Californication

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

Lovedddd

I liked this mweheh

4/5

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

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.

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

4,5 tähden levy. Turhaan venytetty alkupää kovaa

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

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

Five star instrumentals with 3 star vocals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

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

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

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...)

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.

A vote out of nostalgia

Solid.

I obviously love this album who doesn’t

Banger

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.

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.

Fantastic album that just runs out of steam towards the end

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

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.

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

Loved it! Reminds me of high school senior year!

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

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.

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。

love!

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

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.

Fav song- scar tissue Fav new song- parallel universe

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.

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)

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

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

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

porcelain was my favorite

Heard it before, it’s rhcp. Great album

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.

4.5

Wish I listened to this while in California

Chili Peppers go stadium Rock. Hard not to like it, cause the songs, at least on the first half of the album, are very nice. Fav: Scar tissue

3-4 richtige Banger, ansonsten aber auch einiges nichts besonderes.

Ich finds gut, n paar zeitlose Klassiker dabei. Otherside, Californication, Scar Tissue auf der A-Seite ist schon wild. Road Trippin' ist auch echt schön und war auf unserer USA Playlist dabei. Die rappigeren Songs sind nicht so meins, aber trotzdem gute 4-Sterne

Fair amount of mid but has some insanely high highs.

I found myself bopping with the music in a very satisfactory way. This would have been a 5/5 it were instrumental. The lyrics and the lead singer’s attempts to rap subtract a point.

Porządny rock. Single z tej płyty są legandarne i zna je chyba każdy. Niektóre mniej znane kawałki to też istne samograje. Niestety sama płyta jest trochę przerośnięta i ugina się pod swoim ciężarem. Kilka utworów mniej i byłaby perfekcja. 8/10

I need to listen to this again because I played it as background music so I don’t remember individual tracks but it made a positive impression. My scale for background music is 2 for no impression at all, 1 for irritating, 3 for vaguely pleasant impression and 5 if it’s so good I have to stop what I’m doing and give it full attention

Loved the album lots of familiar songs

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I liked this album wayyyyyy more than the first one of theirs. It’s more alternative which is my styleeee.

This album is always going to tied to a very important memory so it's got to be a 5.

It’s not my favorite chili peppers album but has some great songs. Loved this album in high school.

Absolute fkn classic. When I hear this it feels like the entire 90s have been vacuum-sealed and stored safely in my diaphragm. The twangy, sun-bleached guitar makes me feel like an emo kid who lives on the warm humid coast and is torn between wanting to sulk about it and wanting to learn how to longboard. Anthony Kiedis’ voice… is it good? Unclear. Possibly not. Maybe we’ve all just agreed, collectively and silently, to love it anyway. His voice is iconic, and RHCP wouldn’t work without that nasally singing.

There's just something about this era that is so well defined by this album. There's a frenetic energy and a mild melancholy that elevates this album and somehow makes it timeless. Still slaps

scar tissue otherside californication 1999 rock united states

I feel all my friends had a copy of this in their car for a while in the early 2000s. Great album, loads of energy, funky slap-bass and edgy lyrics. Second half of the album tails off a little.

Hate the way this one starts with Kiedis’ god-awful rapping. But then it gets good. Some great melodies mixed with Flea’s funky energetic bass. Couple of beautiful chill numbers too. Just grooves and rocks and then you get doses of the Chili’s signature funky rock, punk, etc. A little of everything yet the album still feels like a coherent work of art. There a few spots that annoy me… mostly again when Kiedis raps. But overall, even though I’m not personally the biggest Chile Pepper fan, this is great album and I did enjoy giving it a full listen (not sure if ever heard the whole thing front to back in one sitting before).

Não sou fã ardoroso dos Chili Peppers e conheço bem pouco da música deles. Este disco, no entanto, me soa como uma coletânea, uma coleção de hits. Gosto bastante da sonoridade límpida que ele traz. Um ótimo disco!

good

As long as you like what the Chilli Peppers always sound like (this), then you'll like this, which is what the always sound like.

listened to a couple of songs on here before that i liked. whole album was very good! definitely liked some songs more than others (easily, emit remmus and road trippin’) but was an overall good vibe.

Projektin aloittavaksi albumiksi valikoitui Californication Red Hot Chili Peppersiltä. Bändi oli entuudestaan tuttu ja mieluinen, mutta olen enimmäkseen kuunnellut heiltä vain isoimpia hittejä, joita toki tältä levyltä löytyy paljon. Ainoa ennen tätä kuuntelemani bändin albumi on Blood Sugar Sex Magik, joka on myös hyvä, mutta Californication on kokonaisuutena vahvempi ja kypsempi, eikä sitä myöskään vaivaa paha ylipituus. Californication sisältää paljon hienoja kappaleita, vaikka taso laskee loppupuolella. Myöskin levyn äänimaailma on harmillisen tukkoinen, mutta silti pidin tästä paljon.

fav songs: around the world, scar tissue, get on top, californication, this velvet glove good

This was a very influential album from when I was young. I absolutely loved RHCP after listening to this and Blood Sugar Sex Magic.

The first seven tracks maybe one of the best runs of consecutive songs on any album. Too many iconic songs moments to mention. However the second half of the album is largely forgettable.

