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I knew some of the singles and I really like those. But the other funk songs aren't really my thing. I went in thinking I was going to give this a 4 based on the singles, but I think the other songs mean I have to go with a 3.
Tämä möly olisi voinut olla puolet lyhyempi. Paljon hyviä instrumentaalisia osioita. Lyriikat sen sijaan?..ja laulu...noh ei minun makuuni. Kitara ja rummut ovatkin ainoa syy sille, että tämä albumi saa kolme tähteä. Ehdottomasti paras biisi koko albumilta oli Under the Bridge.
Iconic album but the second half hits way harder than the first
Much better than “Californiation”. They seemed to have more fun with this album. Being housed in a mansion so they could concentrate on their craft helped. This album was not bad.
The singles are great and still hold up, for the most part. The rest of the album, however, does not.
Ei tää vaan oikein lähde, tai siis ei ollenkaan.
In middle school and high school this record was universally regarded as a masterpiece. It hasn’t aged too well since then. I find Anthony Kiedis obnoxious and honestly abhorrent. But it’s hard to hate the hard rock funk of the rest of the band and “Under The Bridge” is a great song.
This had a couple of decent songs but unfortunately is not my cup of tea - after a while I felt like it was just a lot of slap bass and I didn’t really want to keep listening to it.
1/1001 I would probably have given this five stars back in the cassette days. Honestly haven’t come back to hear this one more than two or three times since. Maybe it’s a four star. I don’t know. Not my vibe these days.
An album loved by those around me at school but left me cold, as most funk rock does. I did my duty here and fought through my distaste of Kiedis and his 14 year old girlfriend's. To my surprise there was plenty to appreciate, and AK was incredibly annoying at times. The guitar playing of Frusciante was awesome at times (If you have to ask sticks in the mind) and there are great songs (Under the Bridge of course but also Breaking The Girl). It's too long but wrestles itself above a probable initial 2.
What the hell - most of this dumb ass fuckery works.
Very funky! Not my favourite lyrics, but the core band groove is undeniable. Great basslines from Flea, great riffs from Frusciante.
A few gems but everything else basically sounds exactly the same to me.
I bought this after Give It Away was released. I liked it then, but didn't listen to it often. In retrospect, the singles were good, and no discussion about Under The Bridge, which is an absolute masterpiece. The rest of this is good regarding the music, but the lyrics are, in parts, juvenile and bad.
Todo bien pero no entiendo mucho la locura por este grupo. Give it away igual vive en mi. Nota: 2.7
Some of this was good, some of the songs were so similar to the other songs, that it wasn't so good.
This was good but I fear it was a bit too long.
Used to love this album when I was 12. Doesn't do quite the same for me now, but can't deny it's greatness in what it is. I just don't relate to it. It's cool though.
Fine. I get it
I'm sorry, I have to speak my truth. I do not understand the chilis. I have never been overly into them but went into this album knowing how beloved it is and hoping my eyes would be opened. And I still don't get it!! I'm sorry. The backing instrumentals on pretty much all tracks rule but the lyrics are juvenile, the vocals are terrible, and the rapping is exhausting. Under The Bridge is an all time classic, I will concede. However that was 4 minutes out of a total 💥79💥. Come on guys.
Not my kind of music. Never was a RHCP fans, never will be.
I've never listened to this full album before. The first track sets the tone with the funk style. The musicianship is excellent. Flea's bass is the signature sound to most RHCP songs, the slap, funk style is great. Drums are great, guitar is great. Under the Bridge is probably the best song on here, where Keidis is being his most honest and vulnerable. Give it Away was huge at the time, singing/rapping that quickly takes talent. Breaking the Girl is another good track. Overall the rest is a lot of filler, but there is some good funk in there.
I’ve always considered these guys the patient 0 for the overused guitar style which somewhat mimics Hendrix but with much less charisma, and has slowly devolved in generic-ness. But quite a lot of these aren’t bad at all, the raping works quite well I think I think this must be by far their best album, because everything I’ve heard after this is quite trash. This is also the rock album equivalent of get rich of die trying, in the sense that it’s WAYYY too long and half of these songs could be removed and it would be so much better. The funk stuff is quite good it’s just such a ripped off style that it sounds quite generic, even though these guys might have been the originators. Quite a lot of the lyrics make me feel a bit icky considering the dodgy backstory of the singer, either that or they’re just really cringe. Favourite songs: the power of equality, suck my kiss, I could have lied, the righteous and the wicked, give it away, under the bridge, and the Hendrix covers. Overall around 6/10
Not my cup of tea but they'll have one banger come out of nowhere and I'll be like shit, this is good!
Liked it but not as much as Californication. Still a distinctive Chilli Peppers sound and Give it Away is a banger
Always thought there were a handful of ok songs on this album
not their best shi
Under the Bridge is one of the greatest songs of all-time. Let's get that out of the way. I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I really do. I like them more than a lot of people. However, do we really need SEVENTY PLUS minutes of this? The whole CD-era is full of bloated, long slogs of albums. Which is a shame, because if you pared this down to a smaller tracklist, it'd be much stronger. Lots of filler that just kinda goes in one ear and out the other. The band has one of the best rhythm sections and Frusciante is terrific. The instrumental backings are always funky and tight. But man, half these songs, Kiedis just spits inane, juvenile, half-baked rhymes. Like why. Still, some songs are quite good (Under the Bridge, Give It Away, Breaking the Girl), and the instrumentation is always good. It's just bloated.
Genre defining classic. Runs on a little long but still a great.
top 3: - breaking the girl - i could have lied - under the bridge
Gemengde gevoelens over dit album.. Under The Bridge vind ik echt een heerlijk nummer. Maar verder is het veel van hetzelfde, waarbij de halve rapstukjes ik niet geweldig vind.. Ik denk dat ik uitkom op 3.5, maar vind 4 echt teveel. Wordt een 3 dus.
7/10, A bunch of great highs but a bunch of tracks and moments that embody the "what RHCP sounds like to people who don't like RHCP."
cool, but quickly tiring
average, 3/5
For some reason RHCP annoys me. But, I have to admit this album is pretty good, even though I’m not that into their funk/rock/rap hybrid. I knew at least the first 8 tracks - there was a ton of singles or just play in general. The two slower annd more melodic songs are standouts to me vs their testosterone-y mashups. Wish they’d gone more in that direction. 3.5 stars
Bra grejer
Rock hiphop? A couple of the songs are fine but as a whole I don’t get it.
