Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Started off enjoyable but it just goes on and on and on...

1991 was a great year for albums

Offensive to the ears

This is not a top RHCP album for me, that is Californication. Some good stuff and variety in styles, which is nice. Kinda long tbh. 4* Highlights: give it away, under the bridge

John frusciante is my dad

got this on my solo account when i first started. ive probably listened to this album 5 time now. first time i only rlly liked a few but the more i listened to it i actually really like it

don't crucify me but i was not impressed

Just something about RHCP I don't like or get. I may have bumped this up to a it's alright (3) if it weren't so long

The Power of Equality Breaking the Girl Funky Monks Under the Bridge Apache Rose Peacock

Flashback from junior high school, jumping around to this album because I'd never heard anything like it before. It hits differently as an adult but still resonates - and I still want to jump around... I just need to stretch first.

This did not live up to my nostalgia. I still enjoy some of the non singles.

Sure, there are couple of fun nostalgia songs on here, but who are we kidding. It's bunch of dudes (and at least one pedophile and his pedophile apologists) cosplaying as teenage goofballs and somehow fooling a portion of the buying public.

If you can get past Kiedis, there's some of RHCP's most interesting music in here 3.75

At the age of 14, I heard 'Scar Tissue' and got into the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a moment. In my defense, I was young and didn't know what I was doing. Around this same time, I was also listening to Blood Sugar Sex Magik, of course, which I borrowed from my home village's library. If you're looking for a silver lining in all this, at least I don't have to listen to Blood Sugar Sex Magik again for this project. Objectively speaking, there might be worse albums in the world than this, but I have no need to be objective.

I find this album pretty boring at points. I think have I heard any of these songs individually I would just brush it off but listening to it back-to-back is so repetitive and I just need something different. I'm someone who doesn't really like Red Hot Chili Peppers, so this was already not gonna work for me. Think 'under the bridge' is cool and the rest of the album isn't offensively bad, but it's just so uninteresting to me. Fav Track: Under The Bridge

some bangers but overall album is just ok i think

At the start, I was hoping to vibe with this, the second song is a bit funky and to me, not the typical red hot sound. But I was let down pretty soon, cause after that they do all sound the same. This is not an album you need to hear, cause it's all drums everywhere and it is crazy long. We do not all of those, no one can say there is no filler here, cause this longer than Man with a Movie Camera and just as boring. They do however have an essence and they are quite distinct from other bands, I may not enjoy it, but I respect it

Something something nick cave radio garbage chili peppers

Some of the songs sounded the same towards the middle but other than that rocking album!

What fantastic, smooth rock. I wish the frat-boy rap wasn't included, but the rest of the album is perfect. 3.5/5

Amazing

Classic album from one of the most innovative bands of the era.

9/10

Wieder so eins das ne starke erste Hälfte hat aber dann nachlässt. Muss ich nur 3,5 geben also

(6 estrellas)

Conocía un par de canciones del album que definitivamente me gustan y ya estaban en mis Playlist, sin embargo todo el album me parece que no lo volvería a escuchar completo, me pareció medio repetitivo en algunas partes

我认为摇滚就该长这个样子，只让人摇别让我滚

Uh oh

7/10 – Good

Three talented musicians... and Anthony Kiedis.

listening to this feels like doing chores.

(4/5) There's a flag on this play.. So, first off Kiedis is an admitted creep/pedo. Apologies aside that's a strike against this work. It definitely contextualizes some of the sexed up horniness on display, and now it's a bit icky. That context out of the way, this is a *HEAVILY* influential album in my life. It was released & popular smack dab in the middle of my high school years and I have some really positive associations with it and an old gf.. so... Yeah. It also spurred me to later explore RHCPs influences which pulled me back into the 70s Parliament/Funkadelic, funk/soul that I love SOOOO much. I know this entire album back to front even though I haven't visited it in a while. The other guys in the band are legendary, especially Flea (and his fun movie career), and all of them are very competent musicians here. There's a juicy center of hits in the album's long run time but even some of the surrounding tracks are good (if not great). So, if you had asked me 15 years ago, this album was an easy '5', but staying true to my 'dead line'/not-separating-the-artist-from-the-art I'm throwing the flag on the play and penalizing this a star.

Despite Anthony Kiedis being a monster and being rightfully cancelled, it's gonna be hard for me not to give this one 5 stars. Will forever remind me of riding the bus in high school and jamming to that most obsolete of technologies, the Discman. For all the condemnation they've gotten over the years, Flea is amazing, John Frusciante is one of the most underrated guitarists ever, and Chad Smith is Chad fucking Smith. Anthony Kiedis is a known and admitted pedo (as mentioned in his autobiography), but he's always been a solid singer. It's long winded as fuck and could've used some trimming down (thanks, Rick Rubin), but it still rounds up for me.

194. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) 9.3.26 Variety: 2 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 3 = 3.4 rounded down to a 3 "Born to adore the big bad bison/ Thunderstorms and a man like Tyson/ Popcorn peanuts lookin' at big butts/No, can not keep my mouth shut" I was never a huge Chili Peppers fan. I really liked a lot of their big songs, and it was obvious how stupidly talented they were. Growing up I was just never a big funk guy. I came to Parliament, James Brown and others late in the game and by my mid-20s I was probably in the camp that had a go-to bad Anthony Kiedis impersonation in his back pocket. By now, in the year of our lord 2026, it has become apparent that the reason SO many people can poke fun at the band's sound ( youtube is lousy with these) is that they are ICONIC. Their look, their sound, the individual band members... They are one of the mainstays of rock now. Along with the Foo Fighters, I think they might be the biggest 90s holdovers, and are still ( as far as I know) putting new, successful work out. Formed in 1982 and still a going concern. Few acts have that kid of staying power and relevance without becoming touring legacy bands made up of few if any original members, and playing state fairs or free shows at amphitheaters in backwater mid-sized cities. Those are Rolling Stones numbers, guys. The music itself seems to have more or less solidified into two modes with this album I think - big, brash funk numbers, and introspective melodic ballads. They found the formula here, and have just tweaked and refined it over the years. So much so that without having heard any given song when it first came out, I think most people these days could not place most of their stuff from the last 35 years or so. It's all of such a similar quality, that it makes them feel timeless, and ageless. I've found a lot more to like about them over the years without ever becoming too endeared to their heavier, noodlier funk jams ( of which there are a LOT) but I can still appreciate the occasional big single, easily mockable Californiaisms and all, and I even will check out the occasional live tv set, or bit of pop cultural news ( Chad Smith and Will Ferrell's recent comedic bromance). Flea's recent jazz album was even pretty enjoyable. They are just a likeable set of dudes. They give off a charming, fun party vibe, kind of like if the Jackass crew were not mean assholes. And What other band can you think of that is equally at home jumping around like maniacs wearing nothing but socks on their dicks and writhing around ( also like maniacs) doing interpretive dance on a bunch of rocks dressed like hippie Princess Leia? I never got around to listening to all of this, despite liking quite a bit of it. It just seemed so intimidatingly long, and I suspected there was a lot more of the stuff I wouldn't like on it. I've grown to appreciate more diverse funk music, as well as some of the type of jazzy noodling that would have made my younger self roll his eyes. At the time, Primus was more my speed when it came to bass-forward alt rock. Rage Against the Machine even more so. This is unlikely to be a hard listen, but I expect the midlights to be overflowing by the end. THE TRACKS "The Power of Equality" - The energy on display here is great. Love the playing. Kiedis's voice is an acquired taste, but a comforting one. That chorus is traaaaaaaash though. It sounds like they improvised it in the first verse, and then had to keep repeating. That super dry snare sound that Smith has on this is THE 90's drum sound to me. Every hit sounds like a little gunshot. A fun, if very mixed bag, and not the greatest start. "If You Have to Ask" - This starts WAY better with the scratch guitar lick, but then we get an awful spoken word section. What works VERY well though is the chorus, which sounds like a tribute to Bootsy Collins, especially with Kiedis's nasally delivery. So we end up with the reverse issue of the previous track, ending somewhere in the middle. This was a slight improvement though. Take note of the P-Funk influences though, they will be many I suspect. "Breaking the Girl" - Now that the guys have established the funk mode, it's time to switch over into their more thoughtful and melodic mode. I would not have recognized it at the time, but there's some baroque pop rock influence in hear with the flute, and sweet melody that recalls stuff like the Zombies or the Turtles. Nowadays I think they would call this "chamber pop", but it also has a very jazzy shuffle beat that Smith pushes through that ties it all together. I think they would really lean heavily into this style for their biggest hits, so much so that the modern iteration of the band does a lot more of it compared to the funk jams. This is my preferred mode for the band, and I hope to see more of it in the next hour. **Fingers crossed** "Funky Monks" - The funk formula gets changed up slightly here with heavy infusion of the blues. The falsetto chorus works relatively well here, but the track itself stays in a midtempo lane that feels a little stale by the end. "Suck My Kiss" - This is a track that I remember finding incredibly annoying at the time. I think it was mainly due to the lyrics. Like what did that even mean? Lyrics are WAAAAAY less important to me now, especially for music like this. This is a fun, headnodder of a track and funky as all get out. Yes please. "I Could Have Lied" In a connection to another one of our listens, I read that "According to his autobiography Scar Tissue, “I Could Have Lied” was written about singer Anthony Kiedis’s relationship suddenly ending with Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor". This is the band back in melodic emo mode, and I really dig it. A sad, pretty song anchored by a very catchy acoustic guitar riff. The layers come in one by one over the course, and we're left with a feeling of immense confidence from the band in delivering this sound. John Frusciante's electric guitar comes in to add some very emotional and bluesy lines. Seriously, put this up against anything on Californication and see how well it still works. "Mellowship Slinky in B Major" - This is the band at their goofiest, and it's a good time. Simple, but effective. They brought the funk on this one. Old Gregg would be proud. "The Righteous & the Wicked" - This one feels like the gentler, younger brother of a Rage Against the Machine song, and I don't think is entirely successful. That instrumental breakdown before the third verse more than makes up for any deficiencies though. "Give It Away" - And we finally come to the first of the GIANT tracks on this album, and the one I think that cemented their image and sound in millions of young minds. NOBODY ( that I was aware of at the time anyway) sounded like this. Such an iconic sound and even maybe more so imagery from the accompanying music video that it made for prime fodder for a memorable Weird Al parody ( that mixed the later big hit with it for good measure). This is ground zero for all of the Chili Pepper imitations, and one which th eband themselves would heavily crib from over the coming decade. An undeniable groove provides the bedrock for Kiedis's marathon spitting session here, and we even get some nice psychedelic flavor with a backwards bit of guitar. Awesome shit, and as 90s as it is, it still holds up and makes you want to jump up and down and writhe around like one of those aforementioned maniacs. Overplayed? Maybe, but not one I'll be skipping when it comes up. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" - The title track feels like it has some heavy Faith No More influence on it, which I would not have clocked at the time. Beside the great playing, and heavy groove, this one fails to thrill me, especially in the quieter sections with the even more than usual spoken word vocal delivery. "Under the Bridge" - The other MASSIVE hit. This one is still pretty great, and despite my preference for quieter, mopey Peppers, I actually prefer "Give It Away". When it gets epic near the end is where it really shines. An all-timer, even if it's also very overplayed. To this very day there's a non-zero chance that when I switch on the satellite radio 90s alt channel that it'll be playing "Naked in the Rain" - This was a very good track, full of a darker more intense energy. That said, by this point the band's whole vibe is starting to wear out its welcome as I've been sitting in it for what feels like ages. "Apache Rose Peacock" - If the last track was me starting to get a bit bleary eyed at the overdose of funk, this is where the band themselves seem to start running out of energy. This would not be out of place on a Sublime album maybe. Easily the most generic track on here yet. The 4:42 run time felt like double that. "The Greeting Song" - At least they seem aware enough to try and force some energy back into things. This feels like the tail end of a 2.5 hour concert where the band calls an audible and pulls out something fast to try and get the now-sleepy crowd back so they can then try and end on a high note. But the energy is the main thing it's got going for it. Competent filler. "My Lovely Man" - Man, that's three in a row that I'm not feeling it. On paper these have all been fine enough, just poor pacing and track placement maybe? Bit I guess they didn't want to drop a big single this deep and take the risk not as many people would make it that far. Everything I said about "Apache Rose Peacock" applies here. I'm sure there's a few people who light up when they hear this, but I am not one of those. "Sir Psycho Sexy" - Wow. That's a bold strategy to drop an over 8:00 track this close to the end. Let's see if it pays off for ’em. The P-Funk influence is sprayed all over this one though, which makes it easy to digest. The hilariously raunchy lyrics that might make Jani Lane blush, and the squelchy processed bass help a bit as well. They're still in the game. Somehow. "They're Red Hot" - A surprisingly interesting bit of jazz-cowpunk blues... comedy? A not-great cover of a Robert Johnson song played for laughs ( though to be fair the original was funny as well - WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE). Worthy of the lowlights for its needlessness alone. Robert Johnson original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ehtcjrH7cs HIGHLIGHTS - "Breaking the Girl" - "Suck My Kiss" - "I Could Have Lied" - "Mellowship Slinky in B Major" - "Give It Away" - "Under the Bridge" - "Sir Psycho Sexy" MIDLIGHTS - "The Power of Equality" - "If You Have to Ask" - "Funky Monks" - "The Righteous & the Wicked" - "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" - "Naked in the Rain" - "Apache Rose Peacock" - "The Greeting Song" - "My Lovely Man" LOWLIGHTS - "They're Red Hot" FINAL THOUGHTS There's a lot to love about this album. It's studded with several amazing songs, is pretty influential for good or bad on the rap-metal/ nu-metal scene ( even if no one ever quite sounded like them), and is full of a such a fun, energetic vibe that it's really hard to hate on. As a veteran unit of solid musicians who have been at the top for decades now, and who have such a uniquely cohesive and likeable "band personality" I find myself appreciating them quite a bit. There are a few strikes against it though, most notably that the album really suffers wildly from 90s CD bloat. Even when I absolutely love an album, there can ne too much of it. There are whole reddit forums and websites, and probably thousands of Youtube videos devoted JUST to "fixing" the Beatles White Album, which in my opinion is one of the genre's great masterpieces. You can have too much of a good thing. And when that too much is instead a mixed to good bag instead, these flaws get magnified. There's nothing on here that's unqualified garbage ( even the worst track). Even the middle of the road stuff is well done, it just lacks variety over time, even with a judicious switch back and forth into their two sounds. A classic of the decade that I just can't find it in me to truly love. But I think liking it very much works still. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Keep the highlights FURTHER LISTENING - Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band by Bootsy Collins - Truth and Soul by Fishbone - The Real Thing by Faith No More - Frizzle Fry by Primus - Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine

