Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ganz okay.
If RHCP put out a career greatest hits it would be three LPs. One would just be One Hot Minute, and any fans who disagree can get bent. One side each would represent the best stuff from Mother's Milk and earlier and Californication and after. And the third LP would be mostly BSSM and also Soul to Squeeze. Even this would be more RHCP than anyone NEEDS, it wouldn't be ALL good, but no one would ever need MORE than that. You could easily do that without losing a single essential track. While I will absolutely die on the hill that Dave Navarro is the only person who managed to harness Anthony Kiedis's weird dubbed-kung-fu style rapping and flapjawed singing into a consistent product, one cannot deny that BSSM has the hits. Even as tiring as those hits are. Even as bloated as the album is. It has a pretty distinct aura to it… from the jump you have the same sonic palette as Give It Away and Suck My Kiss. You also have probably the least cool song to ever say “death to the ku klux klan”. That should be a slam dunk on making your song cool. You can't actually follow along lyrically with an RHCP song. It's a terrible idea if you're trying to approach them as unbiased as possible, because there are few worse lyricists in the entire world than Kiedis. It makes a song like Breaking the Girl all the more astonishing, not that it is exactly poetry, but it's a coherent, actually kinda lovely song couched between two unselfconsciously silly songs. “There are no monks in my band”. OK, Shakespeare. And there really is the feeling that this could have been at least a solid album if anyone else was fronting these songs except for Sir Psycho Sexy over here (sincerely one of the least sexy songs exclusively about fucking, but I guess that's not surprising from a dude who called sex “done did do” earlier in the album). It could have even been equally relentlessly horny if the vocalist or at least lyricist wasn't the sort of guy to pursue barely legal women while in his 60s. Hell, even lots of other old predator types would do better. The best of those tracks is Suck My Kiss, but that's in spite of itself. This album is an excellent reminder of how bad heroin can mess you up, but Under the Bridge is definitely not the best evidence of that. So yeah, there's the four hits. That's one half of that full platter. Let's say we put that as Suck My Kiss, then slip in Naked in the Rain, and continue with Breaking the Girl, Give it Away, and Under the Bridge. Side B? Soul to Squeeze (where it belongs, what band doesn't include this song if they wrote it for this album?) Righteous and the Wicked. I Could Have Lied. My Lovely Man. Let's toss “they're red hot” at the end as a coda. Maybe I'd throw Mellowship Slinky on the bonus deluxe platter as an instrumental demo. That single LP is a good 4*. The album as it stands? I can't really give it a 2… it's weirdly more than the sum of its parts… but I can barely go much higher than a light 3*. And again, this is basically the second best album these cats put out
Pretty solid
feels very so cal so i didn't hate actually
Quite like the RHCP but this is undoubtedly too long. Cut a couple of tracks and it's a much better album.
ta bien
wahoooooo (although not near my favourite chili peppers album)
its just so generic, commercial music slop. also can't forget about the 14 year old
Some classic songs, arguably a classic record, hut a bit too long. Frusciante gets a lot of praise, but I never understood the hype. He does lay down some good tracks here though
The instrumentation is great, stuffed to the brim with groove and funk. There is so much talent on display. But jfc do Kiedis' lyrics and vocal stylings get on my nerves. Unfortunately Flea, Frusciante, and Smith's mastery can't quite save this one from 74 minutes of Kiedis rapping about all the sex he has. At least this one doesn't feature a song about a 14 year old girl. 2.5/5. Favorite tracks: The Power of Equality, If You Have to Ask, Sir Psycho Sexy (for going full sludge mode)
There’s some stuff here that’s your standard scatty batty bing a ding dong dong Chili Peppers but then there’s Breaking the Girl and Under the Bridge and a couple of other pretty good ones.
I enjoyed this more than I thought. I was going to give it a 4. Then, I was thinking. Flea and Chad Smith seem like OK guys. What about the rest of the band? -1
I'm not a fan of RTHP, so I might be biased. Kiedis's voice is so grating that having to hear him for 70 minutes makes listening to "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" worse. Also, there are many better alt-rock bands out there. However, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" isn't a total disaster. It's actually a tolerable album. 3 stars for "Blood Sugar Sex Magik".
Frekar bla
Góðir toppar þarna, en hitt er smá leiðinlegt?
Yeah, idk. It was pretty fun to listen to while playing some racing games, but it's just soo background music. It's too long, and the best part of it is probably Rick Rubin. Or flea.
Under the Bridge and 110 minutes of cringe.
Play that funky music whiteboyyyy
Man, I loved RHCP in the 90's, and this album in particular. I follwed them up to Californication (I hope it's not on this list) and then dropped them like it's hot.....red hot. There are some killer tracks on this album (Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge, I Could Have Lied, etc), but so much filler. There is no version of reality where this album needed to be an hour and fifteen minutes. Also, Anthony Kiedis drives me fucking crazy. Wham bam, funky frying pan, get with me girl, I are your man. Shamala pooey, get on my big kablooey, make my baloney ooey gooey (so many dick references). Dude just needs to stop. RHCP are also singlehandedly responsible for spawning a million douchey funk bands full of bro dudes pumping out endless mediocrity, and this I can not abide. Thankfully the 90's thrived and grew in spite of this. This album did not age well but it get's three stars for a tight rhythm section, nostalgia, and the last solid Frusciante effort (with RHCP). I am glad I moved on and will probably never spin this alum in it's entirety again.
trhcp is okie. very servicable but not remarkable
As much as I have ended up not liking this band, there are aspects of this album which are worthy. A handful of excellent catchy songs and very strong musicianship by the musicians in the band. Anthony Keidis spouts lyrical shite as usual though. Trying to enjoy this album is a bit like eating a bag of revels where some are caramel, some are raisins but you also frequently come across ones contaminated with sand.
