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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money

Advantages:	With four Top 30 singles, it is easy to listen to and could turn anyone into a fan .
Disadvantages:	The only disadvantage is even in the sales in the shops, its still £9 . 99 (or there abouts) .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Its been 4 years since their last release 'One Hot Minute' and have since seen the departure of Ex-Janes Addiction Guitarist Dave Navarro. With John Frusciante back at the helm on guitar....they've done it again.

This album is just pure chili pepper. It has everything, Flea's(Bassist)funky grooves, Chad's (Drums)tub thumping (and often mellow) beats, John's (Guitar)melodic riffs and of course Anthony (Vocals) blessing the microphone with his lyrics of wisdom.

The album starts with, as John has called it, "pure Flea energy" as the intro to 'Around the World' kicks in and gets your brain in gear. This flows into a beautiful chorus that is as catchy as a cold. Following this you are presented with such tracks as 'Parallel Universe', 'Emit Remmus' and 'Easily' which are all, in their own way, masterpeices.

Then you have the tracks that glide through your ears. The obvious one, their first single from the album, is 'Scar Tissue'. Its a cracking little number - their "Under the Bridge" of the new album. You then have 'Road Trippin', 'This Velvet Glove' and the quite different 'Porcelain'.

Basically, I could go on for ever talking about every track, but I won't. All in all it is one of their best peices of work to date (It comes close to Blood Sugar... and Mother Milk) and even though they seem to have mellowed since the earlier years, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still by far one of the most talented and popular bands on the planet. They have produced and amazing, easy to listen to, 5* album. Buy it.