Red Hot Chili Peppers

[1fastredsc]

I like the new CD, they seem to have a mellow 311 or sublime sound to it.

[jim72911t]

Originally posted by k911sc
saw them like 20 year ago in chico at the blue max diner, had to be snuck in by a bouncer buddy of mine because i was only 20. anthony (forget his last name) was unreal, real stage presence. that was when they still were doing the single sock on the cock sets still kinda creeepy. that was pre-flea even i think.

they had a beater old tour bus that was broken down out side the venue, but the chico chicks were all over them. i think they may have had sex that night. i know i did not.

Wow, Toby, thanks for bringing back old memories! While I wasn't at the Chili Pepper's show at The Blue Max, I did get the opportunity to see Nirvana (two guitar lineup, Bleach tour), Primus (a couple of times), Big Head Todd, Mary's Danish, and countless other bands at that tiny little dive. I've played there more times than I can count, with the highlight (or lowlight) of opening for the Beat Farmers. (Lowlight being that Country Dick Montana got beat up at the gas station across the street, right after the show )

As far as the Chili Peppers go, I never cared for them while growing up in SoCal. To me, they were indeed a frat boy band (through no fault of their own), and seemed to ride the first (or second, or third) wave of alternative/college rock in the late '80's straight to the top.

These days, I find myself actually liking the stuff I hear on the radio.

Maybe I'm getting old.

Maybe I'll have to check out the new album.

[dd74]

I was into RHCP back with Blood, Sex, Sugar - or whatever the album was called back in about - what - '88-'89. They weren't frat, but weren't exactly edge, either. KROQ played the ***** out of them, which definitely didn't help the cause of keeping them pure. Californication confirmed for me that the boys went soft - but in a sort of mature way. Their edgier stuff seemed more like a walk down memory lane than new stuff.

I try not to think of the Peppers like how I think of New Order; slowly deflating to just pop junk after Joy Division fell apart.

If the Chili Peppers wanted to hold on to their edge, they needed to just break up like The Pixies did - which was while on top of their game.

But damn, now the memories are flooding back. Lot's of east downtown L.A. loft parties that spilled out onto the Taylor Yard railroad tracks for no apparent good reason. When you got tired of Anthony, you just turned on Black Francis and let him banshee it out 'til dawn.

[tabs]

Yeah MaN THIS REminds me of the time down at the Whiskey that Morrison was so whacked out on L that he sang "Mother I want to fk U." during "The End."

[juanbenae]

Originally posted by 87coupe
Hey Toby,

If I'm not mistaken, Flea has always been with the band. I saw them perform at several skate contests back in the mid 80's and he was with them then. Anyone else confirm Flea as a original member?

Cheers,

you are correct i would suspect. i was 20, in a bar i should have not been in (drunnk {w/ 2 "N"}), and before we walked over to the show i had never heard of a chili pepper that did not go into my burrito.... i thought flea came along later, i was not sure though, that was why i said "i think that was pre-flea". alot has gone down since then

T$

[sketchers356]

Peppers are the best! At least until they sold out after they released Under the Bridge. I really think that Blood Sugar Sex Magic is their best album although Mothers Milk is good, hell all of the early albums are good. One Hot Minute is not bad but it is not Peppers. With Californication they lost me. Flea's bass is what does it for me.

[speeder]

Originally posted by tabs
Yeah MaN THIS REminds me of the time down at the Whiskey that Morrison was so whacked out on L that he sang "Mother I want to fk U." during "The End."

You were there?? That would have been about '67, and it got them banned from the Whiskey, but by then it didn't matter. The train had left the station, so to speak....

[slakjaw]

Sorry, They are faith no more wannabe's. thats how it started at least. Flea was not part of the original garage band. Then faith no more came around and they needed a bass player that could play like Billy Gould.

[DeutschMark]

I used to see Anthony at a bar in Grand Rapids back in the early 90's. He grew up in the area and liked to show his face around town. The first time I saw him I'd had a few beers and accidentally bumped into him. It was dark and I didn't see him because he was so short. I didn't know who it was until a friend told me.

His dirty old lecher dad used to hang with him, enjoying the attention from the young ladies.

[911S Targa]

Bought the album when it cameout. Think its pretty good. AK and Flea are really cool guys. Back when they won the MTV Video Vanguard award , they stopped in our building on their at the time current tour( STP were the openers), and we sat in the tour production office and talked for a good hour about stuff. He pulled out a piece of luggage that had the bands MTV award. My gawd that Moon Man has to be at least 40 lbs. That thing was heavy. Flea was a very nice, soft spoken guy. John was a silent guy. Picked him up at the Hard Rock Hotel before the show, with a scarf wrapped around his face so fans wouldnt see him. They put on a GREAT solid show. Cool guys.

STP were much cooler though to hang out with.