Reviews (page 4 of 15)
Standard Chilis.
I prefer Californication, but this was about what I expected
Music: Funky. Creative. Good Vocals & lyrics: "K-i-s-s-i-n-g / Chicka chicka dee do me like a banshee / Low brow is how / / Swimming in the sound of bow wow wow / Oh baby do me now / Do me here I do allow".
45 minutes too long. I don’t mind the Chili Peppers but this is way too much material for an album of theirs Top Song: Under the Bridge (of course)
ojalá fuera instrumental y ojalá no verles las pintas de cutreflipaos que con 24 años iban a ligar a los instis enseñando los tribales
Buena música, el vocalista un poco diferente pero la música impecable.
One thing I did not realize going in was that this came out in 1991. I had it pegged as late 90s or early 2000s, which honestly just goes to show how timelessly shitty the Chili Peppers are. What makes it worse is there is a good album hiding in here somewhere. Some of the guitar riffs are legit good, and the bass lines are strong too. But then Anthony Kiedis opens his mouth and the whole thing falls apart. Give this a different vocalist and better lyrics and it could have been great. Instead it is just a bunch of solid instrumental ideas trapped inside a Chili Peppers album.
Exceptional musicians. But for some reason this just didn’t capture my attention like it may have once.
This might have been their peak. Great tempo and vocal variety. Love the funk!
4.5
I only know "Under the Bridge" as of now, and let's just say I'm not excited to hear "Suck My Kiss" based on the way people talk about it. It's the upcoming song and so far I don't hate this album. It's eh. I've always had a bit of a problem with the vocals in their songs. Okay, it's not the worst song ever. It's just like the rest of this album. So eh. I don't really like the funk element honestly. My little white ass is tickled pink Cock my brain to shoot my load Global abortion please She must be moist "I'm in love with the wilderness", Lottie Matthews at some point probably My dick got hard She liked the looks of me and my willy My hard-on bleeding (I can lend you a tampon for that, man) There's a devil in my dick and some demons in my semen Creamy beaver (just say wet pussy at this point; it's not making me cringe as much) Ooo that's tight Turned a cherry pie right into jam (that poor woman's clit) In your pussy I'd kill Put your kidneys to sleep And for my new favorite poem: "Twinkle twinkle little star Shining down on my blue car Driving down the boulevard She was soft and I was hard" Guys, as a woman I can assure you that talking so much about how hard your dick is will totally get you that woman (to call the police).
Remember when these guys were good? Heavy grooves and funk energy from their early years meet the stadium-sized sensibilities which would make them one of the biggest bands ever. Lots of "band in a room just having a jam" energy here, it's a very exuberant record. Powerful production, but why is the snare so loud, Rick?? Many tracks are quite samey but the classics are stone cold! Favourite tracks: Breaking The Girl, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, I Could Have Lied, Fellowship Slinky
Not that magik.
4 stars for Under the bridge, minus 2 stars for the rest of the album.
3,5/5
This is a pretty fun album and I have some nostalgia for RDCP music. Although some of these songs are really obnoxious (Apache Rose Peacock, Sir Psycho Sexy), overall it was pretty good.
Escuchable. Todo suena igual a lo anterior.
Hated it.
uma banda que sempre pensei que iria gostar quando parasse para escutar, mas a verdade é que não deveria ter escutado. primeira contato ruim.
This is an album I used to listen to quite a bit. I include it amongst Rick Rubin's good works. It contains some songs I used to be really keen on (Power of Equality, Under the Bridge, My Lovely Man), one I always skipped over (Sir Psycho-sexy), and some I thought were energetic, iffy but maybe okay (eg Suck My Kiss). Recently I have learned that Kiedis has (by his own admission, in his book) done sexual exploitation that was not only illegal but (in my opinion, not his) very seriously wrong, and he has recounted such conduct without repentance. So, I do not want any actions of mine to enrich him, and I can't “simply enjoy” any part of his work in the way that I used to. There are versions of this album on YouTube that omit Kiedis' vocals – one even uses the cover graphic and whites out Kiedis' face. That is somewhat attractive to me. I wouldn't miss Kiedis' vocals, the bass/guitar/drums interplay was always the good stuff. (I could ask, "what if there is bad conduct by any/all of Flea, Frusciante, Smith" - I guess one distinctly bad thing about each of them, that I have to confront, is the extent to which they have kept playing with Kiedis, even after they knew or should know what he has done and how he writes about it...) This album was always at best A Mix of Good and Bad. I now find it difficult to unlistenable as a whole. But some of the songs still have significant appeal (from guitar/bass/drums aspect). So, while I was tempted to rate it extremely low, I am on reflection calling it Mix of Good and Bad (5/10).
Whenever I listen to RHCP at the start I'm like "oh, this is better than I remembered/thought" and then the singer starts singing and I can bear it no longer. This could've been an amazing instrumental band, man.
Good stuff but bloated as hell
Very good classic album
This is so much better produced than Californication, it’s hilarious. But it’s even LONGER. Who can stand that much RHCP straight?
Some undeniable classics but waaaaay to much filler. Cut it out and this could be 5 stars. 7/10
I don't think I can. Back in the day I tried and tried to like this album. I still don't.
First commercial success of the band. Still raw but with a lot of hit potential.
This was my first listen to this album. I am super familiar with the singles. But it was cool to listen to the entire album from cover to cover.
Это просто ужасно
I’ve only heard Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hits before, so I was surprised by how many of their songs sound a lot like Primus but are nowhere near as fun or funny as Primus is. Under the Bridge is a great song though
Sometimes a little bit corny, and the album is a bit long, but the music is just so FUNKY.
Loved this album, great to get reacquainted . Some trusty favourites
Unfortunately I fear that I love this. Goddamn. Limp Bizkit meets Pixies meets funk. How the fuck do you not get down with this. And Flea is straight up one of the best bass guitarists to ever play in a rock band. Fuck me this was fun. Listening to this, my eyes popped out, my dick got hard, and I dropped my jaw. Seriously.
Op de achtergrond tijdens het schoonmaken van de keuken had ik er niet heel veel last van, totdat de line "theres a devil in my dick, some demons in my semen" kwam. Nu ik het zo uittyp is het lowkey highkey hilaar maar mijn god, niet met de delivery van dat nummer hahhaha. Hardop gelachen ook om de onintentionele 'wake up, twink- -kle little star' Het is ook wel echt een veel te lang album voor zulke sub-mid muziek. Ik zie uit naar een beter rhcp album in deze lijst (als ik voor die tijd ff kan inlocken en mn luisterachterstand kan inhalen)
This whole album aged very poorly. It feels dated and boring—possibly the worst crime an album can commit. Power of Equality is definitely a song...
meh. 11 nummers volgehouden en toen had ik t wel echt gehoord
god afgrijselijk.
I used to be obsessed with this album as a teenager. On a relisten I really enjoyed this, its too funky not to. I do scratch my head a little bit about how ridiculously sexual some of the lyrics are.
A few good songs. Unfortunately they are buried under a mountain of mediocre to bad songs, in an album whose runtime is far too long
I know and generally like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I have 29 songs liked on Spotify by them in total and I have 7 songs liked on this album. If you listened to alternative rock radio in the 90s and 2000s, you would hear these guys all the time. The 7 I already liked are "Breaking the Girl", "Suck My Kiss", "I Could Have Lied", "Give It Away", "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", "Under the Bridge", "Sir Psycho Sexy". Haven't sat and listened to this one all the way through for a really long time. Thoughts as listening to this 3 times through... First thought, oh yeah this is basically a double album with 17 songs and run time of an hour and 13 minutes. Uh oh, I generally think most double albums should NOT have been so long and would be much better if they edited it down. This album is such a contrast - it has absolute classics like "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge" - alongside too many forgettable, filler songs. I like the longer instrumental part of "Sir Psycho Sexy". I did end up "liking" 2 new songs beyond the 7 I already liked - "If You Have to Ask" (this has a funky slightly reggae groove) and "Mellowship Slinky in B Minor". So that's 9 songs that are good. This would be a perfect album if they didn't make it a double album - which seems to be the typical curse of most double albums. Liked songs on Spotify: 9/17 Rating: 3/5
Kind of awful - Under the Bridge is the main sail on a strangely shaped dingy
Haven’t listened to this since university. Under the Bridge is a classic. Curious to see how the rest holds up. Hit after hit. I find his voice grating, but you can't deny this is the album to go to if you want this specific vibe. In spite of long run time, feels short.
I enjoyed this album listen from the Red Hot Chili Peppers! I don’t feel like this album was anything groundbreaking but it was fun to listen to and the peppers have a very distinct sound and vibe that makes them very recognizable. Overall, I liked this album and I would listen to it again in the future.
Ok les tubes on se calme là
De paar nummer die ik ken zijn heerlijk maar de rest kan ik ( nog) niet echt waarderen. Ik denk dat je dit album meerdere keren moet luisteren om hem echt te kunnen waarderen
I’ve already heard this far more times than I want to.
Poundland Funkadelic
Demasiado largo, pero buen album. No me esperaba otra cosa de rhcp.
I feel so spoiled by their immaculate Greatest Hits collection that I end up not giving as much credit to the deeper cuts (which granted are few and far between on this record). The quality of songs did drop off a bit towards the end (I wasn’t a fan of their Parliament-inspired “Sir Psychi Sexy”) but the album was still exciting throughout.
Flea and Frusciante make this album. I think without that duo, we would be left with Kiedis' silly noises and occasional serious lyrics. It's good music and very well mixed/produced (all the seamless transitions.....chef's kiss), however as I've noted before about RCHP, it's just too long. The sound gets old after about 40 minutes. Could've ended at "Under The Bridge" 3.5
One of my favorite albums, easy 5, a few songs that I didn't care for as much but thats expected. With a 73 min album plus the number of songs I loved canceled those out easily. The band was tight on this album, 2nd album with Chad smith and John frusciante.
3 or 4.
Almost magical.
Not for me, never particularly like the RHCP and this went on for far too long and ended upnfeeling like background noise not the focus of my attention. 2 cos I Under the Bridge is a cool tune.
This is some white funk nonsense with like 2.5 good songs. I like the music, hate the lyrics and the singing. This would be (at least) 50% better with a different singer. Or no singer.
While this features probably my favorite song of the 90's (Under the Bridge) and there are several other killer songs on here the album feels a bit too long and many of the "filler" songs sound the same. There is no denying the energy and talent each member of the band has and their sound is so unique and instantly recognizable. Props to Anthony Kiedis for being able to write and remember completely non-sense lyrics.
4.25 - I usually listen to Californiacation, By The Way, or even One Hot Minute when I’m j the mood for RHCP. The non single tracks are in some cases a lot better and in other cases a lot worse than I remember.
My second listen, and I appreciate it more and more, the first halve was amazing funky music with some beautifull ballads. The second halve starts dragging on tho, it should have been cut a bit shorter. 1. Under the bridge 2. I could have lied 3. Funky monks
30
interesting ups and downs, soft yet jagged
Rude and crass, but clearly having a good time while doin it, and some funky jams.
Greatest musicians you know make slime slime music (derogatory)
A bit of this and that, some good,some not so good,but overall it’s enjoyable.
Make the most annoying band you can think of using only four musicians. I'll start: Anthony Kiedis Flea John Frusciante Chad Smith (courtesy of the internet)
More like the lukewarm bell peppers.
More like mildly hot chili peppers. Pretty long album and I only enjoyed maybe 3 of the songs. Not a bad band but not a great album.
I've known most of this music for a long time, and I've lost my enjoyment of RHCP over the years. This album is fine, but its sexual theming is weird and most songs aren't really winners. There's some good songs in there for sure, but it's something about the singers voice that doesn't stick any more.
Truly enjoyed most of this album whenever Kiedis wasn't vocalizing. The tight guitar, funky bass, and varied rhythm showcase the talent and skill of these musicians, and it's a shame that Kiedis detracts so much from this otherwise enjoyable music. Breaking the Girl remains an underrated song and the only RHCP track I enjoy.
meh
01) The Power of Equality - 7,5 02) If You Have to Ask - 8,5 03) Breaking the Girl - 10,0 04) Funky Monks - 7,5 05) Suck My Kiss - 7,5 06) I Could Have Lied - 9,0 07) Mellowship Slinky in B Major - 8,0 08) The Righteous & the Wicked - 7,5 09) Give It Away - 10,0 10) Blood Sugar Sex Magik - 9,5 11) Under the Bridge - 10,0 12) Naked in the Rain - 8,0 13) Apache Rose Peacock - 7,5 14) The Greeting Song - 7,0 15) My Lovely Man - 7,5 16) Sir Psycho Sexy - 8,0 17) They're Red Hot - 7,0 TOTAL: 8,24 (82/100) Current ranking: 201/852
RHCP have elements of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 stars throughout their work. This album is great. This album also sucks. I don't know what to do with that information.
since the day we began the album project I've been excited to finally confront the red hot chili peppers and make a decision: are they a terrible band I enjoy or are they just a terrible band they are a terrible band. not even the outlier singles are saving this from a 1/5. flea, frusciante, and Big Cat can't make up for how bad kiedis is, and kiedis is kind of what makes the chili peppers the chili peppers so it's bad times all around
It is giving variations on a theme. Favourite track: Under the Bridge
Too long but loved it all the same.
I didn’t enjoy this very much. The first few songs were actively offputting and then it settled to a more misc background awareness that occasionally veered into ‘how much longer is there’.
While quintessential, it’s not my fave RHCP album, but I do have to say that “Under the Bridge” still goes OFF.
I don’t mind Californication-era RHCP but in general I hate their funk/rap esque songs and I mostly still feel like that after this album. They can just sound quite obnoxious?? there was a pop music website I used to follow that always referred to RHCP as the worst band in the world, and this album is aesthetically and sonically very much in opposition to what they liked I get Under The Bridge which I think is rightly a classic, and quite liked I Could Have Lied
Es un disco mítico, con gran impacto en su época, pero peca de lo mismo que el resto de su discografía: una variedad musical muy estrecha. Así que entre eso y que es largo, el disco cansa y las canciones son indistinguibles.
Rockig, funky und fotzig. Ikkimel premium sozusagen in Sachen Provokation. Mag die flippigeren Lieder aber auch die ruhigen. Das schreit nach männlicher Selbstfindunphase und ich nehm den Jungs das auch authentisch ab.
Schwieriger Einstieg Groovy aber nicht meine Musik Die ruhigeren Lieder gefallen mir besser Love: under the bridge, i could have lied Absurd, wie sehr die Stimmung zwischen den Liedern schwankt Irgendwann wurde es Hintergrund Musik - hört sich dann doch alles ähnlich an
Das Album Cover ist bisschen Horror. Die Musik dahinter zum Gück nicht. Mochte die abwechslungsreichen Beats und Stimmungen. Von anfang bis ende gut. Macht Bock. Hör ich nochmal an.
Südfrankreich 2006 Vorher schon gekannt: suck my kiss, give it away, under the Bridge Fav: sir Psycho sexy Red hot Chili peppers haben viele in meiner Klasse gehört früher Nicht unbedingt mein genre aber gut gemachte Musik, kann man ez durchhören
Let’s start with the positive stuff. There are some really nice guitar riffs on this with funky bass lines and solid production values. After that, it goes downhill. The biggest red flag is not only white people rapping, but white people rapping about sex. Badly. I mean, they’re not even trying to be subtle here. It’s all hard dicks and creamy beavers like a bit of fevered fan fiction. I imagine. Lead singer Anthony Kledis was 30 when he wrote this, so he hasn’t even got the excuse of being a horny teenager. Seriously dude, take a cold shower and ask yourself what you’re doing with your life. Also, this was 74 minutes long to fill up a cd and if they’d trimmed the beavers (ho, ho) there was probably a passable album in there.
Ok, now I like a lot of the Red Hot Chili Peppers music! This album wasn’t bad but for me it was a touch too chaotic and some of the themes haven’t aged particularly well. I would give lots of the songs a relisten but wouldn’t listen to the entire album as a whole again. But damn the music in it is bloody great!
Hit
Some classics here but prefer their newer albums. 3/5
It’s good but way too long. There’s some really good songs on here: Under the bridge And some not so good: Apache rose peacock I love the Chili peppers in small doses, like the real things I guess. I find his voice a bit grating after a while and some of the lyrics make me cringe.
A great RHCP album. Not my favorite of their albums but I like many of the songs on here.
RHCP²
I was never a big Chili Peppers fan. There's an underlying unseriousness about their music that makes me only able to handle a track or two vs. a whole overbloated record like 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik'. Talk about the serious need for an editor. All that aside, there's no denying these are very skilled musicians. And the fact that the hits inside are the best tracks this group has ever put out pushes up my star rating.
Funky mix of Rock, Alternative and Rap. Most of 1990 later sounded a bit like this.
Never been a huge RHCP fan. Most of their stuff sounds the same to me, the singer yelps like a dog whose tail has been stepped on. Californication is clearly the better album. There are some good songs here, but the album is way to long overall. Although I enjoyed some songs, most of them didn't appeal to me, and I couldn't find any interesting lyrics.
Definitely too long, not sure if it can be called very good. It for sure showed off the unique Chili Peppers sound, but lots of filler songs that nobody really needs to hear... Highlight is obviously Under the Bridge.
few good songs save this album from being mediocre
good vibe of the time and genre. some really iconic tracks also included.
I was never a fan of RHCP, listening to an entire album doesn't change that. As talented as (at least some of) the band may be, the songs don't really catch my attention. A few titles (the obvious hits, I guess) may be fun pop rock tracks, but overall it's just okay.
I like them. Album was just okay.
I wore this one out in 8th grade but it probably needs to stay in 8th grade.
“Suck My Kiss” is my favorite RHCP’s song. One of my younger brothers was 1-2 years old when this came out, on the radio, & MTV. It will always be “Give Way Give Way Give Way Now” in his baby talk🥲
A band I’ve never liked. Funk rock, Kiedis’ rapping style singing (or actually any of his singing),too American. And pretty terrible tunes, Suck My Kiss as an example is awful. A 2 all day long and that’s only because Give It Away is ok. Don’t trust a RHCP fan. Last words to Nick Cave- ‘I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers’.
I don't like funk and i don't like the funky ones on here. The more mellow ones are fine.
Like Under the Bridge quite a bit but the rest is just, like not really my thing man.
This is a difficult album for me to review because even though I don’t actually dislike the album, unsurprisingly at 79 minutes long, I have always found it a mammoth of a task to get through with an entire album’s worth of RHCP style filler tracks before we reach the Hendrix cover which closes it out. For that reason alone I can’t justify anything better than a two star review. It’s not captivating or consistent enough to score more, though a well edited 50 minute album would admittedly be a solid 3 pushing a 4. If I still owned this album, I’d give it away, give it away, give it away now.
I really don't know what to say about this one. It's one of those albums that would be far better if it was purely instrumental, because I love the drums and bassline in this but holy god I do not enjoy hearing Kiedes' corny white-boy rapping. I remember seeing a review of Fetch the Bolt Cutters that complained about the singer dropping F bombs every other line and I have to wonder if they accidentally listened to this album. I don't want to sound like an uptight prude but man some of these lyrics are very 'I HAVE SEX!!!!' and most of the time I don't feel like they add anything to this album. Oh well, maybe this is something I'll enjoy more with a relisten.
Just damn. Daaaaaamn. Really liked it. Every song was good. I loved the vibe and lyrics too. I can say it was touching. It had lots of different vibes but same style, which is really great. I have saved some songs for later. And just maybe I will see these review later or someone, I have to say that it is only my impression of first listening. Maybe my mind will change after few times. But this album is the best one I heard so far. Definitely recommended. 4.5/5 for me there are better albums I hope so. But so far very catchy groovy and beautiful album.
This album is an hour and fifteen minutes. Idk man the chili peppers are kind of annoying. I will always sing Under the Bridge though. Maybe even my karaoke song. 3/5
Nem precisava de ouvir o álbum para lhe dar 5*, porque já o ouvi inúmeras vezes. O único ponto negativo aqui, para mim, é que o álbum é um pouquinho longo demais. Mesmo assim, é um super álbum. Uma das minhas bandas favoritas de sempre.
Absolute rot. Annoying from beginning to the end. Music for people who do not like Music
This is an amazing album with so many awesome tracks. I own the double vinyl of this and have heard it a bunch of times, and I still love it. Everything is so perfect, one of the best albums of all time IMO. Five stars, easily.
Classic RHCP album and sound. Was never a huge fan of them, always thought they were meh but this album is decent all the way through. Some classics.
Bangers and some duds
Great record that has aged well!
Dude, after listening to that I get the sense that someone sat them down and literally said, cut the shit
For every song I like there are 4 or 5 I don't like at all. 2 stars or D+.
Rock, Rap, 1991 -> 2
One of the most badass funk-rock albums ever pressed.
This album rocks. Funky, fun, punk, rock, genre flipping like crazy. The instrumental group behind RHCP (flea, Chad, John) are probably my favorite grouping ever. Kiedis isn't for everyone, but he does make for a unique sound.
The Peppers always had a rough image for me (thanks to their sock act), but their music is less rough. If you have "Under the Bridge" on your album, you definitely deserve...
The rhcp definitely made this funky. I think it lacks in being consistently great, but it's a good album with a healthy serving of gems. Unmistakably peppers, for better or worse. It is too long, that's for sure. They should have trimmed a lot of fat and made this a more normal 45 minutes or so. Would have been a lot better song for song. 3.7/5
Listened in the car and at Costco. Amazing record. Three incredible musicians (and Anthony Kiedis) managed to make a super fun, but also varied, and memorable album. That Sexy Shaman song or whatever was just bad lyric wise. No defending that one.
Decent you know
RHCP are the greatest trio in rock history.
The goat
At their funkiest
Very cool album. A ton of hits off of it. It has good flow, but a little long for me. Some really amazing music to be heard. Fantastic bass and experimental guitar. Mixes funk, rock, metal, and hiphop. "Power of Equality" was the favorite track.
RHCP at their funkiest, just before their massive pop explosion, packed with major hits. Really nice album with a lot of slap bass funk roots.
Boooooo! Nothing special.
A classic to me, but the instruments carried hard. The guitar in particular really stood out to me.
A chaotic classic 90s album with so many memories attached. The lyrics sometimes leave a little something to be desired, but overall, the vibes are good! Under the Bridge will always get me singing along, so an extra star just for that song.
It's interesting how RHCP were legitimately the biggest band on the planet for a few years at the turn of the century, but now they seem to be suffering a retcon I to being one of the most hated bands ever. Is it because their perennially bare-chested singer admitted to having a thing with a youngster? Sadly, we must all learn to separate the product from the producer even if many producers of products have turned out to be terrible people. Having grown up through multiple eras of RHCP and enjoying many of their singles, culminating in (for me) their best work in Californication, I saw them at Slaine Castle. While the band continued to get bigger, I thought less and less of their post Californication work. Going back to my youth with this album, which I probably heard in its entirety at some point, shows just how much and how little the band has changed over the decades. If you don't like their sound, there's nothing here that will change your opinion. They have that slightly dissonant highly funky thing going on, and this album saw them push away from some of their heavier previous works. This album also has so e of their biggest bangers, but there's a lot of fluff too. Too many songs. The last two songs are terrible and could have been cut. The title track could have been cut. Get this down to 10-12 songs and it's a four.
Bring on the funk-punk! Rick Rubin's production really helped the band find their focus, trading the heavy metal guitars of their last record for excellent, funky melodic riffs. They're still completely obsessed with sex—who else could scream 'That mouth was made to suck my kiss!' and get away with it?—but then they reveal a softer side with 'Under the Bridge' and suddenly become global megastars.
I'd ask if this is a JoJo reference, but RHCP is the worst stand in Part 4 #Don't@Me
This is one of the records that started it all for me! How the path led to blackened thrash metal and powerviolence? I dunno bro, but I'm grateful for four dudes in tube socks locking themselves in a room to accidentally invent "horny haunted-mansion funk metal". Best part? It STILL jamz. Filthy, soulful, chaotic and, at times, downright stupid... but somehow still feels like the coolest shirt in your closet you refuse to retire. Makes me feel SEXY
Blood: a little long at 17 tracks Sugar: high energy throughout the record has me hyped like a 90s kid binging Surge soda Sex: 6 explicit tracks - lyrics are capital h Horny, honey. Magik: authentic, funky grooves track to track, these guys genuinely sound like they're having a blast jamming together
under the bridge doesn't even sound like it belongs on this album. sex magik is sooooo annoying. Would I listen again: nope Deserves to be on this list: nope 2.7
Pretty uneven album that has some fun funky highs, but some notable lows that do detract from the whole record. Way too long to start - there's not a ton worth listening to beyond the more famous tracks. The lyrics also came across as out of place and took away from a lot of the stellar instrumental parts. On the positive side there were more than a few previously unheard songs by me that i feel outshine the more mainstream hits. Decent overall with several hidden gems, but a lot that's inconsequential. Top tracks: If You Have To Ask, Funky Monks, Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Did not enjoy as much as Californication, but the album grows as it goes on
It was hard for me to listen to every song. I’m just not into it at this point in my life. Def a couple good sing-alongs. Under the Bridge and Breaking the Girl are great songs
Cool album but I do not want to support the band and the lead singers sketchy history
One of the worst bands ever, though probably mostly due to the god-awful Anthony Kleidis. Didn't really want to listen to this, but am committing to the project. This record came out when I was 12, and even when I heard it at that age I could tell it was terrible and infantile. I sort of had it in my mind that the instrumentalists in RHCP are all great, and that is true, but the taste is really lacking. Some of the guitar work is surprisingly spidery and minimal, but then for the most part it's highly uninspiring funk-rock, one of rock & roll's worst genres. Send them to The Hague for Give It Away (though the reversed guitar solo is quite nice). The title track is nauseating. Sir Psycho Sexy is an abomination - like shitting all over George Clinton's legacy. Cool front cover, though.
Some of the best rock music there is but jesus this album is too long. Like many 90s albums, absolutely tuned for the radio but impulses went too far. But it's impossible to not hear this music and not feel like the car window is down on a sunny summer day.
I hadn't listened to this album in full in 25 years, and I was pretty sure it had aged badly. Nothing could be further from the truth - it's still a glorious funk-rock album with groovy guitars and an insane level of energy. I actually enjoyed it much more this time around than when I was a dumb teenager screaming "Give it away, give it away now !" in the middle of a festival crowd, while the Red Hots were putting on a demented show on stage. I can now appreciate the more low-key, slower tracks that are just as good as the bangers, if not better. It's also a very generous album with more than one hour of music and very few filler tracks. The whole Red Hot vibe is still childish and mostly brainless, but it's what's expected of them - it's great party music, plain and simple. I've kind of outgrown this sound now, it's not really my thing anymore, but I can still acknowledge the talent and creativity ; it's a legendary album for a reason. 8/10
We all know this one by heart. It’s sexy, fun, vulgar, emotional, inspired (thanks, drugs), and insanely groovy. No subtlety, just pure vibe and sweat, and it was coolness at its absolute peak back when it came out. I particularly enjoy the lack of overproduction, it is just about 4 guys and their talent. Despite its flaws, this is an essential record and a very good fusion album.
good good
Not my fav RHCP album but some absolutely slamming bass lines and guitar riffs. Classics on here for sure. Not big into the heavier/noisier stuff but can appreciate it. IMO a pretty diverse album too.
Thoroughly enjoyable outing from the Chilis, these guys know their way round a riff for sure. Under the Bridge has always been my favourite RHCP song, I'll always sing along to that, but there is so much to enjoy here. Flea has never been better, laying down some seriously funky basslines. Yep, add this to the collection. I still haven't fully forgiven them for their 'set' at Reading in 2007 though...
B+
Was quite keen to hear this again but honestly, don't much like it. And it goes on and on. 74 minutes of wacky, staccato nonsense, with a couple of transcendent high points. Thank goodness that's the capacity limit for CD as a format or they might still be bouncing, spanking, and gurning away at it even now 😅
4/5 cool vibes nothing special but easy to listen to. Smooth transitions and not too much shouting.
Highlight: Under The Bridge 3.4
Klart det. Flere meget gode, men de kan bedre, mener jeg.
Super funky, love the guitar and baselines. Some songs+grooves were definitely 5s. Had a lot of fun with this one and enjoyed it aside from a bit of repetitiveness and some meh lyrics.
Call me basic but I prefer RHCP’s more mainstream albums
under the bridge is the song i know and love from this album. Blood sugar sex magix is really catchy
Don’t like this 2
Awesome
It’s sort of a miracle that the music can occasionally rise above Anthony Kiedis’s terrible vocal performances. He really is awful and drags every song down. Under the Bridge really is the standout and the only song on here that doesn’t have something embarrassing happen with his fuckass voice.
Repetitivo
This project has led me to reevaluate artists in both softer and harsher lights. It's fashionable to hate RHCP and I actually like(d) them decently enough but won't go out of my way to listen much these days. This is RHCP at the peak of insufferable, wacky white boy rhymes that make no sense. And there's 73 minutes of it. 1 star for Breaking the Girl and Suck My Kiss.
Some great songs, some mid songs, no bad songs. Good listen.
I had it when it came out and liked it, but I was a dumb teenager so what did I know? Now I'm old and I haven't listened to this album in decades until today. I thought it would be vile. I thought I'd hate every minute of it. Yes, it is cringe at times. The lyrics are a mess. It's too long. Sir Psycho Sexy is an abomination. And yet, I like it. The music is so good. I have to heed the words of the Beatles here: turn off your mind, relax and float downstream. The most embarrassing thing about listening to these 1001 albums is admitting to myself that I don't hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I still stand by thinking that Anthony Kiedis is problematic as hell, and he's the weakest link. I'm ashamed to give this a 4, and yet, here we are.
it’s got bangers
Ganske kult👌
Good
Good, good, good
капец супер классно сук я их люблю
Save:3
Slacked at the end. But overall good album, you could tell Flea had a blast with this album!
this jus sauceless nu metal, get this bullshit away from me
I am listening to this today and I did listen to the others - and I'm not sure how to connect with the group - but HELLO!
Cool guitar, don't love most of the vocals
Excellent guitar work
Great album, I’ve listen to it a few time before. I don’t give it a 5 because I save the 5s for new discoveries that surprise me. But this is a solid album with great tracks.
Not my favourite RHCP album. The highs are very high, but there are some very low lows here too
So overplayed … outgrown this band
As a kid I had a bit of a phobia of blood, even the mention of it was a bit triggering. As a 12-yeae-old when this came out, I also knew what sex was, though it was also a taboo topic. Sp an album promising both blood and sex was a little dangerous sounding to me; the sugar and the magic I could handle. I like the odd RHCP song but listening to this now it strikes me that they listened to Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band" and based there whole career on replicating that but with funkier baselines. Few of the songs are alright and I do like I Could Have Lied.
the singles off this album are like, the water i grew up swimming in. the rest of the songs on the album are what i expected and i didn't strongly feel the neeeeeed to hear them but hey, now i can pedantically correct a friend that it's demons, plural. demons.
under the bridge is an incredible work that stands out from all the rest of it like a sore thumb. some of the rest of it is good too, it's just a remarkable shift
I can't believe this is on the list. And I guess I get it, this really shaped a whole subgenre of 90's music and also a whole subgenre of 90's burnout dude, but oh my god what I would give to take back having to listen to "Sir Psycho Sexy" and "Apache Rose Peacock". I was already having a really terrible day and this pushed me over the edge into hating everything. I hate this album, I hate the people who put those words to music, I hate AI, I hate people who don't get Fight Club, I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees.
I loved it as a kid, and it’s still pretty good to this day. There are other rock albums and bands that I think get closer to 5 star. Fun, funky album with a lot of emotional moments.
It was groovy
idk im not a big RHCP fan. I like their popular songs and can see why those are the only popular songs.
Mid everything but bass
On one hand, this record has some of the best music the Chilis have ever written. On the other, it is too long for its own good. I also find Anthony Keidis' lyrics to be very hit and miss, he has always been my least favorite part of the band. Shave 10-15 minutes off of this and this would be remembered alongside the likes of Pearl Jam's Ten as on of the seminal rock albums of the 90s. As it is, it's just a step below. 3.5
2/5 Energetic throughout but man is there a lot of uselessness on here.
I was surprised that it was trending at 4 for the first half but then half way through he started singing about sitting on a pile of beans....
Previously rated: #681 - Californication *************************** Album #1,047 The music is so good, especially bass drums -- just so funky, but I really dislike that sex fiend rap-shouting vulgarity in my face. When he's not doing that (Under the Bridge), it's really great. I don't remember Californication being this way. Low 3/5.
Awesome
Very unique sound, it’s no surprise they became known worldwide.
It was musically really fun. Great guitar parts. Lyrically missed the mark for me for the most part. Has some great tunes though.
5.5 - Legendary
I forgot how much I enjoyed this album Distinct sound and energetic.
1: Under the Bridge 2: If You Have to Ask 3: Give It Away
classic
One of my all time favorite albums!
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/red-hot-chili-peppers/blood-sugar-sex-magik/ Got into RHCP through Californication and By The Way, so mainly knew some BSSM songs from their Greatest Hits album. Listened to it a few times over the years, but never really caught me in the way Californication and BTW did. This time, however, it hit me differently. It's still overly long (as many of their albums are), but it's just nice and funky and lays some foundations they get back to at later albums. Have underestimated this before.
C'est un vraiment bon album avec des classiques absolument indéniables et très marquants dans l'histoire du rock. De plus il mélange bien le côté très émotif qui ouvre une nouvelle ère pour le groupe, avec des parties beaucoup plus spomptanées et funk qui sont vraiment biens. Néanmoins, j'aurais tendance à dire que l'album est légèrement surcoté et que d'un point de vue écoute pure, il a du mal à se reinventer avec beaucoup de sons qui reprenent les mêmes sonorités, ce qui amène une tracklist peu retenable hormis les sons que tout le monde connait.
It was an important and nostalgic album growing up, but there is so much filler on it
Trash and satanic
Not going to have a chance to listen today but this is today but goodness I loved this album when it came out!
Would like to see RHCP live, but not fussed by listening to an album the whole way through, especially one as long and repetitive as this one. Lyrically saying some alright stuff but so on the nose. There are some very cool breakdowns, but few and far between, too much Kiedis overall. And they took the best thing out of funk, brass, and replaced it with more guitar. Fucking losers. Gave up with last couple songs, was a bit too much - hopefully I didn't miss their samba era 6 / 10 Best track/s: Under the Bridge, Mellowship Slinky
I like RHCP :)
I personally think RHCP suck but at least they're unique. I'd rather listen to unique things I don't enjoy than 100 more shitty generic britpop albums.
3.5
Look it's occasionally corny and I've heard the singles a thousand times in my life, but man these songs go so hard, give me that funky rock band, white boy.
This is probably the first good Chili Peppers record. It still has a lot of their funk, rap style from the 80s, but took the lineup and style from Mother's Milk, and congealed into a really solid record. The album is too long, and there's some songs that I don't love, but there's some great songs on here. Breaking the Girl, I Could Have Lied, and Under The Bridge are highlights of this record for me.
Holds better than I expected.
High 4s -- not my fave of theirs, but a lot of it is fun (and it's more funky vibes then other stuff, so if in mood for that it's a better choice)
Not quite what I thought it would be. Less alt and more standard 90s rock. I quite like most of it, a few songs are a miss but others make up for it. I can definitely bop/sometimes sing along, I’d listen to more of them
Aika perus, ehkä vähän tylsä. Aika tasa RHCPtä 🤷🏻♀️
Some great stuff on this collection, particularly Under the Bridge and Give It Away So its a shame I have never really enjoyed the bass-forward funky sound or the vocal delivery style
4# even though i own a red hot tshirt for years and been into one of their concerts, i've never made a deep dive into them and heard this album. I just listened to californication and The Getaway at full. Was always a big fan but not all of the songs captivate me. They have a lot of bangers. What drives me to them is the catchiness of the vocals by Anthony Kiedis, the riffs and the whole feel to it, their carefree sound. About this album in specific. They rock, but a bit rough. Well, if the year that they made this is in consideration, than yeah, it's a wonderful feat. I can hear Rage against the machine here (Suck My Kiss), but they haven't released their first album yet so i guess they were inspired by this.
Great album from a band that’s generally singles only for me. You’re listening for the bass lines and guitar riffs more than anything else. “I Could Have Lied” is the unexpected stand out for me
Blood? Sugar? Sex? Magik? In this economy??? Idk it was fine maybe 2.5
probably closer to a three and i'm definitely biased here by already not really liking rchp... album starts off real rough and i cringed at some of the songwriting throughout. kept thinking about how the rhcp frontman is ostensibly tone deaf and also that tumblr post that's like "why you hating on the red hot chili peppers man?" "although i disagree with your music taste i must applaud you for your ability to type this while skateboarding through campus"
i do not think i fuck with rhcp. this album felt like a 3/5 with a 5/5 single
This holds a very nostalgic place for me as one of the very first bands I really got into. This is their best work. I can see flaws as an adult, but it's still taking me back to being a kid.
Nah. Not for me. Noen godlåter trekker opp.
Not a fan of em. Heard em to much
This is how I remember RHCP
rhch nunca decepcionan
Only a couple of songs worth caring about.
Ganz ok Rock. 3.
Там у человека что-то болит Не особо интересный альбом Звучит хорошо и разнообразно Хитов не много
So good i love flea
Peak 100/100
I actually love this album, but not my fave by them. it’s a bit repetitive. not bad, just a lot of the same sound. mothers milk is waaaaaay better :p
Very solid
Highlights here are obvious. Starts off very political which isn’t my thing, and it’s quite long. Def a breakout album for them but far from my favorite.
Disappointed because I love other RHCP albums but this one wasn’t for me. The rap was cringe.
Quite an enjoyable album. At its best the combo of rock, funk, and rap works really well, with Give It Away the iconic example. There are some slower tracks too that give it some variety. There are tracks where it doesn’t blend quite as well though (especially early on) and it’s much too long. Truely a 3.5 or 7/10 if I could give it that.
I like this album, but it’s certainly not perfect. On the positive side, the band sound fantastic (the drums, bass and guitars are killer), and there are lots of great tracks here: funky rap-rock bangers like ‘Give It Away’ and the title track, plus a few more distinctive songs like ‘Breaking the Girl’ and ‘Under the Bridge’. However, it’s too long given that many tracks sound very similar. Additionally, the lyrics on some songs are highly cringe-inducing (dishonourable mention ‘Sir Psycho Sexy’) and the vocals are merely okay. 3 feels harsh, and 4 feels generous, but I’ll be nice today.
White boys gone crazy goes hard.
Este por lejos es su mejor álbum.
Album 1042 of 1089 Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) Rating : 4.5 / 5 this one absolutely delivers. The band is clearly at the top of their game here - everything that makes them them is firing on all cylinders. Flea’s bass is relentless, Frusciante’s guitar riffs are sharp and memorable, Chad Smith locks it all down with authority, and Anthony Kiedis sounds fully comfortable in his role as frontman. What really stands out is how complete this album feels. The songs hit, the production is spot on, and the personality of the band oozes out of every track without ever feeling forced. It moves effortlessly between funk, rock, and something uniquely their own, and it never loses momentum from start to finish. This is the album that truly put them over the top, and it’s easy to hear why. Confident, energetic, and unmistakably Chili Peppers - a keeper in every sense.
Couple of great tracks. The rest is just ok
I had this album when I was a kid and thought I would enjoy it more than I did. In reality, the lyrics mostly range from weak to mildly cretinous, the vocals can be grating and the whole album is overlong.
Nice instruments, in particular the bass, shame about the vocals and lyrics.
Definitely too long, but it's a solid album anyways. Not the best album of 1991 either, and maybe not even RHCP's best album. But it is a classic.
3/5
I listened to all of it. A bunch of it was just noise. One banger
One of the funkiest rock albums in my collection, good stuff.
9/10 - 3rd best rhcp album
I was ready to hate on this for the bro band that they eventually became, but this has some catchy tracks. The lyrics are really dumb though. And less than half the songs really that catchy.
I'm struggling to find something to say about a landmark album that I listened to all the time in the 90s, but didn't ultimately leave much of an impression. Chilies' alt-funk was iconic and peerless in that era, though it retrospect it feels engineered to offend no one. My favourite tracks today are the non-singles, like If You Have to Ask and Breaking the Girl. It's quite possible that One Hot Minute ultimately made more of an impression on me.
