Does anyone really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

A few shows into the U.S. leg, Kiedis injured his leg badly while engaging in what he calls "eyes-closed robotic dancing."

At least he has a sense of humor?

I thought Keidis kicked when the Under the Bridge video was released

Well the third teaser song is out yesterday and it's easily my favorite of the bunch, and yet still not worth linking here.

Okay, fine. Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EuWBWxHs18

Listening again. I know it's not cool to critique the use of autotune, but it really is making things even worse here. I do love Frusciante's anti-shred solo. Almost gives the song a John Martyn-esque quality. But that can't save it. Very yawn.

I hate this band but spend an awful lot of time thinking about them.

This guy's piece was pretty entertaining

Dove deep into the catalog of one of the world's biggest rock bands, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Explored the highs, the lows, de humps, de bumps, the psychos, the sexys. Helluva journey! Let's get born in the state of Mississippi! https://t.co/E8xvSwGee5

— Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) March 25, 2022

Enjoyed that thanks

“By the way” too low

I feel like ranking chili peppers albums by which best capture the spirit of the chili peppers is demonstrably not the way to rank the best chili peppers albums

During the Californication sessions, there was a song called “Fat Dance” that Kiedis loved but the rest of the band vetoed. He was still smarting about it while promoting the album, telling Spin in 1999, “It was funky, it talked about the beauty of ass.”

I'm picturing a five year old kid with his arms crossed and all grouchy eyed.

Stomp of the foot on the words "funky", "beauty", and "ass."

This guy's piece was pretty entertaining

interesting way of spelling embarrassing

Though I love Danger Mouse's work on Modern Guilt, I had to laugh at "By 2016, he was the millennial Don Was, with a track record of overseeing the least interesting albums by long-running alt-rock and indie bands."

I was lollin at the Dave Navarro section, how he’s allergic to playing funk licks and tried to cram in every cool guitar part from ritual into the first song of one hot minute
Makes me want to hear the album but I know I wouldn’t even make it through the first chorus

Steven Hyden and the Red Hot Chili Peppers deserve each other.

BRAD what's ur current RHCP album ranking

one hot minute
blood sugar sex magik
by the way
freaky styley
mother’s milk
stadium arcadium
uplift mofo
californication
rhcp

still have to revisit the klinghoffer records. sorry to djp for ranking the debut last like a poser

Brad would love to hear your thoughts on navarros playing on ohm

it’s pretty much everything good about ‘90s alt rock

Brad, what’s the egregious fault that rates the Red Hot Chili Peppers album “Californication” so low for you?

Am also curious about that one.

it sounds like shit and there’s a feeling of whiplash between their funk stuff and their newfound pop-rock focus. just feels inconsistent and broken as a record though most of the songs are very good, even the deep cuts cf. this velvet glove, easily, porcelain, purple stain

i’m listening to the new one and “aquatic mouth dance” is amazing

i baseline like all of their stuff lol love to learn this about myself :(

the loudness war shit on californication is awful

klinghoffer records underrated, “brendan’s death song” is amazing

klinghoffer's def the noisiest guitarist they ever had, his playing is so spikey and scribbled

obv i didn't pay much attention to i'm with you at the time but dare i say it's the closest they've ever gotten to post-punk?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6MXX8GLiH8

This is a band that has always seemed ridiculous to me but someone could say the same about many acts I adore, so

But

I could probably come up with a list of 10 RCHP bangers if I put my mind to it

(At heart, funk just isn’t my jam.)

obv i didn't pay much attention to i'm with you at the time but dare i say it's the closest they've ever gotten to post-punk?

walking this back a little bc obviously the '84 debut has a foot in post-punk

One Hot Minute would also top my list.

That’s the album I’ve spent the most time with.

god it's so good, it's like they tripped into a hole in the universe

I sing Don Henley's "New York Minute" to the title track, unfortunately.

More like 5, not 10:

My Friends
Scar Tissue
Under the Bridde
Warped
The Zephyr Song

Bridge, obv

"Warped" is so good.

I wish Duran Duran had sounded like "Warped" in 1995.

I always thought the Klinghoffer albums were way better than anyone expected them to be. Nothing amazing happens but it's solid, consistently tuneful altrock. This is probably my favorite RHCP song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DIQWkQJ6bE

"In Love Dying (Parts One + Two)" (2013)

One Hot Minute has Aeroplane on it, which means by definition it isn’t good

RHCP mistakes:

1. Kiedis trying to sing like a normal singer
2. Hiring Dave Navarro

pleasure spiked with pain

i sang "aeroplane" at karaoke the other week, it was fun

One Hot Minute has Aeroplane on it, which means by definition it isn’t good

― castanuts (DJP)

often my favorite Chili Peppers tune.

any album with "one big mob" and "transcending" on it is by definition good

I LOVE "Aeroplane", my favorite single of theirs after "Scar Tissue" and maybe "Under the Bridge"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2hGitt4gbg

some of the tracks on i'm beside you are incredible

1. Kiedis trying to sing like a normal singer
2. Hiring Dave Navarro Kiedis' mustache

I don't know the name of the song, but on a podcast I heard someone play a mid-'00s RHCP song that was clearly a Strokes ripoff, it was pretty striking.

have no idea which one that could be