Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Yes please :) : for an album which I thought was going to be shit it was really quite good. I should've known that guitar book I had was for the album and not just the one song (Under the Bridge) which everyone knows. Ending with a Hendrix cover is a bold move as well. Just solid from start to end, definitely listening to more RHCP in my life from now.

4.5

Already liked a few songs from this. Like a mix of nostalgic sounds and uplifting beats in the album. On top of that, 1991 is special ✨ -S I kinda like the castles made of sand song, which was basically the only song i didn't know from the album. Overall really great songs on the album. -A

power of equality: 86 if you have to ask: 82 breaking the girl: 94 funky monks: 80 suck my kiss: 77 i could have lied: 80 mellowship slinky: 75 the righteous and the wicked: 77 give it away: 89 blood sugar sex magik: 90 under the bridge: 97 naked in the rain: 80 apache rose peacock: 73 the greeting song: 83 my lovely man: 76 sir psycho sexy: 75 they're red hot: 69

Cool album, some classic riffs, some great melodic tunes. Maybe overstays its welcome by a handful of tracks.

Really like merging of funk, rock and metal, Apache Rose Peacock and the title track being good examples. Breaking the Girl, could have been Jeff Buckley? Under the Bridge is superb

Red Hot Chili Peppers had been long established before Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released, but this one turned out to be a monster and in my opinion, their last good album before switching to their 'Dani California' style. Bonus, Chad Smith's drumming on this record is a master class. 4/5.

Under the Bridge....

Top songs Under the Bride Suck my kiss Give it Away Album reminds me of seeing them play on a roof in downtown Toronto.

This album, like a few other RHCPs, has a special place in my heart since my wife and I listened to these non stop on our honeymoon roadtrip. I know most of the album well now. Every song has it's own flair and story to tell, especially the first half. Towards the end there are some I'd skip but the first half more than makes up for that. Lyrics are wild and deep. Just a perfect blend of rock and funk that I don't think any other band has captured since. Favs: Power of Equality, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Under the Bridge

Our second from the Peps, and it's got some heat. I knew "Suck My Kiss" was on here, such a classic guitar hero jam. But I didn't realize "Under the Bridge" is as well, love that song! One of my favorites ever from these guys. Some other great tracks I've never heard before, which is always a treat. Towards the end there's a song where I heard Kiedis sing something about "devil in my dick" and for a split second I thought "no, there's no way he just said that, I must have misheard," and then the following line is "demons in my semen," so I definitely heard it right. Great stuff guys, great album. Favorite tracks: Under the Bridge, Suck my Kiss, If You Have to Ask, I Could Have Lied, Sir Psycho Sexy. Album art: Definitely a classic, maybe their best. Once again, red white and black with the killer color scheme. The tribal tattoo tongue thing going on is pretty cool. An excellent design. 4/5

I'm a little split on the Chili Peppers moving away (a little) from their previous sound, but it works over all. I like the funky stuff better, and there's plenty of it on this album, but the big hit is "Under the Bridge". I like it, but it's not classic Peppers. Of course, many might say to that: "Good!" It's better. Anyway, on it's own, I'd probably give this 3.5 or even 3.75, but given its place in the early alt rock becoming mainstream (and also because of math :) , I'll round up).

Funky! The bass and drums go hard in this album from start to finish. Definitely has some RHCP classics, as well as plenty of great deeper cuts. I know a lot of people say this is the Chili Peppers best album, but I don't quite agree. Probably has to do with when I grew up. Great album nonetheless.

I know a bunch of songs on this album but have only listened to it all the way through maybe once or twice so i am excited. Love the funk to kick off this Wednesday morning. The transistion from If You have to ask into Breaking the Girl is great. I always thought that BtG had a great intro but it makes way more sense now. So much funk up and down this album with one of my favorite songs Under the Bridge sandwiched in the middle to slow things down a bit in a great way.

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A cool modern almost funk infused follow up to the equally iconic Mothers Milk. Strong songwriting, including perhaps thee best ever track, and great production are what put this film on this list. An incredible listen front to back.

i think they might've been kinda horny. not sure though.

Sounds like if the word fun was music

Very good album, lots of RHCP's best on it

Great album

Really good album, have a lot of fun listening to this. The bass is what makes it so good. Everything just complements each other really well.

A classic

Instrumentally this is a 5 but Kiedis almost brought this down to a 3 for me. The grooves and songwriting are so sick, such dope feels on these songs and the instruments sound great. Really unique sound. This is the only album of theirs that I really like. But Jesus Christ the vocals are so fucking annoying!!! He might be my least favorite lead “singer” of all time. Breaking the girl is the worst.

Hard hitting album started propelled into mainstream music. Album includes top tracks: Breaking the girl, Suck my kiss, Give it away, and Under the bridge. Easily the Chili Peppers best album.

The singles are monster hits. I'm admittedly a bit tired of them after hearing them so many times over 30+ years but they are quite good. The deeper cuts are hit or miss. I really wish several songs were cut. A 45 minute or so playtime would make this all killer, no filler. My overall enjoyment of this is probably a 3 or so, but I hate how trendy it's become to write RHCP off "huh huh derp derp all their songs are about California huh huh derp derp" so a 4 it is.

Surprisingly funky. Points off for ‘Sir Psycho Sexy’ and for being too long, but there’s still a nice mix of hits interspersed with funky jams, making ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ generally great overall.

Quintessential Chili Peppers. Not sure it gets more spicy than this with any of their work.

This was a pretty good one. Just a little long.

Chili's do it right on this one, kick off the 90's with strong alt rock

Discazo

Só as duas primeiras músicas são bem dançantes, "groove", talvez? A maneira que vai pra Breaking the Girl é cabuloso também, brabo. Give it Away, só digo isso. Blood Sugar Sex Magik simplesmente cabulosamente bom. The Greeting Song é cabulosamente bom.

Good album, but a little bit long 3.5/5

Really good. I forget how much I like these guys because they seemed to be crammed down my throat for years.

I enjoyed the way the songs flowed into each other. I also enjoyed listening to all of the creative rhyming.

