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Originally Posted by ProggyMan
No, not at all, but BSSM, Californication, BTW etc. are all mainstream with a mainstream sound to them(BSSM less so). Their early work is Alt Rock, but their defining albums are all mainstream.
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Pre-BSSM is funk rock. BSSM is funk rock, but it's more well rounded with alternative influences.
One Hot Minute is most definitely alternative, especially with Dave Navarro's guitarwork. Californication is up for debate. By the Way is more poppy, but it still has some alternative sounding songs... look past the singles. Stadium Arcadium mixes everything.
I have them classified as funk rock in my collection, because the majority of their albums are funk rock (S/T, Freaky Styley, Uplift Mofo, Abbey Road EP, Mother's Milk, BSSM), and even if the later ones aren't funk rock, they retain a huge funk element. However, I have no doubt that they could be legitimately classified as alternative.