Funky and Punky! This is one of those albums that I don’t remember how much I enjoy it until I’m actively listening to it. I have to be reminded that it is more than just the tracks “Under the Bridge,” an all-time great one, and “Give It Away,” which is my favorite RHCP track. Its the frenetic energy that I love, but its also the one Weird Al tapped for parody so even now when it comes on the radio I have to consciously will myself to not start sing the lyrics about the Flintstones. (Yabba-dabba-dabba-do now!) That Rick Rubin magik is in full effect here. The RHCP absolutely deliver on their breakout 5th album. They’re part of that foundation of alternative rock music that would rule the decade and I’m still listening to down to this day. I’m a product of my time and the Chili Peppers were of that time. In retrospect they were priming me for the coming rock-rap fusion acts. While most of the bands I was listening to were still solidly rock, RHCP included influences from funk I didn’t even know existed at the time. So When Rage Against the Machine came along, then the Beastie Boys “Ill Communication” and of course all the Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park that came after I was eager to hear it. I had really been listening to funky rock music longer than I had realized. Also, another brick in the argument that 1991 may have been the best music release year ever. And the Chili Peppers are one of the few acts that have endured the decades since. Anthony Kiedis may not be the best “singer” but he’s been a hell of a rock frontman, for good and bad. Flea is the constant here, his bass lines a solid support for everything that happens, he also liked to play without clothes, like often. John Frusciante plays the hell out the melodies on this album and would return to the band later. Chad Smith’s drum work is the under appreciated hero. It’s good stuff. 5/5

A bit more boring than I remember. And Kiedis does get obnoxious after a while

It's bloated, it's dated but it's super groovy. Really entertaining, fun, cool listening. Hard not to love when the musicians are so talented. Under the Bridge was my fav song of the album. I Could Have Lied (my fav first listen) and Naked in the Rain were my other highlights

It was pretty good, i will maybe listen it once more tho

ick

Suffering till Under The Bridge and then suffering again

I cannot believe they are one of the very few 90s pillars left standing 40 years later. Their music is so youth-coded and horny that it feels like it should be a parody by now, but somehow it feels more authentic to me today than it did then*, just because I've learned so much more about them as musicians (good) and people (not always good, but sometimes good) in the interim and watched them mature into the elder statesmen role. Plus, they made "By The Way," an underrated masterpiece that is quietly the best 90s album not released in the 90s. As for BSSM, I first heard this when a babysitter played it for us in 1991. Listening to it today, that seems... inappropriate? Awesome? It's uneven and way too long**, but its highs*** are stratospheric, and these guys rule. Footnotes: *Actual young people's mileage may vary, but they keep headlining festivals, so there's at least something there. **17 songs?? 73 minutes?!? I'd say cut it off after Under the Bridge, but losing Sir Psycho Sexy would be a crime. (“Deep inside the garden of Eden / Standing there with my hard on bleedin' / There's a devil in my dick and some demons in my semen / Good God no that would be treason…”) ***The trio of ballads ("I Could Have Lied", "Breaking the Girl", "Under the Bridge") and funk freak-outs ("Give It Away", "Suck My Kiss") but also the aforementioned "Sir Psycho Sexy". ("I swatted her like no swat team can / Turned a cherry pie right into jam")

Young energetic soundtrack of my youth. Sold alot of speakers in my home audio days using this disc to demo them. Fresh funky and fun. RHCP at their peak. Flea truly is one of the best bassists.

this album felt never ending oh my stars. it’s no scar tissue 🤷 2.5

Listened previously. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - There is an undeniable funk to this album that some later Chilis records lack. The Power Of Equality is a strong opener but I'm not too keen on If You Have To Ask apart from the guitar solo at the end which rips. Breaking The Girl is ok i suppose but I find the vocals a bit irritating. Funky Monks is much better with a very heavy groove. Suck My Kiss is another heavy hitter with a very cool riff. I Could Have Lied is another track that would be just ok but is elevated by an amazing guitar solo: Frusciante absolutely kills it all over this album. The Righteous And The Wicked is pretty good and then Give It Away is one of the band's signature tunes. The title track is fine and then we come to Under The Bridge. Great song but I've just heard it so many times. The final stretch of the album seems to blur together with no real standout tracks. Decent record.

Great listen! When I reviewed Californication a few weeks ago I told my husband if they give me Blood Sugar Sex Magik then I could give a proper Chili Peppers rating. Such a good band. This album is their best work, hands down.

I really didn't want to give this 5. Yes it's way too long. Sure, the lyrics are often juvenile. Absolutely, Kiedis is a terrible human being. But it's still great.

Better than Californication. And has a couple good songs. But the rapping gets boring after a while

I liked this album a lot as a kid, but man this did not age well. For starters, it's way too goddamn long, its 73 minutes with 17 tracks with not a lot of quality control, so this album drags hard, especially in the last leg. A lot of songs could have been easily trimmed down or cut entirely, namely the ending of "Funky Monks", and especially the tracks "The Greeting Song" and "Sir Psycho Sexy". The former is just a very boring piece of butt rock that even the members themselves don't like, and the latter is a bloated 8 minute mess of a track that isn't sexy or funny at all, it's just really uncomfortable to listen to. I know people don't care for the closer "They're Red Hot", a cover of the classic blues song by Robert Johnson, but I never really hated it too much. Yeah, it's definitely a novelty in the vein of how Van Halen covers were during the David Lee Roth era, but at the same time it's enough of a departure that it's more cute than anything. This isn't to say that there aren't good cuts on this, the opener "The Power of Equality" starts off fairly strong with a very punchy riff, and the songs "Give it Away", "Suck My Kiss", and "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" are actually really fun bangers that actually use sensuality in an endearinag way. The acoustic ballads "Breaking the Girl" and "Under the Bridge" actually end up as my favorites of the album, as vocalist Anthony Keidis lays out his heart and emotions in such a very sensitive and moving way that they hit extremely hard, especially with the atmospheric touches they implement with the Mellotron in the former, and a female choir in the latter. Speaking of Anthony Keidis, he ends up being very inconsistent on this record, as while on some songs his quirky delivery ends up contributing to the party vibe it's trying to convey, and other times it just sounds like extremely awkward white boy rapping that you'd hear on a Vanilla Ice album. The rest of the band plays very well, especially John Frusciante, as both his lead and rhythm work are pretty interesting to listen to, with Flea and Chad Smith laying down the funky back beat usually pretty well. I probably won't come back to listen to this album in full again any time soon, I'd much rather listen to a Primus or Faith No More project to get my fill of quirked up white boys who can lay down a funky tune, or (even better!) listen to some actually funk like Parliament/Funkadelic or Sly and the Family Stones.

