Reviews (page 11 of 15)
Never loved them
Only kind of like a few songs from this album, even when it first came out.
Under The Bridge saves it from being a 1 star
As much as i want to slate this...i had a hoot. They really were good before they became blandrock
Ik heb wel eens een RHCP deep dive gedaan en voor mij is dit album het eerste album waar naar te luisteren valt. De puristen zullen m'n scalp willen claimen, maar ik durf te zeggen dat de RHCP albums vóór dit album eigenlijk niet te doen zijn. Dit album bevat wat mij betreft een aantal klassiekers, waarbij Under The Bridge er natuurlijk bovenuit springt. Weinig mooier dan een stel dronken dorpelingen met enigszins agrarische achtergrond die op een tentfeest zo'n heroïne anthem staan mee te brullen alsof het is geschreven om de Beerse Boys vooruit te branden. Sowieso weer even een kleine shoutout naar heroïne: Wat heeft het ons veel moois gebracht. Misschien moeten Suzan en Freek ook eens een poosje flink chinezen: Dat zou voor iedereen goed zijn. Onder andere 'Give It Away', 'I Could Have Lied' en het onbekendere 'Funky Monks' vind ik ook iconisch, al worden deze nooit in een tent meegebruld. Het enige kutte is dat ik ooit geattendeerd ben op de soort van verstopte, maar ook weer totaal niet verstopte mondharp in 'Give It Away' en nu kan ik die niet meer niet horen. Graag gedaan. Een 5 ondanks dat ik Californication, By The Way en zelfs Stadium Arcadium liever aanzet.
de lo mejores que escuche por ahora
Good album
Maybe I'm just a misanthrope.
Loved this at the time, detest everything they've done since. Extra star for nostalgia, knew every word but a tough listen.
I've never listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers before, and i think i liked it. It has one of the sexiest base i've ever listen.
I remember loving RHCP as a kid. By the time I was a teenager, they were putting out what I consider garbage. This might be their last good album before the poppy mess started, as I haven't heard the one they released just after. Everything from Californication on is fucking garbage, but this album holds a special place. Lots of great tracks, mix of funk and rock, some iconic hits. 4.2.
No soy muy de los Red Hot.
Pretty decent
Epic funk rock Some songs have bad lyrics But Epic funk rock
Lot of fun and a ton of energy. I need to go thru the discography so I can understand how it changes from their previous stuff. Rating: 4.2
I like a lot of the sounds on here, like the crisp drums and pretty much all the bass tones. It's good funk rock! Just a lot of the funk rock songs sound kinda samey after an hour of material. The less funky songs (like Under the Bridge) I find pretty dull. Also Anthony Kiedis is pretty obnoxious, and like ZZ Top's vocalist he's trying way too hard to sound Black.
Talented musicians making good music but it’s just not for me. The singles are good. I get why it’s popular but I can’t listen to this too much
pretty mixed feelings about this one. – a friend of mine used to be a fan of RHCP when we were in hghschool and we even saw them live. I haven't really listened to them since (~8 years) so this is a bit of a fun throwback – the instrumentals are really good, and I do like the production of the album – Kiedis can't sing – I absolutely cannot stand either of them as people – I would be perfectly happy to not hear anything from RHCP ever again
not a fan
For better or worse, there’s nothing quite like Red Hot Chili Peppers — and both options are on display in this album. On one hand, songs like Breaking The Girl, Give It Away, and Under The Bridge sound as fresh and relevant now as they did 30 years ago. On the other, the juvenile lyrics featuring clumsy sexual metaphors and constant references to Keidis’s dick are cringeworthy and tired. The secret sauce to the Chili Peppers is, undeniably, Flea. He has a very distinct way he plays the bass, and is responsible for the very non-alternative rock sound on this record such as the orchestral arrangements, trumpet and violin. Although I think the last half of the album drags it down a bit, at their best, RHCP are in a league of their own, and for the majority of this record, they’re undeniably at their best.
Brings me back to being 21, college done but no job yet, hanging out in the summer with my college friends, hadn't yet met my wife nevermind thought about kids or life or what I’d be doing in my 50s.. I’ve listened to this a ton but it’s been a while. It’s even better than I remember.
Big fan of the Red Hots. I loved Mother’s Milk and I also loved this album until the radio played it to death. Then I got sick of it and if I never hear it again, that’s ok.
Most of the songs on this album sound the same. Not a fan tbh.
classic after classic
There’s so much of it - so much of it- tracks indistinguishable from the last until we get to Under the Bridge which is a highlight - less brash, more vulnerable, where otherwise the band are boastful and sex obsessed. I likr Flea - the bass is dope. Otherwise i just don’t get it.
Haven’t found their sound yet 3/5
Love these guys
The Power of Equality 3.4 If You Have to Ask 3.3 Breaking the Girl 3 Funky Monks 3.4 Suck My Kiss 2.5 I Could Have Lied 3 Mellowship Slinky in B Major 3.3 The Righteous & The Wicked 3.3 Give It Away 2.8 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 3.3 Under the Bridge 4 Naked in the Rain 3.4 Apache Rose Peacock 3.5 The Greeting Song 3.1 My Lovely Man 3 Sir Psycho Sexy 3.2 They're Red Hot 2 Score: 3.147058824
I'm guilty of ever so often bemoaning the current lack of sexual forthrightness in our media, something we'd get so often in the horny 90's. Even the Disney movies were all about sex back then. But I can definitely see in this album the way taking it kinda far makes it sorta cartoonish. And I feel more and more distant from the horniness, the 90's in the rear-view mirror looking more and more like the 60s or 80s. Sonically and thematically distinct. Old. But I still kinda love these guys. "Under the Bridge" gives me a mostly-imagined memory of it playing in the kitchen of a boardwalk pizza place while they're cleaning up.
