Californication

One star because you are making me rate it.

I dont get it

I am not a RHCP fan. I think there’s a bunch of very talented musicians backing up one of the most mediocre vocalists of all time. I think I’d love them if they did just instrumentals. Then their hits - of which there are several on here - got overplayed on the radio and they sound different than their “core” sound. If you have heard the hits you don’t need to hear the rest of it.

**An ok Album.

Los tengo tatuados no puedo decir algo malo de este album. Si puedo opinar que no es el Top 1 en la discografía, eso lo dejo a debate

Great band! Already knew the most famous tracks but the others were also really good

LOVED LOVED SO GOOD

fun

Why does this have some of the best songs of all time and some of the most boring songs of all time. Probably the most annoying band I’m a fan of Best Song: Otherside Rating: 8.5/10 Stars: 4/5

Starts off very strong with the monumental hits like "Scar Tissue" and "Otherside", but sadly (and mainly due to Kiedis being annoying as hell), a lot of the other songs on this album don't quite live up to the hype. Contextually I can see why this album would be looked back on fondly, but over time it doesn't hold up as well. Still, it's fairly enjoyable despite Kiedis being dumb.

Um obviously i have already listened to this... so much so that i have it on VINYL.... :O

Classic RHCP album, has massive hits and underrated songs on the album

The singles were fine, the rest was okay. Not the biggest rhcp fan.

Epitome of RHCP. Exactly what I would expect from them. Classic California sounds that makes me feel like I am in LA.

This is one of those special albums I'm looking fowrd to re-listining to so I can double check i haven't missed anything

IS THIS the best album released in 1999? I think so.

It's ok

i miss summer

I should not read the reviews. Relax folks. This is supposed to be fun. I enjoyed the album. The musicianship is exemplary. Some of the tunes are spectacular. Some are meh.

Sólido

Durante muito tempo só conhecia as músicas pelo número

Álbum é um sólido 4, mas nostalgia é 5

Albúm emblemático com grandes bangers, no entanto tem outras músicas que não puxam tanto.

Não é a minha cena. Consigo perceber porque é que algumas músicas são hits e as outras nunca tinha ouvido na vida.

El que más me gusta de ellos.

I have listened them before, around my childhood/early puberty, so it brought me a lot of nostalgia from those times in which I used to listen this genre on the radio when my mom drove me to school. I still listen to the song "Californication" and a cover of "Under the Bridge" by an Irish girl who participated in The X Factor years ago.

Not bad, pero siento que todas son similares?? En el recuerdo x lo menos

No lo escuché entero. No es mi tipo, pero destacó su gran desarrollo musical. Bastante funky, trashy, de todo. No me hallo con la voz de él pero creo que es cosa mía. El uso que le dan al bajo realmente destacable, no se escucha algo así todos los días. Mi puntaje en realidad es un 3.5 pero redondeado para abajo

I was already familiar with this álbum. I love it, though

Es largo innecesariamente, pero en general está bastante bien. Scar Tissue es un temazo.

did not hate this as much as I thought I would.

ㅈㄴ 좋네요 1도 몰라도 명반삘이 오네요

Just not my thing. Second RHCP album on the list and I just find it uninteresting.

Inconsistent lyrically but Californication and Otherside both really good

Lovedddd

one of the best ways to get any audio setup to sound like a Motorola RAZR

6/10 Too long, too thumpy. Stand out tracks stand out

I liked this mweheh

- weak writing, some good playing, doesn't hold interest .... 2.5 rounded down cause it's so ..... disappointing. -

Absolutely nothing to be said that hasn't been already. Favorite Track: Otherside

4/5

Easy 5 stars. I bought this when it was released and played it to death. It's been a while since I've listened to it, so it was like welcoming home an old friend that's been away for a while. 5/5 SuperCALIFORNICATIONexpialidocious

First few tracks are pretty solid, feels like it fades away in the middle, but finds it's groove again by the end. It's feels like a lot of people dismiss RHCP due to their lead singer and lyrics. The musicianship is top notch and I think if you step back and focus on the "whole", this album is pretty decent. It would be foolish to dismiss jazz because scatting doesn't make sense.. Decent album.

Quite like this album

one of the most imbalanced albums I've heard. A little over half is complete dogshit, but then songs like Scar Tissue and Savior are sweet. Some seriously annoying songs on here.

A perfect album front to back.

Franchement, ce serait malhonnête de ne pas dire que cet album est un classique. L'ambiance y est parfaitement maitrisé et retranscrit bien la phase transitoire et difficile dans laquelle est le groupe à ce moment là. Certains sons sont absolument cultes comme Otherside, Scar Tissue et Californication tandis que d'autres sont clairement sous cotés (Porcelaine, Right On time...) Néanmoins, je trouve que l'album est loin d'être parfait, le plus gros point étant le fait qu'il a beaucoup de mal à conserver cette atmosphère "explosive" à la red hot ce qui fait des sons pour certains assez différents de la direction artistique d'origine, tout en allant pas assez suffisement vers ce qu'ils veulent faire. En résumé l'album est vraiment bien mais amène un cadre étrange pour le groupe, ce qui les éloigne de certains aspects de leur style musical.

The opening blast of Around the World is one of the best opening noises to an album ever... that last about 15 seconds, the rest of the song is one of my least favorite RHCP songs of all time. Parallel Universe is a great jam. Otherside might be the best non-Blood Sugar Sex Magik song RHCP ever made. Easily is pretty dang catchy. After Easily? This album falls off a cliff. The entire rest of the album is terrible. Anthony Kiedis tries to croon, tries to rap, tries a bit of everything...and it's all bad. Musically, it's also all over the place and their attempts at funk just fall SO flat. How did this make the list?? It's not a great album by any stretch. California.

What can I say, a lot of people like this album; for me its not my favorite of theirs and I never could get into RHCP like others could. At the point this album came out, it kind left a bad taste in my mouth with the overplay they were getting, for songs that weren't and still aren't that great. You can say what you want about musicianship, but it all just feels like it exists to me. I'll be happy if I never hear another song about California thanks to these guys. Biggest Hit - Scar Tissue Biggest Miss - Emit Remmus Bonus Hit - Parallel Universe

Tross alt mye bedre enn den forrige, et par udødelige låter. Men mye tull også.

I really do love the majority of this album, however it does fall off near the end.

upon second listen this album is lit. fav songs are porcelain and scar tissue and road trippin’ is a great closer. was unaware that john frusciante was the guitarist and he slays here just as much as he does solo.

Good start but fell off at the end

Hey it's my turn to allow nostalgia to foment bias in an album review! This album rocks, I listened to all the greatest hits over and over as a kid, and learned half of them very poorly on electric guitar (or played them VERY well in Guitar Hero). It's no coincidence that the hits have 1.5 billion streams and the low-lights here have 30 million, but there are still some hidden gems. Right on Time, This Velvet Glove, and Porcelain were very positive surprises for me. If it was wall to wall no skips this would be an easy 5, instead it's a nostalgic 4.5

Wow this band is much better as a Greatest Hits album, super annoying weak tracks (Emit Remmus) drag down the nice singles (Scar Tissue) Also, saying the word "California" in every song becomes very annoying after a while.

I used to love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but long ago stopped listening because everything started to sound the same. I have to admit.I enjoyed some of these songs more than I expected to. Still good musicians, just too repetitive for me anymore.

4,5 tähden levy. Turhaan venytetty alkupää kovaa

Laitetaan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ kun saatan tarvita muuttoapua viikonloppuna tässä ryhmässä olevilta.

Helpoin 5 tähän mennessä. Vihdoin levy jonka pysty kuuntelemaan omasta vinyylihyllystä. Niin paljon huikeita biisejä joita on luukuttanut puhki yläkouluajoista asti.

I don’t think I fully realized how grating Anthony Kiedes’s vocals are until this album, but I’ve never listened to an RHCP album all the way through until now. Kiedes is an abusive piece of shit and the creep energy radiates through this album. The lyrics are vacuous. The music is bad. Why is this band so popular?

Not my type

maybe, deep down, i am unc and chopped and washed

Don't try to read into the lyrics too hard. It's all about the energy.

When this came out, I thought it was a bit middle of the road and not up to Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Listening just over 25 years on, I still agree with the first part, but not the second. Lyrically, there are still some awful moments. Around the World and Get on Top are particularly bad, but Otherside and Scar Tissue are genuinely good, if safe songs. Overall, as an adult, I much prefer this to Blood Sugar Sex Magik, although I still don't think it's a great album.

This is the best peppers album imo

this gets a 5 solely because it's the album of my childhood (i rarely listened to albums before this project) so i'm biased

this album was kind of mid for me honestly. maybe im just not really a big fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I did enjoy Californication more than I enjoyed Blood Sugar Sex Magik though?

It's a classic, but I prefer the Red Hot Party Peppers than the Orange Meditative Repetitive Peppers. And when all your hits are on one side you probably don't need to pad it out to 15 songs, just make them count.

Even though it's overcompressed human slop I really can't stop listening. I should not be enjoying this album as much as I do. Blood Sugar Sex Magic is a much better album, but this record has some bangers.

Es muy entretenido de escuchar porque tiene buenos clásicos que todos conocemos. De este álbum me pasa que me gustan más las canciones tranquilas que las movidas. I

First of all, the audiophiles are correct. Horribly mastered album. But honestly, I can't bring myself to love the RHCP. Don't misunderstand me here, I don't think they're a terrible band, nor is this a terrible album. But I often anticipate giving popular albums higher reviews as albums are typically popular for good reason. Californication really isn't perfect. The singles are catchy in typical RHCP fashion, but that's about it.

I hate it less than BSSM. But it definitely goes downhill. The lyrics are inane and although it is more "listenable" it still feels mostly like background music to me.

When to listen: Driving down the PCH, palm tree weather, sunshine. Great album, so nostalgic for my teenage years.

I'm with Nick Cave on this one, RHCP are shit. I remember when this came out, and I liked it, and it's a deeply shameful period of my life that I wholly regret. Even paid actual cash to see them live on more than one occasion!

Five star instrumentals with 3 star vocals.

muse vibes

Not as good as remembered but done bangers

Eu estava inicialmente crendo que iria das 5 estrelas pelas memórias afetivas e sua história na minha jornada musical, com fones de ouvidos de boa qualidade, percebo que esse mal foi muito mal gravado, talvez pela época, equipamentos e etc... As letras são meio bobas e as críticas só aumentam. Vou parar nas 3 estrelas. Porque poderia descer mais.

like yeah! some bangers but like...long live sublime more

Kiedis can’t sing. Terrible album.

Fantastic band. I haven’t heard the full album but I’ve heard some songs of it and they all rock. Around the World: 9.4/10 One of the best intros to a song and album ever. Parallel Universe: 9.2/10 Great rockin tune. The bridge is so good. Scar Tissue: 9.5/10 Great slide guitar. Infinitely catchy. Other side: 9.4/10 Fantastic. Get On Top: 7.6/10 Fun. Catchy. Californication 9.6/10 Fantastic guitar, drums, bass, lyrics. Easily: 7/10 Nice chord progression. Porcelain 7.7/10 Slow. Emotional. Nice melody. Emit Remmus: 7/10 I like Dirt: 6.4/10 Guitar playing saves this track. This Velvet Glove: 8/10 Nice guitar work. Savior: 7/10 Purple Stain: 6.6/10 Right on Time: 7/10 Not bad. Abba sounding bassline. Road Trippin: 8/10 Nice acoustic song.

There's so many amazing songs on this, like the first third is absolutely insane stuff that everyone should hear. But this is a 15 song album, and everything after Californication really kinda falls apart. It's not bad, but it isn't very interesting and it all kinda blends together. It's still good though, but it's just not on the same level. Favorites: Parallel Universe, Otherside, Californication

That's a no from me dawg.

it just isnt that good,its alright but i eamn naww

Gotta say, not very excited for Red Hot. I don't think I'll hate this, but I probably won't loooove it either. I'll keep an open mind. It is a bit long though. Starts off heavier than I expected. The chorus feels disjointed from the rest of the song. I don't hate is though. Why is he singing ding ding dong dong These first two songs are fun enough, and I didn't quite expect the rock aspect (I only know the band from the singles sorry), but nothing life-changing. Really like the second one's ending. Scar Tissue and Otherside are very much coworker music core, but I can't be mad at them. They're good! Hate Get on Top. The chorus is too repetitive. The instrumentals feel disjointed again, but it doesn't work as well this time. Californication is the same case as the other two hits here, but it might be my favourite. Pretty good. Why does every non-hit track here feel like three different songs mixed into one. Easily has its nice moments (the chorus mainly), but then they're followed by some nonsensical choices. Porcelain is a complete tone-shift, going in a sadder territory. Not that successful to me. Not much else to say for the tracks after that one. All fall flat for me. Man this second half is just dud after dud. Even the ending's underwhelming. This album has three huge hits and a couple other good tracks. Everything else is forgettable. The second half is so boring and drags on so much. But oh well, this is inoffensive at its worst and good at its best. Can't be too mad at it. But can I just say, that album cover is horrendous. Like, if I was undecided between two scores, that would be enough to make up my mind (but I'm not).

BOOM BAP BOOM BAP BOOM CALIFORNIA BOOM BOOM BAP *bass riff* GOIN TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE CALIFORNIA BOOM BAP BOOM BAP CALIFORNIA WOMEN AT THE SHOW 3/5 I really like RHCP and this is one of their weakest albums imo but still good. half the shit on this album did not need to be there tho there was no reason for it to be an hour long

Nice album. I liked "Scar Tissue" and "Purple Stain" the best on first listen!

I've definitely listened to this album before, and I absolutely love it. I know it feels weird to give 5/5 to albums you've listened to before, but there's a reason I've listened to it before.

Some great stuff, plenty of stuff I'm not super drawn to. Favorite song: Porcelain

Jesus Christ, the fucking Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's true, I kind of got into Mother's Milk when I was 16. And yes, it's true that whenever I hear the opening bars of Under the Bridge, I get super nostalgic for the 90s. And it's true that I kind of wish I had seen them back in the day, when I was a teenager, when they were still "alternative" so that I could hop into the crazy mosh pit and get that huge rush of adrenaline. And yes I....hang on...do I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers? No, I do not. Because are they are SUCH twats. And their music is........it's fine. But just hearing Anthony's voice makes me want to punch him. And they're such twats. And their music is fine. But also, rock funk is the worst genre, unless it's Sprawl. I hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Two stars because I didn't hate this as much as I thought I would.

Legit question: Would I like this band if Anthony Kiedis weren't in it? Because musically there's stuff on here I appreciate, and these dudes are obviously all excellent players. Then there's Kiedis. The 1,001 book boldly proclaims, "Californication also produced new levels of vocal talent from Anthony Keidis." 1) LOLOLOLOL. 2) That's not how you spell his name. Oh well. I liked "Otherside" for the most part! That's something, right?

Full disclosure, I am a RHCP fan, especially their 90s-00s stuff. Went into this listen expecting greatness, and was not disappointed. Front half of the album includes songs that are still regularly played on the radio today, and which I enjoy. It was the back half in which I hoped would hold up, and I ended up liking it more than the greatest radio hits of the past 25 years. As a whole, listening to this album as a youngish adult hits home. The thought of striking it out on your own, in a big stunning (and scary) place such as California is what I'm sure a number of people tried in the 90s, as they continue to today. What this album uncovers, through alternating frenetic loud jams and quiet soft ballads, is the seedy underbelly and how easy it is to get sucked into that. By the end, you can hear and feel the disdain and disappointment of trying to live like you're invincible, and having to admit that you've failed. Say what you will about the questionable backgrounds of the members of RHCP, say what you will about their post-stadium arcadium music, but Californication holds up today as it did in 1999, and it's a beautiful album that tells a story so many have experienced

It was nice. Definitely good music I just unfortunately find it a little boring :/ idk I think with some relistens there will be songs I like but for now only porcelain stood out

I like it very much

love

It's not my favorite chilli peppers but it might just be the best? Tons of bangers, maybe it's just been over played to death that I never seek out most of these songs.

I cannot tell you how long it's been since I last heard this album in its entirety. It's been at least 10 years. Revisiting it for this challenge has left me with complicated feelings. At 13, this was one of the best albums I've ever heard. At 23, it's just another Chili Peppers album. I've always been more of a Blood Sugar Sex Magik guy but when this album has its moments, they're incredible moments. When it doesn't...it's the Chili Peppers for every reason I dislike them. I'll save the gripes about the mix because everyone and their mother has mentioned them but it really only affects my opinion of a few songs. Eventually I'll hear the unmastered edition.

Strong 2/3. Love RHCP and this album is an obvious classic, and yet this is still my first time listening to the whole thing. Rhythm section is monsterous, John’s guitars and backing vocals are great, and while I often can’t understand Anthony’s voice or lyrics, I love it all anyways.

Annoying sry

This is one album I instantly got hooked on when I listened to it at the Ricordi Mediastore in Milan (yes, we used to go to music stores to listen to albums through wall‑mounted headphones!) I also love the cover, it fits the album perfectly.

There are classics on this album—songs I remember hearing a lot as a kid—but some of the deeper cuts here are painfully annoying

Otherside

this is an album that shows how far i've grown musically. i thought this was the best thing i ever heard in 2012 and it's alright in 2025. also goddamn you could only listen to this through the default apple headphones

Great album with some of my fav hits by RHCP, but it does kinda drop off in the second half (with the exception of Road Trippin', which might be my fav song of theirs).

Ken Chutney taught Flea everything he knew about both playing bass and being naked. 4.5 1/15 Around The World

While BloodSugarSexMagic is a no-skip for me, I forget how good this album is. Fades a bit in thr later stages but still great.

A sleek, highly controlled version of the band that trades chaos for consistency. The songwriting is polished and accessible, but many tracks blur together emotionally and structurally. It works well as mainstream rock, yet feels cautious compared to their more unpredictable records.

not my thing

love

De die

A bit played out at the time. Doesn't have great continuity with more recent music - not to say it won't come back round... Some of the guitar work suggests John Frusciante could do more but then this phase RHCPs seems they set the acceptable bar quite low. Flea and Chad Smith have both done more interesting things too. Anyway, I used to really like this album but it's fallen to a 3.4

сочно

It's a very nostalgic album for me because I heard it throughout my whole childhood. Got a lot of earworms on this album. * Around the World - peak start to the album * Parallel Universe - good continuation of RHCP jam * Scar tissue, Otherside - 10/10 songs, perfect summer songs, funky with melancholy tones if you listen close * Get on Top - Kind of stupid lyrics, but yes go white boy go! It's fun little bop if you don't listen to the words * Californication - 10/10, just lyric-wise reminds me of Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees' * Easily - Meh, when he starts singing briefly it sounds good * Porcelain - Pretty sad, short song, good one but I dunno if I'd listen to it on its own (maybe just as a part of this album) * Emit Remmus - The guitar in the background of the verses is really grating * I Like Dirt - I LIKE DIRT, peak song This Velvet Glove - Decent song Savior - I really like the overlapping of his voice in the bridge, relatable reflection on his father Purple Stain - genuinely what the fuck Right on Time - The chorus is nice Road Trippin' - truly does sound like 'road tripping', not in a bad way though it's nice

Not for me.

Godawful

Partially known. Uninteresting.

three bangers on here: Scar Tissue, Californication and Otherside. Some songs are pretty annoying (I like Dirt, Right on Time)

Vissa majs gitarrdelar men gillar inte deras sound overall alls, och jag tål fan inte Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis should be in hell.

I bet I’ve listened to this album more than most of the others on this list, but I listened again anyway. It’s still a great album, but it's not perfect. Six hit songs on here, with five of them coming in the first six tracks; we don’t get to the sixth until the closing track. That grouping of mediocre songs in the middle is the reason this isn’t a 5 (although I do really enjoy ‘Emit Remmus’). Still a solid 4/5, still love RHCP.

a classic what more can i say

think i liked two songs off there, but it wasn’t terrible

Trodde eg skulle lika da litt mindre

There are the archetypal RHCP styles on showcase in this album: Frenetic guitar based (Around the World, Parallel Universe) Slow, story/vocals driven (Scar Tissue, Californication, Porcelain) Frenetic, vocal and bass heavy (Get on Top, Easily) You then also get some stuff in between. The first two tracks got me going only to be robbed of the momentum by Scar Tissue (not a bad track but jarring). The more I hear the bass and vocals dominating the less I enjoy it, but there’s a good amount of decent tracks on here and less of the silly / meaningless stuff you get a lot of with RHCP. Not bad.

Interesting album as was a popular record of its time even in the mainstream it probably cut some musical divides.  I don't normally like particularly funk-based songs neither the slightly high energy shouty stuff that goes with it that had no real dynamic.  Its "lucky" they did offer some variation in the songs else I would probably slam this.  I find at times it grates on me but then it turns a corner and redeems itself.  OK it will never achieve mastery status in my eyes or a regular on my list.  Like when I was younger it caught my eye, but I don't think as a whole it holds much against the might of 1001.   Interesting notable mentions would be "Porcelain",  "Savior", "Road Trippin" as shows a more melodic side which is needed in the funky vocal mundane of songs like "Get on Top" or "Right On Time" which is dross.  Silly funky skatting.  Then you have the classics like "Scar Tissue".  I mean its a reasonable package of songs but just not ON top for me.

I will always enjoy this album because, at release, I was at the age where I had started looking for my own music tastes. At that time, RHCP were some of the only music played on mainstream channels that I would enjoy. There are a couple of tracks like "Scar Tissue" and "Californication" which are indelibly etched into some childhood memories. Unfortunately this album was one of the casualties of the loudness wars. Listening on my old tinny headphones at 10 years old, I wouldn't have noticed. Now with better gear its immediately obvious that the production of this album is utter dogshit. RHCP are not exactly a subtle band, but the complete lack dynamic range in this master makes it sound so flat and tinny. At normal volumes, it sounds like they are playing from the bottom of a well. An enjoyable album that I would probably listen to a lot more out of pure nostalgia if it hadn't been so butchered by the production process.

i remember liking this album waaay more when i was younger

2nd half of the album struggles in quality a bit but overall an enjoyable album

Ностальгия. Хоть и попса попсовая.

Shite

Офигенная Классика

A classic with a particularly strong opening seven tracks, however, it does tail off.

Always forget how much I love them. Great album

The album got some classics, but i feel like the tracks are getting a little bit repetitive. I LOVED "parallel universe" though

Red Hot Chili Peppers best album definitely found their sound

Liked the first half more than the second.

Overall: 7/10 Man, this album used to so important to teenage me learning how to play bass. This might be a case of me overplaying it in my youth because I don't seem to love these songs as much as I used to, and the filler is more noticable the older I get. I still think Flea is an incredible bassist. Chad Smith is so endlessly underrated as a drummer. Fruiscante is a guitar god. Keidis can suck a fat one as a singer and especially as a human being. This is still worth listening to, especially as a gateway into other funky rock bands. Fav Song: Around the World

I assumed going in that this was one of those safe 3/5 albums that I knew because everyone knows and it’s a stone cold classic. But it’s not! I actually don’t like this album at all. The hits are fine, the rest is jarring and lyrics make me feel a bit ill. There is nothing exciting about this album.