Waaaaayyyy too long of an album. Some solid stuff here but too much ok to bad stuff.

I was so incredibly bored by like 99% of this (there are glimpses of the later vibe that the band is more known for). However, it’s made even worse by the fact that Anthony Keidis is a fucking pedophile!

Part of me wants to hate on this album, as I have extremely mixed feelings about this band and issues with Keidis, but Californication is also on this list, so... I was already aware of RHCP when this came out thanks to a school friend feeding me Mother's Milk and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. This album hit like a bomb, though, and whether I preferred their previous work to some degree or not, I cannot deny the impact this one had musically and culturally. Right album, right time. There's surely some weak-ass shit on there, but the best of it (Breaking the Girl, Give it Away, I Could Have Lied) is pretty unassailable. My biggest musical quibble is probably that Soul to Squeeze, possibly their best song ever, didn't make the cut. Give me that one over Under the Bridge seven days a week and twice on Sundays.

I like Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the top songs from this album are pretty great.

Better than I expected

Lots of hits, but the rest is weird enough you just want to listen to the hits. 4/5

Good album

Meget skuffende. Et par gode sanger, men alt for langt album og for det meste bare læven.

Mwoah, for me Red Hot Chili Peppers was interesting in the 80's. But with Blood Sugar Sex Magik they went spiraling downwards. This release is hard to come through with almost 75 minutes of music with a few good tracks but also a lot of fillers. With the different styles showcased here the only constant negative is the 'singing' of Anthony Kiedis.

It was alright. Not really my jam.

This album is too long. But fun. It almost gets a 3 for being jam bandy, but Give it Away was a great change of pace, then it goes back down because of Sir Psycho Sexy. I don't know if we needed an 8 minute song about the lead singer's sexual history.

First album listen of this group. Mostly know them from their hits. Very impressed with their Wall of Sound and how well crafted and complex their music is. Lyrics - meh; I'll defer to Ronnie. I enjoyed it. 4 Throbbing Gristles.

Eh alright. I like that they're different, I don't like that they sort of weird me out. Beavis and Butthead music videos.

Simply too long. The Chili Peppers work best for me in tighter blasts. Overall a good album with some real bangers on there. Of course, there are several classics that still sound great.

Tem das músicas que mais gosto de Red Hot como a Breaking the girl. Acho que se fizessem um álbum com as que encaixam essa vibe e deixassem o funk noutro ia ser top

In all my years of having this on my iPod, I don't remember listening to it the whole way through very often. That's probably because it's about 30 mins too long, and has many mediocre-to-terrible songs. There are some great ones on here, don't get me wrong! Breaking the Girl, I Could Have Lied, Give It Away, Under the Bridge. Everything else is pretty solid musically, because the band are great. But the singing, rapping and lyrics, are largely terrible. Anthony Kiedis is also an unapologetic child rapist, which I find hard to set aside.

A friend of mine once described RHCP as a "date rape band," which is unfair to them but accurate for a certain type of RHCP fan. The cockswagger on this album is off the charts. How does it play in 2026? Better than I expected! Anthony's unapologetic sleaziness is pretty refreshing, honestly, and these songs still slap. Yes, the album is twice as long as it should be and Mother's Milk is definitely better, but come on, if you dump Under the Bridge, every track is at least three-quarters awesome. I still love whatever the fuck he's doing with his voice on Give it Away.

Another great!

I gave up on RHCP a long time ago. Kiedis repulses me. Flea is a caricature. Yet I put this on and I danced with my wife, my kids…my dog. This album be de ba de wa de be do de dum still KICKS ASS!

It's fine. RHCP in general is overrated. This album has some great songs but also some terrible songs. Ridiculous lyrics in some songs.

Favorite track(s): The Power of Equality, Breaking the Girl, Funky Monks, Suck My Kiss, Give it Away, Under the Bridge, Sir Psycho Sexy Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

Awesome funk music, absolutely terrible lyrics and vocals

Marginally better than Californication, but still pretty shit

2.3 Carried by Under The Bridge.

Slettest ikke verst, men det blir overdose.

Her har jeg en indre konflikt. Alt med RHCP før denne platen var for funk. Alt etter den (sett bort fra One Hot Minute) er krise. Men de lagde denne skiva som virkelig traff tiden, da den kom. Skyr bandet som pest, men denne var en viktig del av ungdommen min.

Helt ufattelig ræva. Kunne gitt to pga Under the Bridge, men må være prinsipiell her.

recognized 2 songs

I feel like when RHCP hits, they really hit for me. There's a visceral moment I have of listening to Turn it Again on the way home from work after a busy shift—having never listened to it fully before—and just cranking it tf up at the end when the song really revs up and just getting fully absorbed in the sound. That's still one of my favorites, I just love the raw energy at the end. But RHCP doesn't always hit for me, and this album didn't entirely. I didn't dislike it, and there are some classics on here like Under the Bridge and Give it Away, but on the whole, listening to the album from start to finish, I could take or leave most of the songs. I think I also have to be in the right mood to get into their specific vibe of sound, and maybe I just wasn't this time. All told, I'm giving it 3 stars.

This is the most RHCP that RHCP has been. If you like them, this is 5 stars. If you don’t, it’s 0. I like them.

It's funky and there's some amazing songs (and I mean AMAZING) on this album, but by the end I felt a little tired. It's just too much music and between all those bangers I mentioned, there's a lot of weaker material that really drags the album down. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it and will revisit it in the future (even if not the entire album, then individual songs for sure).

Written about one of the chapters in Len Houmous’ sex manual. 4.5 12/19 Naked In The Rain

was background for room tidying

Not good 🐷

Есть несколько интересных песен, например, Funky monks, I could have lied, Under the bridge. Но также тут полно песен, которые мне откровенно не поправились и даже раздражали. В общем, мне не совсем понятно, что сделало этот альбом РХЧП культовым

decent

Such a fun album. Love the grooves. Have no idea what he’s singing about most of the time but can definitely jam to this.

I struggle to articulate how thoroughly this album disagrees with my taste. I’d never call it talentless, or even unoriginal, but the lack of finesse is simply sickening to me. This is such a garish, puke-colored pastiche of jock-jam machismo and drug-addled psych-pop. I’ve always written off RHCP, and having to sit through 74 minutes of this album was the greatest possible validation my dislike could have ever had. Is it abysmal? I guess not, if we’re being objective. “Breaking the Girl” and "Under the Bridge" are pretty great, but nearly every time a song started turning in a direction I liked, some stupid, spicy-white bullshit came along to ruin the fun. This is music for middle-aged, foul-mouthed beach bums living in Malibu and dodging the sex offender registry. Not a fan. Fav Tracks: Breaking the Girl, I Could Have Lied, Under the Bridge Least Fav: Suck My Kiss Score: 2.5

ah yes, the 44 days albums. something i wasn’t around for. to be fair to my review, i listened to Californication long before i listened to this one, and that might be affecting my review. but probably not. i just dont think Kiedis, Frusciante, Flea, and Smith were writing songs to the best of their ability like Californication. at least not consistently. Give It Away and Under the Bridge are the best songs on the album.

This album hit at the right time for me. Expanded my palette at 16 to a musical style I had never really been exposed to. That funk blasting through hit a spot that kept me going back to it for years. Has it aged well? Not entirely, but it's still a fun listen.

Another middle of the road album for me, was totally fine

God, I wish they could at least keep saying things as forward as they did on Power of Equality, it's probably their best song in their classic rap rock style, but this album also shows that they're sonically ready for mainstream audiences with songs like Under the Bridge and I Could've Lied. Solo is gnarly in Suck My Kiss. A lot more low points in the bottom half of the album, so it's pretty shy from a 5, but My Lovely Man is a high point there for me. Relatable tribute to a friend.

I am biased: I loved this album in middle school. It might have been the first one I owned with that Explicit Lyrics sticker. Listening to it years later, it's a lot rougher than I remembered from a production standpoint. Still, for my money, the best Peppers album.

I feel like RHCP gets very mixed opinions but I quite enjoy them, in part because my dad is a big fan and plays it a lot at home. Never listened to a full album in a loooong time though, and never to this one (I know the bigger songs, of course). This album features really funky basslines throughout and the guitar playing is cool. With "Breaking the Girl", "Suck My Kiss", "Give It Away", the title track, and "Under the Bridge" there are some really great tracks on here. Sadly, it is a bit too long for my taste (especially the last five songs don't do much for me) and sometimes the vocals get a bit annoying.

This is okay background music. I can only see the Deluxe version, which is 1 hours and 19 minutes long. At that length it must command your attention but it didn't mine. I found the funk energy a little boring after a bit. It's okay though.

The good news is that this is the last album from RHCP I'll ever be forced to listen to, since I got Californication fucking yesterday. The bad news is that this is mostly shit. Music made by edgelord wannabes who really wanted to tell the world the very topical message that the KKK's philosophy is bad. In 1991. How daring. This shit is so white the melanin of my tanned skin left me. At LEAST the album has energy, which Californication lacked, but I wish that energy was used on doing something more intelligent and bearable.

Was looking forward to more RHCP after getting Californication yesterday but this doesn't hit the same way

An initially fairly good funk album. Way too long though. It does become quite irritating and repetitive and I eventually couldn't wait for it to end.

I got bored of this album half way through. They have one banger on it but apart from that not for me.

there are flashes of decentness but generally i think it's bloated and not too interesting. also doesn't help that kiedis likes kids

Close to 4.5. But some mid tracks.

Sometimes I feeeel like this album was not that fun to listen to. He talks a lot. It’s very abrasive. Not for me.

I can still remember my excitement for this album to come out. I read every article I could find. I have not listened to this full album in years. I will probably skip “breaking the girl” because it was overplayed. I don’t remember all the swearing on the opening track. 😂🤣 still rocks 35 years later. “Funky Monks” hits so hard. I listened to this album so much that even if I don’t recognize titles I remember the songs. The riffs and grooves are so much more memorable than the titles? “Mellowship slinky”? Nope. But the riff, oh yeah. Same with righteous and the wicked. These songs are so familiar I will just play them sometimes on bass not even realizing which album they are from. This was 1991. It was CDs and tapes still. We would get an album and listen to it over and over. And being in a band you’d get an album and play along just trying to learn. This album is a masterpiece. It’s a masterclass in groove and composition. Every time I think I don’t song, I recognize it and love it. The closer is one of my favorite songs to begin with and I love that they recorded it.

