting title and i like the contrast between american man and english woman I LIKE DIRT: cheeky and funny while still being poetic THIS VELVET GLOVE: good riff at the beginning but this feels like every other song i've listened to on this album SAVIOR: varies throughout the song and is a clear standout - like the bridge, yes ma'am PURPLE STAIN: these lyrics are lowkey making me throw up like dude idc about what you do at night but i do like the "we all live in hollywood part" that's fun RIGHT ON TIME: holy whiplash oh my gosh this is better then coffee for waking someone up and not in a good way ROAD TRIPPIN': croony FAT DANCE: ew OVER FUNK: funk is the right way to describe it QUIXOTICELIXER: sounds like everything else on the album

El album es bueno, iconico en algunas aristas, podes juntar a mucha gente y si esto suena de fondo todos estarian a gusto. Lo que si, se siente mucha brecha entra algunas canciones y otras.

Amazing 🤩

Mein meist gehörtes Album, mit Abstand, auf Kassette gezogen und dann jeden Schulweg gehört. Jetzt, mit guten Kopfhörern, kann ich verstehen warum so über die Soundqualität gehatet wurde. Macht nichts, wenn die Songs so gut sind, gerade die zweite Reihe: Get on Top, Right on Time, Easily, I like Dirt sind alle Hits.

Wenn man die Lyrics uns den Gesang ignorieren könnte wäre das eine 5/5. Aber man kann es nur schwer ignorieren. Musikalisch ist das aber ein massives Brett. Gute Länge. Gute Abwechslung. Gleichzeitig sehr zugänglich. Liebs.

I too dream of californication

Look, I know. I *know*. I read *Scar Tissue* and I know what Anthony Kiedis admits to in there, and who he admits to it with. If you want to drag him from now until the end of time, go for it. More strictly musically, I know how substandard a lot of people find his voice to be or how quickly his lyrical stylings can wear out their welcome. But am I totally wrong for thinking that Kiedis might actually have something meaningful to say? For thinking that his trademark blend of rock, rap, funk, and whatever the hell else signifies his status as a voice of generations of kids raised by culture in the absence of their actual families - literally, in his case, as the child of a Rainbow Bar hanger-on who sold drugs to the Hollywood Vampires? For thinking that he does as good a job of anyone of communicating the way the admittedly fake hedonism of California, The Idea can function as a crutch for dealing with the very real void inside the self? Hell, part of me even wants to argue that a better class of human than him *couldn't* convey those ideas as effectively, as much as that thought makes me queasy (*see also, e.g.*, Lacey, Jesse). Like, I know it's no excuse but maybe you *have* to have been a desperate, addicted, jailbait-chasing shell of a man in order to write something as existentially raw as "Otherside"; "pour my life into a paper cup" wouldn't matter near as much coming from someone who's only ever seen the line out the door at the methadone clinic as a disinterested passerby. And whatever you think of Kiedis, you gotta admit the rest of this band can fucking *play*. John Frusciante remains able to funk and shred like nobody's business, but some of the more intriguing stuff he does here is more minimalistic, in line with his desperate, intimate 90s solo work - a nice touch that matches Keidis's attempts to go deeper emotionally. And Flea is Flea, one of the most famous bassists ever and deservedly so; the only reason he hasn't been even *more* influential is that his legacy is so intimidating. Ultimately, the biggest problems with this album are more prosaic: the second half isn't as good as the first half, and there's not quite enough sonic or thematic variation to justify including all of these tracks (although the Nineties Overlong Album Disease is a lot more manageable here than on *Blood Sugar*). Nevertheless, if you're listening to it rather than just hating the idea of it (and again, I totally understand why you might hate the idea of it) then you're going to find songs here that speak to you. There's a reason every green 1993 Ford Escort in America had a copy of this album in the center console at one point.

I do like RHCP a good bit, but I’ve always felt that they are fundamentally a singles band rather than an albums band, which leads to quite a lot of fluff dragging down the overall quality. The hits are undeniable but you could easily trim 10-15 minutes off this and lose nothing of any real value.

not a bad album, but it was unlistenable for me at some points and didn't enjoy most of it

Cruise ship band music. This is the type of music drunk dads in their 40-60s think is good simply because it's easy to digest, easy to sing along to, easy to understand, easy to forget. The instruments are nice enough; clearly they're talented and follow the right formula to create popular music. The vocals, I'm not too excited about though. And perhaps that's just a me-problem because I've been around too many socially ambitious office workers that speak the way this dude sings. I feel the same way about the songs as I do about the show Friends--I understand the popularity but don't feel enough depth in the water to dive into the pool.

This album sounds like Los Angeles, for both good and ill. Even the melancholy songs are sun-drenched. It opens with an all-time stretch of radio classics, a streak that is rudely interrupted by the abrasively juvenile “Get on Top”. The less said about those lyrics, the better. In general, these songs have really great instrumentation but are brought down by shallow off-the-cuff lyrics that sometimes feel like a joke at the listener’s expense. I also think on some songs (like on “Easily”) this band falls too in love with certain guitar riffs, where they stretch a song past the point of tedium and have me reaching for the skip button. It’s hard to argue with that initial streak, from the energetic syncopation of “Around the World” through “Californication”. And I sure do like the cover art. I think this is a really uneven album, but it definitely achieves a consistent mood similar to what the cover art evokes. This is a band who live and breathe LA and this only could have been made there.

I cannot in good conscience give this a 5 after releasing an awful sounding album after writing some genuinely good songs (Keidis mostly excluded). Got on Top is a fine song but it genuinely sounds bad. I know nowadays the remnants of the loudness war are mostly gone but cmon now. (I started digging into this now again and there's maybe 5 versions out there of Around the World and they all vary quite a bit with seemingly no explanation. The consistency of music through releases always interests me because of the way we stream music now it can change not only between albums but between listens at the whims of whoever hosts it) Anyways, The whole instrumental section of the band are truly on top of their game here. Every time I listen to them I come away with another bassline that I end up playing over and over again in my head. Porcelain is very Smashing Pumpkins and I've never noticed that before. It does feel like a bit of a front loaded album but Road Trippin is a good closer. At the very least it's 4th place to me behind Stadium Arcadium, By The Way, and Blood Sugar (in whatever order). Highlight: Around the World (When Keidis gets rid of a all pretence of good lyrics), but actually the drums in Californication.

Erstes Album dass ich kenne

This album just isn’t my kind of music, it was just okay, I’ll give it a 5/10

I slept through most of it honestly but I love other side and scar tissue.

Not getting into a whole Chi Peps thing again. Some songs are fine, most aren’t. Dumb lyrics.

Dope

Banger🔥

bleh...

idk had a hard time getting into it. Some bangers but didn't grab me.

starts hot but front loaded. right on time is the only one worth it on the second half

Every Red Hot Chili Peppers album has like 2-3 great songs and a bunch of filler. Rinse, wash and repeat.

