^haha nice!

Album Rating: 5.0

[QUOTE=ArmyofDarkness7]no, acutally i didn't start listening to RHCP when i was 12, i AM 12 right now, i started listening to RHCP when i was about 8, thanks to my brother.... haha yeah Sir Psycho Sexy is a little intense with the lyrics... but that song is cool... the outro is a little boring casue it's like 2 minutes long and is that SAMe thing played like 50 times lol... but yeah that song is cool.. i love the intro with the bass.. it's awesome.. rhcp are the best[/QUOTE]



Holy moly the end is a beast! Probs my fave bit, after that two seconds where there's a jam and then Anthony comes back in, 'Hallellellujah!'

That makes me wanna get up and play guitar. My word.

The wah in that song! The bass in that song! The lyrics! The drums!!!!

[QUOTE=Knoxvillelives]Holy moly the end is a beast! Probs my fave bit, after that two seconds where there's a jam and then Anthony comes back in, 'Hallellellujah!'
That makes me wanna get up and play guitar. My word.
The wah in that song! The bass in that song! The lyrics! The drums!!!![/QUOTE]

haha same here... except it is either at that part or the very beginging with the powerful bass intro, it jsut sounds so awesome so i HAEV to play a long to it.

Thought it was about time for a re-review...

[center]Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik[/center]

Number 310 On The Rolling Stone’s list of 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

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By 1991, Anthony Kiedis and Michael Balzary (more commonly known as Flea) had realised they had finally found replacements for Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons, their two founding members who had both been struck by tragedy. Slovak had died from a heroin overdose and Irons had become a recluse due to his grief.

Kiedis and Flea wanted to stay with the band they’d been a part of since high school. Consequently, they auditioned many guitarists and drummers, searching for replacements. They went through various new band members but no one ever quite worked.

Then, a teenager by the name of John Frusciante walked in. Not classic sex appeal or stage charisma, but Frusciante had been a fan of the band since they first started playing in clubs in L.A. and could play every guitar and bass part. He walked into Kiedis and Flea’s auditioning room, played guitar like the ghost of Slovak himself and changed the course of the band’s success forever.

With Frusciante and their other new recruit, Chad Smith, the band set about producing the album Mother’s Milk. However, Slovak’s spirit suffused the record and whilst there are some truly outstanding tracks, that album also has the sound of a band still trying to gel properly.

However, it was their most successful record to date and the world was beginning to take notice. It was then that Red Hot Chili Peppers began to work on what is seen by many as their finest work. Recorded in their producer’s mansion, using scrap metal as instruments, the band were constantly reinventing their sound and trying to change the history of rock music.

They may just have succeeded.

The Lineup:

Anthony Kiedis – Vocals
John Frusciante – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Flea – Bass Guitar
Chad Smith – Drums

The Track Listing:

The Power Of Equality
If You Have To Ask
Breaking The Girl
Funky Monks
Suck My Kiss
I Could Have Lied
Mellowship Slinky in B Major
The Righteous & The Wicked
Give It Away
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Under The Bridge
Naked In The Rain
Apache Rose Peacock
The Greeting Song
My Lovely Man
Sir Psycho Sexy
They’re Red Hot

Review:

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is a deeply appropriate name for this album – each potent ingredient in the title is contained throughout.

Blood – This is the sound of four red-blooded males at their prime. Their youthful energy is everywhere, in the spirited vocals, leaping guitar riffs, funky bass lines and pounding percussion. Their passion shines through on tracks like The Power Of Equality and Funky Monks

Sugar – There is an unexpected sweetness to some of the tracks here. Breaking The Girl and My Lovely Man deal with some of Kiedis’ personal demons (Breaking The Girl is about his mother and father’s separation and divorce; My Lovely Man is about Hillel Slovak). There is also the gorgeous song I Could Have Lied, which features some beautiful guitar from Frusciante. Then of course there is the band’s signature song – Under The Bridge. A harrowing song dealing with heroin addiction, Kiedis finally lets himself sing and the result is a master class in rock balladry.

Sex – The Peppers live up to their reputation and fill this record with lewd sexuality. The title track practically writhes through its 4 minutes 31 seconds and songs such as Sir Psycho Sexy and Suck My Kiss are storming funk anthems paying homage to this most ancient of activities.

So, what do you get when you add blood, sugar and sex? Magik.

This is a truly outstanding slice of the particular type of funk rock this band produce. It’s high energy with high skill musicianship from all band members, especially Flea and Frusciante.

You’ll most probably already have an opinion on this band, all I can say is that if you do not despise songs like Give It Away, Can’t Stop and Around The World then this album is an essential part of your collection. It’s zany, eclectic, bursting with spirit and originality and it doesn’t take itself all that seriously, whilst being genuinely touching in some parts.

Final Rating: 4.8/5

i agree i love the chili peppers, they were my first consert

That's a mighty fine rereview, I really enjoyed it. And I realized that I haven't listened to this CD for about a year. It's a great CD too, but I kinda forgot about it. I'm gonna have to go listen to it now...

Wow...that's a really different style of review, but definitely a good one. Nice work. I hadn't really thought about the title going with the music before, but now you mention it, it really does work very well.

Yeah, I was going for something a little different. I'm glad you think it worked.

Album Rating: 5.0

I like the whole title/review thing. Very cool.

I wonder how they came up with it tho.

You were so right about John being like Hillel's ghost, they even look quite similar, just goes to show if a band can have a profound effect on u like RHCP did to John, it can really shape your youth and maybe even life.

Funk

I have recently learnt the Outro to Funky Monks. I can't play all of it because I don't have a 5-string! P.S. vote for my Throw Away Your Television tab to go in! It was the 14th one down the list the last time that I checked!

the best funkrock album ever made. the best position in RHCP discography. californication is not as groovy and funky as BSSM. also previus album (Mothers Milk) is not so good, couse sounds are not so clearly exposed (BSSM has a good producer - Rick Rubin ;) ). my type on this recording is My Lovely Man which should be a definintion of the funkrock song oh, and the best moment of this album is solo in the I Could Have Lied.
if you don't know this album you know nothing about Chilli Peppers :P

Nice review :thumb: This is one of my favorite CDs, and definitely my favorite RHCP CD.

This is the album that made me want to play bass.

i would have to say that the song I COULDVE LIED is the most laid back chillin' song on the album. if anyone likes to just chill out and mellow out this song has the formula to do it. it also includes some solos that couldnt match with any other song but this one and are very relaxing. i love how the lyrics are sung right over the guitar playing. 2 Thumbs up

Album Rating: 5.0

What an album, I never used to be able to play much of this, but I was going through it and working songs out and knowing how to play the songs has made me re-realise what an amazing album it is.

Quite simply, RHCP at their best

Great review. This album is incredible. My favorite songs are probably I Could Have Lied and Power Of Equality. It's so damn catchy! Sir Psycho Sexy still gets a sniker from me whenever I play it. :p

Album Rating: 5.0

By The Way, if you wanted to know just to confound all the speculation, Frusciante actually plays the Give It Away solos using a VOLUME PEDAL. Not reverse, although it is hard to tell.

Clever guy

Yeah definatly my Favourite album of the current line up. all the songs are genius. a brilliant review though i disagree on i could have lied ond Apache rose peacock i think they are fantastic songs

Album Rating: 5.0

Fleadom, if you;re gonna do such a big post, use punctuation and paragraphs

Flea is an excellent bassist and he started at age 14, which shows you don't have to be a 5 year old virtuoso to be incrdible at an intrument.

John however, is da man

although this is a good album i disagree with the reviewer although he has done an excellent job i dont think that this is there best album, but that is up to the reviewer and is and will be wide open 2 controversy, anyway this is a good album and the chillis rules peoples