While I loathe the “ding dong” bit in around the world, I can’t deny that there are many great song’s on this album.

Classic, but also has some hidden gems. I'm pretty sure these guys are from California

81/100.

There are no bad tracks in this album. More than an experience with really high highs, this stands out by having raised the floor. A great alt rock experience, though I gravitate to their quieter tracks. Favorite track was Otherside, or maybe Porcelain

Though the hits are filled with nostalgia and mostly still sound great (even with the mediocre mixing and mastering), the rest of the album falls quite flat. That being said there are a lot of hits on here as well that I'll want to go back to, though it won't be another full album listen

An album I liked, then got sick of. Enjoyed this time round (even if it's a bit smug)

i mean a classic album, so many great tracks

Like all RHCP albums, I find this has a few standout songs and the rest range from pretty good to boring, averaging out as somewhat decent filler. The highs points on this one are great though.

I have this album. I always liked the hits. They're a bit aggressive at times like Get On Top and I Like Dirt, but they flip the other way with the beautiful Porcelain and Road Trippin', which is quite refreshing.

An amazing album with the likes of scar tissue and i like dirt

Listened to the entire album. I remember a lot of these songs on the radio.

Is this album good? Yes. At the very least, I like it. Could this album be better with more...refined mastering? Perhaps. Parts of it could have been tuned down. It's get very "fuzzy" at parts, though not a lot of clipping (maybe my ears are off). But that doesn't faze me (yeah, probably off), this album is pretty sweet. I don't have any real memories from it, but it's an album where you kind of know the first half of it already, due to singles/airplay. Hell, probably the deeper cuts too. And it's fun, at least my first actual listen. Maybe when I'm in my 40s, I'll come back to it and feel different about it. Right now, I think good. Best tracks: Right on Time, Around the World, Otherside, Get on Top, Easily

Not a fan of the Peppers, never was. I respect them as musicians and recognize them as a band that makes high quality music, but it's not my cup of tea (a few songs excluded). Californication is sonically and thematically a great and powerful album. Lyrically masterful and musicianship is incredible. Many songs are hits here, for a reason. However, I don't think the hits are actually the best songs on the album. Also, I think that as a melodic singer, Kiedis is a one trick Pony, as I believe all his vocal lines are very similar (when he goes to the old days of rapping and screaming, he's great). All in all, the reasons for this being a legendary album are here and if people rate it as a 5/5, I wouldn't complain. For me it's a strong 4/5!

For all the reasons I don’t like this album 25 years on, I still like this album. 4 Star

I enjoyed this album! I wouldn't say it was my absolute favorite, but it's a classic and a good listen.

My thing. Not my favorite but i love John Frusciante

Legendarisk Beste sang: Scar Tissue

It's good.

Damn that opening half is a pretty legendary run and the second half, although not as famous, was super good too. The band is so tight and does a lot with only one guitar and bass. It also showcases their versatility with faster funk songs but also some more melodic alt rock songs Standouts: (aside from the obvious): Around the world, Parallel universe, Easily, Porcelain, Emit Remmus, Road Trippin’

See, naren? I do like guitars. The only few things this album suffers from are a few corny lines and maybe a small instrumental or two. A whole ass specific sound. Bangin. Margaritas in July. FOUR!

The Chili Peppers were Red Hot in the 90s and this record was their peak production. You can hate on them all you want but this ode to California is a classic amongst a few others they have put out. Didn't know Navarro had been part of the band and dropped out prior to this album. Getting Frusciante cleaned up and back as lead guitarist was not a bad move (credit to Flea). Flea is an all-time bassist that made the instrument the lead in many songs. Kiedis can get annoying with his skat rap but the tracks that featured this style quickly slowed them done with nice interludes just as your finger was hovering over the skip button. Side A certainly stronger than B but overall, Californication is a perfect album to close out the 90s. Although I prefer the edible over the band most times, solid work by the RHCP and more to come from the list I wager...3.73 stars.

Always felt their radio presence was enough for me without buying anything, but then I heard Flea interviewed by Marc Maron and he didn't seem like the dick I would have expected. Also the way he talked about their albums actually made me splash out on a few which I haven't hated at all. However, if Californication hadn't come up here from the list, I wouldn't have been extending my investigation as far as this album; I'd simply heard too many songs too many times. They seemed to saturate the airwaves with single after single at the time and I assumed I was sick of every one of them. Conversely, when I started listening today, I tolerated all of those singles and in fact enjoyed them quite a lot. The rest of the album too. Rather than a Chili Pepper too far, I'm now finding it tricky not to push to a 4. Full stars only is tough; I guess I would do 3.5 if I could but 3 just wouldn't be right.

4/5 great songs on here rock classics but overall weaker album can’t go higher than 4

You know, I’ve thought they could never match BSSM, so always sold their following albums short. I never thought I was into Californication, but listening again from start to finish. This really is an amazing album - and RR to boot.

The first half of the album is nothing but banger after banger and the second half is just… unremarkable

All my favourite singers couldn't sing All my favourite singers couldn't sing

It's a great record, filled with amazing tunes, solos, bass parts and lyrics. During the early 2000s I always felt a bit detached from all the RHCP fandom, but there's no denying the record is such a seminal one and an absolute banger. The only problem is the mix, it's fatiguing and real shame because with a just a little bit more breathing space, it would be a much better listening experience. But with everything being so overcompressed, it gets a little bit tiring.

Road Trippin' is such a beautiful song. Stellar guitar.

It's a good one not my favorite from the band

Toi même tu sais

I'm so embarrassed to admit that I actually like this. I liked it when it came out a million years ago, and I still like it today. I know all the problems with it (namely Anthony Kiedis). I want to laugh at this like all the cool kids do, and yet here I am. Still liking this; still wanting to hide in shame for my questionable music tastes.

I liked the Chili Peppers a lot when I was younger, and some of this songs still hit the spot... but man are there some bad filler songs.

Brilliant album. Some of my fav Chili tracks on it.

The more albums from the 90s I get, the more it becomes clear that the CD gave too much room for filler. The good tracks are good, but it becomes too much after a while. A classic, but a bit one note near the end

Fantastic album, some proper 5* songs here: Around the World, Scar Tissue, Road Trippin', etc.

Better hits on this one but I slightly prefer blood sugar sex magik

I feel like since I grew up with Red Hot Chili Peppers as a household name I haven't really thought as much about them as I should. Funk metal is such an interesting fusion of genres that they're able to pull off so well. Are there any other bands that have been able to pull it off as well as they have? This record has amazing melodies, hooks, riffs, and such good bass lines. I love it. They deserve all the praise they've gotten. My main critique on this record is that the production isn't as good as it could be. It feels flatter than it should. It also should only be 10 tracks long. I'm going to have to go with a 4 because towards the end, it started feeling too long.

This album sounded great as a 19-year old, but with each passing year it seems to lose its shine. Love the bass slapping and funky sounds, but it just feels a bit boring. Scar tissue is still a beautiful song.

Ebin

This was so good but I think a lot of its power was front-loaded. It seemed to lose steam in the second act, which is too bad because it could’ve easily been cut down to a regular-length, 5-star LP. As it is, there’s still a lot of great tracks here.

This was a difficult one for me to listen to without bias. This album really defined my tween years and to this day anytime I think about dirt or doing something easily I hear Anthony Keidis singing from my subconscious. That being said, from the first track the album presents itself as some hardcore shit is about to break out at you. Then Keidis starts rapping. I know it's their schtick, but it takes away from the music for me. I love this album and always will. If it were presented more as an EP, perhaps just with the first 7 tracks, it would be an easy 5 stars. But it's not. I leave it with a 4.

Good album

Primeira metade do disco com músicas muito boas e hits do RHCP mas a segunda metade decepcionante (tirando Road Trippin).

bass on Get on Top is fire Holy shit Porcelain is such a vibe The Velvet Glove was goated Purple Stain lowk sounds like "my dick so long I'm so long" reel

Very cool but a few duds here and there

RHCP has a special place in my heart because a guy introduced them to me in high school and it was my first real introduction to “rock” which lead me on a decade’s journey catching up on this massive genre as a southern Black girl. 4/5

It helps if you have a good voice snd can sing in tune.

A really solid album full of great hooks and story telling

есть несколько бенгеров, но я обычно их скипаю если попадаются, поэтому 4 наверное...

I understand the arguments about Kiedis’s lyrics, and I kind of agree. The band still works for me, because I can’t imagine what they would sound like with a different front man. The musicianship is unimpeachable. However, there’s a huge dropoff in quality after track 8, making the album almost twice as long as it needs to be. The score reflects that I am probably biased in favor of this album, since it was a big one for me in high school.

A few cracking tracks - Scar tissue, Californication, Road Trippin & Parallel Universe - and a lot of bang average/ poor fillers inbetween. I definitely lean towards the Frusciante influenced tracks rather than more traditional BSSM slap bass funky tracks... Scraps a 4 due to the strength of the above songs.

Their best album. Some great tunes on the album (Scar Tissue, Otherside, Californication) but some filler too, especially the ones sounding like a noisy Level 42.

excellent. love the punk roots.

Hmmm. I really enjoy listening to this album, have to be honest. They're just great musicians and that's on display here. I don't disagree with the criticisms of Keidis' vocals and lyrics. That's really nothing new, and is just part of their sound; the vapidity of it is wearing, though, and it is tedious to listen to a then-nearly 40 year old man continue to make sophomoric and questionable sexual innuendo. But there's a great range of music on this album, and I didn't find it bland nor did I find the non-hits to be filler. Great rock music all the way around. I'd probably give it a 3.5 if I could give half stars.

great

дінь-дон-дон каліфоУурнія Якщо серйозно, то хз як вже можна оцінювати цей альбом обʼєктивно. До того ж тут є моя улюблена пісня рхчп - road trippin'. З іншого боку я не можу сказати що хоч раз включив послухати каліфорнікейшн в останні років 10 десь. Тому поставлю 4, хоча звісно цей альбом обʼєктивно заслуговує на пʼятірку.

бенгер афтер бенгер. мені все одно на заслуханість, попсовість, це просто дійсно класно проведений час за прослуховуванням. люблю цей альбом

Californication is the when the Chili Peepers became a more sensible and "beatlesque" kind of band. I hear songs like Scar Tissue or parallel Universe and I'm instantly Transported back to that summer. Californiacation and By The Way( the follow up to Californiacation could have easily been a double album.

