The Red Hot Chili Peppers... - musings on brilliance...

[Chinjanista]

how great r they!? :) has ne1 heard Californication? is it better than blood sugar sex magik? should i buy it?

cheers mi dears :)
xxXXxx

[Comrade Raz]

I agree, Chili Peppers are a great band.

On Calififornication in my opinion it no way as good as blood sugar but it's still an excellant album and any peppers fan should have it.

But Blood Sugar will always remain one of the most amazing albums ever made in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

Id have to say that it is not as good but it is hard to comapre them. BSSM was a much more fuckier album with a few good mellow songs thrown in.

Californication is predominantly mellow with a few funkier songs thrown in. You should get it if only for 'Otherside'

[Chinjanista]

Not that it matters - but is Anthony Kiedis gay? xx

[mentalbunny]

I don't think so, that guy is incredible. I heard this interview with him and he is sooooo grounded, it just got me. I want to be like him! :cool:

[Chinjanista]

He has the most amazing voice (and body) (lol) (:) ) i dont wanna be him tho - all that pressure for new albums that r just as great!? xx

[Anonymous]

I always thought that he sounded shite live. But when i actually saw him he was incredible

[Soul Rebel]

Best album is definitely Blood Sugar Sex Magic and Mother's Milk- and no anthony isnt gay. I read in rolling stone that he's been in a long term relationship with some woman.

I saw them in concert and they blew my mind. I couldnt stop from dancing. their funk and vibe is very contagious. Along with U2 (my all-time favs), the RHCP are my favs.

[truthaddict11]

that Behind The Music with them was Amazing the best one i have seen

[Silent Eye]

Yes, RCHP is a great band, however, what is the opinion of By the Way? I personally like that song and a few others, but its . .. i dont know, it doesnt seem "chili pepperish".

[Chinjanista]

ooooh - i think it grows on you - you have to listen to it a couple of times and u start to notice the great Chili peperness of it all (if that makes ne sense) ;)

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[Soul Rebel]

As a huge RHCP fan I think By the Way is definitely a great album. From album to album their style does change a bit, which isnt bad. They just like to try new sounds. This album is a bit mellow with a touch of funk but it is an amazing album, it is probably the best album i have heard in a long time.

[mentalbunny]

It's amazing that they are still so creative after all these years, bloody amzing. By the way 9lol, great pun!) I recommend you go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1. Go to the "Alternative" section, then go to the Rock Show page and somewhere you'll find a link to the intreview with Anthony, I suggest you check it out.

[Michael De Panama]

RHCP represent everything that's wrong with the music industry. Listen to Faith No More.

[Michael De Panama]

On that note...

What is this about a feud between Mike Patton and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Did it really get Mr. Bungle kicked off of a festival?

Based on various interviews with the people involved, it seems to boil down to this: In 1989 Faith No More released an album called "The Real Thing," and several singles from that album for which videos were made. The video for "Epic" became very popular, and Patton was suddenly seen in silly clothing, swinging his long hair around, rapping to Faith No More's funk-metal sound, all over the world. Anthony Kiedis seems to have been oblivious to the fact that this sort of combination of funk, metal, and rap (always accompanied by bad clothing and hair) had been the trend on the West Coast for some time, and wasn't actually invented by his band. Envious of Faith No More's success, and angry that it seemed to have been achieved at least in part due to the wild frontman who he thought had stolen his "moves," he accused Patton of ripping him off in the press. Members of Mr. Bungle responded by gleefully threatening Kiedis with bodily harm in the press. Eventually Patton and Kiedis met in person, were polite to one another, and everyone lost interest.

Many years later, after Faith No More was long gone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were hugely successful, the release of Mr. Bungle's "California" was pushed back by Warner Bros. so it wouldn't come out at the same time as the Red Hot Chili Pepper's similarly-named "Californication." Then, when Mr. Bungle were asked to play at some European festivals in the Summer of 1999, Kiedis threatened to cancel his band's appearance, and Bungle were dropped. That Halloween, Mr. Bungle retaliated by playing a show in Pontiac, Michigan dressed as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, complete with freqent heroin injections and covers of really bad songs. This resulted in Kiedis having them kicked off of some Australian festivals.