Top Songs: - Otherside - Californication - Emit Remmus - Road Trippin‘

Hard to believe this came out so long ago. I loved the earlier records with John Frusciante, and him coming back for this album felt to me like why it turned out so good. I still prefer Blood Sugar Sex Magik, but this one seemed to make more of splash culturally and the sound is really fantastic. They finish it off with first a VERY strident, high tempo song and then flip to a slower, soothing song. Love it!

Que gran álbum, llegué a pensar que solo iban a ser un par de canciones buenas, pero fue increíble de principio a fin

so many hits

If you truly know me you know just how much i can’t stand these guys and i’ve called them the most aggressively mediocre band of all time.

Heard Before? Unavoidable, so yes. Notes: - i tell everyone about 1001 and always add the caveat: be prepared to spend a lot of time with music you hate. - the very first note could be the start of a drone-metal album i would actually enjoy. - listening deliberately and carefully for the first time ever, i was pleasantly surprised at the stylistic variety, even if their takes on ballads, funk workouts, mid-tempo rock and (especially) rap don't resonate with me. - why are the vocals the centrepiece of the production? why, lord, why? irritating to begin with, this makes it just that much harder to ignore the truly awful lyrics. - as mentioned elsewhere, the mix and master job is garbage. yuck. - the lizard-brain takes over on "I Like Dirt" which is dumb fun that i actually danced to. - "Porcelain" is such a lovely (although conventional) ballad that i would like to pretend it's from another album. - everything else is some sort of combination of overplayed, competent and cringe. Verdict: Surprisingly varied and ambitious, with dull songs, horrendous vocals and ugly production. Listen Again? Don't tease me.

The album after One Hot Minute. I heard plenty from this album in 99 and the early 00s. It's RHCP in decline in my opinion. The songs are all radio friendly and the album was a victim of the loudness wars. And brutally so to the point that it's tough to listen to. I didn't dislike it, but it certainly isn't one I'm going back for.

Jestem pewien, że najwięcej piosenek Red Hotów kojarzę właśnie z tego albumu. Album poprawny słucha się go dobrze, z pozoru lekki jednakże, gdy mam okazje wsłuchać się w tekst już taki nie jest. Koncerty po świecie, narkotyki kobiety, straty, a to wszystko pod maską przyjemnego dla ucha rokowego brzmienia. Nie wiedziałem, że znajdzie się też tutaj inspiracja Public Enemy czy nawet lekko rapowo/rymowy kawałek czyli Around The World. Bardzo podobały mi się też chórki do wokalu. Podsumowując solidne 4/5 dla tego albumu, na pewno wróce do niego nie raz.

Couple of bangers, lot of filler. Really good production overall.

i’m so split between a four and a five right now. you know what would be great? if i could give it a four and a freaking half. but alas. i gotta go with five just from sheer downloads alone. friends, we are looking at seven new downloads (to go with my preexisting download of californication). that means we have over half the album downloaded. if you are spending precious gigabytes to ensure that more than half an album is accessible to you at all times, regardless of internet conditions, then how could it get a simple four? a five it is. though it ain’t as good as oasis!

Fantastic album from the late 90's. This album exposed RHCP to a much broader audience. Ptichfork: 6.2 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #286 Best Songs Around the World Scar Tissue Otherside Californication Porcelain

3.25? rating albums that feature both songs you definitely fuck with and songs you find simply unpalatable always feels like an impossible feat to me, and yet it’s often how it goes with RHCP… gotta keep on rocking on songs i liked most: - parallel universe - scar tissue - californication - this velvet glove - savior - right on time - road trippin - quixoticelixer songs i found hard not to skip )': - emit remmus - fat dance - easily - purple stain

A classic of my youngster days

Amazing 4 song run to open the album. Weak B Side. Mastering makes the album sound very teeny like its playing from a cheap portable speaker. Should be a 3.5. One of my favorite albums when I was 15.

Artist David Hockney -who died last week- was known for his images of swimming pools. They looked inviting and made the viewer want to dive into the picture. The same can't be said for the pool on the cover of the Chilli Peppers album. It looks like a tumultuous sea of molten lava. As uninviting as that sounds, it might actually be preferable to listening to this. Terribly produced, and featuring a lot of Kiedis spoutung gibberish over leaden funk filler tracks. Scar Tissue is one of the only RHCP songs I think is any good but even that can't save this from a 2.

I was looking forward to this as I'd never listened to it as an album before. Found it all a bit breathless. Which is OK.

Unavoidably good, even if the second half lacks the immediacy of the famous singles which the first half throws at you without mercy.

3,5

I admit to losing interest in the Chili Peppers after the early 90's but loving some of the one off hits. This album justifies that stance. The hits are still strong, if lyrically, ahem, Kiedies won't ever get confused with Keets, but the rest of the album, especially the back half, is very weak.

Absolute classic. The first half of this record is fire. The second half drops of a little bit unfortunately. But still so crazy to remember how ridicuclous their band lineup is from an individual musician perspective.

Would be better with 4-5 less tracks.

like, it's catchy, i get it. it's innovative and defining of a time. i just can't unlearn what i know about this band hahaha. the only thing that draws me to this album is the nostalgia and the bass.

Scar tissue and Otherside giving me such nostalgia cause I would almost hear this song on the radio all the time. I def like their sound and also vocals as well this album.

I've never been a fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers but when this came up I figured at least it has my favorite song by them, "Can't Stop", on it. And then I realized I had my albums wrong and I got more frustrated by Kiedis's vocals. On FM Radio in the early 00's these songs were everywhere and I honestly think after about a month of hearing them I've turned them off every time. It's not outright offensive but it's also not good to me.

Good stuff. Peak commercial rhcp

Pleasantly surprised - the opening track didn’t do much for me, but have to say that after that it was pretty good.

A decent sound. Some good, some not so good tracks

3.5 relatively good

An excellent classic rock album. This thing was ubiquitous and still slaps so much. Back half of it sort of lets it down, but still has such great heights. To quote Jacob wyzocki, how longs that hog.

all my life i've been hearing how all their songs sound the same and this made me realise that that wasn't a joke but rather a prophetic warning

Best Track - "Scar Tissue"

More Chili Peppers sounding like the Chili Peppers. Not sure what else can be said.

If you go and read my review for Blood Sugar Sex Magik you will know how I feel about Anthony Kiedis. When I was doing research for that review I found out that he and Mike Patton and a lot of it had to do with the fact that around this same time Mr. Bungle put out California. I do remember the 'beef' from that and at the time and today I am going to pick Mike Patton over Anthony Kiedis and now more so since we know Anthony Kiedis is a pedophile. Also as of this writing we don't know but I'm pretty sure that Mike Patton has not had sex with a child. Only two good songs on here so two stars.

I don’t know how a band with this much talent makes albums that are so mid. It can be fun to listen to the funkier tracks…but the softer more melodic songs just seem awful.