I thought to myself a few times listening to this album that I really dug the guitar sound. This is much more pop oriented. I thought Kedis' delivery was improved on this one as well. Even though a few of the songs do sound almost like a parody of what you think a RHCP song would sound like, I found myself enjoying this album very much.

This is a great album, lots of nostalgia and I refuse to let any one shame me!!

I had only heard the singles before this. But I found the other songs pretty enjoyable also.

I liked this album when it was first released. I like his voice.

Very much enjoyed this album! rock/funk fusion goodness.

so the Red Hot Chili Peppers are actually good…noted

Oh this is gonna be good (hopefully) Yeah it's really good, fav is quixoticelixer

Hyvä levyhän tää on pitkästä aikaa. 3,75/5.

I won't say it...I won't say Scar Tissue is a bad song...you can't make me. There was a time I was obsessed with this album. I ripped it onto a CD that I eventually wore out from playing in the car too much while delivering pizzas. These days I wouldn't call myself a RHCP fan, but Californication objectively their most cohesive and interesting album, and features each member at their creative peak.

Honestly the only thing that brings this down at times is the vocals,not to say that i dont like them cause i do.and god the lyrics,i like dirt i like dirt i like dirt 8.5

Anything to add? Simply brilliant!

Only a few song didn't hit the mark for me, but it's classic RHCP.

Yes.

what is this man even saying...thank god the music is good

omg i knew a lot of the songs! i remembered really liking them! they had fun music!

Some classics, some funky stuff that I can see why I haven't heard of. All RHCP goodness in the end

Veldig chill å høre på - hørt mange av sangene før.

There are a couple of filler songs, but largely an excellent RHCP album. It’s got Around the World, Scar Tissue, Otherside, Road Tripping, and the title track (obv). I really love this band

No es su mejor, pero qué hombres

7.5/10 Yeah, the lyrics are cringe (esp if you know a bit more about Kiedis) and RHCP are way too overrated among a certain demographic, but there are just too many bangers on here. Very nice melodies. Highlights: Otherside Road Trippin Scar Tissue Californication Parallel Universe Right on Time

I love this album by RHCP. It's hard to get back into these RHCP-era albums, after knowing the lead singer always had a much younger girlfriend. Definitely one of their best albums. Up there with Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Ya lo he escuchado mas de una vez gracias a mi padre, lo he vuelto a escuchar y me ha encantado como siempre. 8,5/10

Not bad, good n funky. 4/5

Enjoyed this much more than I anticipated.

This is the best output by RHCP. The album came out around the time I was a young and impressionable teen and I connected with these tunes relatively well, given that I was much more into traditional country than the modern rock/pop music of the time. Californication, Scar Tissue and Otherside were all played to buggery on the radio but Road Trippin' was always my favourite.

A tough one to review. The bangers are great, musically there is a lot to love. But Kiedis singing is horrible in most songs. I feel generous today so it's a 4 lol

Good album, enjoyable listen. Probably won’t reach for it again

I think I got served two 5s in a row...dare we make it 3?

more melodic and mature than bssm, my favorite rhcp album. I’m a little peppered out though lol.

Favorites: Get On Top, Road Trippin

A solid rock album. I'm not a fan of all the songs, but it is a worthy listen and has some songs that push the boundaries of rock to the next stage. A little. 4/5

No termine todo pero son ellos y si

This album is sort of an interesting guilty pleasure for me, which isn't to say I think it's bad or anything, there's just a lot here that could annoy me, and some of it does, but I manage to enjoy this album nonetheless. Honestly, a lot of my complaints center on Anthony Kiedis, which is an extremely common opinion in music spaces. Although, I will say I can't imagine anyone else singing for The Peppers. I actually kind of like his singing, it's a touch melodramatic, but it *is* compelling, and I do like a lot of the melodies here. Although I do *not* love his kind of rap delivery that he gets into, it just sounds goofy as hell. Also, he has a lot of terrible lyrics across this album. There are a few good lines, but wow, when he gets it wrong, he gets it *wrong*. He has all sorts of goofy little -isms in his writing that bug me, but I think the worst example across this album is "Do you smell like a girl when you smile" off of Porcelain, which is otherwise such a tender, sweet song, and this just feels creepy, whether it was supposed to or not. It is also worth noting that even though I am sort of reluctantly willing to put up with Kiedis here, I still do think there's kind of a talent gap between him and the rest of the band. Chad Smith is an incredibly solid drummer here. Flea's slap-bass is iconic and super animated, he is a big reason this album is a space that makes sense for Kiedis, it just kind of works. And, last but not least, the guitarist here is John Frusciante, and I honestly think he's kind of the secret weapon here. He left The Chili Peppers after Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and became increasingly lost to a truly frightening heroin addiction. This was the first album he recorded after getting clean, and he basically had to teach himself how to play guitar again (Note: He also recorded a couple of fascinating solo albums before getting clean, they were lo-fi, intense, and *extremely* sad: I bring them up just because I happen to enjoy them for what they are and I feel that they are chronically overlooked, but explore at your own risk). The result is minimalistic, expressive, almost stylized, and often very sad-sounding playing. He is the sole counter balance to Kiedis' "Hip Bippity Bop California" flows and Flea's kinetic slapping. Without someone like him, I honestly think this would be like drinking a cup of simple syrup, but he adds so much emotional depth and complexity to the themes here through his playing that the album slots together *just right*. The songs here also just work, this was way more consistent than I remember. The first half is pretty much a laundry list of hits. Around The World, Parallel Universe, Scar Tissue, Otherside, and the mighty Californication kind of feel like they should sound overdone and cliched, but when I here these songs, I just like them. They're honestly sort of undeniable. Then the deep cuts in the second half bring everything together. The great songwriting and emotional range on songs like Easily, Porcelain, Emit Rennus, This Velvet Glove, Savior, and Road trippin' just work for me. Even if I'd like to think I'm too cool for The Chili Peppers, the fact of the matter is that this album just rocks. And while I have complaints, I *am* having a great time, so I won't complain.