Sorry, that is not music
Musically speaking, this album is incredible. I am NOT a huge fan of Mr. Kiedis' lyrics and a bit burnt out on Suck My Kiss and Give it Away, having grown up with them in the 90s. That said, not all songs are created equal on this album. While it's their strongest catalog offering IMO, there's still some duds. Could probably have shaved a few tracks off and had a much more dense banger to dud ratio. Standout Tracks: Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss, Give it Away, Under the Bridge, Sir Psycho Sexy
I remember trying to burn this onto a CD when I was 16. It was too long to write to a standard 70 minute disc, so I had to edit out a few songs. Maybe that’s was it needed. Reminds me of some of my first festival experiences.
gigga-gigga-glendale
It was fine. Some songs felt repetitive but would be good for working out
Too long. Last 2 songs were the worst 2 songs
I was 21 when this record came out. It was in constant rotation. Revisiting this album 30 years later it hasn’t really aged well. A little too bloated and a lot too cringey. they probably deserve a five but I’m gonna let my 21 year old self review it. That kid thinks it’s a five.
surprisingly boring. Under the Bridge one of the best songs about LA tho
9/10
Great discovery
Hot tamales and they’re red hot yeeeeeeah she got em for sale
Listened to on Audeze LCD-2C. Really fun and engaging song writing, with one of the most insufferable vocalists/frontmen in the music industry. Cannot stand everything about Anthony Kiedis. Suck My Kiss honks though.
Some funky stuff I like, mostly hyper masculine weirdo shit.
Breaking the girl and Unger the bridge are classics, the rest didn't capture me
Мегакрутой альбом от мегакрутой группы, плохих песен нет
2.86 per track.
Did this really have to be an hour plus long
Pleasantly surprised with this one, mistook RHCP as a classic US rock band with some classics but this album makes me reconsider, very good very good
Actually enjoyed the project. Is a very good album with great sonority but it lacks a bit with originality. I'll give it a 3.5/5.
Not their best
Einige Hits dabei. RHCP nicht meins
Its's OK.
Meh. Lots of the same from RHC.
8 / 10 Un básico de los noventa. La mezcla de Rock con Rap fue un pelotazo.
Good music, Very innovative! Not for the weak or the faint of heart.
Kiedis is a bit noncey so it makes listening to this era RHCP a bit weird. Enjoyed it tho and a few bangers on there
I think this is the album held up as RHCP Prime. Solid offering but not my favorite one of theirs.
I see why it was so popular in the 90’s. It has a lot of hits but I can’t get past the funk stuff. Under the Bridge is an amazing song, Break the girl amazing. Give it away is over played and suck my kiss is just…annoying. Flea is probably the best bass player ever, Fruscante is a guitar maestro ( just listen to him cover Hendrix), Chad Smith compliments the rhythm perfectly, Anthony’s got front song energy. The album could have been just a few songs shorter.
Great guitars and beats, lyrics leave a lot to be desired
This album is fine. Highlights include Under the Bridge and (arguably) most of the first half of the album, excluding Suck My Kiss which is pretty terrible. Give It Away is also not great, being too repetitive and droning for my taste. The vocals are largely misses rather than hits, often being a kind of half-spoken-half-sung thing that definitely isn't appealing. The riffs and overall rhythm section often make up for it, especially in the opening few tracks; the band is very well-practiced and in sync with one another, making for a great sonic basis for some good tracks. However, by the latter half of the album, it's pretty clear that the Peppers are padding runtime for the sake of composing a "grand masterpiece". Props to them for making themselves known – arguably superstars – with this album. There's some good material on here, and influence from 80s rock, pop, and (soft) metal is apparent. Shaving the album down to its stronger tracks would've been a good decision.
J’ai écouté ça au boulot, j’ajoute ça à mon compte de pénibilité. C’est nul. C’est moche. Pour les besoins de l’exercice je me suis un peu penché sur les paroles et je n’ai pas été déçu : “Naked in the rain with a killer whale, i can’t taste the salt when I lick his tail”. Tout cela est très profond. “Sir psycho sexy” sur 8 minutes c'est juste non. Je n’ai jamais pu encaisser “Give it away”. Toutes les chansons s’étirent inutilement sur plus de 4 ou 5 minutes, l’album dure 1h12, un enfer. Et ça finit par une espèce de chanson farce comme si tout de qu'il y avait avant n'en était pas déjà une. Quoi sauver? “I could have lied” a un riff qui marche pas mal, “Under the Bridge” est OK mais bon, ça ne sauve pas le reste.
Music: 5/5. Funky, fun, cohesive, phenomenal Lyrics/vocals: 1/5. Yet another album where the vocals fall way, way, WAY behind. Anthony Keidis's voice doesn't bother me, per se, but at times the rapping felt amateur and the actual lyrics leave a lot to be desired. Nostalgia: 4/5
Music was all over the place. Still some great songs
I will never understand a snare drums sounding like it's in an empty sports court...
A somewhat uninspiring journey through constant funk and innuendos. What shines is the musicianship, Frusciante, Flea Chad Smith all work overtime to keep the groove. What lets this album down unfortunately is Anthony's vocals. While they are rhythmically catchy, the semi-shouted word vomit that plagues every song lets the whole album down. That being said, Under the Bridge slaps
3.7/5 Best Track: Under the Bridge
10/10 it all slaps
Banger alert. My favorite RHCP album, it's got some of their best hits but it also has that funky sound that was perfect for the band at the time. There are bigger mainstream successes for them but this is their masterpiece. 10/10
There are some great songs on here and there are a lot of filler funk songs that all kind of sound the same. The album is pretty long and the songs are really long on top of that. I would have really enjoyed it if it was just the great songs and not filled with so many forgettable ones. Once again an album I loved as a teenager that I now don’t feel as fondly for. 7/10
What a banger. Funky, aggressive, raw, and creative. His all the right chords.
