Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1999 Warner Brothers (lyrics, dance, funk)

Molecules · 09-14-2008, 03:03 PM

this and One Hot Minute (being the clinically depressed black sheep in the Chili's back catalogue) are the only ones I would still listen to, having been a total fanatic when I was younger loving every album. this was obviously their big transition into classic melody, leaving the funk/metal thing behind slightly.

the title track has pretty much everything i'd want from a pop song - cool changes, good lyrics and no showboating. lav iiiit

Cobe Kai · 09-24-2008, 04:53 PM

I very much like this album.

cool sam · 10-06-2008, 02:24 AM

HI
I love to hear them .

Power of Equality · 10-09-2008, 03:19 AM

Here is a few more tid-bits about this album. The lyrics for Californication was actually penned in 1991 during the writing process for Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Great B-Sides of the album include: Gong Li, Instrumental 1 & 2, Teatro Jam, Phat Dance, Over Funk, Quixoticelixer, How Strong, and Bunkerhill, which wasn't recorded until the By the Way album and was on a Fortune Faded B-Side.

SubPop · 10-11-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

My review of the same album

haha nice review, I do think that it is a little too critical, in the same sense the originator of this thread was way too kind. Californication is an okay album maybe even a good album. It is definately not "flawless" or a "Great Classic".

Antonio · 04-13-2009, 02:08 AM

BSSM and before is better

Schizotypic · 04-13-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

Repeat this with me

I-M-A-G-E-R-Y NOT M-E-T-A-P-H-O-R

Christ its closer to allegory then metaphor, as I said before wait until you've done more than fourth grade english please. All you really know is about periods and punctuations, stick to that. Its imagery, simple as that.

Oh my god, lay off him. If he's "just in seventh grade" that doesn't justify saying he's as dumb as a fourth grader because he doesn't know what a metaphor is, which I think he might. I mean, sometimes when I read these types of posts I wonder if your incentive is to be productive, or start an argument. Why you would want to start an argument, I don't know. But you act fifteen, I hope your not thirty for your maturities sake.
Maybe it's just arrogance.

Comus · 04-13-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Schizotypic

Oh my god, lay off him. If he's "just in seventh grade" that doesn't justify saying he's as dumb as a fourth grader because he doesn't know what a metaphor is, which I think he might. I mean, sometimes when I read these types of posts I wonder if your incentive is to be productive, or start an argument. Why you would want to start an argument, I don't know. But you act fifteen, I hope your not thirty for your maturities sake.
Maybe it's just arrogance.

Ethan's post there is two years old, back when ethan was a total douche who loved slipknot. Back then ethan loved all kinds of shitty metal and as such was a shitty poster.

So yeah, a bit late there tbh.

Schizotypic · 04-14-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Comus

Ethan's post there is two years old, back when ethan was a total douche who loved slipknot. Back then ethan loved all kinds of shitty metal and as such was a shitty poster.

So yeah, a bit late there tbh.

Oh, well that taught me a lesson. From now on I'll look at the date. =/

music_phantom13 · 04-15-2009, 10:26 PM

I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Californication is a good album, but is by no means a classic. For me, this album doesn't come close to BSSM or OHM for that matter. Old rhcp were better.

View Poll Results: How would you rate this album?
Great, Classic	49	32.67%
Flawless	13	8.67%
Good	52	34.67%
Ok	25	16.67%
Bad	5	3.33%
Terrible!	6	4.00%
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09-14-2008, 03:03 PM	#201 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	this and One Hot Minute (being the clinically depressed black sheep in the Chili's back catalogue) are the only ones I would still listen to, having been a total fanatic when I was younger loving every album. this was obviously their big transition into classic melody, leaving the funk/metal thing behind slightly. the title track has pretty much everything i'd want from a pop song - cool changes, good lyrics and no showboating. lav iiiit __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

09-24-2008, 04:53 PM	#202 (permalink)
Cobe Kai i is a gud righter. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 248	I very much like this album. __________________ Earth.

10-06-2008, 02:24 AM	#203 (permalink)
cool sam Groupie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	HI I love to hear them .

10-09-2008, 03:19 AM	#204 (permalink)
Power of Equality Groupie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Here is a few more tid-bits about this album. The lyrics for Californication was actually penned in 1991 during the writing process for Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Great B-Sides of the album include: Gong Li, Instrumental 1 & 2, Teatro Jam, Phat Dance, Over Funk, Quixoticelixer, How Strong, and Bunkerhill, which wasn't recorded until the By the Way album and was on a Fortune Faded B-Side.

04-15-2009, 10:26 PM	#210 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Californication is a good album, but is by no means a classic. For me, this album doesn't come close to BSSM or OHM for that matter. Old rhcp were better.