What emerged was a downcast tune that still managed to soar and be hopeful (like in the way he stretches out the word “love”), leaving behind all the pain and drama that went into it. where Kiedis used to get high.) He initially resisted giving the nascent song to the band - telling Rubin it was out of their wheelhouse given how “slow and dramatic and melodic” it was - but eventually Kiedis relented. While making that album, the newly sober Kiedis found Flea and Frusciante toking up in a studio and, on the drive home, freestyled a poem and melody “to deal with my own anguish.” (The title referred to an actual overpass in L.A. Their gentlest and most touching song to date, “Under the Bridge” emerged from an awkward starting point. Bryan Adams? Sting? No, the Chili Peppers, who not only calmed things down for this Blood Sugar Sex Magik gem but infused their music with out-of-nowhere maturity. Themes of loneliness and missed opportunities. In other words, this one, which made it up to Number 22 on the Billboard chart, checks pretty much every classic-Peppers box. The lyrics found Kiedis lamenting soul-deep malaise (“I got a bad disease/Out from my brain is where I bleed …”) en route to nonsense-syllable rapping (e.g., the timeless couplet “Doo-doo do-do ding a-zang a-dong bong/B-dang b-dong b-somma-nomma kong-dong day”). Frusciante had left the band by the time the video dropped - a carnival-themed clip featuring a cameo from Chris Farley and Kiedis befriending a chimp- but the guitarist’s double-tracked lead break is the cherry on top of the song’s melancholy lope. Recorded during the Blood Sugar Sex Magik sessions but only released as a single two years later - when it turned up on the Coneheads soundtrack, of all places - “Soul to Squeeze” felt a little like a sequel to “Under the Bridge.” It had the same mellow, mystical vibe, driven by an airtight Flea–Smith groove and a dreamy Kiedis chorus hook. They have endured because no other band would dare be this ridiculous and this great for this long. The core duo of shameless verbal acrobat Kiedis and blissed-out bass bopper Flea - along with certified guitar god John Frusciante, steady drummer Chad Smith, frequent producer Rick Rubin, and all the other doctors of rhythm with shorter tenures at RHCP University - have preserved the Chilis’ californicating essence through countless reinventions and funk-rap breakdowns. and the Smiths became alt-rock’s ultimate survivors by sounding like no one but themselves, making it up as they went along and following their love rollercoaster ride wherever it took them. A band that released its full-length debut the same year as Run-D.M.C. He was talking about Unlimited Love, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 12th album, but he might as well have been describing the entire long arc of their nearly 40-year run. “Hopefully we’ve said something that hasn’t been said before, or at least said it in a way that hasn’t.”
I think just being around him and seeing how much he pours into what he does is infections, it’s contagious, it’s inspiring.“I didn’t want to tell the same old story that we’ve been hearing for the last 50 years in rock music,” Anthony Kiedis reflected in a recent interview. “He’s our brother,” Anthony Kiedis told Howard Stern earlier this year. When he reached out to the band a couple of years ago and expressed interest in returning, they jumped at the chance. The albums were relatively successful, but they didn’t have the same impact as the group’s Frusciante-era work. The Chili’s carried on after Frusciante’s departure and cut two records (2011’s I’m With You and 2016’s The Getaway) with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Here’s a fan-shot video of the Blood Sugar Sex Magik-era B side “Soul to Squeeze.” It was their first time playing the tune with Frusciante since he left the group in 2007. The setlist was a cross-section of songs from Frusciante’s three tenures in the band, including five selections from their new LP Unlimited Love. Red Hot Chili Peppers have played a handful of warm-up gigs over the past couple of months, including a last minute appearance at Jazz Fest substituting for Foo Fighters, but they formally kicked off their Global Stadium Tour Saturday night at Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja, in Seville, Spain.
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