Shades of Red Hot Chili Peppers thread

[a21schizoidman]

Its been a week since we took a look at Genesis, now its time for the once funk-rock band turned alternative rock group known as the RHCP!

unlike the previous bands though, the RHCP have had many line-up changes (going from Jack Sherman on guitar, to Hillel Slovak, to John Frusciante, to Dave Navarro, back to Frusciante) so we will have them broken into two eras: funk (s/t to Uplift Mofo Party Plan) & alternative (Mother's Milk to Stadium Arcadium)

so

lets hear it!

[a21schizoidman]

heres my favs:

Funk era:
Fight Like A Brave:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doDBApOv2oM

Get Up & Jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JAM-UDQT5M

Catholic School Girls Rule:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi4CRKxT8yU


Alternative era:
Johnny, Kick A Hole In the Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84TqijvkFk

Snow (Hey Oh):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs2DwheZKUQ

Fortune Faded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0FrMRhx7o

[kwami42]

The Peppers were my favorite group for a long, long time. I have all their stuff and enjoy every album. However, if I were to choose which era I preferred, I would say their alternative rock era, just because that's the style I enjoy more.

[Gowienczyk]

lol @ calling their later era their alternative rock era. They were never in that grouping, lololol.

But yeah, their 80s material was by far their best, hands down.

[a21schizoidman]

lol @ calling their later era their alternative rock era. They were never in that grouping, lololol.

But yeah, their 80s material was by far their best, hands down.

i really had no idea at what to call the later era

and Mother's Milk really doesn't fall into either its kinda a crossover album

[Gowienczyk]

Just rock would of fit fine.

[a21schizoidman]

Just rock would of fit fine.

yeah, but that would confuse people because the first one is funk-rock

[Gowienczyk]

yeah, but that would confuse people because the first one is funk-rock

The first one at times could be grouped into the early rapcore sound akin to the Beastie Boys in the 80s, too.

[Rockbandfan23467]

I'd actually group RHCP into two eras:
Funky Peppers (s/t-BSSM)
Mellow Yellow Chilli Peppers (OHM-Present)

[Gowienczyk]

They need to start taking drugs again, tbh.