I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

yeah, who even hears from these guys any more? it's not like they released a critically- and commercially successful double-album in the last few years that yielded several hit singles....

HappyHarryHardOn 2009-04-28 03:55:52 PM
I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

Almost this.

Flea and the guitarist are pretty good but these guys have been crappy since the start and the ballads just made them worse.

I could never understand someone listening them as a funk band when Parliment/Funkadelic and James Brown are right there, being the real deal.

Cool I can't wait for more songs that mention California over and over again.

I like that one song of their with the cool, quirky guitar riff and Flea popping the bass and where Anthony sings/raps about California. The solo is pretty trippy, too. That song is so good.

What is that one song called?

rickythepenguin: I like that one song of their with the cool, quirky guitar riff and Flea popping the bass and where Anthony sings/raps about California. The solo is pretty trippy, too. That song is so good.

What is that one song called?

All of them, I think.

I remember a friend of mine in back High School drew the cover of "Mother's Milk" on the front of his trapper keeper and got in trouble for it. It was a great reproduction of it, I thought.

I know very little about this band. Where are they from?

AssCobra77: Cool I can't wait for more songs that mention California over and over again.

Your newsletter, I will subscribe to it.

Worst. Band. EVAR!!! I would sooner buy a Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch CD than a RHCP cd. I would rather be forced to listen to a 12-hour mix tape of nothing but Ace of Base, Chumbawumba, Abba, and whoever sang that "Barbie Girl" song than to have to listen to even one RHCP song.

These guys suck. They suck, they suck, they suck. I just don't know of any simpler way to put it. They suck.

And so their fans.

HappyHarryHardOn: I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

They were never really the same after Hillel Slovak died, IMO. I think that was when they started losing their edge. And they quit heroin.

Joystk: AssCobra77: Cool I can't wait for more songs that mention California over and over again.

Your newsletter, I will subscribe to it.

We only deliver to California.

Has anyone mentioned that all their recent songs sound the same?

lisarenee3505: I would rather be forced to listen to a 12-hour mix tape of nothing but Ace of Base, Chumbawumba, Abba, and whoever sang that "Barbie Girl" song

You should *totally* come to one of my parties!

The Chilis kick ass.

vernonFL: Has anyone mentioned that all their recent songs sound the same?

lisarenee3505: I would rather be forced to listen to a 12-hour mix tape of nothing but Ace of Base, Chumbawumba, Abba, and whoever sang that "Barbie Girl" song than to have to listen to even one RHCP song.


add DON'T. LET. GO. YOU GOT THE MUSIC IN YOU AGE. OF. 14 YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU GIVE! DON'T. LET. GO. YOU GOT THE DREAMER'S DISEASE DON'T. LET. GO. YOU GOT THE WORLD IN YOU DON'T. LET. GO., and that godawful "walk to the water, walk on the sea, flesh becomes water, flesh becomes bone, walk on the ocean, walk back to me, flesh becomes bone, this song is gay, walk to the ocean" song to that party mix, and I'm yours.


/and also, don't steal my sunshine (new window)

I can't stand the RHCP thanks to Under The Bridge. That song is to this day is so overplayed that I can't stand the band.

I thought they just re-released the same 10-12 songs with different titles again and again?

A little Chili Peppers goes a long way

This is B.A.D news.....for Flea.

asmodeus224: I thought they just re-released the same 10-12 songs with different titles again and again?


AKA Foo Fighters Syndrome.

Together, we can find a cure.

What did you expect for the Nickleback of America.

ranfour: rickythepenguin: I like that one song of their with the cool, quirky guitar riff and Flea popping the bass and where Anthony sings/raps about California. The solo is pretty trippy, too. That song is so good.

What is that one song called?

All of them, I think.

I don't know for sure, but it's possible that maybe, just maybe that was ricky's point. Maybe.

screw you ricky, I like the Peppers.

EH, they had a few really good songs a long long time ago. their breakup has been long overdue. I have no clue what flea will do now, but i hope John Frusciante will go back to his solo stuff, cus he has made some great albums on his own.

Everyone that has ever liked them falls in to one of two groups.

1. Those that rightly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their last good album.
2. Those that wrongly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their first good album.

LewDux: Under The Bridge (literal version)

Not quite as good as Take On Me, but still pretty funny.

HappyHarryHardOn: I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

Check out Action Figure Party. It's a side project he did a little work on about 10 years ago.

mfaby: HappyHarryHardOn 2009-04-28 03:55:52 PM
I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

Almost this.

Flea and the guitarist are pretty good but these guys have been crappy since the start and the ballads just made them worse.

I just wished they wrote songs instead of just choruses.

duds, they should have quit when Cliff died

lisarenee3505: and whoever sang that "Barbie Girl" song

That was Aqua, you cretin!

bigtotoro

Everyone that has ever liked them falls in to one of two groups.

1. Those that rightly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their last good album.
2. Those that wrongly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their first good album.

This.

/Flea and Johnny are great players and should move on...my humble opinion

Oh yeah? Well all of your favorite bands suck, too.

/not my favorite band
//still a fan

I like them, but if RHCP staying apart makes John Frusciante record more solo music, then I am 100% in favour of it.

/The Empyrean kicked ass
//as do all of his other albums

PerfectlyCromulent: Oh yeah? Well all of your favorite bands suck, too.

/not my favorite band
//still a fan

Your favorite band sucks way more than my favorite band, whom you have never heard of.

The Chili Peppers suck. You guys should listen to some of my favorite bands. You've never heard of any them but they're better than any of the bands you like. I'm pretty alternative and I only listen to vinyl.

Nabb1

They were never really the same after Hillel Slovak died, IMO. I think that was when they started losing their edge. And they quit heroin.

A great slice of THIS.

Forget all the RHCP haters out there (and apparently they are legion,) Freaky Styley and Uplift Mofo Party Plan are great albums.

Lloyd Braun: The Chili Peppers suck. You guys should listen to some of my favorite bands. You've never heard of any them but they're better than any of the bands you like. I'm pretty alternative and I only listen to vinyl.

I only listen to music in which the hierarchical relationships between the pitch-events contain an inner truth-content, although few are sufficiently gifted to appreciate it.

/Schenkerian analysis FTW

I'm in every band you hate so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies...

They were great in the '80s, kinda lost it after that, though they had some OK stuff. Too bad AK decided he could sing and they started doing weak-ass ballads.

On a side note, people who have nothing more clever to say about anything than "it sucks" suck.

I think Flea and John F. should join the Mars Volta.
They already played on "frances the mute"...

c'mon Flea and John F.... you know you wanna...

Love the music, wish Anthony would work harder on his lyrics. To all those knuckleheads who say all their songs are about California, most of their songs really aren't about anything identifiable.

Anyone can rhyme if the words don't make sense.

Move around like a scientist.

I thoroughly enjoy Californication and Stadium Arcadium, keep drinking hatorade Farkers

Southern Atheist: Stadium Arcadium

If they cut out half the songs it would have been much better

And Im just going to take care of this for myself and save someone the time and energy

Gunny Highway: If they cut out halfall the songs it would have been much better

There we go.

Here's a good one. John with Mike Watt and Stephen Perkins. Link (new window)

New Age Redneck: Here's a good one. John with Mike Watt and Stephen Perkins. Link (new window)

Awesome. Thanks alot man.

bigbadideasinaction 2009-04-28 05:23:40 PM
mfaby: HappyHarryHardOn 2009-04-28 03:55:52 PM
I always felt Flea shouldve quit and form his own kick-ass funk band. No ballads allowed, and especially no sad, stupid Anthony Kiedis lyrics
that could've had potential, 5-10 years ago

Almost this.

Flea and the guitarist are pretty good but these guys have been crappy since the start and the ballads just made them worse.

I just wished they wrote songs instead of just choruses.

Agreed.

I thought I was gonna get a ton of shiat for not liking them but geeze, I'm almost a fan compared to most of the people here.

I always thought they were overrated - just a bunch of whiteboy posers gettin their groove thang on - and I knew the fix was in when RS started talking about how great they were.

UncleScam: yeah, who even hears from these guys any more? it's not like they released a critically- and commercially successful double-album in the last few years that yielded several hit singles....

That all sounded alike. I miss the pre-Blood Sugar Sex Magic days. They were a fun band back then. After One Hot Minute tanked they kept retreading the BSSM sound for commercial success.

bigtotoro: Everyone that has ever liked them falls in to one of two groups.

1. Those that rightly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their last good album.
2. Those that wrongly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their first good album.

i'll go with the first group, bigtotoro

bigtotoro: Everyone that has ever liked them falls in to one of two groups.

1. Those that rightly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their last good album.
2. Those that wrongly think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic was their first good album.

nah.

I was in the first group for a time. But I find that the more I listen to Californication and By The Way, the more I kinda like them.

Stadium Arcadium wasn't really worth it though.