Otherside is still great. Also like Purple Stain but I’m scared to say that.

Fun classic!

Classic 90's rock. Lots of the RHCP hits are on here, and there's a reason those songs have been played to hell and back. That having been said, they never quite were the top tier of music for me. And the album has quite a lot of filler, too. And I think they have better albums than Californication. Oh and I'm just realising the pun in the name may not be what I always thought it was. I always thought it was California and Vacation, but there's another word that fits with California that seems to fit better... Still, I have enjoyed them a lot over the years. Which means that here we have an album that is hard to rate. An album which I recognise is a good album, and that once I would have said I loved it. But in 2025 I have well and truly outgrown this album, too. But does that mean it's a good album that no longer fits me? Or does it just means it's mediocre? Either way this is probably the most polished album they've produced.

I have never given this album a proper listen as I went off RHCP before this one came out for multiple reasons and have had quite a negative view of them since, plus the obsession with a US state was boring to someone from another country. When I put aside my attitude, I do have to admit this is a good album, though.

Ai. Esse vai doer. Eu ouvia muito RHCP e especialmente este álbum na minha infância, lá por volta dos 11 anos de idade. Eles eram uma das minhas bandas favoritas, e portanto, reconheci grande parte das faixas desse disco imediatamente, mesmo que, durante a infância, eu não costumava ouvir álbuns. Isso nos mostra a quantidade de hits e músicas reconhecíveis que este álbum possui. Mas por que eu disse que isso ia doer? Revisitar algo que você gostava muito durante seus anos formativos é sempre uma experiência assustadora. Você nunca sabe se vai ficar surpreso e feliz de retornar a algo que você gostava tanto, ou se vai se assustar e questionar o seu próprio gosto durante sua fase de desenvolvimento. A banda em si não é ruim. Frusciante é um ótimo guitarrista, Chad é um ótimo baterista, Flea pode ser superestimado mas continua sendo muito bom no baixo, e Anthony têm seus momentos. Às vezes ele irrita e frustra, mas às vezes até impressiona. Agora, o que dizer do disco em si…? Primeiramente, é impossível me desprender do imenso viés que tenho com ele. Durante minha fase de RHCP este era o meu álbum favorito deles. Reavaliando-o hoje percebo que ele possui alguns defeitos. Todo mundo o usa como exemplo de uma mixagem terrível, produto do tal brick walling dos anos 90. Sim, isso é claro, e acho impressionante que a banda nunca lançou uma remasterização dele. Rick Rubin de fato fez um estrago grande aqui. Ouvir esse álbum com fones bons chega a ser fisicamente doloroso em alguns momentos. Bem triste. Além disso, a ordenação das faixas deixa um pouco a desejar. É um disco bem desigual, sua primeira metade é recheada até a borda com hits (com exceção de Get On Top), mas sua segunda metade é bem desértica nesse quesito. Também acho a duração do disco bem maior do que precisava ser, facilmente daria pra cortar umas 4 ou 5 canções da lista final. Enfim, muita gente deve ter dado uma nota bem mais baixa pra esse álbum, e eu entenderia o porquê. Em alguns momentos, ele chega a ser doloroso. Mas como eu já deixei bem claro aqui, eu tenho meu viés nostálgico pelo grupo e por esse álbum em específico. Não consigo deixar isso de lado. Também não consigo lhe dar um 5 completo pois eu deletaria facilmente várias faixas de sua tracklist. Mas as que eu gosto, eu gosto muito, e canto elas gritando. 4/5

Great album, trash mixing, no dynamics tho; lost in the loudness war

Slick peppers with their hogs outin socks

Une grosse cassure dans le style des chili Peppers. Passage à une musique plus mainstream et consensuelle mais à la longue était-ce pour le mieux?

Pretty good album. Production is a little jarring but the songs are there and that’s what’s important.

Banger, had heaps of hits

Tolles Album, Klassiker der Jugend-Zeit

Sehr gutes Album, das aber eine Stimmung braucht, die ich selten habe 😂

This is an album of my youth so I went into it already knowing every word. Not listened to it in years and forgot how much I loved it. The earlier stuff they did is a bit shouty and then they suddenly released an album full of that same energy but with cool songs with melodies. Felt like I wanted to give it 5 stars but held back as I think some of that is just nostalgia 😂

I liked this album - instantly recognisable as Red Hot Chilli Pepers, I could see the influences which would later inform the album By The Way, which is the album I’ve heard before from the band. I felt like the last few tracks weren’t quite as strong as the first three quarters of the album, but the first 8 tracks easily earn 4 stars.