RHCP Blood Sugar Sex Magik 46.68 Two great songs, four good songs, and an albums worth of shit. The Power Of Equality 60 If You Have To Ask 25 Breaking The Girl 73 Funky Monks 40 Suck My Kiss 60 I Could Have Lied 85 Mellowship Slinky In B Major 30 The Righteous & The Wicked 35 Give It Away 60 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 65 Under The Bridge 85 Naked In The Rain 45 Apache Rose Peacock 30 The Greeting Song 35 My Lovely Man 35 Sir Psycho Sexy 35 They're Red Hot 5
Mwuah
Love under the bridge. Much chiller than I expected.
My first take is that this is an energetic band with a fun funk bend. Flea’s bass lines are on point and Chad’s drums keep up. Anthony is having a great time. His white boy rap style is not taking itself too seriously. When they navigate away from the funk with “breaking the girl” they really feel out of their element. With the drums and bass still standing out, the vocals and flute seem lost. Some redemption to be had with that junkyard breakdown bridge. Such a talented band with a charismatic frontman. The signature Anthony Keidis skittleybapadangdong is ever-present and sometimes clouds the amazing rhythm section and shredding guitar, but not too often. I do find myself wanting some of their grooves to last a little longer without vocal intervention. I realize they need to do it to switch things up, but the sensitive slow crooning is off putting, saved only by some sultry guitar licks. The lyrics and vocals really aren’t built for it. The exception to this is, of course, “under the bridge” which transports you to a place, time and struggle. Too bad they seem to apologize for it with their next track “naked in the rain”, a song that dives head first into all of the things I dislike about this band. Ultimately, I found myself oscillating between wishing this album were over and being impressed by moments of brilliance. I think that speaks to their engulfing style. Either you’re all in, or you’re on the outside looking in. If I had the energy to stand up and join them, I have no doubt I would have a blast. This is album is a great display of the punkfunkgrunge only the Red Hot Chili Peppers bring to life.
It's the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I've never been a fan of these guys, and listening to thus again didn't change my opinion.
Extremely long winded project that barely goes anywhere with it's ideas. It can't just be funky. There are some very telling noncey lyrics on here too. There is one truly great track out of 17. I was waiting for every track to move out of the usual schtick. I felt fairly exhausted of it by the end. Not impressed.
I didn't engage with this as much as they're more lowkey/psychedelic music. I was shocked when Under The Bridge came on; it feels like it's from a different era. (Side note, this is easily the coolest album cover so far.)
Made it 7 songs in. No likey
Give it away now
Awesome album that got pounded into my brain while working stick at Sam Goody. Can’t stand the singles off this any more due to overexposure but there’s great tracks on it still.
Yuck.
Nice and jive-y. Can definitely see the significance of it, but nothing really wowed me. 6/10
If yapping was an album. Still good tho
give it away give it away give it away now
Great memories with this album.
I bought this CD when it came out. Over 30 years later, getting to listen to it is a treat and extremely nostalgic. I’m right back in college at house parties.
Enjoyed the album a lot. I've heard it before but I really listened to the lyrics and "The PowerPoint of Equality" might be one of my favorites tracks.
Funk rock Some great songs- Under the Bridge, Breaking the girl.
Unique 90’s alt rock album. Guitar is amazing on this record. Has some of RHCP’s best songs. Feels bloated at times.
A no to all the rap/hiphop style songs. Lyrics just don't work for me. The music itself is interesting and the idea of a blend is also good. But to me, they are all failures. They fail to capture any real lyrical play, lack an indepth call and response and on-the-fly interplay of voices. Overly stylized and comes across as in-authentic, non-personal, topical or thought to be commerically sellable. The songs that cross from an acoustic to heavy electric rock sound work better although they can fall into a standard rock trope--like a stairway to heaven format.
"Under The Bridge" saved this from a lower rating. Not my favorite RHCP.
Bought it when younger. Played it seeking understanding and clarity, Failed to really connect with it then. Failed to really connect with it now. I hear it and can kind of enjoy it, but its an effort. I think the type of rock that it is is not my rock, and its not the type of music I actively seek out. Is it good music, not my music, not my good music. Thanks for the memories. I never noticed the CD getting swiped by someone who liked it more than me, good on them for taking it. I hope it gives you all the joys you deserve. For me, its none of them. Will not be seeking to listen to again.
Classic Red Hot Chili Peppers
Classic album. I'll admit I have a personal bias for Stadium Arcadium but this album is also absolutely fantastic. I love how seamlessly they can mix genres into one thing. Under the Bridge is an all-timer.
One of my favourite albums.
At this point they were not the devil they are now. Indeed, if this were a 10-12 track album I'd probably give it's punky Parliament vibes all the stars. As it is it's a little bit indulgent, but good fun.
Played this one a lot
Trying to put aside my knee jerk negative. Damn this album is long haha. I think I get why some folks love this. Def uniqueness and talent there. Not for me tho.
Mix of good and bad
Sweet bass
I loved this album back in the day!!!
some of the songs are a little harder of a sound than i typically choose for myself. iconic voice though -- no one sounds quite like anthony. under the bridge is a classic. silly lyrics (sir psycho sexy). kind of giving dispatch vibes (castles made of sand).
Some of the music is really good, but lyrics from a sexist, horny preteen inside a grownups body are so damn cringy and on top of that is Kiedis just a really mediocre singer, so this has definitely not aged well.
Classic!!
Haven't been a big RHCP fan over the years but I do enjoy some nice bass from Flea, this album was no exception. Was also surprised this album had so many of their hits.
