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The Chili Peppers have been around for almost 29 years. The band is much older than me or any of my friends who know and listen to them. We grew up with the Chili Peppers as a famous band with great songs from the past twenty years that had become major hits. But back in early 1991, the Chilis were mostly just an alternative rock group that had a mix of funk, punk, and metal that didn't always come together perfectly with the reputation of performing only wearing one sock each. They were crazy party animals whose first guitarist died in 1988 from an overdose. They had four albums, only one of which made it on Billboard.
Blood Sugar changed all that into what we know today. Two of their most successful songs ever, "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away," came from this album. It was the right combination of music types that came out at the right time, when people were looking for new types of rock to go mainstream. There are plenty of great songs, especially those two singles. "Breaking the Girl" has a great little bridge with a bunch of percussion sounds, and there are plenty of great sounds and funky lyrics on songs like "If You Have to Ask," "Apache Rose Peacock," and "My Lovely Man." The chorus in "The Power of Equality" is in a minor chord or something and sounds a little sour, but it works. There are also some sexual references, such as the name of the song "Suck My Kiss" and, the eight and a half minute monster, "Sir Psycho Sexy."
Unfortunately, the biggest flaw on this album is that several of these songs sound very similar. A friend of mine will often play songs from Blood Sugar in a playlist, and I know that the songs are by the Chili Peppers right away, but can't figure out what song it is without listening to the lyrics. I'd say there are five or six songs like that (which is why it's only four stars). Strangely enough, "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away" are very different songs compared to each other, and aside from the five similar songs, the rest of the album follows suit in trying to expand the type of music that the band is coming up with. There are some softer, sweeter songs, like the sorrowful "Under the Bridge," one of the first times that frontman Anthony Kiedis really sings, or "I Could Have Lied." There are some more crazy songs, like "The Greeting Song" (whose lyrics I still mostly cannot understand to this day).
This one album showcases the Chili Peppers' versatility and different musical styles, a great mix between the good ole days that many people aren't aware of and the success that came afterwards. This album is essential listening.
I bought this album for my son. He recently purchased a turntable and has been slowly collecting some of his favorite artists on vinyl. He's a huge RHCP fan. The album arrived when they said it would. I took it to my sons and we listened to both records front to back and it played nice and the sound quality is great. I saw another review that said the paper insert didn't have the artwork or lyrics on it, but ours did. Even if it hadn't, for the price and the quality, it's well worth it.
This is an album well worth having on vinyl. Album production is often ignored as to why you get such a great sound and Rick Rubin smashed this one. Every instrument is crystal clear and given it's own moment, balanced beautifully. Chad Smith's drum kit on this album gets close to John Bonham's. Contrast this to Foo Fighters greatest hits on vinyl, it is utterly horrible to listen to, vinyl or otherwise, just a bland wall of noise (and I really like foo fighters). It is definitely worth exploring albums that are known for being well produced when adding to your vinyl collection at over £20 a go. Keep your favourite bands for your Bluetooth headphones, unless you like the artwork and ownership of the vinyl, in which case crack on.