Here Today... Gone To Hell!

yeah,they are coming may 13 to the AIR CANADA CENTER,
I've got my ticket today as an american express holder.
                                                                             [smoking]


  -tixs goin' on sale this friday for the public.

Blah... I got fuckin 300 level seats.... but at least I get to see em.  Chili Peppers are fuckin great.

I wish they were coming to my area.  :)

Hey, they're coming to Albany too!  [ok]

hell yeah!! [ok] [peace]

They are coming to Helsinki march 24!! And I?m gonna see them!!

And i saw them yesterday in Helsinki Hartwall Arena, they were so cool!!! [peace], but they didnt play Californiacation... ???

Today RHCP?ll play in Turku.

...i know when my friend saw them in bloomington,IN they didn't even play "Under the Bridge" ...so they aren't shy about shaking up their setlist.  Although i wouldn't expect to hear anything from One Hot Minute for obvious reasons.

Frusciante rocks my world!

Now they played Under the bridge encore.

They'll never come to Greece.

Or they will when they're 60 and do a cover of Sinatra's MY WAY...  :(

I watched them last week at MEN Arena, Manchester.  They were fucking amazing, far better than I thought they were going to be.  He sung in tune too, which is the first time I've ever heard!!  Flea's bass was a little on the quiet side though

I noticed that too, they were absolutely great!!!


AG: Why they?ll never visit to Greece, after all they had 2 concert in small Finland.. ???

Cause Finland is closer to central Europe and the cost of moving all their equipment is too much...  :(

No way. In order to get to Finland they need to take the ferry from Sweden.

A lot of bands skip Finland too. Even if they play in Sweden.




/jarmo

Well, you just backed up my point...

How did I do that?

Finland isn't exactly close to Central Europe....



/jarmo

Yeah, I was wrong in that but it's the same situation as Greece. It's difficult to move their equipment here. It's not because people don't go to gigs...

definitely the best band in the world.

what do you think?  [love]

I like their earlier stuff they did in the late 80s-early 90s better than what they've come out with more recently. I used to play the Mother's Milk album in my car all the time. I'm really glad that John Frusiante kicked the heroin habit and that he's all healthy now.  [peace]

The chili peppers...great band,Flea is without a doubt one of the best bassist,his stage presence is awesome and funny,Frusciante:great guitarist,the band as a whole awesome,pioneers of a genre.

People always say how one hot minute sucked but I disagree...love that album,one of my favorites.

I like them to. And I agree one of the best bands nowadays.

I actually think they've become better over the years.

I like RHCP too (hmm, do i like every band, that we?re talking about..). At the moment i love Universaly speaking, the best new song!

I saw them live about 2 month ago and they actually had great live show, yam!

me too! he's the reason i've dropped the dope habit. And Flea is so beautiful to watch on stage!


i love it too, one of my faves! I really like My friends, OHM, and the slow bit in One big mob  [ok]


agreed!  [ok]


me too!!! the were so gorgeous live!  i loved the show! [beer]

I don't think they are the best band in the world because the best band in the world is Guns N' Roses. I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers but, I also liked there music from the 90' better. I love the song Under The Bridge. I must say they make cool videos all the time.  8)  

purdy good

but i like GnR better  :)

sorry but they aint the best band in the world its def GN'R but chilis are brill.seen them twice and booked my ticket to see them again in august.prefer the earlier stuff (all albums up to one hot minute),not that keen on newer stuff but still listenable.

I find it hard to believe that someone doesn't like Californication....that album gets close to being a masterpiece.

Hehe, afraid your not going to win that arguement in here! BTW, everytime i see that pic of yours[drooling] sorry. RHCP - not to sure on, have to put up with my sister playing them 24/7 and now its like shut up!!

I looooove the Chilis! [yes] [ok]

same here  ;D

i get to see them live on sunday .

The Chilis are the only band that has been able to make a great mix of rap,funk and rock(that goes for all the lame bizkit and lamekin park fans)

if u havent listened to the entire red hot chili peppers by the way cd u are missin out on some of the greatest music ever. tracks 1 thru 16 are amazing, now this album isnt an easy digestible piece of work, takes some listens to fully appreciate it, by the way is probably one of the three worst songs on the cd there is no filler on this,
1.by the way nice opening track im sure u have heard
2.universally speaking single over seas right now, great song
3.this is the place
4.dosed unreal fuckin song, great shit here on the radio now
5.dont forget me, u have to hear this slow rocker, great shit
6.zephyr song, sure u have heard this one
7.cant stop once again big hit sure u have heard it
8. i could die 4 u, nother great love tune
9.midnight: should b a single its that great
10.throw away your television, chili rocker
11.cabron little latin thing going on great song
12. tear best song on cd should b a single very powerful
13.on mercury weird song but great after some listens
14.minor thing excellent sing along song
15 warm tape very trippy psychadelic sort of number
16 venice queen, great love song

the cd is full of slow melodic beautiful love songs, great traveling cd, u can put it in and not skip a track. stayed in my cd player for 3 weeks str8 b4 i took it out, un fuckin real cd, u are missin out if u dont listen to this great cd. feedback if u have heard it!

 Ya I noticed how they have alot of fucking singles from this CD, but it seems way 2 popish! Like Cant Stop is soooooooooo popish!

Jim there's nothing else out there that sounds like anything on the album. Hardly pop. Maybe soft music, but not pop.

Try "Don't forget Me"

I strongly agree!  [peace]

"By the way" is great, By far the best pepper album! But one of the greatest I don't think so.

Good album and I like it but for some reason It never grew on me as much as Californication.

i agree its like i said not easily digestible, but if u are just comin off a tragic event or mending from alot of pain, dude this cd is one of the greatest for that. also honestly i owned this cd for 6 months before i thought this way, for the first 6 months i liked maybe 6 songs, but i just started listening and reading the lyrics and totally relate and touched by every song,melody,riff,bass part. i guess everyone has their own cup of tea but a whole cd from start to finish hasnt got this deep inside me since the use your illusions and contrary to what people believe i think all 30 illusions songs are great. later!

You are right about the "going through a lot of pain"part!, back then I was going through that and was kinda nostalgic and whenever I hear by the way, it reminds me of that time, in a good way now. Every single cd the peppers have released since one hot minute has left a mark in my life.

i feel ya thats exaclty how i am, now i think back when i hear every song on by the way and smile now.also on californication, its hard to believe they are even the same band that use to play that crazy shit in the 80's, they have came along ass way!

no offense but i think it's crap

you are entitled to your opinion, i mean there are bands that some people rave about that i think are crap, so i respect your opinion. [ok]

yea i also think its a good album but i dont think its as good as Californication and certainly not as good as Blood Sugar Sex Magik...which for your information is next in my CD player  ;D

Its a quite good album but its no where near the greatest album ever.  Its not even the best chilis album, that honour definatly goes to Blood Sugar Sex Magic. Dark Side of The Moon for Greatest album ever i reckon!

I don think it's a good album but, no there berst ever. I think there best ever is Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Also I don't think it's one of the best cd's ever.  [no] There are so many cd's that a better.  [ok]    

I think it's a great cd. I like it very much. Definitely not pop.

I love that cd! [ok]  Universally speaking is soooo awsome, yam!!!

Dark side of the moon is great, but its not the best. I think that the greatesy albums of all time are:

- Aerosmith - Rocks
- Stones - Exile on Main St.
- GNR - Apettite for Destruction
- Led Zeppelin - IV

Speaking of By the Way, I dont like their music, and didnt like their singles, but I have to agree that Tear and Dosed are fuckin awesome, and that the rhythm guitar in Zephyr Song is great too  [ok]

In my opinion.....

This cd fucking blows. I got it for free and still couldn't even stand it. Californication sucked pretty badly too. I've since either traded/sold Californication and By The Way for much much better cds. The Chili Peppers have been all downhill for a while now, and they're not getting any better.

-Jeff

I love it!!!!!! Excellant cd.....but to be honest , RHCP can do no wrong with me [ok] I have seen them a couple of times and they put on one of the most"REAL" shows........forever rock on RHCP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive heard about 6 or 7 tracks and i just cant get into it, i dunno maybe its because they are grossly overplayed these days....

I used to like the Chillis before they didnt get laods of airplay because they didnt play to what the audience wanted, they played what the fuck they wanted....

Now though...they are too muck pop-rock(i hate genres) as apposed to Funk-Rock.

Knock me down is like one of their best songs....


Oh well.


Axlhogg

what he said  [peace]

It is a very good album, but I prefer their earlier stuff. Alot more raw and energetic

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have recorded 15 brand new songs while working on their upcoming greatest hits album.

A few of the 15 new tracks will show up on Greatest Hits, due out November 11th. It is unknown what will happen to the rest of the new material. The band worked with producer Rick Rubin on the new tracks.

Bassist Flea said the following:

"We played a wide variety of music arranged into song format that is among the most diverse and dynamic good feeling s*** we have ever done. It is the fastest we have ever recorded so much material ... I can't wait for y'all to hear it."

Credit: Billboard


What do you guys think  will become of the rest of the songs?

I think they should scrap the Greatest Hits deal, see if they can write a few more songs with the groove they have going right now, and then pump out another CD.

I hate when bands put out Greatest Hits albums, especially when they throw on extra tracks assuming that they are going to be special songs from the band.  To me a greatest hits package should come at the end of a band's life and not as some contract obligation or quick buck.

So I hope they decide to release a full length album and tour again.  I'm sure D will have some comments on these songs.

The RHCP are the oddest group..they have done some great stuff....yet at the same time done album after album of tedious rubbish....Californication was class, what went wrong with By the way??????

what the fuck are you talking about?
By The Way is fuckin fantastic!
I guess since it's different you can't get into it or something? aight...

how right u are sky! lol!  damn i cant believe i havent heard this yet, i havent checked the chili peppers site in a couple weeks but im gonna jet over their as soon as i finish posting here.

By the way is incredible!!! i cant understand how anyone wouldnt like that cd. this cd is a true masterpiece where each of the 16 songs are unique and invoke their own emotions within the listener. i guarantee if u are madly in love or truly devastatingly lonely u would listen to by the way with a whole new perspective.  by the way is one of those albums where the singles dont do the entire cd justice. by the way the song in my opinion is the weakest on the entire cd.  check out Tear,Midnight,Dosed,universally speaking, dont forget me, cabron, warm tape etc etc etc, just check out the whole cd, listen to it more than once, it took me a few listens to fully appreciate the entire cd

the chili's in my opinion are a band that are just now hitting their prime, californication and by the way are in myopinion some of the greatest music ever put out by any band, and im not a die hard chili fan like i am say with gnr, bon jovi or prince, californication was the frist chili cd i ever bought, i bought it basically cause i liked scar tissue ok and i had some money that was burning a whole in my pocket and i was depressed, needless to say that cd got me hooked on how great anthony, flea, chad and especially john frusciante are.

i agree totally about the greatest hits idea, i hate it, release a new cd with the 15 songs, if its on par with by the way then that will certainly help my waiting for chinese democracy, maybe thats why im more patient than some, cause with music like what the chili peppers are putting out, bon jovi have an acoustic cd coming out end of the year or early next year, it helps keep my mind off of what axl is doing.

anyone who hasnt heard by the way yet, if u are lonely, sad, depressed, nostalgic over a first or past love, this cd will knock u on your ass!!!!!

There is not one bad song on the Red Hot Chili Peppers Album Californication. Seriously their best songs are on this album. Who else owns this and what do you think of it?

That the second half of it, bar one or two songs, is mostly filler.

I used to love that album. But it barely gets played by me anymore.

the good outnumber the bad... and the good are VERY FUCKIN GOOD... but I think By The Way can be played all the way through better than Californication.  Otherside may be my favourite Peppers song.

Great album, not the ULTIMATE or anything tho.  : ok:

It's a good album but nothing more.

an incredible album! but Blood Sugar Sex Magik is clearly their best album IMO.
their 5 last albums ranked the way I like them:

1. BSSM
2. Californication and By The Way
3. Mother's Milk and One Hot Minute

by the way IS  absolutely perfect every note every song is amazing, actually by the way may be one of the 3 greatest cds ive ever heard in my life from everyband combined! its that good

I own it. It is an album that?s musically amazing and I?m sentimentally linked with it, it marked a period of my life, just like one hot minute.

i love that album. it is seriously the best album EVER!!! - well, its a very good album, but it aint not PERFECT. there is no perfect album.

xox

Exactly

The first half is great though.

Love it and could not agree more, big RHCP fan, although I think' By The Way' is also a truely amazing cd..not a bad song on the disc ;)

heres the way i look at it

bssm had a few classic amazing songs a few good ones and other ones i dont like period
californication had a few classic songs a few good ones a couple average ones and then some that i dont like
by the way didnt really have anything classic on radio but u got 16 great songs, nothin necessarily classic as far as popularity but every song is good thats the difference

their isnt an under the bridge or an otherside or scar tissue on by the way as far as commercial appeal but i think the songs on by the way destroy everything the chili's have ever done

great album, but for me blood sugar sex magic will always be the definitive RHCP album. it is IMO the epitome of 'funk' and so  very very close to flawless.
they have done some stunning work since then, but the album as a complete piece of work is far superior to any thing else from them.

Anyone that hasn't heard the song "Don't Forget Me, by the chili peppers needs to download it now.  Its off the newest cd By The Way.  The song is fucking amazing.  I'm sure a lot of people here can relate to this song.  Even if you're not a big chili peppers fan, which I'm not, you will enjoy this song.  Some of you who have already heard this song, I know will definitely agree with me.  D??   :smoking: :smoking:

Sounds very much like a crawling "Other Side" rewrite, but pretty good nonetheless.  Frusciantes guitars sound great.

On a sidenote, RHCP consistently have excellent background vocals...probably the best around. : ok:

 I agree it is a great song but not the best on that cd...Dosed is a far superior tune : ok: RHCP always have the hook to draw ya in ;)

dude if u love dont forget me u need to buy the whole cd

universally speaking
dosed
zephyr song
cant stop
midnight
venice queen
warm tape
and the song i consider to be the best on the cd

Tear


download "tear" this song is...... words cant describe how awesome

Yeah this is another great song by the Red hot Chili Peppers. i heard this song in school. I have not heard all the songs yet on the album and the song that D thinks is the best Tear is one of them. I have to check the that song out along with the rest of the cd. Does anyone know if they made a new video for any of the songs on this album yet? They made a lot of great videos.  : ok:  

unfortunately they only made videos for

by the way
zephyr song
cant stop
and an international univerally speaking


they didnt make a video for dosed

they shouldve released more singles but somehow this record only sold a million in the us but did go platinum and gold in over 30 other countries

platinum and gold in other countries isnt the same as united states by the way

because all these guys are downloading instead of buying.  ;)  download it to try, by all means, but support the artists : ok:

OK, I'll get off my high-horse now...

Great album...playing Tear tight now. Love Venice Queen...also love Fortune Faded off their Greatest Hits

i bought by the way the day it came out and it stayed in my cd player probably for bout 3 months straight, only took it out when i got bon jovis bounce but it alternated and i still listen to it regularly

i cant believe how awesome this cd is

I bought the cd when it first came out.  And I agree, the whole cd is great.  I never really got into a Chili Peppers cd like I did "by the way".  One of the few cds made that you can listen to without skipping a track.  Flea is a fucking bad ass on bass. :smoking: :smoking:

I love albums like that. It's hard to find them also. My freind has this cd I'm going to listen to the whole thing on Wednesday.  

awesome, let us know what u think

this cd takes a few listens to fully appreciate every song but now all of them are so awesome

a dark horse track is "cabron" its so different but makes u dance and feel good, so does minor thing

my least favorite probably is either this is the place,on mercury,throw away your television or by the way

heres how i rank the songs

1.tear
2.dosed
3.cant stop
4.zephyr song
5.universally speaking
6.dont forget me
7.midnight
8.venice queen
9.by the way
10.warm tape
11.cabron
12.minor thing
13.i could die for you
14.this is the place
15.on mercury
16.throw away your television

this is how i rank em, all songs are good but this is my order 1-16

i was disappointed when tear or midnight didnt get single released

The vocal harmonies are all Frusciante's genius.  Apparently he went and studied them for years and is like uber obsessed with them.

Venice Queen is my fav song on the album, you should see and hear the version of VQ on the Live At Slane Castle DVD, it gives me chills! it's probably the best concert DVD Ive seen :yes:

John is pure gold for RHCP, everything this man has done in the last 6 years is completely amazing! I love everything he plays on.
not to mention that he's the best backupsinger around!
incredibly talented guy, he continutes to amaze me time after time :peace:

i absolutely love venice queen especially the last half

when anthony does the "....a kiss goodbye before u leave"  line man i get fuckin chills that whole section there totally amazing

im gettin ready to get that dvd, i cant wait, ive been meaning to order it, ill go do that now!

order it man! you will NOT be disappointed, Anthony is right on tune through the whole show as well! I don't understand why people say he's a bad live singer..

the best part of VQ is from where John's acoustic guitar kicks in and through the rest of the song...amazing stuff! :yes:

no doubt, i should be able to pick that up in the next couple days, i cant wait!
anthony like axl puts out alot of energy, lot or jumpin, movin, etc so its hard for singers like that to be dead on point all the time but he still rocks!

i love john's guitar on "cabron" what an under rated awesome song, this song just reminds me of summer and hanging out with friends cruisin around, just thinking of life and my future, awesome!

oh yeah, the whole album reminds me of the exact same! : ok:

be sure to tell me what you think of the DVD! :peace:

you know welcome to the jungle? This song is much better than anything on that RHCP CD ;)

better yeah, but not as much as you may think. the thing is, we've heard WTTJ for the past 17 years or so...

there wouldn't be much to listen to if you're only going for the stuff that are better than WTTJ either! :peace:

everything is a different style than wttj but there are alot of songs that are as good in  myopinion as wttj, however wttj is like an anthem, the chili's were goin for something alot different on by the way, its just an amazing beautiful, mellow masterpiece of greatness that song for song is the greatest record since the illusions in my opinion

i mean im the biggest bon jovi fan in the world but "by the way" stayed in my cd player in  my car for at least 5 months consecutively, it never gets old

picked up the live at slane castle dvd today u were right kiedis it is fuckin awesome!

im glad i bought it its awesome!

dont forget me is so powerful they shouldve released that as a single

I've never heard don't forget me live.  I bet it's the fucking shit.  A few of my friends went and saw them this summer and said the song was off the hook.  I think I might have to pick that DVD up. :smoking: :smoking:

i picked it up today for 19.07 that was with tax, it was a great purchase, they have so much energy live and its an excellent concert, anthony sounds great live in this concert!

i havent got to watch it all yet, ive basically skipped a round a little

zephyr song is awesome of course
throw away your television
otherside
dont forget me
cant stop
venice queen
give it away

these are what ive seen so far and they are amazing

i cant wait to watch the whole thing later tonight when i get time

pick it up if u are a fan, dont forget me is worth it alone!

tracklisting for live at slane dvd

by the way
scar tissue
around the world
universally speaking
parallel universe
the zephyr song
throw away your television
havana affair
otherside
purple stain
dont forget me
right on time
cant stop
venice queen
give it away
californication
under the bridge
power of equality

im gonna see the chili peppers at cardiff millenium stadium tommorrow...... man they are gonna kick ass. whats yer fave chilis track? mines soul to squeeze it rules! :peace:

blood, sugar, sex, magik and californication kick arse. i was a tad disapointed with by the way though.

I heard they are gonna release a live album in august from the concert they played in London a few days back.

I think the Peppers are great. However, I disagree about what most people say on By The Way.

First off, I think the title track and Universally Speaking is great. The 3rd track is okay. Dosed is very weak, sorry everybody but it is. Then, Don't Forget Me is okay as well. Then, after that The Zephyr Song and Can't Stop are two of my favorite songs on here. After That, I Could Die For You and Midnight are just average. Throw Away your Television and Cabron are pretty cool even though Cabron gets annoying. Then, the 12-16 tracks are amazing especially "Warm Tape." Warm Tape is my favorite song on here!

But, for me even though it's not an all the way listen, By The Way is my favorite CD by them.

That is the only RHCP album i have bought (the rest i have copied : ok:)

Its a terrible album

Can't stop and By the way are just about passable - but the rest is so tedious, where they once had attitude its now sappy and dreary. I expect much better in future.

I do agree mostly, except I do like Dosed. Track 8 I enjoy, although I can't for the life of me remember the name right now.

What about Minor Thing and Venice Queen? I love those songs!

Minor Thing and Venice Queen are great but I like Venice Queen better out of the two.

I still listen to the "By The Way" cd and i still love every song, its one of those albums that it helps if u are depressed or feelin down or need a little uplifting.

definitely not a rock party record. but its just so mellow and great


anyway

the chili Peppers are back in the studio

Anthony told a magazine to expect a more rockin uptempo type record

so i cant wait for that!

new Bon Jovi Cd, new Chili Pepper cd and hopefully Chinese Democracy, and maybe a new VR cd
great year for music!

yeah they're still kickin ass, I listen to them on a regular basis still. been buying their 80s cd's lately and I love them!
they are in the studio alright, the new album was supposed to be released in may/june, but I think it's been pushed back a couple of months, still can't fuckin wait for it to be released! :yes:

D, add new cd's from Turbonegro and Foo Fighters to your list.
you like Limp Bizkit too right? their new album will be released in early may, don't remember the date.
there's a new video at their official site www.limpbizkit.com, maybe the best song Ive heard them do! :peace:

fuck yeah!

Wes is back in the band, i havent visited LimpBizkit.com in about a year, so im gonna have to head back over there.

thanks for the info!

hell yeah man, Wes is awesome and he's ripping on the new song for sure! : ok:

I love the chili peppers. And I like by the way alot, but there is some lame shit on there. It has it's peak moments but was not a worthy follow up to californication which is an amazing album. They need to get some attitude back. A song like "the power of equality" or "suck my kiss" or "sir psycho sexy" (all from blood sugar sex magik) would have made BTW a much better album if it replaced dreary crap like midnight, I could die for you, or cabron.

at the end of there song "punk rock classic" its an insane fast song, then at the end it does the Opening sweet child o mine riff. Just wondered why they did this? Casue they like GNR? Or are they mocking them?

Anthony likes them anyway

I'm not too sure about this, but I think GNR opened for them in 1985 or 86...or maybe played the the same gig but both bands played their entire set.

GN'R did open for RHCP but they had problems cuz people liked GN'R more than RHCP. Anthony and Axl also in the mid 90s had the same vocal coach

Its strange cause i never would have even thought about them knowing each other.

hey ive got a new red hot chili peppers forum, and would appreciate it if some of you guys joined, thanks...

www.rhcp.bbfun.com

cheers, am on the official one ( been revamped too)

 :o really?
me too ;D

Its been revamped.

Hillel who are u at RHCP.com?

i am machine24.

Im Shannon Hoon there, don't spend much time there anymore though. was there a lot more about 6 months ago.

ok, just listened to the song "around the world" i hadnt heard the album it was off because i dont really like anything they have done since 1991. however that song was really good, it was like, funky pychadelic rock. chorus is trippy as hell.

anyhow i got the album its off. and why the hell dont they continue off that great theme. The other tracks suck in comparison to it.

anyone else feel the same?

iam just about ready to jump in my car to see the red hot chili peppers in saskatoon sk its about a four hour drive but it the closest venue from where i live i hope guns n roses come to saskatoon

uh..

where is saskatoon?

what kinda car do you have?

did you wish it while throwing a coin to the wishing well?

Where can I find the Soundboards for Chilis live 2006? I heard a lot were in circulation.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada ;D he'll have to answer the rest......poor bugger is in the middle of butt-f*ck-nowhere....although a very beautiful province : ok:

Anyone heard Wet Sand?

I can so imagine Finck playing that last solo.

What? FInck couldnt make up a solo that heartfelt and emotional

Please never mention Finck in the same breath as a true guitar god like John Frusciante


Goin to see Them Oct 26th in Atlanta, cant wait!

Hardly... I dont think Finck is a guitar god by any means, but nither is John. That guy has the most annoying tone to his guitar... when I went to see em at The Forum it was apparent that RHCP is Flea and Anthony... I never saw anything special in John.

Especally on Stadium Arcadium... he trys to shred on some of the songs and it sounds terrible.

There hasn't been a popular guitar god in years..

i was at the same show you were at, Jack, and he sounded amazing.  He really knows how to improvise live and play with soul, akin to hendrix.

I guess it's just opinion. I really can't stand the tone or the way he plays. But my friend who loves RHCP swears by him..

But guitar god? Do you share that opinion? I think that even if you like him.. its an overstatement.. but tell me otherwise. What do you think?

i dont think there's really been a "guitar god" in a while. i mean a lot of people point to people like joe satriani and steve vai but i really see nothing special in guitarists like them.  john frusciante is probably one of the best guitarists playing, but i wouldn't call him godly like Hendrix or someone like that, because it just doesnt' compare.

What I meant was the sound to it. It definitely sounds like something Finck would write...take TWAT and his November Rain solo for instance.

Under the Bridge is one of the greatest pieces of Guitar music ever written dont forget that. That riff cant be denied.

Have u heard the Riff of the song off S.A. called Snow?

That is one of the best riffs I've heard in quite awhile.



Im not tryin to diss Finck but one thing that really turns me off about the New GNR is the fans...... Chinese Democracy hasnt even been released but u have people on here with the audacity to even try and compare Finck to someone like Slash.

Finck may be Jimi Hendrix on steroids but until I hear Chinese Democracy and until he creates something that stands the test of time, U just cant mention Finck in the same breath as Slash or Frusiciante or anyone else for that matter.

I dont care how well he plays Cover songs

"Better" has potential but still,people get way too far ahead of themselves......... Finck gets an incomplete cause we dont have enough to truly critique him on yet.



John Frusiciante's shredding at the end of "Turn It Again" is fantastic by the way.

His Scar Tissue solo is great, his guitar work in general is great.

Hes a good guitarist.. with some memorible riffs. And yeah I've heard Snow.

I guess I'm just not a fan of his.

And I certainly wouldn't mention him in the same breath as Slash.

As for Finck.. I'm not a hater.. but I'm no fan. His playing seems sloppy to me... and it seems like hes pushing to hard or something... Either way, your right.. We'll find out when CD is released.

Each to his own RHCP fans.. I respect your John love.  :peace:

Dont get me wrong Jack

Frusciante is not in Slash's league, I wasnt implyin that at all.


slash is the greatest guitarist of my lifetime : ok:

This is a kick ass DVD....the ''Matrix'' cameras effecs are AMAZING...the best producition DVD quality that i have and i have more tham 30 DVD shows. :yes:

1 week till I see the Chili Peppers...... I cant wait!



Hillell do u ha ve anymore B Sides that came out on the Tell me Baby single?

Just want to let you folks know I saw the chili peppers at lollapolooza this summer and they kicked ass! The music was great, the sound was great and they truly put on a most excellent show! I have the new double CD and actually almost all of the songs are better than Dani California.

You will see an awesome show!

Has anyone else noticed how much Robin Finck and John Frusciante look alike these days?

Just to confirm, I wasn't comparing Frusciante and Finck AT ALL.

I was saying, that ONE BLIMMING SOLO, at the end of ONE BLIMMING SONG, sounded VAGUELY like something Finck would play! Jeez

Just to confirm, I AM comparing Frusciante and Finck, I think they really look alike these days.

As for their guitar playing, that's a different story...

no no no

FINCK COPIED Frusciante's look and is trying to copy Slash's style...........

Is there a bigger poser on the planet than Robin Finck?

Is there a bigger poser on the planet than Robin Finck?

Slash, Matt Sourum, Motley Crue, Zack Wylde, Metallica, The Darkness, Maylin Manson?

Calm down D, I didn't say he copied him, just said they look alike. And they both look really fuckn cool too : ok:

And I don't think he's trying to copy Slash's style at all either.
All the solos I've heard from Finck, it sounds like he's doing everything to NOT sound like Slash.

WOWWWWWWWW


Great concert last night.

Where do I begin

First off Anthony sounded absolutely fantastic.... I always thought he wasnt too great of a live singer but last night he nailed everything pretty much dead on.


A lot of people got pissed cause they didnt play Under The Bridge but I didnt care, I wish they would've played "Wet Sand" but other than that I was pretty pleased.

Highlights for me were Snow,C'mon Girl, Readymade, Throw away your Television,By The Way, Californication was absolutely amazing....

The whole show was great, lots of energy from the entire band.

Thing is They did about 20 minutes of solos and just like with GNR I am not a big fan of solos no matter how great the musicianship.

The 20 minutes they spent doing that they could've played Otherside,Under The Bridge,Soul To Squeeze, Wet Sand etc

But it was an amazing concert, I got stuck behind a 13 year old kid that I shit u not was at least? 6 Feet 5 and I had a hard time seeing at times which sucked.

Definitely a great concert, they are amazing live!


The Mars Volta opened. On CD they sound decent but live they sound like a trainwreck on top of a plane crash on top of a nuclear explosion

I invision this is what the end of the world will sound like. Their sound guy should be fired immediately. Sounded like an 18 wheeler Rolling down steps with a saxophone over top of it.

Truly horrible live sound.  I dont blame the band cause I know they are extremely talented but their live sound was horrible.

Dude, no freaking joke. Mars Volta was.. just.. so gay. 50 billion sounds going off at once.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 That is great, exactly how I felt when I saw RHCP with the mars volta

Fuck how i hate this shit Red hot is showing on MTV. "No where to go" or something like that. Red hot lost their spirit after the Californiacation album or way before. I admit hearing on By the way on a african beach on summer years ago gave me a couple of moments bet.. The video looks like a old campaign for Benetton or 7up. If they have to do something so really different or have to show this "i dont give a fuck what we play or make video about"-"we dont want to be a hard rock act" why cant they just give up instead.
Hope that Axl can continue making his blasting rock show for ages, that gives me so mutch more than nonsense lyrics about nothing.

.....why is this in the gnr section lmao

The new album is among my top 3 or 4 albums of 2006.  :)

Doesn't mean it's good.

damn right, i think the new chilli peppers album is a pile.

Snow is the song u are talking about and it features one of the best riffs of this 21st century.

If you cant relate to the lyrics of this song perhaps u dont understand what he's singing about or you just arent deep enough to relate to any kind of lyrics that are challenging and meaningful.

Snow is wiping the slate clean on demons that have haunted u in your past......... "running through the fields where all my tracks will be concealed

that is starting anew, the snow covers all the tracks and is fresh and new for more tracks to be made.

I feel bad for some people today who have been dumbed down by shit music for so long they cant appreciate or comprehend great music when it hits them in the face.

Music is subjective, but I find it hard to believe anyone can think this album sucks.

28 songs written in a year for a hugely successful CD that is critically and commercially acclaimed everywhere.


They are also an amazing live band. Their Guitar player, Bass player and Drummer are better than every instrument player in the NEW GNR combined.  U hope Axl can keep his stuff up for ages? He cant keep it up for more than a few months at a time. So why blast the Chili's to try and make GNR look better?

So I don't understand this SHIT thread at all.

They made a video with all their fans,crew and family in it mixed in with a liveshot.

After their "Otherside' and groundbreaking "californication" video, they are allowed to make a simple video every once in awhile.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik was such a funky, innovative, wonderful album.  So, because of what they're CAPABLE of doing, I always give a new RHCP album a spin...and all the new ones tend to suck big balls.  Where did all that style and attitude go?   :no:

i think there a lot of better riffs than that i'm afraid

anyone like Frusciante's new bald look?

chilli peppers bass is what makes them worth anything to me.

john fruschante is not better than even the new members of gnr, his solos suck ass.

flea however, is a legend in his own right.

i like mothers milk, and blood sugar of course, after that, uninspiring.

D, you've got such huge problems with dealing with other people's opinions when they differ from yours, I really don't think you should be posting at message boards at all. I mean, everytime there's something that doesn't fit your point of view, you rant and rave about it like a madman, and usually end up repeating yourself several times. Just read the intelligence-thread in The Jungle, or any thread about Bon Jovi or the Red Hot Chili Peppers to see what I mean.

It's painful to read, that's all.

mrlee, if you think frusciante sucks as a guitar player sorry but you know NOTHING about guitar playing at all, he's easily  one of the most talented guitar players alive today.

the simple fact that he was considered good enough to play for frank zappa shows this. john decided against it due to zappa having a policy on being sober. oh and steve vai got rejected by zappa. so that shows the standards required to get into his band.


he shaves his head roughly every 2 years.

I'm no expert on Zappa, but it sounds like if Steve Vai was rejected by him, it only shows that pure guitar skill wasn't the only factor he was thinking about, and that there were other aspects involved.

really?  :hihi:

thats kind of funny, just as it reaches 12 inches in length he cuts it

he just told him he wasn't good enough, and to go and transcribe classical music by ear, he did it came back and was accepted.

well if hes that talented why does he do some of the most boring and, possibly by the guitar solos ive heard from many bands, some of the most simple solos from a band to come from out of the 80s and progress through to now.

because he doesn't feel the need to put self indulgent long winded overly technical guitar solos into a song which requires somthing simple, he plays what is right for the song not just to show off, yet another reason why he's one of the greatest guitarists alive today.

"less is more"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsTTfBnCVoI

I think its because they're older.  They aren't the sex-obsessed young kids they once were anymore haha.

solos arnt about showing off unless your steve vai.

^Then why did you say it was stupid that his solos are simple?  You basically just contradicted yourself; solos don't have to be fast and complex all of the time.  However i guess that's some people's cup o' tea.

just got the stadium arcadium tab book, it comes with the actual guitar and bass tracks from the album.

it's awesome hearing the songs without drums or vocals.

and snow is a bitch to play

you were saying anyone who likes to do a full blown solo is showing off which is "what makes john so great".

i said doing solos isnt showing off. id much rather hear an epic slash solo, then a crappy 4 note repeated peice of crap for emotion.

a guitar solo should compliment the song, that is what i'm saying, whats the point of tearing off at 100mph for a song that is slow paced and chilled out. there isn't one, it doesn't add anything in particular.

however when it's required john is perfectly capable of tearing off. for example turn it again on stadium arcadium.

I never play or try to learn cover songs, but I am actually gonna go buy the SA Tab tomorrow so I can learn a bunch of these.

good luck with snow, it sounds so simple but it's fucking annoying

john frusciante is one of my favourite guitar players....

listen to his solo records before you judge him : ok:

I never used to like them.  My girlfriend wanted Stadium Arcadium for Christmas so I got it for her.  Thank god because it is amazing.  I love the guitar playing throughout it.  Phenominal.  Makes me want to finally learn how to play the guitar.

I've had Blood sugar Sex Magik for a few weeks and Its a great album don't get me wrong but I thnk its overrated.

I would rank it  3rd, just ahead of Californication.

ByThe Way and Stadium Arcadium are far superior albums.



The hits off BSSM are more memorable than the hits off BTW or SA but I think BTW and SA are way deeper and emotional.


After the hits on BSSM the other songs are ok, nothing extremely special whereas every song on SA and BTW are excellent and really resonate with me.


I guess the reason BSSM is considered the greatest is due to signature songs like Under The Bridge and Give It Away but personally I'll take Snow over it and Under The Bridge is great but Ill take Venice Queen, Desecration Smile and Wet Sand over it.

I think what makes BTW and SA better records is just the growth of Anthony Kiedis. His lyrics are kind of juvenile and his melodies are ok on BSSM whereas on BTW and SA he is so emotional and deep plus his vocals have improved tremendously.

Frusiciante's guitar is also better on SA as he has elevated his playing to a brand new level.

So ranking them I would put:

1. By The Way
2. Stadium ARcadium
3. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
4. Californication.

You all seem to love Stadium Arcadium so much, that I'm convinced to give it another chance. 

I've always really enjoyed the non-hits on BSSM.  Apache Rose Peacock, Naked in the Rain, Mellowship Slinky...they're not the hits, but I truly believe that the "filler" of an album is what makes it great or very typical.  Most albums have a hit or two or three, but the filler is complete garbage.  I love GNR's "filler", and the BSSM filler is something I enjoy, as well.  I haven't listened to By the Way, as I kind of lost interest after Californication, when they really started going in a new direction.  But, this USED to be one of my favorite bands, so they're worth another chance...if it doesn't take, I'll always have that Sex Magik! 

there is no filler on By The Way or Stadium Arcadium. All the songs are really good.

The difference is, whereas on BSSM u have Under the Bridge and Give It Away which are considered 10's, On BTW and SA every song is like an 8. I'll take an album where u have 28, 8's over an album where u have a couple 10's and then the rest range anywhere from 5 to 8.

I like the songs that are considered filler on BSSM but they dont compare to the songs that are considered filler on BTW and SA. So as far as singles go, sure I can see why people would prefer BSSM, but when it comes to the non hits, I just think BTW and SA destroy BSSM.


There are really no 10's as far as mainstream


To me there are a bunch of 10's, but Im speaking of the general music public.

wow, you're one of the few people i've seen rank BTW above californication. i'm still not that impressed with by the way, can't really pin point why, but there is something about it that just doesn't click with me. though there are some great tracks on it, venice queen for example which i was fortunate enough to see them play live.  ;D

Im sorry but i cant agree, the funk over powers me on blood sugar, also i preffer mothers milk over anything post blood sugar, they just tame down and slow up.

californications alright though, i love the intro track, its stoned out on the chorus.

by the way has too much filler sadly.

stadium...sucks.

don't mean to change the subject but has anyone read Scar Tissue yet? I got it for Christmas and almost finished it....it is very well done and a very good read. Anyone who really likes RHCP I suggest getting it..holds alot of insight into their writing and production. : ok:

I'm not familiar with it, but no WAY it beats "The Dirt." 

I thought the same thing the first time I heard it.

yes there is.   you.

D, you're nuts as always.
BSSM is THE absolute funk-punk masterpiece!
I'll take songs like 'the power of equality', 'breaking the girl', 'funky monks', suck my kiss', I could have lied',  'mellowship slinky in B major', 'blood sugar sex magik' and 'naked in the rain' (+ more) over pretty much anything they have done since. that however doesn't mean I don't like their albums since then, I fucking love them! but BSSM is maybe my fav album ever, so it's gonna take a lot to top that one! SA does come pretty close to it though.

I'd take "By the Way" as my favorite, personally. The vocal harmonies and layered songs have really won me over.  BSSM will always be a phenominal album, but I think "By the Way" shows a tremendous amount of growth and complexity.  Given how little I've listened to Arcadium, for me, they may have peaked w/ "By the Way..."

OK, I've now listened to By the Way and Stadium Arcadium.  I can't honestly say that they're bad.  I'm not sure I ever thought they WERE bad.  But they're just not my thing.  I've been listening to BSSM for a long time now, and it's always gonna be the fundamental Chili Peppers album, to me.  A lot of the arguments on here are based on the idea that the band has grown, matured, etc., and that they're musically superior, now.  This may be, but I would have rather seen them become musically superior by making better FUNKY music.  I have nothing against growth, but as your sound changes, so too does your fanbase.  The new stuff lost me.  To me, these new albums all have the same "mood."  Each song may be good (a few I liked a lot, actually), but as albums, they don't take me anywhere different, from song to song. 

I dunno. :no:  I'm not saying this to criticize anyone who likes the newer stuff.  If you do, I'm glad you've gotten something out of it.  Not my cup o' tea, though.   

I get your point, and feel much the same way about BSSM.  However, when I said the more recent albums are "more complex," etc., I wasn't in any way saying that means they're superior to BSSM...just stating reasons why *I* like BTW.  Sex Magic is the album that really announced the band to the world, and there hasn't been another like it since.

Sorry...didn't meant to put words in your mouth.  It all really just comes down to taste, I guess. 

Leave it to Jim Bob Billy Joe to insult someone cause his shitty Hero can try to look like Frusicante but will never be on that level of playing.


Time for u Jim Joe Bob to wake up and realize that Robin isnt Slash or Frusicante, he is a decent rhythm guitarist who butchers solos and is about as original as a Tribute band.


Now to the Chili's


Hillell how am i Nuts for liking BTW and SA better than BSSM?

 I think the overall songs are better. lyrically, musically, melodically and emotionally

Sure BSSM is probably a better party/have a great time to record. But Im in the stage of my life where I love songs I truly relate to and get moved by.

BTW, every song does that, SA the same way.

BSSM is entertaining and is a great album but I dont make the same spiritual and emotiona connections to those songs as I do BTW and SA.

I think BSSM has the AFD syndrome. People grew up with that so its like they dont allow anything to be better. I personally like the Illusions better than Appetite, thats just me.

BTW and SA are way more diverse albums, Lyrically, vocally and melodically kiedis is much better. John's guitar has a lot more layers and is more interesting to me. FLea's bass has also just as good, Chads drumming is as good.


Im not dismissing BSSM or denying its greatness but Ill take BTW and SA over it anyday of the week.

Its all in the taste.

BTW is more of the mellow Chili's though, Outside of Cant Stop there isnt much funk.

But SA has tons of funky songs plus the great mellow stuff.

I like Snow better than Give It Away, I like Wet Sand better than Under the Bridge, thats my personal preference.

some fans hold certain songs on a pedestal and never allow anything to compare, Im not like that.

I think the Chili's have plenty of songs better than Under The Bridge and Give It Away.

I can see why you'd say that, and I think it's partially true.  Some people are resistant to change, and want a band to somehow remake the same thing (be it a masterpiece or something mediocre) again and again.  I don't have a problem with change.  I love the Illusions, too (and Appetite, of course), but there are those who think GNR completely "sold out" with those albums (the folks at sleazegrinder, for example).  I'm not concerned with anyone "selling out," but if you change your sound drastically, it can make for a situation where you lose fans, even if you more than replace their numbers. 

For the Chili Peppers, their really early stuff was funky, but maybe not so good as BSSM, where their funk prowess peaked.  They experimented a little on One Hot Minute, and went a little more mellow on Californication.  I liked Californication.  At the time, they hadn't really done anything like that (with the exception of a few tracks on One Hot Minute that were pretty mellow), and it was new, and fresh, and well done.  For me, however, that mood didn't need to be repeated, and the new stuff seems to have gotten more mellow (not BAD...just mellow).  Since my current musical exploration seems to be in metal, this stuff just doesn't really appeal to me right now...a few years from now, who knows? 


Exactly.  :beer:

I can understand why some Chili fans wouldnt be huge fans of BTW as it has absolutely very little funk at all on it.




To me Stadium Arcadium is the best of BSSM mixed with the best of Californication and BTW. there is a little something for everyone on it.


BTW is my favorite cause it came around at the exact moment in my life where it spoke to  me most.

I had lost a fiancee, a child, was miserable and that album gave me hope and spoke to me and helped me heal. so to me it is damn hard to get better than that album just due to the personal meaning it has for me.

Breaking The GIrl and I could have lied are great slower songs, but arent as good as  Venice Queen, Tear, Dont FOrget me, Dosed and Zephyr in my opinion.

THen on STadium Arcadium I like SA,Slow Cheetah,Wet Sand,DesecrationSmile, Hard To COncentrate,She Looks to Me, IF and Death Of a Martian better than Breaking and I could have lied.

Sometimes that's all it takes.  This is why I try to not criticize people for what they listen to (though I do occasionally rant about the current state of music).  You never know WHY someone likes what they like.  Sometimes it's about memories, good or bad, and other times it's just music that speaks to your soul.  RHCP has managed to stay successful through many trends (fads) in music, and I believe it's because they're talented.  Other artists stay current by peddling music that isn't up to what they used to produce (I'm lookin' at you, Jon).  I think that's why many of us are on this board.  We realize it isn't about putting out product for the sake of putting it out.  I can tolerate a decade long wait, because I know when I finally get my copy of Chinese Democracy, it won't have been put out for the hell of it or because Axl needed the $$$.  If you make good music because you love to, that's good enough for me. 

I didn't think you were...just wanted to clarify!     :beer:

dont try to argue this with me until you've actually seen the guy play for yourself.   you dont know shit.   the only poser here is you, the guy insulting the lead guitarist of the band this very board was made to support.

the funk backbone of BSSM, the more mellow style of cali and the more complex layered style of BTW

added to the fact then john had decided to go with the hendrix style of recording and turned the studio into a giant guitar effect.

i can't understand a guitarist not loving this album.

to quote europe's biggest guitar mag. "guitar players are not going to be dissapointed with this album"

there were 2 issues with big john interviews in a while back, i seem to have lost one of them, but there's alot of interesting stuff said in the second one. also it's got mr brownstone, can i play with madness and some other songs i couldn't care less about tabbed in it.

Finck is awesome.
Frusciante is awesome.

They are both guitarists who draw on emotion for playing guitar solos instead of just playing quickly.  We already know about Frusciante, now go look up Robin's solo from 12-19-06 at the Gibson Ampitheatre.  AMAZING shit.

This board was made for Finck?

I thought it was for Guns N Roses or Axl?


Finck is good but He hasnt even released a fucking album yet, So  cant put him in a class with Slash and John Frusiciante, guys who have fucking DONE IT. Finck hasnt done shit yet.

ONce CD comes out, if it kicks ass, u can then mention his name but until then U CANT cause u have no criteria but he playing a bunch of fuckin cover songs.

He has to do more than "Better" to be anywhere near the same level of a legend as Frusiciante or Slash.


I use to be a HUGE FAN of the New GNR band, but posters like Jim Bob and others make it hard for me to support this band cause of their ignorance.

When someone can claim Bumble foot is better than Slash, I just shake my head and log off the fuckin computer cause that kind of ignorance cannot even be responded to.

jesus christ finck is the most boring guitarist guns have had, his solos are boring, his image is boring, hes boring.

The band only need ron and richard.

back onto chilli peppers, i dont think finck, a person who specialised in industrial styled guitar playing can be compared to a funk guitarist.

we agree on something! The world is fuckin ending!

then find another band, and find another fucking board.  Robin is GNR's guitarist.   You are trashing him and its fucking ignrorant to do on a GUNS N ROSES FAN BOARD.

This is the Bad Obsession for "OTHER BANDS" not the GNR section


Why someone would bring Finck up in a Chili Pepper discussion is beyond me anyway.

U find another board.............. *Prays to the internet Gods*


Robin is AXL's guitarist.

Guns N Roses

where?!  :o

I love how you compare these two amazing guitarists, some of the stuff on Stadium Arcadium I could see Robin playing in a heartbeat.

Strip My Mind is a perfect example of this, the emotion behind those guitar parts for me are reminiscent of Robin's parts on Better or TWAT.

btw D, you're nuts for liking anything better than BSSM, not just SA and BTW ;D

I could see Robin playing John's Solos. I mean fuck he covers everybody elses..............

I finally ordered Funky Monks. I cant wait to watch this, Should be here anyday.

HAve u heard the other SA B Sides?

I bought them and they are ok....... They definitely did a great job with the tracklist for SA. only song I would've liked to have seen on SA is Million miles of Water.

Im not suprised most of the B Sides are only "ok" when The Chilis tryed to put only the essential tracks on the final product, from the bulk of material they had initially recorded for this project.

29 out of 36 isnt bad though........... : ok:

Got my funky monks DVD today and it was awesome!


BSSM may be the greatest Chili Pepper technically speaking, I only meant that I connect more with BTW and SA therefore they are the best to me.


Funk and rocking wise, BSSM is the best.

yeah, pretty cool video!
didn't I tell you to get that like a year ago?
you move slow bro :hihi:

LOL

No kidding, yeah I got it and the Tab book for Stadium Arcadium for Christmas.


Let me clarify some of my Robin Finck Bashing.............


I think Finck has potential to be an excellent guitarist, its just I get pissed when people want to annoint Robin all these accolades before he does anything.

Let CD come out, lets see what he has got, lets see how well his riffs and solos stand the test of time, THEN and ONLY then can u put him in that category of Slash, John Frusciante etc.

Slash and Frusciante have cemented their legacies in musical history, Robin has not done that yet.