Gear: Fostex TH610 Mix: 🎶FUNFUNFUNFUNFUN🎶 Musik: highest highs & cringiest cringes Wertung: aber dann doch 3-4/5
Oh sweet Jesus. Oh god it's 73 minutes as well. Do I have to? What, a 3.56 average score, what the hell is wrong with you people? Let's get on with it. I like the odd RHCP song, but they are a band exclusively to be enjoyed in small doses only. Lol 2 tracks in and I'm already cringeing hard. White boy hip hop are we now Chillis? Breaking the Girl sounds more like Pearl Jam except with flutes. This one is tolerable. Not bad actually. Funky Monks is laughable and Suck My Kiss is garbage. I went to make a coffee. Several more tracks. Oh god it's all so bad. And mind-meltingly dumb. When is Under the Bridge? I need heroin myself to get through this. I don't mind Give it Away, at least that is passably funky. Sir Psycho Sexy, please please give it a rest, you are not, I repeat NOT Sly and the Family Stone. So. That's 3 songs out of 17. Oh that's a big old one star lads.
Duh!!
Hell, yeah, this was epic! One of my all-time favorites.
I have loved this album since it was released.
Kein Riesen RHCP Fan. Aber eins ihrer besseren Alben weil noch rough und nicht so auf Hits ausgelegt. Beste ist aber der Titel
womit alles begann (bei mir). Forever 10 stars
Iconic. This is what being young and free sounds like.
Way too much filler here. Always thought this album was overrated, bar a few decent tracks nothing really sticks. You can see the bridge between their earlier terrible funk albums and more melodic stuff that was to come. 2.5*
Can be fun (Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Under the Bridge) despite its lyrics. Also appreciated the dynamism within the songs, always staying fresh and new, keeping the listener engaged. The opposite happens far too often in long rock records such.
Some of the tracks are enjoyable (Give it Away and Under the Bridge) but most of it leaves me flat. They clearly have talent but choose to waste it most of the time with gross lyrics and thrash guitar. They’re a west coast rip off of the Beastie Boys.
So good. The drum sound alone on this album - *chef's kiss*.
Classic 90s, but it seemed a little stunted compared to their little bit later stuff. Feels like I remember it being a few bpm faster.
It’s a no for me
When this popped up as my next album I just sighed. Then I saw it was 73 minutes and I got angry. I started listening and soon was like “Oh, am I going to like this album?” It was fun, funky, catchy, had some hits - Rubin’s production is extraordinary here! I was thinking this might be the IDEAL RHCP album to listen to. Then the second half of the album came and it’s like Rubin just walked away and let them noodle around for 40 minutes. It’s their worst excesses, FOR HALF AN ALBUM. Ugh. Stop this thing at “Under the Bridge,” it’s honestly a fun, 4 star rock pop album. For subjecting me to another album of garbage after that, I’m dropping it a whole star.
Not my favorite album by RHCP but still... Some awesome songs on it.
Great album, possibly the best early 90’s LA album
Early peppers were better, but all this showed me is that the chillis haven't evolved their sound AT ALL in 30+ years
While I was only familiar with the radio hits when this album was first released, it's now been in my semi-regular rotation for the past 20 years. Great album.
A big part of my late high school life. This bastard was on repeat for a long time. In recent years the allure of the Chili Peppers has waned thanks to the nonsensical lyrics. I think I could have recounted every song without listening at all.
Favorite Tracks: The Righteous & the Wicked Give It Away Under the Bridge
In a word: overbearing. Kiedis's vocals wear down the avid listener. Frusciante and Flea provide ample jams as always. Overly long and not always consistently listenable. Far from the worst RHCP have to offer.
No tamal, red hot es bien, californication mejor
Jibbity boo bop. Skibbity itty itty. Antony Keidis just throws out nonsensical lyrics. Funk & fun, but also catchy. Got some killer tracks & got some filla. Boobity boo bah, rigga rigga rilla!
I continue to find the Red Hot Chili Peppers to be underwhelming for my tastes. I think they have some fantastic musicians and would probably like them better as an instrumental band. But Anthony’s voice is just kind of dull and the lyrics are lackluster to me. Most of it comes off to me as a really strong high school or college level band - which isn’t an insult, and the can be fun to listen to - but it does surprise me that they are as huge as they are, and I can’t get on that train.
Groundbreaking. So many hits and so much range in one album.
Great guitar / bass
Great chili peppers
The high points are really high but the low points are really low. I was definitely expecting to like RHCP more.
What a bop. My appreciation for RHCP has only grown over time and I’m better for it. These guys know how to jam.
Anthony Kiedis can't really sing, but he does the best with what he's got. I always forget their funky roots. My nostalgia might be rating this a bit higher, but I feel each song has mostly its own feel. They have the signature RHCP sound for sure, but break the mold for I Could Have Lied, Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge
Juvenile lyrics and bratty vocal delivery result in unattractive music.
I have heard this album was explicit. Definitely not for younger listeners, unless you want to explain some of the terms. I do enjoy the leads voice, and tone. There is a range there, but there is also a certain monotone in some songs. Definitely a passionate album. This whole album has energy and vitality that distinguishes it from other artists. I can't judge properly, but I think there is an authenticity that resonates from the lyrics and stark sounds. I would listen to this again. It isn't a style I would listen to regularly, nor do I identify the different personas that exist within the songs, but I enjoy the unique sound and rhythm that is in this collection.
"whatever happened to humanity?" I better stop with the pull quotes now before it gets out of control. this record is really good. such funk. Right as grunge is hitting big and everyone is slam dancing or mosh pitting this is probably the only caucasian record that came out in 1991 that you could actually dance to. Sir Psycho Sexy is my favorite track. the bubble bass is outstanding
Top 10 album of all time.
when John Frusciante became John Frusciante.
Not usually a fan of the rapping, but Give It Away is pretty fun. Under The Bridge is great of course. I feel for most of the songs they hadn't really grown into their style yet, if that makes sense. Not my favourite of their work. Low end 3
Solid. Good for a workout too!
