Gift Pack - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Red Hot Hot Hot Chilli Peppers

Advantages: plenty of good songs, good lyrics and music
Disadvantages: the album could lose a couple of tracks to make it better

After hearing Scar Tissue and Californication when round a mate’s house on MTV, it seemed impossible not to buy this album, especially after hearing that it had gone platinum over forty times world-wide. I did not really know what the ‘Peppers’ were about, what kind of music they played (well, I knew it was rock) or what kind of style they had. I knew their previous album (blood sex and magic or something) had gone down really well, and that this was a brilliant follow-up to it. The first six tracks on this album are basically faultless. Around the World (number one) starts with this magic guitar riff, and expect this from the rest of the album. This is followed by Parallel Universe then Scar Tissue, one of the hits of the album. Basically every line of the verses ends with a ‘…aaaawwww’ sounding ...

danradders 31.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

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).

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. ...

pue182 26.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Advantages: well thought out and complex
Disadvantages: length means 1 or 2 poor tracks are inevitible

After just a few months into my new found addiction to rock, I heard the song 'Otherside' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the radio. I was hooked by the moment that song first played out and it was to become one of my all time favorites (and no, I do not think that this is an exaggerated statement). Of course,I knew OF the Chili Peppers by that point, such tracks as 'Under the Bbridge' being unmissable. But no song, even Scar Tissue, made me stand up and take notice as Otherside did. As soon as the first note of that tell-tale baseline came on, i would rush over to the radio and turn it right up. Many a head-banging ensued...... A few weeks later, 'californication'(the single) started playing. That confirmed to me that 'otherside' had not simply been a one off. Without any hesitation, i bought the album and took it on holiday ...

loucaides 21.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers