Blood Sugar Sex Magik [LP]

Blood Sugar Sex Magik [LP]

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik [LP]

Blood Sugar Sex Magik [LP]

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - 180 Gram Vinyl)

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Overview

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album to date, 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

Product Details

Release Date: 01/10/2012
Label: Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624954163
Rank: 322

Tracks

  1. The Power of Equality
  2. If You Have to Ask
  3. Breaking the Girl
  4. Funky Monks
  5. Suck My Kiss
  6. I Could Have Lied
  7. Mellowship Slinky in B Major
  8. The Righteous & the Wicked
  9. Give It Away
  10. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
  11. Under the Bridge
  12. Naked in the Rain
  13. Apache Rose Peacock
  14. The Greeting Song
  15. My Lovely Man
  16. Sir Psycho Sexy
  17. They're Red Hot

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Red Hot Chili Peppers   Primary Artist
Chad Smith   Drums,Marimba,Percussion,Tambourine
Flea   Bass,Piano,Trumpet,Percussion,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
John Frusciante   Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Peter Weiss   Jew's-Harp
Brendan O'Brien   Celeste,Keyboards,Mellotron
Anthony Kiedis   Vocals,Percussion,Lead Vocals
Gail Frusciante   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Kirk Hammett   Composer
Chas Chandler   Producer
Lars Ulrich   Composer
James Hetfield   Composer
Chad Smith   Composer
Don Law   Producer
Flea   Composer
John Frusciante   Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Michael Beinhorn   Producer
Paul Fig   Mixing Engineer
Brendan O'Brien   Engineer
Chris Holmes   Mixing
Anthony Kiedis   Composer
Dave Jerden   Mixing
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Robert Johnson   Composer
Red Hot Chili Peppers   Composer
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