Undeniable groove masters.

Familiar like slipping into a former favorite shoe that got lost in the back of the closet. Reminds me of my mom, who loves Rot Hot Chili Peppers. "Suck my Kiss", "Give it Away", and "Under the Bridge" standout to me. The vocal delivery from Anthony Kiedis is so unique to Red Hot Chili Peppers. I think Californication is a stronger album overall. It never occurred to me how close Red Hot Chili Peppers are to crossing over into rap/hip-hop music.

Loved this album some years ago now, “Give it away” on MTV, amazing dreadlock dance

Three incredibly talented musicians making great music combined with a singer lacking in any talent who writes songs as juvenile as his girlfriend.

Great, but really needed to be trimmed down. 4/5

I swear Under the Bridge must have been ghost written because practically every other song on this WAY too long of an album sounds like it was written by a 12 year old who heard about sex for the first time but doesn't even really understand what it is or how it works, he just knows some of the terms. Kiedis is on the Mount Rushmore of terrible lyricists who managed to surround themselves with incredibly talented musicians. He has an interesting voice but if you stop and listen to the things he's saying its hilarious how poorly written it all is. He's also a self-admitted pedo, which is not surprising given the lyrical content of his songs. I'm giving this album a 2 instead of the 1 it probably truly deserves just because Under the Bridge is a fantastic song and John, Chad, and Flea are all very talented and deserve a better lyricist.

Really enjoyed it.

8 - excelllent, funky album

"suck my kiss", come now

I don't know what they're trying to do with this one but they sure aren't succeeding. I feel kind of the same as with the last RHCP album I got here, californication, that they have a couple of bangers mixed in with hot garbage. But yeah not their best work, they have better.

I do not enjoy this album as much as 1999’s Californication. For starters, it’s way too fucking long, an hour and fourteen minutes is a ridiculous run time for a rock record. There are 5 mediocre to bad filler tracks I can eliminate right now that would make this album better by subtraction. As good as the big hits are (‘Under The Bridge’, ‘Give It Away’, ‘Suck My Kiss’), those alone can’t save this from being bloated and wearing out its welcome. It’s a solid 3/5; good, but could have been so much better.

One of the 1991 forty-one day legends. The Chili's have had some great singles since this, but never had the cohesiveness and completeness that this album achieved. It's not for everyone but is on my desert island list.

Its well know that Anthony Kedis is by far the weakest member of this band. His lyrics are ass and he can be so annoying sometime. Im also not a big fan of funk rock. But I do like "Under the bridge" a lot. Their best song. Holly shit this album draaaaags for so long. It breaks my heart to give this album a 3 because RHCP is the reason I like music. Their the first band I ever liked and basically made me a music fan. Used to play the fuck out of them when I was like 8 years old. I latter discovered way better bands and stopped listening to them. So thank you RHCP... you changed my life but this is a very mid album. Nostalgia isnt saving this/5

Yessss

Un poco decepcionado. Me gusta mucho red hot, pero me parece que este disco debe ser de los q menos me gusta. Tiene under the bridge que debatiblemente es la mejor canción debe la banda, pero después es muy largo y tiene muchas canciones de “relleno”. Le pondría 3,5, quizá lo volvería a escuchar entero, seguramente escuche varias canciones.

Definitely the best RHCP album. They're not totally my thing, but I enjoyed how funky this one gets.

Not my fav but I can appreciate it

Anthony Kiedis can just fuck off. Overall, this has like two good tracks for me and the rest is the same-sounding dross. They can have all the technically in the world, but the songs are shit.

Good!

Frusciante. No matter how cringey, how in bad taste, how stupid this band is, John Frusciante has always made it worthwhile to listen. That is not to say that Flea and Smith aren't also great musicians, but there's something about Frusciante's restraint, style and taste that elevates everyone around him. Except Anthony Kiedis. I believe I got this album as part of a Columbia House membership, the kind that would ship you 12 CD's for one cent. Yes, I memorized 'Sir Psycho Sexy', but the songs that pulled me in were definitely the ballads - 'Breaking the Girl', 'I Should Have Lied' and 'Under the Bridge'. Of course, 'Give It Away' rules too (in spite of the ridiculous lyrics). The production is excellent - Rick Rubin successfully coaxed several tasteful moments from these dick-swinging hedonists with no class. If you were to cut 7-9 songs, you might actually have a classic album.

This band needs to be on the list of most overrated bands in history. I don't get it. I had a young coworker of mine once tell me that these guys were funkier than James Brown. I looked at him and wondered how he got his head injury because to make a statement like that tells me you have musical brain damage.

Yep, tai rhcp.

Pretty naff - not my cup of tea at all really

Listen to that bass! So funky

I’m listening to this on the 8th Sept 2026 not the 6th August - that’s how long I’ve put listening to this off… This is too long. Even the songs that I thought were ok were too long and that soured me on them. I’m on a plane right now and tried to get something down from the overhead bin whilst the titular song was playing and I have never been so overwhelmed in my life. This is a two for me and not a one because I think if it was instrumental it would be quite fun but alas, the lyrics insist on themselves wait - the garden of eden hard on bleeding line just came on… what ??? They are cringe but they are free I suppose ? It’s almost inspiring. Wow.

it is certainly not insane to suggest that there's a good song here. Under The Bridge, despite becoming overblown by its conclusion, is just so lovely and plainspoken, Kiedis' toddler-vocabulary wrapping around to "i don't ever want to feel like i did that day" which, yeah, man, i've been there too. however! is it insane to suggest that somewhere, someplace, there's a good album inside this not very good album? perhaps not one i'm completely amenable to, but one on which the playing is tight as a drum and there is a certain concussed profundity to the man shouting nonsense among it all. i did once love this record, and so i will confess that hearing Anthony Kiedis attempt to formulate earnest anti-racist thought does spur in me the kind of pained, maternal sympathy i feel towards the people who think those dog-can-talk-by-pressing-buttons videos are real, and therefore i cannot fully hate these songs at their most celibate. take out the more raucous singles and lascivious deep cuts and you're left with a sweet and muscular little record about being a bonehead with a lot of good friends and a heart of gold. as it stands, the record sucks, but it could aspire to this, and there are many worse things to aspire to

Bloodless, sour, unsexy cheap trick.

a bit cheesy! The bass stands out. I don't like the snare tone. Apache rose peacock is atrocious. The album is so damn long too. Sir Psycho Sexy is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. "There's a devil in my dick and some demons in my semen" ???? I'm miserable.

Ok

Funky motherfucking monks! 😍

It's weird how a band can come up with one or two indelibly sweet and happy-sad ballads or mid-tempo "modern rock" melodies per album and then the rest can so consistently bear out Nick Cave's famous words: "'m forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers."

Such a schizophrenic album. Half the songs are bone-headed funk-rock fusion songs ("Power of Equality," "Naked in the Rain," "Apache Rose Peacock") that, once you've heard one, you've heard them all. The other half of the record is amazing expansive indie rock ("Under the Bridge," "Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied"). If you cut out all the fat, you have an all-timer, or at least an all-90s timer. But there really is so much fat. And yes, I say that for every single '90s record, but this one is one of the worst, right up there with TLC. I mean - the album climaxes with "Under the Bridge," and then.....just keeps going.... for like 30 more minutes. To make this review a real compliment sandwich, there is a lot to praise in the performances here. Anthony Kiedis, for all his limitations as a vocalist, is giving it his all, and even turns in some interesting lyrics from time to time. Flea is all over the place, mostly in a good way. John Frusciante's guitar playing is amazing; extremely tasteful, even as it is heavily borrowing from Hendrix. But the real star for me, anyways, is Chad Smith. His drums sound incredible; they are always featured prominently in the mix, so there's nowhere for him to hide- and he puts on a masterclass in funk and rock drumming. Ok. That's probably more writing than I need to spend on this thing. Good record. FOUR STARS

Definitely not my favorite rhcp album. Has a few standouts but also a few stinkers that i can't stand. Still it's overall ok.

Sounded like a three albums mushed into one. Differing yet still similar songs that drew inspiration from a variety of genres and channeled it all through one of the greatest bands of all time. Flea and Chad did phenomenally, as well as John and Anthony. The albums title does not do justice to how many sexual innuendos there were but it reflects what was on Kiedes’ mind at that time. Although, it did feel a little repetitive toward the end, but I’m not a critic so wtv.

Feels pretty mixed, might've been a four if you took out some of the songs. Like the Jimi Hendrix stuff though.

The 90s wouldn't be the same without them, but i don't think this will ever be a favorite for me.

Did I mention "fuck Anthony Kiedis" enough in my last RHCP review?? While this is better mastered, and I'd say better musically, than Californication, I'd honestly say it's even worse. For one thing, there's the obvious problem of it being nearly 75 minutes long - wayyyy too much RHCP for any one sitting. For another thing, there's the even more obvious problem of FUCKING ANTHONY KIEDIS. God DAMN it I hate his ass. Even the cool musical bits on this album (of which there were plenty - the title track has a genuinely sick riff), I couldn't get into, because my brain was just bracing itself for Kiedis to barge on in and ruin everything. The only song I could actually stand even with Kiedis over it was Under the Bridge, and that's cause he chose to actually sing like a normal human being instead of a nasally pedophile for once. WHICH ONLY MAKES ME MADDER BECAUSE WHY AREN'T YOU DOING THAT THE WHOLE ALBUM. WHY ARE YOU SINGING PUERILE LYRICS ABOUT GETTING SODOMIZED BY A WOMAN COP OR SITTING ON A SACK OF BEANS. GOD FUCK YOU KIEDIS. *ahem* 2/10. Barely.

This is an extremely generous 3-star rating. It’s probably more like a 2.5 but RHCP has been an important band in my life so they get bumped up slightly. I think because I like so many of their songs on other albums that I’ve learned to somehow tune out Anthony Kiedis and focus more on the incredible work that the other musicians put in. Frusciante has some awesome work on this one. Flea is great as always. There are some lyrics that occasionally take me out of enjoying the music but overall it was fine to me. I could understand how others would be completely put off of it though. I will say that Under the Bridge, which is an all time great song, fits in very weirdly on this album. It’s sort of thrown in toward the middle-end unceremoniously and is wildly different from all the other tracks. Honestly in writing this review I feel like I should go back and give it a 2, especially since Suck My Kiss is on it and that song is AWFUL. But we’ll keep it at a 3.

