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Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik Release Date: 1991 09 zz Running Time: 73:55 Label: Warner Bros. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik benefits immensely from Rick Rubin's production -- John Frusciante's guitar is less overpoweringly noisy, leaving room for differing textures and clearer lines, while the band overall is more focused and less indulgent, even if some of the grooves drag on too long. Lyrically, Anthony Kiedis is as preoccupied with sex as ever, whether invoking it as his muse, begging for it, or boasting in great detail about his prowess, best showcased on the infectiously funky singles "Give It Away" and "Suck My Kiss." However, he tempers his testosterone with a more sensitive side, writing about the emotional side of failed relationships ("Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied"), his drug addictions ("Under the Bridge" and an elegy for Hillel Slovak, "My Lovely Man"), and some hippie-ish calls for a peaceful utopia. Three of those last four songs (excluding "My Lovely Man") mark the band's first consistent embrace of lilting acoustic balladry, and while it's not what Kiedis does best as a vocalist, these are some of the album's finest moments, varying and expanding the group's musical and emotional range. Frusciante departed after the supporting tour, leaving Blood Sugar Sex Magik as probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make. Steve Huey, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Power of Equality Kiedis, Smith, Flea [Bass], Frusciante 4:03 2 If You Have to Ask Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith, Flea [Bass] 3:37 3 Breaking the Girl Frusciante, Flea [Bass], Kiedis, Smith 4:55 4 Funky Monks Frusciante, Smith, Flea [Bass], Kiedis 5:23 5 Suck My Kiss Flea [Bass], Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith 3:37 6 I Could Have Lied Frusciante, Kiedis, Flea [Bass], Smith 4:04 7 Mellowship Slinky in B Major Kiedis, Frusciante, Flea [Bass], Smith 4:00 8 Righteous & The Wicked Frusciante, Kiedis, Flea [Bass], Smith 4:08 9 Give It Away Flea [Bass], Frusciante, Smith, Kiedis 4:43 10 Blood Sugar Sex Magik Smith, Flea [Bass], Frusciante, Kiedis 4:31 11 Under the Bridge Kiedis, Smith, Frusciante, Flea [Bass] 4:24 12 Naked in the Rain Flea [Bass], Kiedis, Frusciante, Smith 4:26 13 Apache Rose Peacock Frusciante, Smith, Kiedis, Flea [Bass] 4:42 14 Greeting Song Smith, Kiedis, Frusciante, Flea [Bass] 3:14 15 My Lovely Man Smith, Flea [Bass], Frusciante, Kiedis 4:39 16 Sir Psycho Sexy Kiedis, Flea [Bass], Smith, Frusciante 8:17 17 They're Red Hot Johnson 1:12 Releases: Year Type Label 2008 CD Warner Bros. 2006 CD Rhino 1999 CD WEA 1991 CD Warner Bros. 1991 CS Warner Bros. 1991 LP Warner Bros. 1991 CD Warner Bros. 2007 CD WEA

Group Members: John Frusciante Hillel Slovak Jack Irons Arik Marshall Flea More >> Similar Artists: Sublime Faith No More Primus Fishbone Guns N' Roses More >>

Influenced By: George Clinton Gang of Four Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart Funkadelic Bootsy Collins More >> Followers: Insane Clown Posse Primus The Bloodhound Gang Infectious Grooves Rage Against the Machine More >>

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