"it's a decent album but it's not my favorite" - Kevin I'm not a pep girl
4 - This definitely needs editing down, some filler songs in there, but when its good it's great
I remember my brother having this album and loving it. It's a lot funkier than I remember and I'm into it. Did a lot of toe tapping to 'If you have to ask'. Loved the funky guitar in 'I could have lied'. Nice to listen to some RHCP back catalogue. Also quite liked the fact it was a longer album with lots of tracks. So hard to know whether you genuinely like a song or just like its familiarity. I gave under the bridge a reload, and it made me wonder whether I'd do that if I didn't know it so well. FOOD4THOUGHT. I really liked the last track 'Castles Made of Sand' Probs my fave album so far... (Of four) It's a high 4/5.
Generally I'm not a big fan of the earlier RHCP stuff, though I think on listening to this the funkier album tracks are more engaging than some of the filler on later RHCP albums. The album flows well, though as with most 73 minute albums its too long to sustain the oomph. Give It Away is another one of those songs I've heard a lot and generally don't feel like I enjoy, but within the context of the album its hard to deny it. The drums are so hard. This album is kinda losing me the longer it goes on. The musical ideas aren't diverse enough to be continually engaging. The last song is the epitome of that - super annoying, why?! Fave Tracks: The Power of Equality, Give It Away, Under the Bridge 3.3/5
Super funky 90s
Good album. Leading up to the next album which is a killer
I'd give a higher score if this album stopped at Under The Bridge. I thought it would be much more obnoxious, as I generally like RHCP in small bursts, but the first 2/3 was surprisingly enjoyable and easy to listen to. However, the whole thing was too long and they put all the bad songs at the end. Stand-out: I Could Have Lied
Tak jo, tohle doposlouchat mě stálo neuvěřitelného úsilí a vůle, bylo to čisté koncentrované utrpení. Raději bych si kdykoliv pustila Davida Graye než toto a to jsem si myslela, že RHCP budou v pohodě, pár jejich písniček mám přece jen ráda. Bylo to tak nicneříkající, vyprázdněné, samolibé, americké až hrůza. Bylo z toho cítit, jak si kapela myslí, že jsou the shit a působilo to celou dobu jako honění vlastního ega. Texty naprosto debilní, hloupý a někdy vyloženě nechutný a slizký, zejména v kontextu toho, co frontman všechno provedl. Má to neuvěřitelně zastaralý a nudný zvuk a proč to sakra muselo být tak dlouhé? Nikdy předtím jsem neslyšela celé album od této kapely a možná to tak mělo zůstat, hodně to změnilo můj názor na ně. Nebudu vůbec lhát, když řeknu, že největší moment euforie nastal, když album skončilo. Tohle rozhodně bude sloužit jako připomínka, že si mám víc vážit kvalitní hudby. PROČ je tohle album na seznamu hudby, kterou bychom měli slyšet před smrtí? Možná právě proto, abychom víc ocenili dobrou hudbu vedle této snůšky sraček. Nejlepší: Under the Bridge (jediný, co mi nepřišlo příšerný) Nejhorší: Breaking the Girl (country, wtf, sus), Suck My Kiss (yuuuck), Give It Away, Sir Psycho Sexy (tohle mě sralo tak, že jsem to fakt musela přepnout) → PROSTĚ VŠECHNO, TFUJ Verdikt: 0,5/10 (nejhorší album, co jsem zatím tady slyšela, půl bodu jen za jednu písničku a že to ve mně dokázalo vyvolat takovou reakci)
I was hoping for better music from this subscription. So far, just mediocre pop. How about some GOOD music?
Redifining 'all over the place,' no?
yeah! schon damals toll - kannte vor allem das „best of“-album. und auch heute noch gefällt der bass und die gitarrenriffs.
Eine der grössten Bands ever! Schnell, direkt, funky. Und das Schlagzeug als vollwertiges Instrument. Coole Klassiker mit Give it away und Under the Bridge.
I could go the rest of my life without hearing Under the Bridge or Give It Away again, yet the rest of the album still soars.
Damn good
I played a hole in this tape when I was about 16
i fucking love flea like..... hes a legend. The great tracks are amazing (suck my kiss, give it away) and there is way too much horny rapping
What's with all the hate on the Chillis? They might not be the epitome of lyrical genius, but the songs on this album are bops. We enjoyed.
Hated every moment.
Reminds me of being a kid in the 90s but not in the best way. 3 for nostalgic factor and some fun bass stuff.
Didn't realize how many hits were on this album. Pretty funky too.
Un temazo que opaca al resto
A 5 just for the pure singability of this fine album. I actually feel a bit dirty because I gave A Night at the Opera a 4 yesterday...
Parts of this are the old ho-hum generic RHCP funk, and parts are pure genius. Under the Bridge, gee, what a corker. Almost a 5, but not quite the consistency required.
I like the band but I think californication is just better.
Hard to separate my nostalgia from any actual critique of this album. It was one of my top 5 albums growing up and had a huge influence on me, musically. So I gotta give it the highest rating.
Maybe it's because we just had a Chili Peppers album recently, I wasn't feeling this one. Sure, there was some nostalgia with a few of the songs, but overall I just wasn't into it.
Great album - 90s grunge not my style but this one I like!
F RHCP. I was forced to listen to too many songs from this when it was on the radio. I really can’t stand listening to the same song done slightly differently each time. They are singularly responsible for any dislike I have for California. We get it, you love California. Stop it already.
Geht so - teilweise ganz gut zu hören.
Heeel chill album! Zoveel bangers en lekker gevarieerd, maar toch echt chili peppers. Love it Would buy (op m'n wishlist gezet)
whatthefuck.
Tedious drivel - never did get it and still don’t.
You tit
Muy buen funk. Me gusta. Yo no lo compraria. Pero es muy bueno
Fantastic stuff. Haven't listened to the whole record before, just the major hits, but this is just great all around. Recording is solid and hits hard, great drum sound. If there's anything that would put me off just slightly, it's the lyrics which come across as kinda crass. But hey, I'll take it.