First off, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is just an all-timer rock album title. Glancing at the tracklist I was surprised to only recognize two songs. As I’ve come to find out, this album isn’t for the big hits - that would be Californication. No, this album is pure funk, with a production quality that actually lets you appreciate Flea and Frusciante’s god-level playing (unexpected after Californication). Truly, Sir Psycho Sexy had me feeling funk I had not felt since Mothership Connection. This would be a four-star if Anthony Kiedis wasn’t hitting the crack pipe whenever it’s time to rap. Why oh why must he rap. This album has some the worst performances I’ve heard from him! That one reviewer who said his lyrics got better once he started singing about California had it exactly right. Standouts: Breaking the Girl • Funky Monks • The Righteous & The Wicked • Sir Psycho Sexy

Ughhhhh. This is a weird album because the instrumentals are so crisp, perfect, and intricate and then I have Anthony Kiedis in my ear going badang a bong ding ding dong my schlong in that toneless way he has. There are some really eye popping lyrics on here. I'm not going to go full elitist and say everyone has to be a philosopher - Paul Simon and Bob Dylan are two of my faves and they love writing absolute nonsense - but these lyrics come off like somebody who genuinely has a sixth grade vocabulary and was trying their best. It's so distracting. Much like The Suburbs, I find it really telling that most people rating this highly are reminiscing over discovering it in their adolescence. There is a great run of three songs with the title track, Under the Bridge, and Naked in the Rain that almost made me rate this higher but Sir Psycho Sexy brought me right back to reality. +1 for instrumentals that belong on a different album

Some great songs. Cringy lyrics and Anthony Kiedis is a terrible singer. Flea's bass lines are fantastic.

Listen to me. I’ve given everything on this list a fair shot, but RHCP have been the only artist i have skipped with no intention of going back. I’ve given them a shot my whole life and although this has the one song i tolerate from them the most (Under the Bridge ftr) the prospect of listening to the remaining 71 minutes seems like a Hell designed for me personally. They’re an aggressively mediocre band and their lead singer is a pedophile so what more do you expect me to say here

Couldn’t get through it. Flea is coo though.

4/10 - There was a time I liked the RHCP, but that time has passed. Seems like a band that is less than the sum of its parts. Might just be that Kiedis is the problem.

I hate the RHCP and this album so much. There are no redeeming qualities to this - the lyrics are garbage, the sound stinks, and Anthony Kiedis's vocals are annoying. 1/10 is generous

Did not like at all except for Give It Away, which I already knew I liked, so I learned nothing and wasted an hour and 15 minutes. Is his voice being out of tune a running bit that I'm just not getting, or is it genuinely just bad like that?

This is where the Chili Peppers really put it all together, finally. It’s hard to believe this was their FIFTH album already by 1991, but after a self titled, uplift mofo party plan, freaky styly, and mothers milk, we arrive at a fully baked Red Hot Chili Peppers, and like the final song on the album, they are RED HOT here. I own this album and have since I was a teenager and have never gotten tired of it, but it must be said that this is nearly a no skip album. I hear the complaints that it’s a bit long, especially with the two extra Hendrix covers on the deluxe edition, but it doesn’t really wear it’s welcome out like other albums- the chili peppers keep it fresh and fonky like no other here. This is them at the peak of their powers, and everyone is firing on all cylinders. It’s funky, it rocks, it hip hops, it defies easy classification as to what this is, but all of it works together for a cohesive moment that has held up impossibly well to this day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Solid album by RHCP. It’s got a mix of everything that made them great, the funk the screeching solos, flea on bass and one of the drummers of a generation. Containing some of their best work and maybe even their greatest track Under The Bridge. Not even a huge Chilli Peppers fan but this really was and is a great album.

It's been an early 90s run for me, with Snoop then Arrested Development and now the RHCPs. I remember loving this album when I was a teenager. It hit me during my late high school career and Under the Bridge quickly became one of my favorite songs. Going back to listen to it again, it's still a very good album. Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss, the title track, and Give It Away continue to be excellent tracks. I'd forgotten how good I Could Have Lide was though. That was a great refind for me. The rest of the record is good, but not fantastic. They have some great funk grooves (always have) with Flea driving the train. Kiedis' lead vocals are interesting, but the lyrics just lack sometime (this is also generally been true). All tolled, it's still one of the better albums of the 90s, valuting the Chili's into their rightful place in the upper echelon of the music landscape. 4 stars.

Take one part Hendrix psychedelia, one part Parliament funk, and a heaping spoonful of LA rock swagger and toss it in a cocktail shaker with some ice, and you get this album. Goes down smooth, tickles your spine, sometimes caresses your heart, and makes you bob your head. The hits are here that everyone knows, and the rest rocks pretty hard. Fun, solid bopper. My rating: 5/5

One of the few albums on regular rotation freshman year of college (yes, college) that wasn’t swimming in angst. Crazy how fresh this sounds while their 2000s output feel like a relic of a simpler time. I’m still finding new John Frusciante flourishes to love, I should really get into his solo stuff.

I can name atleast 5 albums to be here on this app instead of whatever generic stuff this was ....

A pretty goofy album, but it's overall pretty fun. I'd come to like some of their later stuff more, but this was still a good time

3★/5 [07.31.2026] 09.16.2026

Occasionally the quality of the songwriting rises to the level of the musicianship, but mostly it does not.

With RHCP, I tolerate and observe curiously rather than embrace. They take so much influence from things I like, particularly funk, and I admire how capable they are at delivering on it, but I just can’t really get on board with who they are as people. I heard Flea interviewed and he seemed far less the ass than I had expected, but next I see him being an ass in an awful diva kind of way and I’m switched off again. And Flea isn’t even the one I should be having the biggest problem with. Anyway Blood Sugar Sex Magic is the album that really made them I guess, and is the blueprint for probably everything that has been considered a “return to form” over the years (feels like they could use one of those right about now). Thing is, I recently got though ‘Stadium Arcadium’ (a double CD) and ‘By The Way’ (also long AF) and they are more accomplished than BSSM. Yes, it’s got a couple of MTV mega hits, but the rest of the (again too long) album is very plodding. There’s the same formula as they became more regularly successful with, but it feels like the diehards are looking back to this “heyday” with rose tinted glasses. It may have been the first time their sound properly gelled (though I preferred ‘Mother’s Milk’) but I don’t think it stands up as well as its reputation would suggest.

Damit kann ich nix anfangen

Awesome

The singles and Kiedis' vocals hold up better than Californication. Went in with really low expectations and am surprised this came out at 3 stars.

An hour and thirteen minutes of absolute torture. Even the singles, which are probably some of the better songs on the album somehow, are so bad. The album is actually headache inducing for me. It reminds me of being in the back of my dad’s car and roasting in the heat as the A/C barely kicks in having to listen to this stupid band on the radio. I genuinely think this album could be used by the US military as a torture method. I know for a fact that if I had to listen to this dude sing over and over again about how freaky he is and wants to be with women AGAIN all my secrets are coming out immediately. Even if they just played “Sir Psycho Sexy” again and ESPECIALLY “They’re Red Hot,” I might just have a heart attack. Terrible band and album, would give it a 0 star if I could.

I prefer them at their chill and this wasn’t it

I know it's cool to hate on RHCP but this album most definitely deserves a spot on pretty much any list. Some pretty great songs, and not too much filler. RHCP aren't the kind of thing I choose to listen to but while it was a bit too long it was still enjoyable enough.

I don’t mind the Chili Peppers but I like their songs in isolation rather than in album form. This had a couple of tracks which stood out but generally didn’t do much for me. They have a sound which has made them quite unique, but what some might view as a strength of theirs meant that there wasn’t enough variety over the 73-minute runtime to keep me interested.

Dabbled with giving this a 1 it is so cringe inducing at times. The only thing that saves it is Flea’s slap and Frusciante’s playing at times but both aren’t great for the duration of the album. Keidis’s lyrics are consistently awful and the scat rap shtick irks me immensely. Under the bridge is a bit of an anomaly amongst the funk rap stuff here and is one of the few on the album where they seem to get their shit together and write something that isn’t so purile.

Stunning album, so many good riffs, so much funk, brilliant drumming and Rick Rubin's tight production. Very little filler and massive killer songs, Sir Psycho Sexy a massive highlight among some incredible tunes. I don't feel they reached the same heights after this album.

This would have gotten three stars, but "Sir Psycho Sexy" is so bad it is a one-star deduction on its own.

Like one mass jam session. The lyrics are forgettable and most of the time not needed especially the white man rap, as I’m just listening to the music. Which bounces all over the place and feels like layer upon layer of quality instrument playing especially the bass which was slapping all over the place! Best track- Only one track that actually had decent vocals to accompany the music and that was ‘under the bridge’ possibly a couple Of others could have been classed as ok. Worst track- ‘they’re red hot’ I mean what even was that- made the band come across like a shit parody band. I also disliked ‘suck my kiss’ I enjoyed the music side slightly more than I disliked so just like with the first RHCP on this list I’ve reviewed it scores the same at 6/10

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - BSSM Better than Californication. Not much more I can say really. At list there are a few songs amongst the filler this time. As opposed to an album of nothing but filler. Best tracks - Power, If you have to..., Give it Away, Under the Bridge The Greeting Song Worst tracks - Funky Monks, I could lHave Lied, BSSM, Sir Psycho Sexy. All rest - dull filler. 2.5/10

Day 4: lit

Classic. Perfect. Amazing.

Distinctive sound, good songs

There’s so much to like on this record but a frustrating aftertaste. This record is all energy, with fantastic grooves and aggressive basslines/drumming that feel great to listen to. These come to life on the 4-5 standout tracks that make this album so good. However, the album is just too long, and there’s so much filler material that just don’t feel as good as the standouts.

Well, despite liking the Chili Peppers earlier in my life I don't think I've ever listened to this album before. The songs I heard when it came out just turned me off the band completely, and I haven't really looked back. (That said, "LA Lakers, fast break makers, kings of the court, shake and bake all takers" still goes through my head pretty often.) I'm going to try to give this a fair listen. Here goes. The Power of Equality - good bass playing up front while the guitar repeats the same minimalist "Hey Batter Batter" part until the chorus, very effective way to build energy and anticipation, but the vocals are terrible and and the bridge is ??? If You Have to Ask - eh, OK groove but boring as a song, kills all the momentum from the previous song Breaking the Girl - the chord progression is interesting, some flute sounds (mellotron?) and other interesting production choices (hammer-on-anvil sound mixed in with the drums?), I don't like the song but can see how someone could, the vocals feel like they have some sort of emotion to them Funky Monks - there are hundreds of better funk bands, bands that literally make you want to stand up and dance Suck My Kiss - no, just no I Could Have Lied - not inherently terrible, the singing is a step up from the usual talking loud/almost rapping Mellowship Slinky in B Major - and once again the vocals just ruin it, both the lyrics and the delivery, the band sets up a nice groove that would be fine but as soon as the vocals come in... The Righteous and the Wicked - absolutely shit vocals, basic groove with some interesting sections, the first part of the chorus is the worst, the generic and repetitive metal riff that comes in later in the song brings it down too Give It Away - OK this is a truly great bassline, guitar part really works, drums are solid, the weird nasally vocals are surprisingly not terrible, the psychedelic guitar solos make the groove that much more undeniable when it comes back, apparently this song was written by Flea and Frusciante for another band and repurposed for this Chili Peppers album [Damn, there's 8 songs left!?!] Blood Sugar Sex Magik - the vocals are just so, so bad, there's nothing musical about the flow, just say whatever word comes on the third beat a little louder and angrier, musically the least interesting song so far Under the Bridge - pretty catchy and while I would never call Keidis a great singer, this is so much better than the other vocalizing he does on this album, the quiet transition from the verse into the chorus is nicely done with the rimshots, the bridge at least tries something different Naked in the Rain - if you're looking for a blend of funk and hard rock this has potential, combines a decent groove with a scratchy guitar dancing around the beat, the chorus is really terrible though, a band like Living Color could turn this into something good Apache Rose Peacock - pretty boring musically although the guitar is not bad, lyrics and vocals bring it way down, no energy and then the metal guitar at the end is just... what? The Greeting Song - trash My Lovely Man - more trash? I'm trying but someone stuck these songs at the end of the second side for a reason, Wikipedia says the album is 73 minutes and 56 seconds long, exactly 4 seconds short of the maximum length of a CD, it seems like they thought they had to fill the CD or they wouldn't get paid? Sir Psycho Sexy - the closest they get to a p-funk sound (sonically, not musically, mostly because there's a wah-wah or something like that on the bass) but as with almost every song on this album, the vocals are intolerable They’re Red Hot - throwaway, I hope Robert Johnson didn't leave his royalties to the devil but he probably did If you made it this far, you probably know exactly what I'm going to say now. This is not good and it's mostly the fault of Anthony Kiedis. The rest of the band has talent and Flea is really one of a kind, but the result is less than the sum of the parts. On the songs where the band is best, it still feels like they are leaving a lot of space for Keidis to shout. The lyrics are mostly really bad (at best well-intentioned but not well-expressed) and even worse, they are soooo in your face. When Keidis actually sings, he is capable of imparting some emotion and musicality to the slower songs. Unfortunately, that doesn't play to the strengths of the band, the high-energy, hard-hitting grooves, but I guess they're now more popular for their rap-rock ballads? I went back and listened to their earlier albums and Keidis can actually sing and rap decently, (although most of his lyrics couldn't be called decent by any definition). Every album before this one also showed some artistic development for the group too, including the one after Hillel Slovak died. This one's a big step down from Mother's Milk in almost every way. While I'm not sure Mother's Milk or any of their other albums are truly essential, saying someone should spend 73 minutes and 56 seconds with THIS album before they die is downright sadistic.

she sugar on my blood till i magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a bit of a polarizing/mixed bag band for a couple of issues, but they are certainly a rock band that was important in the 80s/90s and even part of the 2000s to leave an impact on pop music culture. A certified California (cough mainly LA cough) core band (see: The Eagles, The Beach Boys). As a younger millennial growing up in California the band's presence was inevitable to anyone in our cohort that wanted to listen to music. I only really caught on with their bigger hits and the stuff you would find in Rock Band/Guitar Hero. I gravitated to funk-based rock and metal more from Faith No More,Living Color, and Jane's Addiction: a band that was always better than RHCP at almost everything they do. Blood Sugar Sex Magick is kind of a blursed album. No matter how much Rick Rubin wants to make everything sound fucked up and weird because he's a hack who doesn't know what he's doing, it's saved by Frusciante (most of the time) and Flea, holy fuck without Flea (shoutout to Slovak who was almost better) this band and album would so damn sterile and forgettable. They mix everything around Flea to his benefit and the detriment of everyone else in the band, because Rick Rubin is a hack who has no idea what he's doing at all times, his words himself mind you. Chad Smith probably did fine with his performances (Suck My Kiss being some crazy timing shit), Rick Rubin completely fucks up the compression on the symbols to make them super thin and short. He refuses to let them ring out, which goes against the damn instrument's purpose. It pisses me off that the drums were mixed the way they are because BSSM could've sounded even funkier than what it was intended. Keidis (coming around to the polarizing thing yeah) does the funk singing right in life but nothing right with anything else. Aside from Under The Bridge and maybe Scar Tissue, I'm not convinced the lyrics in RHCP songs have any meaning or depth but not in the nonsensical Parliament-Funkadelic way, but more of an AC/DC way. More on that later. This is where Mr. Bungle is evidently much better at their game than RHCP. I'm sharing that pettiness in this review as a Mike Patton stan I had to bring it up at least once. In spite of all these years being a token casual RHCP, let's call it "interested in a few of their songs, not necessarily a fan of anything other than that and probably Mother's Milk (not on the list)"-person; this was the first time that I listened to this album in full. As an album, Blood Sugar Sex Magick suffers from "90s CD length disease": making an album too long and full of filler because you can shove more music than cassettes or vinyl ever could. As a result: half the album is fairly ignorable, annoying (though not nearly half as bad as others on the list) or uninteresting. Probably not for everyone in that regard but that's what it felt like to me hearing it all the way through. BUT: and aside from a few eye rolls of overhearing Under the Bridge too many times, when BSSM hits, it's really good. Like the core of a dark chocolate caramel cake that you got at your local conglomerate-run grocery store 75% because if you don't eat it at the end of the day you will die. Most of the best work is the first couple of tracks, namely Funky Monks/Suck My Kiss/Blood Sugar Sex Magick and the album ends on my favorite with Sir Psycho Sexy and They're Red Hot as the 1-2 coda. Those parts are good enough to leave a somewhat positive enough review. This band is maligned for various valid reasons. They're sort of a California version of AC/DC, not in the types of music they play specifically but for how people use them as a punchline of sorts while still having some musical value/utility. For what AC/DC defined hard rock with questionable lyrics about women, Red Hot Chili Peppers defined mainstream funk rock with questionable lyrics about women. Though to their credit, they talked about drugs a lot more than AC/DC. Anthony Keidis a typical pedophile rock singer and he sucks, etc etc. In spite of its many flaws, it does remain an album that fits the list because it crosses the rare paths between "selling a shit load of records" and "being not too bad, actually".

Some great tracks and definitely influential, but far too long and pretty dated in parts. Having said that Under the Bridge is obviously great, but I really loved the music, particularly the drums in Breaking the Girl, I Could Have Lied is still a beautiful song, and Suck My Kiss and Give it Away are both stupid fun. They're Red Hot is a nice way to end, but really after UTB the quality really falls down and the album would have been massively better if it ended at that point.

Why is every fucking song about getting dick sucked????? Regardless of that it's so fucking boring and repetitive. Every song is too long and it's exhausting.

I like the energy

pee fart chud music I feel there are so many better options in the 1990s. It is getting a 2 for the occasional really excellent single in a sea of boring music.

i thought id have nostalgia for this. i dont really.

Mehhh.

Hits zijn top. Opvulling is te funky naar mijn goesting

Niet veel meer dan de hitjes

ik moet toch tegen alles waarin ik geloof zeggen dat dit een goed album is. maar ik kga hier nog steeds niet vrijwillig naar luisteren

The RHCP would be one of the best rock bands of all time, what with their punk rock/Led Zeppelin/Funkadelic meanderings, perfect for the short attention span generation. But then Anthony Keidis ruins everything with his, just, ABJECTLY stupid lyrics. And people make fun of, say, Vanilla Ice for plain old bad rapping. But this is simply awful. Too long. Leave in stuff like Mellowship Slinky, Funky Monks and Under the Bridge (the best RHCP song - which has to have a choir at the end to hit the high crescendo notes the Keidis totally fails on) and a couple fillers like the Zeppelin/Rush homage The Greeting Song, and you have a classic.

Siempre me habia pensado que los red hot eran un poco los imagine dragons de los tios que creen que la musica murió con kurt cobain, pero que va, hay aquí un disco bastante chulito de rock y canciones guapas, me ha gustado mucho más de lo que esperaba.

A sizable quantity of high quality musicianship,songwriting and innovative playing continues to make Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik a record worth listening to after 35 years. The band toned down many of the elements that made me instinctively withdraw from them when they first appeared on the scene. They impressively filtered a number of influences into several memorable songs. “Breaking the Girl” reminds me of Love’s best work. It has the same swirl of sound that creates a vibe of confusion and wide-eyed wonder. It does not sound the same, but live Love, the song reveals someone coming to a realization, which often is not pleasant. That atmosphere surrounds “Under the Bridge”, which while bleak at times, has the narrator homing to move away from his lowest point in life as he embraces Los Angeles, and hopefully a new existence. Those tracks stand out as the best example of the Peppers moving away from their metal-funk approach. Several others attempt new avenues featuring John Frusicante’s more melodic guitar work, and a much less busy approach from Flea and Chad Smith. The band still gives over more than half the record to their usual style. I found “The Power of Equality” and “Mellowship Slinky in B Major” to not be particularly interesting. “If You Have to Ask” finds Anthony Kiedis going for a Digital Underground rap on a few verses, which should have been cut. The best known songs deserve their popularity as “Suck My Kiss” and “Give It Away” inspire a strong degree of slam dancing. Something about The Red Hot Chili Peppers always made me cringe. Like The Beastie Boys they WERE music for beer chugging “cool” frat guys. Believe me, I was there at their birth. The Beasties evolved into a group that used a sampling pastiche to create two brilliant records. This album has the Chili Peppers overcoming some of my warranted hesitations. Adele: 21 THREE-AND-A-HALF STARS

Man I do not like the chili peppers but this is far and away their best work. There’s still throw aways all over this but the grooves they get into are sick and the only thing that hurts them (as usual) is Mr Kiedis. Just some classic hot garbage from him, but damn under the bridge is stellar.

Bien.

2 good songs

Probably would be more enjoyable as a more instrumental album

A great album to follow on from Madonna 🙄 Just disappointed with the opening song Power of Equality. Doesn't sound RHCP like IMHO. Rest is great.