2.6/5 A few good songs but nothing I'm eager to get back too other than Under the Bridge.
Not the biggest RHCP fan, judging by their singles, but this was better than expected. Shame Kiedis is such a bad singer. I am struggling between 3 and 4 stars, but his voice unfortunatly for them makes me go to the lower score.
Highly bad. 2-3 great songs Drug abuse is not a W
very nice shiza chan
I looked at this score before listening, and I had a thought - I remember this album as a child when growing up and I loved Sir Psycho Sexy, Give It Away and Suck My Kiss among others, so I was surprised, how dare they give it such a low score. Listened again and you're all right, sorry. This album has certified great tracks on here, they're all on top of their game, but this album dragssssssss, they really could've done with an editor, or someone to tell them that they can easily reduce this by half an hour.
1 Punkt Abzug für Überlänge. Ansonsten schon das stilprägende RHCP Album - was m.E. aber mit der poppigen Entwickling Richtung Californication und Stadium Arcadium noch zugänglicher wurde, auch wenn Lyrics und Gesang sind nicht weiterentwickelt haben. Ach ja - allein für die Bass-Lines n absolut hörenswertes Ding. Muss das mal wieder mit richtig guten Kopfhörern hören.
The album is too long but it won me over as it progressed--the downtempo and more acoustic songs like Breaking the Girl and I Could Have Lied are easy winners, and Under the Bridge is a great song by any metric. The faster and heavier stuff skewed a little too closely to rap metal at times for my tastes but there is something very infectious about the way these guys come at these songs. Came in expecting a 2 after the first couple songs and it rose to a 3/3.5.
This is probably the best and most consistent funk, hard rock, rap (sigh) mashup by RHCP. The instrumentals are on point, but it too often is less than the sum of its parts. And it's definitely too long. (3.5)
I thought this was a pretty groovey album but it did take me a few attempts to get through it all. I think the more I listened to it the more I could put up with it. I hate to give this a 3 because fuck the singer. But as an album it’s decent.
I hate that I like the Chilli Peppers, and this album vindicated that hate. My standard defense is as follows: "Flea is as good here as he ever is, and he's the highlight of the album" and "the other instruments are also excellent" My bugbear with the Chilli Peppers is here, as it always is, that their vocalist needs put down (and not just because he's a pedophile). Tracks like "Breaking the Girl" are so crooning, and it's so aggravating. Their best stuff all suffers from it, and that leaves weaker tracks feeling so drowned in it "Under the Bridge" is a standout here, but I'm not winning any awards for that observation It really doesn't help that this album is such a slog, you could easily have cut the last third of the album and this would've lost nothing and been nearly a half hour punchier Putting a score on this is harder than basically anything so far. I'm left asking myself why I like something that I hate so much of, and I guess I just have to gesture at the good bits and say the same tired thing I always do It's probably a 2, I'm going to give it a 3, and with some serious adjustments it might even be a 4
Its a fine album not the best from the peppers. Its just a lot of the same and it gets boring fats except for under the bridge of course that song carries the whole album.
If you have to aaaaaask
This was to samey sounding for my tastes. But that's really just RHCP.
This was a huge album in the 90s and the breakout hit of the RHCP. But, it really didn't do much for me. I like about 1-2 songs per album with the RHCP. But I'm glad we had them all the same.
When to listen: Hardcore studying in Burling Library... at least that's what this reminds me of. Obviously talented musicians but the sound wore on me after the first few songs.
throwback!
John Frusciante coming into his own is really what elevates this material, and both Flea and Chad Smith are incredible musicians. But I don't connect with the the Kiedis scat-rap antics, songwriting and early funk dna like I did growing up. That made the majority of this album more grating and skippable than I was expecting upon revisit, so can't give this a great score. But it's not a 3 of mediocrity, it's a 3 of high highs and low lows.
I went into this thinking I’d prefer it to their overplayed later stuff but, although I still enjoyed it, I found a lot of it irritating. Especially the vocals. They did have an original sound at the time though.
It’s good but it feels like the same song over and over
spicy
This album did not make it into my huge collection of cds and cassettes back in 91 because I thought it was annoying as fuck. Flash forward to 2026 and I start listening to this album for this project, and I already know every single song on it. Somewhere in 91, I must have heard this in its entirety. Maybe a party. Maybe a bar. Whatever, I knew every single song and I realize this album must have been EVERYWHERE at the time. This skewed my rating up to a 3 because I know it was really popular, so there must be some good in it that I'm missing, right? So I continued my listen and it's kinda fun. In my opinion, I've heard enough about Anthony Keidis' hard weiner to last a lifetime, but musically, it is kinda funky and I like that part of it. So, I guess what I'm saying is, Kiedis is annoying with his wang talk and chicka chicka dee bow wow wow, but I like the funky fun part of it.