Yeah
Looks tonguey👅
Didn’t listen. Don’t like RHCP
What a pinnacle album in the personal history of Jason Schweizer. This album was among those first albums that I purchased myself and represented the divergence from just listening to what my parents did to forging my own musical taste. Replaying it, it’s easy to forget how good the early RHCP albums were. I find most of their recent music to be good, but forgettable. This album checks all the boxes.
Loooong album, more up’s and downs than I remembered. Highs are really good though, there’s a 4.5 star 13 track version of this album but the “Mellowship Slinky in B minor”s bring it down to a 3 for me.
4.3 Probably should be a 5.
Aside from the hits I didn't really like it
Hell ya! Thought me that cool guys play bass. This album spoke directly to teenage Ben.
Suck my ?
An album that hit me at the right time and right age.
I thought I would be more excited to hear this as it's been a while since I've listened to the whole album. But I still really don't like their funk music. Half of me feels like I should just listen to Parliament if I want to listen to funk. The other half of me can't stop thinking about what a douchebag Anthony Kiedis probably is. But I'm still going to give it three stars because I love the song "breaking the girl" and I really love the song "I could have lied"
This album is super nostalgic for me. My high school boyfriend and I listened to this almost exclusively for a long time. I love the bass and funk.
Maybe it’s the nostalgia talking but it’s just very fun. Sure it’s immature and some of the lyrics are genuinely god awful but it’s a good time
Very good
Out of the 19 songs on this album (2 cover songs tacked on the end), 6 are fantastic and the rest are forgettable. Great musicianship but the lyrics are absolute trash.
In the words of Krist Novoselic, “White boy funk sucks!”. Only, this record has some really strong moments. The first 10 tracks or so are amazing. I think this record suffered from bloating which was typical of the CD era. Cut off some of the tracks at the end and this album would be a lot better. Oh, and John Frusciante is the obvious highlight of this band. His guitar parts are so insane.
Some great songs and some that we couldnt get into.
It's hard to underestimate this album's significance to 90's rock. But having in mind the length of the album (17 tracks), I find most of those 17 cuts quite same-y. I like the overall sound of the album, especially adore Flea's bass playing. The highlights for me are The Power Of Equality, Suck My Kiss, The Righteous and the Wicked, Under the Bridge and Sir Psycho Sexy.
A strong debut album with a tasteful blend of alt rock, hard rock, and neo-funk. These guys came out of the gate swinging hard and fast
The music is great, the lyrics are stupid, the album is about twice as long as it should have been. This is a great album to play along with as a drummer. Chad Smith has a great style. He knows what notes not to play. That's rare and more difficult than you think. Favorite song: Breaking the girl.
Some songs felt very generic. Instrumentals were fun sometimes. Not a huge fan of the vocals but the songs where he sings instead of doing the weird talking thing were good. Also not a huge fan of how many songs were just about sex, that just doesnt appeal to me. Also the one or few songs that were about nature, and taking care of the planet, and war is bad and all that just felt really generic and insincere. Idk. Has there ever been a good song about protecting the planet and those other causes? Is that even possible to do? Am I just too cynical? I definitely have heard several of these songs from when i was growing up and my parents played them. Some are good. Breaking the Girl and Under the Bridge were good, I liked those. Overall, not my favorite rock album ever, but I wouldnt change the radio if any random one out of most of these songs started playing.
2/5 because it does have that one song that goes I DONT WANNA FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL how i did that day takemetotheplace I LOOOOOOVEEEE
Remember RHCP being the new big thing in high school. Never listened to this entire album. On the whole good, but long, a few too many songs.
Good songs, but not my vibe
Groovy basslines, but fuck me these lyrics.
Just gives me big Kyle energy. Like I want to shotgun a monster and punch a wall. Like this is what I imagine goes on inside the head of a 11 year old iPad kid who's parents let them roam. I just don't like the peppers no matter how many chances I give them. Shout out to the worst song I've ever heard in my life 'Sir Psycho Sexy' I'm not a prude or anything but it's just an 8 minute horny ass rant with the worst synth bass I've ever heard. Favorite song: Naked in the Rain
Much more eclectic that anticipated. There are a lot of clear references and inspiration from hip-hop to funk all while maintaining a clear cohesion and unique sound of their own. I really loved how each song segued into the next. Lyrically, I thought there was a really good mix between meaningful ideas and weird, fun nonsense.
Poor John must have back issues from carrying this band so hard
I think I had to be there at the right time and place for this album. Of course “Under the Bridge” is a bit, but listening to the full album confirmed what I already knew: I’m not a fan of the Chili Peppers
I didn’t think I’d like the album while listening to the first song, but it started to grow on me a lot while I was listening. There were a few songs I really enjoyed and a few I didn’t like. I will definitely have to look more into this genre and more of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Couple of good songs in this album, Flea’s bass sounded good, overall songs were not great
Classic Chili’s sounds and words
Well, that was an experience. Look I love the Chilis but this was just not even close to their best album. They had some solid songs on here, Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge, I Could Have Lied, but that was completely offset by the brain-numbing experience that was the 8-minute, 16-second long atrocity that was Sir Psycho Sexy. I mean that song is up there with The Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Bob Dylan for worst song I've heard so far, this one mainly because of the lyrics, the Dylan one because of his voice, and the fact it's so freaking long. Overall you can hear where the band will be going, which is Californication and By the Way which are both vastly superior to this so there's that I suppose. Any Chili's album before Californication is not worth your time and this album is proof of that. I'm going to give it four stars but that's only because I cannot give it 3.5 which is what it deserves.
meh. it's not their best work & several songs were so overplayed
Still don't like Red Hot Chili Peppers, but I listened anyway just in case maybe I was mistaken. I wasn't :)
When you think of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, this is the album you think of. Great sound with the signature machine gun cadence and the funk guitar on many tracks. Some experimenting that makes the music unique. Many songs include explicit lyrics (which brings my replayability score down), but the sound is so awesome, this album still scores an extremely high 4.