We want Chilly Willy! Classic funk rock album.

Absolute banger, will listen to it more

A bit long but still their best album by far. Would have been improved by removing Under The Bridge.

Nostalgia alert! Fact: I was obsessed with this band as a pre-teen. On MTV (in Brazil) they were everywhere. Their looks, their heavy hitting sound, their slacker/skater related culture... I basically ate it all up. Also was the first real rock band I saw as a kid, and it made a huge impression on me. I still like a lot of the tracks on here (especially the hits, yes, even "Suck My Kiss", as dumb as it is), but I admit that Kiedis's vocals/lyrics are often more embarrassing than ever. I hadn't realized how sexually blatant and stupid they were until re-reading it all here. However, the band is really tight and talented, even here. Very focused, heavy, and groovy sound. I'm a big fan of John Frusciante and Flea, and I honestly think they never topped what they did here (ditto for Chad Smith, super underrated drummer in general). Blistering guitars with a intensely creative drum/bass combo of so many styles imaginable. The hits are still classics to this day (in my 13-year-old mind), but there's a lot of filler and ironically not enough noise, which they do great here. It's as if the band didn't really know what they wanted to do or they had to basically put all of their B-sides/throwaways on the album under contractual obligations. Relistening to this, I now have a greater perspective on Kiedis's feud with Mike Patton, which was truly embarrassing, for those that haven't read up on it. It's as if he actually wanted to be more like Patton but didn't have the talent to do it. Sort of figures why this album is all over the place. It's often like a Faith No More record without the brains and all of the $$$ ambitions, which is saying a lot given similarities with both bands' sound/lyrical content.

Still listening. Was listening in the car so had some trouble hearing the lyrics. Really liked how different the sound could be between songs. Very funky on some, more hard rock on others. I liked the way that the first song seamlessly transitioned to the second.

En av mine absolutte favoritter fra tidlig 90. Hørte høl i denne plata.

Penis penis penis penis penis

ya know i thought i would like this a lot but cus i love a few rhcp songs but this album wasn't it for me

Album #119: Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers Genre (W): Funk rock, alternative rock, funk metal, rap rock Singles: Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Suck My Kiss, Breaking the Girl, If You Have to Ask I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I think some songs are cheesy and a little too glad about the sex, however, I love the production and arrangements. Favorite songs: The Power of Equality*, Funky Monks, Suck My Kiss*, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Give It Away, Blood Sugar Sex Magic, Under the Bridge, The Greeting Song, My Lovely Man

All-timer

Great three song stretch between the title track and Naked in the Rain but basically could’ve done without the other hour of this

It's not the best The Red Hot Chili Peppers album in my opinion and I personally think that Stadium Arcadium and Californication are both better for the tonal variety that both feature but the grooviness and energy in this album is still great and I totally see why this is a more popular entry point to the RHCP to many listeners. I skipped If You Have to Ask and Sir Psycho Sexy due to their vulgarity but every other track is pretty enjoyable at least. The album also has the track Under the Bridge, either that or Snow would earn the spot of my favorite track by this band.

Surprisingly uncool to my ears, with dated 90s sounds. Reminds me of U2, or Jamiroquai, and also weirdly the more experimental parts come across like The Shaggs. In an album full of terrible lyrics, I would like to nominate Sir Psycho for having the worst of the bunch, truly painful and cringe-inducing. The album is also much, much too long. One where I'm counting the seconds until it's over.

The one lasting memory I have of Blood Sugar Sex Magik is back in Grade 11 English. We were asked to bring in a poem that we'd read aloud and then give our thoughts about it. One kid, the cringey stoner kid, read one of the songs off this album. He thought it was great, we were indifferent, and we could tell the teacher thought it was dreck. Looking back at BSSM now, I think that ratio stands. There's one or two great songs, the rest are indifferent, and overall the album is kind of dreck. These days, RHCP make music that's "funk for boomers", it's got no soul, it's got no funk, it could very easily be background music at a Safeway. And listening to BSSM now, you can see that too. Also, Anthony Kiedis is a bit of a creep. Two stars.

Rating: 5.0/5 Short Review: Raw, funky, sensual, and unexpectedly vulnerable. This is where the Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped being just an explosive funk-rock band and became great songwriters. Rick Rubin stripped away the excess, leaving room for groove, melody, and emotion. Favorite Track: “Under the Bridge.” Not because it’s the biggest hit, but because it’s the emotional center of the album. Anthony Kiedis’ loneliness paired with Frusciante’s guitar is unforgettable.

I wish Anthony Kiedis would stop rapping. I’m not too interested in his libido either. I added “Under the Bridge” to my playlist.

Not as bad as I thought it would be. If they had a better singer, they’d have been so good.

Childhood fav, most doesn’t really hold up. Fond memories, but a bit “music for the theoretically horny”?

If this was any worse it would be Pocket Full of Kryptonite, only with less finesse.

I'm not a huge fan of most of this band's music, but this album is amazing, largely due to the fact that I first heard it as a teen learning electric guitar. The songs are fun and catchy, and the whole album front has amazing songs that work together as a cohesive album. Nice mix of poppy funk and acoustic alternative.

*68 Roterende bevægelser med hofterne. Det er et sjovt album.

Synes helt generelt at red hot chili peppers er ret så ringe og nederen. Jeg har aldrig rigtig forstået det. På Californiacation var der et par bangers at gamme ubehagen bag. Her får man det råt for usødet. der er måske 3-4 numre som er tålelige - resten af albummet (som i forvejen er ALT for langt) ryger altså direkte i skralderen hos mig 🗑️🗑️🗑️ Under the bridge (banger) trækker albummet op på en 2'er. Overordnet set en rigtig lang og nederen oplevelse. Jeg håber ikke at vi ser dem igen på den her liste.

oh god 1.7

Ikke det hele jeg er lige vild med, men der er et par bangers imellem og det meste af albummet er ret funky/catchy. Dog også for repetitivt og ALT for langt - og så lader Kiedi's tekster virkelig meget tilbage at ønske. Havner lige midten.

Would be four if not so long. Great album though.

Some of the greatest musicians to ever pick up their instruments.... and Anthony Keidis. As always I enjoy the music, it's fun and a pleasure to listen to such highly skilled musicians. Anthony ruins it with his terrible singing and lyrics.

Wow, I’ll give this one credit for some cool instrumentals and for Under the Bridge, but it turns out that maybe I don’t like RHCP very much.

This is RHCP at the top of their game. Funk, Punk, groove. The singles are undeniably great. This whole album oozes personality. 5/5

Great stuff!!!

war okay, hab ein lied gespeichert (i could have lied), hat mich aber sonst nicht so abgeholt

If you've heard one RHCP album, you've kinda heard them all.

A tight album music-wise, but sounded awful a lot like pretty much everything else that was just starting to happen. I can't say it's original. Still, a 4 star album.

On tosi kova ja kiva kuunnella RHCP:ltä muitakin ku pelkästään radiorallatteluja

Soundihan on sukkamunamiehillä varsin jees, mutta jotenkin ei itse biisit kuitenkaan ihan iskenyt paria lukuun ottamatta.

Omaleimasta tavaraa ja iso läjä hittejä. Vähän menee ähkyks plus oon sen verran löysä, että se ysärin viime metreillä tullut levy on viel enempi mieleen, kun on entistä popimpi ote. Melkein täydet kuitenkin tällekin.

Mä tykkään paljon enemmän semmosesta Californiacation-henkisestä tunnelmallisemmasta RHCP:stä jossa päällimmäisenä on se Fruscianten huikea kitarasoundi. Tällä levyllä siihen päätyyn ei kauhean paljon hypitä, vaan meno on enempi basso- ja rumpuvetoista. Muutama todella kova biisi, mutta kokonaisuus jää kyllä itselleni vähän tylsäksi.

3.5

2/10 RHCP have never been my kind of band, even when I was a teenager. I find Anthony Keidis's voice incredibly grating, the music good for about 1 minute before it becomes painfully repetitive, the lyrics immature and uncompelling, and omfg this album is at least 40 minutes too long. This is coke rock for skaters, which is not my cup of tea.

There’s a Nick Cave quote about constantly hearing something awful on the radio and the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’ve gone through phases of fandom with RHCP, and with the exception of a few songs, I have to agree with Nick. I bought Blood Sugar Sex Magic when I was 16 or 17, because I liked the hits: “Give It Away”, “Under the Bridge”, “Breaking the Girl” and “Suck My Kiss”. However, the rest of the album sounds almost nothing like these songs. The Peppers’ brand of sex obsessed white boy party funk wears thin pretty quickly. As an adult, I had already closed the book on RHCP, revisiting this was not something I was looking forward to. While it wasn’t as bad as I remember, my opinion of the band and BSSM, hasn’t really changed. It’s such a shame that they have masterfully talented musicians (Flea and Fruicante), yet they choose to make this. I’d rather listen to Faith No More.

One of my favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers albums! So many great tracks. love the bassy, groovy sound of this band.

Some of RHCP's best songs, combined with a bunch of their most annoying ones. Kind of a mess in general. The rapping parts are not that good, some of the songs are really corny and I feel like on most of these songs the execution is kinda off. It runs pretty long, with only a few highlights here and there.

i see now why people hate them

great funk.

Esse foi com certeza o disco que começou a ditar a estética que a banda iria usar pra fazer sucesso. É bem diferente dos primeiros discos que puxam pra algo “punkzado”. Aqui a banda já vai pra uma linha bem funk/hardcore e passa a ser bem comercial. É um disco bem legal, apesar de ser um pouco maçante pela quantidade de músicas (pra quem não gosta tanto assim). Tenho minha opinião de que pra quem gosta dessa vibe DNA da banda, a discografia deles é um prato cheio.

Very good, had to subtract a star for Anthony Kedis being a pedophile

Guitar carries some of the songs Very very nice though It’s better when you know the words to the song, gets you more in the groove Will be listening again Think this will eventually reach 5 stars

i owned this album since release day (i loved their album "Mother's Milk"). i really liked the group (enough to put a RHCP patch on one of my team jerseys). it's the second album with their current lineup. the album that kicked off their stardom and now becoming an Over-hyped, Over-Played band. it has their hits, "Suck My Kiss", "Breaking the Girl", "Give it Away" and the huge hit "Under the Bridge". my personal favorite on the album is "Apache Rose Peacock". listen to the album's guitar work, John Frusciante is a very underrated guitarist. after this album came out, they were played ad nauseum and after "blood sugar", i am now really sick of them and can care less what they put out.

