The vocals are legitimately terrible but the guitar is bloody lovely, frusciante doesn't miss does he
Yep, it's all about Frusciante. He's still got it. Blimey, Kiedies? From fit young man to pervy looking middle-aged freak. That moustache! I was going to say 70's porn star, but that would be an insult to 70's porn stars. WTAF?
(Mmm 70's porn. Comical music, loose "plot", hilarious dialogue, bizarre coital noises, no condoms. Was told by a friend)
The vocals are legitimately terrible but the guitar is bloody lovely, frusciante doesn't miss does he
Yep, it's all about Frusciante. He's still got it. Blimey, Kiedies? From fit young man to pervy looking middle-aged freak. That moustache! I was going to say 70's porn star, but that would be an insult to 70's porn stars. WTAF?
(Mmm 70's porn. Comical music, loose "plot", hilarious dialogue, bizarre coital noises, no condoms. Was told by a friend)
The song is ok but it carries a rather forgettable, typical theme about it.
They usually mostly make stand out atmospheric really memorable records, but maybe now their style of the past 30 years, is getting a little repetitive.
I think in a couple of years...perhaps the band should just call it a day. They've done well enough, but after another album or two, they may not have too much left to give.
Personally I really like it. Bit of a grower, but the guitar is pretty iconic sounding. What I love about all their songs with frusciante is it really *sounds* like it’s a jam they’ve added lyrics to and then organised it a bit (that’s literally how they write their songs). I’m absolutely here for it. Their work with klinghoffer always felt a bit over engineered. Flea and john’s chemistry is second to none.
Kiedis has always been an average singer and not amazing lyricist. Might be a song about his dad in the new album as he passed away recently with dementia. A lot of their early songs is about their complex relationship when he was a teenager. And heroin, and Hillel dying… and of course their love for California so… maybe.
It'll be one of those Russian cyber attacks, they were responsible for that U2 album infecting all our Ipods a few years ago. Sergei Lavrov was supposed to launch the Red Hot Chilli Pepper nerve agent but leaked the album by mistake.
It'll be one of those Russian cyber attacks, they were responsible for that U2 album infecting all our Ipods a few years ago. Sergei Lavrov was supposed to launch the Red Hot Chilli Pepper nerve agent but leaked the album by mistake.
Personal favourite, the second track Here Ever After which has perhaps a sprinkling of that Peppers energy of 20 years ago, without quite reaching the same heights of a By The Way or Can’t Stop…
The other one l am really enjoying (perhaps more so… I go back and forth) is the second to last track The Heavy Wing which has Frusciante’s fingerprints all over it.
Personal favourite, the second track Here Ever After which has perhaps a sprinkling of that Peppers energy of 20 years ago, without quite reaching the same heights of a By The Way or Can’t Stop…
The other one l am really enjoying (perhaps more so… I go back and forth) is the second to last track The Heavy Wing which has Frusciante’s fingerprints all over it.
Look forward to the album release now and the summer.
Very relieved I got myself a ticket to go and see them
It’s ok - but bloated. 17 tracks could probably be 11 or 12 or really good songs - but that’s pretty much my feeling for the last few albums. Some of the songs are probably the best since by the way (20 years ago!), you just have to wade through some mediocrity to get there at some points.
Black Summer ended up growing on me and I really like it now. Agree with @Callumcafc that Here Ever After is probably the best track, Not the One is a decent slow song (and has slightly better lyrics than we’ve become accustomed to!).
I don't think I dislike them to quite the depths that some do on here but I had my fill of them some time ago. I don't think they've really released anything good since Californication, which was over 20 years ago now. Their gentle decline into armchair dad rock has been fairly dull.
More importantly though, Anthony Keidis is an absolutely atrocious man, just the worst. Aside from the fact he did his best to kill Mr Bungle, who were getting some serious recognition at the time (and doing weird funk nonsense much better than RHCP), aged 23 he had sex repeatedly with a 14 year old girl. Then he wrote a song about it. People who know about this, which is anyone who read his autobiography, appear to be absolutely fine with it, which is insane to me. I don't think I'd want to give him my money personally.
You mean Mike Patton who famously ripped off kiedis’ looks and style and then (to get some publicity for himself) decided to have a public spat with kiedis about it? Fucking lol.
as for the 14 year old, it was deeply disturbing - but he was messed up on drugs at the time, and was himself raped when he was 11 by his dads girlfriend. The guy has had a messed up life.
https://youtu.be/-hWzduNqlmA
I am gonna die of happiness if they are this good on tour. Flea, John, Chad all killing it. Anthony’s vocals are what they are at this point, the guy is nearly 60 playing a 30 year old song.
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Blimey, Kiedies? From fit young man to pervy looking middle-aged freak.
That moustache! I was going to say 70's porn star, but that would be an insult to 70's porn stars.
WTAF?
(Mmm 70's porn. Comical music, loose "plot", hilarious dialogue, bizarre coital noises, no condoms.
Was told by a friend)
Will probably be back up on YouTube by the weekend and someone pressed the go live button too early by accident.
pretty nice song I must say. Feels much more of a return to form than the Klinghoffer years.
They usually mostly make stand out atmospheric really memorable records, but maybe now their style of the past 30 years, is getting a little repetitive.
I think in a couple of years...perhaps the band should just call it a day. They've done well enough, but after another album or two, they may not have too much left to give.
Kiedis has always been an average singer and not amazing lyricist. Might be a song about his dad in the new album as he passed away recently with dementia. A lot of their early songs is about their complex relationship when he was a teenager. And heroin, and Hillel dying… and of course their love for California so… maybe.
Will see if I can find another.
Look forward to the album release now and the summer.
Very relieved I got myself a ticket to go and see them
Black Summer ended up growing on me and I really like it now. Agree with @Callumcafc that Here Ever After is probably the best track, Not the One is a decent slow song (and has slightly better lyrics than we’ve become accustomed to!).
A geographical location getting a mention....which isn't California.
Sounds like they've changed!