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The Red Hot Chili Peppers Is An American Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles In 1982. Their Music Incorporates Elements Of Alternative Rock Funk Punk Rock And Psychedelic Rock. The Band Consists Of Co-Founders Anthony Kiedis Lead Vocals And Flea Bass As Well As Drummer Chad Smith And Guitarist John Frusciante The Latter Of Whom Has Been In The Band Across Three Stints. With Over 100 Million Records Sold Worldwide The Red Hot Chili Peppers Are One Of The Best-Selling Bands Of All Time. They Are The Most Successful Band In The History Of Alternative Rock With The Records For Most Number-One Singles 13 Most Cumulative Weeks At Number One 85 And Most Top-Ten Songs 25 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. They Have Won Six Grammy Awards Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2012 And In 2022 Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Red Hot Chili Peppers Were Formed In Los Angeles By Kiedis Flea Guitarist Hillel Slovak And Drummer Jack Irons. Due To Commitments To Other Bands Slovak And Irons Did Not Play On The Band's 1984 Self-Titled Debut Album Which Instead Featured Guitarist Jack Sherman And Drummer Cliff Martinez. Slovak Rejoined For Their Second Album Freaky Styley 1985 And Irons For Their Third The Uplift Mofo Party Plan 1987 . Irons Left After Slovak Died Of A Drug Overdose In June 1988. With New Recruits Frusciante And Smith The Red Hot Chili Peppers Recorded Mother's Milk 1989 And Their First Major Commercial Success Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1991 . Frusciante Was Uncomfortable With Their Newfound Popularity And Left Abruptly On Tour In 1992. After A Series Of Temporary Guitarists He Was Replaced By Dave Navarro Who Appeared On The Group's Sixth Album One Hot Minute 1995 . Although Successful The Album Failed To Match The Critical Or Popular Acclaim Of Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Frusciante And Kiedis Struggled With Drug Addiction Throughout The 1990s. In 1998 Following Navarro's Departure Frusciante Rejoined The Band. Their Seventh Album Californication 1999 Became Their Biggest Commercial Success With 16 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. By The Way 2002 And Stadium Arcadium 2006 Were Also Successful Stadium Arcadium Was Their First Album To Reach Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart. Frusciante Left Again In 2009 To Focus On His Solo Career He Was Replaced By Josh Klinghoffer Who Appeared On I'm With You 2011 And The Getaway 2016 Before Frusciante Rejoined In 2019. They Released Their 12th Album Unlimited Love In 2022. The Chili Peppers' Mix Of Hard Rock Funk And Hip Hop Has Influenced Genres Such As Funk Metal Rap Metal Rap Rock And Nu Metal. Kiedis Said The Band Were Early To Combine "hardcore Funk And Hip-Hop-Style Vocals" And Suggested They Had Influenced Limp Bizkit Kid Rock And Linkin Park. Smith Said "Certainly Anthony's Singing Style And Voice Lends Itself To Being Unique And Nobody Sounds Like Him. The Cool Thing About It Is We Can Play Any Style Of Music Whether It's Hard And Fast Or Loud Or Quiet Slow Or Medium Whatever It Is Rock Or Funk And It Still Sounds Like Us. I'm Proud Of That Because Sometimes Bands Don't Have That Strong Personality Where You Go 'Oh That's Boom Right Away.'" The Chili Peppers Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In April 2012. The Induction Lineup Was Kiedis Flea Smith Klinghoffer Frusciante Slovak Represented By His Brother James Irons And Martinez Frusciante Was Invited But Did Not Attend. Navarro And Sherman Were Not Inducted Sherman Said He Felt "dishonored". The Band Performed "By The Way" "Give It Away" And "Higher Ground" Which Included Irons And Martinez On Drums. It Was The First Time Kiedis And Flea Had Performed With Irons In More Than 20 Years. In 2003 Rolling Stone Released Their First List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 310 And Californication At 399. In 2012 A Revised List Was Released With Californication At 401. In 2020 Rolling Stone Released Another Version Of The List With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 186 And Californication At 286. The Band Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame On March 31 2022. George Clinton Woody Harrelson And Bob Forrest Unveiled The Star At The Ceremony.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers Is An American Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles In 1982. Their Music Incorporates Elements Of Alternative Rock Funk Punk Rock And Psychedelic Rock. The Band Consists Of Co-Founders Anthony Kiedis Lead Vocals And Flea Bass As Well As Drummer Chad Smith And Guitarist John Frusciante The Latter Of Whom Has Been In The Band Across Three Stints. With Over 100 Million Records Sold Worldwide The Red Hot Chili Peppers Are One Of The Best-Selling Bands Of All Time. They Are The Most Successful Band In The History Of Alternative Rock With The Records For Most Number-One Singles 13 Most Cumulative Weeks At Number One 85 And Most Top-Ten Songs 25 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. They Have Won