Wayfarer

FFS. They all participate in songwriting.

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RezZ

No kidding, thats what im saying.

And not to dissagree Way, but at least on there first few records songwriting was entirely up to Keidas. The other band members didn't do anything in that regard. It had slowly changed over time though.

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Wayfarer

I meant on the past few records they've done.

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TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

If it would be too much to ask would you mind backing anything here up with...anything?

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Rainard Jalen

Absolutely. How the hell am I supposed to back up a subjective opinion?

If there's one thing I will say though, then it's this: the best "refutation" anybody's come up with so far, was that they were revolutionary because they were "white". And that's a pretty lamea$$ refutation. I wish there'd be something at least a little more substantial, if not more entertaining.

Wayfarer

Easy. Unless you let some magic eight-ball decide that the Red Hot Chili Peppers weren't revolutionary for you, you must have a reason for believing they weren't.

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Rainard Jalen

I was referring to the bland, insipid part. But fair enough, I didn't make myself clear. As for the revolutionary part, then I don't believe they were the first to create the sound in question. But this was covered earlier in the discussion. The response from my buddy here was that they were the first to do it while being "white". I don't like the answer, but I've spent a few days laughing over it.

RezZ

Haha, insipid??? Your talking about a band with Frusciante on guitar and Flea on bass, and your calling that insipid???

You may not like them as a band, but come on, both of them are very creative musicians. Either that or you do not know what that word means.

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lucylamppost

Anthony’s lyrics just seem so true and personable. And that he is not trying to reach out with them they are more for himself and he is talking about himself and something he is going though at the moment. Thats what makes him such a good artist.

Each member in the band are just so amazing at what they do . They are all successful on there own
I don’t know how people can’t see why the chilli peppers are not amazing. Just look how much amazing crazy talent is in the band.

When you listen to each cd you can see how much he has grown as a person and everything he was going though and feeling.

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Rainard Jalen

Oh yea, sorry, you're right! I don't know what it means! How could I!

Here's another idea: listen to what I'm saying. I'm not denying their virtuosity as musicians. I'm saying that the music they've been writing in recent times has been bland, insipid, commercially-oriented pop rock. And it has. It's their creative skills I have an axe to grind with. Not their musical skills. The Chilis have been nothing worth mentioning since like 1991.

And Kiedis is an utterly appalling lyricist. I don't think anybody could honestly say otherwise. He's not even that good a singer.