Enjoyed this a lot in the end.
Can a record be a classic when it’s this uneven? Lots of stuff to admire on here and the RHCPs were certainly having fun and claiming ground all to themselves but too many tracks on the album are skips.
A very good album that falls just short of great imo. Under the bridge is a forever classic, but i love breaking the girl. High three
Continuing with the pedophile bullshit from this list, we get arguably the most important record in the peppers discography. As fucking stupid and corny this shit is, I can never hate it. Growing up in SoCal with two gen x parents who both loved this band quite a bit made their music a big part of my life. Listening to any of it takes me back to being a little kid. I don't fault anyone for not liking it, and I know I'd hate it too if I had a different upbringing, but it's just too entwined into my life.
I do love rhcp, but this album is only mid for me
Its OK.
я всё про рхчп уже усвоила в том автобусе в 2001? году. этот альбом не успел навести СТРАШНУЮ тоску но превайбы в нём
Ok, not my genre
The Chilli Peppers have a distinctive sound. I like the sound and the band has fun with it. But they fall into the trap of not venturing too far from their sound. They’re better when they play against type — their iconic rambunctious sound is good but their slower songs are better and they need to mix it up more on this album, which is a 3.
3,25
Pretty meh
bass lines and passionate punk
Great Bass! Don’t like the vox at all
I liked but i don’t like too much that kind of rock
Couple of good songs - its fine
Tämä möly olisi voinut olla puolet lyhyempi. Paljon hyviä instrumentaalisia osioita. Lyriikat sen sijaan?..ja laulu...noh ei minun makuuni. Kitara ja rummut ovatkin ainoa syy sille, että tämä albumi saa kolme tähteä. Ehdottomasti paras biisi koko albumilta oli Under the Bridge.
No me parece su mejor disco pero es cremita bien cargado de energia caotica.
Overlong but some good songs on it. Under the Bridge is still great, idc if it is nostalgia speaking.
That was somewhat surprising for me. I was excited to listen to this album, as it seems to be the band's best and I already enjoy the hits, so I was curious to see what the rest is like. It was alright.
rhcp was my favorite band through 2022-23🥹so when i saw the name i was very excitedd. it felt crazy listening to this genre after all this time of changing my taste in music:Dd but it was great. actually, i didnt enjoy this album anyhow personally, but listening to it lead my to my old rhcp album with all my favorite hits and the nostalgia hit HARD. i just love them, such a big part of my life, an era. (this little stars just bcs of this concrete album, overall they are like a 10/10 for me:Dd)
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Were about during a critical phase of my music forming but, in all honesty, never really broke through when it would have been natural for them to. They had a few decent hits, but I put my lack of engagement in them down to some small points. Their music is not always coherent and when paired with limited vocal dynamics it doesn't help. They wheel out the same vocal "urgency" to add energy on a repeat cycle and it is a musical anchor for them. They have some very strong unique characteristics, but they feel unable to ride that fine line for very long. I think the highlight is the funky baseline they seem to generate but the crashy guitar at times then takes the final nail in their otherwise promising assemble. Dont hate anything really so giving a 3 but way too long this album.
I enjoyed listening to this because RHCP were part of the soundtrack to my youth. It's a lot more funky than I remember it, the lyrics are fun, and most tracks get your head nodding. Is this a good album, though, or is it just getting an easy ride on the nostalgia ticket? There are some genuine tunes on there which are quintessential RHCP and have stood the test of time. On the other hand there is a lot of quite annoying filler and this is a long album. Too long. At it's worst, the vocal are grating, the lead guitar is basic, and the music lacks the nuance to hold my attention for the 74 minute runtime. It's sad because I think there is a 4* album hiding inside there, but as it is presented I can't bring myself to score it that high.
The band does really well with the faster more funk based songs. They slow it down a little too much and lose what they do best. 3/5 Might listen again
Under the bridge
Good, just not for me
Equal parts gross and great.
Funky
there is one song I love - the rest is just ok
Funky Monks, I Could Have Lied, Castles Made of Sand
noticed before listening that this album is 1hr 19mins long which made me wonder how much red hot chili peppers is too much red hot chili peppers? the answer is that this is maybe just a little bit too much red hot chili peppers BUT this album has under the bridge on it which is one of the best songs ever so i can forgive a lot. this was enjoyable, kind of interesting to listen to rhcp beyond the fifty million singles that i already know. ive had a lot of 90s albums recently and im not complaining tbh. this was a good decade.
I was really dreading this one when it popped up, but I was surprised to pick up on all the excellent blues and funk motifs. By the time i finished “Under the Bridge”, I was genuinely impressed with the musicality. Good job, RHCP. (And good job Rick Ruben! Unexpected side effect of this project is learning about music producers.) Good enough album, but I’m so tired of gross horny boy songs.
I really liked the first two songs. But a lot of the lyrics are gross.
Standard 3 stars for me, I’m tempted to say 2.something, but for Flea’s magic.
Higher Ground is way better. That's my favorite RHCP album by far and BSSM doesn't reach those same heights for me. Again, not bad, but not an album I'd reach for over Higher Ground.
i thought i was gonna love it but (besides otherside obviously) i could not get into it!!
This had a couple three big hits on it but I prefer their earlier material.
Exakt som plurres recension
Alltså topparna är många och höga, men det är tyvärr för långt asså och andra halvan är ganska seg.
Gillar deras sound i små doser. Detta var inte en liten dos. Men några riktigt bra låtar ändå!
Inte en favori.t
Great album! All the songs very different from one other
Well it's definitely music
i love these guys, i cannot explain why, but i do, and even then there’s still a limit where i think they could reel it in perhaps. the good songs on this album go so hard, and there’s also a lot that are a little toooooo quirked up
spoko ale sie nie przykleil niestety
I'm all for a band going into the studio with free rein to be creative and come up with as much material as they can, but I just don't think RHCP are dynamic or versatile enough to warrant what amounts to a double album here. The hit songs (and a few of the deep cuts) are incredible but they're just diluted by tracks that feel like incomplete outtakes and are barely good enough to be B-sides. And Anthony Keidis' lyrics are just embarrassing. Great sounding record that would have been worthy of its reputation if it was pared down to 10 songs.
I'm just not a Chili Peppers girlie. This one though was on repeat for me in 10th grade along with Pearl Jam 10 and Nevermind. It's definitely the least of those 3. In retrospect it does not hold up and is actually pretty tedious and overlong. We get it you're funky and horny just quit heroin.
I haven't seen this side of the chili peppers before - only really heard the classics and never loved them but enjoyed this more than expected
No one is as surprised as me to find out this is actually pretty cool? Unfortunately, it's also way too long, which prevents me from saying it's good
Bomba - 4 LL - big 7
6/10 - a couple of big songs, I've seen them live a couple of times but I don't know... are they slightly overrated?
The songs didn’t really stick out to me that much, but I can tell why people think it’s a good album
The first side of the album is one good song after another. My high school self would say this is second best album but it's up there for me with the funky vibes.
Why are there 17 songs on this. The four that I like really carry it. Wild that this is their best album and it’s still buns.
Не самый лучший их альбом
For nostalgia I give this 5 stars but I have to peg it back a little because I read Anthony Kiedis’s autobiography ‘Scar Tissue’ and found out what ‘A MUPPET-HUMPING MONKEY FEOTUS.’ Mr Kiedis really is, (Thanks Bob Hoon, you always know how to describe people accurately). He is a self confessed pedophile, proud enough about it to include it as a chapter in his book! Flea is awesome!
i’m the grumpy old troll who lives under the bridge
It was ok. Good vibes but dont feel like listening again 3.5/7
sorpresa pero me gustaron bastantes
The two big hits on this are still great. Under the Bridge in particular takes me way back. But the rest of the album is very dull, so those two just lift it to three stars.
This album is pretty bloated, their signature funk, rap, rock style gets old pretty quickly. Couple of great tracks in their though Fav Tracks - The Power of Equality - If You Have To Ask - Suck My Kiss - The Righteous and The Wicked - Give It Away - Under The Bridge
Too long for its own good
Ya know I gotta give the peppers credit. They are great at what they do. Do I like what they do? Not really. If Anthony kiedis was a different singer I’d like them way way way more
Pretty good but feels a little all over the place with early to pop rock RHCP. Cool guitar work
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. Not a huge fan of the Chili Peppers, but I can hear the influence they’ve had on music and Under the Bridge is always timely.
Red Hot Chili Peppers kind of grate on me.
I like the Chili Peppers in small doses, and sometimes not at all. But I do admit that every once in a while “Give it Away” strikes some chord in my lizard brain that makes me a slave to the beat for a radio blaring moment.
Some great songs on this but it just goes on and on. It's way too long and gets tedious. I wish they had gone with more songs like "Breaking the Girl" and "Under the Bridge" instead of yet another song about Keidis' dick and what a sex machine he is.
(Flea lays down funky bass line) (John Frusciante plays melodic guitar riff) Anthony Kiedis: BIG BALLA, MEGAFAUNA, MET A GIRL SHE WAS FROM CALIFORNIA For years I thought this was a better album than Californication but I think it's the other way around now. Give It Away and Under the Bridge are classics but there's a ton of filler on here.
sex magik!!
Magic?
A strong start, but lost its footing near the end, and the novelty of the guitar and slap bass wore off quickly too. Definitely too long overall.
Power of equality and if you have to ask sound catchy but don't grab me, not my type of music. Breaking the girl was right up my alley. Funky monks was typical rhcp. 3.5 stars if I could give it that, not my typical rotation but potentially a listen if I'm in the mood
Better than the newer RHCP stuff but still pretty hectic
This is so white liberal core. This is just basic funk rock. Relatively fun but nothing exciting. A bit too long, and the songs don’t stand out, but not bad by any means. 7/10
This is definitely not for me, but jeez I think they do what they exceptionally well.
Schwierig. Under The Bridge ist ein super Song, aber der Rest kann da nicht wirklich mithalten. Thematisch etwas fragwürdig und allgemein viel zu lang und dafür dann doch zu gleich. 2 1/2, ich runde mal auf.
anthony kiedis is altogether too out of pocket but there r some bangers on this album for sure
Some good songs, many that aged poorly
Not bad. Nothing special
Under the Bridge is a classic but the less-streamed songs weren't too crazy
A surprisingly multifaceted endavour by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Some interesting songs, some legendary, but also a lot of filler.
I don't hate it. I've listened to it before. Just wasn't in the mood to listen to RHCP today.
I've definitely heard some of this singles off this LP but never listened the whole way through, so here we go! It opens in a kind of nonchalant, classic RHCP way - funky and edgy but nothing out of the ordinary and quite boring honestly until we're resurrected by the first single 'Breaking the girl' which is a favourite of mine! The singles stand out to much on this album in such a big way - so many of the tracks are just filler but the singles are among their best tracks to date. 'Under the Bridge' is their best. The final track just sums up the band and how they don't take themselves too seriously which is their strength.
Yeah, I bought this in 1992. It got a few listens and it's been sitting in the CD rack ever since. I recognize most of the tracks, even though it's been ages since I've listened to this. It hasn't weathered the years very well has it? The music is good, but how did I miss how immature the lyrics are? Plus, Kiedis' voice gets annoying after a few songs. This is getting a lower rating than I expected it would when I first saw it pop up. Under the Bridge is a seriously amazing song, though.
I really don't understand the popularity of this band. I understand the technical prowess of the guitar and bass players. They're interesting enough. I guess I just feel like the particular brand of self-aggrandizing lyricism is pretty juvenile...also Anthony can't sing and Faith No More/ Mr. Bungle is better and should have won the war.
