Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk

Excellent review... I'm not gonna nitpick on grammatical errors or anything, 'cause overall it was very solid, summed up what I like about the album. Mother's Milk is second to both BSSM and Uplift Mofo in my mind, but nonetheless is one of my favorite albums ever.

Highlights... Good Time Boys, Stone Cold Bush, Knock Me Down, Taste The Pain, Johnny Kick A Hole In The Sky, and the Crazy Town-sampled Pretty Little Ditty. Pretty Little Ditty nearly drove me to tears the first time I heard it -- given, I wasn't expecting it, and suicidally depressed -- so it's probably my favorite song off of the whole album.

Johnny Frusciante really shines here, as well... I wish he'd shred a bit more, just for fun, as he shows hints of the ability in the solo to Punk Rock Classic... note the "subtle" rip on Guns'n'Roses at the end, as well, courtesy of the lead riff to Sweet Child O' Mine.

Overall, a very good album. Excellent musicianship, very good songwriting, and a funk/punk/metal fusion much-copied, but rarely surpassed. 7/10?

Good review for the most part, but I got to disagree with you about Magic Johnson. I know its a weird little song but the bass and guitar are so good on this song, it makes it great. IMO atleast.

Actually Freaky Styley was funkier than the Uplift Mofo Party Plan. George Clinton produced F.S. and really funkedified it.

^^ I was gonna correct that, but for some reason I decided not to. Uplift Mofo was overall a better album, though... aside from the covers, Jungle Man, and Blackeyed Blonde, there wasn't a lot of really memorable material on Freaky Styley. Uplift Mofo has only... two songs that I ever skip, heh... very solid, their most punk/metal-influenced.

Besides, Uplift Mofo has Walkin' On Down The Road, the most underrated Chilis cut ever, heheh.

Are you guys kidding...i've got all the chilis albums and i think that mothers milk doesnt come anywhere near to BSSM. And i agree that magic johnson is good.. and was my favourite song on the album for a while.

:thumb: yeh...i guess thats fair enough... the songs are mostly like that on mothers milk, it depends on what you like really

When they played "Stone Cold Bush" on SNL, it was so awesome. Lots of bass and guitar solo stuff; probably the most amazing display of talent that ever performed on Saturday Night Live, except for maybe Faith No More and Blind Melon. I guess all those early 90s alternative rock bands were awesome on SNL.

[QUOTE=unflea]^^ I was gonna correct that, but for some reason I decided not to. Uplift Mofo was overall a better album, though... aside from the covers, Jungle Man, and Blackeyed Blonde, there wasn't a lot of really memorable material on Freaky Styley. Uplift Mofo has only... two songs that I ever skip, heh... very solid, their most punk/metal-influenced.

Besides, Uplift Mofo has Walkin' On Down The Road, the most underrated Chilis cut ever, heheh.[/QUOTE]

How can you be a big Chili Peppers fan and not think Freaky Styley is great? Theres not a bad song on it.

Freaky Styley is my favourite chili peppers record, then BSSM and then One Hot Minute. I own them all though.

There are good songs on Freaky Styley... I love Jungle Man, American Ghost Dance, Blackeyed Blonde, etc., it just doesn't manage to match the metallic funky fury of Uplift Mofo, heh. Plus... Kiedis' vocals are almost painful on quite a few Freaky Styley songs... he picks up a bit more momentum and force circa Uplift Mofo.

[QUOTE=unflea]There are good songs on Freaky Styley... I love Jungle Man, American Ghost Dance, Blackeyed Blonde, etc., it just doesn't manage to match the metallic funky fury of Uplift Mofo, heh. Plus... Kiedis' vocals are almost painful on quite a few Freaky Styley songs... he picks up a bit more momentum and force circa Uplift Mofo.[/QUOTE]

WTF are you talking about, what songs is Kiedis painful to listen to? If you want to hear some painful vocals listen to Universally Speaking.

great review, mothers milk is my # fav after bssm (by the way there is only slap on power of equality, and naked in the rain. flea didn't want to be a show off on this album so he slowed down his bass styling from his trade mark fast paced style) magic johnson is a great little song that deserves more credit. i agree that pretty little ditty has the stuff to make you cry coz it's THAT good. the bass solo on stone cold bush is no doubt the best i've heard and it's what inspired me to take up bass (how come no review for "sexy mexican maid"???)

[QUOTE=dazed and confused444]Red Hot Chili Peppers-mothers milk(1989)

4.Magic Johnson-really fast paced song about basket ball..not much to say about it really...quite borin..not very good song 5/10 [/QUOTE]

Oh, you're just saying this because you hate the Lakers!! It's comic relief

Stupid question, but about how long is Pretty Little Ditty?

By far mothers milk is my fav. album and BSSM next. I guess the main reason i favor mothers milk is because i model my bass work under flea and i think the album showed his best bass work.

"Good Time Boys" is my favorite track, and favorite RHCP song. Fabulous riff too.

I agree with what you said about Higher Ground. The vid to it is also amazing and fun to watch over and over again. Magic Johnson is not boring! I like that song! And also, in your review, you said nothing about Sexy Mexican Maid, what's up with that? But overall, it's a great album you're right about that one. Not quite the best though.

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my faverouite chillis album

Album Rating: 3.5

Brilliant album. The guitar work on this is technically John's best. Although BSSM has all the recognisable riffs, this is so funked out and fast it's unbelievable, he was only eighteen when he played all this, listen to it with that in mind.

The only song I don't like is Nobody Weird Like Me, but even that has a time and a place for me.

Chilis Album IMO

1. One Hot Minute

2. BSSM

3. Mother's Milk

4. Califonication

5. Uplift Mofo Party Plan

6. Freaky Styley

7. By The Way

8. RHCP (Pretty good, just not my brand of vodka)