Dr_Rez

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.

Dr_Rez

I can't argue with you. For example being a terrible lyricist....at least give me a shred of proof or example to back up your opinion...

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chaley91

Well I don't know about Frusciante being that bad of a songwriter, but in response to the original question, I'd have to say that 'Fortune Faded' is one of their great songs that isn't as widely known.

SATCHMO

They needed to hang it up after One Hot Minute. and I only include that album because Dave navarro added some much needed freshness to their sound.

Rainard Jalen

These are pretty useless:

jackhammer

Exactly-they are getting older. The band have lived more than 9 lives each. They have outlived many bands in a genre that is, let's face it, fairly insular. It's funk/rock. Hardly original. Kick arse when it's done right but hardly the saviour of music. The added story of Frusciante and his drug problems plus his undeniable guitar playing has given the band a status that may not be deserved. They never saved rock and never intended to.

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Dr_Rez

Congrats!!!! You found part of one song that you don't think is written well. O man, i believe you now.

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sleepy jack

I like how you tell him to list an example...and he does...and you say that. Anyway I don't think he's a very good lyricist either. People go on about him being "real" but being real doesn't mean shit when it isn't written very well. "Slitting my throat is all I ever had?" "Under this bridge downtown I gave my life away?" give me a break, I could open up any thirteen year olds diary and read something equally poignant.

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