Sometimes I toy with the hot take that RHCP were good actually, like this is really well produced and there's some good stuff here. But then I hear the opening track on this record and it's just a horrible mess of aural dickswinging. 'Rompin and a stompin 'cause I'm in my prime'? Really? It's way too frat energy for this sensitive boy I'm sorry. Often it's a bit of a plod but THEN there are some legit good songs on here like Parallel Universe and even Californication, and he's got a nice voice on a chorus or two, but then he starts rapping and it makes me want to throw my headphones into a canal and then throw myself into a canal. Emmit Remmus is one of the worst songs of all time, from then onwards this was a reaaaaallll slog. Still just can't make my mind up on them but giving this a proper listen has made my opinion worse. Maybe they should just stick to ballads and go to sex therapy.

Not the world's biggest RHCP fan - I enjoy each individual member's performances but for some reason the overall vibe is always a little corny to me...but this is kind of their peak. Pretty much every song is a hit and feels familiar/memorable, at least on the first half. Second half falls off a bit and they get dumb with songs like "I Like Dirt". But the music videos from this album were dope, especially the title track, also remember "Otherside" and "Scar Tissue" and associate them all with the days when I actually watched MTV. "Californication" has a great, simple melodic guitar solo that every beginner player can and should learn. I'd go 3.5 and round down to be a contrarian.

RHCP are an amazing trio (Anthony Kiedis is a figment of our imagination). Californication is the only good album this band ever made

Scar Tissue and The Other Side. Pas grand chose de plus.

Yeah. A lot of hits on this album. I don’t really need to hear this anymore. The second half of the album ain’t bad

“Turn me on, take me for a hard ride Burn me out, leave me on the otherside” Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band who I have only really thoroughly explored through their hits and singles (all though I have heard and enjoyed “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”). I have a tremendous respect for John Frusciante, Flea, and Chad Smith as musicians but find it immensely frustrating that they chose to make Anthony Kiedis (who is deplorable as a person anyway) their lead singer. Whilst he is unique in his delivery he may be the most pompous and posturing front man in rock music. That said, thanks in the most part to the three actual musicians in the band, I do really enjoy this record. The Chili Peppers really captured a moment with the Funk Rock sound they pioneered in the 90s and no one has ever really done it better than them whilst achieving such mainstream success. The guitar playing from Frusciante is particularly good and anchors the whole album. The riffs are fantastic and the whole thing whilst sounding a bit old hat now was groundbreaking in its day. I will die on the hill that the title track is extremely overlong and could easily have seen a minute and a half hit the cutting room floor.

i could go on about the brickwalled production (which.. maybe there's an argument in favor of it as a stylistic choice) but that would mean arguing in defense of the songs underneath the mix. i do not like this band. their writing and singing annoy me. this album in particular is also really frontloaded, and just keeps going on and on and on. shit mixing makes for ear fatigue, and 56 minutes that feel like twice that. deserves to be one of the 1001? no

Not bad

Yeah some bangers in this one, skatting in “around the world” was quite something

not my fav rhcp but still the same sound

Trying to be objective here. I despise this band but there’s no denying they are competent musicians. The production is good too. Personally I wouldn’t listen to this at all but it seems petty to give it a 1, so for those reasons I’m giving it a 2. It’s fucking horrible though.

Like 5 Amazing songs. Most is filler, a few too many songs on here. The B-side probably shouldn’t exist as it drags down the a-side

Best songs were the ones I already knew, rest was decent but didn’t blow me away

The Chili Peppers have a few songs that are pretty good, including “Otherside” from this album. I also enjoyed the last track on the album, the mellow “Road trippin’”. A couple other tracks made it as singles too, but I didn’t enjoy those too much.

Yay! I Have This Album (#8). And I stand by it, too. 1999 was my favorite year for albums. An iconic cover and many great tracks. To be fair, also many crap tracks. Very frontloaded. That's why it's a 4 and not a 5. I like that they have a unique style and although the lyrics aren't that great (imo), they are full of fragments, which is a unique thing also. The vocals are way louder than the music, which is crucial. Slur count = 2. Fun fact, I literally always thought the lyric in 'Around the World' was "step aside Mike Johnson" and was wondering why no one but me was referencing that constantly in These Times, but I just found out he's saying "Mark Johnson". Oops. Other lines I quote far too often, for their compelling prosody: "I don't want to be your little research monkey boy", "road trippin' with my two favorite [æ'laɪz]". Highlights: 'Parallel Universe' (space rock :D?), 'Scar Tissue', 'Otherside', 'Californication' (the journos are correct to call this their best song) Would be Highlights if not for the ding dongs: 'Around the World' Lowlights: 'Porcelain' (zzz), 'This Velvet Glove' (zzz), 'Savior' (zzz), 'Right on Time' Things that are no longer fun facts: 'Emit Remmus' is Summer Time backwards!!! yes, we know!!! everyone in my generation has read Harry Potter 1 and therefore checks if odd phrases spell anything backwards!!! (but if you don't know, now you know...)

I enjoy a lot of the songs on this. It’s just a shame that on a few of them the mixing truly sucks. It actually reeks. ‘Get On Top’ is one of the most compressed, tinny songs I’ve ever heard in my life. And then immediately after that Californication is perfectly fine? Fuck were they doing in that studio dawg. Album also feels a little top heavy? Some serious filler in the 2nd half (Emit Remmus, I Like Dirt, Right On Time). Regardless, still enjoyment to be had!

Another great RHCP album. Like most 90s albums, it would be perfect after cutting out 3-4 tracks of filler. 4.5

RICK RUBIN: So Anthony, what have you been writing? Anything like Under the Bridge or anything? ANTHONY KIEDIS: Yeah, I think my writing has matured somewhat. ANTHONY hands his notebook to RICK proudly. RICK: (mumbling as he skims) Around the World is one of those cliche city listing songs. Californication is a fun play on words if you're a frat boy. Otherside not bad. Scar Tissue, eh. RICK: Sigh! Half of these have some sort of Cali reference. Do you have anything that doesn't have any references to California? ANTHONY flips through the notebook. ANTHONY: All I got is I Like Dirt! RICK: Have Flea put a phat funky bass on that & John come up with some riffs. And we got something! Where's Chad? FLEA: Oh! He's gone. Will Ferrell has control of the body this week. RICK: What?! The Saturday Night Live guy? Why?! I don't care. Does he play Drums? FLEA: Not well but I hear he plays a mean Cowbell.

ok

Goated and will stay goated

This is a decidedly average, pedestrian album that is inexplicably popular. Perhaps it’s because it is average and pedestrian.

Loved it….added a lot to dad rock playlist

asta chiar mi-o plăcut seamănă cu celălalt insa e mai bun, îi dau un 6,50

Few alright songs, didn’t like most of it

Great album. Ive not listened to them in a while.

Der va det noen sanger æ kjenne og en hel masse som hørtes ut akkurat som forventa sjøl om æ ikke har hørt på det før, og det va helt ok, det.

Never realized why people hate so much on Kiedis until sitting through an entire album of ding dong dang dung. The hip hop remixes on youtube using the instrumentals are killer though.

Perfect album with both funk-rock and melancholic songs. Great mixing

Ain't nothing like cruising around in the summertime listening to this album. Essential.

Already heard it plenty of times before and it is a great album

A vote out of nostalgia

it's the one with californication on it

Solid.

