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Are the Red Hot Chili Peppers one of the greatest bands of all time?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Xerobull, Oct 25, 2009.

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RHCP- All time greats?

  1. Yes

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    38.1%

  2. No

    152 vote(s)
    60.3%

  3. Jesus ****ing Christ. Are you serious? Is this **** serious? God, no. No. No, and kill yourself.

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  1. tehG l i d e

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    I enjoy me some Foo Fighters but some of their stuff sounds too dad-rock to me. TCATS is all around great though.
     
    #81 tehG l i d e, Jul 23, 2011
  2. WhoMikeJames

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    Excuse me?

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    #82 WhoMikeJames, Jul 23, 2011
  3. bullardfan

    bullardfan なんでやねん

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    One of the greats yes but i think Jane's Addiction stands out more when thinking of the late 80's/90's greats. Especially, the side projects Perry Farrell put together (like Lollapalooza). Flea and Fruciante are all time talents though.
     
    #83 bullardfan, Jul 23, 2011
  4. Jturbofuel

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    The RHCP came out at the height of hair meta.l The fact that they survived and then were able to excel later on is a great feat. They had a unique sound that took years to catch on but once it did they changed the rock scene.
     
    #84 Jturbofuel, Jul 23, 2011
  5. KingCheetah

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    I left out 'more' -- as in one more classic album. They peaked with Mother's Milk IMO.
     
    #85 KingCheetah, Jul 23, 2011
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    minutemen >>> red hot chili peppers
     
    #86 thegary, Jul 23, 2011
  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    True, but they weren't mainstream until grunge hit. Good music renaissance.
     
    #87 Xerobull, Jul 23, 2011
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    It's gotta be tough to live up to the standard that you've set - how can you keep on inventing completely new sounds that are really listenable?

    But yeah, that song is just meh. It's not a bad song, it's just so like all the others from the last five years.

    For comparison, I'll list one of my favorites. I loved it when I was a teen, and still like it.

    Taste the Pain
     
    #88 Gutter Snipe, Jul 23, 2011
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    I think they peaked with Blood Sugar Sex Magic. I actually dig the versatility they showed on that record. After that, meh.
     
    #89 mikol13, Jul 23, 2011
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    Freaky Styley
    The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
    Mother's Milk

    great, great time in life!
     
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    No one gives Californication any love?
     
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    Very good band.
     
    #92 dandorotik, Jul 23, 2011
  13. Wakko67

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    The Peppers never get enough love. How many other bands have one of the best at every position? Frusciante is a god! Even Kiedis is a good front man. Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Mother's Milk and Californication are GREAT albums. By The Way is another very good one. Their earlier stuff like Freakey Styley is also good. Stadium Arcadium was ok though it didn't break new ground. Probably would have been very good as a one disc album.
     
    #93 Wakko67, Jul 24, 2011
  14. Jturbofuel

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    If you didn't know Frusciante has left the band again. They have a new guitar player for this record.
     
    #94 Jturbofuel, Jul 24, 2011
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    I know. Josh Klinghoffer is supposed to be taking the reigns, but I'm talking about most of their work. Their best stuff is with Frusciante, though Slovak's work was great too. I am curious to see how Klinghoffer affects their style. Judging from his work on Frusciante's solo albums I don't know that it will be radically different. That said, the new song doesn't really jump out at me.
     
    #95 Wakko67, Jul 24, 2011
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    What do you guys think about I'm With You?

    There are some good tracks, but meh, they really aren't the same without John.
     
    #96 WhoMikeJames, Sep 6, 2011
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    Listened to some of the free streaming on iTunes last week. I thought it was pretty boring, a pretty big disappointment. I think there was maybe one song I liked, but I also was not really listening too carefully. Most of the tracks sounded the same to me
     
    #97 rhino17, Sep 6, 2011
  18. jo mama

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    you just summed up their career for the last 15 years.
     
    #98 jo mama, Sep 6, 2011
  19. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    How about now?
     
    #99 Xerobull, Dec 17, 2019
  20. DFWRocket

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    I always thought this song was wayyy underrated. My pick for the best of the 90's songs from them.

     
    #100 DFWRocket, Dec 18, 2019
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