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Occasionally good. It did move things forward. A three.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers suffer from same problem as AC/DC, they have one song and just make it multiple times. Granted it is a pretty good song, but I don’t need to hear it twelve times in a 73 minute album. Too long. As a white man I have to give this credit for how it pushed forward white culture. Subtracting one point for length.
The first couple songs literally gave me a headache
A little long and not always my fave, but there were some funny songs in there!
funky. very funky. quite melodic in parts with some interesting harmonies. lyrics make negative sense. trying to understand, much less make out what kiedis is singing is an achual work out, i am burning calories.
Miserable mainstream trope
More like Green Mild Shishito Peppers.
Would've been better if they weren't so horny.
Sex magik on dirait le nom d'une chanson de Keen'V J'ai pas tout écouté mais j'ai vraiment pas aimé 😳 j'ai du passer la moitié des chansons quand elles duraient + de 3min mdr
Yes! J'aime bien le titre de cet album
J'ai pas tout écouté, je reviendrai peut-être plus tard.
Well balanced with the hits carrying the album. True 90s through and through. 75%
This album has so many hits on it. It is starting part of the 5 album run of RHCP I enjoy the most (skipping the One Hot Minute Dave Navarro contribution - though I liked Aeroplane)... blend of nonsense lyrics that sound kinda cool (in spite of Keidis generally singing like shite), funky bass, spanky guitar licks, and overdrive guitar licks. Flea is a beast, John Frusciante is a beast. When it works it works, when it doesn't the lyrics are usually the fault because the musical compositions are good. Not a perfect album by any means, the mix is a bit soft and flat and there are some tracks that could have been left on the cutting room floor. It's too long. I was originally going to rate this a 4 but I think I have to bring it down because of all the fluff. Review of Reviews: I think people enjoy this for the nostalgia..it looks like it falls flat to a lot of fresh ears or people that have preconceived notions of RHCP. Best Track: Under the Bridge
3.5 of this album was 12 songs could’ve been a high 4.
I don't really listen to the Chili Peppers anymore because rapist Anthony Kiedis grosses me out, but I like some of their albums quite a bit. Not this one, though.
wow. i hated everything about this. kind of impressive honestly.
well that sure was an album. i didn't hate it but boy is there a lot of mediocre filler on here. the highs are very high (under the bridge) and the lows are oh so low (sir psycho sexy). i'm no prude but sir psycho sexy might be the worst and most generally disgusting/off-putting song i've listened to in 140 albums so far. it's just gross and feels super misogynistic. bleh. before i listened to this album all the way through,, i really lamented that it got delisted from the rock band music store. now i'm pretty much at peace with it (though it'd be nice to have under the bridge back at least). favorites: i could have lied, mellowship slinky in b major, give it away, under the bridge favorites:
Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (Doolittle Version) Ramones -Beat on the Brat David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Alice in Chains -No Excuses Great Day -Dookie
like it's an album!!!
80% of this album is so good, but the other 20% ranges from middle of the road to borderline grating.
A couple good tracks, but mostly meh
Every RHCP song: Loop a doop, funk suckin mama In the state of california, you know that you wanna Got a big kiss and you know i’m not a faker, Bee bee beep beep, i’m cheering for the lakers Under the bridge is 10/10 though let’s be real
Compared to the last RHCP album we got, I can't believe the performances are even better on this one and the vocals are EVEN WORSE. Some of these songs super overstay their welcome, like funky monks The acoustic track is kinda dreadful, not playing to their strengths Also, god Anthony Keidis is so fucking ugly horny 3 stars.
I forget how many good songs are on this album when they are stacked up one after the other. I used to be a hater on the RHCP but the older I get the more they are undeniable. Easy listen. Will listen again.
A couple interesting ones, but it doesn't capture me unfortunately
Funky mix of songs. Good album and one the RHCP's best
I can see this being a technically strong album, but it's really only "just okay" if you aren't a fan of RHCP's sound.
I dunno, just feels kinda dated, especially after numetal co-opted the concept of white dudes rapping with a band. And why is it sooooo long.....
Some great songs but the rest are mediocre.
Quite good.
RHCP foundation
What an album, potentially thebest RHCP album out there. It definitely has some of if not my favourite RHCP songs on it. Very typical RHCP, vocal tones and inflection of Anthony are what youd expect, fun funky bass lines from Flea, Chad killing it on the drums and Frusciante doing he's weirs guitar stuff. Some of the guitar tones on this are crazy in that in isolation they'd sound terrible but they work so well in the context of the songs. Great band and great album.
I have new appreciation for this album. Always heard the singles but never in the intended context. Pretty dang cool
From high school
Vibe do Red Hot sempre muito boa, descobri umas músicas boas que não conhecia, tipo Breaking the Girl. Altas músicas fodas nesse álbum, deve ter revolucionado mesmo. Álbum foda, mas muito longo... parece que só enfiaram um monte de música parecida também, foda... ia dar 4*, mas vou dar 3*
Olha só, Red Hot por aqui, eles tem músicas muito boas e muito ruins, veremos como é esse álbum.. As 4 primeiras músicas começam bem padrão Red Hot mesmo, a cara deles, tem todos os aspectos de música deles, mas não me ganharam muito não, meio palhinhas, sem graça. Isso volta a acontecer lá pro meio do álbum com mais algumas músicas. 5. Suck My Kiss é a primeira que eu conheço. A familiaridade deixa uma impressão de ser bem melhor que as outras, que não sei se é real, porque ela não parece tão diferente assim delas. Mas de qualquer jeito, por esse motivo ou não, essa eu já achei daórinha ouvir. 6. I Could Have Lied é uma boa música mais calminha pra dar um respiro no funk intenso que tava até então, não é ruim não, até que é bonita. 9. Give It Away também já conheço, a linha de baixo dela é bem daóra, acima da média do álbum. 11. Under the Bridge, essa música eu acho realmente boa. Disparado a melhor do álbum. Refrão catchy. Linha de guitarra pica demais. 12. Naked in the Rain me surpreendeu, gostei mais do que eu imaginava que iria gostar, ainda mais vindo logo depois da Under the Bridge. A partir daí, o álbum segue até o final com mais um monte de músicas mais genéricas, que não marcam tanto assim. Esse álbum tem algumas músicas que mereciam um 4, que se destacam, principalmente a Under the Bridge, a melhorinha. Mas ele também tem várias e várias músicas mais genéricas/sem sal que acabam puxando de volta pro 3 mesmo. Ainda mais que o álbum é beem grandinho, bastante músicas. Se tivesse rolado uma seleção mais criteriosa, deixando as 10 melhorinhas, ao invés de colocar todas, ficaria uma experiência mais concisa e bacana, e talvez até conseguisse alcançar um 4. Mas desse jeito como foi montado, acabou me cansando um pouco e acho que é um 3 bem safe mesmo.
Heard before Saved 11/17 Top track: Under the Bridge
What you would expect from the Chili Peppers. A lot of their funky/white rap/discordant guitar and then one great great song. I don't know how to mark something that is generally a bore to listen to but has a stone cold classic but 3 feels very generous.
No
This might be a 5 start album without Anthony Kiedis obnoxious vocals on every other song. Kind of a guilty pleasure for me
The instrumentals were good, but the singing rapping really started to be annoying at the end where I was happy it was over.
Funky classic. These guys were always unique but never a favorite. I bought this in 1991 when I was 13!!
Seems way too long. And the extra length hurts the albums when the biggest songs on this album run about 30 minutes. So the extra 40 minutes are unnecessary.... and honestly unwelcomed.
Great w/o vocals and lyrics
Classic
Innovative and fun, full of energy and youth. California, California, California
Tight funky sounds as usual with RHCP. Listening to the whole album at once tends to get a little boring.
4/5. More exciting songs on this than I was expecting. The hits rock (Give it away can get old), but there are some others on here that stand out and are re-listens. A nice run from top to bottom, nothing stands out as out of place and they are comfortable with their sound while still experimenting which is what makes this more solid than other releases. The driving force is Flea on his bass, putting that out front is the smartest decision in music history, what a great choice.
Funky, upbeat, lots of sexual lyrics, didn’t know this album had 20 songs. Some classics for sure.
4.6
Have loved this since first listen in 1991
Better than I expected, had a Beastie Boys sound to it at times which was welcome. The singles definitely aren't the best songs on this album though
This album is like a Sriracha T-Shirt. I loved them in middle school and early high school, and they are still okay but not my favorite. Sort of the word 'dope' of albums.
5/5 for flea. The rest are just alright. Definitely foundational, don’t need to listen to a whole album
So much funk. This album is absolutely great. The guitars, bass, and drums all sound brilliant on this. It has some RHCP classics along with some great deep cuts. A few throwaway tracks in my opinion but it’s still a great all around album.
I get why it's on here, but I really don't care for RCHP, their old stuff (like this album) had it's moments tho. Ultimately, the singles on this album are pretty timeless, but the majority of the rest of the album is pretty forgettable.
I have a weird feeling towards this album. At times Red Hot Chili Peppers achieve a sound I resonate with. I finally think: "Now, now I will enjoy it." And then they come up with the most goofy or chaotic song possible. Personally, I fail to understand what is the objective behind this. However, the good songs are incredible and some of them are unmistakable melodies to must of us. Including such legendary tracks in a record surely helps in the rating. Difficult listen, interesting experience and some great hits.
M'ha cansat moltíssim. Ja comença d'una manera que no m'agrada gaire, però trobo que tot l'àlbum segueix el mateix estil de merda que no porta enlloc. Se m'ha fet repetitiu i avorrit, fins al punt que hi havia moments en que mirava a veure si quedava molt. Coneixia 3 cançons dels rhcp que m'agradaven bastant, i pensava que potser n'hi hauria altres. Veig que les 3 eren l'excepció.
it’s alright ig. red hot chilli peppers kinda mid. Under the Bridge good tho
funky but long
They are a huge stadium band but I don't get how they are so popular. Each to their own I suppose and I do actually have this.
1 star for Chad Smith, 2 stars for John Frusciante, 2 stars for Flea, -1 star for Anthony "Sittin' on a sack of beans, Sittin' down in New Orleans" Kiedis.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the album that finally saw RHCP finding their way into more melodic based songwriting - no doubt thanks to the invaluable contributions from one Mr. Frusciante. It took them 70+ minutes to get there which, considering songs like “Apache Rose Peacock” and “The Greeting Song”, is obviously a bit too long. But the end result is still one of the most iconic records of the entire 90’s - even considering the majority of those damn lyrics.
Good for the time but besides under the bridge I don’t think it holds up
A mix of funk rock and rock rap - neither of which I particularly like. I quite liked the soft rock tracks "Breaking the Girl" and "I Could Have Lied", but otherwise I'm not a fan - and this is supposed to be their best album?
Meh
A little bloated
Best chili peppers I've heard
Impressions: This is a banger. I liked Red Hot Chili Pepper’s sound but this album is a bit dragging. Favorite tracks: The Power of Equality, If You Have to Ask, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, My Lovely Man, Sir Psycho Sexy Rating: 4/5
Absolutely not.
Moments of genius and moments of "cock my brain to shoot my load"
Favorite Tracks: The Power of Equality, If You Have to Ask, Breaking the Girl, Funky Monks, Suck My Kiss, I Could Have Lied, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Give It Away, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Under the Bridge, Sir Psycho Sexy
Nr. 28/1001 The Power of Equality 2/5 If You Have to Ask 3/5 Breaking the Girl 4/5 Funky Monks 3/5 Suck My Kiss 3/5 I Could Have Lied 5/5 Mellowship Slinky in B Minor 2/5 The Righteous & The Wicked 2/5 Give It Away 4/5 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 2/5 Under the Bridge 5/5 Naked in the Rain 3/5 Apache Rose Peacock 3/5 The Greeting Song 2/5 My Lovely Man 3/5 Sir Psycho Sexy 2/5 They're Red Hot 2/5 Average: 2,94 RHCP are tough for me to rate. Some of their songs belong to my favorites of all time. Others I don't get at all. Same with this album
"Under the Bridge" - perfectly tragic and timeless song to represent the raw emotional struggle with addiction for about 3 minutes, that could do without the uplifting (?) choir section added on toward the end. "I Could Have Lied" - the best guitar work I've heard from John Frusciante's whole career and makes a strong case for being one of the all-time great solos. A few more excellent tunes, some fun/catchy elements, and others that haven't aged well or weren't especially memorable in the first place. The album overall has its highs and lows, but the highest highs of ICHL are well worth any rough patches to get there. RIP Sinéad O'Connor
High rating for under the bridge
not my type.
EXACTLY what i was looking for. kinda reminds me of bestie boys, same era. they explore so many dif styles tho i love it
The chillies are a funny one for me. Some great songs but largely from the later albums for me. This album is pretty good but isn't really for me. Fun fact the chillies is one of the worst live bands I have seen. The show was bland and kinda lifeless.
schiebt
Pretty catchy, good riffs and grooves Lyrics are melancholic
Just a blast, probably only the middle of the pack in terms of my RHCP album ranks but Kiedis' energy is off the walls, and that's saying a lot for him! Great mix of funk and guitar solos, every band member gets multiple opportunities to shine. Favorite Tracks: Breaking the Girl / Suck My Kiss
People, we live in a world where the band Funkadelic exists and put out many great albums. Go listen to Standing on the Verge of Getting it On instead.
Classic rock album; grew up with this california-inspired sound. Clear funk influences.
This is the album that, for me, established them as one of the greatest rock bands to emerge from the 90s. A continuation of that funky style they established in their earlier albums which solidified into this incredible album with so many iconic songs. I could give the album 4 stars if the only song on it was "Under the bridge", but there are so many incredible tracks like "Breaking the girl", "Give it away", "Suck my Kiss", "I could have lied". It's an incredible album from an incredible era in music.
My favorite RHCP album. Always felt this one captured them at their peak. Breaking the Girl is the track on this one that stands out. As always, Flea's bass lines are epic.
Theres like 3 fun songs buried in a 17 song mess of an album that felt like the funkiest slog possible
This album is flawless. No skips. It’s the best lineup of the band and they’re most robust and masterful imo. Everyone brought the heat. If you have to listen to one RHCP record, make it this one. The tracks flow so well together. The peaks and valleys of it all. It’s banger after banger after banger
The album that made them and the song that was played non stop on MTV and the radio
One of my favourite albums, mostly for nostalgia and Chad Smiths drumming on point.
LOL scuffed
Much prefer btw and sa but this is a real turning point album where you can’t start to hear the transition from funky to melodic, great stuff
Too long
A funky blend of sub-genres. It must have sounded so different and fresh back then, I can understand why it had the impact that it did. It also makes me wonder what music of today will bee seen as groundbreaking and formative, in the future. Fun fact: This album was released on the SAME DAY as Nirvana's 'Nevermind'.
Like a dead fish with sightless eyes, starting to rot and stinking to the heavens, this album hasn't aged well at all. I never liked this band and hated having to listen to their funk-metal hits in the 90s when they were charting. I'm not a hater of funk-metal either, but there's just something contrived and artificial about the red hot chilli peppers that just doesn't sit well at all with me. I tried really hard to listen to this without any bias, particularly because there was plenty here that I hadn't heard before. But it was ultimately hollow and soulless muzak that I didn't like one bit.
Muita pedrada e umas músicas random, 70min de álbum é covardia Tirasse umas 5 musicas era perfeito
Eu gosto pra caralho desse álbum, mas se ele fosse mais compacto ia ser 12/10 Tem muitas músicas que parecem ser só filler
Great album. I find it hard to believe that Kedis was on heroin during this period. No one is that horny on heroin.
Under the Bridge is a great song. But it is the one that sounds very unique on this album, unlike all the others. With some of these albums it just sounds like a blur, gray noise, and it just becomes background noise and I don't pay attention. This was the first album where I actively thought, a handful of times, Jesus H please turn this off. Sounds like the album of a methed out guy in his early 40s in Venice Beach rocking out while digging through a trashcan. I had fairly high hopes and they were quickly deflated.
After a re-listen I feel fortunate that I had this album available to me as a coming of age outlet. Comes out swingin’ and never lets up.
This has some *iconic* 90s sound. I couldn't tell you what that is. Maybe like unfiltered and underproduced? All I know is that it sounds like the 90s. The talent of the musicians is pretty clear. And I feel like they also really like their own style. So the musicianship is just really good.
I only got until “Under the Bridge” because I was sure that I had heard everything the album had to offer at that point and I wasn’t really willing to sit through more songs, and especially an eight-minute track called “Sir Psycho Sexy.” I think I got the gist after a solid run of corny sex jams and half-baked political statements. I’m also not entirely sold on the “funk rock” thing the band seems to be going for. It sounded like they were trying so hard to be sexy and cool that it unfortunately just boiled over into weird and slightly creepy at times. It also didn’t help that I felt the lead singer’s voice sounded a bit obnoxious and forced. It had the quality of a caricature. I saw the charm in it for the first couple songs, but it wore off fairly quickly. The instrumentation is pretty nice at times, though, so good on the rest of the band. Fav tracks: The Power of Equality, Breaking the Girl, The Righteous & the Wicked, Under the Bridge
One I’ve listened to many times but never gets old. Chili peppers at their finest
3/5
Classic RHCP that drove them to wild popularity.