Good
Ik leerde de RHCP pas kennen met Californication en later by the way. Om terug te gaan in de tijd was voor mij toen onlogisch waardoor ik nu eigelijk pas echt het hele album luister. Het is een stuk minder toegankelijk dan die latere twee maar daarom ook wel interessant om in te duiken. Het pakt je maar tegelijk ook helemaal niet. Het is ook de lengte en de wisselvalligheid waardoor je er niet helemaal bij blijft. De bas is veel meer uitgesproken en frusciante wat minder minimalistisch wat het wel leuk maar ook wat veel maakt. Het albums is ook te lang als het was terug gebracht naar 12 was het denk ik beter. Kiedis blijft een rare vent, en is mijn minst favoriete element van de RHCP. Give it away is de beste samenvatting van dit album.
RHCP hebben in mijn ogen maar 2 leuke albums gemaakt. (dit is er niet een van) Je komt na al die jaren er eigenlijk achter dat Anthony Kiedis helemaal niet zo'n bijzondere zanger is, zijn stemgeluid is wel herkenbaar maar toch is toch ook erg beperkt (en irritant). Desondanks zou dat niet betekenen dat de band beter zou klinken met een andere zanger, Kiedis rapt eigenlijk en voegt ritme toe aan de sound. Verder houdt het tekstueel niet veel over maar t klinkt wel geinig. Wat ik wel leuk vind om te horen is John Frusciante, dit was vroeger mijn gitaarheld waarbij ik al zijn licks en solo's bestudeerde. Ik vind hem vandaag de dag nog steeds een waanzinnig goeie gitarist en muzikant. Helaas hoor je op dit album nog weinig van zijn iconische tweede stemmen. Het is een wel overwogen 3 sterren voor mij.
Fav song: Under the Bridge
1 hour 15! Why! If I was going to pick one Red Hot chili peppers album to try to listen to it would have been this one. But given how much I hated californication when that came up a couple of months ago I didn’t have high hopes. I was pleased surprised though. Chad, flea and John get to shine on this one and even Anthony is at his least unbearable (still unbearable though). I think there’s probably a 40 minute album in here that would get 4 stars from me. But as it is it’s a generous 3 stars.
Loads of energy and some great tracks, but not really for me
Solid effort from the Chilis
Not a fan.
Magik in parts
Dumb but fun
A lot of this isn't every good, a couple of classics salvage a low 3
Okay
I love Under the Bridge. It alone almost made this a 4 star album, but it was just too long. With too much that was just alright.
I go back and forth on Anthony Kiedis but I've always liked the RHCP's sound. This is a solid album with a few radio hits sprinkled in.
This should absolutely be replaced with stadium arcadium
Pas mon préféré
Great
Holy shit that bass is so plucky and fat and sexy I’m in love I can tell that this is gonna be a controversial album amongst this group but I’m having a great time with it (my brother loves this band) This album definitely reeks of that 90's angst and unredeemable parts of that era: the raunchy lyrics, abrasive vocals, bloated tracklist, etc. But it's all pretty good actually, I had a great time listening to it. Maybe I deserve to be back in 1992 with bleached tips and baggy jeans and an affinity for saying slurs that we can't quite say anymore in this day and age. The instrumentation was all very good, Chad Smith is a demon on those drums and adds a lot of character to the rhythm, and goddamn that bass just stuck its fingers up my ass and dug around until it hit that golden button. I've never been one to focus on bass in songs, but this album changed that for me. It was a highlight throughout the entire album. Fav Tracks: Under the Bridge I Could Have Lied
Phenomenal sound, sophomoric lyrics (mostly).
I guess I didn’t know what Red Hot Chili Peppers really sounded like? I’m not quite sure how that happened.
Some good songs on here but a lot of weird choices and terrible songs
Some excellent tracks, alot of filler
I want to like this album a lot more than I do. The musicianship on the instruments is great, and truly amazing at times. But the vocals are a mixture of half rap and half singing, with neither one being good at all. And the lyrics are truly insipid. Would probably do 3.5, but rounding down in this case.
Far too long and felt pretty samey. A generous 3
Much like Californication, this album has some absolute classics but also some filler. As before, I can see why The Greatest Hits has done so well.
The funk is strong. Still annoying. I blame Anthony Kiedis.
i'm not a huge RHCP fan, but wasn't upset to see this record today. I share a lot of other reviewer's sentiments, that the lyrics are the low point of the record. I want to give it a 2, but it feels wrong.