So I only get pissed when people bestow this LEGEND title on Robin when he hasnt done anything yet.


This is no way means that I think he sucks or isnt great, but he has to earn the praise and honors, u dont just get them because u play with Axl Rose.

This is truly amazing for me.  Appetite For Destruction has been my #1 album since 1987.  I can't say what I would rank #2.  Motely Crue's Too Fast For Love, ACDC's Back In Black, Metallica's Kill 'Em All, Kill Cheerleader's All Hail, several Led Zeppelin albums, Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.....could go on and on but can't give a definitive #2.

Stadium Arcadium is heading that way....to my definitive #2 of all time. It is one of the greatest guitar albums ever. I just can't believe this. I would never have bought it had it not been for my girlfriend wanting it. THe Peppers were okey but the funk stuff was never my thing.

Buy this fuckin album, holy shit!!!!!!!!!!

If you see me getting by, if you see me getting high.

Knock me down.

Funkiest song ever.

finally heard stadium arcadium

its ok, nothing special IMO mothers milk and BSSM are far superior IMO :peace:

One of the greatest guitar albums ever?
I think I'll have to check this album out. The singles releases haven't impressed me too much, but I'm willing to give the album another chance.

Neemo


This album has 28 SONGS.

If u only listened once u cant make that statement.

It took me about 3 listens all the way through before songs started poppin out and getting in my brain.

So please listen more than once.

U gotta really listen to this album, its not one of those u can just pop in and kind of half pay attention to.

i actually agree.   I didn't like it at all when I first heard it, for the first few times.  But my business partner loves it and we were making the two hour drive to phoenix at least once a week, so I was hearing it a good bit and the songs just grew on me.

listening to mothers milk album, man it kicks ass, why dont they rock like this anymore.

^
same with most bands, Listen to the leaks from CD, can u honestly say those songs "ROCK" like old GNR? Artists grow up, mature and just start writing different material, I think it would be fake for any artist to try to act and write at 40 like they do at 25.

Personal Growth and development kind of change your style. I dont think there is anything wrong with it though.



Im gonna go ahead and say this.

Anthony Kiedis is an extremely UNDERrated vocalist.

Sure he may not be able to shatter glass with his vocals and he doesnt have a ton of range, but his vocal melodies, emotion and lyrics are amazing.

I dont know the criteria people judge most vocalists on, but Anthony has a voice that I can listen to for hours and hours and never tire of w here as the so called "Great" singers annoy me within 10 minutes.




B Side from Stadium ARcadium that is awesome is a song called "Funny Face" Its a Reggae influenced B Side from the Snow Single.



So far 30 songs from the Stadium Arcadium sessions are excellent in my opinion. : ok:

yeah thats so true...but an album of this length...man i just dont have time to disect every song on it :-\ i was giving my first impressions on it is all...i'll definately listen to it again...its good enough to warrant that....i liked the first disk better...but i may have been bored by the time the second was on :-\ I've not the biggest RHCP fan a casual listener @ best :peace:

Albums that big I try to do in sections.

Songs Id Recommend right now that should grow on u and be really great:

1.Dani California
2.Snow
3.Hump Da Bump
4. Torture Me
5. Cmon Girl
6. Warlock
7. Wet Sand *My Favorite*
8. Desecration Smile
9. Tell Me baby
10. Hard To Concentrate
11. She Looks To Me
12. Storm In A Teacup
13. Turn It Again
14. Death Of A Martain

Also Stadium Arcadium if u like slower songs and Slow Cheetah


To me that would've possible made up the best one disc

cool man i'll make that playlist : ok:

i gotta try and choke down some audioslave first :hihi: ....i'm not a cornell fan at all so i've never listened to them except their singles but my freind let me borrow their albums to check it out....after that i'll compile that playlist and giver a few times through while i work and update my thoughts : ok:

^

I think Chris Cornell is the most overrated frontman maybe EVER.


This was mypoint with Kiedis

Id much rather listen to Anthony Sing a million times over Cornell.

Technically Cornell may have the better voice whatever that means but I cant listen to that guy at all. He to me is so boring and redundant

funny as this may be for being a gnr fan....i cant stand how Cornhole screams...grates on my nerves...same with Brian Johnson of AC/DC

but this is a RHCP thread so sorry for draggin it off topic.. Kiedis is a great frontman


ditto : ok:


i dont think its necessarily technical (I dont know the singing backgroud of either of them so i couldnt comment really)...Cornell is just louder and more powerful :peace: But Anthony has a much better voice IMO...

also i'm glad to see he's back to his 90's look : ok: i hated the mohawk and the yellow mop :hihi:

Correction:

All the Bsides are now excellent.

First time through I didnt care too much for them but now they are all awesome.


Funny face, Ill Be your Domino, Mercy Mercy, Million miles of water, Lately and A Certain Someone are all great songs that I wish would've made it on Stadium ARcadium. They should've had a 3 disc set.

i remember an interview with john in which he said he wanted to do a 3 disc thing, dno why it didn't happen.

It sounds as though the Chili Peppers will be performing at this year's Coachella Valley Music Festival, along with Rage Against the Machine, Bjork and others.

Here's a link to the article:  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070122/music_nm/rage_dc_1

Cheers,
W.R.

Here is the new video for "Desecration Smile"

Very simplistic but I love it! : ok:




http://youtube.com/watch?v=sKdCFHxykgY

4 grammys tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw them last night at The Allstate, and I was blown away. I saw them 4 years ago and thought they were good, but this blew that out of the water. John Frusiante tore that place up. I know he gets credit as being a "new" guitar god and whatnot, but I think he should be in the same breath as any great guitar player. Even moreso live, he just fucking rocked.

They opened with Can't Stop and went into some newer stuff. They did alot of extened jams in the songs which was awesome. They palyed a few oldies like Blood Sugar Sex Magic and a bigger suprise was Me and My Friends, which Flea introduced with a wierd strory about being in Mexico 20 years ago. They played mostly By the Way and Stadium Arcadium tracks, except for the two I mentioned and Give It Away, Scar Tissure and Californication. The Crowd was TOTALLY jacked, which makes a concert that much better.

At then end of Give it away, ANthony said goodnight, and the other 3 did like a badass 10 minute outro jam.

Ive seen tons of shows from The Stones(5xs) to Petty to GNR to radio station fests to indie rock bands in small clubs to Lollapaloozas to Farm Aids.. probably 50-100 shows with hundereds of bands in probably 30 different venues....and I can instantly say this was one of the top 5 shows I have seen...it was fucking phenominal

Sounds good although I've never really taken to them much. By the sounds of it they are better live.

I saw them in Atlanta last year and I agree 100 percent with what u said. They were AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes..another song I wasnt sure which album it was from was I Could Have Lied....they did as an encore from BSSM.

Another cool solo was when Frusiante sang will you still love me tommorow.

I'm still kickin' myself for not going to the Denver show last August.

D, how are you getting the B-sides??

Is there any other way to get them other than having to buy the singles, and different versions of each single at that with diff. B-Sides.

This album is now one of my all-time favorites right up their with AFD!

Frusciante is now my #2 fav guitartist behind only Slash.

I buy them off walmart.com for 88 cents each.

After getting my copy of SA today(finally) I must say that it's an awesome album  : ok: 2CD's and basically no "filler".  A great buy  :beer:

Listen to "strip my mind" and "make you feel better"



you hear it too right?

^
HUH?

i just think that the guitar in the beginning sounds almost the same just different speed or how to say.. or maybe even the speed it the same but the drums on MYFB makes it sound faster.. listen to just the intros..

(now i could be wrong of course, but i've thought about this for a while ???)

The cover of Ramones' 'Havana Affair' sounds so much better than the original tune and is my favorite song at the time.  :D

I love RHCP, but I didn't enjoy SA at all  :(

Maybe in the future I'll give it another listen.

^
I love RHCP and it took me about 3 listens to really love the album.



I'll listen CheapJon but I must say I never noticed.

yeah do that, of course i can be wrong too, but at least check it out

It's official. John has left... (again)

http://johnfrusciante.com/

Rather a shame, if you ask me. He seems to have been their driving force these past ten years. Oh well, here's to more cracking solo records from Mr F!

WOW  sad day for me..... this sucks

Can't they just finally break up now?

I hope not, why?

Why would one of the greatest bands of all time breakup?

Frusciante is damn near irreplaceable but I'll still support them no matter what

Buckethead tried out once... would be interesting if that happened again.

The last two/three albums were soft pop rubbish and nothing like their old output? They've basically lost their fire and seem to do paint by numbers music, much like the Foo Fighters.

This clown is nothing without the Peppers! who in the hell is going to listen to JF music? The guy can't even really play the guitar anyway.

Maybe the dumbest thing I've ever read on one of these boards.  ::)

dude it's gunner80, there's just no way that man will ever be reasonable.. what i've heard of john's solo work it's been good

An artist makes music for people to hear - JF was able to do that in the Peppers. Without them he's just going to fade into history.

I have an opinion on music and if you don't like you can shove it up your ass.  Now please continue to quote me again and give me some more rolling eyes. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

I don't agree on your definition of an artist, but alright that's your opinion, sorry for getting off topic but what's your opinion on Tom Morello and Zach de la Rocha? they could both gain far more attention if they'd just be RATM and record music as that band and tour but they're doing their own things instead (the nightwatchman and one day as a lion)

we will have to just disagree on the Chili's

By The Way is one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time and Stadium arcadium is right behind it.


Have u ever listened to the song off SA called "wet Sand"

my favorite non GNR song of the 21st century

Actually an artist makes music because he/she has to, its a part of them and they cant stop it. A true artist does not care whether their work is ever seen or heard by anyone but themselves, it just needs to be.

unless they get dave back in i have very little interest in the chili peppers now.

frusciante is one of the most amazing guitar players ever to have lived.

Frusciante leaving was a long time coming; the disparity between the Chili Peppers stuff and John's solo stuff made that plainly obvious.  Here's to hoping that this means more years like 2004-2005 when JF released 6 albums!   :drool:

the last time i saw them live they were lacking alot compared to previous shows, john just seemed distant and going through the motions.

I totally agree with you here. By The Way is totally underrated album and is often judged only by it's title track. If you go deeper and really listen to the music, you'll get it. Venice Queen, pure magic to me. And I also have great memories from the time I started liking this album :P And I could say the same about SA too, and it's also pretty deep and emotional album. John is simply a genious.

Oh yeah, The title Track By The Way is probably one of the weakest songs on the album

Dosed is just hauntingly sad, Venice Queen, also one of the greatest songs EVER, forget just 21st century but ever, Warm Tape, Tear, Can't Stop, Zephyr, Midnight

and the song of all songs "Don't Forget Me" FUCK what an amazing song.

That is so true.. and Minor Thing has some killer guitars on it.. simple, but amazing. And when it comes to live performance, I think Venice Queen is one of the best songs ever. The intro is so relaxed and beautiful.. unique.

yeah and halfway through when John switches to the acoustic for the fast breakdown part... amazing

Back up dude, aren't you trying to make a living by remixing soft pop rubbish songs and making them even worse?

I'm not The Red Hot Chili Peppers?

But thanks for noticing what I do, if you want to talk about my creative output feel free to PM me at any time.  : ok:

So by their not matching YOUR requirements for what the Red Hot Chili Peppers should sound like, they are rubbish because they aren't doing what YOU want them to do.

Amiright?

Yes, as a fan of their work I believe I'm allowed to dislike some of what they do/have done/maybe continue to do.

Astute observation.

I like Stadium Arcadium. I am sorry that you no like.

I am upset that Frusciante left. He make good music.

I want to see them tour, again.

Which albums do you like, and would you like them to go back to their old ways/the albums you thought they were at their peak?

And if they did so, would you say they stopped growing and they stopped trying new things?

This is a dangerous game to play.  As bands get older, they can't win with anyone as time goes by.

BSSM is a good CD but I much prefer ,BTW and SA to it.

Unless u are taking about the Hillel super funk,high energy stuff form the 80's, they have been showing a softer side for a very long time.

Breaking The Girl, I could have Lied, Soul To Squeeze, My Friends...

Im not a fan of One Hot Minute

I like some of the Hilell era stuff, but I am a Frusciante guy, his albums are great, rest I am not a super fan of.

Im gladly take songs like Road Trippin,Porcelain, Dosed, Don't forget me, Venice Queen, Desecration Smile, and Wet Sand over Suck My Kiss, Give it Away etc

Shitty part is, bands get shit for changing it up but also get shit if they are "ACDC" and do the same shit.. u can't win.

i like RHCP when they have balls. Mothers Milk and Blood sugar are my favorites. They mix the funk right with the balls without bein OTT like the 80s stuff, and being ridiculously pop like late 90s and this decade.

Even though they have taken a more popish direction with their music since BSSM, it's still pretty unique and I wouldn't call it mainstream or ridiculously pop. They're still doing their own thing.. everything changes and developes in this life.

doesnt mean it changes in a way one would like though!

Some people hate Aerosmith post Desmond Child co-writing, thats my favorite Aerosmith era between 1987 and 1993.

Yeah that's true, and I wasn't saying you're wrong or anything. I only think it's great that bands develop their style instead of forcing themselves to do the same album over and over again. It gives the fans out there more variety and so on. But sometimes the change is too much for some people, but that's a risk the band should take if they feel like doing something new and different. Aerosmith is also a great example of variety..

funny part is, its as if people haven't even listened to the records


Stadium arcadium has plenty of the kick ass ballsy funk or rock

Charlie, C'mon Girl,Hump Da Bump, Tell Me Baby, Readymade,Storm in a Teacup, Turn it Again which features one of the best Frusciante guitar solos ever imo.

Plus, the "Snow" guitar riff is one of the greatest riffs of the 21st century


I also challenge anybody to listen to Wet Sand,Hey and Desecration Smile in succession and not like it.

Exactly. It's usually the title track that people base their opinions on. And I agree with your picks from Stadium Arcadium, Wet Sand is an amazing track. It has the flow and the relaxed feeling of the whole album on it, it's just magic. Charlie has some killer guitar tunes too..

slow cheetah also is just brilliant.

ive heard it all.

its just NOT the same. i cant place why to you, but its just not the same as their early stuff.

That's what happens when your key demographic becomes soccer moms.

soccer moms my ass...who's main man..?

in case people haven't heard, Josh Klinghoffer is the new guitarist.
he's one of Frusciantes closest friends, and have played on almost all of John's solo albums as a guitarist or a drummer, plus backup vocals.
he's also played guitar with PJ Harvey and a bunch of others that I can't recall right now.
he is sort of an understudy of John, like John was of Hillel Slovak, the original guitarist of RHCP.

I dunno about you folks, but I'm fucking excited! they've been in the studio since Octoberish recording new stuff.

i just can't get excited about the chili's post john.

though i guess low expectations give a greater opportunity for suprise.

Has this been confirmed? I know the rumour has been circulating since John left, but you know..

I'm a fan of Frusciantes stuff in the Chili Peppers and of his solo stuff, and it's pretty hard to imagine what will happen to RHCP's music now. John was a great writer too.. will we get another One Hot Minute..? I really hope they'll find a suitable guitarist, Josh might not be a bad choice at all.

That sucks.  John belongs in the chili peppers, not playing solo.  I hated it when he left the first time.

The guys have made enough money. why dont they just call it quits n do other projects or go under a different moniker?

If he's not happy with playing with RHCP, why should he do it then? There's no point. And his solo stuff is what he is, that's his way of expressing himself. He doesn't make the music to make some money or to be in the spotlight, he does it 'cause he enjoys doing it and he's happy doing it. Doing his own thing. I think everyone should respect that and realise that it's not always about the fans and what they want. And for the record, I think John has given his fans a great deal of great music and he still continues giving it. He has some great unique albums out there..

I love John but had no idea he had a solo career. Wtf?, it's like I was under a rock.

His guitar work on Stadium is some of the best I've ever heard.

Can anybody familiar with his solo work suggest some stuff to nab off itunes?

I'm listening to Unreachable off of The Empyrean on youtube and this fucker rocks!

My favourites are To Record Only Water For Ten Days, Shadows Collide With People and The Will To Death.. but I think all of his albums are great so I don't know what to recommend really :D You can find some of his albums from Spotify too, so check it out!

PS. Time Runs Out is a fucking amazing track.

Thanks kaasupoltin! Spotify is not avail here in the US, so I'll have to check him out elsewhere.

yep it's confirmed. he's already played his first gig with them at Musicares in late January.

shadows collide with people. definately the best one to start with!

Anything new regarding the possible next album?

I heard they hit the studio recently but don't know if it's true. Also according to Chad, Josh is going to do some piano and vocals for the album.. I'm really looking forward to hear that stuff as Josh's vocals are just amazing in my opinion. Would like to hear some official news/announcements though as Chad seems to be the only one commenting this stuff and he has said many things that never actually happened, so..

I read somewhere that it would probably be out sometime in 2011

looking forward to it, i know nothing about the new guy but i guess he'll be alritre, looking forward to see them live sometime :)

yeah they are recording as we speak.


who is Josh?

Josh Klinghoffer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Klinghoffer

Good friend of the Chilis and especially John's. He played with them live during their last tour and you can hear him on John's solo albums playing guitar, bass, drums, keyboards etc. If you're interested, listen to some of those albums on Spotify or YouTube.. for example these two where Josh sings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_bOfPi7Grs / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5CrFbh_-E

oh yeah the new guitar player.. my fault

yeah... i love the RHCP when Hillel or John played.. don't like the Dave Navarro album.. so i hope this guy is really awesome.

Yeah, Dave isn't a bad guitarist but he didn't really bring anything new to the band. I think Hillel was great and John brought his own unique style that can be heard especially on Blood Sugar and Stadium Arcadium. I think Josh is going to be awesome though, at least what I've heard from him so far is pretty amazing. I hope they still keep developing their sound/style and don't go with the easiest and safest way.

I'm glad they picked Josh instead of someone who's already a big name in the music industry.

After listening to more stuff. I think Hillel was the better of the two.

Mothers Milk was mainly fruscante trying to be hillel...which is why its still rocking like the peppers hould be. Blood Sugar, John started to bring in some of his mellow edge but the energy was still there.

After that. MMEHHHHHH. Different band totally, Fruscante may aswell of been a different guitarist.

Different doesn't mean worse. I think what John (and to be honest, Chad too) brought with him was the ability to do something more and move forward as a band and that's what they did. That's what every band should do. In my opinion the best lineup was Anthony-Flea-John-Chad. That's the most talented and versatile they've been. Some say they went all commercial after Blood Sugar, but I really don't agree. These people think that all they are these days is Hump De Bump and Tell Me Baby, when they should be listening to songs like Charlie, Wet Sand, Hard To Concentrate, Desecration Smile etc. to see what RHCP is really about.

ive given the later albums a go. i only find i like the odd song. its just far too mellow or poppy for me.

I liked the raw funk edge mixed with rock and metal that the band used to do. N for me thats their pull point. Their other stuff doesnt interest me. I appreciate them trying other things, but they didnt go in a direction that appeals to me personally.

Californication was the last album I really enjoyed by them eventhough it's one of the worst offenders of the loudness wars.

to me it's kinda the other way around, i like a lot of the funky/rocky songs but for me it's in the mellow sweet songs where they shine the most for me

next album out in 2011, and it will be one sweet album!

they started the final recordings for the album about a couple of weeks ago now. should be out by spring.

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!! Stadium Arcadium is still the best album of the 21st century .Can't wait to see what they've done with the follow up!

...what?

Since 2000 , either it or By The Way is my favorite album.

By The Way is an amazing album. Still don't get tired of that one.

i'm not that excited, unless i missed something and frusciante is back.

i just can't see them being anywhere near as good without him.

No, I think John is gone for good this time.  The upside is that John had been "mentoring" Josh Klinghoffer to be his replacement for the last 5 or so years, so if anyone can take over adequately, it would be Josh. 

I just hope they keep taking the band in new directions musically. Honestly I thought they had exhausted the whole punk/funk thing.

I just hope they go back to funkier music. Rather than the poppy rock style theyve done the last 10 years...it seriously is lacking in the funk.

Funk is dead, as dead as disco.

Thats why alot of pop artists right now are doing disco influenced tracks....

Then again im talking from the British market perspective.

As for a genre being dead. Well hey, the Peppers formed in a decade when funk was dead. So there is no difference,only this time they already have a huge fanbase. Whoever gave a fuck about whats "in" anyway.

People tell me glam is dead all the time yet more n more bands come out playing it giving us new releases. Whether you choose to listen or not is your choice. But the option is there. I want some funk.

My band plays funk. So fuck what people say!

Did anyone check out Fleas contributions to the new Bryan Ferry album?

on the DVD edition they have footage of Flea recording n workin with Ferry also.

funk never dies, just like rock.

delay on the album btw, will be out earliest in late 2011. as i see it, probably in 2012.
good thing is that the delay is because they have their creative juices running so high that they can't stop creating and recording songs.
they will have a massive amount of tunes to pick from for their next album.

http://www.undercover.fm/news/14991-flea-announces-red-hot-chili-peppers-title-and-release-date

Flea Announces Red Hot Chili Peppers Title And Release Date
By Andrew Tijs

An excited Flea announces the title and release date for new Red Hot Chili Peppers album.

Bassist Flea has posted on his twitter that the tenth Red Hot Chili Peppers album, and the first one in five years, will be released on August 30 and will be called I?m With You.

He first tweeted: ?it gives me profound pleasure deep in the fiber of my being to announce the august 30 release date of the new red hot chili peppers's record?.

Then: ?the new red hot chili peppers record is called........... I'm With You?.

Then followed it with another few tweets, repeating the title and release date frantically every couple of minutes.

The best one? ?I'm With You August 30th!!! whahoooooo!!! yip! yippeeee!!!! whaaaaaaa!!!!!!! yes y3es ys ye s yes yes yeyeyeye yes yes yeslovelovelove?

He?s pumped.

i cannot wait for this

A little more.

http://www.undercover.fm/news/15006-red-hot-chili-peppers-i-m-with-you-official-press-release

Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You Official Press Release
By Paul Cashmere


Yesterday, Red Hot Hot Peppers bass player Flea announced the title of the next album for the band would be called 'I'm With You'. Today, the band's publicist has released the first official press release about the record.

Instead of dissecting the announce, Undercover would rather break the rules and give you all the news.

So here it is, the first official presser for the Red Hot Chili Peppers 'I'm With You' album:

June 6, 2011 - Los Angeles - Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their upcoming tenth studio album, I'm With You, on Warner Bros. Records on August 30th, 2011. Recorded at East West In Los Angeles and Shangri-la in Malibu, CA, I'm With You was produced by Rick Rubin, who has produced the band's previous five albums, 2006'sStadium Arcadium, 2002's By The Way, 1999's Californication, 1995's One Hot Minute, and 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The album was mixed by Andrew Scheps and Greg Fidelman.

I'm With You is the band's first new album since the two-set Stadium Arcadium, which debuted at Number One in 28 countries around the world, including the U.S.- their first Number One album on the Los Angeles quartet's home turf. The album spawned three Number One Modern Rock hits: "Dani California" (which spent 14 weeks at No. 1 and is one of three songs in the history of Billboard's Alternative Chart to debut at No. 1), "Tell Me Baby," and "Snow (Hey Oh)." To support Stadium Arcadium, the Chili Peppers played to millions of fans around the world throughout 2007, including sold-out arena tours of Europe and North America, appearances at the Fuji Festival in Japan and Live Earth in London, and headlining slots at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and the Leeds and Reading Festivals in the U.K.

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California, "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away." The band holds the record for the most No. 1 singles of all time at Alternative radio, a total of 11, and a combined 81 weeks at No. 1.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, will headline at Japan's Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka on August 13th and in Tokyo on August 14th. They will also headline at the Rock in Rio Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 24th.

Fuck this shit. No Finland, once again..

yeah, no Norway either i see. whatever, waiting for the South America tour :D

Listen to the first single here

Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

http://kroq.radio.com/2011/07/15/kroq-exclusive-world-premiere-of-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-new-single-the-adventures-of-rain-dance-maggie-from-their-upcoming-album-im-with-you/2/

its great, better than anything ive heard of them in like 15 years

Im not a huge Peppers fan but i certainly thought it was pretty good

heavy rotation here since 3 days, the new guitarist is great, very Harrissonish on this one, can't wait to listen to the whole stuff.

The new album is incredible. A different feel without Frusciante but 2 listens and I was hooked.  :drool:

Ive refused to let myself listen to the stream or to Torrent it. gonna wait till Monday and buy it and listen to it the way i always do great albums i look forward to.

The album came in mail this morning.. put it on my iPhone and went running.. I was blown away.

It's like with every RHCP album before. You hear the first single which you think is a great basic track. Then you hear the album and you realise once again, just how deep this band can be! The sound, the riffs, the bass lines, the vocals, Chad on drums.. it's definitely RHCP, but yet again, it's something NEW! Something they haven't done before, but at the same time it's very Red Hot Chili Peppers. You know what I'm saying? They can reinvent themselves over and over again without losing themselves.

Half way through the album I realised that I have no idea how the next song is going to sound.. that's pretty rare these days. There are songs when you think like "this could have been on By The Way" or "this has the same feeling as Stadium Arcadium".. but then again, the album is completely different from those albums. It's like magic of some kind.

My favourites this far:
- Police Station, very beautiful
- Even You Brutus, one of the coolest RHCP songs ever
- Brendan's Death Song, gotta love the chorus and Chad's drumming!

Go get the album as soon as possible!

It's incredible! You won't be disappointed. It seems these days you keep waiting to hear a good new song out there and at times it's a struggle. Then RHCP hits you with 14 of 'em on one album.

u guys are killin me... I am dying to hear this

No disrespect to the band whose board we post on.. but IMO RHCP are the greatest band in the world by far since Californication album.   That, By The Way and SA changed my life and its rare an album does that but its like every Chili Pepper album does that.


Im gonna buy it on Itunes at midnight Sunday, then go to the store and buy the physical copy when i get off work.

This is why i hate so called music critics

U can read this review and tell this dumbass hasn't listened to RHCP since Suck My Kiss and Give it Away


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-red-hot-chili-peppers-album-review-im-with-you-reviewed-20110826,0,3507078.column

I also am waiting to listen to the album when I can buy the cd. Really looking forward to it.  I will miss JF's harmonies; don't know how they are going to replace that live.

Bought it at midnight.

Im a weird music listener. I rarely like anything first couple of listens..

So first couple i was underwhelmed but after listening 5 times through I now am in love with this album!

Fave song currently is Meet me at the corner or Brendan's Death Song

Jesus christ this album was a snorefest.

The single was very good, as was the opening track. But minus that its typical bland as fuck commercial soft rock peppers, except this time most of it aint even funky

Just listened the new album trough, pretty solid, needs a listening or few more to really hear it.

Meet Me At The Corner, sounds quite Bumblefootish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnisBb2rVOg&list=PLC3060653EB102229&index=12&feature=plpp_video


Great video and song

New single "Dark Necessities" is here, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_Tw0w3lLA

I'm excited for this album but have to say I was a little underwhelmed with this single.

yeah new song is kind of...meh.   Hopefully the record is a lot better.  I love the Chili Peppers.

To each their own
I like this tune
I thought the last album was not very interesting, though

yeah didn't like the last one either, maybe it's the lack of John Fruciante?  Come to think of it, the only Chili Peppers albums I don't care for since BSSM came out are "One Hot Minute" and the last one.  Both of those albums have different guitar players.

Yeah, I think it is pretty common actually. I don't dislike One Hot Minute, but to me it's the most "uniteresting" album they have released. I'm With You on the other hand is interesting, I think they just did what they felt like doing even though they knew some fans would not like it. But that's pretty much what they've been doing since they started :hihi:

Sure you can hear the lack of Frusciante, he is just too unique to be replaced. The style and the sound... and he's a great writer too.

But talking about this last single, I really dig it! The piano in the background is a nice touch. I just hope they will finally mix the album well..

Yeah, you know what?  I'm really liking it now.  It was definitely a grower for me.  Been listening to it a lot the last few days.

Just got my ticket for the Helsinki show in September! :)

It was sold out in a few minutes and they just announced that RHCP will do an extra show the next night :D Reminds me of the 2006 GN'R shows in Finland...

What do you think of their new music?

I've only heard the first 3 songs on the album but I'm not wild about it. I can accept a new sound but I just don't think the songs are that great.

It's decent but John is missed greatly. Isn't the same

Some of the songs have grown on me but it's far from being one of their better albums.

After Ample listens, I love:
Dark Necessities
Longest Wave
Goodbye Angels
Go Robot
Encore
The Hunter

Rest haven't clicked yet

Sick Love is currently my favorite, followed by Encore.

Sick love now has clicked and im loving Death of a samurai. Is that one verse about scott weiland? Found you dead on a tour bus...

Yes, I got the feeling it was about Scott.

Josh definitely has found more of his groove now. Has much better riffs and solos on this one