Six Grammy Awards Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2012 And In 2022 Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Red Hot Chili Peppers Were Formed In Los Angeles By Kiedis Flea Guitarist Hillel Slovak And Drummer Jack Irons. Due To Commitments To Other Bands Slovak And Irons Did Not Play On The Band's 1984 Self-Titled Debut Album Which Instead Featured Guitarist Jack Sherman And Drummer Cliff Martinez. Slovak Rejoined For Their Second Album Freaky Styley 1985 And Irons For Their Third The Uplift Mofo Party Plan 1987 . Irons Left After Slovak Died Of A Drug Overdose In June 1988. With New Recruits Frusciante And Smith The Red Hot Chili Peppers Recorded Mother's Milk 1989 And Their First Major Commercial Success Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1991 . Frusciante Was Uncomfortable With Their Newfound Popularity And Left Abruptly On Tour In 1992. After A Series Of Temporary Guitarists He Was Replaced By Dave Navarro Who Appeared On The Group's Sixth Album One Hot Minute 1995 . Although Successful The Album Failed To Match The Critical Or Popular Acclaim Of Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Frusciante And Kiedis Struggled With Drug Addiction Throughout The 1990s. In 1998 Following Navarro's Departure Frusciante Rejoined The Band. Their Seventh Album Californication 1999 Became Their Biggest Commercial Success With 16 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. By The Way 2002 And Stadium Arcadium 2006 Were Also Successful Stadium Arcadium Was Their First Album To Reach Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart. Frusciante Left Again In 2009 To Focus On His Solo Career He Was Replaced By Josh Klinghoffer Who Appeared On I'm With You 2011 And The Getaway 2016 Before Frusciante Rejoined In 2019. They Released Their 12th Album Unlimited Love In 2022. The Chili Peppers' Mix Of Hard Rock Funk And Hip Hop Has Influenced Genres Such As Funk Metal Rap Metal Rap Rock And Nu Metal. Kiedis Said The Band Were Early To Combine "hardcore Funk And Hip-Hop-Style Vocals" And Suggested They Had Influenced Limp Bizkit Kid Rock And Linkin Park. Smith Said "Certainly Anthony's Singing Style And Voice Lends Itself To Being Unique And Nobody Sounds Like Him. The Cool Thing About It Is We Can Play Any Style Of Music Whether It's Hard And Fast Or Loud Or Quiet Slow Or Medium Whatever It Is Rock Or Funk And It Still Sounds Like Us. I'm Proud Of That Because Sometimes Bands Don't Have That Strong Personality Where You Go 'Oh That's Boom Right Away.'" The Chili Peppers Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In April 2012. The Induction Lineup Was Kiedis Flea Smith Klinghoffer Frusciante Slovak Represented By His Brother James Irons And Martinez Frusciante Was Invited But Did Not Attend. Navarro And Sherman Were Not Inducted Sherman Said He Felt "dishonored". The Band Performed "By The Way" "Give It Away" And "Higher Ground" Which Included Irons And Martinez On Drums. It Was The First Time Kiedis And Flea Had Performed With Irons In More Than 20 Years. In 2003 Rolling Stone Released Their First List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 310 And Californication At 399. In 2012 A Revised List Was Released With Californication At 401. In 2020 Rolling Stone Released Another Version Of The List With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 186 And Californication At 286. The Band Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame On March 31 2022. George Clinton Woody Harrelson And Bob Forrest Unveiled The Star At The Ceremony.
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Californication Is The Seventh Studio Album By American Alternative Rock Band Red Hot Chili Peppers Released On June 8 1999 On Warner Bros. Records. Produced By Rick Rubin Californication Marked The Return Of John Frusciante Who Had Previously Appeared On Mother's Milk And Blood Sugar Sex Magik To Replace Dave Navarro As The Band's Guitarist. Frusciante's Return Was Credited With Changing The Band's Sound Altogether. The Record Was A Notable Shift In Style From What Was Produced With Navarro. The Album's Subject Material Incorporated Various Sexual Innuendos Commonly Associated With The Band And Introduced Themes Of Lust Death Contemplations Of Suicide And Drugs. Californication Produced Several Hits For The Band Including "Otherside" "Californication" And The Grammy Award-Winning "Scar Tissue". Californication Peaked At Number Three On The U.S. Billboard 200. It Is The Chili Peppers' Most Commercially Successful Album To Date Selling More Than Fifteen Million Copies Worldwide A Revitalization In Comparison To Their Previous Album One Hot Minute. The Record Marked A Change In Style For The Band Rolling Stone's Greg Tate Noted That "while All Previous Chili Peppers Projects Have Been Highly Spirited Californication Dares To Be Spiritual And Epiphanic." After Their 1995 Release One Hot Minute The Red Hot Chili Peppers Released Californication Which Saw Them Reclaiming Their Extreme Notoriety Among The Alternative Rock Fraternity. John Frusciante Returned To The Band In 1998 After Leaving In 1992 Replacing Dave Navarro As The