74 mins long. An entire CD worth of music... some of it is great (the singles) and the rest is fairly mediocre.
it feels appropriate to get this album on 4/20 cos this feels like music to get fuckin zooted to. its a shame i couldnt smoke up for this one due to like, having a job, i'd consider myself a "rhcp centrist" but 75 minutes is a big ask.... its honestly my biggest gripe with the album. i enjoyed a lot of it, obviously there's a bunch of tracks here that popped off on their own and those are great but there's a bunch of stuff i'd never heard before that i got into as well, like "if you have to ask", "naked in the rain" and "the greeting song". i really don't think it needed to be a double album though. im hesitant to accuse it of being samey cos imo one of rhcp's strengths is "the rhcp sound" but, i feel that theres a lot of stuff especially in the first half that doesn't really add much that isn't already covered by other, stronger tracks. they really could've cut this thing in half without losing much. gratuitous length aside, i had fun with this one. the lyrics are pretty stupid but mostly in an enjoyably goofy way, although sometimes anthony kiedis will say some shit that makes me pause the track to check what the fuck i just heard (the bit on "apache rose peacock" just after he namedrops louis armstrong springs to mind). i think consistently the thing i like most on every track is the bass. i'm suddenly understanding why everyone likes flea so much, he's knocking it outta the park on every track. tbh all the instrumentals are great and even the quality of the vocals is good other than like, the actual lyrics often sounding like he's just saying whatever the fuck. i think i might rate this album higher if i didn't speak english. do you understand? i really wanna give this a 4 but i just can't do it. it simply is too long for its own good. maybe i'll change my mind later but for now this is stuck with my strongest 3 possible. sorry lads.....
why is everyone mad
Rock divertido ameno red hot como red hot
RHCP are to 90's music, like Kat Hernadez is to Euphoria. She's got her place, no one can say now, some very high highs. but not a 5 stars over all. I added an extra star because they do sound some shore of especific way.
needed
Classic album. I just don't really like the RHCP. Don't enjoy the rap attempt.
RHCP was a pretty solid funk-rock band weighed down by a talentless pedophile on vocals.
Would give it a 3.5 if I could. Really great album, just not 100% my music
Un disco histórico, muy avanzado a su tiempo
Really just Under the Bridge...
mid, okay ish, not really my type of music
Funk rock is such a fun genre to listen to and most albums from this genre that I’ve listened to always get a good rating. For this one I’m in between a 7 or 8/10
Probably RHCP at their best. The album itself is kinda a mess. I don't remember Under the Bridge and Give It Away being on the same album. I really like Breaking the Girl, Give it Away, and The Power of Equality. The bass is pretty sick throughout. In half the songs I can't understand the lyrics, and in some others I wish I couldn't.
It's okay but it wears out it's welcome
Under the Bridge is wonderful and a couple of other classics but never have gotten into the sound of the Chilie Peppers. Not sure why
I forget that for every hit the Red Hot Chili Peppers had there are 10 really weird songs that no one listens to
the worst popular rhcp album by far imo but still a fun one
Pensavo fosse meglio. È un po' noioso.
I hear a lot of Funk & Rap influences across the album, esp in The Equality of Power & If You Have To Ask, Sir Psycho Sexy, which picked my interest. The Basslines and guitar are super funky so it creates a brash pairing with the way the drums swing (in a good way). The funk element is so strong I had to look up the bands affiliation with the genre and I found that the were deeply influenced by parliament, James Brown etc. very cool. I have massive respect for artists that play like their music palette is broad and well research. I think it’s an interesting album to listen to and i can appreciate the musicality but I don’t think it suits my personal taste. The lyrics don’t really speak to me (I dont think it’s meant to tbh but I can see how it may speak to those who loved this album) I don’t listen to much rock music so my knowledge on the evolution of the genre is limited to understand the impact of this album/band.
Heel leuk, maar een beetje saai naar het einde toe want hun liedjes zijn wel heel gelijkaardig. Een liedje van een zandkasteel op de beach vond ik wel leuk
Wow four of my favourite things. Pretty hype. Big fan of this tbh. Fuck yeah equality baby. Reminds me kindve of life is a highway. Funky ahh guitar. I like it. It’s very divorced dad core. I don’t think it’s really my niche but I can definitely appreciate it. Solid rock. Very 90s. The worst person you know would listen to this. Funky monks baby. I like music with a little bit of swagger to it. If I was a guy in the 90s I’d skateboard down the street to this while disappointing my parent for sure. Why is it so long though. I don’t think they should have that much to say tbh. Most motherfuckers dont give a damn. So true. My face will never show what isn’t real. The lyrics are actually quite deep when you listen to them. This is slinky. Give it away bro. How long is this fucking album holy shit. They for sure are red hot. It’s getting to a point where this is just noise. If the album was shorter it would’ve honestly been miles better. It just blends together after too long. Fuck man shut upppp. No one gaf about your sandcastles. Favourite: Funky Monks Least favourite: Apache Rose Peacock
Sounds like they had a lot of fun making this music. However, it doesn’t sound too good, and Anthony Kiedes’ vocals are pretty bad. “Under the Bridge” is probably the best song in the album, but I don’t like it all that much. I often comes on the radio station I’ve automatically set my car to (when I’m not listening to new albums), and every time it comes on, I think, “Oh, not this song again.” If “Under the Bridge” is bad enough that I prefer literally all other pop music to it, you should be able to deduce how I feel about the rest of the album.
Not a chili peppers fan. I do like breaking the girl though. It's one of the rare 3/4 rock songs and that was cool.
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
Exceptional musicians. But for some reason this just didn’t capture my attention like it may have once.
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.
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.
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).
This is so much better produced than Californication, it’s hilarious. But it’s even LONGER. Who can stand that much RHCP straight?
