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The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (Album) by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Artist Biography For Red Hot Chili Peppers

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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Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Is The Third Studio Album By American Rock Band Red Hot Chili Peppers Released On September 29 1987 By EMI Manhattan. Due To Prior Obligations Resulting In Temporary Personnel Changes Following The Band's Formation In 1983 The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Is The Only Studio Album To Feature All Four Founding Members Of The Band On Every Track Vocalist Anthony Kiedis Bassist Flea Guitarist Hillel Slovak And Drummer Jack Irons. This Is Also The Last Album With Slovak Before His Death From A Drug Overdose In 1988 And The Only Full-Length Album To Feature Irons. "Fight Like A Brave" Was Released As The Album's Only Single Although "Me And My Friends" Received Minor Radio Airplay. In 1992 "Behind The Sun" Was Released As A Single And Music Video To Promote What Hits!?. The Album Features The Band's Signature Funk Rock Musical Style But Also Is Influenced By Reggae And Heavy Metal. For The Album The Red Hot Chili Peppers Recruited New Producer Michael Beinhorn Who Encouraged The Members To Expand Their Musical Horizons In Order To Create A More Diverse Work. Bass Player Flea Later Referred To The Album As "the 'rockingest' Record" The Band Has Ever Made. The Album Was Much More Successful Than Its Predecessors Both Critically And Commercially And Was The Band's First Album To Enter The Billboard 200 Where It Charted At Number 148. Although Uplift's Follow-Up Mother's Milk Would Reach Gold First The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Would Go On To Become The Band's Earliest Effort To Do So. Following The Tour To Promote The Album Slovak Died Of A Heroin Overdose And Shortly Thereafter Irons Decided To Leave The Band Unable To Cope With His Friend's Death.