Think this album would grow on me was shocked that they rap i thought it was only rock. But this album got so many genres mixed mixed into 1 one song sum of it they’d rap then have a rock type vocal pattern with prog rock type instrumentals its forsure well thought of work but from the first listen i’d only take a few songs with me but they are worth a listen and i think this album having a large fanbase isng crazy i see its appeal i’ll be listening to it a few more times to see if i like it more ✌️
i like the peppers, some great tracks on this record as well, but it’s so long and engaging with it as a full record is difficult, i feel some songs can be considered filler, but the quality of most songs is good, it’s good if you love the band, but there are better albums
*Several big ones here: Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge. *73 minutes is too long for RHCP. *Love the bass. And guitar. *In fact, really enjoy the album when Anthony Kiedis isn't singing. His voice has never bothered me, but this is a long time to be subjected to it. *The lyrics are awful, but you don't notice them most of the time. *Fave tracks - Castles Made of Sand, Breaking the Girl, and Under the Bridge RATING - 6.5/10
3.5
I'm sure there is at least a solid low 2★ album hidden the this mess. But it's muddled with about an EP's worth of 4+★ material, and a handful of tracks that arent so bad. Overall feeling... (6.75) ★★★½
Wow that ended with some really dumb shit. Generally like this STYLE of the RHCP better than Californiacation, but 75 min of this is too much.
Just a few days ago, I sent Ted a fake news article that said, “John Frusciante, Flea ‘Fine’ With Anthony Kiedis Naming Harmonious, Beautifully Intricate Song ‘Clappa Dap Funk Suckin’ Mama’” Californication is my RHCP album. The others are fine. This one is longgg and feels kind of like a parody of Kiedis’ dumb vocals and lyrics throughout - exhibit A: Sir Psycho Sexy. Under the Bridge is one of the best of all time.
Directly when my absolute dedication to extreme metal started to crack, this album came out, among others. Beforehand, I was already getting ready for RHCP's evolution with Mother's Milk, while I still preferred their earlier style it slowly grew on me (read: expanded my musical understanding and readiness for new stuff). This album is part of the soundtrack to my growth, both as a man, personality and musically of course. I probably still know most of this album by heart. As a sidenote, the whole of 1991 was quite tumultuous for me and where this RHCP album is tightly would up with my life; I got laid off, drafted into the navy infantry (which ran from fall of '91 to late summer of '92), but also I found so much new styles of music. Bands like Cypress Hill, Primus, Godflesh, Type O Negative, Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, Infectious Grooves, Soundgarden, Ice Cube, Cathedral and the list goes on for 1991-'92. The metal side of '91 was thick with bangers for me too, with albums from Bolt Thrower, Bathory, Morbid Angel, Dismember, Carcass, Entombed and Suffocation. Future me would also find '91 albums like Monster Magnet's Spine of God, Kyuss' Wretch, The Obsessed's Lunar Womb, Corrosion of Conformity's Blind and Temple of the Dog's album, very important albums that found me few years later and which would steer me on to the aural road I'm still travelling.
I’d give the instrumental version of this album 4 stars. I’d give it 5 stars if you shaved off five or six of these tunes. Too long and too creepy.
I had fun focusing on the instrumentals for the first few tracks and admiring the funkadelic influence but then this really beat me down with the Anthony Kiedis of it all.
I think most of us can agree that Anthony Kiedis is a trash human being. I think most of us can also agree that Californication is a trash album (definitely from a mixing and mastering perspective; from an artistic perspective, I realize art is subjective — but still, a lot of that album is trash). Anyway, that aside, I was kind of excited to listen to Blood Sugar Sex Magick. I'd never actually heard it in full, but all of the monster tracks I grew up hearing on the radio are on it. Under the Bridge and Give It Away are classic songs. If I'm not missing any, there are five tracks from this album that were huge singles. That's wild. Unfortunately, that's where the fun ends. There are 17 tracks on this album. SEVENTEEN. And despite being such good musicians, most of them start to run together after a while. And the lyrics. My God, the lyrics. RHCP will go down in history for having some of the dumbest lines of all time. And while Kiedis isn't the worst vocalist, more often than not, his garbled rap-rock makes him sound like Adam Sandler's "Waterboy" character. If this album had been the five singles plus another handful (I don't know which because, as I said, they all ran together after a while), it might have been a good album. But at seventeen tracks, I wanted to claw my eyes out by the end. 3/5
If not the birth of rap rock, surely the most successful initial foray aside from Rubin’s own more hands-on production work. I was never much of a Peppers guy. They seemed largely harmless, but with one foot in the “be in a band to get chicks” world. Subsequent revelations that don’t seem to bother the wider world showed there was occasionally something actually harmful lurking about but I guess they’ve all grown up so who care? As with any other RHCP release, your tolerance for Kiedis will determine how effective the songs are. This is hailed as Frusciante’s breakout record, which makes sense: Mother’s Milk and the earlier records had some variety, but largely stuck to the funk-rock formula. BSSM has some of the latter, but the pull of Jane’s Addiction and alt-rock is the noteworthy turn here, largely the result of Frusciante’s playing and writing. Wasn’t really my thing back then and still isn’t, but, lyrics and CD bloat era length aside, it’s hard to fault anything here.
Probably the most famous of their albums and the one i have listened to before. Recognized a lot from this album.
Some classic Chili Peppers songs for sure, particularly Under the Bridge and Give it Away. However, the album as a whole I found tedious, it's length very much a feature of the era it came out in. I understand why this funky, dirty record has a following, but it's not really my thing.
It is a really good album, but I think it could have been cut short by a couple of songs as it sounds very repetitive towards the end of the record.
Am I a grown up? This album just seems to annoy me now. Under the Bridge gets two points alone however.
the best of a bad situation
This album had a lot going for it in the first half, and then it falls off drastically. I enjoyed many of the funky tracks and also a number of the heavier rock tracks. The vocals on all tracks were hit or miss due to the goofy sound. The last half of the album lacks the cohesive songwriting that it had in the first half. I guess not every track has to have an impact, but some of these songs weren't even fun. By the last track, "They're Red Hot", it feels like they weren't even trying. Favourite Track(s): Breaking the Girl, Under the Bridge Least Favourite Track(s): They're Red Hot
The baseline was cool. The vocal cadence and melody (if you can even call it a melody) were almost exactly the same throughout the whole hour+ album. It was fun for 20 minutes. Maybe 30. This album suffers from being too long in my opinion.