Awesome
Cool
It’s a unique sound and a strong outing with classic songs throughout. The funky naughtiness doesn’t grab me as much as it did when I heard it when I was younger.
Rhcp was one of my favorite bands growing up but this was never my favorite album. Under the bridge is the only song that saves the album for me
Great album, I had the greatest hits RCHP growing up. I love give it away no, under the bridge, and blood sugar sex magik. The rest of the album take it or leave it.
Punkish rock and a bit of country
87/100 First time listening start to finish. Starts to sound a little repetitive after a while but an incredible album with some of their best songs and great deep cuts. Not sure if better than Californication, will have to relisten.
New songs that I did not know. Lots of psychedelic guitar solos..overall a good album
A Columbia House staple.
actually kinda fire i haven’t listened to much of rhcp besides the radio
did not like
This is like if the Fun Loving Criminals figured out they were actually terrible at hip hop and decided to make an alright rock band. I think this one would be so much better if they cut the runtime in half. Hearing the same pretty good song 9 times is a lot better than hearing the same pretty good song 19 times.
7/10 - Funky sound - weird lyrics - Average singer
I really don’t like this kind of rhythm section but other than that it’s ok
Close to a four but they covered my favourite hendrix song so they deserve 5 :)
This was not a new album for me. I listened to it a lot when it came out in the early 1990s. I still have my original CD. However, it's been a while and it was fun to hear it again.
Ah
pretty gud 👌
Not a huge RHCP fan but this is their best album. Double albums can be a bit of a slog at times, and while some fat could have been trimmed this one managed to keep my interest. Some great tracks on this album, loved the bass work on the first side, guitar well done, can hardly believe John was only 21. I hate Suck My Kiss. Under the Bridge is still a great track though.
Some good songs, but too long. Half the length would have definitely improved the overall product.
Alltime Classic
Classic. 5 stars
The only good song was Under the Bridge. The rest was not as good.
Do I have to? Outside of the two singles, I'm not finding much here my ear likes. I might not mind RHCP when they aren't so funky? Also never noticed the heavy mouth harp in Give it Away before. Not as bad as I expected, but nothing that changed my mind too much.
It's an easy 5/5 for me. I had this one on cassette. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is leaning more towards their iconic Californication sound on some tracks while still keeping the funky tunes from previous albums.
I was in middle school when this dropped and it was totally different from most of what I was into at the time. It holds up well for me, nostalgia bias and all, it's well done.
There are a couple that haven’t aged well, but I still find myself enjoying them. The rest of this album is incredible.
Some great songs on here but also about 40 minutes of slap bass filler with white men singing about how funky they are
The best
I'm not intimately familiar with RHCP's discography, but I can't imagine they've got an album that tops this one. So much to love here (including the criminally underrated "The Greeting Song").
I'm not the biggest fan of RHCP, but this album is a 90s staple. Reminds me of living in my college dorms with MTv always on everywhere you turned. Great times.
I remember listening to this album and wishing I could play bass like Flea. Still have that dream, actually.
Under the Bridge 5/5 Rest not really it
Okay for background listening, but not my style.
I used to love this album. I still love under the bridge, but most of the songs feel goofy and overly crass. I’m just not into it as much.
Don't know what people like about such a dull band with such poor vocals. And Rick Rubin seems to produce an awful amount of shite for a so-called genius.
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. The music is very well performed. Chad Smith, John Frusciante, and Flea are incredible musicians. The lyrics were good, when they weren't just sha-ma-na-ma-namana.
One of the best
Anthony Kiedis is such a bonehead. I hope he's calling his band everyday to thank them for allowing him to leave this life despite having so little to offer.
God I hate RHCP. The only thing that saves them from a 1 is their undeniable musicianship. The singer should be out there flipping burgers for all I care. Also, what the hell are these lyrics??
A pile of garbage spread over an hour long and 2 powerful hit songs.
Tolles Album!
Memories of nineth grade at pinellas Park highschool flooding back. So many of these songs were played during clandestine bad youth smoking meetings on the handball court! Flea is neat.
There are some genuine hits. The rest is kind of dull slow dance music. This album is a pretty solid of the 90’s vibe.
Þetta er svakalega gott funk rokk. Smá erfitt stundum að setja fingur á það hvaðan þetta sound kemur. Örugglega bara geðveikin í aulanum og perranum Kiedis blandað með funky shittinu í Flea. Virkilega gott stöff og mér finnst platan flott heildarverk sem ég get alveg hlustað á aftur og aftur.
Gríðarlega hressandi fönk. Ógleymanlegir smellir. Of mörg lög, en dobbel albúm var vinsælt á þessum tíma.
Gefällt mir nicht
Some songs like Apache Rose Peacock sounds like rap and it was pleasant. Nice album, also 1h19 of music hell yeah
-rap rock continues -bass -second album in the migration toward mainstream radio -move toward introspections -high school topics and attitudes are still there -the last few songs start to sound repetitive, lose originality, and blend together -Jimi Hendrix covers on the reissue are a nice addition and are pretty good
A good album. In the grand scheme of modern popular music, this band probably served to bring funk back into the popular consciousness. On the other hand, Anthony Kiedis is and has always been both juvenile and overly self-serious, which often limits the Chili Peppers. Under The Bridge is a masterpiece, in part because he's writing something genuine, rather than trying to cram the maximum number of innuendos into his bandmates' work. For me, the combination of braggadocio and sexual reference just combine to give the impression of a creepy young man at a bar. When I hear his words, I find him profoundly off-putting. Like if Iggy Pop were a drunken frat boy. The others in the band are typically excellent here. Flea is a legend, John Frusciante is the smoothest California guitarist of the whole 90s scene and Chad Smith is the ever-morphing glue that holds them together. Good, but deeply flawed, much like the 90s themselves.
