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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Greatest Hits
Since the early '80s the Red
Hot Chili Peppers
put a spin on the standard Hard Rock trip by funking it up real good.
Flea, Anthony, Chad and John had been through all of the ups and downs
that the Rock lifestyle can throw at you, often stopping short of not
surviving. With personal turmoil of no concern when it comes to the music,
the tracks culled from their explosive career represent their energy,
extreme vibe and musical chemistry brilliantly. The songs on here only
goes back to '89 (their Stevie
Wonder
cover Higher Ground). Early tracks like Show Me Your Soul, Fight
Like A Brave, Catholic Schoolgirls Rule, Fire and Real Men Don't
Kill Coyotes are not present. You can pick them up on the What Hits?
DVD, though. Only one track from the period when guitarist John was not
in the band (replaced by Dave Navarro from Jane's
Addiction)
made it to this collection, a more acoustically driven Friends.
The rest come from albums like Blood Sugar Sex Magic, Californication
and By The Way. They include killer tracks like the last two mentioned
albums' title tracks, Under The Bridge, Give It Away, Scar Tissue,
Other Side, Suck My Kiss and Breaking The Girl. This manic
bunch of friends is not only passionate in their musical pursuits, but
groundbreaking without even trying. They're true naturals and total showmen
to boot - inhibitions never very high on the list. With their L.A. air,
tattoos and shirtless Venice Beach demeanour, these funk-rockers cast
their names in rock history. This couldn't just be a straight Best Of
- they throw in two brand new tracks recorded this year (2003) to get
the fans flipping (Fortune Faded and Save The Population
- totally RHCP).
The cover depicts a kissing machine from the Hollywood Entertainment Museum.
Each member (except for some reason vocalist Anthony) writes a piece in
the sleeve from their perspective.
6 / A
- PB
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