Around the World - “I know, I know for sure Ding ding, dong dong, ding ding, dong dong, ding ding” Otherside* Some really classic childhood bangers that I did not understand when I heard these on the mini van radio Easily* can we take a moment for the suuuper 90s guitar moment I like Dirt! I like dirt! Savior * guitar solo ROCKS I looove unexpected instrumentation

Feel like I can almost hear clipping on this. It's like tinny and over-compressed. The mixing overall is kinda shitty on here. It's similar to And Justice For All where if the mixing was better, the record would be better (though still nowhere near as bad as Metallica's album). It's not baaaaaad, but it's like too much the same. Like I feel like I'm done after 3 songs.

Great album that i heard many evenings at work in the 90s.

I obviously love this album who doesn’t

I’m not big into the Chili Peppers, but I really like this album. I think Parallel Universe—the second track—was when I realized that I would. The title track is one of my favorite songs, and it has some of the best lyrics I’ve ever heard. Dystopian, human, and specific while still capturing the big picture. The rest of the album does this really well, too. Otherside is a beautiful song. Easily is a banger with a punk melody. The Velvet Glove is amazingly introspective. Oddly enough, much of the lyricism on this reminds me of something off of Celebrity Skin by Hole. Which is not a comparison I ever expected to make. Californication also seems sort of like a Hotel California for the 90s.

Banger

finally an album i've heard of. Californication is fine. I'm not the biggest chilis fan but I appreciate what they did for 2000s rock. 3.5 stars.

When I saw today's album was RHCP I audibly groaned. I thought that I genuinely hated them, turns out I was only half right. Not to be that guy, but as a bass player, Flea is one of the greats, I truly think that I only rate this album as high as I do because of him. Anthony Kiedis' rock/rap vocal style is so grating and corny. It sounds like if the Beastie Boys took themselves too seriously. The worst part is that there is a good (more "traditional") 90's/00's alt rock band in here (led by their strong instrumentals, see the title track). Good news is there is enough of it that this album is re-listenable!

Fundamentally unable to get past Anthony Kiedis. Flea and Frusciante are doing amazing stuff, even on some of the most overplayed songs of the late 90s, but Kiedis is just so fucking annoying, so ever present, that it just can’t breathe. This band is immensely frustrating because they can genuinely make amazing music but their frontman might be one of the worst to ever do it.

Wanted to give 2.5. I’m not a big chili peppers fan and still not after this. Hard to get through the whole thing but I can’t deny they cool. White guy rock rap. Opening track was actually banging

Three supremely talented sex pests and one hilariously untalented sex pest make the most inane, annoying and ultimately gutless bullshit going. Fuck this band and fuck this album.

Nice to get an album I'm already familiar with every once in a while. So funky and diverse for the 90s punk scene. It benefits from being a preferred genre of mine but I really find this to be an incredible record. The use of harmony is very tasteful, the songs don't try too hard, the bass is amazing, the guitar riffs are delicious. There are a few track I didn't quite remember but I'm very happy to have found them again. 4.5/5

This album starts off so strong. Even if the lyrics are kind of dumb sometimes the music is undeniably fantastic. Flea is incredible here. It's catchy, and different and so interesting to listen to. Really enjoy this album, and yes nostalgia may be a bit of a factor in how much I enjoy it.

This really has aged poorly. Don't think i would ever voluntarily choose to listen to this album.

Tastes like: Theme Park Chilli Dawgs / Gas Station Nachos on a summer's evening after breaking up with your first ever girlfriend and deeping it slightly but only slightly because your emotional balls haven't dropped yet. (especially Road Trippin') Anthony Kiedis enunciate challenge - I dont know what your songs are about because you don't say real words, brother. It sounds like he's on a theme park ride and the wind/motion sickness has made his mouth stop working properly. I don't think he should be allowed near a microphone tbh. I liked the ideas within Scar Tissue and Porcelain but they kind of never get deep/poetic enough for me to properly connect with the ideas enough to ever feel emotional. Get on Top is kinda funky (I fw it in the same way I fw with Limp Bizkit) and I liked the punctuation within I Like Dirt and Purple Stain. Chad Smith on all accounts is a great drummer, but there is cymbal overkill at times for me. His solo in Purple Stain absolutely rocks though, good job Chad. I can't see myself listening to anything again outside of the title track every time I go to karaoke. A lot of the album is pretty forgettable for me, and a bit too 'suh dude'.

Struggled to listen to it due to the lead singer admitting to fucking kids. Still, a largely great record.

Completely forgot how many radio hits there were on this thing. Not a huge RHCP fan but this reminded me of some good times in my 20s

Once again I sit and ponder why I am giving any of my undivided attention to a RHCP album and then I realize that the gun is being held to my head by the 1001 albums to hear before I die challenge. I am sorry to all who enjoy Red Hot Chili Peppers, but they honestly know how to make a few good songs and then mix it with 50 minutes of other bullshit I could not give two fucks about and Californication is yet another example of that bloated bullshit I was talking about. I can't even lie when I say I like Around the World, Scar Tissue, Otherside, and Californication but that is truly it. Every other track here is filled with even more of the weird Rap Rock and just downright frustrating instrumentation RHCP is unfortunately known for. I will never understand how people can stand this band because once again they are proving that they can't fill an album's runtime to save their own lives despite how talented they all are. If you couldn't already tell I don't like RHCP and I think they fucking suck. Nuff said.

Yep, this was everywhere all the time at the time. I am not one to denigrate something so thin, and so popular. You can dance, swing, make love to this shit. Worthy of this list. 4 stars.

None

Fun stuff!

I saw these cats in 1989 in Hollywood with the Butthole Surfers and Mary's Danish opening. Good times The killer tracks on this album are really killer and the filler tracks are really filler. John Frusciante is master player and he elevates the whole thing in my opinion. Road Trippin' is easily the best song for my money.

A classic, no notes.

Fantastic album that just runs out of steam towards the end

I have heard these

Anthony Kurdish is a pedo

The front half is all bangers but the back half is all duds. Mixed album

too long

I really liked it, lots of different sounds, great instrumentals (drums + piano), amazing flow, lyrics about the evils of fame and about his early life. Favorites were Wesley’s theory, these walls, king kunta, how much a dollar cost, the blacker the berry

I can acknowledge that RHCP is a good band but I unfortunately cannot stand the lead singers voice

Oh no, I really do not like RHCP. At this album they are well past their prime and just a parody of themselves. Did he really just say "Ding dong dong dong ding ding". Oh wow there is still an hour left on this album - not sure I will be able to make it. This album is a joke right? They know this is bad and are making it as a parody of themseleves right? Ok, I will admit their slower songs like Scar Tissue aren't like a drill boring into my brain, I can see people liking this band for those songs. I feel like there was zero thought put into any of the rhyming, they just went with the first thing that came into their head - makes their songs completely unintelligible and quite idiotic. Like how is "first born unicorn, hardcore soft-porn" even lyrics to a song. It's just mind numbingly stupid. I really wonder what he is trying to say with "I Like Dirt", because the lyrics sure don't clear it up, it kinda just feels like they just gave up at this point in the album. Frankly this album is embarrassing for a band that used to be cutting edge, this was an almost 40 year old man putting out some kind of long form improv album where he obviously didn't bother with a second pass of the lyrics, I mean shoving similar words together randomly does not a song make. RHCP should be ashamed and this list should be ashamed for recommending it. This album deserves negative stars for making me listen to it.

Patiko, kaip nepatiks.

I knew some songs from this album before listening now but a lot of it was new-ish to me!! Absolute banger of course Fave of stuff that was new-ish to me was easily

Che figo, è tutto bello.

yippee

Bland and samey… not as melodic as the singles might have suggested

Wow, the play counts on the songs on this album are crazy (billions!) but understandable - this is a solid album. So many hits on the first half of the album that transport me back to my early adulthood. The rest I had not heard, but are decent. Only had to skip a song or two, but I was rocking out to this album. (4)

Some undeniable bangers but it went too long

I love the voice, he really can sing. Some tracks were really really good, others not so. I enjoyed it a lot.