Stilistisch gezien denk ik mijn favoriete werk van een band die mijn inziens een nogal grillige en inconsistente discografie heeft. De hoogtepunten zijn wellicht wat hoger op het pas beoordeelde album ''Californication'', en de replay value ook, maar deze heeft de energie, én een ontketende Flea. Er zit ook op deze plaat weer genoeg filler, maar fases als 'Give It Away' tot en met 'Under the Bridge' zien de band in optima forma. Die laatste had natuurlijk wel gewoon de afsluiter moeten zijn. Eén omdat het alles heeft van een laatste epische toegift, en twee omdat het niveau daarna wel echt keldert. 7/10 Highlights: Breaking the Girl I Could Have Lied Blood Sugar Sex Magik Under the Bridge
Weer een plaat van de Peppers. En weer te lang. Maar Blood Sugar Sex Magik heeft wel iets rauws dat ik wel gaaf vind. Tuurlijk is het de Funk rock aka Rap rock aka Funk Metal wat de Peppers kenmerkt (Give it Away Give it Away Give it Away Now). Maar ik hoor ook dat dat het album uit 1991 komt. Er zitten vleugjes Grunge op deze plaat en Suck My Kiss had ook van Rage Against the Machine kunnen zijn. Mooie greep uit de tijd. En het moet gezegd, the ballads van de Peppers zijn altijd erg mooi. Door de aparte stem van Anthony Kiedis, maar vooral door het weergaloze gitaarspel van John Frusciante. I Could Have Lied vind ik een pareltje die ik nog niet kende. Toch beter dan verwacht! 7,5/10 Highlights Funky Monks I Could Have Lied Give it Away Under the Bridge
I am immediately confronted with the fact that I liked this album more as a kid than I do now. I still think their sound on this album is cool. I'm struck by the lackluster lyrics. Anthony Kiedis should not by "rapping" about gangsters. Breaking the Girl is one of their best songs. I never really liked Suck My Kiss. I am not liking this album as much as I thought I would even as it goes on. I like their "ballads" more than the straight rock songs. Give It Away is an awesome song and created an all time great Simpsons moment. Under the Bridge is great too. These guys like talking about their dicks.
Some of their absolutely best funky groovy music. Their fusion of punk, funk, & rock is so unique. The only complaint is the album is too darn long. They could easily trim off 5+ tracks and have a tight killer album. I dock this 1 star for being too bloated.
Perhaps this is ground zero for "that 90s problem'". Too damn many songs. And there are at least 5 (and maye 7-10) that are competent grooves but totally uninteresting as songs. Generic funk. The singles from this album really stand out sonically. Not just better songs but more interesting uses of the basic RHCP formula.
I know Nick Cave recently retracted his critical comments about this band, but I stand by them; "I am forever stood next to a speaker playing shit music, and it's always Red Hot Chili Peppers."
A couple of killer tracks but the record is 5 songs too long
Alguna me llamó la atención, pero qué voz tan cansina jajaja
30 years ago, this would have been an automatic 5 stars. Now, I feel I've outgrown them but can appreciate the musicianship (except Anthony Kiedis's vocals, which really bring the songs down). Extra star for John Frusciante, who is still the best guitarist I've ever seen. Favorite: Breaking the Girl Would I listen to it again: No
I may not love the sound, but I respect the originality.
Classic classic classic. An iconic crossover album for one of the most enduring, unique bands comprised of 4 masters of their craft. Awesome stuff to look back on. Album itself is a little bloated in spots, but it’s high points are super solid.
Bit noisy and long but with a great song in there 5/10
Good rock, good vocals, don't care for the lyrics. Sounds like music ahead of its time, which goes to show how influential they are (for the music I listen to) 3.6
Love the rap and funk in If You Have to Ask. Found the rest bizarrely boring - sounded busy, and like they should be interesting, but just weren't? His affected voice doesn't help. It's cooler on the rap ones, like Mellowship Slinky in B Major which was good. Give It Away is of course fun, and I really liked the title track. Really liked the ping ponging voices in The Greeting Song chorus.
I can’t give this less than a 3, sorry
Listened to it in parts, never got bored of it tbh
That was a long album, the very essence of the at the time idea of fill the cd, with very little editorial process. Less is sometimes more. Which leads to a very inconsistent listen, when he varies his lyrics it is better, but the sexual innuendo and base lust angle becomes old really quickly and just sounds bratty (at best). 3 Star for the shorter more streamlined album that’s in there.
Complete
Is that Lin Manuel?
good ol rhcp how can u hate it
3.0/5.0: Good
I'm a little to old for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Started out strong, then fell off, with a few glimmers of excitement.
Most of this is mediocre at best. I did by this on tape a cd as well.
Wasn’t expecting to like this one but found it to be kinda alright, wasn’t too good though. 3 stars
I feel like I can't give it less than 3 stars because there are some songs on here I like (or have liked in the past)... but some of this was pretty bad.
Heard of the band but couldn't name you any of their songs. It was interesting, I kind of enjoyed its vibes, but it also felt weird and not my kind of thing at times, so I'm not sure.
Under the bridge cracking tune
It's alright but doesn't strike me as anything more than generic.
Funky rock, interesting industrial sound on Breaking the Girl! I could have lied is nice, reminds me of Zephyr Song in arpeggios Can see how this came out of left field! Even with funk influences there's nothing else that sounds like RHCP Give it away is a masterpiece Best track (new to me): The Greeting Song? Breaking the Girl? Does start to drag, at 1hr 20
First time I've actually heard this. I'm in yng minority in preferring they're later more melodic stuff which this gradually gets closer too but is still covered in funk. Similar pattern to many of the albums so far: just too long.
The singles hold up well but everything else sounds vaguely the same.
I didn't completely finish it. It was very funky, which I like, but most of the songs didn't really have enough character or a good structure. Some of the songs are iconic, but that was about it for me. I thought I would enjoy the album more. Maybe I just wasn't feeling it on that day.
I grew up listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' hits on KROQ so seeing this album cover was already nostalgic. After listening to this album end to end, I realized that I'm far more of a "Californiacation" person than "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik" person. This album isn't bad, but there is a decent amount of fluff in it that I think the album could do without. I very much appreciate the band and how popular they've been for this long. I'm just indifferent to this album in particular.
classic
Not my sort of music generally so feel I wouldn't do a review on this album justice.
Kinda just think they're a little gross and that perhaps taints my rating
Definitely good but have to be in the right mood for it. Also it still does drag a little long
3.5
Meh
Some dizzy highest but some very average stuff mixed in.
o único do rhcp minimamente escutavel
Итс окэй, наверное. Я никогда не любил эту группу, но как фон - норм. Лучшая песня - Under The Bridge.