It’s a classic RHCP album. The first half is great, but it does drag a bit in the back half. It would be better if it was tightened up a bit, but it’s fine. 3.5/5

Objectively it might not be the best album, but this is truly my childhood so I really have to give it a boost. Who am I kidding, this is a 5. Not in quality perhaps, but every track fucking slaps.

Better version of the road trip music. But man, there are so many songs on here I recognize, and think of fondly. Found some others that were fun and caught me. "I Like Dirt" being high on that list.

First heard album for me. Loved it! A little too long. Great performance and outstanding recording.

I don't love Red Hot Chili Peppers. But I happily listened twice in a row. So, surely a 4.

The singles from this album are great, but the rest of the album doesn't really grab me.

Hit after hit. Takes some chances, some big swings. Other side was always incredible. A great album. Road trippin was a great way to end the album, really good.

Can't stand this band

brrrr mmm dum brrrr pa

gran album

I'm a pepper.

Pedos get 1 star.

Lyrically this is probably ine of their better albums but i just find it boring as fuck. I’m not a hard devotee of their earlier punk-funk stuff so this isnt a reaction to a change in direction that this album seems to have been. I just find musically the ideas are largely 1 dimensional and not expanded on. It feels like they sat around with an acoustic guitar, strummed a few chords, blurted some nonsense words on top, said right go write some deep lyrics to that melody then we’ll record it. I get there is a bit more to it than that, but not a lot.

Dreadful

One word that’s always come to mind with this band is “underwhelming,” and having finally sat through a whole album… I still largely agree. I respect the distinctness of their sound, I get the appeal, especially in the 90s, and Flea is fun to listen to. There are big hits on this one, Otherwise has always been one I enjoyed, and Porcelain was a cool track to discover. But otherwise the album mostly alternates between “hit song” and the “funk/rock song”, without either a sense of cohesion or any real journey. The funk stuff is ok but, the players never go that hard, vocal delivery is distinct but boring to me, and the lyrics don’t help. If you’re gonna rap, have something to say. So ultimately in the end these “fun” tracks just have a hollowness to them. I’ll stick with catching a song of theirs on the radio once in a while, albums do not seem to be their forte

The older I get, the less I like the peppers. They are a band I’ve outgrown

Staple. Had heard many songs without realizing they were from this album

A powerful hit of nostalgia for me. Sun-baked and over-long. Musically delightful, vocally ropey, lyrically stupid.

I gotta admire the fact that RHCP has an really unique sound for the alternative genre, and this is their emblem album. Of course I already knew a part of it.

The best of the chili Peppers albums in terms of hits per album. I feel conflicted in them as a band there are some undeniable songs that are still fun to hear.

Well this was always gonna get 5 stars - love the Chillis, love this album, glad of the excuse to listen to it again... still as good as it always was.

All time great album

Amazing rhythm section, interesting and varied guitar parts, and then the dumbest shit you’ve heard in your life being yelled by a pervert

Some really good songs, some just generic boring songs. Could have been great.

This is the when the chili peppers completely lost me. This album is awful boring.

Listenable. I quite like some RHCP tracks but a full album doesn't do much for me.

Really falls off after the title track.

"I know, I know for sure Ding, dang, dong, dong, deng, deng, dong, dong, ding, dang I know, I know it's you Ding, dang, dong, dong, deng, deng, dong, dong, ding, dang"

Great instruments. Great guitar, bass, vocals. This is music.

A great guitar player, a drummer with the most infuriating snare this side of Ulrich, a pedophile, and a bassist who's great in interviews walk into a funk/rap/rock heroin bar and make a bajillion dollars off of people whose deeply rooted racism make them incapable of listening to music that their parents didn't bone to in 2003. Yeah, I didn't care for this one.

Amazing musicianship and songwriting completely undermined by Anthony Keidis' ridiculousness.

Muy guay, ya era de mis álbumes favoritos

Classic 90’s band!

just not my kind of music.

Tripe! What happens when a California surfer dude tries to access his sensitive side? You get a lot of weird sexual imagery under the guise of I’m a man that has feelings ugh. The bass and the guitar was alright

This is a must-listen only for those born too late to have had it constantly shoved into their ears. This album was everywhere and could not be stopped. Too bad RHCP's best music was already long behind. Another nail in the coffin of 90's Optimism.

There's some catchy songs, but the naughty Dr Seuss lyrics are just so bad!

I hate RHCP, not sure why. They just dont sound good or interesting to me.

2/3

This album was older than I remembered. Of all of their albums I think this is my favorite. They have such a unique sound compared to any of their contemporaries. That said, I need to be in the right mood to hear it.

I had an ex that tried to argue that I should like Red Hot Chili Peppers because they had a greatest hits album prior to the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magick. Which I always found to be a preposterous argument. I've since learned she wasn't even correct (it was released after that album). This has always colored my opinion of the band. Trying to come into this album with fresh ears, I recognize that the singles which were played to death for me are not bad, but that I am still not a fan of the band or the album. While I can see why people enjoy this style of music it has never resonated for me. So while I give it two stars as it was massively popular and does give insight into music at this point it's just not that good of an album.

Det er fint, synes der er nogle bangers på, som trækker op. Men mr. Anthony Kiedis' vokal bliver til sidst en anelse trættende og træls for mit vedkommende.

*74 Huskede det nok lidt bedre, men det var stadig en god oplevelse. 4 små.

Jeg er ikke fan af Red Hot Chili Peppers om end jeg må erkende, at der er nogle tracks på det her album som er svære at komme udenom. Den får en 3'er, fordi alle numrene som ikke er bredt anerkendte som værende bangers er lidt ligegyldige.

Jeg har altid syntes, at RHCP er så vanvittigt irriterende, så se bort fra mit rant, hvis du er fan RHCP lyder sådan her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE5JMEu5hZA Man gad godt have fat i kraven på den tumpe, der har mastered det her album Write an RHCP song without mentioning California challenge LEVEL IMPOSSIBLE RHCP er Maroon 5, hvis de var lige så obsessed med deres hjemstavn Kiedis er så utroligt irriterende, at jeg ikke kan begribe det jeg bliver heated nu sorry Burde det være 1 stjerne? Ja, det gjorde det nok, det virker bare så brutalt, at det skulle ligge nede ved Robbie Williams. Jeg lærte at spille soloen til Californication, da jeg var barn, så det trækker op. 2 stjerner for de stakkels Logitech 2.1 højttalere, der troligt har spillet det her gennem tiden 1.8

Jeg har lidt svært ved at være i den helt utroligt dårlige lyd. Ellers scorer det højst på nostalgi og et par gode hits

Kan faktisk godt følge lidt af Anders' rant, men omvendt så er det her så meget lyden af sommeren, da jeg var 19, at jeg bare ikke rigtig kan hate på det - og det til trods for at jeg faktisk ikke særlig godt kunne lide RHCP dengang. Men det rammer nok lidt popdrengen i mig - og det er der ikke meget andet end der gør. Et lille (nostalgisk) 4 tal herfra

Mer min smak av RHCP inte för funky mer rock

Good album with a lot a good songs.

Not bad but definitely overrated

It didn't do much for me. It's just... so... plain. Yeah I know what the title track is about and I read its lyrics

Great album, some of their best songs no doubt!

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This is an album that I owned on CD back when it was released, so I've definitely heard it a lot before. I'm not totally sure that it actually belongs on the list of 1,001 albums to hear before you die, since while it might be the best RHCP album it's probably a less important RHCP album than Blood Sugar Sex Magik. As to Californication itself, it's pretty good. We have three musicians wringing some great tunes out of their instruments, and also Anthony Kiedis is there. There's less of a funk influence on this album, and I think that's reflected in the best tracks being the singles "Scar Tissue" and "Otherside," also Flea's bass on "Around The World" is pretty tasty.

Classic, nostalgic, bombastic

Better than average RHCP album. Solid selection of songs with the singles being the standouts

i honestly like this album - it felt so celebratory at the time. like RHCP were all clean and fully whole again. Frusciante is such a differentiator for them sonically and spiritually.

Hate these guys

wkoncu cos fajnego

Me gustaron casi todas las canciones, un clásico.

Culturally significant but not for me.

Oregon will forever be better than california. its good and I know its iconic but its missing something. This one is the same situation as watching shrek without lord farquad, its there and still funny but I don't know what its trying to prove. continuing with the soda theme this one is akin to an orange fanta from the can thats been left out in the california sun but youve just been working away in the heat. so the warmness of the drink,although making you slightly uneasy, still satisfies some inner craving

5 for nostalgia sake. I loved this album when it came out. Not what I listen to now but it sure had its moment in my life.

Meh

They're very good instrumentally but the singing and lyrics are awful. If they got themselves a decent singer I could see them making it big.

Super album that is just as listenable as Blood Sugar. I love that they can do acoustic and distortion so seamlessly and just as rocking and everything sounds right at home. My new 2nd favorite album by them, I am only familiar with the hits and BSSM.

Wild to put on an album and know 40% of the tracks because you lived through the years 1999 and 2000. Kiedis presents a double-edged sword: on one side he's singing more, and the other side he's rapping more.

what a strange experience

who really like saviour. get on top is the right song to get some great work done, motivating af w catchy guitar and chorus; parallel universe like the drums, chorus is simple but good, sick high-ish energy instrumental at the end); otherside guitar and harmonies; scar tissue is obvious chill vibe, reminds me of kate; around the world pretty good overall; porcelain is beautiful chill dawn sad fawn; obviously unpopular but idk if i'm a fan of californication (bit too repetitive); easily. do NOT like fat dance.

Basically see my review for the previous RHCP album on this list. This album, however, is way more consistent than the other and not nearly as much of a slog. Has some surprising spots and really seems like an excellent representation of bone headed alternative rock.

Absolutely trashy album imo. Only giving this a rating at all at is because when I was a kid the first song I learned on guitar was Californication, I taught myself how to read music after that but never really liked RHCP.

This album is insanely good! Honestly, one of RHCP's greatest. It's got hits like Californication, Otherside, and Scar Tissue. It combines funk and hard rock with elements of rap because of the fast half-rapped vocals. Amazing! Truly one of the greatest albums of all time!

Just like with BSSM, disappointed when RHCP first generates, get a couple songs in and they all fucking rock. The opening stretch of songs through the title track are all immediately recognizable, except for Parallel Universe, which melted my fucking face. Porcelain is the first song that lets off the gas, it's beautiful. You could argue the second half of the album is a little weaker, but it's still awesome. Road Trippin' is an amazing change of pace closer. I thought BSSM was their peak... I guess it's not, because this is.

RHCP make me happy. It seems to be cool to hate on them these days, but I can't. I only realised while listening to this today that it's mainly the vocal patterns that tickle me in just the right spot. The music is always uplifting and interesting with many different sounds, but singing along is where the joy is. The only negative point is that all of their albums could do with some trimming, there's always a few tracks that need not be there, even on the albums I love. I really like RHCP, and I very much enjoyed wailing along with this today.

Better than I'd expected, but not redefining. This is RHCP.

4.5

This lot found a winning formula and stuck with it and rerecorded it again and again. Like Kiss. This is not a complement. I don't know if this band allowed for their crap to be used to torture america's kidnap victims in Guantanamo Bay and other 'black sites' but it surely would have worked wonders almost immediately.

I’m not even listening to it because I know it sucks. Red Hot Chili Peppers is the worst band of all time

4/5

I was set to give this a 5 when I first put it on, but it's hard to get past how slow the back half of the album is. A 4 is probably fair.

I learned a new song! Good album.

It is popular (and fun) to rip on RHCP for their nonsensical lyrics and their singer being a freak. But these guys had a choke hold on pop culture for a minute there. Californication was everywhere in the early 00's. Around the World, Scar Tissue, and Californication were huge. I didn't know Parallel Universe before and it was a jam.

I think this album is really good like one of there best that u for telling me to listen to this x

I really don't like this band, and the singles from this album are the main reason why. Around the World, Scar Tissue, Otherside, and Californication are full of grating vocals and painful turns-of-phrase. The worst part about this record is all the rapping. It's both corny and annoying. There are moments when the irritating front man isn't too distracting. I kind of liked Savior and thought Road Trippin' was a genuinely decent song. Normally, there would be enough here for me to go 2/5... but the amount of times I've had the big radio hits from this thing forced down my throat is worth a negative star.

I hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers so it says a lot that I like so much of this album. If it was cut down to 10 tracks, it would be a triumph, but there are too many crap funk rock songs with terrible lyrics that sink it.

Its not the best rock record out there but it has its own sound and doesnt do what other before have done a thousand times. I think its a weak 4 but i can see why some might score it lower. I think some parts of the album lack but in general i think it achieves what its going for.

This is a difficult record to rate. On one hand it's iconic, catchy and has some genuinely amazing hooks and songs on it. On the other hand it also has some stinkers on the second half and is mixed atrociously. I just wish a it would be remastered from the ground up because it could be a great record, but I just can't listen to a lot of the songs, even the good ones without kinda hurting my ears. A real shame. 4/10

This made me realize I actually just don't like the red hot chili peppers. Musically they're pretty good, but the vocals sound like a guy who desperately wants to be found more cool than he is, and the style of music supports it. Moreover the entire album seems to be built around one song (californication), while everything else feels like filler. At least the drums aren't done by Will Pharrel.

Good vibes. It has some classics like "Around the World", "Scar Tissue" and "Californication".

It has some really good songs but a few duds so I am going with a 4.

Californication is a great rock album with a ton of very memorable songs. That being said I just don't think a lot of them live up to a 5 star album. Maybe the Red Hot Chilli Peppers sound just isn't my jam but I think that it is because some songs really are fantastic. Wish I could do 4.5. Fav song: Otherwise Least Fav: I Like Dirt (but its still pretty good)

The first half of the album is stellar. Peak RHCP in my opinion. The band couldn’t be any tighter and Keidis sounds great. Flea is a standout killing it on bass - you can feel it in your chest. The second half is very good, probably could have been edited a bit, but still good. A big fan of this one.

A solid piece of work by talented musicians. The rock and roll is in your face on most songs and the lyrics consistently keep you guessing as to their true meaning. There are at least 4 bangers on this album and the remaining songs still hit well.

Despite Keidis, RHCP put out a very solid collection of funk, ballads and rock. Second only to Blood Sugar Sex Magik for me.

Phew, this one kicks off with a banger! I'm a Chili Pepper fan boy, so of course I love this album. There is no better core than Chad, Flea, and John. The chemistry they share is unmatched, I could listen to them jam all day. Anthony is fine, vocals compliment the music, lyrics are often gibberish but whatever, it's all good. Overall the four of them create a groove that grabs hold of you and takes you on a funky ride.

A one star album I’m giving two stars because Otherside, Scar Tissue and Californication are etched so deeply into my bones, I sing along like a possessed horror movie character committing atrocities against their will.

me puso en un muy buen mood para ponerme un outfit medianamente descente, afrontar el frío y salir a cursar (a pesar de lo apestada que me encuentro en estos momentos) y eso lo valoro mucho. ps. de las mejores portadas de la historia de la música

I have an irrational love of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In the late 80s I was in junior high school. For most boys, the nadir of their maturity. Back then the Peppers appealed to me because they were brash, goofy, and irreverent. I matured as I got older, I hope, but inside me remains a 14 boy. That’s the aspect of me that they still appeal to. It’s also why Californication (perfect middle school joke btw) is good but isn’t my favourite. It tries to be serious. I love a lot of the songs, dumb lyrics and all, but not all of them. I don’t want serious from the Peppers. Great album. Not perfect.

I don't mind RHCP. I do mind Kiedis singing though, or should I say lack of. If they were an instrumental band I think I would really love them. There is some great music here especially when the vocals (or lyrics) don't ruin it. While I didn't own the album, the singles (videos) were my introduction to the band (and their big comeback, as this album is a clear line of divide as in before/after in their work) and I remember liking most of those songs when they would pop up on TV. Listening to the album now, it's not without skips, but the good stuff is still good and I had a nice time listening to it. I genuinely thought giving it a 5, but I would be lying to myself and we wouldn't want that, would we?

Best lache om een keer in een dolle bui aan te zetten. Scar Tissue heeft een van de slechtste hooks die ik ooit gehoord heb en sommige nummers willen me doof hebben volgens mij.

Just so MEH

a good album, but not for me

singable songs for some of them i guess. i grew up on this

It's a fine "comeback" or "reunion" with John Frusciante. Clearly, they were inspired and proud of their past. There's a lot of songs here that call-back to the early records and there's plenty to satisfy modern Chili Peppers fans.

Of all the RHCP albums why this one?

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I am a huge fan of Blood Sugar Sex Magic but for some reason never gave this a listen when it came out. Maybe because the singles were mostly mellow or maybe because BSSM is Chilli Peppers perfection and has satisfied me for life. This album's got some funk, Frusciante's guitar work is outstanding, Flea and Chad Smith are obviously a killer rhythm section. I just don't fully jive with Anthony Kiedis' vocals on this (and later material I've heard). The funk of BSSM fits his vocals so well but here the songs require that he earnestly try to sing well and that only works for me in smaller doses. Although, I do like his falsetto on Porcelain. 3.5/5 stars, rounding down 3/5 because I don't think I'll ever put it on for a full listen again. I added Around The World and I Like Dirt to my 1001 playlist

full of bangers

I must say it was a hard listen overall (the production on this record is baffling and SO LOUD) and I cannot take the lead vocal's mannerism seriously. I like the (most popular?) track 'Californication' but I wasn't crazy about anything else I've heard.

Finally, an album I own and love!

Some real jams on here. But also some truly bad songs (looking at you I Like Dirt and Fat Dance). This album was constantly on the alt radio stations while I was growing it up, and always love it for that. And Flea is the fucking man. But overall, it’s a 3.

I rather liked the instrumentals but maybe the singing wasn't to my tastes. Easily is a non-single highlight

Beloved by many, but not by me

Great in a different context

Welcome back Frusciante!

When the Chilis are good, they're so fucking good! The filler on this album really drags it down though, it really outstays it's wrlcome

A couple of good tracks but not a patch on "Mother's Milk" or "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"

Better than their sex album!

RATING: 3.5/5, solid not my favorite genre but i would listen again. FAV SONG: Californication, i know the title song is my favorite how cliche! and Porcelain, i like the pace change and the softer vocals are nice! DATE: 16/05/2026

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Californication feels less like a meticulously constructed “front-to-back masterpiece” and more like a collection of era-defining singles and emotional snapshots from a band rediscovering itself at exactly the right cultural moment.

Alt rock radio agrees that I needed to hear this before I die... at least the first half or so of the album

I had this album in high school so I have a lot of feelings about it. Objectively, it’s a great band (particularly the bass and drums) and a bad front man. He’s charismatic, but man can someone help him write some lyrics. That being said “fat dance” was my playlist pick. Haha

After some years and listening thrice or more times, I understand, why it's not so bad.

Chilli’s best 5

Long ass album but it does have a lot of bangers, “Californication” and “Scar tissue” being the best.

"Up to my ass in, alligators, Let's get it on with the alligator haters" Fuck this stupid chud album Instrumentals are kinda good but the lyrics are so shit sometimes

I was about 12 when this album came out and I'm pretty sure this was when I thought I was becoming more "serious" in my music tastes. This album was in permanent rotation for my discman for so many years. Listening to it today makes me laugh, I instinctively started to skip the songs I always skipped after humming or singing the first couple words but managed to stay my hand this time. I was right to skip a good chunk of the songs all those years. The singles of course are pretty good, but you can leave everything else at the door. Also it made me realize how overstimulating this whole band can be, just wonky sounds all over sometimes, the funk rock hip hop vocal style wore pretty thin by the end. All that said, I can see why 12-16 year old me loved it!

Another album by the Pep peps. The singles are great, the rest is annoying hippie poetry over sick bass lines. I just don’t think the Pepsters are for me

one of the best

Obviously a classic but it definitely can get annoying fast. I was listening to this while I was packing like all day for my summer internship and it was fun at first and I felt like any random dad on an afternoon but then the vocals and sharp guitar kinda hurt my ears. Overall still a fairly good listen and does have a bit of variety.

ese bajo de flea es una joya 💎✨✨

De mis favoritos

7.5

Más allá de que es largo las canciones no aburren, tienen un sonido muy particular y me encantó.

A lot of songs on this album I'm very fond of (scar tissue, other side, californication), and a lot that I violently hate (around the world, I like dirt). Weird listening experience.

OK, the first sound pretty solid start, of course this is a classic, some of the songs are complete classics, but definitely transported to the late 90s even though I was juts a baby lol A little bit too much hetero sounds for me but i guess is ok once in a while.

Undeniably playful and catchy! The music really suits the album cover's refreshing but wild pool day aesthetic. I found some of the lyrics to be mindless at times but this wasn't an egregious issue. Very cool tunes and I'd jam out if some songs ever come back on during shuffle.

I would probably love this if it wasn't for Anthony Keidis' insufferable vocals and how generic a lot of the songs are. The guitar work is great but it's mostly stereotypical rock and nothing special really

they actually mention california a lot more than i thought wow

A classic album by RHCP

I own this album but never listened all the way through. Chili peppers were one of my first favorite bands. Around the world is classic peppers. Funky bass line and guitar. Great songwriting. Not the catchiest chorus but good. I like how it ends with the guitar solo. Partellel universe is much more rocky. Cool guitar riff. Good songwriting again. Way better solo on this one. Guitar is soso good. Followed by scar tissue which is a classic. Really Cathy chorus. Simple but effective background track. Guitar solo is good, but not complicated like I’d describe the last one as. It works but doesn’t add anything. Otherwise is in the top 10 of my favorite songs of all time. I don’t know how to put it into words but it’s a perfect song. There’s a reason everybody knows this song. It’s also so easy to sing along to which I think adds to the commercial success. At least for me. Never heard of get on top. This is a change of pace. Back to heavy rock. Really cool guitar/bass combo. Not as much substance as the others but it’s still well written I. A rythm/flow sense. And another really cool musical solo. So much more than just a guitar solo. And then followed by the title track which is another all time classic. What a stretch of 4 songs. Californication is the best written so far. Guitar riff is cool but not complicated. Sick bass line again. Cool vocals/lyrics on easily. Catchy chorus. A little generic but still a good song. Wish the guitar solo was longer. Porcelain is a massive Change of pace. Love how the guitar works with the soft vocals. Needed this variety. It’s my least favorite so far but it’s a needed song. I just don’t tend to like slow songs. Back to normal with remmus. I’ve never heard an album with so many unique bass lines. And they all work. Love the contrast of this one vs porcelain. Back on track. I like dirt is fine. Well written and good flow, not impressed with the background track aside from the guitar. I like the acoustic guitar a lot on the velvet glove. Works so well in tandem with the electric. This is an awesome song. I like the poppy ones better than the rock heavy songs. But also I like how all songs have elements of both. Another sick bass line on savior. Rest of it is good but nothing special until the change of pace around a minute 30. From here out it’s a cool song. Awesome guitar solo to close it out. Really good writing on purple stain. Rest of it is eh. Don’t like how right in time begins so abruptly but the song as a whole is really good. Road trippin is another wild change of pace. So well written. Cool acoustic guitar. A great way to close out the album. I love the peppers so I knew I’d like this album. If you like their style/sound then you’ll love this as much as I did. 4.6/5 stars. Would’ve been a 5 with a little more continuity

A really great album. It has plenty of tracks you won't want to skip, and musically it's excellent.

is that a jojos reference?

These guys are always quite hit or miss with me. Really love the more laid back sound that is present in some songs. Don’t really care for the more distorted garage alt rock sound, and those songs also all run together. This is a true 3.5 but we’ll round up

Probably the best balance of high energy and more mellow RHCP works. Californiacation is the perfect epitome of RHCP: tons of talent and glitz, but with ugliness (Anthony Kiedis can be rouggghhh) and somehow less than its sum. High highs amid a bunch of mid. I came into this with nostalgia lenses, but on merit, the further I got the more I knocked it from a 4 -> 3.5. Still a good listen though.

Like U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers is renowned for having three different hit albums in years apart (‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik,’ ‘Californication,’ and ‘Stadium Arcadium’ for the Red Hots; ‘Joshua Tree,’ ‘Achtung Baby,’ and ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ for U2). Both bands are polarizing and I enjoy both, including this album. ‘Californication’ starts hot with “All Around the World,” has some mellowness with the title track, some oddness with “Scar Tissue”—this album is complete and even though it kind of peters out towards the end, it’s still a five stars for me. Top tracks: “All Around the World,” “Californication,” “Scar Tissue,” “Otherside,” “Parallel Universe,” “Emit Remmus”

ew

--Around the World…”ding ding dong dong deng deng” fuck this --Parallel Universe…bass run is nice. yes, we know you love California, Anthony --Scar Tissue…decent pop --Otherside...my hatred of Kiedis is counterbalanced by fondness for Frusciante and Flea. great guitar tone here --Get on Top...they return to their funkier roots. Flea laying down something nice. lyrics--shockingly--are real dumb --Californication...is California paradise? hell? both? Kiedis is happy to tell you all about it. other than a surprisingly weak guitar solo, this track is pretty complete --Easily...simple but solid rocker --Porcelain...Kiedis' voice actually isn't bad on this LP (relative to his other work), but this is a step (or three) too far for him --Emit Remmus...something a little different. sounds like it could be better if they spent more time workshopping it. as it is now, this feels like four musicians stapling four interesting but disparate parts together --I Like Dirt...the funk is back. seems to be their comfort zone --This Velvet Glove...Flea providing a decent groove but LP is starting to feel long --Savior...definitely repeating themselves at this point --Purple Stain...dammit, Kiedis --Right on Time...don't like the intro at all. Flea saves it as he so often does --Road Trippin'...they throw a curveball with something folky. I appreciate it

I hate this in my soul.

I went off it quite quickly

Superb

i liked the vibe of the album and a few songs

Not as mind-numbingly awful as Blood Sugar Sex Magik (perhaps only because it's shorter and more ignorable) but still not good

It is what it is. They have a very unique sound, which if you enjoy you’re going to love. It has the same problem I have with most RHCP albums in the sense of I start and think “yeah this is cool” and it gets to the singles and I’m like “yeah this is really cool” and then it keeps going for another 40 minutes afterwards.

Hits are on here, but it also just sounds pretty grating

один из самых любимых альбомов. в одно время заслушал, неделями гонял песни только с него. прекрасно 100/5

Classic. Already in rotation

Alright. Kinda dull after a while.

If it was on in the background I wouldn't be mad about it, but I wouldn't be deliberately listening to it either.

great songs, but unfortunely has some weaker tracks after sometime

I love Scar Tissue, It's such a banger. I'll definitely be sharing this with my homies. Either than that, it didn't move me 🤷‍♂️

This is the quintessential Chili Peppers, meaning your opinion of this record is totally dependent on your overall opinion of the band. My call is three of the four artists in RCHP are at the top of their fields. Chad Smith on drums drives the beat. Flea on bass is distinctive, and instantly recognizable as the talent he is. And with John Frusciante returning on lead guitar, the musicians really make this album sing. Speaking of singing, though, it falls on your opinion of Anthony Keidis. If you think his scatting and vocal runs marry the California utopia of his lyrics, you'll love this album. If you think he's all show creating a false fantasy of The Golden State, then you won't. I personally like this record for the chance to hear some top-notch musicians jamming. I can appreciate the singles, and take AK for what he is.