I've tried a few times now to get into the RHCP and I just can't do it. The drums are fantastic, the bass is one of the best, the guitar is serviceable, the songs are for the most part catchy, so I think it's just his voice and singing style. It doesn't work for me. Lots of talent, but I just can't get into it. Give It Away is a top 50 all time favorite song for me though.

Not as heavy as I would have guessed. I would give a 2.5 but am rounding up since it is better than the other stuff I give 2s

Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony…

Hyvää kamaa. Jammailuttaa pirusti.

RHCP:stä vähän menny kans maku koska Anthony ilmeisimmin sus ja pelle jätkä. Musiikki ei oikein jaksa kovin pitkälle kiinnostaa, rupee vähän sulamaan yhteen ja kuulostamaan puurolta pidemmän päälle. Välillä tuli nyökyteltyä perässä, kyllähän se groovas ja funkkas, mutta eioo suuria tarpeita mennä takasin.

Only really like specific RHCP songs but def a solid album

Hmmm. I remember this being a seminal album of the early 90s. Looking forward to listening again when it came up on this list. Disappointed. All a bit bland funky alt rock sounding the same. Very Chili Peppers without being memorable. Give it Away was a decent single and Under the Bridge was an absolute monster of a song and still is a classic, but the rest of the album is not as good as remembered /hoped.

Wicked

a bit long for my taste. chad smith is incredible in this.

The bad songs on here are deeply embarrassing. They almost read as self-parody (Apache Rose Peacock is particularly egregious). It is also far too long. But I can’t deny that some songs work. Under the Bridge rocks, Give zit Away is a great time. 2.5 but I’ll round up on the strength of the hits.

Memories of smoking Colts and singing along to Sir Psycho Sexy with Garth is worth 10 stars

Was never a big fan of the peppers, I find the singer's voice pretty grating and the lyrics nonsensical garbage. I didn't realize how funky they sound though, I love all of the bass guitar through this very long album, but man this album feels so long to get through. Not sure if it's just an issue with doing this 1001 challenge, but it felt hard to get through the whole thing. I think overall I enjoyed the bassline and funky grooves to the songs more than I hated them so I'll go with a 3/5 on this one.

åbuu dette var kjedelig - mest usexy musikken om sex ever

give it away now was cool and the drums are decent, not my thing otherwise

This really grew on me ...

Masterpiece

Nicee

I was big into RHCP back in the day, but mostly due to Californication and By The Way. I never got into this album at the time, but I can appreciate it much more now. Some instant classics and some great surprises. It's a shame Keidis is a piece of shit

muy muy muy chimba, lo tengo en cd y es re top global

One of my all time favourites

El goat.

I hate these creepy tedious weirdos. His voice is so annoying be it rapping or singing. High pitched then downlow Why oh why is this album 90 minutes

Under the bridge, erarbeiten wohl ihren so bekannten Sound hier

2,7 Highlights: Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

If formated for Vinyl (45-50 minutes), this album would be more concise and perfected. As is, there are a handful of tracks that drag the project out. That being said, some of the songs rip. 6/10 album here

This sucks.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is a total nostalgia trip that pretty much defines the early '90s funk rock scene. The band is absolutely on fire here, Flea, Frusciante, and Smith are laying down these incredible, tight grooves that sound amazing, and even though 1991 was packed with heavy grunge, this album brought a fun, different energy that totally stands out. Classics like "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" show exactly why this record blew up. That said, trying to get through the full 74 minutes is a bit of a marathon these days. The album definitely suffers from being a bit too long, and let's be real, Kiedis’s juvenile lyrics and awkward rapping haven't aged well at all.

blech lol

Let me preface this by saying that I hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Everyone loves them, I know. I don’t. I hate them. I went into this album with an open mind and still came away disappointed. That said, there are moments that showcase undeniable musicianship and skill. I’m happy I can say I’ve listened to it in its entirety. I’m not happy that I had to.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers showcase their ability to bring a jazzy funk with great energy as well as being able to slow it down within the same song bringing various feelings throughout the musical journey. The booming bass guitar is on par with greats like Primus. Favorites: Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss, Naked in the Rain. The Greeting Song.

Flea really outperforms the rest of the band here, why is a professional jamming out with some high school band? I don't really hear the Metal in Funk Metal here. The album is unnecessarily long as well, victim of the CD era. The hits are ok and some deepcuts are alright and a lot of it is ranging from fine to mediocre. Sounds like I hate it, but it wasn't all that bad.

A heavy funk sound with sprinkles of ballads and between. If there was ever a term called “frat-funk” this album might be it. It comes off as juvenile rather than sensual to me. I can get behind the sound but it’s tiring like 30/40 minutes after that. I think the past few albums so far in this challenge have me stretching my attention span or seeing where it lies.

very strong start but for 95% of rock music u can't make a 1:15 album and see that the quality will be there for the whole run. enjoyed most of it tho.

Wow, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, I'm SUCH a big fan of theirs. I can't believe how annoying his vocals are, as he sounds like a dead fish. For the sound, it's like they expect themselves to have this groundbreaking sound, but it's not, and it fails spectacularly. Like, it's funk rock, yet it's like they don't even try to achieve the funk part (and I love funk). The hit on the album, Under the Bridge isn't even a great song tbh. That bass player is alright by me tho. You know, I am being overly harsh on them, but I'm in a mood of hating, so they get this for creating whatever the hell Californication is (how do yall even enjoy that crap).

Amazing in scope and vision for 91 and a bunch of self taught drug atticts. AK voice obviously sucks but what they do with it is very impressive. Not everything lands and its a little long by the end but otherwise pretty goddamn good

I will never knock the talent of some of the musicians in this band. Chad Smith and Flea's groove is other worldly on every track on this album. I will also not deny that there are some classic tracks on here and the run of "Give it Away," the title track, and "Under the Bridge" is unmatched on a lot of albums. However, 73 minutes of music from a band who I've steadily lost interest in since middle school is too much for me. 3/5

My first introduction to RHCP was through a kid at a summer camp in the early 2010s who was obsessed with them. Now that I’ve listened to both of their albums on this list, I’d like to say that Keenan, if you’re reading this, I hope your music taste improved a little

on my head, the RHCP are a band that i really enjoy in some songs, and has a extended discography with that songs. In reality, i only liked 2 songs here, and the rest where background noise. idk

RHCP hasn't aged super well for me. The funky bass lines are enjoyable but the lyricism and song structures are a miss for me now. 3/5

I know this is good, but I hate the band so much it clouds my judgement. Good points - great production, superb musicianship. Bad points - collectively I find them insufferable. Objectively it’s a 4, but for me it’s a 2.

It's admittedly nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. It's music to idly bump your head to in the car because they're the only tolerable band you can find on the radio. I can say I learned that three or four songs I like are apparently RHCP songs, I guess. Despite how much music is on this damn thing, I don't really have a lot to say about it. It's surprisingly decent but nothing I'd really go out of my way to listen to.

Not for me. Awful. The only song I liked was: I Could Have Lied

It's fine ig

Flea was slapping the crap out of that bass this entire album. It’s the highlight of the whole thing. It’s a bit of a mixed bag overall though. I enjoy RHCP, but this album is simply too long. This could’ve been cut down substantially and been better for it. The songs that are good (and they are really good) would’ve been a great album on their own. The vocals are kind of meh, and that’s always been their weakest link. But frankly, Flea saves the day with some of the sickest bass lines put to music.

écouté jusqu'à i could have lied, très sympa Pas fini

I’ll say 2.5

Oh man oh man. because of the age I am, my primary relationship with RHCP is Californication era. I knew this hits from this album but never listened to the whole thing. honestly, lots of greatness. unexpectedly. I feel like they were still playing Under the Bridge on MTV years later. What a nice surprise. But gotta minus points for the rock rap and it's soooo long Also insane that this was released the same exact day as Nevermind!

The happiest I was listening to this album was realizing that I've already gotten through this list's two Red Hot Chili Pepper albums, which means I will never have another morning ruined by Anthony Kiedis (unless I end up going to a CVS for condoms and hearing "Can't Stop.") I don't need my rock musicians to be upstanding people, but I would prefer if they made music t hat wasn't a fucking slog. Two discs of dumb-fuck scat singing and less dumb-fuck bass thwacking. Would've been a one, but the acoustic songs were cute enough.

Thoughts while listening to this. - Oh cool. I remember when this came out. - Wow, these songs aren't that great. - Give it away now. - This is pretty bad actually. - Under the bridge - Man, I kinda hate Anthony Kiedis now.

Fantastic album! Love the chili peppers as nd this was when I first got into them and most people! So many classic songs on this album!

I've always kind of liked Red Hot Chili Peppers. When Under the Bridge came out, I was 2 or 3 and I loved that song and especially the music video. I watched a lot of MTV as a little kid. This was a long album though. I liked parts of it and didn't like other parts. Some of the songs sounded similar. I, of course, know Under the Bridge and Give It Away. I also recognized Breaking the Girl, which I liked, and Suck My Kiss.

1. pouuer - 1 2. azk - 1 3. girl - 1 4. funky - 1 5. kizz - 1 6. lied - 1 7. zlinky - 1 8. uuicked - 1 9. give - 2 10. blood - 1 11. bridge - 3 12. rain - 1 13. apache - 1 14. zong - 1 15. man - 1 16. zezy - 1 17. hot - 0 18. lover - 2 19. zand - 2

Good

I find them eh alright. They sort of weird me out. But dang, they are different and I respect that. Also there's the feeling this gives me of Beavis and Butthead music videos.

Good stuff here, not a RHCP fan and the album started sounding like one long runon song after a while. 3/5

Kieidis is highly annoying. Frusciante is great, the rest of the band is great. Far too long.

With Flea slapping the bass like no other and John Frusciante playing some funky guitar riffs, RHCP could be a decent band if they hurled Anthony Kiedis into the sun. Partially due to all the heinous stuff he has done over the years, but also for being a bad frontman. His lyrics are juvenile and his scatty rap-like delivery of them distract from a lot of the excellent playing of his band mates. This could have been a solid 3 if they didn't bloat this thing with so many throwaway songs. Most of them are inoffensive enough, but "If You Have To Ask" is the worst of the bunch. The song sounds vaguely like Parliament and Funkadelic if they were awful. Both "Give It Away" and "Under The Bridge" are excellent songs, they aren't worth sitting through the 70+ minutes you need to put aside to finish this album.

I don't know what this sound is called. White boy funk rock?? It hasn't aged particularly well.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ganz okay.