One of the best rock albums I’ve ever heard Right on Time and Road Trippin’ were two of the defining tracks for me, with the former bringing a ton of energy and life to the album and the latter being a vulnerable closer that felt borderline cinematic Some of the songs started to blend together as I got deeper into the album, but didn’t really feel any of them were bad (except maybe I Like Dirt but I’ll give it a pass) Favorites: Scar Tissue, Get On Top, Road Trippin’ Honorable Mention: Right on Time

This album is a big step up from "Bloodsugarsexmagic" just based on songs like "Scar Tissue," "Otherside," the title track, and "Road Trippin." There are a few others that are really good too but it definitely falls off in the second half. Definitely a more mature, interesting album and the best overall album I've heard from them (including their more recent stuff).

Red Hot Chili Peppers is a band that, despite its popularity, is nothing really special nor amazing. This album is a good one, some tracks are really nice, but there is some filler there also. It would have benefited from being shorter... or more inspired at least. At least the last song ends the album in a great way.

I really like this for 15 minutes at a time, but listening to the whole album started to drag on and started to all sound the same. 8/10

This is one of those albums that makes me realize how old I am. This album and their later works were sensations during my childhood, and it came out in 1999. That's a long time ago. I was five! I would have guessed I was ten when this came out. It's not on this album but "Zephyr Song" is the first song I remember being aware of playing on the radio. It played constantly and I loved it. I can picture images of car-rides where the song was playing, and there are very few songs that have that effect on me. "Around the World" is a full showcase of the classic Chili Peppers sound. This song captures them almost entirely. "Scar Tissue", "Otherside", and "Californication" is such a crazy lineup of absolute bangers. These songs are all so instantly recognizable. A third of the songs on this record are played out because of the levels of popularity they reached. The back half of the album falls off a little bit and it gets a little single-tone. They could have ended the album at "Emit Remmus" and lost little I think. This album has vocals that are synonymous with California and the 90s/00s. The basslines and riffs are out of control and must have inspired countless people to pick up guitars. Unfortunately, I have to assess the album as a whole. The first half contains four or five of the 90s/00s most played songs, but the back half could be cut down by more half probably. In light of that, it's going to have to be less than it could have been. The album would be an easy nine if it was just the first half. 8/10

this velvet glove,parallel universe and californication are my favs just a cool sing along album

A few years ago this would be a 5 for me. The first half of the album is still great, but the second half is kind of a dud and a little too long.

Good album, often underrated.

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Love these guys

I own this album & consider it one of the Peppers better ones (not that they have any bad ones). I would put this as probably my 4th favorite Peppers’ album. Great songs, love Frusciante’s guitar & his return.

Classic album, my favourite of theirs is Stadium Arcadium but so many amazing songs here too

Like the band, heard the album before, but their uptempo songs do sound like a parody of themselves...

Californication is great. Good songs buried in here and the sound that makes RHCP known. I’d put this at 8/10 because I like it but I can’t constantly listen to it for some reason. Small doses are better

Blessed the ears

Don't view this as a cringe album. It is southern california rock at some of its best. Yes some of the songs are extrememly overplayed and yes it might not be the most technical playing you've ever heard, but since when are those the markers of a good album? You are lying if you say that this album doesn't rock and if you can't see yourself riding a boat listening to these tunes on a lake somewhere in the United States, you have never done it before. 8/10

Maybe their best album, though these are their songs I’m most sick of. Road Trippin’ maybe isn’t the best song on it, but is such a solid closer that I think it left the strongest impression on me. I have to echo another review about subpar recording quality. I actually had to go in and make sure I didn’t have low quality streaming enabled (I didn’t). My opinions about this thing are all over the place, which fits the music - 9/10

Nice, it's been a while.

Loads of bangers, bit long

yes, wieder einmal richtig gute musik! diverse titel kannte ich, das album war mir aber als solches nicht mehr in erinnerung - die band rockt!

The first half of this album is a no-doubter 5 with great tunes in diverse tones, but the second half of this album was one 30-minute funk rock jam sesh with Anthony Kiesdis ad-libbing in the mic and I'd give it a 3 for musicianship. So, I guess that makes this a 4, though with the great songs that are on here, you could certainly make the argument that it's still a 5.

Good album with great highlights

I'm surprised it took several months before I got an RHCP album on this generator. Classic album, not my favorite from them, but it has some absolute bangers on it.

Best Song: Scar Tissue Bing ding dong and ringing a ling a dong, California. - RHCP lyrics. Anyway, this was basically a soundtrack to the first couple of years in the 2000s. A good album, it had a few songs that could have been cut and made it a banger.

Not a huge fan but the slap bass and stand out tracks makes it a good album.

Strong front half, bad back half

Just a great album. Remember it well from my youth

I can’t stand Frank Black.