I saw someone online say that this album is to my generation what the Eagles were to the generation before.

SAHINDEWAINDERBAH Well we made it two songs without the Kiedler singing about his favorite subject (underage girls)

Is it RHCP's best album? Probably.

Classic from my youth

Not their best, but some great songs on this sprawling album.

Ya know...I dont dislike the pepper boys, but about half this album kinda throws off the vibe of the rest of it.

so not only is anthony kiedis a pedophile, but also his atrocious lyrics and repugnant singing drag what would be an otherwise unpleasantly-brick-walled-and-forgettable album into the depths of hell making this an hour of agony. i detested every minute spent listening to him because it's astounding to me *just* how repulsive he is. there's such a sleazy dissonance in every word he utters that it is viscerally off-putting. i wish i could accurately convey the faces i was making while listening to this because wow i hated this. it does not help that he's got the lyrical penmanship of a buffoon. don't let my complain about kiedis distract you though that the whole band is a bunch of sex pests. yuck!

So before we start the review I must obligatorily state: Anthony Kiedis committed statuory rape with a 14 year old when he was 23, which he himself admitted, and is a pedophile. I'd like to do a classic "Oh but seperate art from artist" thing here because the entire band is credited with the songwriting so its not JUST like its Kiedis but after listening... God does Kiedis' sleezy sex-obsessed lyrics really wreck multiple tracks on this album. So this album kinda sucks huh? I remember it being way better in my head. Damn, this has not aged well. The title song, otherside and maybe scar tissue being the only ones that I can say I enjoy. Kiedis' singing is just so whiny here. I've never really listened through to a Red Hot Chili Peppers album and now I really get the cliches and hate. Their hits are dumb fun, but god. Listening to Porcelain was an actually physically painful experience. There's something here on a few songs but the bad songs are so fucking bad that I think it completely nullifies redeeming points.

I was never a huge fan, but like a couple of songs. Can't take them seriously anymore though since Kiedis can't seem to keep his hands off girls young enough to be his grandchildren.

Under no circumstances am I going to listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers but I have to put in a rating to bring this outrageous average down.

Nostalgic to the max but has too many weak tracks to weigh out the very few good, or actually pretty great ones.

Id give it 6 stars if I could. I love the peppers. Generational.

Banger

The hits hit but overall this is forgettable and the songwriting is garbage

pretty good

This screams 2000s. I think that this album doesn’t age quite as well what people think. A few amazing songs in this album but also many stinkers in my opinion. Going to give it a mid 3. Fav song on the album: scar tissue

its alright

purple stain, mamaaaaacha,

It’s not so much music as a vibe. To be fair, it’s a pretty fun vibe though.

A great one, I had fun

Great album with some of my favourite Chili Pepper songs including Californication, Otherside, Around The World And Scar Tissue, I also enjoyed the songs I hadn’t head before, especially Porcelain

I can’t be the only person who thinks this would be one of the greatest bands of all time if it weren’t for Anthony Kiedis. His vocals, in my opinion, ruined an otherwise perfect instrumental album. Of course, this is only one man’s opinion: I also despise Steve Perry’s whiny voice for ruining Journey. I still like this and could listen again and likely will. Flea’s bass is absolutely amazing, as are Frusciante and Smith. 5 stars for the music, and -1 for the vocals 4 stars

Poorly aged in quite literally every department.

A 2 for a few of the bangers but actually most of the album is crap and fuck Anthony Paedis

As a 17 year old I liked this album more than I should but then to be fair I was 17 and it appears I probably skipped more than half of the tracks. Cant deny that Scar Tissue, Other side and Road tripping are great tumes but the rest is pretty monotonous. The worst thing about all Chilli’s output is always Anthony Kiedis his purile sex raps are awful, he can’t write lyrics and can’t sing so is an interesting choice of frontman. I am sure he thinks that Emit Remmus was a genius subversive move to avoid the cliche of having a song called Summer Time….. but then he is a Latot Tnuc. 2.3

3.9/5.

This album surprised me listening back for probably the first time since school. I think RHCP have been shite for 20 odd years. But credit where credit is due, this album is ok. There are some really good tracks (otherside, scar tissue, road trippin) and John Frusciante's playing carries it a lot. There are also some fucking clangers (I like dirt) and Anthony Keidis' lyrics are pish. A mixed bag then but not as bad as I thought.

I admire some of the instrumentation and vision, and it succeeds in having a very Californian vibe. However, the vocals can be a bit grating for a whole album, and this is a long one.

4/5 porque el resto del disco no es taaaan bueno como californication

I'm honestly a pretty big fan of RHCP, but I've always found this album to be one of their weaker ones. There's some major highlights here for sure, but there's a lot more misses than I'd like. 3/5

Takes a big place in my heart ..

A certified classic. This album has jewels like Otherside, Scar Tissue, and Savior. Really great album that's as iconic as it gets. Chad Smith is a legendary drummer.

fav songs: scar tissue californication bland, samey, limited 40/100

puros hits, los primeros 3/4 del disco son excelentes (canciones, climas, etc.). sobre el final hay muchos temas de relleno, lo cual hace que baje mi puntaje. gran disco.

i love this one its one of my favs

This album highlights just how distinctive each member of Red Hot Chili Peppers is. Even in the more experimental second half, their individual styles remain clearly recognizable, especially the interplay between John Frusciante’s dry, minimal guitar work and Flea’s fluid, melodic bass lines. Tracks like Scar Tissue, Otherside, and Californication showcase the band’s more restrained and introspective side, while still retaining a strong sense of identity. The closing track, Road Trippin’, feels very different from the band’s usual sound, yet it still unmistakably sounds like them.

i’ve heard this before. haven’t listened to it since like high school though. this album is pretty hit or miss. but the part in emit remmus where he goes “english girl, american man” is one of the most hype things i’ve heard in a song. unfortunately the way he immediately goes to pronounce london pisses me the fuck off. never even realized that’s what he was saying today. i think that section is pretty descriptive of my feelings of this whole album. goes without saying, instrumental is consistently incredible. you don’t get as famous as flea as a bass player for nothing. a bit loud. i have it at like three volume because any louder would genuinely hurt. i can hear everything fine. flea doesn’t get enough props for his melodic playing.

19 year old me loved this album. 46 year old me thought it was OK. Sounded the same especially towards the end. 7.75/10 Top song Otherside

FOR ME, there were only like 3 good songs, and the rest were just massive duds. I can see why it’s so beloved, and I’m sure if I’d listened to it at another point in my life I’d maybe be more down for it, but it’s just not it atm

I think this album makes me feel quite nostalgic towards my teenage years. There’s a reason it’s as well known as it is and it does have some very strong moments.

Aeesome

How do I know every song on this album??!? I have no memory of ever listening to it but it was ubiquitous when it came out. For me, this album is all about Flea’s bass playing along John Fruscianti’s guitar. I like their noisier songs, harking back to their older albums. Flea can just embrace the chaos muppet that he is. 56 minutes is on the long side for me.