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
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.
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
Demasiado largo, pero buen album. No me esperaba otra cosa de rhcp.
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
3 or 4.
interesting ups and downs, soft yet jagged
Rude and crass, but clearly having a good time while doin it, and some funky jams.
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.
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.
While quintessential, it’s not my fave RHCP album, but I do have to say that “Under the Bridge” still goes OFF.
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.
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
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.
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
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🥲
I don't like funk and i don't like the funky ones on here. The more mellow ones are fine.
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.
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
Bangers and some duds
Decent you know
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.
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.
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
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.
Highlight: Under The Bridge 3.4
Klart det. Flere meget gode, men de kan bedre, mener jeg.
under the bridge is the song i know and love from this album. Blood sugar sex magix is really catchy
Repetitivo
Good
Save:3
Slacked at the end. But overall good album, you could tell Flea had a blast with this album!
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!
Not my favourite RHCP album. The highs are very high, but there are some very low lows here too
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.
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
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.
classic
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.
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
Aika perus, ehkä vähän tylsä. Aika tasa RHCPtä 🤷🏻♀️
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.
Blood? Sugar? Sex? Magik? In this economy??? Idk it was fine maybe 2.5
i do not think i fuck with rhcp. this album felt like a 3/5 with a 5/5 single
Ganz ok Rock. 3.
Там у человека что-то болит Не особо интересный альбом Звучит хорошо и разнообразно Хитов не много
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.
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.
Couple of great tracks. The rest is just ok
3/5
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.
Would be 4/5, but that would require throwing 1/3 of the album away. Banger, but too long and repetitive.
Funky, edgy, but also (sometimes) catchy - see these guys creating something new in real time
So dumb, but so many memories.
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
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.
Never got into the Chili Peppers really. This was OK, I guess.
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
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 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.
didn't enjoy as much as anticipated.. might need to retrying?
It was okay, just not the biggest RHCP fan and I knew some of the songs already and they’re ones I don’t love. Eg. Suck my Kiss
사실 안들음 ㅋㅋ
Good early peppers.
There were moments where I was really grooving, but overall it’s not to my taste. Talking to some friends, it was an important album at the time. Under the Bridge was the only song I rated above three stars.
almost done 🤞
Sonidos bastante instrumentales con una ambientación más explícita. Temas más generales y rudos. Letras simples, voces fuertes y sonidos generalmente bien trabajados, en conjunto un álbum bien estructurado y divertido de escuchar.
i mean, yeah its a rock album. some fun songs but nothing too special. i had fun with it. will i revisit? probably not. i liked about 3-4 of the songs.
not really my jam.
Best Track - "Under The Bridge"
7.5 / 10
Hard to rate. There's a few good songs on here like "Suck My Kiss" "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge" but I wouldn't say the rest is amazing, merely okay, like "Breaking The Girl" and "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and some are actively bad, like "Apache Rose Peacock"
C'était pas trop trop mal mais je reste un peu déçu malgré les classiques fournis
only added one song to my keeper list that i already knew but i wasn't bored listening to the rest of the album!
Red hot chili peppers are usually not my cup of tea but I do enjoy them. Sometimes it feels quite repetitive even when albums change. I'm a bass lover so of course I enjoyed the bass. I liked how it's about excesses in life but also the loneliness and unhappiness that might come with it, as some songs feel more "outrageous" and funky and other much more reflective and communicate some sort of pain. Anyway, some absolute bangers in this album that bring me back to childhood.
I like some of their songs but I don’t typically want to listen to a whole album from them in one sitting.
Puh, auch a bissl fad. Bin nicht so der große funk-rock Fan. Highlights: Under the Bridge, get it away, breaking the girl Low: Castle made of sand Jimi Hendrix Cover Produktion: Die Drums klingen ziemlich gut. Die funky Gitarre ist manchmal a bissl alleine und bräuchte Unterstützung. Der Bass macht eh viel, aber bald wo anders.
This was honestly a pretty mid album, the songs all kinda blended together for me. My favorite tracks were Under the Bridge and The Greeting Song.I probably wouldn’t listen to this again, the album felt like it was a little too long personally.
Some good, classic songs like Under The Bridge and Give It Away which I've always liked. But my god is it difficult listening to these lyrics from a self-admitted nonce. I really wanted this album to end about 30 minutes sooner than it did.
love rhcp. liked this album more than i expected. fun and upbeat nothing too special.
Great musicianship all around on this one. Under the bridge stands out and it’s no wonder why it’s still a classic and one where Keidis actually shines through. Other than that, Breaking the Girl is the only other track that really stuck with me. Unfortunately my old favorite from Rockband 2, Give It Away, didn’t hold up for me. Favorite songs: Under The Bridge, Breaking The Girl
Fun… but loads of nonsense mixed in
I loved this album in college, but hadn't listened to it in a long time. How many songs does Anthony need to sing about his dick? Ugh, it's just gross now.
3/5 - RHCP just not for me, I like their popular stuff but not everything
There are Chilis albums I like a lot more than this one but there are absolutely some bangers of songs on this
Strong highs and lows. Fun hits I’d come back to and then a lot of painful filler.