Way too long. But put it on at the gym and it rocks. Don’t listen to half the lyrics if possible.
Vocals are the weak link here. When he tries to do anything melodic, the melodies aren't interesting at all. The band is fire, but a whole album of it gets tiresome. 3 stars.
This album was described by Wikipedia as “rap rock”, which seems right on target, although I never listened to an entire RHCP album previously. There are a few good songs here, but somehow the album seems old and dated.
My review got deleted again >:( Crucial (er... well... sorta) points: -This is the first parental advisory I noticed on an album cover on this site. They are rarer nowadays even though they were everywhere in my youth. Turns out that's because they only started in 1990 and are (apparently) optional! -"If you have to ask, you'll never know" was actually in a Rugrats episode *before* this album came out, but you'd never know that if you google "where did this phrase come from". -I do like the Chilis, but this is not my favorite album of theirs. It's kinda samey, and too much with the funk-rap for me. Also, and maybe this is just because I'm desperately behind, it felt kinda long. I'm between a 3 and 4. Highlights: `The Righteous & the Wicked', 'Under the Bridge', 'Apache Rose Peacock' (I feel like if someone wrote a parody of a RHCP song it would be exactly this), 'They're Red Hot'
Hittade något nytt, men det bästa var det man hört innan
the instrumentals are consistently excellent—bass, drums, guitar are very well performed. Bass and guitar solos on “Naked in the Rain” are very good. But the compositions are uneven. Rap lyrics seem amateurish. Sex references, while ubiquitous, are exceedingly shallow, as if love making is a hobby. It seems to be in perpetual search of shock. Mindless lust is overrated. Has its cool moments.
It is funky, funny and the production is really thick. But this album didn't need to be this long, specially when there're a lot of forgettable songs.
Loved this when I was 13, not so much now
Some great stuff, some dubious. They probably could have cut a bunch of songs and made a pretty great album. They didn't.
Not their best
Actual 2 emotional 3
"Under The Bridge" is standing out here. The rest is more of the same songs.
This album seemed like a staple in the 90s for anyone into rock or metal but listening again now all I can think is, meh.
Good,but not my type of music
3 out of 5. Always an album I should have listened to by now but glad I finally did.
There were a couple of famous songs, but overall it's the normal Red Hot Chili Peppers sound throughout, so not too bad, especially as a background listen.
Never the biggest fan of the Chili Peppers. I recognize their importance to the music of that time and place. And feel like it should be right in my wheelhouse given my age. Just never really hit for me other than some of their hits.
Some great songs on this album.
Makes me wanna fuck.
They’re great. Love the mixture of funk, guitar rock, and rap.
listened to this a lot back in high school, not a bad ablum
Meh..not my jam.
The music is great but the song writing ... not the most challenging you'll ever hear. Great fun.
Didn’t listen very intently but I know it’s good
Too much chili
Solid rhcp album, has some classics on it
Some good tracks, naturally alongside some of inescapable nonsense you get with RHCP. As you get older you definitely notice it more. Still, a respectable 3.
This album just sort of happens. Nothing inspiring, just all of it is backgroundish. When he calls out the KKK in the first song it felt abit cringey. Then it just goes on to loads of typical RHCP filler. I enjoyed I Could Have Lied, that stood out abit, Nice also to hear where that ‘givitaway givitaway givitaway now’ comes from. Under the Bridge is obviously a banger but it feels tired when listening to the whole album for me. Didn’t dislike any of it really, just mehh.
It's a spasmodic funk nightmare. I thought they were the best band in the world when I was 15. They were obviously huge in pop culture in my teen years, featuring in Wayne's World soundtrack, having officer Doofy in their videos. It appealed to me in the same way Bloodhound Gang, American Pie films and WWF Divas did. Now it's a different story. I'm reminded of the Nick Cave quote “I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” Suck My Kiss, Give It Away and Under The Bridge stand out as decent pop rock songs, but the rest of the album lacks substance and their general sound grates on me. I hate the way they play their instruments, which includes Anthony's god awful vocal stylings. I'm going to bump them from 2 to 3 in tribute to my younger self and all of our younger selves.
Rick Rubin's impact is evident throughout "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," as he not only brings a sharper focus to the rock, funk, and hip-hop inspired tracks but also helped broaden the Red Hot Chili Peppers' musical style. The most notable difference is the embracing of softer/acoustic songs ("Breaking The Girl", "I Could Have Lied", "Under The Bridge"), which are some of the album's finest moments, along with high-energy tracks like "Suck My Kiss" and "Give It Away." While this was certainly their strongest album at the time (and perhaps, ever), my only criticism is that it feels a bit bloated with its 17 tracks. A few songs could have been left off to create a more cohesive listening experience. Nearly 35 years after its release, the album is still a very solid listen.
not my favourite RHCP album but it still has its moments. A decent enough listen. Rating: ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ (69/100)
some classics in there. enjoyable. 3/5
I was expecting more from RHCP having listened to some of their songs but this album only really had a couple of songs that I thought were excellent. The whole album was still a good listen though.
Songs i knew 2 Songs i liked 2 Other than "the songs" it just seemed to be Anthony singing about his dick. Classic artwork, never actually listened to this all the way through before. It's alright but less of the dick imagery please. High 3.
Breaking the Girl // Suck My Kiss // Give It Away // Under the Bridge // Sir Psycho Sexy // 3.5/5
Take away half the songs, and this would be a great record.
Early 90s me liked to this album. Unfortunately "Under the Bridge" got far too much airplay. Breaking the Girl was a good tune, as was Blood Sugar Sex Magic.
Not gonna lie! They had us in the first half, all nostalgic and funky, but then there's only so much dumb-assery one can take. By the time Apache Rose Peacock shows up... geesh!
A bunch of pretty nice songs, but ultimately, the album is heavily weighed down by the fact that it's way too damn long and not every song is a winner, far from it.
There’s a great 40 minute album here This album is not 40 minutes long Under the bridge and give it away are classics but man there’s a lot of juvenile filler
I had a hard time rating this album. It really falls between 3 and 4 stars for me, as it has some all time great songs e.g. Give It Away, Suck My Kiss, Breaking the Girl, and Under the Bridge. I also found I quite liked I Could Have Lied. But the other songs were too jagged and funky for me - I just don’t have that level of funk I think!
