Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1999 Warner Brothers (lyrics, dance, bass) - Music Banter Music Banter

Go Back   Music Banter > The MB Reader > Album Reviews
Register Blogging Today's Posts
Welcome to Music Banter Forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with over 70,000 other registered members. After you create your free account, you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 1,100,000 posts.

View Poll Results: How would you rate this album?
Great, Classic 49 32.67%
Flawless 13 8.67%
Good 52 34.67%
Ok 25 16.67%
Bad 5 3.33%
Terrible! 6 4.00%
Voters: 150. You may not vote on this poll

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-04-2007, 09:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
Dr. Prunk
 
boo boo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Where the buffalo roam.
Posts: 12,156
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowquill View Post
Scar Tissue a 10 star song? uhh...
Why not? It's one of my favorites off the album.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowquill View Post
Its one of their most mediocre songs. Theres no vocal variation its far from his best vocal performance. And good lyrics? "Young kentucky girl in a push-up bra / Fallin all over myself / To lick your heart and taste your health cause / With the birds Ill share this lonely view" that sounds like bad teenage poetry.

Flea and Smith are completely average on this song, as is Kiedis, except for his lyrics which blow, though to be fair hes not one of the best songwriters in the world. The only part i'll give you is Frusciante being good on this, but I wouldn't expect him to be bad since hes the most talented member of RHCP.
I don't really like bands for their lyrics anyway. But if you're gonna rant about "bad teenage poetry" aim for something more deserving, like Emo.

I like Keidis's vocals, particularly on this album, though he's by no means a technical great.

I also don't think Fleas bass playing on Callifornicaton is average at all, just because he's not doing his usual slapping and popping, his abillity for strong melodic lines is especially notable on Callifornication.

I also think Flea is the most talented in the band, though Frusciante shines most on this particular album.
__________________
It's only knock n' knowall, but I like it

http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Strummer521
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowquill View Post
I only listen to Santana when I feel like being annoyed.
I only listen to you talk when I want to hear Emo performed acapella.

Last edited by boo boo; 08-04-2007 at 10:06 PM.
boo boo is offline  
Old 08-04-2007, 10:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Berkeley, California
Posts: 697
Default

Chad Smith in second. Frusciante is third with Kiedis a distant last. Which is funny snce Anthony was the frontman, for obvious reasons.
__________________
Quote:
The Beach Boys are better than Pink Floyd ever was.
Quoted for untruth.

Finally, a signature that's chewy not chalky!

Let's agree to disagree.
MHDTV is offline  
Old 08-04-2007, 10:06 PM   #3 (permalink)
Dr. Prunk
 
boo boo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Where the buffalo roam.
Posts: 12,156
Default

Frusciante >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Smith.
__________________
It's only knock n' knowall, but I like it

http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Strummer521
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowquill View Post
I only listen to Santana when I feel like being annoyed.
I only listen to you talk when I want to hear Emo performed acapella.
boo boo is offline  
Old 08-04-2007, 10:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Berkeley, California
Posts: 697
Default

As a musician?
__________________
Quote:
The Beach Boys are better than Pink Floyd ever was.
Quoted for untruth.

Finally, a signature that's chewy not chalky!

Let's agree to disagree.
MHDTV is offline  
Old 08-05-2007, 01:20 AM   #5 (permalink)
w0rd
 
Blain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Suva, Fiji
Posts: 1,030
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MHDTV View Post
Chad Smith in second. Frusciante is third with Kiedis a distant last. Which is funny snce Anthony was the frontman, for obvious reasons.
Chad Smith is an incredibly overrated drummer.
Blain is offline  
Old 08-05-2007, 01:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
Dr. Prunk
 
boo boo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Where the buffalo roam.
Posts: 12,156
Default

Not really.

I don't recall anyone ever saying "woah Chad Smith, he's the shit".
__________________
It's only knock n' knowall, but I like it

http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Strummer521
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowquill View Post
I only listen to Santana when I feel like being annoyed.
I only listen to you talk when I want to hear Emo performed acapella.
boo boo is offline  
Old 08-15-2007, 12:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
down the rabbit hole
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the mountain called monkey
Posts: 764
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MHDTV View Post
Chad Smith in second. Frusciante is third with Kiedis a distant last. Which is funny snce Anthony was the frontman, for obvious reasons.
i couldn't agree with you more. the reason frusciante doesn't shine so much is because RHCP sound is derived from the bass/drummer combo... not because hes not talented.
joyboyo53 is offline  
Old 08-15-2007, 07:41 PM   #8 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Berkeley, California
Posts: 697
Default

He's very talented, and writes killer riffs!
__________________
Quote:
The Beach Boys are better than Pink Floyd ever was.
Quoted for untruth.

Finally, a signature that's chewy not chalky!

Let's agree to disagree.
MHDTV is offline  
Closed Thread


Similar Threads



© 2003-2025 Advameg, Inc.