I know cool girls like the red hot chili peppers ,but this is where I tearfully admit that I am not cool, and am beginning to think i may never be cool. I like this album and found moments to be striking and fun. I do wonder if some part of this is that the sound is so seminal that I am unable to pick out the fact that they originated it. I do appreciate that they recorded this whole album in one room in five days, which is punk rock in its own right. This is probably something that would benefit from my understanding what people say when they're singing

I know it's a meme to make fun of anyone who like the Peppers, but they really did kill this. It's unfortunate that I'm far too much of a New Englander to get any of the California Commentary

Great musically, Kiedis rapping can be annoying

muy bueno son 4.5 estrellas, el q canta m parece un banana pero el bajo y la guitarra compensan

Muy bueno

Verrrrrry close to a 5-star album. The chili peppers, more mature, with John Frusciante back is magic.

Cool album. I liked pretty much the whole thing, but there were certain songs that didn’t do it for me.

This has to be one of the most front loaded albums ever. The first 6 tracks are had me going. Then it went downhill so fast I was like this went from 5 stars to 3. The closing track thankfully saved the day and while I can't give it 5 stars when I would never play side 2 of a record it is a solid album and I think it might be my favorite from the RHCP. I know there fans would probably find that blasphemous but thats like just your opinion man.

I've heard every song on this album a million times over and I still tap my foot and sing along. Exists in my head perfectly in between cringe and gold in a way I think I'll like forever

Good album but still only the 4th best RHCP album (imo SA, BTW, BSSM are better). Songs after californication are quite mid tbh (liked the last 4 on relisten though). Overall I still love it.

A slightly nostalgic bias in this rating, however still think it’s a solid album…

-Around the World is my favorite chili peppers song and is an absolute banger way to start the album - liked Emit Remmus stood out more than on previous listens.

Yellow Chilled Bell Peppers

Guilty pleasure album. I've loved it for ages

There was a time period where I listened to this album every day. Some great songs here.

Never a huge fan of this band. It all sounds like it came from the same formula.

Un peu répétitif mais c’est un style. Quelques bangers

Drowns out my manager’s voice really well

A surprising number of hits on this album, which holds up very well.

Solid album, just not quite as good as “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”

I really enjoyed revisiting pretty much all the way through. I will say that it is very front loaded, though I think the back half supports it really well, even if most of it are lesser versions of what was earlier in the album. "Savior" to me is a great late album track. Probably my favorite of the non hits on here. "Otherside" is still probably my favorite RHCP song. If there is one thing that I found frustrating is after "Savior" the sequencing just sucks. Though "Road Trippin" I think is a great song and a great way to end the album, and the other two songs aren't terrible, they just kind of feel like they were tacked in there without thought of flow or anything. Still overall a really good listen not quite 4½ stars to me but in the upper quarter of 4.

I think the first half of this album is really great, and I think it starts really strong with "Around the World", "Parallel Universe" and "Scar Tissue". Really, all the singles from this album are quite solid. The band sounds great and this is some of their most consistent songwriting. I think the second half falls apart a little, and overall, trimming this by about 15 minutes probably would've given us a 4.5-5 star album. As it stands now, I'm going 4 stars on it.

Way better than expected. I'm not a RHCP fan, uet this is probably the best collection of songs they have

Holds up mostly well

Nostalgic

An all timer personally, I know it's flawed in a lot of ways. Lyrically it's horrendous at times but for pure funk, grove and melody. I'm absolutely in. 4 stars all day.

Was actually better than I thought. I've always loved the peppers but had never really listened to them after One Hot Minute. This album has some really good jams on it!

So many hits off this album. I remember when this came out. I think it was the perfect thing for the time. It seemed fresh at the time, and still sounds relevant. I like this one because I feel like RHCP sort of reinvented themselves with this album. The things that came after this all sound like Californication to me.

Full of hits. Loved in then, still thinks it's great. Who can't love lyrics like "Ding, dang, dong, dong, deng, deng, dong, dong, ding, dang". 4/5

Ok

Classique album, ne fesse pas aussi fort que Blood Sugar Sex Magik malheureusement, s'essoufle pas mal vite sur la deuxième partie, léger 4

Probably 4.5 really

Half of this album didn’t age super well but there are some undeniable jams on it.

The truth with this album is that many of us from my generation (millenials) enjoyed it when it was released, and it was one of our entry point to louder/heavier music. The "white dude rapping" thing was also probably part of its success for us, as hip hop was big for people around me, and all this *gesture* including nu metal, with white people rapping and collaborations between rappers and metalheads was a gateway to a whole new universe. And I think that, for many of us moving to other, "more serious" stuff, it started to be frowned upon to like this as it is way too mainstream. Yes, this white dude rapping is cringe sometimes; yes, the lyrics are totally dumb (but hey, English is not my first language so I generally don't really care to be honest); yes, some songs are too cheasy, but fuck it, it still works. It's not perfect -- far from it -- but it is an efficient album, very mainstream, but with some good bits in it, skillful musicians, and it was a gateway album opening to new horizons for many of us. So fuck self-righteous gatekeepers, this is good. The first half of this record is solid (with peak dumb lyrics in the first song, they really know how to open an album), with a strong progression until Californication. The second half is a bit more chaotic and it might have been shorter but, once again, it's not perfect.

Classic

Excellent

I think I really like this record, but haven’t listened to it in a long time. Starts strong but really trails off at the end. Probably their best work overall.