Pretty good, some bangers
Basically the definition of Jaunt Rock. It was not especially cool to like RHCP when I was a kid, but I do enjoy their music.
My favorite scene in Point Break is where Anthony Kiedis gets shot in the foot. While I appreciate the musical talents of the band, Anthony always seemed like a creep and I have always found his vocals annoying. Given his penchant for dating barely legal girls, I don't think I'll ever be a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. Having said that, though, this was my first listen of this album in a long time. Musically, the band is tight. Flea's bass is the driving force for the whole album, but John Frusciante (only 21 at the time of this album's release) holds his own and then some on guitar. Lyrically, this album is for middle school kids and teenage douchebags. With lines like "Every woman has a piece of Aphrodite. Copulate to create a state of sexual light." it's easy to dismiss the album in it's entirety (not many songs swerve out of the lane of the title track in terms of theme). But, while I've already mentioned my disdain for Kiedis, but I do enjoy the message and can tolerate the vocals on "Power of Equality." Six stars. Mostly because the musicianship of the band. Anthony Kiedis is gross.
Phenomenal players, but the lyrics in most of the songs are just so stupid.
why was this over an hour omg . it could’ve been 30 minutes
Would liked to have given a 2.5 I think. A few good ones towards the end of the album
Not my favourite RHCP album but some great tracks
Under the bridge sticks out like a sore thumb in this album
I don't think I enjoyed this as much as I should have. Maybe I'll give it a re-listen later.
Not my favourite RHCP album, but most of the songs are great ones.
Liked this album, unfortunately just didn’t love it as much as I did Californiacation. This album feels a little more grunge which is fine on certain songs like on give it away but on some of the others that I wasn’t as familiar with, it just didn’t tickle my fancy. I was also shocked to see under the bridge on this album as that seems like a song they would’ve done later on in their career. It really didn’t seem to fit on this album and comes across kinda jarring when it finally comes up in the second half of the album. I kinda want to watch that documentary to see if they talk about that or if that was intentional or not.
3 Stars. I loved Californication but I don’t think this album was close to that level. Felt less polished and almost more of a Rage vibe for a lot of songs. Still good, but similar to some of the good 3 star albums that didn’t make 4 because they weren’t quite there.
Eh.
Amazing energetic bass- and drum-play. Right in the face. Two outstanding tracks ("Under The Bridge", "Give It A Way") plus some more good ones ("Breaking The Girl", "Funky Monks"...) and pieces. Unfortunately the album can't hold that level consistently just because of it's lenght. Worst: "Sir Psycho Sexy" 3,5
This album gets real funky in places. Some lows of the album keep it to a 3.
I loved this album when I was a teen. everything about it brings nostalgia, but I feel like it doesn't hold up. not to say, that it isn't good, it's just to plain for me.
my tldr review: these guys are FREAKY!!! my actually review: i think many people hate on these guys which put me off of them for a long time, but i had fun listening to this. i probably wouldn’t come back to it that often, if at all, but objectively i enjoyed it. maybe the campiest straight-person album i’ve listened to. the lyrics don’t make a whole lot of sense, but i think that’s sort of the point, and it’s not something i’ve ever been bothered by. all that being said, i wouldn’t rate it higher than like... a 3.5. it’s extremely long; you could easily remove at LEAST 6 songs and the listening experience wouldn’t be tampered with in the slightest. many songs blend together at points, which caused disengagement from me at certain points during the runtime.
I honestly expected more from Red Hot Chili Peppers. I can put my finger on what makes most of their songs off..? However I will give this a big 3, not a 4 due to my disappointment and the off’ness of the music.
Way funkier than Californication, and also less consistent.
Not as good as Californication. Arguably Under the Bridge doesnt match the vibe of the rest of the album at all. Still solid
Music is great and although the vocals are unmistakably red hot chili peppers they're not pleasant for such a long project. Isolated songs from this album are 5/5s but as a whole it runs long.
Got this on cassette back in the day, cause there was all this hype about them. I never understood. Still don’t. This is too MTV 90s suburban rock for me. It’s mostly just alright.
Probably their best album. Unfortunately, market saturation makes it something I still don’t really appreciate.
Favourite songs: The Power Of Equality, Give It Away, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Under the bridge. Overral too repetitive.
Amazing base lines Little long
Nostalgia. But not really my jam anymore. Anthony kedis is…something
some cool stuff here and there but man that was a lot of RHCP to listen to
Funkier than I remember. Good jams, but inconsistent and starts to sound the same. Is this really something I needed to hear before I died?
# Album Name: Blood Sugar Sex Magik # Artist: RHCP # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Incredibly funky introduction to this album. Not bad sounds but very dubious hip hop style lyrics. It doesnt suit the band or Keides if im honest. Then it breaks out into Breaking the girl which is a great track. Theres great vocals and acoustics on this song. Suck my kiss is such a great funk tune. That bass is slapping! Probably the highlight of the funk feel for the band. Then it falls into could have lied. Such a great slow moving melody. The guitar work by john on this is ace. Wicked solo. Give it away, the finale of their funk triumph. 2 out of an album of about 14 aint bad....i guess. Honestly, ive always felt RHCP were not suited to their funk roots. They have the musical ability but the sound and lyrics arent there. Thats where tracks like breaking the girl and UTB stand out. Under the bridge is an absolute classic. No doubt about it. Sadly, this album is simply too fucking long. Come on, nearly 80 mins? shit man. Theres 5 really good tunes on this thing. Cut the album to a total of 10, maybe 11 tracks at a push and it would have been an easy 4 for me. Sadly theres about 10+ tracks bringing this thing down. I never thought id say it but its a 3 for me. It saddens me. Cos the tunes i love are really fucking good man. But theres too much dross on this. Too many funk fillers. Its like someone went shit, we need to fill up another 40 mins on this CD, what the fuck should we do?! Oh i know, lets add in lots of bang average tracks. Damn shame. I've seen the chilli's live a few times and its always been the later years which have stood close to my heart. I look forward to getting californication on the list. # Top Tunes: Breaking the girl / Suck my kiss / I could have lied / Give it away # Would I listen to it again? Only the top tracks.
