Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

...of my mind’ 6. Californication The title track and still one of the best on here. This was the song that finally tempted me to splash out on this, and I like this. Again a slow and acoustic song but is powerful and loud in its own right. The moral behind the song is the fake world of Hollywood and all the hype behind it. ‘It’s understood that Hollywood sells Californication’ 7. Easily Good song that is again a quicker version. ...
...all the way through. Good lyrics as well – ‘the story of a woman on the morning of a war – remind me if you will exactly what we are fighting for’ and ‘you think it’s almost over – but it’s only on the rise’. Nice song ‘Easily, lets get carried away’ 8. Porcelain Not my favourite song on the album. This is too slow and just does not do anything. The quietest song on the album, one ...

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From the monumental, original sophomore effort ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ in 1991 to today’s ‘By The Way’ it has been a decade full of experimentation, energy, and brilliant musicianship for a Los Angeles quartet. Starting with competitors like ‘Rage Against the Machine’ their Rap-Rock mixed music has survived enough to compete with Today’s bands like ‘Limp Bizkit’, ‘Linkin Park’. ...
...album, all changed in 1999 with the release of ‘Californication’. The pillar of nineties was growing old but maturing in a true musical sense. Honestly I think their rap-rock mixture, lyrical structure matched anyhow to intense, exploding, brilliance of ‘Rage Against The Machine (RATM)’. (For those who don’t know Rage Against the Machine, remember track ‘Wake Up’ in Matrix movie played at the end when Neo ...

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...and growing. The release of Californication was greatly praised by most music critics all around the World, and fans were going crazy with live performances. The answer was "By The Way", the album that was produced too quickly, but still got some good reviews. The reason for their success, is that they appeal to almost everyone. All th people that I have talked to, like the Chili Peppers! If your looking for a classic to add to your shelf, suitable ...

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...range of musical styles. Californication sees the return of John Frusciante to the groups line up, which is no bad thing as he was involved in the bands most successful album Blood Sugar Sex Magik which contained the magnificent Under The Bridge, recently covered by none other than All Saints. I had not really considered buying the album when it came out but have been consistently impressed by the singles that have been released from it and decided ...
...Californication is definitely a return to form for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, an eclectic (had to say it) mix of rap metal, anthemesque rock and of course innovative pop. At the heart of most of the songs are the tremendous riffs and solos of Frusciante’s guitar underpinned by Flea’s powerful bass and Chad Smith’s drums. All this is complemented by Anthony Kiedis distinctive and melodious vocals and some imaginative lyrics. The ...

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...title track of the album Californication is another slow acoustic track. 'Its understood that Hollywood sells Californication'. I believe that indicates that this is another track about the big marketing of Hollywood. Easily is another rockin song. The lyrics in this track deal with the temptations of life. 'Easily, lets get carted away'. I don’t even want to think about what Porcelain is about. This is the softest song I have ever heard ...
...sock-on-cock days, the band's surreal, dream-like verses on the title track and the great "Easily" reveal how peculiar and completely original the band's song writing style has become. Californication doesn't necessarily mark a redefinition of the band's sound, but it is defiantly worth listening to for any log-term peppers fans! ...

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...shall (hopefully) stay. Californication is a fine example of the band's talent. However, one thing, one single thing that annoys me intensely about this CD is the lyrics. Although often very inspired and thought-provoking, most of them have something to do with places, and place names. Yep, nearly every track has a mention of a country, or a US State, or a continent… I'm not sure why, but it does get irritating. I advise you don’t let ...
...whole. Any good? I'll say. Californication is one of the best purchases I've made in ages. It's the perfect album for new RCHP fans, or even those who have escaped HearSay in the pop world and aren't familiar with modern rock. This is one of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's best albums yet, and fan or not, I seriously recommend you buy it. ...

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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 ...
...said about Scar Tissue or Californication with the verse endings sounding the same, just genius song writing rather than someone finding words that rhyme. There is a good mixture of quite slow and faster songs which gives the album excellent variation, and makes you want to listen to all the fifteen songs on the album, and as it lasts near to an hour you get good value for money. If you like the rock scene but are not too keen on the whole nu-metal ...

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Before I tell you about californication heres how they were before it. They started out in Fairfax High school, Anthony became friends with Flea(Michael Balzary) and they wrote some songs together before Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons joined the band. Hillel and Jack quit the band and joined another band called What is This. Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez then replace them. The band is now called The Red Hot Chili Peppers, then their first, self ...
...their first release from the Californication album. 4-OTHERSIDE I think this song is in one of Frusiantes solo albums and it has been changed a bit. It was another big release, it is a mellow song with a catchy chorous and a heavy guitar solo 5-GET ON TOP Fast and funky is how to describe this song, it is great. It has a fast guitar and pumping bass. It is one of those good songs that should have been released. 6-CALIFORNICATION What a masterpiece ...