Funk - like a few of the hits but not fussed on the stranger stuff
A couple bangers
Very funk, very rhcp
This album is undeniably fun, especially the first half. However, the runtime is way to long, and the songs begin to sound samey in the second half. A shorter tracklist would help a lot
Five stars to me. Lyrics haven't aged well but the music is top notch.
I had never heard this album before so it was nice to find a couple of new songs I hadn’t heard before. RHCP is a great band but for me it’s one that I need to be in the mood for to listen to a whole album again. 3.5/5
I feel like I’m playing skateboarding game in the year 2005 that isn’t Tony Hawk Do you know what it feels like I’m playing, Tony hawk underground to and if you know you know Pretty good 3.5/5
I had only ever heard the typical songs from this album but surprisingly it was a fun listen and the flea can seriously shred a bass.
Initial Thoughts: Sick. I'm a fan of RHCP and I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Final Thoughts: What else is there to say that this really embodies the sound of this band. You have a bunch of different and unique songs as the album plays. Each member really has a distinct style that blends really well together. I'm 'eh' about his rapping, he has some lyrics that are really good, but I personally don't like his rapping style. All in all I enjoyed the album.
This is a great funk album but could be a 5/5 if they dropped some of the filler and made it shorter. Stand out tracks - Breaking the girl - Suck my kiss - I could have lied - Give it away - Under the bridge
I knew some of the songs going into this but not the album. Give it away, under the bridge, suck my kiss I knew before. Didn't really like a slappy bass nature of the album, I found it used too heavily throughout the album. LIKED SONGS - Breaking the girl, Give it away, under the bridge, suck my kiss and Naked in the rain Average album, 2.5
4.5
Bomb album
Trevligt, inte mycket att säga.
Incredible album
Fantastic album with high energy and good feels. All the RHCP songs you're familiar with and more.
RHCP heavy bass-forward tracks are on full display here. Lyrically fun and entertaining, but it's the bass that ultimately carries this band for me. Must of the songs don't really hit, with a few exceptions that went on to become his such as "Under The Bridge", where there's a little more depth and vocals are less rap style. 3/5 for the nostalgia and bass.
Love this record, they’re such a unique funk rock band with a very particular sound.
10/10 would recommed
good one
this album makes you smell like SWEAT!
Banger after banger
4.6
Some real bops
I really like listening to their playing. Not to cast dispersions on the songwriting and singing, I do like it generally, though I liked it much more on Californication. Really fun guitar and bass parts to listen to. Addendum: I think the album is too long and that makes it less focused. Once again, I feel they improved on that in Californication.
AJ: gibberish and nonsense and great bass and Frusciante and sometimes I love them and sometimes it’s whatever.
Punk rock
One of the best!!
Liked this a lot when it came out. Now it seems very long and the opening tracks before you get into the really famous stuff do bang on a lot. I would give this a 3.5 but since that's not an option, it's a 3 again which is a bit harsh but I can't give it a 4. I think the truth of it is that I'm not that bothered about the Chilli Peppers. Ho hum.
YES!
Similar beat through out. Not a great variety or creativity...
Another classic, but honestly, it's not really my thing anymore. Ask 19 year old me, and he'd be well into it, but the funky, dirty sound just isn't what I want to listen to now. There are some stand out tracks (Under The Bridge, of course; Breaking The Girl) but the rest of it feels too much like a "time and place" album.
💩
Good album when I was 11. Still love Breaking the Girl.
I hated this
Look, I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers something fierce, and I love this album. Ive listened to it more than any other album my entire life and I can quote all the lyrics. But it has two flaws. First, Anthony Kiedis. While I enjoy his musical style, lyrically he often falls flat. I find what he has to say and how he says it entirely unengaging. I didn't connect with it in my youth, and I certainly don't now as a nearly 40 year old mother. Second, these tracks really could have been pared down. Sir Psycho Sexy just isn't neccesary--there is next to nothing good about the song. I always skip it when listening to the album. Otherwise, the band is full of amazing talent, I love the funky style, and I still appreciate them in their moments of introspection. Overall, I give it a 4.5/5. Definitely their best album.
Despite being long, I didn't feel the length very much. The songs I liked already were good, but everything else was pretty forgettable. Maybe it could've been stronger if it was a tad trimmed down? I don't know. My favourite song was Breaking the Girl.
Discovered I like the singles more than the other stuff.
I still go back to this album. No need to listen to it again on this list. But if ya haven’t heard it, must listen.
A very fun and heavy album. The last funk rock album didn’t impress me much but I get why these guys are (were?) kings of the genre. Best song: Give It Away
yert
Solid instrumentals, weird lyrics.
. My favorite songs were not surprising: 1. Under the Bridge 2. Give it Away 3. Suck my Kiss 4. Funky Monks Has the funk/punk/rock/rap fusion that has made Red Hot Chili Peppers so famous. Great album, 3.5 stars. 1. "The Power of Equality" 4:03 3* Sounds like RHCP, but softer, repetitive. Not bad, not great. Sounds under-produced. 2. "If You Have to Ask" 3:36 3* Kind of a bad parody of gangsta rap at the time, but weak. Flea's bass lines are solid, guitar is good, but this feels under-produced again. The levels are off. Vocals are good but the rap is reverbed and that's not great. 3. "Breaking the Girl" 4:55 4* Great production, song, melody. Well produced. Favorite song so far on the album. 4. "Funky Monks" 5:22 3.5* Produced well. Sounds like RHCP! Great guitar/drums/vocals and bass of course. Haven't heard this one before I don't think. Sounds like a jam. The bridge "you are not alone..." seems a bit flat though. 5. "Suck My Kiss" 3:36 3.5* Produced well, but sounds super similar to other songs on the album. Better vocals, but produced softer than it should be. I remember hearing this one but it isn't a standout. 6. "I Could Have Lied" 4:04 4* Good slow song, good vibe. 7. "Mellowship Slinky in B Major" 3:59 4* Sounds like Give it Away. Bass line slaps so hard. 8. "The Righteous & the Wicked" 4:07 3* Not bad. Not great. 9. "Give It Away" 4:42 5* A classic. Bassline, guitars, rapping, vocals all top notch. 10. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" 4:31 4* Chill, fun vibe. 11. "Under the Bridge" 4:24 5* My favorite song on the album. 12. "Naked in the Rain" 4:25 3* Bouncy, vocals are a little weak, but great guitar and bass. Vocals sound too quiet. 13. "Apache Rose Peacock" 4:41 3* Okay 14. "The Greeting Song" 3:13 3* Okay 15. "My Lovely Man" 4:39 3* Okay 16. "Sir Psycho Sexy" 8:16 3* Very RHCP style. Good bass line with a cool effect on the sound. Produced better than many of the other songs on the album. Cool ending. 17. "They're Red Hot" Robert Johnson 1:09 3* Swing style. Vocals a little on the weak side. 18. "Little Miss Lover" Jimi Hendrix 2:39 4* Great guitars in this, vocals are strong. Nice solo. Vocals are reminiscent of Hendrix's style. 19. "Castles Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix 3:19 4.5* What a nice remake of a Hendrix song.
Love this album
It's good, of course. First time hearing it all the way through, and I liked it.
Listened Before? N This album is a victim of my aversion to overplayed radio songs. A victim, as in, I don't listen to it anymore due to the overplayed-ness of a couple of songs here (notably Under the Bridge, and Breaking the Girl)... BUT... I must say those songs are much better when taken as part of the whole. This album is absolutely AWESOME. The funky-ass sound and mixture of instruments is pure genius. I'm going to re-add this to my library. I do agree with some reviewers (and the band) that this is likely the best album they'll ever record. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Suck My Kiss
kan bli litt mykje rhcp i lengden
Streit, men klare meg uten da i kvardagen
Rage against the machine but instead of raging against the machine its just horny
Some great songs, a few decent ones and then some that just did not do it for me.
*Californication* popped up a few days ago, and long story short, I wrote that it aged far better that I would have expected it to. So much better that I gave it a perfect grade. Today, it's the turn of Red Hot Chili Peppers' *other* major work within its discography. Now the question is: did *Blood Sugar Sex Magik* age as well as its younger sibling? Let's do a track-by-track survey: opener "The Power of Equality" is a prefect rendition-through-live-instruments of the sort of track Public Enemy--quoted in the lyrics--could have written around 1991. The only difference is that Kiedis raps about his "white ass" at some point, emphasizing the importance of black music on him and his band, yet taking into account the risks of cultural appropriation. Nice touch, Anthony. Then, "If You Have To Ask" draws from Parliament/Funkadelic, furthering that visible influence of black culture on the proceedings. Too bad that track is a more meat-and-potatoes affair compared to the opener, as fun as its mock-female-background-vocals are. Fortunately, 3/4-metered "Breaking The Girl" quickly follows, and that waltzy, dreamy-yet-lively cut is still a gem more than thirty years later (with those wonderful flutes sound being a huge part of its timeless flavor). "Funky Monks" then returns to less intense, more conventional funky shenanigans. Bonus points for the way that funk riff is played in such a laidback and sleazy mannner, though, giving it an almost "delta blues" air that's particularly evocative. The song is about groupies, continuing a batch of tunes about Kiedis's sexual obsessions. Which leads us to instantly memorable *Suck My Kiss*. Frusciante's guitar playing is electric in all senses of the word there, as in all the tracks before. I like sudden 180-degree-turns in my favorite albums, and great ballad "I Could Have Lied" offers me that--even though, in retrospect, the song is just a draft for later hit "Under The Bridge" (more on that later). "Mellowship Slinky..." and "The Righteous &The Wicked" then return to RHCP's usual funk-rock antics, but they only feel like fillers before "Give It Away", as if the listener had to bide their time in a waiting room before the real deal. I agree with most reviewers here, by the way--and I already felt that at the time of this album's release: this CD is too long, and producer Rick Rubin, as great as his influence was on all the wonders of this album, should have pushed for *more* self-editing so as to give birth to a shorter, neater affair. And so here comes "Give It Away", a devilish jam for the ages. Flea's bassline is obviously insane in it, as is the backwards-played guitar part (?) on the bridges. What a hit! The title track then follows, and it's a slow, sly, devious number, with quiet-loud-quiet dynamics that make it a great heavy track, owing as much to funk as to hard-rock classics. Ballad "Under The Bridge" then concludes that perfect trilogy right in the middle of the album. I don't need to say more about that song, there's a good reason everyone and their mothers know it. And that good reason can be summed up in four words: perfect verse, perfect chorus. I should probably stop that track-by-track listing now, because nothing after those three back-to-back songs I've mentioned in my last paragraph reaches their incredible heights. Take out Flea's slapped bassline, "Naked In The Rain" would still make a nice lead single for Stone Temple Pilots or even Pearl Jam, though. The mere fact that it's only a deep cut in this record is a testament to RHCP's abilities. And then, after that, there are still very good moments in the tracks "Apache Rose Peacock", "The Greeting Song" and "My Lovely Man"--even though those good moments are interspersed with less memorable ones. As for "Sir Psycho Sexy" the real closer of this album (before that one-minute wink to both Robert Johnson and the band's name), let's be fair: that other homage to the band's former producer George Clinton is obviously a jam that goes on for far too long--even though its psychedelic conclusion, courtesy of that mellotron (?), here coupled with Frusciante's neat guitar riffing, is well worth your time. I haven't really talked about Kiedis's lyrics in this review. I understand why a lot of reviewers in here complained about its supposed dumb / awkward / hackneyed moments. Yet I think it's pretty unfair to judge Kiedis with the standards you would use to judge Bob Dylan or Kendrick Lamar, instead of the ones needed for Funkadelic's jams and funky moodpieces, for instance. There's a general sense of fun and hedonism in those lyrics that could lead youto dismiss them as shallow banter, sure. But there's also some sudden surges of anxiety or even existential self-questioning. Plus, there are some socially-conscious lines of thought once in a while, in keeping with the large old-school hip hop influence on those songs. And in that context, Kiedis' lyrics still sound diverse, rich and interesting, as "funny" as they look on the page, without the music to support them. So let me do the maths here: out of the 16 real tracks (not counting outro "They're Red Hot"), you have: - Five *stellar* numbers - Around six good to excellent songs - Around five filler tracks that could have easily been left off on the cutting floor (with the eight other songs from the session Rubin and the band left aside, according to sources--two of which are included in the spotify link, if ever you're interested about them). So if you take into account the weight of the stellar songs and add a *small* bonus point because of them (plus the fact that a double album can't harbor only highlights anyway), you'd have a 12/16 grade here, translating to a 3.75/5 one for the purposes of this list of essential records. Now add the cultural importance of this commercially successful rock-rap LP, as well as its influence for the rest of the nineties, and I think it's reasonable to round things up to a solid four-star mark (or a 9/10 grade for more general purposes). *Blood Sugar Sex Magik* aged less well than *Californication*, and is therefore one notch under it. But I still think it's an "essential" record. It's odd to do something as supposedly rigorous as maths for such a jammy and sensual LP. But when you can't think whether a record is "a king or a pauper", maybe you need to channel your subjectivity (and potential nostalgia) through something like maths to be a little more convincing. I very well understand why some folks--especially younger millenials and zoomers--would find *Blood Sugar Sex Magik* quite dated at first glance, and so why they would feel like its inclusion in this list is unwarranted. I'm just trying to suggest one thing to those younger listeners: go beyond this album's excessive length and topsy-turvy tracklist. If you manage to do that, chances are that you'll find out there's still a very good record there somewhere. Number of albums left to review: 420 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 268 (including this one). Albums from the list might* include in mine later on: 142 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 176
Mixed feelings about that one, takes me back to HS but I'm not entirely sure it's a pleasant kind od journey
Breaking the Girl and Under the Bridge are high points but the rest kind of blends into one big jam which appealed to me much more when I was 15.
Great rock album with strong bass, elite drumming, and nonsense lyrics. A few throwaway tracks that could have been omitted, but the classics on here are classics for a reason.
It holds up alright. Some definite bangers in there.
One of my all time faves. Top 10 fo sho. When I was 17, I went to a house party in the sticks. I remember sitting half in a closet in a bedroom full of kids, cranking this album, getting high as hell and singing along at the top of our lungs. Apache Rose Peacock was a highlight. Hearing it takes me right back. Loved that time, loved this album. 1000 stars.
I've actually listened to this one before! It's not bad! I always find the vibes are a little off with RHCP when you're not listening to them on a roller coaster, but that's life. Favorite track is probably Under the Bridge (hot take, I know).
Not all bad, but not my vibe. Best song: Under the Bridge
Solid album with a ton of classics. There's definitely some weird stuff in it too. I think this is probably peak Chili peppers and also another amazing Rick Rubin special.
This album is groovy. I'm glad this project is forcing me to listen to music from artists that I know and like but probably wouldn't have listened to otherwise. Castles Made of Sand guitar sounds eerily like Jimi Hendrix and I love it!! These guys are so talented. John Frusciante's extensive solo career is an interesting road I'd like to go down. I also finally made the connection that Chad Smith was in RHCP after seeing a video of him recently where he came up with a drum solo for a song he had never heard before. Pretty cool stuff. It's so interesting to me how people like that can find each other so young (high school, like U2), and how RHCP has beena round for 40+ years and just keep kicking. 5 stars!
Fine!
A big problem with albums from the age of CD’s is that they were just too long. When with an LP you had a really limited time to fill, which meant you had to ensure that your 30-50 minutes of music was the best 30-50 minutes of music you could possibly put out. By the time the late 80’s came about, the commercial power of the labels had ensured that most pop albums were taking advantage of the longer runtime allowed by a CD to justify charging more money than for an LP. ‘You’re getting more songs for just a little more money, it’s completely worth it.’ This spilled over from pop and into the world of mainstream rock and even alternative. As such, in the same year that Nirvana brought the Alternative Nation to the mainstream, alt long-timers the Red Hot Chili Peppers released Blood Sugar Sex Magik, their breakthrough 5th album. It is an hour and 15 minutes long. The reason I’m harping on about album lengths in the early CD era is that Blood Sugar Sex Magik is a prime example of a good album that would have been even better for if it had been released just a few years earlier. I love a lot of the songs on the album, but it is as often a drag as it is a delight. Did anyone really need to hear Apache Rose Peacock, My Lovely Man, and the full 8 minute inanity of Sir Psycho Sexy? Cut track 12-16 and finish on the one two punch of Under the Bridge and They’re Red Hot and you’ve got an almost perfect album. Except… would you? Maybe I’m just a bit biased, cos I’ve been on a Springsteen and Paul Simon kick the past couple of days, but it is really noticeable that although the music is fantastic, Anthony Kiedis is the weak link by a country mile. I actually don’t mind his voice. But his lyrics, oh my god. ‘Sittin on a sack of beans, Sittin down in New Orleans, You wouldn’t believe what I’ve seen, Sitting on that sack of beans.’ ‘Oh good brother just when I thought that I had seen it all, My eyes popped out, my dick got hard’ ‘Said the girl who left me silly, She liked the looks of me and my willy’ ‘Chicken strut your butt, let’s rock’ ‘Twinkle twinkle little star, Shining down on my blue car, Drivin’ down the boulevard, She was soft and I was hard’ All of these examples are from the same song. My consolation is that Kiedis did get better when he replaced the obsession with his own penis with an obsession with California. Californiacation has a much better set of lyrics. All in all, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is not a bad album. I loved it when I was a stupid 13 year old. I still love the music as a less stupid 24 year old. But only the music.