Haven’t finished it. May not bother. Back in the day, Lady Laplaya and I would have heated arguments about which was the best Chili Peppers album Mother’s Milk (her) or Blood Sugar Sex Magic (me). The argument went (her) “I think the best couple of songs are on Mother’s Milk” (me) “I like the nonstop energy of Blood Sugar.” As I said- very heated. One thing that was never in doubt was, whatever the best RHCP record was, it wasn’t this one. This may be their most successful record. It has some mainstream hits on it. But the whole thing is just that, mainstream and uninteresting. The squares liked it. It maintains one fairly consistent rhythm throughout with mi or changes in tempo. Anthony’s “rapping” is fairly cringe but again, the sort of thing that middle class white people would find to be the perfect balance of fake edgy and accessible. Pablum

I never found myself interested in this band, disliking their whole sound and approach, Higher Ground cover notwithstanding. Nothing has changed. There is an instrumental break late in Right On Time that I like. I enjoyed Road Trippin, the closer. Overall, they sound like them, which doesn't work for me. Good example of an album I will gve two stars, because I can well believe that those who partake will like it. It's not their fault I don't want to listen to SoCal what have you, etc.

This is one of those albums that I don't need to listen to. The ascendancy of their music left me sad, as I couldn't get on their bandwagon... they were party music, but not for parties I went to.

Find them irritating. Didn't enjoy this album at all.

Halfway through this record and it's already a struggle. The word that keeps coming up is "tiresome." Each song seems too long, and few of them are interesting. And there are too many of them. Years ago I observed two facebook friends get in a massive fight about this band in the comment section on someone's post. I cannot imagine caring that much about this group. I know this album was very well-received and is generally admired, but I prefer the older RHCP. Whatever this genre is (Bro Rock?), it's not for me. It's not offensive, but there's not a single song on here I would ever deliberately choose to listen to again.

I shouldn't like this as much as I do but nostalgia is one hell of a drug

Behållningen är hitsen

I’ve always thought this band was bland and made cookie cutter rock music. I’ll admit, There’s some catchy tunes here and there on this one. But underneath it all, there’s nothing going on here for me. So fucking safe it hurts. (I take gummies and drive a Fiat core) POV: driving with a girl you’ve never hung out with before and are scared to play your real playlist. All that to say, it’s still a solid 6/10. Should’ve given this to me in the actual summer.

I like the popular songs and its catchy, but I am just left a little empty after this. I think the bass is good, and this is very easy listening, but I don't get it, maybe. I think the main singer just has the 90s Jane's Addiction vibe that I can't stand. I think this is more palatable. I think musically it is not that interesting sonically, and the songs that try something are not the hits, and they are the slog. Savior has an old-school arena rock vibe to it that feels different and engaging. I want more of that strangeness instead of I like dirt, what in the 90s is that? ska jazz fusion does not work for RHCP. I will leave with scar tissue and Californication on my list of songs to recognize at Karaoke with my millennial friends

- Heroin can create good stuff - Didn’t realize how goofy these guys were - Sounds a little like Tenacious D - Kinda repetitive an then there will be a good song that’s different

Californiacation

OK ! Est-ce que j'ai vraiment besoin de présenter cet album la ? Les Red hot chili peppers - Californication. J'dois vous avouez de quoi... J'avais jamais écouter l'album au complet. C'est maintenant chose faite ! Vraiment bon du début jusqu'à la fin. J'crois que ça va etre ma plus grosse note à date. J'ai de la misère à dire de mauvais mot dessus. Y'avais une toune que j'ai trouver moins bonne (porcelain, meme si ça avais quand même du style), mais c'étais anecdotique.

Нет.

Bed cot philly papers?! Red Hot Chili Peppers! https://youtu.be/QT48i51VUBM?si=vk9H4hpSYxJOr0bP I would’ve been excited about this when I was 12, but not anymore.

2.5

I just don't like their style

Good album, solid peppers… just feels too… corporate

Baba Album

I really enjoyed that hefty Intro. It's like getting thrown in the cold water, but it's the middle of summer, so you end up enjoying it. Another Thing that stuck out to me, was the balance between those heavy songs and those more melodramatic songs e.g. Parallel Universe vs. Scar Tissue. Then the Peppers venture into something that sounds a lot like Hip Hop or at least heavily inspired by it, with the Get on Top. They follow it up with the anthem and most popular song on this album, californication, the popularity is quite frankly understandable. But Easily is a 4/10 song...

Ein paar ziemlich coole standouts.. Ich mag around the world, scar tissue und porcelain!

Loveeee this album. Chuck it on all the time

A collection of great songs let down by the production - why does everything sound so flat? 4.5

Not a fan. Sorry. Meh.

Joya de guitarra, rock punketo? Nuevo descubrimiento 10/10

This album takes me back to the summer of 99. A great time in my life. As for the album I think I like a lot of the non singles more than the singles.

One of the greatest rock albums of my childhood and generation. It's a new sound for RHCP moving away from the raw funk sound to something for fully formed. Also one of Rick Rubins best albums

Magnum Opus of RHCP

One if my faves, such a good one

01) Around the World - 10,0 02) Parallel Universe - 10,0 03) Scar Tissue - 10,0 04) Otherside - 10,0 05) Get on Top - 9,0 06) Californication - 10,0 07) Easily - 9,5 08) Porcelain - 9,5 09) Emit Remmus - 9,0 10) I Like Dirt - 9,0 11) This Velvet Glove - 9,0 12) Savior - 9,5 13) Purple Stain - 8,5 14) Right on Time - 8,5 15) Road Trippin' - 10,0 TOTAL: 9,43 (94/100)

Se non il migliore dei rhcp, il secondo dopo blood sugar sex magik, che però ha avuto un successo decisamente maggiore

A couple of songs on the first half slapped pretty fucking hard. My engagement sort of fell off during the last. I think nostalgia and appreciation of production and mixing is carrying a lot of weight here, but for now I'm landing on (maybe a somewhat weak) 4

3 incredibly gifted musicians and whatever that shirtless guy with the microphone is, the weak link is what he is. Being a world class musician doesn't make someone a world class songwriter as the majority of this album proves. Though that could be said for any of the RHCP albums. If we are talking singles this is 4 stars all day every day. As a whole album 2.7.

wonderful sonic variety between songs, rollercoaster feel, leaves you a bit tired, soft, and glowy, fun to place the 2 iconic songs i already knew from this album within the greater narrative of the album

RHCP known for embodying what it means to live in California during the 90s, known for catchy riffs, known for thoughtful lyrics such as "Ding ding, dong dong, ding ding, dong dong, ding ding". Respectfully, this whole album is stinky nasty. It's so refreshingly creative and subverts your expectations. The weird instrumental sounds, wacky baselines, popping drums, and how they somehow strip naked during every live performance. Keep on keeping California Red Hot.10/10