Does anyone really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Never saw them with Hillel; all the shows I saw (April 1989, New Brunswick, NJ; July 1989, L.A.; and October 1989, NYC) were with baby John.

https://www.rhcplivearchive.com/show/apr-1989-new-brunswick-nj-2070

https://www.rhcplivearchive.com/show/jul-11-1989-los-angeles-ca-1170

https://www.rhcplivearchive.com/show/oct-27-1989-new-york-city-ny-1218

FTR, the July show is listed to history as a "Benefit for Father's Rights" but the sign outside the club that night read "Benefit to Pay Norwood's Alimony."

literally a boys' club
lol

Norwood Fisher from Fishbone?

I saw them with Hillel twice - '86, '87. He was phenomenal. I remember he had a lot of guitar pedals and he was always locking into these funk riffs that would get hypnotic. Slight of build, but had a manic presence and chops that drew your attention.

I remember reading about the Father's Rights benefit in some magazine back then. Possibly Thrasher. May have been the first place I heard of the Chi Peps.

What was Hillel like as a performer?

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:13 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

He’ll play a little guitar, sing a few blues
He’s the kind-a-guy that you can’t refuse
Despite the fact that he’s no brute
He’s the skinny sweaty man in the green suit

Strike the magic groove make him jerk and move
Like an eight legged freak in snake skin boots
Coming soon to a theatre near you
It’s the skinny sweaty man in the green suit

i saw them doing a couple songs on some late night fundraiser for local TV in Los Angeles late 80's and when it was done the host had no idea what just happened. it was amazing to me as a kid.

then at some point years later KROQ would play them every hour and it wasn't so cool anymore

At this point, the original 10-song 1983 demo with Hillel and Jack might be the best Pep ever. Nine of the tracks were on Out in L.A. (now OOP), and kind of wish they would just drop a remastered version on a cassette

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqsni052XnfHTm_0m2E6ygSkvYxc4Fd6L

Actually I have no idea if it's actually out of print, but it's "not on streaming services" for whatever that's worth

Out In LA was a budget CD bin staple for years. I think it has been broken up and the tracks were added to expanded versions of the relevant albums.

One of my coworkers at the climbing gym is a huge RHCP fan and I asked her about it— she said, “Well my dad used to play them a lot when I was a kid, now he’s in jail and we don’t talk much so it reminds me of happy times,” and I think that might be the only legitimate reason for liking the Chili Peps that I can think of tbqh.

I really hate the out of tune “guitar solo” in the song “californication”, a pun I literally only just got that makes me like this and even less!!!!

Is that the one that’s just the riff to purple haze

No, that's "Dani California"

sad story

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was sued for wrongful death Wednesday for allegedly running over and killing a pedestrian in Alhambra, Calif., near Los Angeles.

According to the lawsuit, which was accompanied by video and still photography of the accident from the suing attorneys, on March 18 of this year Klinghoffer was allegedly on his phone while making a left turn and striking Israel Sanchez, 47, causing blunt-force trauma to the head. A photograph taken from the video seems to show that the driver is holding a cell phone, although it is unclear; Sanchez died of his injuries hours later.

Lock him up
People who use phones while driving should have their licenses revoked

oof

rip israel

jesus

Can't find very much info on this band at all, the video popped up on my YT feed today but the similarities to '84 era RHCP are interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WowDVNoMpwo

Mojo Uplift Party People Plan

Scar Tissue is the worst song with the best guitar tone

Subtract Anthony and you’ve got a pretty great band!

Scar Tissue is the worst song with the best guitar tone

― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, August 9, 2024 9:32 PM

that's most of the next two albums, as well.

They were annoying at Olympics closing ceremony/ welcome to LA 2028

Tried to watch it on my old CRT TV but the picture was fuzzy

Scart issue, but I wish I saw

lol

a+ dl :)