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Like many people my age I bought Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic and listened to it endlessly during my adolescence. However, after that I pretty much stopped listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers until I heard this album. This album reunites producer Rick Rubin and the original replacement guitarist John Frusciante who both also worked on the aforementioned Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic. The full line up is Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith. ...
...famous for while adding some mature introspective ballads; this makes for the RHCPs most mature album to date. Some hardcore fans of the band might not love this album as much as other RHCP albums, simply because their are more non-rock songs than on previous albums. 1. Around the World – This is a trademark RHCP funky rock tune and is an excellent introduction to the album. This is probably best rock track the group has produced since "Give ...

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...A much faster song than californication before it which helps to add balance to the album. 8)Porcelain: One of the only weaknesses of the album, and what i view as the worst song on it, although that might just be me but its very slow and fairly depressing. 9)Emitremmus: Strong bass line in the back ground but not really that great guitar. 10)I Like Dirt: Another return to the classic RCHP funk-punk. 11)This Velvet Glove: One of my favourites ...
...again top notch 12)Savior: Again not one of my favourite songs on the album but everyones taste is different so u may like it. 13)Purple Stain: Another return to the old style Chili peppers and once again its very welcome although might be more pop-orientated than some of the older stuff. 14)Right on Time: Not bad, fast vocals at the start but slow to the chorus balancing the song well. 15)Road Trippin: What i think is the perfect end to a great ...

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...great song. 6. Californication This is my favourite track from this album. It is actually the first song I heard from RHCP and it is the reason why I like this band and the reason why I got this album. Anthony Kiedis sings amazingly. The lyrics are awesome. Plus its been No. 1 in the charts for a long period. I recommend watching the music video, it's brilliant. 7. Easily Nice track, lyrics are good, the style is quick but it's seems on a boarder ...
...feel anything for this track but you have to listen to it to decide for yourself. 8. Porcelain Not exactly the one of best by RHCP, it's like they was trying something different, maybe that's why the track is short. 9. Emit Remmus The tune is good but I am not too sure about the lyrics. When this track is playing I usually just listen to the excellent guitar work. 10. I Like Dirt This is a cool track, I listen to this over and over again just ...

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Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is their best album and one of my favourite albums.The first track is good but there are better tracks.The only track that I don't like is track 8:Porcelain. The best tracks on it have to be 3:Scar Tissue, 4: O Otherside, 6:Californication, 7:Easily, 11:This velvet glove and Road Tripping (15).I'm not saying that the other songs are bad but this songs are the best.I didn't think that I would like this ...

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I had never really heard of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers until my brother bought their album when we were on holiday in Mallorca. As soon as we got back into england he put it onto the CD player and i was in love. The album had so much funky punky style it was stupid, the lead singers voice was smooth and clear and the lyrics in all of the songs. The only things that lets the album down is that the first half, 7 songs, are brilliant, but the second ...
...the songs in the second part of the album come any were near to the songs in the first half of the album. However, this is sill a great album, though you may tire of it as you will listen to it so much for the first few weeks. If you like this album i can highly reccommend the Foo Fighters, i have written reviews on all 3 of their albums so check out the reviews. The foos are quite similar to the chillis in my opinion, VERY PUNKY!!! JONBOY ...

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...These four songs (with Californication being my personal favourite) would be enough on their own, but instead the album includes 15 tracks, all of a very standard (well, most of ‘em anyway). Included in those four songs is ‘Get on Top’. This is a real gritty, dirty song, which took a while to grow on me, but has finally found a place in my collection of quality tunes. The album continues well, with ‘Easily’ proving ...
...impressive ‘This Velvet Glove’ and ‘Road Trippin’ (with some great acoustic work, the album goes a bit downhill. However, the earlier songs easily make up for that. John Frusciante’s return is much to the delight of Peppers’ fans (including me). He doesn’t disappoint either, with a very good contribution to the overall album, which, I have to say again, is truly spectacular. If you haven’t got it, ...

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The departure of Dave Navarro and the return of John Frusciante signals a return to the more funky side of the Chili’s. No doubt everyone who disliked their previous album, One Hot Minute, will be glad of this but personally I liked the change in style that was present on it. Anyway, the CD: Around the World is a beautiful song mixing in bright and breezy verse with a soaring chorus. Scar Tissue, the first single off the album, you must have heard ...
...brilliance comes from it’s simplicity. Get on Top however is a shouty mess that verges on the atunal, guess some things still haven’t moved on from One Hot Minute. I Like Dirt suffers in the same way but the following track, This Velvet Glove, would be my candidate for the best track on the album though I can’t put into words why. The album winds down with the acoustic piece, Road Trippin’ – a song about going surfing. Overall this album is right ...

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