Guitarist. Navarro Of Jane's Addiction Gave The Band A Heavy Psychedelic Sound Frusciante Brought Back With Him The Melodic 'punk Funk' That Had Helped Bring The Band To Stardom. Californication Gained Positive Critical Acceptance In Contrast To Its Less Popular Predecessor One Hot Minute And Was A Greater Success Worldwide. Rolling Stone Credited Kiedis For His Drastically Improved Vocals " Vocal Cords Have Apparently Been Down To Some Crossroads And Over The Rehab And Returned With Heretofore Unheard-Of Range Body Pitch Soulfulness And Melodic Sensibility." Songs Such As "Otherside" And "Porcelain" Were Called "Pumpkins-Esque" While The Album As A Whole Was "epiphanal" And That The "RHCP Furthermuckers Are Now Moving Toward Funk's Real Holy Grail That Salty Marriage Of Esoteric Mythology And Insatiable Musicality That Salvages Souls Binds Communities And Heals The Sick." Other Critics Credited The Album's Success To The Return Of Frusciante. Allmusic's Greg Prato Said That The "obvious Reason For Rebirth Is The Reappearance Of Guitarist John Frusciante" Considering Him To Be The "quintessential RHCP Guitarist". The Album As A Whole Was "a Bona Fide Chili Peppers Classic". Entertainment Weekly Also Credits Frusciante With Transforming The Band's Sound Into A "more Relaxed Less Grating And In Their Own Way More Introspective Album Than Ever Before". Mark Woodlief Of Ray Gun Commented That "'This Velvet Glove' Strikes An Intricate Balance Between A Lush Acoustic Guitar Foundation And Anthemic Rock " Woodlief Continued "the Disco Intro To 'Parallel Universe' Gives Way To A Scorching Western Giddy-Up Motif In The Chorus And Frusciante's Hendrix-Like Excursions At The Song's Close." While Many Critics Found The Band's New Sound Refreshing NME Criticized The Chili Peppers For Rarely Utilizing Their Trademark Funk Sound Asking "Can We Have Our Brain-Dead Half-Dressed Funk-Hop Rock Animals Back Now Please? All This False Empathy Is Starting To Make My Removed Rib Tingle." Pitchfork While Considering The Album A Triumph Over One Hot Minute Felt Californication Lacked The Funk That Was Ever-Present In Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It Went On To Scrutinize Some Lyrics For Being Overly Sexual But Also Considered Frusciante To Be "the Best Big-Time American Rock Guitarist Going Right Now." The Album Received Criticism For What Tim Anderson Of The Guardian Called "excessive Compression And Distortion" In The Process Of Digital Mastering. Stylus Magazine Labeled It As One Of The Victims Of The Loudness War And Commented That It Suffered From Digital Clipping So Much That "even Non-Audiophile Consumers Complained About It". An Unmastered Bootleg Has Been Circulated Around The Internet. Loudness War Waveform Of Bootlegged "unmastered" Version Top Versus Waveform Of Original CD Release Bottom Scaled To Show Relative Volume Levels. Over The Years Californication Has Maintained Its Popularity. "Scar Tissue" Won A Grammy Award For Best Rock Song In 2000. The Album Was Ranked Number 399 On Rolling Stone Magazine's 2003 List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time And In 2006 The Chili Peppers Recorded A Five-Set Playlist For AOL Sessions That Included "Scar Tissue" And "Californication". The Album Produced Many Staple Hits For The Chili Peppers Five Of The Sixteen Songs On Their Greatest Hits Album Were Taken From Californication. Immediately Following The Release Of Californication The Band Embarked On A World Tour To Support The Record Beginning In The United States. To Culminate The US Leg Of Their Tour The Chili Peppers Were Asked To Close Woodstock '99 Which Became Infamous For The Violence It Resulted In. The Band Was Informed Minutes Before Arriving That The Crowds And Bonfires In The Fields Had Gone Out Of Control. When The Chili Peppers Performed A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix's Song "Fire" To Finish Their Set As A Favour To Hendrix's Sister The Disruption Escalated Into Violence When Several Women Who Had Been Crowd Surfing And Moshing Were Raped And Nearby Property Was Looted And Destroyed. Kiedis Felt That "It Was Clear That This Situation Had Nothing To Do With Woodstock Anymore. It Wasn't Symbolic Of Peace And Love But Of Greed And Cashing In... We Woke Up To Papers And Radio Stations Vilifying Us For Playing 'Fire'." To Kick Off The Band's European Tour The Band Staged A Free Show In Moscow's Red Square On August 14 1999 To A Crowd Of Over 200 000. Kiedis Recalled The Situation "Red Square Was So Filled With Wall-To-Wall Russians That We Needed A Police Escort To Get Near The Stage." Following The European Leg The Group Did A Show In New York City At The Windows On The World For KROQ Radio Contest-Winners And Then At The Big Day Out Festival In Australia Following Several Japanese Tour Dates. Flea However Began To Feel The Repercussions Of Touring Causing The Band To Set Up Concerts That Were Less Strenuous And Consequently Less Financially Rewarding For Them. These Shows Would Finish The Remainder Of The Californication Tour. As One Of The Last Shows Before The Release Of Their Next Album "By The Way The Chili Peppers Played Rock In Rio 3."