Fun quotes:

"OK, here's what happened, 'cause I know he has his opinion, now here's mine. In that interview the writer said, 'Are you guys sick of people ripping you off?' I said, 'Who are you referring to?' and he said, 'Well, Mike Patton in Faith No More.' So I told him what our drummer said, and yeah I watch that 'Epic' video, and I see him jumping up and down, rapping, and it looked like I was looking in the mirror. The thing is, I had no problem with him personally. I mean, I love 'The Real Thing,' and I liked his vocals on that record. I mean, when I heard the record I noticed subtle similarities, but when I saw that video it was like, 'Wait a second here, what the fuck?'" -- Anthony Kiedis

"I mean, the Chili Peppers is something I hadn't really thought of in years. And I'll go ahead and tell you this. Why not? I haven't told anybody else yet. We were looking at booking some Mr. Bungle shows in Europe this past summer, some big festivals, which is something we'd never done before. We figured it'd be a good thing: We'd get to play in front of a lot of people who wouldn't otherwise hear us. Our agent was in the process of booking these festivals, and it was becoming apparent that we'd landed some pretty good ones—one in France, another one in Holland, some big-name festivals. Turns out someone's holding a grudge! We were booted off several bills, including a really big festival in Australia, specifically because Anthony Kiedis did not want us on the bill. He threatened to pull the Chili Peppers if Mr. Bungle was on the bill. Now, rationalize that one! That's so fucking pathetic! I mean, this guy's selling a million records! We are not even a speck of dust on this guy's ass! What's the fucking problem? It's unbelievable." -- Mike Patton

"I would not have given two fucks if they played with us there, but after I heard about some Halloween show where they mocked us and read another interview where Patton talked shit about us, and I was like, you know what, fuck him and fuck the whole band." -- Anthony Kiedis

"We were booked, months in advance, to do eleven festival dates in Europe. Come Summer, we get a call from the three biggest of those festivals, all of them the same day, saying that we can't play, because the headlining band retains the right to hire and fire whomever they wish. We found out it was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, so our manager called their manager to find out what the hell was going on, and their manager was very apologetic, and said, 'We're really sorry, we want you to know this doesn't reflect the management's position, or the band's for that matter, it's Anthony Kiedis who wants this.'" -- Trey Spruance

[truthaddict11]

Faith No More are good

[Michael De Panama]

Faith No More are fucking incredible, and Mr. Bungle is genius. Mike Patton is by far the best singer of our day. Everything he touches turns to gold.

[Droes lee]

has anyone saw the clip of aeroplane?
I'm tired of bye the way I played it to mutch

[mentalbunny]

I don't like Universally speaking, it's really bland and boring. I loike some chilli peppers but I don't own any and i'm not intending to, their fans, at least the ones i know, are all very preppy. However I do think Anthony keidis is basically really grounded which is good, and Chilli Peppers do write some good songs so I respect them for that. You have to prostitute yourself if you want their kind of success. I don't know enough about Mike Patton, I wish I'd heard more Faith no more and Mr Bungle stuff but I've only hear about 2 songs by Faith No More.

[Urban Rubble]

I seem to be the only one who dislikes the Chili Peppers.

[Michael De Panama]

I dislike the Chili Peppers, except for that song "Party On Your Pussy". By The Way is one of the worst albums I've ever heard.

Everyone should get a taste of the wonderful world of Mike Patton. Mr. Bungle is a band that completely changed the way I look at music.

[Soul Rebel]

man do i love mike patton!!!!!!!! but i love anthony more.

i dont care too much about their feud- im not involved so it does not affect what i like.

(Edited by SenoraChe at 7:57 pm on June 22, 2003)

[Michael De Panama]

I don't care about their feud as much as I care about RHCP sucking. They haven't put out a decent album since they stopped shooting heroin.

[mentalbunny]

Be careful MdP, there may be innocent kids who are easily influenced looking at this site and you may have just encouraged them to shoot up! :wink: