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Results for The Red Hot Chili PeppersTheir upbeat name notwithstanding, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have known dissension, drug abuse and death in their 20-year career. Formed by California friends Anthony Kiedis, Michael 'Flea' Balzary, Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak in the early 80's, the band quickly developed an explosive stage show, featuring the exquisite placement of a tube sock on their otherwise in-the-buff bodies, to match their intoxicating mix of funk-punk rock. Down two original members by their first release, "What is This" in 1984, Irons and Slovak returned for the next three albums, making a big impression with "The Abbey Road EP" in 1988. A heroin overdose killed Slovak, the band re-grouped and by 1991 produced a staggering comeback with "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." Replacement guitarist John Frusciante dropped out to battle drug demons in 1992 and, although the Chili Peppers were MTV stars and headlined Lollapalooza II, it took them several years to re-assemble a line-up that jelled. A healthy Frusciante proved to be the missing ingredient, and his return in 1999 resulted in monster success, "Californication." Rocky relations with touring groups marred the next few years, but 2002 saw the release of their next big album, "By the Way."...more
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by James Greene, Jr.•January 7, 2009•
"the only stellar element of the 10th Damned full-length is its novelty mirror cover"
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by Mike Conklin•June 4, 2008•
"... the leak was pre-meditated, a subtle way for the band to tell us, 'Look, here it is: You’ve got your favorite record of the summer, just in time for all your Memorial Day BBQs.'"
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by James Greene, Jr.•November 7, 2007•
I first crossed paths with Bill Million on a typically balmy Florida afternoon in the spring of 1995. At the time, I had no idea I was meeting a reclusive god of strum; in fact, I was not even aware strum was a sub-sub-subgenre of rock music. All I knew was the bespectacled man
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by Denise Sullivan•September 19, 2007•
I had always wanted to interview Pegi Young. Not just because she’s married to the singer-songwriter whom I happen to have collected the most discs by (41, including live recordings), but because she’s always seemed like the kind of person whose story could inspire others.
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