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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.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Around the World
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Around The World Is A Song By Red Hot Chili Peppers Released As The Second Single From Their 1999 Album Californication. The Single Peaked At Number Seven On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks And Number Sixteen On The Mainstream Rock Tracks. Anthony Kiedis Has Stated That In The Lyrics For The Verses He Is Telling About His Journeys And His Experiences On Them About Being A Member Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers And Living An Extreme Life. He Also Noted That Roberto Benigni's Film Life Is Beautiful Was A Lyrical Inspiration. John Frusciante Came Up With The Music For The Song While Playing At His House And Told The Other Band Members They Would Have To Hear It But He Had To Play It With Somebody Because Of Its Deceptive Downbeat. Chad Smith Kept Time On The Hi-Hat While Frusciante Played. Band Members Liked The Outcome And Flea Came Up With His Bass Part. The Different Final Chorus Originates From A Request From Flea's Daughter. While Writing The Album In Flea's Garage His Daughter Would Listen To Their Songs. At The Time Of Writing Kiedis Was Struggling To Come Up With Lyrics For The Songs So Just Filled In With Scat. When A Final Draft Of The Album Was Made And Flea's Daughter Listened To The Final Version She Was Disappointed That The Scat Had Been Removed. So On The Final Version Of The Song In The Last Chorus The Original Demo Recording Was Used Instead. When Recording The Song John Frusciante Played A '66 Fender Jaguar Which He Had Borrowed From Their Engineer Jim Scott. He Played It Through Two Marshalls A JTM 45 And A 100-Watt SuperBass. Frusciante Told That He Liked Jaguars Because Of Their "real Cool Cheap Sound". Flea Played On A Modulus Flea Bass Silver Flake On The Song. He Also Uses The Modulus In The Music Video.
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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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Around the World is a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers released as the second single from their 1999 album, Californication. The single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and number sixteen on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Anthony Kiedis has stated that in the lyrics for the verses he is telling about his journeys and his experiences on them, about being a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and living an extreme life. He also noted that Roberto Benigni's film Life Is Beautiful was a lyrical inspiration.
John Frusciante came up with the music for the song while playing at his house and told the other band members they would have to hear it but he had to play it with somebody because of its deceptive downbeat. Chad Smith kept time on the hi-hat while Frusciante played. Band members liked the outcome and Flea came up with his bass part.
The different final chorus originates from a request from Flea's daughter. While writing the album in Flea's garage his daughter would listen to their songs. At the time of writing, Kiedis was struggling to come up with lyrics for the songs, so just filled in with scat. When a final draft of the album was made and Flea's daughter listened to the final version, she was disappointed that the scat had been removed. So, on the final version of the song in the last chorus, the original demo recording was used instead.
When recording the song John Frusciante played a '66 Fender Jaguar which he had borrowed from their engineer Jim Scott. He played it through two Marshalls: a JTM 45 and a 100-watt SuperBass. Frusciante told that he liked Jaguars because of their "real cool cheap sound".
Flea played on a Modulus Flea Bass (Silver Flake) on the song. He also uses the Modulus in the music video. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Frusciante And The Other Three Members Are Not A Fan Of The Band's Music Taken From The Dave Navarro Era The Band's Guitarist From 1994 Through To 1997 As It Does Not Suit His Guitar Style Which Is Why No Tracks From One Hot Minute Navarro's Only Album With The Band Have Been Played Live Since His Departure With The Exception Of The Song "Pea" Played And Sung By Bassist Flea Only .
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Live In Hyde Park Is The First Live Album And Double Album Released By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. This Was Recorded Over Three Record-Breaking Nights At Hyde Park In London On June 19th 20th And 25th 2004. These Three Concerts Became The Highest Grossing Concerts At A Single Venue In History. Of The Eight Studio Albums By The Chili Peppers That Were Released Before Live In Hyde Park Only Three Are Actually Represented In This Album's Set List Blood Sugar Sex Magik Californication And By The Way The Single "Fortune Faded" However Was Featured Solely On The Band's Greatest Hits Compilation . Nine Songs From Californication Were Played While Only Two From Their Breakthrough Album Blood Sugar Sex Magik "Under The Bridge" And "Give It Away" . Following This CD Songs From By The Way Would Begin To Play A Much Smaller Role In Chili Peppers Concerts Due To The Combination Of Songs Played Live. It Has Been Revealed That Guitarist John Frusciante Dislikes His Guitarwork On Mother's Milk Which Is Why That Album's Songs Are Rarely Played.Frusciante And The Other Three Members Are Not A Fan Of The Band's Music Taken From The Dave Navarro Era The Band's Guitarist From 1994 Through To 1997 As It Does Not Suit His Guitar Style Which Is Why No Tracks From One Hot Minute Navarro's Only Album With The Band Have Been Played Live Since His Departure With The Exception Of The Song "Pea" Played And Sung By Bassist Flea Only .