Melodischer Rock. Teils sehr geläufig wie "Under the Bridge".
probably not my favourite RHCP album but still good
Feels quite dated but loved it back in the day
Yes please :) : for an album which I thought was going to be shit it was really quite good. I should've known that guitar book I had was for the album and not just the one song (Under the Bridge) which everyone knows. Ending with a Hendrix cover is a bold move as well. Just solid from start to end, definitely listening to more RHCP in my life from now.
That white people shit. First half was horrible. After SUCK MY KISS, it picks tf up. I DONT EVER WANNA FEEELLL. Nothing like seeing a white man try to hit that in public.
4.5
I am a moderate fan of RHCP. I really don't care for anything after this album, and I am OK with everything before, but not a hardcore fan. This album, however, for me is their highwater mark. Rick Rubin shines and the entire album is listenable, every track. It doesn't hurt that I have alot of very good teenage memories associated with it, especially w/ the track "Apache Rose Peacock" (the best song on the album). Strong album that I will never skip when it comes up on random.
This was certainly not what I expected, the OG Loc tier rapping caught me off guard. Not that I've listened to much RHCP before. I Could Have Lied is much closer to my expectations, awesome sound too. This album's all over the place, I wish they had went with the I Could Have Lied's vibe. Just not feeling the funk
I Could Have Lied is the kind of RHCP I like, the rest is the kind of RHCP I dont really care for. I really liked the cover on Jimi Hendrix's song in the end, Castles Made of Sand, really like that song. (Jimi did it better)
Already liked a few songs from this. Like a mix of nostalgic sounds and uplifting beats in the album. On top of that, 1991 is special ✨ -S I kinda like the castles made of sand song, which was basically the only song i didn't know from the album. Overall really great songs on the album. -A
decently good
GOAT album
power of equality: 86 if you have to ask: 82 breaking the girl: 94 funky monks: 80 suck my kiss: 77 i could have lied: 80 mellowship slinky: 75 the righteous and the wicked: 77 give it away: 89 blood sugar sex magik: 90 under the bridge: 97 naked in the rain: 80 apache rose peacock: 73 the greeting song: 83 my lovely man: 76 sir psycho sexy: 75 they're red hot: 69
Cool album, some classic riffs, some great melodic tunes. Maybe overstays its welcome by a handful of tracks.
There's a depressed quality to RHCP's I'm not prepared to overlook. Funk is it? Yeh. Funk off.
There sure are a lot of redeeming qualities to this record, but god on the whole this was a slog. Lyrics uniformly pretty bad, which i just can’t get over, and this is a long album, defo could be half the length and that would help a lot!! 1/5
This is far too long and has so much filler but it's rescued by a couple of the hits being absolute bops that stand the test of time. They can only do so much though, 3/5 because Kiedis is really a tough challenge to listen to at length and to really tolerate at all.
Way too long, I don't mind Kiedis' singing style in small quantities, but I definitely don't need over an hour of it at once. Definitely more punky than the stuff that comes later, makes it a harsher listen but a more interesting one. That said, I think the later albums are better executed, this band are just better at pop rock than they are at punk - presumably the success of Under The Bridge sent them that way? 3/5.
The hits are hits for a reason but the album as a whole is really boring. Spaghetti on the wall situation.
Shite
j'aime pas les red hot de toute façon
Awesome, influential, Flea on fine form
Really like merging of funk, rock and metal, Apache Rose Peacock and the title track being good examples. Breaking the Girl, could have been Jeff Buckley? Under the Bridge is superb
Red Hot Chili Peppers had been long established before Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released, but this one turned out to be a monster and in my opinion, their last good album before switching to their 'Dani California' style. Bonus, Chad Smith's drumming on this record is a master class. 4/5.
Under the Bridge....
Top songs Under the Bride Suck my kiss Give it Away Album reminds me of seeing them play on a roof in downtown Toronto.
Tracks i like.. Funky Monks has a cool funk vibe Give it away Under the bridge Apache Rose Peacock
This album, like a few other RHCPs, has a special place in my heart since my wife and I listened to these non stop on our honeymoon roadtrip. I know most of the album well now. Every song has it's own flair and story to tell, especially the first half. Towards the end there are some I'd skip but the first half more than makes up for that. Lyrics are wild and deep. Just a perfect blend of rock and funk that I don't think any other band has captured since. Favs: Power of Equality, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Under the Bridge
Our second from the Peps, and it's got some heat. I knew "Suck My Kiss" was on here, such a classic guitar hero jam. But I didn't realize "Under the Bridge" is as well, love that song! One of my favorites ever from these guys. Some other great tracks I've never heard before, which is always a treat. Towards the end there's a song where I heard Kiedis sing something about "devil in my dick" and for a split second I thought "no, there's no way he just said that, I must have misheard," and then the following line is "demons in my semen," so I definitely heard it right. Great stuff guys, great album. Favorite tracks: Under the Bridge, Suck my Kiss, If You Have to Ask, I Could Have Lied, Sir Psycho Sexy. Album art: Definitely a classic, maybe their best. Once again, red white and black with the killer color scheme. The tribal tattoo tongue thing going on is pretty cool. An excellent design. 4/5
It was okay. They all kind of sounded the same though. I would listen to it again.
First song sounds deadass like Mudslide Crush from Lemonade Mouth I like this overall
fucking hate RHCP, but under the bridge is a good song
I don't like this. I think when Mr Kedis actually sings rather than doing his interpretation of white man rap its okay (under the bridge, I could have lied being highlights) but the first song is obnoxious and the title track just isn't very good.
1991 probably one of the best year in music, and a big part of it is blood sugar sex magik. I'm not a chilli pepers fan, but almost all of them tell that this album is a masterpiece and tbh its not a lie this album is truly good and its way more than under the bridge and give it away. Its a bit less funky and they applied the philosophie of their legendary producer Rick Rubin: less is more. They give more space to Keidis's text and more melodic music in general. By far the best track is under the bridge, a very sentimental and poetic song about Anthony's heroin addiction and it represent well the contrast with a lot of other more "funky" songs in the album like give it away. other good track are: Breaking the girl, suck my kiss, sir psycho sexy, i could have lied and the power of equality. A lot of song in the album talk about sex, but in a original way, like the album have a kind off sexual vibe. I think the album have maybe a bit too much song, they are not as good as those one, but when we know that this album have been recorded in a Mansion with all the band members togheter you could feel it too and understand why the song are like that. The cover is very cool too, very iconic and beautiful. In general the album feel real, sensitive, cool and off course funky its a personal project you could see the influences off all members, the unstopbable bassiste Flea, the cool vibe drummer Chad Smith, The mysterius and talented John Frusciante and The charismatic-poeatic-energetic vocalist Anthony Kedis.
An easy 5 stars. A pivotal album in my youth.
Désolé beau-papa
desolee paternel
I'm a little split on the Chili Peppers moving away (a little) from their previous sound, but it works over all. I like the funky stuff better, and there's plenty of it on this album, but the big hit is "Under the Bridge". I like it, but it's not classic Peppers. Of course, many might say to that: "Good!" It's better. Anyway, on it's own, I'd probably give this 3.5 or even 3.75, but given its place in the early alt rock becoming mainstream (and also because of math :) , I'll round up).
This Album will forever be in my top 5 of all time. Old school RHCP had it all and they went hard with this Album. Power of equality sets the tone for the entire album and it does not disappoint
Favourite songs: Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Suck My Kiss, The Righteous & The Wicked, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Sir Psycho Sexy, Power of Equality, My Lovely Man, The Greeting Song Least favourite songs: If You Have To Ask 5/5
3.5 solid.