Son una de las grandes bandas, por sonido, por actitud y por discografía. Flea y Kiedis, más el inestimable apoyo de Frusciante, configuran una máquina díficil de igualar. Este no es su mejor disco, obviamente es Blood sugar, sex magik, pero sí es uno de los mejores. Desde la imponente portada, que los incendios de California hacen que siga vigente, hasta temazos como el titular o la inicial Around the world. No es un disco cualquiera, es ya el séptimo, y va entre la continuación de Blood sugar (el subestimado One hot minute) y su último gran disco, By the way. Luego publicaron algo así como su White Album, luego se fue otra vez Frusciantes, luego dejó de producir Rubin, luego volvió todo pero había pasado el tiempo... Produce como es habitual, Rick Rubin. Vuelve (limpio) Frusciante, vuelve la alegría. Nada menos que 6 sencillos, y un fabuloso éxito de crítica y ventas. De hecho es su mejor disco en cuanto a ventas. Además premio Grammy como regalo. A las ya comentadas se les une la melodía de Scar Tissue y Otherside, la fuerza de Get on top. De hecho la primera mitad del álbum entra como un cuchillo sobre mantequilla. Los Chili Peppers han vuelto!! Luego meten cosas más psicodélicas y complejas, pero son sabor a Chili Pepper: Savior o This Velvet Glove. En resumen, ponga al menos un disco de los RHCP en su vida, y si no es BSSM que sea este.

real nice

Really liked this one, haven’t actually heard any of the songs from it before so not affected by hearing some of these over and over again, the guys vocals took like one song to get into but it was easy to adapt to. Favourites: scar tissue, get on top and the last song which was a nice change of pace from the rest of the album. The guitar was one of the highlights of the album but I think the chemistry of the entire band works really well aswell. Overall 8/10.

Mixed feelings about this one. The songs I enjoyed I really enjoyed but there were some I didn’t like very much - usually the ones with the strange rapping. I liked that there was some variation with some more intense songs and some slower songs. Fav song: Scar Tissue Least fav: Purple Stain

Another childhood classic! Not quite a 5, but a strong 4!

Even though some of the songs on this album have been played over and over and over on rock radio through the years (hell decades) this is the first time I've listened to the whole album. This is a great album!

Really great

I feel like this album had such a cultural impact for those exact reasons. It's an album that doesn't have to really have a deep meaning, and it's just about being catchy and a good listen. I can see why people would be tired of the Nirvana-esque music of the 90's - that sub-genre is just about being angry and loud. So when RHCP's came along, it must've been a sigh of relief and a extremely refreshing album. But it's not just the intention of the music, it's also the execution that makes this album great. Every song develops in a intriguing manner. Every song for me is catchy and full of great music.

4/5

The songs are ok but i dont really like the guitar tone in some

A bit long but doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Great sound and I like Kiedis’ voice for the most part.

Ok, so these boys are coo-koo! When Anthony Kiedis said, "ding ding, dong dong, ding ding", I felt that! Nah, but it's not a great complete album, but it's a 4 because of the certified hits on this album -- Scar Tissue, Californication, and Otherside...Come on, man. Favorite Track: Scar Tissue

Important album of the new millennium 🌶️

3.5* rounding up. There's definitely some filler in here, but overall, it's an enjoyable listen. Couple bangers definitely don't allow me to round down.

Nostalgia: 4.5 Enjoying the music: 3, sometimes 3.5 If I could, I'd give this a 3.6.

come on reviewers loosen up

You cant find a better opening 4 songs on an album. Track 5 is an old school throwback sound and then the title track. Great album overall.

I like the first few tracks, but the ending gets a little tedious. Nevertheless, I really enjoy this album

Frustratingly uneven, but highlights are awesome

Broadly I think this is a really good album. There's a number of fair-to-middling tracks, but there's also plenty of really big songs on here that really hit. A lot of those ARE the singles, but still. I think the instrumentation is really good. I'm not sure I'd ever credited these guys with that before, but there's some great grooves in here, and other songs are really quite melodic. 3.5 rounded up.

Popular, easy listening doesn’t mean bad lol. In fact, this was a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of the shit on this list. The slower songs were kind of a drag, though. RHCP is at their best with the groovy, up-tempo songs.

I knew a few of the songs on here before, like a lot of others - "Scar Tissue", "Otherside", "Californication", and "Road Trippin'". The title song from this album reminds me of a nightmare I used to have after watching the song's promotional video for the first few times, so this left a bitter taste in my mouth. HOWEVER, "Otherside" is an absolute masterpiece, I cannot say this enough. I love everything about that song, the lyrics, the music, the surreal PV, what have you. So I think this song was especially standing out to me. Enough to make me want to give this album a solid 6 or 7 points. Many of the songs unfortunately are kind of short, and some sound like others, so that's why I wan to give it this rating. But since I am not a meanie, I will go with 7/10.

Love me sum divorced dad music.

This is actually a very strong record with a lot of hits by ver talented musicians. But the fact that they are all convicted abusers makes it harder to like it.

First time listening to RHCP and I am loving it

hell fuckin yeah i need a beer on a patio NOW damn that title track slaps frontloaded i dont think you understand i need that fucking beer on a patio or im gonna crash out

Masterpiece by the Peppers. Funky and melodic.

This will always be associated with the senior year road trip to CA when Matt pulled this brand new album out and put it in. Rock solid 4/5 for this one, a little 90's bloat but doesn't sound dated the way a lot of 90's stuff does