For me, there’s a fine line between the masterpiece of Beck’s Midnite Vultures and this. This album lacks the charming absurdism that makes Midnite Vultures feel like social commentary instead of an unwanted window into someone’s sex life. The hits are good, but the rest is not.
Good listen, but mostly ok-ish songs by RHCP
Very funky to say the least. I think it was a bit too long, though, and got a bit repetitive for my taste. Under the Bridge and Give It Away are classics, though, and probably the best songs on the album. Favorite Track: Give It Away
Never loved rhcp but pretty good album
Listened Before: No I REALLY want to like this but Anthony Keidis's voice bugs me, especially the rock-rapping. It's fine when he sings. Flea's basslines are badass. Fought for my life to get into it but just ehhhh
A few great songs amidst many mediocre ones.
Overall Rating - 3.41/5 (6.82/10). I knew a couple of the tracks on this album. Never really listened to RHCP in my youth, but they're not bad.
I remember liking this better. Too many useless songs. A few atrocious ones, including Sir Psycho Sexy and Apache Rose Peacock.
funk powered rock that mixed tenderness with a driving groove that hit you right between the eyes
I think I've settled on the RHCP being a great band dragged down by a bad front man. Kiedis can't sing and he can't rap. The rest of the band holds it down the whole album.
bloated album. some great tunes on there but it needed an editor!
Didn’t realize how much I prefer their later stuff.
Blood Sugar? low. Sex? yes please. Magik? mid.
I wanted to like this so much more, based on the handful of songs from the album that are in my rotation. This is not a top 3 RHCP album.
Nice album to have on in the background. Very relaxing while still having some tempo and energy. I Could Have Lied surprised me the most hearing it for the first time. I don't like Give It Away that much, very interesting that it's the song with the second-most listeners. It's maybe the worst track on the record, hearing the title track after was a welcome change. Hearing probably the best guitar intro after that was even better. The songs that come last are not really worth mentioning but not bad either.
Buen álbum, pero no lo que busco en estos momentos
Consistently freaky throughout as expected. Giving dive bar and 50 year old men named Steve. Not the vibe for 7 am like I chose. Title track and Under the Bridge are my picks!
I just don’t love this. The hits are ubiquitous, between them is filler. It’s a distinctive sound I just struggled through it.
The Power of Equality - 3/5 If You Have to Ask - 2/5 (bass sounds great, otherwise not very enjoyable) Breaking the Girl - 4/5 Funky Monks - 3/5 Suck My Kiss - 5/5 I Could Have Lied - 3/5 Mellowship Slinky in B Major - 2/5 The Righteous & the Wicked - 4/5 Give It Away - 5/5 Blood Sugar Sex Magik - 3/5 Under the Bridge - 5/5 Naked in the Rain - 2/5 Apache Rose Peacock - 3/5 The Greeting Song - 3/5 My Lovely Man - 3/5 Sir Psycho Sexy - 1/5 They're Red Hot - 3/5 Average score: 3.2/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ growing up is realizing Anthony Kiedis was (and still is) an insufferable fucking creep there's a handful of fun and/or notable tracks here, but more often than not Kiedis is just hootin' and hollerin' about sex. it really is a shame, cuz the instrumentation from every other band member is superb (especially from Flea and John Frusciante). those two really are the saving grace of the group, and the only reason i'd ever willingly play their albums best tracks: Under the Bridge, Give It Away, Suck My Kiss honorable mention: Breaking the Girl (i liked that one quite a bit as a teen)
Zadne cajte mam ful močan odpor do RHCP, tko da... Bom probala bit objektivna. Sm jih pa včasih kar poslušala, tko da mam solidno predznanje komadov. + 73 minut? Resno?! Všeč mi je začetk albuma ("The Power of Equality"). Ok, nasledn je ful rap ("If You Have to Ask"). "Suck My Kiss" je na žalost še vedno dobr komad. Isto "Give It Away". Pa "Under the Bridge". Pa "Naked in the Rain". Po se morš prebit skoz 8 minutni "Sir Psycho Sexy", zato da je poj po dobri minuti Robert Johnson coverja končno konc albuma. Isto k včer: nizka ⭐⭐⭐
My long review just got wiped out and it’s late. So I will just say that it’s too long, and the profanity is a bit over the top…but I still enjoyed it for the most part. Three stars.
A pleasant first listening, but I don't get the energy I usually get from a rock album. Not bad by any means just not so high for my taste 3/5
Typical RHCP songs, mostly all ready heard by the time I was assigned this album. Nothing horrible, nothing mind-blowing either.
Some variation but looong
There's some really good songs on this album. Under The Bridge is a brilliant, desolate song and Give It Away contains endless fabulous riffs. But 17 tracks is a lot to maintain consistency, and although there are other notable high points (Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss) there's too much bland in there. If songs like Apache Rose Peacock and Sir Psycho Sexy weren't on it, it might have pushed up towards 4 stars, but it'll have to settle for a middling 3.