RHCP at their peak. IMO this is the best album that they released. It established them as the alt rock mainstay that they proved to be throughout the 90s-00s. Starts out on an absolute tear with The Power of Equality and then hands over to If You Have To Ask which exchanges the raw energy of the former track for sexualized funk. Great chorus and hook on this one with a hopping bassline. Serviceable guitar solo through the outro that sounds about out of character, but in a good way. Breaking the Girl is "mellow" jam by RHCP standards. Shows some of the deeper lyrical ability that the band is capable. Funky Monks is an odd one, but I dig it. Kind of jammy in composition with obvious funk overtones. Opens up in the middle for Frusciante to warble about, but comes back to the tight funk rhythm that is rooted around the staccato snare hit. Amazing that Suck My Kiss became a radio hit single. Fucking awesome song that just tears from start to finish. Raw energy with rap-like spoken word vocals. I Could Have Lied serves as a vacuum after all the energy of Suck My Kiss. Opens with some tender acoustic picking and vocals and slowly builds back into a rock song. I find this to be one of the prettier songs that RHCP have made -- I'm a fan. I've often thought of Mellowship Slinky in B Major and The Righteous & the Wicked as a single song given the transition between them. Mellowship is a loose jam-like song with funk guitar strokes as if made for a porno separated by section breakdowns. The Righteous & the Wicked on the other hand is a more proto-typical RHCP song that lays the ground for what made them successful. This song fucking jams; solid chorus, driving bass line, raw guitar, spacious bridge / solo... Then there is Give It Away. What is there to say... pure energy and a bassline for the ages. Quite possibly some of the raunchiest lyrics to make it onto public airwaves (e.g., "drinkin' my juice, young love chug-a-lug me"). Title track is a straight up fretburner of a jam. Songs like Apache Rose Peacock and Sir Psycho Sexy are why RHCP get labeled as horndogs. I don't mind the songs per se, but I understand now why my mom mentioned being embarrassed listening to this cassette for the first time while outside hanging laundry. The Greeting Song is a great driving song. Grabs from some punk influences with the rippling bass and whiplash-inducing pace out of the gate. This is one of the most eclectic records I've listened to in a while, and I love every second of it. As I said at the outset, this album solidified RHCP as the rock mega stars that would dominate the rest of the 90s and early 00s. There's a lot of variety here even in the hit singles: Under the Bridge, Give it Away, Suck My Kiss, Breaking the Girl. And while I do think that this album is bloated and could have used an editorial pruning (much like the Beastie Boys records) I enjoy the looseness and don't think that it drags. 5 / 5.
Funky! The bass and drums go hard in this album from start to finish. Definitely has some RHCP classics, as well as plenty of great deeper cuts. I know a lot of people say this is the Chili Peppers best album, but I don't quite agree. Probably has to do with when I grew up. Great album nonetheless.
I know a bunch of songs on this album but have only listened to it all the way through maybe once or twice so i am excited. Love the funk to kick off this Wednesday morning. The transistion from If You have to ask into Breaking the Girl is great. I always thought that BtG had a great intro but it makes way more sense now. So much funk up and down this album with one of my favorite songs Under the Bridge sandwiched in the middle to slow things down a bit in a great way.
Ahh the best RHCP album. Finger lickin' funky. Honestly consider this the epitome of funk rock. Easy 5. Power of Equality is a fuckin banger and brings me back to belting it playing Tony Hawk. If You Have To Ask is the perfect blend of that funk/rock guitar. Breaking the Girl was one of the first songs I loved by the Pep's. Such a sweet sound but falls flat in comparison to the rest of the album. Still a 9/10 song. Funky Monks! Name of the doc on youtube about the creation of this album. Obviously funky and love that shreddage in the middle. Suck My Kiss brings the mf'in energy. Could Have Lied is such a juxtaposition to that. Probably the most emotional song on this album so happy got to see them play it at Nats Park. Mellowship has some of my fav vocals from Kiedis. And that keyboard (guitar effect?) during the chorus is so perfect. Prayin for a bettah dayeyyyyyyeeyeee! Give it Away is the first single from this album and there's a reason why they've ended with is 3/4 times I;ve seen them (4th being last song before encore). Hype af. BSSM is the perfect slow into hardrock jam. Don't really need to say anything about Under the Bridge. Dope ass song. Naked in the Rain is so fucking weird in the best way. Apache Rose Peacock is one of my all-time favs it's so funky. The Greeting Song is probably my least fav on the album. Still love that random off-note guitar note from every measure. Monster solo with a catchy bassline to start it off on My Lovely Man would love to hear it live. Awwwww shit Sir Psycho Sexy. Might be my favorite RHCP song of all time this song fucks and so does Psycho Sexy. That alien sounding bassline is so awesome. Definitely weird but ever since I saw it at Firefly it's been one of the trippiest songs they've created. Also it might be my favorite outro of any song ever. They're Red Hot kinda sucks but it's like a minute long so whatever. The way this album flows is incredible. I still hear the first note of the next song anytime I listen to a song by itself.
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A cool modern almost funk infused follow up to the equally iconic Mothers Milk. Strong songwriting, including perhaps thee best ever track, and great production are what put this film on this list. An incredible listen front to back.
Genuinely don't think there will be a worse album on this list.
i think they might've been kinda horny. not sure though.
3.5 Very good.
The funk-alternative fusion of Blood Sugar Sex Magik was unprecedented at the time. A true alternative classic, all of the songs are great, with only the degree of greatness to be debated. The funky Suck My Kiss? The proto-rapcore of Give It Away? The melancholy but sweet ballad, Under the Bridge? The frightening abuse described in the sweeping strains of Breaking the Girl? Everything else? I can't decide. Despite the differences between songs, the album hangs together as a whole, a testament to the production of Rick Rubin. So many bands followed the Peppers after this album, but none equaled the album or band.
discazo super potente y variado
breaking the girl - catchy asf, I'm a sucker for the flow of this song easily a 9/10 and one of my favorites off the album. other notable songs suck my kiss and funky monk
This was probably the hardest album to rate that I've been given so far. Even after listening to the full thing, I alternated between thinking it couldn't possibly be anything less than a three, to wanting to give it a one, to seriously considering giving it a four. I'm not even sure if the fact that I somehow managed to end up listening to two generated albums in the same day, and the other one was Van Halen's "1984" (a one, if you're wondering), made me more or less lenient towards this album. By this point I'm kind of sick of the sexually explicit lyrics in so much rock on this list. Weirdly enough, "1984" elicited that reaction more strongly for me, and I think this album is the better end of that type of rock. The Chilli Peppers in general are a very weird band for me, as someone with a preference for a strong melody and well written lyrics. They have several songs I like, and a talented lyricist. I tend to have a strong preference for their softer songs, however, because the obnoxious shouty style they go for in a lot of their more upbeat material is not my cup of tea. There are a few exceptions to this though. The only other album of theirs I've heard is "Californication," which I honestly WAY prefer to this. I'm only slightly more familiar with it, but I seem to recall liking most of if not the entire track list. In addition to being way more cohesive, it leans more towards their softer side, whereas this one leans heavily towards their shouty side. If I'm being entirely honest, I had already heard this album in its entirety, but didn't remember much of it. My friend played the whole thing to me once when I was staying at her place. The only thing I really remember was dancing really crazily to the title track even though I didn't like it. This means that the song is now vaguely nostalgic to me and I can almost say I have a love-hate relationship with it. I was surprised when listening, to find out that I knew other songs too. I didn't think I particularly remembered "Give it Away," but I got a sense of deja vu when the chorus hit. Apparently it was a hit, so before you get shocked that I haven't heard it, not only is this not my era (I'm in my 20s) but I don't know much music, which is why I'm listening to this list. Obviously, I knew "Under the Bridge," although mainly just for the opening line: "sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner." I had no idea it was called "Under the Bridge" either, and I knew it was the Chilli Peppers but I'd forgotten it was on the album. Those two songs ended up being my favourites on the album. "Give it Away" was one of the exceptions I mentioned earlier in regards to not liking their shouty stuff. Yes, it has no melody, but the chorus is so undeniably catchy. I have to say, however, that I'm infinitely grateful I wasn't around when it was a hit. It's one of those insanely repetitive hooks that I could imagine getting annoying really quickly if the radio was constantly playing it. "Under the Bridge" is, of course, the only softer song on the album. It was great. The lyrics were imagery rich and emotionally moving. They really told a story. According to Wikipedia, this song actually isn't about sex, which was weird because my initial thought was that it contained my favourite double entendre on the whole album: "under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood/ under the bridge downtown I could not get enough/ under the bridge downtown forget about my love/ under the bridge downtown I gave my life away." The most objective criticism I have of this album is that it was very long. I started to lose interest shortly after "Under the Bridge." I really think it should've been the last track. There was only so much I could handle of this style of music. Favourite songs: Under the Bridge, Give it Away
Disliked the first half of the album although a few of the later songs I liked more. Definitely prefer the other Chilli Peppers music I’ve heard.
liked this more than i expected?