My phone was stolen during RCHP at ACL Fest 2017 so that’s something about this band that I’ll always remember. Under the Bridge is the only somewhat okay song on this album.
There's something about this band that just turns my stomach. I never understood the hype or the fanbase. Although, I'd rather listen to this than Everything but the girl...
A few good songs, lots of disappointing rap. Under the Bridge saved it from 2 stars.
Better then I expected it to be. But there are too many songs which are just fillers.
December 15, 2023 High school album
Didn't realise this album was so old! There's some great tracks that still sound very current in here. Overall Chilli Peppers are a bit of a guilty pleasure for, I enjoy it enough to listen but can't help but notice how pop and sage some of it is played.
Fun and thumping with some great hooks and licks, but pretty forgettable in the end – which is what happens when you reach for the middling mainstream. And didn’t need to be nearly this long as it’s awfully f-in’ samey. The schtick feels false given how their obvious desire for big-time fame (hence Rick Rubin), though maybe “sellout” is too strong given that they stuck largely to their well-honed style. (And kept on sticking to it for 70+ minutes). One found this decent and non-transcendent back in the day and that POV holds. Kiedis has a strong voice and mostly convincing delivery but the schtick is a bit much. The Robert Johnson cover is kinda cool. The Hendrix quite a bit less so.
Mid - 5/10
I was hyped for this album because I like Under the Bridge as well as some RHCP songs from other albums. But turns out every song is like a worse version of Give it Away, a track I already dislike. Was feeling kind of tired of the vocalist's choppy flow by the end. Maybe the rating is lower because I had high expectations
Would not listen to any of the songs on their own but thought the album as a whole from start to finish was pretty good. Feel like this is good passive music to have in the background. 7/10
I thought this one was alright. I listened while I cleaned my car and it felt right. Especially liked the parts where Flea was featured on bass — other than that the songs were solid but not amazing 6.5/10
6/10 - Overall mid but Under the Bridge brings me back so it brought it up a few points
A couple good songs, not a huge fan overall 6/10
I do not like this band and making me listen to them for over an hour made me very unhappy. 2/10
I remember this album coming out. Very influential to me. Doesn't hit me the same any more.
Great album, couple hits, ends weird.
Haven’t listened to RHCP in a while. Enjoyed listening again. But I think they are a band you can only take in smaller doses.
only poets rhyme about their willies could i write poetry to this? maybe
The last good Red Hot Chili Peppers album. I credit Rick Rubin for its almost-perfect production. I was really into this when it first came out. I had even pre-ordered it from the shitty record store near campus, since I knew they weren't cool enough to carry it on their own. But... about a hundred other killer albums were released around that time and BSSM was quickly left behind. After this album, RHCP leaned hard into their proven formula, and it was all "Sex, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Heroin, Sex, California, Sex, Heroin, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Sex, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Heroin, Sex, California, Sex, Heroin, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Sex, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Heroin, Sex, California, Sex, Heroin, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Sex, California, Heroin, California, Sex, Heroin, Sex, California, Sex, Heroin, California, Heroin, California, Sex, [REPEAT FOR THIRTY YEARS] from there.
I used to love this album, but now I think it's just aggressively mid. Anthony Keidis's voice really bugs the hell out of me. And why the hell is it over an hour long?! Under the Bridge and Give it Away are still good though.
Hah, I already know this album well, IT'S AWESOME.
I will not listen to this album. I really can't stand the vocal stylings of the lead singer. Not to mention the misogyny. cringe city. no stars, but I can't seem to remove the one I added.
This albums has some of their biggest hits and it is so funky but always felt it was a little too long but it is peak Chili Peppers and one of the most important 90s albums. However I still find myself listening to Californication more.
Classic though it may be, I do get somewhat tired when I get near the end. It’s good, but too much of the same at times. The aspect that keeps me engaged is the playing of Chad, John and Flea. That musical ensemble is just amazing, and while I think Kiedis is the best match for the Peppers, he is far and miles away from my favourite singers/frontmen. The album however is very influential and really set the bar for bands in the scene and bands coming up! 8,5 out of 10
It's a toss up for me on whether or not this is a better album than Californication so suffice it to say I liked this.
If this were an instrumental album, I would lean towards a 4/5. Anthony Kiedis is a freaky ass rap-rock domestic terrorist.
This may be the RHCPs at their best. This Rick Rubin-produced, 17 track effort established the band as an internationally known act. Their punk inspired funk flourished under Rubin's guidance. He has produced many of their subsequent albums. RHCP's history with Parliment and George Clinton is evident in their sound - especially "Sir Psycho Sexy." This album was central to the sound of 90's popular music, and established RHCPs as an influential band in American music.
I've listened to this album many times and there is a tonne of great material on it. Unfortunately there is some fat that should have been trimmed, especially in the final third.
I'm a big admirer of the RHCP and have listened to this album multiple times before.
Meh, it’s RHCP. If you’ve heard them you’ve heard them.
overlong. contains probably the most iconic song they ever wrote (under the bridge) but its uneven and just way. too. long. I prefer Californication and Freaky Styley to this album. i know people cite this as their best but it doesn't resonate with me.
Several fun songs.
Wish I could give a 2.5. I wouldn't say I disliked the whole album enough for a 2 but not neutral enough for a 3. Felt like I was listening to the same song for an hour.
absolutely no
Total banger
Uff, nie rangetraut. Weirde Mischung irgendwie. Klingt sehr 90er. Aber auch gar nicht so übel. Komischer Sprechgesang. Gefällt mir weiterhin erstaunlich gut! Auf Dauer dann aber doch ziemlich nervig. Bin froh, es mal gehört zu haben, werd’s aber vermutlich nicht so bald nochmal anhören.
Ok