3.5 - a mix of iconic songs with some forgettable ones
Not exactly the vibe I usually go for, liked it but wouldn't listen to often Favourite song: If you have to ask
I quite like this album, I’m giving it 3/5 stars. I loooove the bass in every song and I would 100% play this album again. I’ve added a fair few songs to my playlist - my faves are Apache Rose Peacock, Give It Away and The Righteous & the Wicked. I do dislike that it is so long and at times I feel like some songs blur into one.
hits were still good, decent variety, pretty good sound, little long, alright listen
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.
Bit of a mixed bag - funky and some nice musical interplay but it’s pretty long and there’s a few misses. Antony can get a little annoying sometimes
its ok
I really love this song named under the bridge, as same as the lead vocal I also living in a big city for almost seven years. When I listened this song, I remembered my college life and my girlfriend.
Didn’t like this as much as some of the other Chilli Peppers songs I’ve heard, but it began to pick up further in.
I'm bored with this album since I listened to it a lot when it came out
I would take any of their four previous albums to this one. It has its moments but the zest is missing.
J'ai commandé le premier de Mr Bungle sur Wish et c'est ça que j'ai reçu. En mode funk, sont pas ben ben intéressant. Ça veut sonner big à tout prix mais c'est jamais snappy tight comme du vieux James Brown, etc. Le son du drum est épuisant.
Classic RHCP sound/riffs and excellent instrumentals, overall average though. Fav Tracks: Under the Bridge > Give it Away > I Could Have Lied
I mean there is definitely some good iconic songs on the album but that's about it. Almost felt like I had the same song on repeat for over an hour.
Liked it when I was younger. They're weird now though aren't they.
Funk Punk Rock. The first actually good album these guys made. 3.5/5. It's not as good as By the Way, though. I will give it only 3 ,because of how long it is. It should have ended after Under the Bridge.
Mixed bag to me; some terrific tracks but also some in my estimation bad music.
The behind-the-scenes story is better than most of the songs. A few undeniable gems, but I prefer the myth of this album to the album itself.
I think my main problem with RHCP is the same problem I have always had with them: that when they make a good song it is usually something spectacular, but when you get into their b-sides a lot of it feels the same, overindulgent, meandering nonsense. Kiedis spews out half formed scat sounds in a vain attempt to upstage the spectacular talent of Flea all with really interesting guitar melodies pushed firmly into the background because how could they not be when some idiot is slobbering gibberish into a microphone? The singles off this album are superb, there is no denying that. When Kiedis sings in tracks like "Breaking the Girl" and "Under the Bridge" you can almost see why he is the front man. And then there is no denying the sheer sonic power of Flea and Frusciante on songs like "Give It Away" and "Suck My Kiss". But the rest of the tracks, which is an astounding 15 don't ever seem to come close to the kind of envelope pushing, experimental, or melodious heights of the singles. And the fusion that they are famous for is not even new. Parliament Funkadelic, The Soft Boys, Zappa, Primus, Faith No More, Living Colour, all toyed with these kinds of sounds. I am going to begrudgingly give this a 3 based on the singles and this albums influence on music in the 90s. But if you need any proof to yourself that this band is as uneven as Kiedes is a douche, then think to yourself about your favorite song off of "Mother's Milk"--that isn't a Stevie Wonder cover--or off of the album between this one and Californication (yes, they had one! I too was surprised) titled "One Hot Minute". Mike Patton forever, Mr. Bungle forever, baba-booey baba-booey
Tonally kind of all over the place? But man, the bangers do bang.
eh
I remember loving this as a kid. Especially Breaking The Girl. Obviously has some big tunes but signs already there of future funk freakout posturing. Not sure how much I love it now. Under The Bridge obviously the best song on here.
It's their best one.
album typu amerykański film z przełomu wieków
en iyi albümleri değil
I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that this album doesn't totally suck.
I have very specific memories from high school related to this album. I had a friend who liked them and this conjures detailed memories of sleepovers at his house. He played Mother’s Milk a lot, and then this came out and changed their trajectory. I don’t really like RHCP, but I will give anyone props that is able to make a durable life in music while being this unusual. Why don’t I like them? Flea and Anthony Kiedis don’t do it for me, and that’s a big part of their identity. Drummer is fine, and I really like John Frusciante’s guitar playing. I rounded up because Give It Away was a milestone music video, legitimately cool and unusual. While I like other songs better, that song would be a good way to summarize what the band does well.
3/5 - I’m being extremely generous because this album belongs on the list given how ubiquitous it was in the 90s, and the musicianship is solid. That said, I loathe Anthony Kiedis’ vocals and pretty much everything about his whole persona. I give him a 1, and Point Break is the classic film it is, because he gets shot in the foot, howls in pain, and exits early. Why is this 73 minutes?
Good playing, and hits are great, but it’s veeeeeery long. 2.5 but I’ll round it up…
I don't believe this is RHCP best work
I remember listening to this when it came out. My buddy and I were just fans of the 80s output (still are) and he said "This album sounds like Red Hots trying to sound like Red Hots." Yeah, it's their 'masterpiece' and yeah it's a classic, but I still don't really like listening to it.
Listenable.
Awesome!
Har hört den massa gånger. Varit ett stort fan länge. Det finns en del bangers så som Knock me down och så gillar jag den helt instrumentella, Pretty Little Ditty. Skivan håller inte mot RHCP senare alster. För mig är Californicaton, By The Way och Stadium Arcadium är alla bättre imo. Dock är detta deras större break-platta vilket gör den lite speciell. Ascoolt omslag också.