Best Songs: -Under the brigde -Breaking the girl
mid, sounds like a mess imo
Just brilliantly funky, sexy and in your face. Flea's basslines are simply epic on this record and Antony Kiedis' rapping is something else. Everyone knows Under The Bridge and it is indeed a great song, but shoutouts to the likes of Breaking the Girl, Naked in the Rain and Apache Rose Peacock. Brilliant
A stone cold classic album. To really understand the 90's, you would need to have listened to this album. Most people know the hits off the album, but there are lesser hits and album tracks like "The Power of Equality" that make this a good lesson. Like with pretty much every Red Hot Chili Peppers album, it can go a bit long, but I don't think it takes away from the overall experience of the album.
Sounds like if the word fun was music
mid af
It's an ok album. Some great songs in there
Very good album, lots of RHCP's best on it
Great album
I always thought I liked RHCP but Under the Bridge was the only bearable track on this album.
Really good album, have a lot of fun listening to this. The bass is what makes it so good. Everything just complements each other really well.
The hits are great, couldn’t get into much else
4.5 starts really but it still rocks after many listens.
Lyrics on point, Bass on point, Electric guitar on point. Certainly I've listened to red chili peppers before. But not this album. So it was pretty great listing experience. Couple of songs are on my 'Rock' playlist.
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A classic
Eh
Love the Chili Peppers!
The highs of this album are fantastic, but it’s just a little too watered down with filler.
One of my favorite albums since I was a kid. Still really love how it sounds like the grooves for the songs are written as a band through jams. Really organic tones and mix too - I like hearing all the little nuances and imperfections too. The way the guitars and bass and drums compliment eachother in a song like Funky Monks is what I really love about the RHCP. Frusciantes best playing is on this album his rhythm lines are so funky and all his solos are so iconic to me and really elevate the song. Anthony keidis really is not a singer or a rapper. The bad singing doesn’t ruin it for me the way some of his bad lyrics do- when it makes me feel embarrassed to like them. Rick rubins work as a producer on this is great. two favorite songs are funky monks and my lovely man. Wikipedia says “ I could’ve lied” is about a relationship with sinews o connor. Cool when flea plays trumpet.
Instrumentally this is a 5 but Kiedis almost brought this down to a 3 for me. The grooves and songwriting are so sick, such dope feels on these songs and the instruments sound great. Really unique sound. This is the only album of theirs that I really like. But Jesus Christ the vocals are so fucking annoying!!! He might be my least favorite lead “singer” of all time. Breaking the girl is the worst.
I really like the instrumental parts but Anthony Kiedis really ruins it for me. Like REALLY ruins it for me.
Hard hitting album started propelled into mainstream music. Album includes top tracks: Breaking the girl, Suck my kiss, Give it away, and Under the bridge. Easily the Chili Peppers best album.
its a red hot chilli peppers album all right. 1hr 19mins is too much red hot chilli peppers for the human body to endure. every song is about 2 minutes too long. fav songs: breaking girl, i could have lied, give it away, under the bridge, castles made of sand.
The singles are monster hits. I'm admittedly a bit tired of them after hearing them so many times over 30+ years but they are quite good. The deeper cuts are hit or miss. I really wish several songs were cut. A 45 minute or so playtime would make this all killer, no filler. My overall enjoyment of this is probably a 3 or so, but I hate how trendy it's become to write RHCP off "huh huh derp derp all their songs are about California huh huh derp derp" so a 4 it is.
some songs are tight. Couldnt make it through the whole album without skipping though.
Surprisingly funky. Points off for ‘Sir Psycho Sexy’ and for being too long, but there’s still a nice mix of hits interspersed with funky jams, making ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ generally great overall.
Funk Rock, dem am Ende bisschen die Luft ausgeht. 1-2 gute Nummern, ein Haufen mittel-gute oder "okaye" Nummern. Schlecht ist hier eigentlich nichts. Irgendwas zwischen 3 und 4. Tendenz eher zur 3.
Quintessential Chili Peppers. Not sure it gets more spicy than this with any of their work.
This was a pretty good one. Just a little long.
Chili's do it right on this one, kick off the 90's with strong alt rock
All the songs are very hit or miss.
Rock con toques de hip-hop y con estilo muy particular. Fácilmente identificables. Alguna canción buena, pero nunca me convencieron del todo
Ça me répugne
PREFS : Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Give It Away, Under the Bridge MOINS PREF : Sir Psycho Sexy
Found this underwhelming but I love that the bass is so emphasized for a change instead of being a background instrument.
Legendarisch album is legendarisch. Niemand klinkt als de Peppers, en kan dit zo goed. 1e helft is 6/5, tweede helft zit iets meer filler op, dus 4/5, totaal 5/5.
I don’t need to hear Anthony Keidis rap/singing about sex for 75 mins
Bleh
Discazo
Great, great album! Hands down! Under the Bridge is still my favorite!
One of the best albums of the 90s. Breaking the Girl is excellent and I think I Could Have Lied is one of the most underrated songs of the generation. Really the first 14 song are all really strong with no need for skips. Both musicianship and production are on point. Rick Rubin is a magician and you can argue this is some of his finest work. Only complaint is the album is too long. Should’ve cut My Lovely Man and Sir Psycho Sexy, two songs I could do without.
Instrumentally, this album is very very good. I actually quite liked pretty much everything in that regard and I don't have much more to say about that. Lyrically, however, is where I struggle greatly with this album. Power of Equality started us off, and that is also where my ambivalence towards the lyrics of this album began as well. It is without a doubt a good message, and I absolutely applaud it, but everything here immediately struck me as very on the nose and in your face. Cheesy, almost. I wish that cheesy was the worst description I had for the rest of this album's lyrical content. Kiedis' vocals either lift these songs to higher heights, or just absolutely take me out of the song entirely. The highs are very high, I knew and enjoyed Give it Away and Under the Bridge going into this album, and I still absolutely enjoy them coming out of it. Especially after actually being able to listen to and understand the lyrical content of Give it Away(thank you, Genius). Other high notes were Breaking the Girl, and I Could Have Lied. But man, sometimes I was just jamming away to a track like Mellowship Slinky in B Major and then Kiedis would come in with some stuff like "Blush my lady when I tell her/That I do indeed love to smell her/Sopping wet your pink umbrella" Obviously I have to laugh, but man does it take me out of it. And that's how I felt for the vast majority of the album, honestly. I think I finally started to get it when Sir Psycho Sexy came on and I had the revelation: Is it a Slim Shady alter ego thing where we just say the most absurd shit we can think of for fun? As soon as I looked at these lyrics in that mindset, I laughed out loud at "Believe me, Eve, she gave good reason/Booty looking too good not to be squeezin'/Creamy beaver hotter than a fever." I still don't know if I can say I like it, but I did get quite a few laughs out of this one. I did get a good laugh as I was listening to The Greeting Song and saw that Kiedis also hates the lyrics on that one. Hopefully Rick Rubin enjoyed his song about cars and girls, at least. For a final verdict: This is an album with a lot of very very good music, but very not good lyrical content. With some very very key exceptions that carry the album.