It's a classic, though I have never been a fan of the title track. It's a good album, the type of accessible rock that everyone can enjoy in some capacity. Not into rock? You'll like some of it. Into rock? You'll like some of it.

6.53

nostalgia wants me to put this as a 4, reality of modern listening puts it at a 2. Will sit at a 3

Damn this goes so hard to start, unfortunately does fall off but it’s a strong 4 for the first 7 songs

This album suffers from two things for me: 1. Overplay when it came out 2. Weirdly racist lyrics “ding dong ding” in around the world. Really?

Not for me. Some good tracks but the others are forgettable.

Loved it! Reminds me of high school senior year!

Not really my taste, still good. I do love scar rissue

Solid album

very nice and timeless record. very chill and summer vibes album lowkey makes me want to listen it at a really hot beach with some sunburns too and a beer. californication the song is an anthem and it was pleasing hearing it again favs: scar tissue - californication - porcelain

Good

Absolute banger of an album.

Classic album so many good ones

Alternative rock, funk rock.

A quality 4-star album just not quite 5 for me because there were 1 or 2 songs that I just wasn’t too fond of but overall, I enjoyed listening to this album. My standout songs are basic picks, but they are ‘scar tissue’, ‘otherside’, and ‘Californication’, I feel like that more slightly mellow rock sound really suits RHCP and my feeling towards this is backed by ‘this velvet glove’ which honestly is another favourite from the album. In addition, other songs from RHCP which I like again, have that similar more mellow rock sound. I still enjoyed a lot of the other songs on this album, they come with a fast and punchy sound exactly what you might expect from RHCP, the instrumentals from the drums and guitars are the highlights of these songs for me. I appreciate the mixed mood of songs on the album which help to bring in some definition and range, I would also add that quixoticelixer is an underrated song if you listen to the deluxe version of Californication. Definitely a worthy addition to 1001 albums.

A parte de los singles la verdad es album no es tan memorable o en mi opinión bueno. La verdad hay canciones que tienen potencial pero por alguna razón integran elementos que las arruinan.

The album you've heard a thousand times and still hits hard. I just wish the mix wasn't horrible.

Two good songs and a lot of annoying ones

Their most mature and best album

PUTA DE BANGEEEEER

ハイレゾの音源をDAPで聞いてるにもかかわらず、中学生の時にウォークマンにダウンロードしたカスのmp3みたいな音がする。

Real banger, 11/15 songs ended up in my playlist. - Knew Californication, Otherside and Scar Tissue beforehand. - Porcelain is probably the one that stands out the most by it's style yet it's really cool. Day 1 of cursing Spotify for refusing to play albums without Premium.

love!

A great band undermined by tepid songwriting and Anthony Kiedis's tepid singing

another one that deserved a 9/10 if there were more stars just the odd song i didn't like as much

i wish california was real

The first half of this album is so fucking good but it really stalls out on the back half. Scar Tissue and Otherside some of my top tracks ever and Easily is a banger.

I get how some folks wouldn't like Kiedis' singing style, that's fair. I have always been a rhythm section guy and there's a lot to enjoy here in that realm. Obnoxious, overbearing and sometimes sickly sweet, I have a lot of nostalgia for this album. Not my favorite release of theirs, but these singles were everywhere when I was growing up. Par for the course with rock bands as big as they are, this band is full of shitbags. I think its hard to explain to gen z music fans just how prevalent these guys were in the 90s. Largely because being a creepy abuser doesn't do you any favors, the conversation has moved on from RHCP. Doesn't help that they based their whole sound around that so-cal obnoxiousness. Totally contributed to the rise of the "chill indie pop" bands. The people were craving something a little more mellow.

Timelessly great. Reading 2016, let’s have it.

From previously hearing several of their singles and knowing a little of the band's complex history, it hardly surprises me to hear RHCP delivering a gaudy, meandering, innuendo-streaked album for this stage in their career, but there were depths to this album that I wasn't expecting to mine here. For all of John Frusciante's freewheeling talent, and Anthony Kiedis' inimitable zeal, the rhythm section is absolutely what gives this album its polish, and the chemistry is palpable across the whole record. Snappy, open snares from Chad Smith on tracks like 'Get on Top' and 'Purple Stain' really put the pep in the Peppers, and Flea's bass is brilliant as either a driving force or a foil for the rest of the band all over the record, but particularly in the first half. The RHCP secret formula is in full effect on the heady, sun-bleached title track as well as the swaggering, almost effortless 'Scar Tissue'. 'Savior' is an interesting back-to-back outing of grunge and New Age folk that just works somehow, and 'Purple Stain' is a real funky cut with an intense breakdown, though the sexually-charged lyrics are far from subtle. This album has more than one or two uncomfortable listens, however. The cold fusion of funk-punk and disco on 'Right On Time' in under two minutes creates a nauseating sound clash that belongs on a completely different album. The Beavis and Butthead wet dream of 'I Like Dirt', with its sexless, ska-punk-adjacent rambling, should have been left on the cutting room floor entirely. Not to mention the declension in the lyrics on 'Around the World' from verbose beat poetry into lazy geographical rhymes and borderline offensive vocalisations makes for a highly bizarre choice for an album opener. Considering how exhilarating Kiedis' poeticism and delivery can be, it is often disconcerting to think about what Kiedis thinks is romantic and/or sexy when given his output to publicly examine here. They say a stopped clock is right twice a day, though all in all, this album brings to mind a patchouli-soaked potpourri bowl - intoxicating for a time, but could easily leave a listener queasy and unsettled if exposed to it for too long.

Jesus Christ... I had terrible taste when I was 16. There's like two good songs on here the rest are the worst, to the point of distraction, stupidest lyrics ever.

Fav song- scar tissue Fav new song- parallel universe

3.6/5 leuk wel, het begin vond ik beter dan het eind liedjes die ik leuk vond: parallel universe, otherside, scar tissue, californication, quixoticelixer quixoticelixer vond ik echt heeeell leuk wand dat was dus de laatste, en ik had er eigenlijk genoeg van, en toen was het toch nog een pleasant surprise

Nice album, relaxing without being too boring or repetitive. I was caught off guard by the throat slitting bit.

lets gooo! around the world ☆☆☆: refrão gostosinho parallel universe ☆☆: o hiperfoco na california scar tissue ☆☆☆☆☆: amooo otherside ☆☆☆☆☆: take it on the othersideee get on top ☆: ?? californication ☆☆☆☆☆: um hi eh um hit easily ☆☆☆: critica social babado porcelain ☆☆: diferente de todo álbum e ok emit remmus ☆☆: tem potencial mas poderia crescer mais i like dirt ☆☆: kkkkkk sei lá this velvet glove ☆☆☆: ook savior ☆☆☆: amor de bros purple stains ☆☆☆☆: sente o groovee right on time ☆☆☆: quase no tempo certo road trippin ☆☆☆☆: gostoo fat dance ☆☆: o nonsense de sempre kkk overfunk ☆☆: ok quixoticelixer ☆☆☆: uma montanha russa

Very good guitar solo at the start in "Around the world" and very nice bass.

Scar Tissue, Otherside, and Californication are the big hits, and are all great. Never heard Around The World, the opener, but I thought it was also great, will definitely revisit. I more so enjoy their funkier earlier stuff a bit more, like Mother’s Milk, but that isn't completely gone on this album. I’m glad I’m not the only one who realised the heavy compression on this thing which makes every instrument sound at the exact same volume. I feel like that hinders some tracks here.

Holy garbled nonsense Batman, those lyrics are godawful.

I can appreciate the significance of this album, it being a turning point for RHCP, and the success of it. However, RHCP has just never been my jam.

The hits are great, the rest is the rest

este es el álbum que más me hace acordar a mi hermano y a mi infancia con el :) porcelain es como un lullaby

Honestly couldn’t listen to it, it didn’t resonate with me, it didnt stick. Maybe others like it but, as for me, it didnt stick.