4,5

Loved

Instrumental brilliance marred by vocals that have aged like milk. Minimal mentions of California.

Fun and well known.

Toppers zitten ertussen, wel echt funky.

This album had to grow on me at first, but now I think it fucks. 4.5/5

Flea's funky basslines carry this sexually-charged early 90's alt rock album that pushes back against the grunge of the time. Ranging from silly to serious, contemplative to corny and always explicit, the bluesy guitar riffs over creative bass lines make this a solid listen. Major hits include "Give It Away," "Under the Bridge," and "Breaking the Girl."

Arguably their definitive album, although you could also say that Californication really distilled their style better. Its really long and kind of cringy, but has an undeniable vibe and appeal.

Although this album would have benefited from a stricter song selection (to, say, 50-60 minutes), it contains many highlights, including one of the prettiest songs ever (Under the Bridge).

I think I heard them on the radio too often before also, but that feeling has faded - I enjoyed this album. Under the Bridge is one of my favorite songs of theirs (already on my playlist), and just a great song in general. The rest was enjoyable enough, wasn't expecting that much funk but it wasn't a negative at all. No overly annoying songs imo. I did realize that I enjoy later RHCP more than the early stuff like this. Good listen overall. 7.3/10

Nostalgia bumped it up to a 4. Most of the non-single stuff is forgettable.

pretty good

Fav Tracks: "Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied," "Give It Away," "Under the Bridge." Least Fav: "Mellowship Slinky in B Major," "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," "Apache Rose Peacock," "The Greeting Song."

Used to love RHCP loads so I'm a bit biased! Good album, though it drags a bit imo Saved tracks: Funky Monks, Suck My Kiss, The Righteous & The Wicked, The Greeting Song, Little Miss Lover, Castles Made of Sand

Headbangin'. Makes ya wanna dance. Great to sort your room to.

Super funky! Very crisp drums. Enjoyable album all around!

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: The power of equality, Breaking the girl, Blood sugar sex magik, Suck my kiss, Give it away, Under the bridge

Classic RHCP. This is probably their first foray into what I would deem their signature sound. With classic tracks like Suck My Kiss, Under the Bridge and Give It Away, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is quintessential RCHP listening. Best: Give It Away; Under The Bridge Worst: They're Red Hot 3.5 Stars

Love this album! I hadn’t listened to it in ages, but it popped and rocked and funked with surprising freshness as well as familiarity. I was never comfortable with the sexual aggression in a few of the tracks, and this has only grown. 4.5 stars from me.

When I got a RHCP album three days ago, all I could talk about is how much I dislike RHCP now. So they had to come back with BSSM just a few days later! Those bastards! They know this album is my weakness. This is a really good album. Funky as all hell, with even Kiedis offering some of his better songs (though a lot more of his idiocy too). Oh well, at least here we can chalk it up to age.

The Chili Peppers have never been my favorite, but this is a pretty cool album.

A good album, but this is a little too funky for me to say 5. Under the bridge top tier song tho

Under the Bridge blijft een heel goed nummer. De rest van het album schiet er minder uit dat dat nummer specifiek maar ondanks een prima album.

Technically great album, I think a little bit of it might not have aged very well but not enough to pull the album down, I can see how this is sort of a proto-califorication but it stands on its own well

top 5 peppers

RHCP bust through with an album of the sexiest funk, so much so you could lay a rail line across the us with all the hip thrusting this album promoted. A true classic and worthy to be included In such a list. Favourite tracks - Breaking the girl, Under The Bridge

Absolutely love the album, specifically The Rightous & the Wicked, alongside the hit singles. People always make a comment about how unique Flea's basslines are and it shows in full force. The only critique I have which might be a common one is that i'm very much enjoy lyrics and the wordplay, sadly some of the lyrics are so non-sensical that I couldnt justify a 5 4.5/5

Thought my headphones were broken because of the start of the opening track 😂 I think I have heard this all the way through before but only once, about 10 years ago. I had no memory of Breaking the Girl but loved it. Give It Away is a classic RHCP song but does annoy me a little bit. Under the Bridge is probably one of the best songs of all time imo (at least top 50) and definitely the best song of the album (maybe the best chilli peppers song?) Generally I did really enjoy this and am likely to listen again, but it can be a bit too in-your-face for 5 stars 4.5/5

Well, I enjoyed this album a lot more than I expected to!

RHCP vind ik een van de beste bands ooit. Alhoewel dit album niet mijn persoonlijke favoriet is, staan er veel steengoede nummers tussen waarmee ze hun iconische sound voor het eerst aan de wereld hebben laten horen. Compleet begrijpelijk en verdiend dat ze hiermee zijn doorgebroken.

Aardig album van de RHCP's, met twee van de grootste hits van de band. "Under The Bridge" is met afstand het beste nummer van het album (én de band in het algemeen). Deze en de sterke Jimi Hendrix covers compenseren voor de verder goede maar enigszins repetitieve tracklist. leukste nummer - Under The Bridge "Apache Rose Peacock" is een ode(?) aan New Orleans en haar "Southern belles" - altijd een pluspunt

oh hell yeah

Heard this album so many times in restaurant kitchens. Great album.

I’ve never really considered myself a fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers. I think the music is interesting enough (and the bass is frequently fantastic), but I’ve always found Anthony Kiedis’ vocals to be annoying and whiny. Regardless, let’s listen to this from front to back and judge it fairly. Songs I already knew: Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Under The Bridge Favourites: Under The Bridge, Naked In The Rain, Apache Rose Peacock I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this! I do stand by the fact that the vocals can be quite annoying - the “YEAHHH”s at the beginning of suck my kiss sound so stupid that it comes back around to sounding funny. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the tracks that I wasn’t remotely familiar with. Naked In The Rain was fantastic, and had me bopping my head away and having a good time. RHCP have a pretty unique sound, and respect is due for that and finding their own genre. Overall, this was better than I expected.

Loved it in the 90s. Still kinda crushing on it. I feel like this album is everything I wanted RHCP to be.

