Big Time Gene O'Neill on the new Chili Peppers album
Big Time checks in on his blog with this evaluation of the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album:
Just listened to the new Aerosmith album
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Just listened to the new Aerosmith album
Current mood: Dying on the inside
then i found it was actually the new Chili Peppers album. Yikes.
Blood Sugar was the first album I ever bought, so the C-peps always had tenure in a small corner of my heart. Now they've release Stadium Arcadium, which upon release headed straight for the long line of safe, over-produced, forgettable albums from the intensive-care unit of cultural relevancy--primarily occupied by 90s rock fossils like Audioslave (Rage/Soundgarden) and Velvet Revolver (GNR/STP). Maybe this is why Kurt Cobain killed himself.I think this latest tragedy puts a bookend on my youth and young manhood, and fittingly so that it should be framed by the Peps, who, like me, went from crazy/destructive/irreverant to predictable/staid/over-sincere. We had a nice ride while it lasted, boys. See you at the funeral.
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Tuesday, May 16, 2006
2 Comments:
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the few groups in rock history to actually get worse upon the discovery of the concept of melody.
I saw the peppers this weekend, and they were very,very awesome. Fruciante is an amazing guitar player. I don't care what anyone says, he is so freaking talented. I actually like the new album, although its not groundbreaking in the least bit. Its a guilty pleasure mix that swithes off from really catchy to really funky(a few boring parts mixed in, and some bad lyrics though.). I am slightly biased in that they were probably my first favorite band back when I was like 9 years old, and Ive had a soft spot for them ever since. I can totally understand someone being over them, but if you liked any of the songs off the last few albums, I can garauntee you will like at least a few off of Arcadium.
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