RHCP - Stadium Arcadium (lyrics, funk, pop, rock, cd)

Seltzer · 11-06-2007, 08:11 PM

I keep changing my mind on this album. I do like it to a degree, but I'm just annoyed at how contrived it feels. Poppiness isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a contrived sound is. And RHCP have never sounded contrived until Stadium Arcadium.

Dr_Rez · 11-06-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

I keep changing my mind on this album. I do like it to a degree, but I'm just annoyed at how contrived it feels. Poppiness isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a contrived sound is. And RHCP have never sounded contrived until Stadium Arcadium.

Yea it loses some of that raw jammy type sound. I do not think thats bad tho for hen, just a little different. And shows them growing more. (growing, not meaning better music, just as artists.)

boo boo · 05-06-2006, 07:57 PM

Heh i think Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants is really good, just feel like being a ass today

~~hiu~~ · 05-06-2006, 10:16 PM

It's not the greatest the Chili Peppers have done right down to the cover art. I doubt I will buy it.

Joshee · 11-06-2007, 02:56 AM

Stadium Arcadium was really disappointing, though kind of inevitable.
They kept getting worse after Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Great album that....

Dr_Rez · 11-06-2007, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshee

Stadium Arcadium was really disappointing, though kind of inevitable.
They kept getting worse after Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Great album that....

You think Californication and BTW were going down?

Joshee · 11-06-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

You think Californication and BTW were going down?

Yeah...
I do.
Don't get me wrong.
By The Way and Californication were great albums, just not as good as Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Still better then One Hot Minute. :S

Dr_Rez · 11-06-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshee

Yeah...
I do.
Don't get me wrong.
By The Way and Californication were great albums, just not as good as Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Still better then One Hot Minute. :S

Yea i see how lota people think that. BSSM was the height of Frusciante's playing in my opinion. And i think he says in an interview his most technically difficult playing was on that album.

joyboyo53 · 11-06-2007, 09:34 AM

I thought this was a decent album, not their best but certainly not their worst. It was no 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik', but it was no 'One Hot Minute'. I really think Frusciante took a bigger role in the sound of this album.

DearJenny · 11-10-2007, 11:38 PM

I wanna meet them just so I can ask them what happened. Its like every single member had a stoke before they recorded the album. It wasnt the shittiest thing put out ever, but they lost something along the way.

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DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,334	I wanna meet them just so I can ask them what happened. Its like every single member had a stoke before they recorded the album. It wasnt the shittiest thing put out ever, but they lost something along the way. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

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~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,093	It's not the greatest the Chili Peppers have done right down to the cover art. I doubt I will buy it.

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Joshee Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Under a big top. Posts: 142	Stadium Arcadium was really disappointing, though kind of inevitable. They kept getting worse after Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Great album that....

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joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	I thought this was a decent album, not their best but certainly not their worst. It was no 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik', but it was no 'One Hot Minute'. I really think Frusciante took a bigger role in the sound of this album.