It’s a great album, some absolute classic tunes

This is the pinnacle of RHCP

As long as we are leaving bonus tracks (Jimi covers) out of the considerations here this is to me the stand-out album of their career, still retains the remarkably unusual qualities of the early days, but marries it with the refined production later on. Its a surprisingly concise effort that all stands as very unique. I really dig and respect it even though some of it is not for me.

Yeah it was impossible for me to not like this, I do enjoy some Chili Peppers. This was a great album, but to me the issue was that it often felt a bit same-y after a while. The songs themselves are great but this feels like one that's just better to be split apart, IMO. No matter though, there's some classics here and a few more new to me that I enjoyed greatly. Favourite: Give It Away

Higlights: Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Give It Away, (Under The Bridge), They're Red Hot

Interesting case with Red Hot Chili Peppers. If I could pick up my favourite songs by this band and condense them into a one, short album, that might be one of the best things I have in my collection. But unfortunately, in here I am about to rate just the song on Blood Sugar Sex Magic. And the jury is out with a verdict - slightly above average. When they get a hit, it's a really top notch song, breathtaking track. But on this album it's just 4 out of 17, and this is exemplifying the whole discography of the band. Very original bass lines, extremely interesting and atmospheric guitar riffs and solos, but only when the whole song lines up perfectly, and unique vocal by Anthony make it a great mix, but happening only 25% of time. Still, very worthwhile to listen to!

Wow, so this one really devises opinion apparently. I was expecting to be team love it, and while I do love the funky white boi rock-rap vibes these no need for this to be over an hour long. There are skills on show and some “classic” track here but it got repetitive and formulaic.

Done

Heroin beach funk. Great musicianship all around.

Solid

funky 4/5

One of those first albums I really needed when I was a kid. Filled out my nirvana and sublime obsession. It’s a damn good album and I’ll stick by that.

I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. I may enjoy Californication a bit more though.

It was unique when it came out and The Peppers have gone on to release some amazing songs, but it is hard not to listen to the songs on this album (other than Breaking the Girl and Under The Bridge) and hear the Anthony Kiedis and Flea formula on heavy repeat.

This album was a welcome relief and perhaps because the previous ones had not been so great I might be scoring it higher than I might have otherwise. 4*

Since knowing the big hits (Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Breaking the Girl), this is the first time I have listened to this album in its entirety. I must admit the experience has been a bit tedious. With the album consisting of 19 tracks and a runtime of nearly 80 minutes, it quickly overstayed its welcome. Combine that with most of the songs sounding very similar - a highly extroverted form of funk rock - , and you get an album that is by no means bad but really quite uneventful. The aforementioned songs are great for a reason, and I really enjoy listen to them, but the rest could have done with both some trimming and some variation. 3.5/5

Boppy, funky, and all in all some great tunes Could've been shorter and had a little more variation

ffffuuuunnnnkkk

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Didn't like every song but a solid album.

I don’t really have much use for the Chili Peppers anymore. There’s no subtlety to their sound- once you hear a song, you get everything they intend from it. And other acts from the same period are more exciting. But this album is still a part of my DNA. My mom used to play this all the time, alongside One Hot Minute (underrated), Pearl Jam’s Ten, and Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits. It’s still pretty good, too. But never my first choice. B

The Chili Peppers were busting heads in 1991, but in the decades since so many bands have imitated their sound that it’s lost some of its magic. That being said, Flea and John Frusciante are fantastic players-just don’t pay much attention to the often puerile lyrics.

The guitarist, bass player and drummer are all very good. This deserves 4 stars. The less we say about the singer, the better (he's a nonce)

Not really a big Peppers fan, but I did dub a copy of Mother's Milk to cassette back in the day. On Blood Sugar...the band hits the mainstream big time and they don't compromise too much, their sound is similar, though a bit more slicker and commercially appealing. The record's good, one of their best, I only wish they stopped making albums after this one.

It gets better at the end. Classic

Raunchy.

Good Album definitely contains at least one gen

very groovin STANDOUTS: the power of equality suck on my kiss give it away under the bridge

Very much enjoyed

I have a soft spot for this band.

Funky as they come. Some real gems here obviously but I always thought it ran a bit long

Lots of great songs on here, though there’s some weirder ones that keep it from being a five for me.

Contrary to what other reviewers have said, I think this nearly 30 yr old album has aged well. It features a shit-ton of hits and the performances by the band are excellent, most notably Anthony Kiedis on vocals. This is a strong 3.5 but I’ll round it up

Classic

loved under the bridge, give it away

Grew up with my parents blasting this album lol. Not my favorite RHCP album but it is a classic. Holds up a lot better than i expected.

I’ve listened to a lot of RHCP but never this whole record. Surprisingly quality lyrics that touch on a lot of deeper subjects, which usually isn’t their MO but it makes for good songwriting. Instrumental work varies enough to keep it interesting throughout as well. 7/10

so much fun hearing it again! Lose a point for too much penis.

No soy muy de los Red Hot.4

yeah!!!

Two words: rhythm section

I like the funkiness. My favorite hidden gem song is Mellow Slinky in B Major

Album is a jam. It’s got a few duds for me but the bangers make up for those. Definitely a good driving album

Hot and nasty and thoroughly enjoyable!

7.9

Funkyfy. Basen är gasen.

Not a huge Peppers fan but this album really works for me.

Seems like the exact midpoint between their early, funk-driven albums and their more melodic (better) later style. It could definitely use some culling, but there are enough great tracks (in the first 2/3 of the album especially) to warrant a good score. HOT TAKE: Breaking The Girl is low-key one of the best Chilis tracks. Just terrific.

This has some real classic tracks, but I can't shake the feeling of being molested by Anthony Keidis.

This album makes me feel like a warm prepackaged waffle coming out of the toaster oven on a Saturday morning. The clicks, the beeps, the crackling, but most importantly, the aromas. Pure contentment.

Great album but drags on a bit.

A great reminder of teenage years. Funky, fun, lewd, rocking.