First of all, amazing instrumentals - especially Chad on drums, fantastic playing. There are some great songs on here too, my favorites: Breaking the Girl, I Could Have Lied (what a guitar solo uff) and of course Under the Bridge. Why does it have to be so long though? cut out almost half of it and it could have been a strong 4/5.
What are those albums where the memory of it being great outweighs? The actual reality of it being any good? Three or four? Really good songs the rest of it a little bit chaotic. Did some much better stuff in the early 2000s which is probably their pinical
It’s good and has a few really good songs that get this close to a 4 but I feel it falls short as a majority of other I just don’t like as much.
Meh.
Pfunk. Flea has some sick fucking lines on this Album. Also his tone on some of the tracks is sick
Singles band
Funky beats only get you so far
без негативчика.
Thier best album maybe but it also is bloated with a lot of fat around a few good bones… Parliament Funkadelic they are not.
If I was a teenager I could see thinking this is cool. As it stands this funk-rock comes off too juvenile and thus a bit hard to listen to, particularly with so much of it in one album. However, they clearly know how to write songs (even if they tend to the repetitive side), and the production is super tight and creative (one thing I learned from this project is that I'm a Rick Rubin fan). I think it's very telling that the best songs are not funk-hiphop, but ballads (like Under the Bridge). If only they did more of that.
Nicht mein Sound....
Bin kein großer RHCP Fan. Haben ein paar richtig coole Hits (hier z.B. Under the Bridge) und auch definitiv ihre Daseinsberechtigung auch in den 1001 Alben.
Not a huge fan of the 90s' rock scene however this album was a good listen.
I was shocked to see that this came out in 1991. I’m much more familiar with the Californication brand of the RHCP. Also surprised how much funk there is — this is predominantly a funk album. Frusciante has got to be one of the best guitarists of the 90s/00s and it was nice to hear that this early on. The solo at the end of If You Have To Ask is a great example. I enjoyed this a lot more than I would have guessed, when I wasn’t busy trying not to think about what the phrase “suck my kiss” might mean.
Hadn’t really heard most of the songs on this album before. Love the funk vibe. The intro and solo in funky monks were fantastic.
Not as good as I remember
This record was a game changer and some of the songs are excellent. But I just can’t. Yasi says you need to be a Californian to fully appreciate this band and it’s my easy way out of not liking it.
I have some stereotypes about this album, let's see how they hold up. Overall, this album is a victim of the 90s mentality of needing to fill the length of a CD. The singles really carry it, a lot of filler here
Album 48/1001 Corny lyrics, but plenty of funky jams nevertheless. 🌶🌶🌶 Favourite song: Under the Bridge ↘️🌉 Honourable mention: Breaking the Girl 💔👩🏼🦲 Suck My Kiss😚💋 Give It Away 🎁 I Could Have Lied 🗣👩🏼🦲🤭 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 🩸🍬👉👌🎩🪄
Alternative band title. Some of their all time great songs in here, but there's also some of the most forgettable padding included that really brings things down.
Best Song: Under The Bridge. An iconic song with a pleasant sense of melancholy, even if I think that the culmination with the choir is overkill. Worst Song: I Could Have Lied. What insane whiplash to hard cut from "Suck My Kiss" to this melodrama. I feel the irony of the contrasting subject matter is lost on Kiedis. Overall: Maybe this is in part due to how overplayed the RHCP were during my youth, but I was really struck by how annoying most of the songs here were. Everything is coated in a sort of dude-bro pastiche that often ends up sounding closer to Limp Bizkit than anything else. Some of the hits are still good, and the bass is funky, but Anthony Kiedis as a lead vocalist is mostly just a chore to listen to. The album is also horribly structured, with complete tonal shifts seemingly every other track.
I like the goofing around. The silly voices and the cheeky guitar playing. A bit seedy as well, but mostly harmless, wearing a sock on your winkle daftness.
I don't know if want to listen to this again haha I've heard it before I think it's overated, Under the Bridge is really really good tho, it might be their best song. The great Andy Gill produced this one, I really tried to like it you know, but it just sounds a bit grating to me. I'll give 2/5 but I can't give half star
Was really enjoying this album until I got to “They’re Red Hot” which is absolute shite. Thankfully it’s only 1 minute 11 long but it completely fucked up my impression of the whole album. And lost it a star. Guys, just because you’ve got 74 minutes playing time on a CD doesn’t mean you have to fill it with every bit of shit you record.
It doesn’t really get me but songs are generally good
RHCP to me has always felt like a band that is lesser than the sum of its parts. -John Frusciante, one of the most well-respected guitarists of all time and has all kinds of great riffs on here -Chad Smith, great drummer and remember how he looks like Will Ferrell? Isn't that funny? -Anthony Kiedis -Flea, one of the most well-respected bassists of all time Other than a few notable standouts most of their songs are kinda fun but also pretty ass.
This is my wife's favorite band so I waited until I could listen to this with her. Good album! Maybe the most coherent RHCP album front to back. Lots of very popular songs on this thing. I liked some of the in-between tracks too, but they definitely weren't as sticky.