![]() ![]() Recorded during the Blood Sugar Sex Magik sessions but only released as a single two years later - when it turned up on the Coneheads soundtrack, of all places - “Soul to Squeeze” felt a little like a sequel to “Under the Bridge.” It had the same mellow, mystical vibe, driven by an airtight Flea–Smith groove and a dreamy Kiedis chorus hook. They have endured because no other band would dare be this ridiculous and this great for this long. ![]() The core duo of shameless verbal acrobat Kiedis and blissed-out bass bopper Flea - along with certified guitar god John Frusciante, steady drummer Chad Smith, frequent producer Rick Rubin, and all the other doctors of rhythm with shorter tenures at RHCP University - have preserved the Chilis’ californicating essence through countless reinventions and funk-rap breakdowns. and the Smiths became alt-rock’s ultimate survivors by sounding like no one but themselves, making it up as they went along and following their love rollercoaster ride wherever it took them. A band that released its full-length debut the same year as Run-D.M.C. He was talking about Unlimited Love, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 12th album, but he might as well have been describing the entire long arc of their nearly 40-year run. “Hopefully we’ve said something that hasn’t been said before, or at least said it in a way that hasn’t.” “I didn’t want to tell the same old story that we’ve been hearing for the last 50 years in rock music,” Anthony Kiedis reflected in a recent interview. ![]()
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