Better than I remember

An excellent mix of classic rock'n'roll and hip-hop\funk. The only components I have a problem with are the lyrics and vocals on the more hip-hop-style tracks - they are cheeky to the degree of occasionally being obnoxious.

Ah, one of the most famous albums of the 90's. This album shows the Chili Peppers at their peak creative form and thanks to producer Rick Rubin as a cohesive and great sounding band. But, clocking at 72 minutes, it's almost a double album and with it come double album problems. There are songs that feel like filler on this classic, and a small cull to make it 45 minutes might not have been misplaced.

Funky. So apparently there is a good chilli peppers album after all (how cheeky of me lol).

The Chilis are no longer cool to like, however at the time they were hot. This has hits and is well packaged, produced and performed. Relentless, assured and in your face. I like their energy - bass and drum relentless with a funky guitar and basically wrapping lyrics. A lot of the albums in this 1001 are low key and unknown. This is the opposite.

As you’d expect really. Less anthemic than their later material and a little more introspective at times. This is the jewel in their crown imo!

Funky. Soulful. Fun as hell. Addiction, lust, love, philosophy of life. Hits from start to finish. Flea's bass and Fruchante's guitar are awe inspiring, Kiedis's lyrics are insane at times and deeply powerful others. Chad Smith holds it all together with precision drumming throughout.

The hits are here, but it gets repetitive after a bit.

Was good, not the best for studying though

Really got into the Chilli Peppers around the time of Mothers Milk. This was another good album of a bit more mainstream. Awesome live band.

Some brilliant songs on this album, but it’s also a bit all over the place in parts. Some of the rap style songs are a bit cringe now too.

Can't help think that it is no coincidence that I got Jane's Addiction instantly followed up with this RHCP album. They are very similar in their notoriety, musicality, and timelessness. Most Peppers albums do not feel like they are of their time, and this one is no exception. What a record. It's hard to believe they were able to ever come close to this one again, and they kind of routinely do reinvent themselves. Nothing beats them when the are at full strength with John Frusciante. There's definitely something missing without him. Crazy dude though. And Flea's bass lines are hopping on this thing. Anyway, This one has something for everyone, and while I'm not a devoted fan of this band, this album is something else, and deserves to be heard. It grows a little long in the tooth as it rolls on but the energy never stops.

I forgot how much I listened to this in high school, I hadn't thought about these songs in a while but they came right back to me. I like the first half a lot, it gets hit or miss partway through. I think there are several songs that sound like b-sides and could have made way for a shorter, tighter album. I gravitate toward the funkier songs like "If You Have to Ask," "Funky Monks," "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," "Apache Rose Peacock." You can almost break the songs up into groups, there are a handful of more acoustic-based songs, chief of which for me is "Breaking the Girl," a really excellent song. There are some massive hits on this album, especially "Under the Bridge" which kind of lives on a stratosphere of its own. "Suck My Kiss" is great, "Give It Away" is great. I heard that story about Anthony Kiedis writing "Give It Away" after his girlfriend gave him a jacket of hers that he thought was cool back in high school, and it stuck with me. "Sir Psycho Sexy" is ridiculous but it's super funky, really memorable and musically it's a great listen. In summary, this is a really good album but the extra fat keeps it from being a 5 star album for me.

This came out when I was 11 years old and "Under The Bridge" was one of the first songs I ever had a deeper emotional reaction to. It showed me that music had a much wider range of expressive possibilities than I had previously thought. It likely had alot to do with the simple coincidence of my own emotional development at the time, but it will always be an important song for me for that reason. The rest of the album is, on the whole, a fun, all over the place, almost wreckless affair. In a way I love it for having those extremes contained within it. Sort of runs the gamut emotionally. A quintessential example of CD era bloat, but I can't fault them for the excitement they must have felt at this creative peak - with a great producer behind them who understood them and encouraged them to grow. It's also a great example of an album recorded in a house, where life and work temporarily converged into the same thing. I'm a huge fan of this method and tend to romanticize the records which are produced this way. Certainly not a perfect record by any means, but chock full of passion and some real stunners and jams throughout.

6.5/10 Fave track: Suck my kiss

Fun album. I remember loving it when it came out as so many other great albums including Nevermind came out around the same month. Really nice depth and wide range of songs, the band were definitely at their peak when recording this and they have never captured that same energy for me as they did here. Some of the songs grate after 30 years but that is forgiven as the rest of the album is worth it

As always with the Chili Peppers, you've got to kiss a lot of frogs before you find the princes. The gems here are among the best they've ever done. My favorite track is a lesser known one, "I Could Have Lied". I loved it so much I used to play it during my on-air shift on college radio station 90.3 KRNU. The CD we had included an edited version of the song, which featured a guitar riff played during the line, "I fucked up now" to block the profanity. This still isn't my favorite Chili Pepper album (that honor may forever belong to "By The Way", although I tend to ride hard for "One Hot Minute" as well). A big part of me wants to push this to a 5, but there are just too many skips. A five doesn't ask you to kiss that many frogs.

What classic. This was the peppers at the height of their powers before they went of and did calinfornibollox and all those terrible albums. It's weird, its funky its sex obsessed I fell for this album as a teenager and return to it periodically. Funky slap bass and cosmic groves.

Better than expected, my expectations having been set by all the later shit that they came out with. I had forgotten how good this is

At last! An album which deserves a spot on this list!

Yet another 90s nostalgia kickback! Funk rock, love it. But the album length felt a bit too long now.

****

Þessi plata var einhvern veginn alltaf í spilun í kringum mig í 10. bekk og sumarið fyrir menntó. Fannst hún í lagi, en ekki mikið meira en það. En nú er þetta fjörug og skemmtileg nostalgía. En af hverju er Under the bridge með næstum milljarð spilana á Spotify?

Starts different from what I expected, ended good.

RHCP, to me, have always had such a unique, signature sound; there just isn't any mistaking them for anyone else, and this album cemented that sound for them. While some other bands do the "funk rock" sound, RHCP still stands out among them, and is probably the most known for this sound. Simultaneously, with this iconic album, the helped to usher in the 90s alternative craze, and would be solidified as powerhouses in that genre for the next two decades. This album has some of the band's greatest work on it -- the funkiest guitar riffs coupled with fun funky vocals, as well as memorable lyrics. True to the album name, I never realized just how many sexually suggestive lyrics danced throughout the songs on this album. Overall, it's just a fun, interesting, and catchy listen. Not every song is a hit single, but every song is fun to listen to and I wasn't tempted to skip anything -- a feat for an album clocking in at nearly 1 hour, 20 minutes. An album definitely worthy of this project!

Cool funk album, very dirty

I've heard most of these songs a million times over again, but never sequentially in the album. It was a cool mix of classic Chili Pepper vibes and EXTREMELY funkyness that they lean in to from time to time. I personally enjoy Californiacation more, but that could be nostalgia talking.

Very good

Dynamite. Groovy. Raw. Fun.

Fun throwback. Probably their best

such an incredibly fun album. it’s funky, it’s silly, it’s camp! i love RHCP. this album has some of my all-time favorite RHCP songs, too (such as “Breaking the Girl” <3333) do i think this is the best RHCP album? no. but it’s still undeniably entertaining. can’t understand what Kiedis is saying? SO WHAT!! let yourself be immersed in his gibberish. if you don’t like this album, you’re probably a reaaaally boring person. you must be fun at parties…..

I am completely shocked right now. Leila, who is in my group, loves RHCP. I’ve always clowned on them. She made me listen to their music and I started at the beginning because I knew I liked their earlier stuff more. And it was great, I admit. Then… I reached this album. I hated it. I couldn’t even finish it. My complaints started and ended with Anthony. So damn annoying. That was only a few months ago. I’m not sure what changed but I actually enjoyed this album. 1: the production is awesome. I love it. 2: the instrumentals are (mostly) incredible. I already knew that going into it though. But now… the vocals. They are a lot more tolerable than I remember. It’s kind of…. camp. I learned that word from Leila. He’s still flat every once in a while but it’s not awful, nor is it frequent. I’ve always been a fan of his cartoonish rap style, though. So when there isn’t a melody, I’m diggin it. The LYRICS THOUGH OH MY LORD. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS DUDE TALKING ABOUT. Once again, though, I tried to tune it out and write it off as “camp”. I really think giving the album a fair shake helped me enjoy it so much more. Only cons: Lyrics, some pitchy points, a little bit bloated, under the bridge. I don’t care what any of you say. Under the Bridge is an awful song that should not exist.

2/28/22

Yep banger

Great listen, although gets a little bit samey towards the end - another one to listen to again

Nice

Good but not my favourite chillis album. My view of this band also changed after reading Anthony Keides’ autobiography.

Surprisingly varied! Best RHCP?

Tää on kyl must Californicationin kanssa RHCP:tä parhaimmillaan. Funkkaavaa ja jotenkin kilahtanutta rokkii olematta samaan aikaan liian hörhöö. Ekoja levyjä mitä opin kuuntelee CD:nä ja lapsena diggailin tästä kovasti. Diggailen edelleen. Pakko oli vanhempana ostaa vinyylinäkin. Ihan muutaman biisin vois karsii — sit tää olis kyl jumalainen. 4/5

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The production is great. I find myself surprised due to TRHCP actually have varied songs. TIL

So probably the most lyrical of all Chilli's LP's some great tracks here with clear and unambiguous messages throughout. Love "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away". You can see the links, no doubt through Rick Rubin's influence, to Hip Hop within the mixes here. Not in my collection but a justifiable choice I think.

3.5

That Bass!

Chili's are always a win.

I miss when mainstream records could be this successful and this shaggy

Listened across the weekend including on the drive back from whistler after skiing! Really grew on me as I listened. They're a great band, frusciante is a genius, drums are great, slick wear coast rock with a dash of hip hop.

And good start for a good journey.

The album that showed the depth and range of the band.

Rolling Stone has Flea as the 22nd greatest bassist of all time. That seems criminal to me. This album has one of my favorite RHCP songs ever (Under the Bridge) and least favorite (Suck My Kiss). But I do enjoy this album as a whole, love the funk/punk vibe of it.

Funk turned up to 11. Obviously there are the great classics like "Suck My Kiss", "Give It Away", "Under the Bridge", and the self titled "Blood Sugar Sex Magik". I didn't know how many tracks this album had, but there are a number of others I will revisit. Hard to put this up against Stadium Arcadium, which is a solid listen all the way through. Best track: Under the Bridge / Give It Away (depending on your mood)

Liked it. Funkier than I remembered it being. Flea is a god on bass, really heard him throughout the album. Good shit.

Prototypical RHCP album. A few amazing classics and lots of ok filler.

better than I expected, I wouldn’t really call myself a fan of this band but this album actually was pretty great, I’ll give it an 8/10, I’ll also give Californication a listen sometime

Already knew it, flea and john make it amazing

3.5/5 it's terrible and I love it

It was a good album. I have heard this album before and still enjoy it. There are two mega hits on it.

I was going back and forth between giving this 3 and 4 stars, but I ended up giving it 4 because that's what I did with Jeff Buckley and I think I enjoyed the two albums about the same. I honestly enjoyed BSSM more than I thought I would, seeing as my main exposure to RHCP was Californication and I only liked some of the songs off it. There were definitely some better parts (the beginning especially had crisp transitions and was absolutely solid) and some parts that seemed to drag a little (the songs between Under The Bridge and Sir Psycho Sexy are very forgettable), but ultimately I like it a lot just because of the sexy distorted slap bass that made you say umph (looking at you minute 1:58 of Power of Equality). Favorites: If you have to ask, under the bridge, I could have lied Least favorites: Apache rose peacock, suck my kiss Other notes - Crisp production overall - Funky Monks is a jam and the "crudeness" of the bass/guitar at the beginning reminds me of The Violent Femmes - Under the Bridge is objectively really good - Sir Psycho Sexy is kinda weird but I like the atmosphere it creates - wtf is up with some of the names on this album (and the album itself) - Breaking the girl sounds like that one Christmas song We Three Kings lmao

Solid. Like, at least as solid as a rock. I dunno, I'm not good at rating things

I never had listened to this album all the way through before, it's certainly a lot funkier than the ones I have listened to (which makes sense cause like half the songs have the word funk in them). It's a fun album to listen to though, prefer the not funky songs like "I could have lied" and "under the bridge".

Great album

Some classic tracks. 4.5 / 5

Een echte classic, vooral met dat bass geluid van flea

The classic songs are classic, but the rest just makes the album too damn long.

Epic tracks on this bit feel a bit basic and samey compared to their more recent work. Still a banger but not a 5.

A classic album from my childhood, but more songs I didn’t remember than I thought there’d be

So fun—even though I was a teen when this came out, I didn’t remember all these tracks on one album. The Chili Peppers have fun and you can tell.

Yes

at one point reminded me of spring awakening mmmnn my back hurts pretty 4.5/5, very groovy head bangers

Great album, a lot of classics

simultaneously very good and pretty annoying

Enjoyed this one

I would say this is RHCP's fourth best album, after Californication, Stadium Arcadium and By The Way. These three records are all easily 5 stars, as I can honestly say not a single one contains a bad or mediocre track. This might be due to nostalgia, as I discovered the Peppers when I first got into music and tried to develop my own taste instead of listening to what my parents liked, but I can't help but adore them. Blood Sugar Sex Magik contains some of the best tracks RHCP ever created, such as the amazingly catchy and energetic Give It Away Now, the emotional and epic Under The Bridge, and the classic guitar riffs on My Lovely Man, but there are a handful of tracks I am not in love with. Examples of tracks I have lukewarm feelings towards are The Power of Equality due to Kiedis' vocal performance, the sleep-inducing I Could Have Lied, and the creepy/weird vocal effects on Mellowship. Besides that, it is a solid 4/5.

not as much california like their other albums :(

Not the biggest fan of RHCP but a great album nonetheless

So there are many phenomenal songs here, but for me there are certainly a few fillers in there too. Songs like "Power of equality", "Mellowship slinky..." & "Naked in the rain" are good, just don't think they stand up on their own. These "fillers" just sound like generic chili's to me, and maybe it's unfair to compare them to the other masterpieces on the album, and maybe I'm unfairly comparing the album to other chili records that are undoubtedly 5-star (Californication, by the way) but I'm rating it as great, not perfect.

I used to listen to their singles all the time in middle school and I was never able to label what their music exactly was until now. It is now what I consider one of the best blends of funk and rock out there, with songs like "If you have to ask" sounding like it came out a Sly album. This is RHCP at their freshest. They finally found their sound, and it only took 5 albums. Their later albums would build off this formula. But this isn't as poppy as their later albums. There is so much youthfulness and energy in this album that would make funk proud to see where it went in the 90s. When listening to this album, there are two sides at conflict. There's the punkish energetic songs, and there are the softer relaxing songs that come to define their more popular songs. Then there are the songs that combine both. My favorite songs on the album are pretty much the singles I grew up with, especially "Breaking the Girl". Everything was the instrumentals to the lyrics to the back vocals to the solo are perfect.

Probably one of/my fav RHCP album. Groovy :D I think I pretty much like every track owo

Still a classic

What a treat. 4.5.

Starts funky/ska style. Hits it stride in the middle. “I could have lied” helps the album progress through to their hits. Enjoyable. Longer album that covers several sub genres throughout. EDIT: After completing this list. RHCP was my fist album so I expected this list to be filled with way more albums that I’d like more than this one. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. This was one of the better alt rock albums on the list in general and deserves an update. 8.3/10

Yep. This is the stuff.

Top! Voll funky. Unerwartet

Nunca lo había escuchado, me encantó

Some people shit on the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's not really my thing, but I think it's really good pop music.

So cool and sounds amazing. Great tracks!

Um dos melhores do RHCP e um dos melhores que esse projeto já me fez ouvir haha

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Pretty good probably won't listen again

Algo más funk comparado con los últimos discos. Además de traer clásicos.

This album is a little too long in my opinion. But otherwise very good. I'm glad I'm revisiting it after all these years.

Tons of HS nostalgia in this album. Will always remember the time I met Anthony Kiedes at a campground in West Michigan while he was visiting his grandpa.

I am not a huge fan of theirs, but this holds up. There is some idiocy on the album, like Suck My Kiss, and the big thumbsucker that is Under the Bridge, but John Frusciante's sunshine bright tones cut through the funky sludge, creating a style that has earned its popularity.

This album is very nostalgic for me. So, I may have a bias here. I think this album is all over the place in a wonderful way. There isn't a cohesive story or even sound. It makes each new song refreshing compared to the previous. The messages and themes in the song are always worth looking at the lyrics for.

Takes me back.

Geen Peppers fan, maar dit is toch wel echt een tof album.

Allereerste keer dat ik deze klassieker voor het eerst helemaal heb beluisterd. Hoewel ik de stem van Kiedis maar moeilijk blijf trekken, vind ik dit album grote klasse. En je hoort (wanneer niet) de hand van de grote John F.

Stilzitten is onmogelijk bij deze plaat! Wat funken en grooven de mannen Frusciante, Flea en Smith toch de pan uit. Qua muziek 5 dikke sterren, maar Kiedis zijn rap-zang is niet altijd even hip-en-happening (hoewel op deze plaat nog het best te pruimen van alle Peppers platen).

Sobre todo el sonido del bajo en este disco me resulta muy agradable, le un ritmito chido, muy bouncy, muy noventas, semi-pesado conservando el chill. Canción favorita del album: The Righteous & the wicked por el breakdown más o menos inesperado del min 2:31, pensé que regresaría al coro o algo así, pero fue una buena sorpresa. Mood: Horny swag.

