Thought of this concept today driving around and it might generate some pretty decent debate.
The premise is this:
1. List a band
2. List the last good album they released
3. Create from all subsequent albums a "Best of" (max of 10 tracks; Minimum of 5)
The point of this is to create some debate on your selection of #2 and #3. I think a lot of bands stopped killing it years before they stopped making albums, and judging from the posts I see around here - so do you. I've included a template and example below. Feel free to jump in with your thoughts and albums.
Band Name: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Last Good Album:
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Best of the Later Years:
1. Aeroplane
Probably one of my favorite RHCP tracks of all time. You can see the producers trying to meld styles on One Hot Minute that don't go together. Navarro's (sp?) solo on this is almost ludicrous, but Flea's makes the track. Also, the kids aren't a bad addition.
2. My Friends
Almost feels like it should have been included on BSSM. in some ways this track is the missing link between the two periods of their later music. (Those periods being the good and the mediocre)
3. Scar Tissue
Something of a return to form. Reminds me a lot of the atmosphere created on tracks like "Soul to Squeeze." That slide guitar will always be a good summer-on-the-highway sound. John throws some Mexi-Cali blues that make the Chili's return respectable rather than sad.
4. Californication
a little too sad, white-boy for me, but just haunting enough to qualify. Bonus points for references to Star Wars and Nirvana.
5. Can't Stop
I think this song has to grow on you because initially all you hear is the old trap of 40 year olds trying to recreate their 20 year old sound. In this case, that means funk-lite. But the harmonies in this track kill me. I love them.
6. By The Way
My biggest complaint on this track is that it doesn't combine that harmony in the refrain with the running base enough. If they had used the melody for more the refrain over that bass line it might be my favorite RHCP track.
7. Dani California
So much build-up my inner arena rock fan can't say no. You get the impression they were just thinking "know what? **** it, lets do our best Hendrix knock-off" You know what they say, aim for the full and falling short still lands you in the stars.
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