Blood Sex Sugar Red

Many figured that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' days as undisputed alternative kings were numbered after their lackluster 1995 release One Hot Minute, but like the great phoenix rising from the ashes, this legendary and influential outfit returned back to greatness with 1999's Californication…

Live performance from rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, recorded in July 2011. The concert features songs such as 'Scar Tissue', 'Californication' and 'By the Way'.
Few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers and were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Creating an intoxicating new musical style by combining funk and punk rock together (with an explosive stage show to boot), the Chili Peppers spawned a slew of imitators in their wake, but still managed to be the leaders of the pack by the dawn of the 21st century.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Greatest Hits is a compelling listen, culling tracks from the band's 1989 breakthrough, Mother's Milk, to its melodic 2002 release, By the Way. In some ways, one could view this as the best of the John Frusciante years, charting most of the band's work with the talented guitarist after the death of original member Hillel Slovak. The tracks here are all hits, including such stellar singles as "Give It Away," "Under the Bridge," and Frusciante's first single after his phoenix-like resurrection from heroin addiction, "Scar Tissue"…

'Californication' is the seventh studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers. First released on June 8, 1999, on Warner Bros. Records, and produced by Rick Rubin, the album cemented the band into the lexicon of rock history. The album marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on 'Mother's Milk' and 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik,' to replace Dave Navarro as the band's guitarist. Frusciante's return was credited with changing the band's sound altogether, producing a notable shift in style from the music recorded with Navarro.