Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Warner Bros.
26681-2
(1991)
Rock/Pop
CD, 17
Tracks, 73:49
Length
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01 |
The Power Of Equality |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:03 |
02 |
If You Have To Ask |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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03:36 |
03 |
Breaking The Girl |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:55 |
04 |
Funky Monks |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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05:23 |
05 |
Suck My Kiss |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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03:37 |
06 |
I Could Have Lied |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:04 |
07 |
Mellowship Slinky In B Major |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:00 |
08 |
The Righteous & The Wicked |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:08 |
09 |
Give It Away |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:42 |
10 |
Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:31 |
11 |
Under The Bridge |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:24 |
12 |
Naked In The Rain |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:25 |
13 |
Apache Rose Peacock |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:42 |
14 |
The Greeting Song |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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03:13 |
15 |
My Lovely Man |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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04:39 |
16 |
Sir Psycho Sexy |
Anthony Kiedis; Michael "Flea" Balzary; John Fruscianti; Chad Smith |
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08:16 |
17 |
They're Red Hot |
Robert Johnson |
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01:11 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Anthony Kiedis |
Guitar |
John Fruscianti |
Bass |
Michael "Flea" Balzary |
Drums |
Chad Smith |
Musician |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Producer |
Rick Rubin |
Engineer |
Brendan O'Brien |
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Index |
#
2779 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Alternative Rock, Funk Metal |
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik benefits immensely from Rick Rubin's production -- John Frusciante's guitar is less overpoweringly noisy, leaving room for differing textures and clearer lines, while the band overall is more focused and less indulgent, even if some of the grooves drag on too long. Lyrically, Anthony Kiedis is as preoccupied with sex as ever, whether invoking it as his muse, begging for it, or boasting in great detail about his prowess, best showcased on the infectiously funky singles "Give It Away" and "Suck My Kiss." However, he tempers his testosterone with a more sensitive side, writing about the emotional side of failed relationships ("Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied"), his drug addictions ("Under the Bridge" and an elegy for Hillel Slovak, "My Lovely Man"), and some hippie-ish calls for a peaceful utopia. Three of those last four songs (excluding "My Lovely Man") mark the band's first consistent embrace of lilting acoustic balladry, and while it's not what Kiedis does best as a vocalist, these are some of the album's finest moments, varying and expanding the group's musical and emotional range. Frusciante departed after the supporting tour, leaving Blood Sugar Sex Magik as probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make. -- Steve Huey (allmusic.com)