It was good.

muy interesante ding dong ding ?

ding dong ding dong🙏 It gets better as it goes on but lowk not my style of music but its not the worst thing ever

Not my cup of tea, tbh

fav song: Otherside, Get on top least liked song: Emit Remmus, I like Dirt, Fat dance Overall ranking: 2.33/5 Personally this genre isn't for me but lowkey some of the songs are growing on me!! But i don't think i'd likely listen to most of this album again😭😭 Though i do love the guitar in the background. I just don't think i can get behind some of the lyrics lmao. Individual song ranking: Around the World - 'Ding, dang, dong, dong, deng, deng, dong, dong, ding, dang' - Me if i ever had to write a song 2/5 Parallel Universe - 'I'm underwater where thoughts can breathe easily' 2/5 Scar Tissue - 'Autumn's sweet, we call it fall; I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl' 3/5 Otherside - 'The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts' 4/5 Get on top - 'I'm an ass killer' - Oh.. ! WHAT IS THIS MELODYYY??😝 4/5 Californication - 'Be my very own constellation' - Idk how i feel about the melody but i do quite like the lyrics 2/5 Easily - 'The story of a woman on the morning of war' 2/5 Porcelain - 'Are you wasting away in your skin?' - I like this cause it feels lowkey depressing - "what the fuck was that" Illya Rozanov, 2025 (Heated Rivalry) 3/5 Emit Remmus - No fav lyric but i do enjoy the way he says "london in the summer time" it makes me giggle 1/5 I Like Dirt - I actually don't like dirt! The only good things are melody and guitar riff, otherwise, i dont like it bcs of the lyricisms to be honest 1/5 This Velvet Glove - 'I wanna taste the taste of being face to face with common grace" or "Disasters are just another star falling in my yard" 2.5/5 Savior - 'Your hero's destined to waver' 3/5 Purple stain - 'Cause we all live in Hollywood' + 'Up to my ass in alligators' -Icl i had to look at the genius about section and OH! 2.5/5 Right on Time - 'supercalifragilistic' + 'Joan of Arc reincarnated, maybe we could be related" -I love the tempo of the song and the guitar in the background?? 3/5 Road Tripping' - 'Just a mirror for the sun' 2.5/5 Fat Dance I am at a loss for words! 1/5 Over Funk Idk it feels sort of underwhelming compared to some of the other songs 1.5/5 Quixoticelixer - 'Dedicated mind did a medicated state; Is a highly overrated fate' 2/5

I’m a fan of the guitar and the ostinato in around the world. It’s a bit scream heavy throughout the blue. I like the microphone delay at the end of some songs. Ok it might be better to write notes while i listen to the songs. All around the world defo gave some hippy vibes and i dont know why. Did the red hot chilly peppers ever do drugs?? this song gives a 90s hippy doing psychedelics while traveling and enjoying the living hell out of it. (Spoiler: they did heroin and coke --i googled it) Now parallel universe is a full 180 and seems existential and seems like a full juxtaposition. Sidewinders seem to be a type of snake and it kinda feels like a metaphor between a snake and poison and the singer and drugs. Going back to the last song, maybe these both are vastly different comments on drug use? I'm LOVING the amount of space references in this song. It's pretty good!! I am a sucker for space imagery in songs ( Black star by Radiohead LOVE LOVE LOVE). I think i like the placement of it right after around the world a ton. Scar tissue, so far the most accessible song in the album. The motif of the birds feels isolating tbf. ONCE AGAIN is this about drugs???? is the album about drugs? Maybe battle with addiction? Ok once again A 180!! he lowkey sounds suicidal in Otherside ( maybe thats the pint of the title tbh) . Maybe the constant highs and lows with addicts??? The guitar is pretty good on this with the drums. Who is this woman????? wait nvm i think thats HERoin !! There's a pattern with happy wild ass songs followed by the most depressing shit known to man. Californification is definitely giving the american dream being fake vibes--Like everyone is lying to each other to try get what they want. I think the verses are incredibly unique in this song and I prefer them over the chorus. It just feels somewhere between hopelessness and acceptance. God porcelain is heart breaking. It's actually quite upsetting. I read it was about a young woman the singer met at rehab who was separated from her kid but was still so pure herself. The happy and bright songs are kinda goofy and almost give sir mix a lot of energy or the song closer by nine inch nails. THE SHREDDING IN I LIKE DIRT??? lovely lovely electric guitar. I'm a big fan of how much range the songs have in volume, so loud in the chorus but then cut to a quiet verse and it hits a lot harder. (you hear this a lot in savior) it gives you a moment to think and feels almost like crashing after an adrenaline high. Ok purple stain defo gives sir mix a lot LOL 100% reads that way. Overall I really liked the album. It is a rollercoaster of emotions like one moment its so deep and intimate and the next its loud and bright and so full of energy and the next is pure hopelessness. I like how well rounded it is and there seems to be something for everyone. I think it's a good mix of pure liquid energy and calmer and more emotion driven songs. I like the use of motifs, reoccurring sounds and ostinatos and the instrument that stands out to me most throughout the album is the guitar (especially in i like dirt) . I think it sounds hella good in all contexts especially alongside the drums. It's not very accessible I'll be honest and it's not everyone's cup of tea but I think that's the same with most rock/ funk rock bands. Its unique and has a lot of range which is what i appreciate most about the album and the track order of the songs is so important imo because of the contrast between songs like 'around the world' and 'parallel universe' or 'Easily' and 'Porcelain' which really emphasises how vastly different they are and make them hit harder. In terms of themes it's definitely about addiction and I think the song order in the album adds to it by showing the ups and downs with recovery and addiction and the people you meet along the way.This is 100% an album that needs to be played in order as song order is really impactful. However i will come out and say i dont like the ‘funky rapping’ please all of the funky rapping songs sound incredibly similar– the melodic ones??? Those are the ones I definitely like the best. Top tracks: Scar tissue, Otherside,Porcelian, Purple stain Worst track: Fat dance

Overall album!! Worth the listen quite catchy and groovy :) , but Around the World kind of ruined the album for me (probably because I can't stand rap or it has to be really good and have emotion to it). This song didn't stand out to me. But this album has some pretty good bangers I find the music is well made. Favourite Tracks- I like dirt ( very catchy I like the guitar solo) , Right on time, Scar Tissue (again guitar solo)

Around the world - Funky cool vocal and guitar. Some of the lyrics are Chinese or something. Parallel universe - again really like the vocals. Good drums. A little bit repetitive. Guitar bit in the middle was cool. Scar tissue - heard this one before. I like the layered vocals. Cool guitar riff. Otherside - vocals on this one kinda annoying and emo. Get on top - Right on Californication - not much to be said. you know its a very good song. Easily - I really like the guitar on this. I feel like I could say the same for a lot of these. For me its a 3.99

Generally I think that RHCP’s songs are typically either carried or ruined by the vocals. As for californication I think the vocals are good but definitely nothing amazing however this entire album was lifted up and carried on the backs of flea and chad, with some of the best bass in any album of this era if not ever. And the simple but amazing drumming from chad really tied the album together. Now do I think that the album is perfect, No, however I think giving it 4 stars is a disservice to some of the incredible instrumentals. A very light 9 out of 10

Talk about back to back bangers my god, I cant say I dream of californication though, things look a little rough in America if I'm being honest

I’ve decided to do this song by song which is unusual for me in the hopes that I’d be paying a little more attention and may have something more to say. Around the world was enjoyable, it followed the general theme in this album of me not knowing the song but feeling as though I’ve heard it before - perhaps I have listened to this album before without realising. The singing in this song, and throughout the album, is very distinctive. Parallel universe is decent, the singing at the start was nice, I can recognise that the instruments at the end were played well but it is a little heavier than my usual tastes. Scar tissue was pretty good. Otherside is another I felt I knew, it was enjoyable, but again, as with other songs on the album, I’m unsure how much the fact I knew the songs changes how good I think they are, though I suppose that is a bias that I can’t escape. On the other hand I may have heard particular songs before as they are the ‘better ones’ so it may not reflect this too strongly. Get on top was okay, one of the weaker ones of the album. I didn’t like the ‘rap-style’ songs as much as the sung ones, the instruments weren’t too interesting either. Californication is quite obviously the best on the album, it is goated both with and without the sauce. I knew both easily and porcelain, the latter of which I enjoyed quite a lot. Emit Remmus was okay, forgettable amongst the others though ‘I like dirt’ was fine but suffered from some of the same ‘issues’ as Get on top, that being said the music was nice and groovy. What’s more I also like dirt. Little to say about this velvet glove. Saviour was good, I liked the ‘harmony’ sections if they can be called that. Purple Stain was decent, cool music at the end. Right on time was short but alright. I can’t say I was paying as much attention through Road Trippin. Overall a very good album filled with some great songs and none that were particularly bad, though a few as mentioned were weaker than the rest. I couldn’t give this five stars as it wasn’t quite as consistently great as I’d have liked, though about half of the songs in this album could achieve five stars alone, also it just doesn’t have the same ‘powerful’ quality I get from my other five star albums. This did make me requestion MGMT’s position though. 78/100 Score edited 18/01/26

Very very good. Both Frusciante and Flea are untouchable. Such amazing instrumentation. Perhaps less solid in the second half but I think the vocals actually picked up here which lead to a really nice change in pace instead of a dissapointment. I had written a nice long yappy review about this album but it was accidentally overwritten. :( Weak 5/5, but hard to argue for me that this deserves a 4.

I'm not that much of a RHCP fan, but liked Blood sugar sex magic a lot and this album was quite enjoyable also. The songs are bit unsurprisingly RHCP, but there were good tunes on this and some groovy playing by Flea, Frusciante and Smith. Maybe this could have been bit shorter.

A perfectly decent album, but back in the day the singles were played so much on the radio that this doesn’t really make much of an impact. The songs are good, but they lack the wilder feeling of earlier RHCP.

Nothing wrong with this album at all… other than the fact that I listened to it soooo much 25 years ago that my brain still refuses to forget the lyrics.

I'm an old school RHCP fan, liking their stuff up to about Blood Sugar Sex Magik and even that is starting to get a little too diluted. The mentioned above or Mothers Milk are my most listened albums of theirs, tho I did spin quite a lot of Uplift Mofo Party Plan and Freaky Styley too. After that it feels way too polished, produced and clean, yet again the feel of committee music, instead of an ambitioius band moving forward.

Kind of corny, but obviously a classic. 3.5 stars

Good. No bad tracks. Lots of very good tracks.

3 stars I thought I’d like this more than I did. I’m quite familiar with the singles and would even say they’re among my favorites from the group, although I don’t consider myself a huge fan. The only album I’ve listened to all the way through is By the Way and I still prefer that over this album. It was their follow up to this and they finally took the “risk” of avoiding the cringy funk rap nonsense. Where the return to it on Californication it sounds like teenagers trying to recreate that sound and does not fit well with the maturity shown in their more melodic songs. Even the non-funk rap non singles are kind of throwaway. But the strength of the opening half (minus “Get On Top”) is enough to hold a steady 3 stars.

I went into this open minded and optimistic. The band are not terrible, quite solid actually. They have some very pretty, Beatles-esque melodies as well. However, this album falls off a cliff after about 5 songs. The singles are memorable and tuneful. A lot of the second half of this album is quite hard to listen to due to irritating vocals and aimless jamming from the band.

svidelo mi se, chill je muzika, malo podseća ma twenty one pilots, ali ne bih slušala sad svaki dan osim californication ta pesma budi neku nostalgiju u meni

its a good album but alot of songs i feel are better listened to on like a vinyl or radio, i feel like the overall sound and outcome of it would be better.

с удовольствием бы послушала по радио, но не мой стиль для того, чтобы сохранить-не цепляет очень технично сыграно, это отдельный плюс get on top

Makes me feel like Jess Mariano (gilmore girls) walking on the venice beach boardwalk for the first time in a black leather jacket surrounded by unique characters and the orange California sky. Despite the most popular songs, scar tissue and californication, taking place in the beginning of the album, I believe that the album really shines towards the end. The end of the album showcases the personality of the band and truly shines in songs such as Savior and Over Funk.

favorite song first listen is savior, a lot of creative elements that are different that the overall composition of the album

Solid first half of the album. The hits are still hits. A bit repetitive in the second half. The second half world be better without the lyrics

Listened to a few songs before but excited to hear the whole album

I think there are some great songs on here but just as many duds. Very talented musicians, hit and miss songwriters imho

Was heavily into this moving to CA. Was fun listening fully through again, but perhaps better on a nicer day or on a beach

10/10

porcelain was my favorite

A great album for the time, but a bit tame by the Chili Peppers standards.

Heard it before, it’s rhcp. Great album

Red Hots were red hot when I was in college. I never got into them. Why? I forgot. Until today, and I played it. It's not the music. It's the singing! Good grief that is bad. With a quality singer this band might be of interest to me. But as it is, a few songs are tolerable, some just plain "turn the dial, NOW" 3.5 for instruments. 0 for vocals. 1.75 rounded to 2.0

When the Chili Peppers are good, MAN they're good. And when they're bad, it's juvenile mindless Anthony Kiedis over random funk vamping. Which isn't AWFUL, but it's a bit much. Plus, it seems most Red Hot Chili Peppers albums are the epitome of CD-era album bloating, with too many inconsequential boring filler tracks. However, this album has the title track, "Around the World" (ding ding dong dong ding ding dong dong ding ding), "Road Trippin'", "Parallel Universe", "Scar Tissue", "This Velvet Grove", and "Otherside". So still good.

Great fucking album! This is the pinacle of music.

Some songs were quite good. I liked "Road Trippin'" at the end and a few other slower ballads. But other songs were quite bad. More bad than good, so two stars.

Exactly two years into the process today and so far managed to review albums on every day without any break. 359 albums to go so finishing, all being well, next Christmas. Last year I celebrated my one year landmark by noting my average star score then was 2.58. Today it’s 2.62 so obviously more albums I like have come my way in the last year. Will that trend continue with today’s selection? I bought this album on the strength of hearing the lead single Californication on MTV. Which by coincidence, has disappeared from UK television this week. No great loss to me other than I cannot think of any other piece of music MTV introduced me to. But it is a long time since I tuned in due to the trash it subsequently transmitted. Not a lot more to shout about other than the aforementioned single which is excellent. 3/5 2/1/26

It took me multiple attempts to listen to this. The anticipation of listening to a band that have almost become a parody of themselves wasn't appealing. RHCP are a band for people who don't like exotic but like to think they do, and this album wasn't a great start at having to actually willingly listen to them. The lyrics are remarkably shallow, I don't like Kiedis as a singer and it all feels a bit bland, like the sound track to a beach themed shop. No favourites. Scar tissue marginally better than the rest.

There's nothing like a bit of Californication after a liberal dose of Blood, Sugar, Sex, and Magik, so I'll be keeping this excellent album in my library for when I feel the urge for more.

soundtrack of a guy driving to the beach in giant jorts. universally liked, safe to curate a vibe in the car

Not a bad album just not really my music. Kinda sound a bit the same most of the songs, but I can tell why people like them, they of course have some good songs and a very distinct sound So 3 Stars From Me 1st Of January 2026

Not for me I fear

Fire album

4.5

Wish I listened to this while in California

Aangenaam verrast door de tracks die ik nog niet kende zoals This Velvet Glove

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