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El Fangel
01-05-2008, 01:45 AM
Red Hot Chili Peppers

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) alternative rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock) band formed in Los Angeles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles%2C_California), California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California), in 1983 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_music). For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Kiedis), guitarist John Frusciante (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frusciante), bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_%28musician%29), and drummer Chad Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Smith). The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music) and heavy metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal) with various elements of funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk), punk rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock), and psychedelic rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock).
In addition to Kiedis and Flea, the group originally featured guitarist Hillel Slovak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel_Slovak) and drummer Jack Irons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Irons). However, Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988, resulting in Irons resigning. Irons was replaced briefly by D. H. Peligro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._Peligro), former Dead Kennedys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys) drummer, before the band found a permanent replacement in Chad Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Smith), while Slovak was replaced by up-and-coming guitarist Frusciante. This lineup recorded the band's fourth and fifth albums, 1989's Mother's Milk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Milk) and 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Sugar_Sex_Magik).
Blood Sugar Sex Magik was a critical success and sold over twelve million copies. However, Frusciante grew increasingly uncomfortable with the band's success and left the band abruptly in 1992. Kiedis, Flea, and Smith employed Dave Navarro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Navarro) of Jane's Addiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%27s_Addiction) for their subsequent album, 1995's One Hot Minute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hot_Minute). It failed, however, to match the critical acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik and sold fewer than half the copies of its predecessor. Shortly afterwards, Navarro was fired from the band due to creative differences.
Frusciante, while absent from the band, developed a severe drug addiction and nearly died. In 1998, he completed rehabilitation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation) and, at Flea's request, rejoined the band. The reunited foursome returned to the studio to record 1999's Californication (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californication_%28album%29), which went on to sell fifteen million units worldwide, becoming their most successful album to date. It was followed three years later with By the Way (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_the_Way), which continued their success. In 2006, the group released the double album Stadium Arcadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_Arcadium). It was voted the second best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine. It also won The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album) and was also nominated for the "Album of the Year" at the 2007 ceremony.





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weather vane
01-05-2008, 01:47 AM
8

El Fangel
01-05-2008, 01:52 AM
9

Blitz
01-05-2008, 03:29 AM
5

D Mac
01-05-2008, 04:09 AM
8

ddpBANG
01-05-2008, 04:18 AM
6

Bad Company
01-05-2008, 04:37 AM
9

Downunder
01-05-2008, 06:25 AM
8

They were awesome, but lately they haven't really got it

Russenmafia
01-05-2008, 06:55 AM
10, my favourite band.

ct2k
01-05-2008, 07:00 AM
lol fuck you guys, the Chillies have been so awful for like the last decade I cannot believe you're rating them so high, bearing that in mind, you leave me only one option...


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KingofOldSchool
01-05-2008, 08:16 AM
9

ron the dial
01-05-2008, 08:36 AM
7

I used to love them, didn't listen to them for a long time, but I've recently started digging them again.

ct2k
01-05-2008, 08:41 AM
If the Chillies end up even in the top 20 of this thing I'm quitting the music forum forever:nono:

Kane Knight
01-05-2008, 09:04 AM
3.

Gonzo
01-05-2008, 12:19 PM
9

Skippord
01-05-2008, 12:28 PM
9

FakeLaser
01-05-2008, 12:56 PM
8

Frusciante - 10
Flea - 9.75
Kiedes - 6
Smith - kinda looks like Will Ferrell

Skippord
01-05-2008, 02:00 PM
Whoa he does look like Will Ferrell

ct2k
01-05-2008, 02:11 PM
lol John Frusciante, undoubtedly one of the most criminally overrated guitarists in history, even more than 'The Edge'

FakeLaser
01-05-2008, 02:21 PM
John is the man, listen to the solo stuff

mitch_h
01-05-2008, 02:26 PM
6

Kapoutman
01-05-2008, 02:28 PM
8

ct2k
01-05-2008, 02:29 PM
John is the man, listen to the solo stuff

I have, its not bad but I wouldn't buy it

ct2k
01-05-2008, 02:31 PM
Dunno I think Frusciante coulda been damn good if he hadn't taken so many drugs and stuff. I mean golden rule of rock as far as drugs go is you write your shit while you're on them and if you get clean you start acting or something instead because post-junk rock is rarely good.

Kane Knight
01-05-2008, 03:23 PM
John is the man, listen to the solo stuff

And confirm the notion that he's the most criminally overrated guitarist on the planet.

O.G Loc
01-05-2008, 07:09 PM
7.5. I love their earlier stuff, but despise everything after BSSM.

OssMan
01-06-2008, 12:27 AM
5
pre bssm-good
bssm & after-no

OssMan
01-06-2008, 12:28 AM
Frusciante's solo stuff is him sitting in a room with an 8 track, guitar, and drum machine

El Fangel
01-06-2008, 12:39 AM
Closed

The Lone Wolf
01-14-2008, 04:30 PM
9