Not a huge fan of RHCP, but I've loved this album for about 20 years despite that. As close to a 5/5 as you can get with being 5/5

Highlights: Power of Equality, Breaking the Girl, Under The Bridge It's the breakout album that introduced the world to California punk-pop (for better or for worse). It's uniquely obnoxious and brightly endearing, and something that most other bands couldn't get away with, especially since the grunge sound had taken hold at the same time (BSSM was released on the same day as Nirvana's Nevermind). There's something for everyone here, not all tracks will hit equally, and certainly no one should feel bad if they don't enjoy them all.

"Give It Away" Released: September 4, 1991 "Under the Bridge" Released: March 10, 1992 "Suck My Kiss" Released: May 1, 1992 "Breaking the Girl" Released: July 30, 1992 "If You Have to Ask" Released: February 1993

It remembers my teenage years so I have some good memories of all RHCP's career. However, this album is not so great that I remember, even with the last songs being great examples of all the RHCP power and dominance of their style. I'll give it 4 stars for it because of all, the memories, the sentiment, and the good songs.

Goo.

Love this album.

Mi primera impresión es que se trata de un álbum súper enérgico. En general, me gusta mucho el sonido de los RHCP y acá, al pensar que esto es de 1991, sí pienso que de alguna manera proyectó (o influyó en) una vertiente del rock posterior. Las guitarras y la batería se lucen en varias canciones y pues la voz de Kiedis yo sí diría que es icónica. Además este es el álbum de dos canciones que me gustan mucho: "Give It Away" y "Under the Bridge". Fuera de los singles, creo que la que más me gustó fue "Apache Rose Peacock" y la que abre, "The Power of Equality" que es un curioso statement político de alguna forma y se diluye un poco para pasar a canciones más sensuales, medio eróticas. 8.5/10

Amamos a los RHCH por su poder aunque de repente no digan nada. Este LP abrió brecha spor un video, así que sabemos que merece todo

Been listening o it since the ninties, great album

Funky AF.

Fresher Bass zum Geburtsjahr - 4

Gooood.

Hace un tiempo meditaba a mis adentros... "¿Realmente todavía son relevantes los RHCP? ¿Hay quien honestamente siga pensando que son buenos?" La respuesta es irrelevante en este caso, lo que nos recuerda este disco es que, a pesar de tener bastantes topes y subidas y bajadas en su carrera, no se puede dudar que han sacado música tanto de altísima calidad como de muy importante relevancia. En un segundo disco que se lleva de calle al debut de Mother's Milk se escucha una banda mucho más melódica, con un funk más vivo empujado con un toque de punk. Las letras muchísimo más maduras en algunas canciones sin dejar bien claro que de primera instancia son una banda que tampoco se va a tomar tan en serio. Puede sonar medio cliché hablar bien de este disco pero creo que es el que mejor refleja esa magia inicial que creció a la banda. Ahora, lo que tampoco se puede negar es que creo, al menos la mitad de todo el crédito que puede tener este disco es de Rick Rubin, él es el verdadero genio detrás de todo esto y sin él estoy seguro que no hubieran llegado a ser todo lo que fueron/son. Al ver sobre 1991 caigo en cuenta que salió el mismo año que Nevermind y Ten, y aunque en su momento cualquiera hubiera dicho que los otros dos son mejores discos creo que el sonido de BSSM ha sobrevivido mucho mejor con el paso de los años como para ser introducido a alguien sin contexto, mucho más accesible que un grunge que quizá hoy en día no le habla tanto a los jóvenes. No llega al 5 solo porque en mi opinión todavía no es su mejor disco y todavía serán unos años y otra ausencia/regreso de Frusciante para que salga el que a mi parecer es el punto máximo de la banda.

Classic Album!

Just a classic record for me.

Este disco tiene el sello inconfundible de los RH: una combinación de Funk + Rock + Jazz + Hip Hop. Ya conocía algunas canciones de este disco, pero fue muy interesante escucharlo completo, de corrido y en orden, ya que se puede apreciar que las canciones fueron acomodadas a propósito en ese orden, como en una especie de disco progresivo. Este disco es pre-Californication y se nota; la música es un poco más "astringente" y jazzeada. Además, me parece que Californication evolucionó a partir del estilo de "Under the Bridge". El lado "negativo" del disco es que varias de las canciones son como muy parecidas llegando a hartar. Creo que hubieran podido quitar dos o tres de ellas y el disco hubiera funcionado mucho mejor. Esto casi hace que le de 3 estrellas, pero bueno, tiene Under the Bridge y pues... XD

Plutôt 3,5 que 4 mais bon

Classic. So good and I can’t help but smile and just listen over and over

7.9

I do love me some RHCP. Perhaps I'm a bit of a casual in regards to their music, as I enjoy their later stuff a bit more. Californication being the magnum opus for the band, however I do like the funk/punk mix of their earlier stuff as well. Nevertheless I can't help but groove along their music and for me that's a marker or something awesome.

Intro to The Power of Equality goes hard, nice bassline too. Love the album, Under the Bridge is one of my favorite songs. Give It Away is a classic. Album is solid and fucking filled with sexual innuendos. I love RHCP but as a whole, the album didn't impress me as much as I thought it would, still solid though, 6/8.

I like the old stuff

Iconic RHCP

I feel like I would have really liked this album if I was around at the time just out of it's punk, alt-rock nature. There's some hip hop influence in this record that I attribute to Rick Rubin's production. Good album, although it starts to drag on with 17 tracks. Standout Tracks: Suck My Kiss, I Could Have Lied, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Sir Psycho Sexy

best rhcp

Heard this a kazillion times, some of it is classic. Drags on a tiny bit towards the end though. 4/5.

goes on for too long but i liked it

I ungdommen var dette ei av platene der eg stadig fann ein ny favorittlåt. I dag framstår den ikkje like fengande, og framkaller slett ikkje dei same varme minnene som t.d Master of Puppets gjer. Tekstane er jamnt over pinlege, men musikalsk er det framleis ting å setje pris på her.

Jeg likte denne plata godt en gang. Syntes den var dritbra. Jeg synes ikke den er dritbra nå, men denne, One Hot Minute og Californication står igjen for min del som det jeg innimellom kan sette på av Red Hot Chili Peppers. Et band jeg liker mindre og mindre. Problemet med denne plata er at den er for lang. Kanskje ikke en overraskende mening når den kommer fra en som mener langt over halvparten av alle album er for lange for sitt eget beste, men ikke mindre riktig av den grunn. Jeg mister rett og slett interessen. Her og der dukker det opp en låt som huker tak i meg igjen, men nesten hver gang kommer den en nokså intetsigende låt like etter. Det er 17 låter på plata, og den hadde vært så utrolig mye bedre om det bare var 10. 5/10

Det var ei sann fryd å høyra på Metallica igjen i helga. Denne var det litt vanskelegare å forholda seg til igjen, og eg har garantert høyrt like mykje på den der og då. Kanskje meir. Funkrocken tåler eg forsåvidt greit, og mykje av gitararbeidet er like diggbart i dag. Men ei stappfull CD-lengde med Anthony Kiedis er rett og slett ganske utmattande.

Av alle disse storselgerne som kom ut i 1991 var Blood Sugar Sex Magik favoritten min. Jeg brukte masse tid på å høre på den, og ikke minst bla i omslagsheftet som fulgte med kassetten. Snurrige bilder å se på, tekster å lese, dobbeltbetydninger av tvilsomt slag å dechiffrere. Om jeg ikke husker helt feil var det også en lang takkeliste som ga nye band og artister å dykke ned i. Lest som et tegn på et band som hadde interesse for en verden utenfor seg selv, noe som appellerte stort. Blant de mange låtene var det betydelig variasjon, iallfall sammenlignet med det jeg hadde hørt på fram til da, og det skiftet stadig hvilken som var favoritten. Etter hvert som de mest åpenbare kom ut som singler, gjaldt det å finne en ny skatt på plata, en de andre i klassen ikke hadde oppdaget ennå. Blood Sugar Sex Magik har overraskende mange slike. Det hjalp også at Red Hot Chili Peppers føltes som et ordentlig band. Alle hadde en tydelig rolle og personlighet. Jeg likte å lese om bandet og om innspillingen, om hvordan de hadde leid et hus og spilt inn plata der. Det ble åpenbart at det å være rockestjerne var noe ganske annet enn en ni til fire-jobb. Dypt fascinerende greier for en tolvåring. Er det like stas 35 år senere? Nei, det er jo ikke det. Dessuten blir jeg jo farget av alle de fæle platene de skulle gi ut etterpå. For ikke å snakke om alle idiotene som tok ideer herfra og startet sine egne, elendige band.

Shama Dama bing bong blama zama whama uh

Good album. Has some really good songs, including my favorite RHCP song with Under the Bridge, but also seems like quite a few filler songs. So the whole album from start to finish isn't great.

This started off kinda meh for me, I feel like RHCP's music belongs in a certain place and time and doesn't hold up as well anymore. They also could've edited this by about 20 minutes, and there's just a lot of immature lyrics. All that being said, I thought the album got better as it went on, and there ARE some fun classics on here.

Como gran oyente, ya tenía algunas de las canciones más escuchadas, pero el album mantiene ese ritmo fuerte, duro, metálico y si me gusto. No es mi favorito, pero esta bien.

I enjoy the Chilis in spite of Anthony Kiedis and his extreme goofiness. This a fun album, with some great tracks, despite being way 20 minutes too long.

This album is an hour and 13 minutes long and every song is basically exactly the same which I did not appreciate. But listening to it sporadically over several days, it's alright. I feel like I really got a handle on rhcp from the few songs i had heard before this

September 24, 1991 is often cited as one of the greatest days for album releases in music history. There were quite a few albums released on this day, but there are three big ones that people point to to show how stacked the day was for album releases. Those three albums were Nirvana's Nevermind, A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory, and the subject of today's review, Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. People have debated over what the best of the three albums is, but to me personally, the matchup feels like "Hydrogen Bomb vs Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby." This album is the coughing baby. Nevermind and The Low End Theory are two of the best albums of the 90s and, by extension, all of time. Blood Sugar Sex Magik? It's alright. It's not bad. It's got some undeniably great elements to it, but also some things that drag it down. This is just how the Red Hot Chili Peppers are as a band though. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are band comprised of three of the most talented musicians alive... and also Anthony Kiedis. Yeah, I shouldn't have to be the first person to say this, but I am not a fan of Anthony Kiedis as a vocalist. I'm sure he has the energy for a good live performance, but even ignoring his more indefensible character traits and actions, I just find his voice annoying. The instrumentalists though? Great stuff from all of them. I have no complaints with the musical talents of Chad Smith, John Frusciante, and especially Flea. But how is Blood Sugar Sex Magik as an overall album? Well, it's got its moments. The production isn't horrible. It's at least better than Californication's production, I'll give Rick Rubin that. This album is undeniably iconic, and it has iconic singles. However, I'm kinda conflicted on most of them. "Give It Away" and, to a lesser extent, "Suck My Kiss" have good energy and instrumentation behind them, but as you could probably guess, it's Anthony Kiedis who makes me question whether I even enjoy the songs at all. There are popular songs here that I do like though. "Breaking the Girl" is pretty solid, but "Under the Bridge" is genuinely great. It's by far the best song on the album. What else can I say? The album's pretty long. The last two songs kinda got on my nerves. The writing is sometimes alright but it definitely gets uncomfortable at other times. I don't love the Red Hot Chili Peppers as much as many others do, but I also don't hate them as much as some others do. I'm right in the middle. I can appreciate their best elements, but their worst elements are definitely noticeable and I don't really listen to them that much. Still, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is an iconic album for a reason. Its funk rock sound is certainly unique, and I can see why this album made these guys as popular as they are. It's alright. Strong 3/5.

It was a surprise kinda

don't crucify me but i was not impressed

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

some bangers but overall album is just ok i think

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

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

7/10 – Good

Three talented musicians... and Anthony Kiedis.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Better than I expected

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.

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

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

Slettest ikke verst, men det blir overdose.

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.

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).

was background for room tidying

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.