Great energy, but not a lot of range.
Q lot of the songs felt exactly the same. Also very aggressive and horny at times. Still some bangers on here though
some true bangers on here (I Could Have Lied, Under The Bridge) but overall a bit more boring than some of their later albums imo
I've come to the opinion listening to this that RHCP are better when they're not doing their more funk rock numbers. Most song on this album are like that, and IDK it just gets a little annoying, plus the albums too long and has too much filler like material particularly towards the end.
6/10 Just way too long. You could take the singles out, or half of any of the non-single songs, and it would be easier to digest. But when it comes down to it, the chili peppers are some of the best musicians in the business and songs like Sir Psycho Sexy prove it. The moments where the instrumentals take over, or the few songs that aren’t just consistently loud, are welcome.
Californication was better
This album certainly has its place in musical history. It came out when I was in my third year of college. Heard it 1000 times. Made for a heavy partying 20 year old. But I just can’t get passed the annoyance & cockeyness of the Chili Peppers. Saw the Foo Fightets open for them when Foo had one album and they blew the RHCP away. I was actually embarrassed for them a bit. Giving it a 3 for its place in history, but it’s a stretch.
I enjoyed it overall. 3.5
good but I prefer their later albums
fire ngl
3/5 for mye rart mellom gullet
Never really got into this record
It’s a good album, but I am so sick of it… so maybe it’s not as good as I think it is.
The rapping in this album is awful but the instrumentation is nice
Give it away now! A few good songs and a lot of filler. 3/5
So much filler on this one
me cargan
-lol two Red Hot Chili Peppers albums in the span of two days on here… that’s crazy I haven’t had anything happen like that -This seems not to be the general consensus but I do think I prefer Californication… BSSM feels a bit bloated, but it does have some super fun and interesting sounds. I like the white guy rap influence tbh -Favorites are If You Have To Ask, Suck My Kiss, and Under The Bridge
senza infamia e senza lode
Bravini, apprezzo che spazino un po’ di generi nel corso dell’album
More funk-oriented, weird, and sex-obsessed than "Under the Bridge" would lead you to believe. "Suck My Kiss" and "Give It Away" are better representations of this album. Most of it isn't really my thing (at 73 minutes, it could use some editing), but there's definitely a lot of energy. Highlights: "Breaking the Girl" (jangly goodness with nice vocal harmonies), "I Could Have Lied" (stripped down rhythm swction, nice melodic guitar work), "Under the Bridge" (way overplayed, but it's a classic)
While this has some great songs and some of my favorite RHCP songs, I also could do without about half of the album.
Probably the best of the Peppers' work. Lots of good funky rockers here, pierced in the middle by "Under the Bridge," which is the turd in the punchbowl. But you can't argue with the riffage in Suck My Kiss, the title cut, and Sir Psycho Sexy. A fun listen if you skip #11.
Blood sugar baby, she magik Sex magik, Sex magik
This album is truly a variety pack of multiple different genres and I didn't enjoy quite a few of the songs like Give It Away and Suck My Kiss
-Breaking The Girl, worth a second listen -I Could Have Lied, sexy little guitar solo midsong from John F. -Some songs/lyrics are overly horny rockstar, Sir Sexy Psycho literally says semen
Good mix of genres, but a lot of tracks could have been avoided, there is a definite variety of quality
I bought this on vinyl at the time, because the videos for Under The Bridge and Breaking The Girl were on heavy rotation on MTV; I bought into the whole vibe and am still fond of the Chilis. UTB is a huge, deserved classic and I liked the other singles, but for some reason, I've neglected to return to the rest of the album. Listening now, I think that's because I'm less keen on shouty/stompy Chilis, and more keen on melodic Chilis. The balance is better for me personally on Californication and By The Way, both of which would/will probably get 5 stars. But this is still very good: Flea and Frusciante always create Magik of a sort. See what I did there. Good to rediscover a couple more for my Chilis playlist but (whispers) I'd have preferred this as a single album, I suspect, without a few of the dafter and/or noisier tracks.
2,5
Good funky RHCP sound, but unnecessarily drawn out. The good tracks don't carry enough to make up for it.
Klassiker. Några riktigt stabila låtar, men också en del rätt trötta spår.
"Now, boys... the network has a problem with some of your lyrics. Would you mind changing 'em for the show?" "Forget you, clown." "Hey, our lyrics are like our children, man. No way." "Well, okay. But here, where you say, 'What I got, you gotta get and put it in you,' how about just, "What I'd like is I'd like to hug and kiss you'?" "Wow! That's much better. Everyone can enjoy that."
I appreciate to find this very album as the RHCP's first in this list. I love Under the Bridge and loved hard rock riffs and rythms, although I prefer later albums
Yeah, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is great. I bet every bassist has this Red Hot Chili Peppers phrase, or whatever you call it. You know, funk rock is not typically my thing, but I can't think of a reason not to show some respect to this one band and album. I'm not here for anything other than the basslines anyway. 3.5/5
If you have to ask you'll never know.
This was totally my jam in 1991, but it feels a bit dated now. Still some fun tracks that show the versatility of RHCP.
I don't mind listening to it, but it just feels like radio music. Mid.
A wild funk-rock fever dream. Anthony Kiedis is either singing/white rapping about love, lust, California, or all three. The instrumentals are always tight, with amazing work done by each member. While I could criticize Keidis’ vocals to no end, he delivers some of his best on here, along with the rest of the band. Not one of my tops, but a sure highlight for RHCP. Also, my guilty pleasure song will always be “Suck My Kiss.”
Never really into them. 2 classic songs
bestu lögin eru fín. en þetta er alltof langt og kiedes er vangefinn.
Occasionally good, too many songs, Mr bungle are better
I have listened to a lot of RHCP throughout the years and they have a lot of songs I really like. Not every song is my favourite on this album but the songs that are great already have their place in my playlists.
This album hasn't aged well. It's not terrible. There are still some good songs on here and the musicianship is solid. But the lyrical content and the faux rapping is very much stuck in the early 90s. That said, it does bring back some good memories so I give it a pass. It would have been higher in the 90s though.
would be great instrumental album
The highs are high, but overall feels like they could have cut this down to a 12 song album and made it a masterpiece.
Never been a fan but was a solid album