ながすぎ
1001 Albums Vol. 0020: Blood Sugar Sex Magik ============================================================ Introduction: From memory, I don't think I've literally ever listened to a song by this band before. I apparently have because I watched the entirety of the original Beavis And Butthead movie, but I couldn't remember a single thing about that song if I wanted to. Rollercoaster of Love was apparently the song's name. I don't remember it. That really isn't saying much since the last time I saw the movie was when I was around eight I think. Time really flies, doesn't it? Anyway, this album is an entirely different story than that. Released in 1992 by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, this album is apparently widely considered to be the best they have made and will ever make. Now, whether that is saying much is up to much debate. I've seen almost nothing but praise when regarding this album, but at the same time I read my favorite hate review I think I've ever read. You can find it on this site too. I'd recommend looking for it because I can't remember it perfectly. It goes something like this: "This sounds like the kinda music a fat chubby kid would put on before going to a school dance in a fedora. He then judges all the kids having fun from the corner while he contemplates life." That's definitely going to pop into my head once or twice when I'm listening to this album. That's gotta be one of my new favorite reviews of all time. It's just so great. Anyway, this album was apparently very influential on movements such as Alternative Rock while incorporating new and unique songwriting and instrumentation at the same time. I don't know about you, but 90's Alt Rock was generally really good...so this will almost certainly be a good thing. With all of that said, most reviews I have seen generally tend to criticize the album for the exact same thing: its length. I've seen so many people say that Under The Bridge would have been the perfect ending point. The album only drags after that. Will that be true? Who the hell knows. All I do know is that Under The Bridge is generally considered to be the Chili Peppers' best song that they've ever made both critically and financially. This song apparently raked in a crap-ton of money as a single. Good for them I guess. Anyway, with all of that said, let's just get into this thing. Let's see if this is the perfect soundtrack for your local chubby kid who owns a fedora and likes to stalk other kids while sulking in their own misery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: The Power of Equality Score: 8/10 Track 2: If You Have to Ask Score: 7/10 Track 3: Breaking the Girl Score: 9/10 Track 4: Funky Monks Score: 7/10 Track 5: Suck My Kiss Score: 7/10 Track 6: I Could Have Lied Score: 8/10 Track 7: Mellowship Slinky in B Major Score: 6/10 Track 8: The Righteous & the Wicked Score: 6/10 Track 9: Give It Away Score: 9/10 Track 10: Blood Sugar Sex Magik Score: 8/10 Track 11: Under the Bridge Score: 10/10 Track 12: Naked in the Rain Score: 7/10 Track 13: Apache Rose Peacock Score: 6/10 Track 14: The Greeting Song Score: 5/10 Track 15: My Lovely Man Score: 6/10 Track 16: Sir Psycho Sexy Score: 7/10 Track 17: They're Red Hot Score: 3/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: No visions of a fat kid in a fedora came to me across this entire album. I have no idea what the hell that guy was talking about. Still a funny review though. That being said, images that did come to me? Well...Fred Durst. I had to say it. The singer's voice somewhat reminded me of him. He is admittedly way better at singing and rapping than Durst, but he still entered my mind nonetheless. That is literally never a good thing. Literally never. If I were to form a band and be compared to Limp Bizkit in any way, we would be disbanding immediately and burning any records that we had made. Yeah. Anyway, what about the album? It's...pretty decent for the most part. It gets pretty dang boring in the second half, but there are some serious highs on this record. Like I mentioned in the intro, Under the Bridge is a great song. And, like I mentioned as well, the album should have stopped at that song. It felt like the pinnacle of the album. It would have served as a perfect closer both musically and lyrically. But no. We just had to drag the album out for another six tracks. To be more specific, the six worst tracks on the entire album....Besides Naked in the Rain, that song was pretty decent. Nevertheless, I'm not really a fan of pretty much everything after Under the Bridge. Everything after that is boring, repetitive, sometimes cringey, and I don't want to talk about it again. Now, the rest of the album is pretty decent. Musically, it is a mixture of funk, rock, rap, some pop, and so on. There is a very apparent Rap Rock vibe across the entire album that while I'm not necessarily a fan of, is admittedly pretty well executed across most of the album. The funk aspects on this album are pretty well executed as well. The bass is obviously a prime example of this. I don't know who this bassist is, but they would without a doubt be one of the nominees if someone had to play bass guitar to stop the Earth from being destroyed or something. Just imagine something stupid like that. Yeah, the bass is excellent and groovy throughout. Hire that man if you ever form a funk band. The rest of the instrumentation is pretty decent too. I'm not really all that big of a fan of the loud drumming; however, especially with how repetitive the drumming is across each song. This brings me to my next point. This album is pretty damn repetitive, unmemorable, and just too long. I couldn't tell you what around half of the songs on this album sounded like even if I wanted to. That may just be an issue on my part. I may not be listening to each song enough, but I really think the band is at fault as well. There's just a lot of filler on this album. A lot could have been cut out. Now, to give credit where it is due, this blend of genres was something completely new at the time of this album's release. The band likely wanted to try as much as they possibly could with this new sound of Funk they had created. That's understandable and a good thing. That being said, a few more sit-downs with each other and they probably would have seen the bad in some of their songs. Moving on. This album's lyrics are pretty decent for the most part. There are high points such as Under the Bridge and Breaking the Girl, but there are some songs where the lyrics feel immature or simply meaningless as well. There's also just too many songs on this album that talk about sex. There's just too much. Notice how some of the best songs are ones that have emotional vulnerability and genuinely deep meanings behind them. A change in lyrics alone could have made this album much better. Again, this is not a bad album at all. The good more than outweighs the bad here, but a few cuts and changes to the album could have made it so much better. There was so much potential here. There was so much potential to make something that could have been considered one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. That being said, it just didn't come to be. It's unfortunate, I thought I would really love this album because of how much good I've heard about the Chili Peppers, but I can't help but only like and respect this album for what it is. Here's to the continued downfall of my streak of perfect albums. ============================================================ Blood Sugar Sex Magik Score: 7/10 Song Average: 7/10
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi četvorka jer iako ima svega od genijalnih (Breaking the Girl, Power of Equality, I Could Have Lied, Under the Bridge...) do prebolesno loših pjesama (Give It Away prvenstveno), opći dojam je više pozitivan nego negativan muzički. Ali je malo reći da sam zaprepaštena šta sam slušala kao desetogodišnjakinja.
Trash apart from the bangers
Some stand out tracks but as an album, some filler in there.
Gostei bastante. Ótimo álbum
As a gigantic RHCP, I can say without a doubt this album encapsulates who they are damn near perfectly, yet I don't think it's their best album. I appreciate this album for what it is, the album that launched my favorite band into superstardom, with many pretty great songs. Great album just isn't my favorite from them.
As per usual, a good set of songs mixed within a whole lot of filler. Do these guys have an album that isn't like 40 minutes too long? Flea and Rick Rubin are probably the best two parts of the record for me.
4.4!
mannnnnn this is some pretty good shit
geil
Would be 4/5, but that would require throwing 1/3 of the album away. Banger, but too long and repetitive.
Favourite Songs: If You Have To Ask Suck My Kiss Give It Away Sir Psycho Sexy
No thanks xx
This is terrible beyond salvation. This almost broke me. That's it, I couldn't bring myself to finish this awful record.
Nothing else I would rather rap to. This wails!!
Funk-rock doesn’t do it for me. The vocals were super cringy. Some of the Flea bass lines were cool but the overall instrumental feels like watered down funk with really heavy-handed drums and guitar, mostly makes me want to listen to the real stuff.
Funky, edgy, but also (sometimes) catchy - see these guys creating something new in real time
I thought this would be a 3, but its less fulfilling than that and it's in the process of being inconsequential. In 10 years noone will listen to this.
So dumb, but so many memories.
One of the best albums of its generation
Heard it before. I do like RHCP but I know people who are way bigger fans than me. Who doesn't like a bit of silly fun with Anthony Kiedis saying god knows what. My only complaint about this album is that it's just too long, there are way too many tracks here that I just don't care about, especially towards the end 3/5
muito bom, revisitar
I'm not sure how Red Hot Chili Peppers changed or altered alternative rock, but there is really no one else that has their sound. Kiedis has such a unique voice, Chad Smith is crazy on the drums, and Flea is flat out insane on the bass. It's funny how everyone in the band seems to overshadow the lead guitar as that just never happens. I really enjoy how funky and bass heavy the album is. Not much else to say really, it's a great album, very funky.
Hell yeah, RHCP at the top of their game.
"Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by Red Hot Chili Peppers is a total staple of my youth. I still remember when a friend bought the CD and let me borrow it, and I immediately enjoyed it. It is one of those albums that just stuck with me. "Under the Bridge" is probably the most iconic song on the record, and for good reason. But the whole album works because of that great mix of alt rock, funk, and a bit of rap, all tied together with excellent instrumentation and energy. It is simply a great album, and I am really glad the 1001 albums list brought it back into my rotation.
3/5 good album but some songs wer enot my type as i listen to more intense music per say
This is probably in my biggest 50/50 on any album on this list so far. Like I always thought RHCP was super overrated and over played. And being a millennial gives me the right to be sick to death of this fucking band. For as long as I can remember they have been EVERYWHERE and their music is EVERYWHERE. You just could not escape this band for the majority of my life, and couple that with how much I think Anthony Keadis comes across like a pretentious douchebag and you start to understand my hate towards RHCP. But with all that biased hate towards them I don’t say lightly that this is probably their best album. It’s super well rounded, it still has a lot of the charm and edgy sound of mother’s milk without becoming too mainstream pop like Californiacation. This album reminds me why I like mother’s milk so much, they had this genuinely really unique sound with flea and Chad Smith is also a totally treasure on this album. There nothing really to dislike about this album, except for Anthony of course, but it’s still in the grand scheme of things only an acceptable to good album, not great.
I quite like the sound of RHCP as a teenager in the 90s and I am still ok with it today. The thing is that this album would be much better if it was 30 minutes shorter and wouldn't contain at least 6 songs. The CD era albums were simply getting too long in the 90s and this album suffers from it. It's good funk rock with distinctive sound, and I like Under the Bridge and Give it Away the most. But overall I don't like it as much as I would want to.
had a really good time with this!! knew some already. fun
Didn't enjoy it. Samey.
I’m just not a chili peppers kind of girl. I do not fuck with the vibe they’re putting out. That being said I have a soft spot for flea for some reason? Liked their hits in middle school, so there’s a nostalgia factor, but it’s just not for me. -Ruby Anthony Kiedis is one of the most obnoxious vocalists in rock history. White boy P-Funk can have its moments but this record is mostly too silly enjoy.
Pretty stupid
Adorei esse álbum,ele é muito bom mds!
some of the tracks are too harsh for my taste -- but the ones that slap.. slap. Castles Made of Sand of the deluxe edition pushed this up a bit for me, but is it an official track?
Never got into the Chili Peppers really. This was OK, I guess.
I fucking love everything about this. Elite instrumentation and fun vocals accompanying the lyricism.
The only band that I dislike… dreadful sounds, dreadful singer, that one Nick Cave quote about them being shit, not listening to this
Not listening to no pedophile rapist rhanksv
Loved it. Better than Stadium Arcadium for me. Even with a cheeky couple of Jimi Hendrix covers sneaked in.
Not my favourite chillies album, feel the songs are hit or miss. Flea’s bass was funky on a lot of the songs, big fan of that
3.5
Decent, but felt there was filler
I had a pretty big RHCP phase in college, but haven't listened to them much since then. However, this album has always stood out to me and persisted past my disinterest in the band. The bass playing and drumming are just way too good and tight. This is peak RHCP, they are at their best when they are being funky and this has some of the funkiest songs they have also written. A lot of people shit on Anthony, but I think his talk-singing semi-rapping works really well on this album and perfectly complements the upbeat funk songs. My biggest problem with this album is that the last couple of songs (besides Sir Pyscho Sexy which is one of my favorite RHCP songs) are filler songs. Mid 5.
I read another review that started with a 5* and then deducted points to ultimately get a 1*. I feel exactly the same. One the one hand, this is an impressive artistic step up for this band, showing new range in styles and songwriting. On the other hand, I detest this band with the fire of three suns. I hate their appropriated funk, their appropriated hip hop, their stupid Venice Beach homeless look, and the number of filler, meandering songs that wander around and go nowhere. And I even hate the songs I kind of liked at one point, like "Give It Away", because they were pounded into my ears relentlessly by MTV and radio back in the day. I'm glad this funk/metal genre was short-lived, and please no more of this crap.
This album was not good enough to be this long - started out okay, and only went downhill. By the time I got to Sir Psycho Sexy, I was completely over it. The only thing saving me from giving this album a 1 is Under the Bridge and the mildly interesting instrumentation. I can’t believe I was excited for this album, what a disappointment! Listening to this album is what it feels like to interact with most men my age.
Great album and great band
One of my favorite albums of all time!
Great drums, guitar, overall vibe and energy. However, the lyrics are lacking…
Real mixture of really good famous tracks and ones that aren’t that great, love some tracks but won’t be listening to the whole album again.
This has all of the worst parts about the RHCP amplified to 11. There are songs in here that are so good, ruined by weird shit that is so bad. Best Song: Under the Bridge Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2
This album has some bangers, but also some duds.
Too long
My teacher in high school liked RHCP way too much in general, it was a great album with funky guitar and horniness.
While not a huge RHCP fan this record reminded me of what I liked about them back in the day. A lot more fun than later offerings, and it sounds like a million bucks