Nirvana's Nevermind and this album, both release on 9/24/1991. I don't really call RHCP a hard rock band but more like and funk n roll band. I think you have to be in a certain mood to get into these guys, but they do have a lot of tunes I do enjoy. This album ran a little long for my taste and I was ready for it to end, but I do have several songs I enjoyed. Blood Sugar Sex Magik, The Power of Equality, I Could Have Lied and maybe the best off the album, Suck My Kiss. Pretty sure I was trying to convince Mindy to let me use a few lines from this song in our wedding vows. I was denied and further proof that my wife is the sensible one in this relationship. There are several songs that I think are solid, but radio managed to ruin for me over the years. Give It Away, Under the Bridge and to a lesser extent Breaking The Girl. This one tough for me to rate. Give me a few beers and tokes and I digging most of it. Trying to get into a good workout or just having as background music, kinda wears on you. I'm going to give a 3.5 but rate as a 3 for the scorecard. To my group, my phone is dead and will be several days before I'm up and running. Mindy has been hesitant to give up her phone for so some of my reviews may be delayed
I’m a pretty big Pepperhead and I fucking hate this album. I don’t understand the love it gets. I’ve heard this album numerous times since high school and to this day the only song I truly enjoy is Under the Bridge. Everything else is annoying or creepy. Not the RHCP album, man. 1
2 Red Hot Chili Peppers - a band I’ve never felt that strongly towards. They have a handful of songs I kind of like, a handful I don’t, and everything else of theirs is pretty meh - never really bought into the hype surrounding these guys. I’ve heard this album before and figured this was going to be around a 3 for me, but man, about halfway through my listening, I had this slow realization that… I don’t really like this album. I kind of forgot how unbearable Anthony Kiedis is when he’s in full funk mode, and I was really sick of the whole thing by the end. There are definitely high moments - Under the Bridge is a great tune, and probably the best thing Anthony has ever penned. I think the only valid criticism to aim towards the song is that it's overplayed. Also, as is tradition, I have to call out The Power of Equality as being in Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. While I don’t love the song, it will always hold a special place in my heart because of it. Breaking the Girl is a pretty solid song I totally forgot was on this album (if you asked me, I probably would have told you it’s One Hot Minute or Stadium Arcadium), and I Could Have Lied also isn’t bad. But ultimately, despite everything I said earlier of Kiedis in funk mode, I think Suck My Kiss is actually my favorite song on the album. It’s catchy, and I appreciate that it’s straight-up about its sexual themes without being overly vulgar or trying to pretend it’s anything deep or thought-provoking, which is more than I can say about a lot of the band’s other stuff… That segues into my other major criticism of this album and the band - I don’t think Anthony Kiedis is a good lyricist. His lyrics are decent at best and nonsense at worst, the latter especially in more recent years. Admittedly, some of his strongest moments probably live on this record, but then there’s also stuff like this: “Holy mother earth crying into space Tears on her pretty face for she has been raped Killing your future blood, fill her with disease Global abortion, please, that is what she needs” Ugh. And then there’s Give It Away, which is supposedly about altruism. Alright, sure, but in what world do the lines “What I got, you got to get it put it in you” and “Drinkin' my juice, young love chug-a-lug me” have to do with being charitable? Come on dude, just admit you wanted to write another song about sex. At least this one wasn’t as graphically specific as Sir Psycho Sexy *shudders* This album really should have ended after Under the Bridge, cause man, at that point you’ve really already gotten everything you need out of your listening, but it just decides to keep going with a string of what are probably the six worst songs on the album. Apache Rose Peacock in particular is an abomination - musically it’s annoying, but oh my God this may be Anthony Kiedis at an all-time lyrical and vocal worst. I think this the first album so far that my opinion has gone down on since its inclusion on this list. There are moments to be had here for sure, but this is definitely not a full album listen for me again anywhere in the near future.
No, never RHCP.
Só as duas primeiras músicas são bem dançantes, "groove", talvez? A maneira que vai pra Breaking the Girl é cabuloso também, brabo. Give it Away, só digo isso. Blood Sugar Sex Magik simplesmente cabulosamente bom. The Greeting Song é cabulosamente bom.
Just the worst
Pretty good! Pretty familiar with this one. Flea really doing the work.
Mjög langt síðan ég hef hlustað á RHCP og hef ekki misst af neinu svakalegu. Tveir absolute bangers, restin er meh.
Man, this is one of those bands where sometimes they are really good, and other times I can't stand them. You really gotta be in a mood to listen to them which I think is due in part to the lead singer. The first track starts out pretty strong and has a really good bass part in it. You know it might just be that most of the time when the lead singer is singing is when I generally don't like the band/songs as much. Their instrumentation is great in this album though. If it were just someone else singing I think this would be a really good album. It's really interesting because the instrumental is actually really good, but the lead just ruins it most of the time. This album has 19 tracks and a run time of 1hr 19 minutes. This is too much of a band that I usually would rather not listen to. This is a low 3/5 only on the merit that the instrumental carries the fuck out of this album
I'd rate the documentary higher than the album itself. Sex-crazed Kiedis hasn't aged well and it isn't going to get better, plus the instrumentals overall don't make up for what's lacking lyrically.
This is my first dive into a full Chili Peppers album. I’ve always enjoyed the singles and… I think they’re gonna stay a singles band for me. The style is fun — really good hard rock and I love that slappy funk bass — but a lot of these songs are… kinda dumb (like “Suck My Kiss”). But I think this album benefits from a not-very-close listen. Not every album needs to be listened to closely on headphones. Some stuff is best played in the background so you can jam out without noticing that the lyrics are silly. But man I do love “Give It Away.” (That boing noise in the mix is so funny too.) And “Under the Bridge” is gorgeous. The album has a pretty even one-to-one ratio of eye-rolling lyrics to head-banging riffs so I can’t get mad at that.
I've never listened to this start to finish and I'm so excited! I do know the hits really well as someone who grew up in the 90s and was an avid radio listener. I didn't grow up seeking them out too much though because I was really focused on heavier music when they were out and I felt like I was so manically searching out heavy music that I never found myself sitting down and being like "RHCP is what I want right now". Regardless of that, they are an incredible band and this is probably their best album (although I think Californication is really highly regarded as well) "Breaking the girl" "Suck My Kiss" "Give It Away" "Under The Bridge" are all modern classics, with "Breaking the Girl" probably being my favorite track of theirs ("Under the Bridge" a very very close second) I remember "Under the Bridge" being such a difficult song for me to learn on guitar. It was the first non-heavy metal song that really stopped me in my tracks when I was in my first year of playing guitar and trying to consume as many riffs as possible. I remember thinking that the intro fingering was so dang weird but it's pretty obvious to my ears now that it's 2 guitars playing it and not 1. It's very well done and I'm sure someone would debate me on that but I'm really certain that it's two guitars that were very specifically recorded to sound one like. Man the choir at the end really gets me. So sad. I think it's John Frusciante's mom's local choir or something too? 5/5 for me. An argument can be made that it's a 4/5 but those 4 songs are just so good to me. Modern classic. Has everything and yet is so unique and fresh.
Classic old school Chilis. Never a huge fan but there are some good tunes on here that remind me of my youth.
Good album, but a little bit long 3.5/5
Did not like
kiinnostavat instrumentaalit ja basson läpsytys pitää kiinnostuksen yllättäväm korkealla että jaksaa tuplatun, double albumin kuunnella liian pitkä silti. vokalistin köhinä tuhkainen heikko ääni on albumin heikoin osuus + pedofiili + +huumehörhöily breaking the girl
With Rick Rubin behind the boards, the Peppers get down to what makes their sound interesting and make their best album. Sadly it leaves one wishing Rubin had done his usual reduction magic and trimmed some of the fat from this overlong slog.
Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: I did (not so much the deluxe version) it’s full to the brim of angelic vocals and snappy guitar work I adore Favourite song: Track 11 - Under The Bridge
Not a huge RHCP fan, but this is probably their best.
This is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Really good. I forget how much I like these guys because they seemed to be crammed down my throat for years.
This album is amazing , rhcp have to be one if my top bands. The energy they bring is just amazing and all instruments together sound amazing. Flea has be one of my favourite bass players so I knew I would like this record. Overall : Love this album and I am definitely coming back to it .
So there were plenty of songs related to sex but where were my songs about blood sugar, about magic? Nowhere, that’s where. Still, I could have lied, greetings song, and my lovely man are banging tracks
Jos ei olisi nostalgia-arvoa, en varmaan yhtään tykkäisi tästä, mutta mennyttä ei voi pyyhkiä. Tämähän on liian pitkä! Mutta "B-puolen" alku on tosi hyvä, huipentuu Under the Bridgeen
Tämä on kokonaisuutena raskas, eli melkoisen pitkä, ja koska bändin vetovoima perustuu tarkoituksellisesti sen musiikin yleiseen sointiin - grooveen, miksi ei? - voi toteutus olla ajoittain sisällöllisesti vähän köyhää. Olen varma, että tähän voi hullaantua siinä määrin, että hitit ja "aura" kantavat koko tunnin ja vartin. Ongelmia tulee niille, joiden hullaantumiset kohdistuvat toisaalle.
I only really liked Give It Away and Under the Bridge from this album. The other songs were tolerable at best.
eu gostei de californication quando ouvi, mas nesse album as coisas parecem meio bagunçadas ainda pra eles, com rap e hard rock colidindo demais. eu tenho certeza de que é um bom album pros fãs de red hot, mas pra mim nada de mais.
Some gems, also some really samey songs I didn't have much interest in.
I enjoyed the way the songs flowed into each other. I also enjoyed listening to all of the creative rhyming.
Sorry Anthony Kiedis, I don't want to Break the Girl or Suck your Kiss nor do I care what happened Under the Bridge or when you were Naked in the Rain. The lyrics and vocals are the death of my enjoyment here. What I want is to listen to Flea, Frusciante, and Chad freakin' jam. The music on the record is tops, one of the best for the Peppers, I think. The rest (Kiedis) is flops. All the stars to the players.
Anthony Kiedis is sucking my penis
All time classic. It's like a greatest hits record.
Didn't really feel it just felt like a bunch of noise.
Some incredible tracks on here, I had forgotten how good flea is on bass. Lot of fun listening to them find their sound which shows up on the Californication album
2.5