5 Reasons Why People HATE Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Taking a look through the internet to find 5 reasons why people seemingly HATE the successful funk/alternative rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The current lineup of the California loving band features John Frusciante, Chad Smith, Flea, and Anthony Kiedis as of 2022.
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What side of the fence do you fall on? Longtime fan, or someone who can't stand them?
LOVE EM OR HATE EM? You know where I stand, but are the criticisms valid? Sound off in the comments!
I have mixed feelings about them. for me listening to them it's really hit or miss with them when it comes to their music, much as it is with mine. I don't take myself super seriously and the same is true to them and sometimes its so much that it effects their music, for better or worse. I mostly enjoy their stuff from the 80s/90s when they were still silly stoner surfers from LA who made really interesting funk/punk music, but their new stuff has, as you stated, really gotten more introspective and serious, and I think the argument can be made that as you age your music ages with you so maybe when I'm in my thirties I'll appreciate their new stuff, but for now I'm still rocking out to catholic school girls rule and higher ground, the classics.
@@wev7196 7773311
Gee 7
Love em
You DID NOT dive deeply into this at all you literally don't see what's in your face it's sad..
Love em
Fun random ass fact: The song Reckoner by Radiohead, more specifically the riff, Thom has said was inspired by seeing the Chili’s and John Frusciante’s playing style (mainly Scar Tissue). So even Radiohead like them
That’s sick
He was there at Jools Holland 2007 when the peppers played and he was rocking out
@@Hurrishane03 oh yeah, Thom was super into it. It was so cool to see
That's probably one of the best RH songs and I'm so happy it was inspired by RHCP❤️
Thom even had a side project band with Flea
1. They're Faith No More fans
2. They're Faith No More fans
3. They're Faith No More fans
4. They're Mr Bungle fans
5. They're Mike Patton fans
On a serious note, some reasons I can think of:
1. Anthony's voice
2. Lack of quality since SA (or, in some people's cases, BSSM)
3. Nonsensical lyrics
4. The whole 'funk and metal don't go' thing
5. Allegations/certain sexual partners of Anthony
To be fair, I'm With You is a very good album.
Yeah they got worse after BSSM but Californication still has some good songs, By The Way had some semi good ones too. Vocals and lyrics aren't great but when you're in the mood for Kaedis or having a day where his voice etc don't annoy you it's fine. They're like awesome and terrible all at once in a way...but yeah mostly they got worse after their first few albums. All criticism of them is fair and warranted but denying they did any good shit or that other people can like them even if ones self does not is dumb.
Those faith no more fans whining like babies all over the comment section lmao. But i do agree your reasoning for not liking rhcp
I remember reading that Flea and the drummer were also charged in 2006 bc they did a woman wrong
Their live improv with Frusciante is often absolutely incredible.
Why does Anthony Kiedis sound like his mouth is lined with syrup tho
(Also thx u for the shoutout I’ve been waiting for this video for years)
How are you here a day before this video comes out
oh thank god you're alive I thought you died and that's why he was dedicating the video to you
I've loved RHCP since I 1st heard "Higher Ground" in the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers movie when I was a toddler! the RHCP have been a band since 1980 & they deserve respect!
Was it RHCP or Stevie Wonder's original version?
Since 1983, to be accurate :)
i first heard in the power rangers movie too!! i was 6, 16 years later still my favourite band ❤️
That might of been the first vid i saw by them but if that's so that was before I saw give it a way, breaking the girl and soul t squeeze.
@@tompanoname3579 Stevie Wonder
One of my favorite bands of all time. Can’t wait to watch this😂.( knowing that you love them helps though)
same!!
Hate them because lead singer is a pedo and admits it openly in his book
I just gave a "39 years of RHCP history in 10 minutes" presentation to my friends on a zoom presentation night and boy was it a ride. Love these guys but they deserve criticism sometimes, there's no denying that.
Did anyone ask specifically for this or did you just let rip lol
@@ohwellwhateverr Who the hell would ask for that?
The way they fired josh was a little depressing
It sucks that this band gets hated on. I will always love them.
Don’t hate them; genuinely love a lot of their songs, and I really, really like what John Frusciante brings to the band. That said, the way they brought him back and just sort of dumped Josh Klinghoffer like yesterday’s garbage after 10 YEARS in the band just reeeeeally rubs me the wrong way
Josh left willingly but yeah a part of me wishes they just had them both in. I get John doesn’t like having a second guitarist but the two could play off each other pretty well and did so before Josh joined as a permanent member. Plus, they can perform Dosed that way
Edit: looks like I’m wrong, Flea basically announced to Josh in a pretty bad way that he was fired
@@iliketrains3495 plus Josh is a classically trained pianist
Listen to Ataxia - john and josh separate project. Some great songs they made together.
I think they don't need a second guitarist with how active Flea is on the bass. He doesn't do the crazy super funky stuff he did on the first couple albums, but his bass playing is always very prominent. He's not a bassist that just plays the root notes. It would've been cool to see the band with both Josh and John but I don't think it's necessary, and there's always the possibility that he could feature on this album or future albums without being in the band.
I see that, but if I were them and had the chance to bring John back, knowing the chemistry they’ve had in the past, it would be hard to close that door. I also suspect Josh knew this might happen someday. Josh has a lot of talent but RHCP just writes better songs with John.
my favourite band of all time, so diverse and interesting music! can't wait to hear their new album :)
by the way, Anthony's lyricysm is in many cases more about the sound that the words make, not their meaning. the excerpt from 'Purple Stain' is a great example of that approach - the whole line about alligators doesn't really mean anything, but it's definitely fun to sing! another example could be 'it's such a waste to be wasted in the first place, i wanna taste the taste of being face to face with common grace' from 'This Velvet Glove' - it's so fun to sing along to and makes sense too. Anthony is capable of writing complex, meaningful lyrics (eg. 'Goodbye Angels', 'Don't Forget Me', 'Dosed', 'Factory of Faith', 'Encore', 'I Could Have Lied', 'Porcelain') - sometimes deep meaning is just not the effect he's going for. I mean, what the hell is Hump de Bump about? Nobody really knows. But is it funky and groovy and fun to listen to? Hell yeah
For instance that one weird non sensical line in "soul to squeeze"
Diverse when? the 80s? They've written the same tired shit since 1999 except lazier, boring song structures, etc. They are more like U2 or Metallica for being past it than anything
@@dxfifa listen the the getaway and then you will be proven wormg
So very well said!
@dxfifa 2002's "By The Way", a mid-fi Psychedelic Surf-Wop album about the most visceral feelings involved in love would like to have a word with you.
Other tracks of note are all of One Hot Minute, Soul to Squeeze, These are the Ways, and Porcelain, among many others.
"They only write the word California and Scatting" is a viewpoint held by online snobs who only listened to the song Californication, cared not to dig deeper, and decided that was all they needed to know in order to think of themselves as smarter than every RHCP fan.
AK's ego indeed hasn't always made him look good in the past but I think he's been through a lot of change, spiritually speaking. Now he just seems a bit goofy and goofy is fine. He's cool.
Yep, now he's just an OLD asshole ... lots of 'spiritual change' happening there. 😆
I love the chili peppers and grew up on them, but Anthony sleeping with a 14 year old girl while in his late twenties and John’s possible implications in river phoenixs death are the immediate things which come to mind that irk me about the band. A lot of my friends who I try to get to listen to rhcp will cite those specific things.
Also Anthony Kiedis in Epstein island ... And i don't speak about their poor tastes for clothes !
Favorite band of all time. I was born in '99, and was raised on BSSM, By The Way, Californication, and Stadium Arcadium. There's hundreds of incredibly nostalgic and warm memories associated, and John is one of the main reasons I got into playing guitar. I think everyone has certain bands/groups/singers ingrained in their makeup, RHCP is one of mine.
i relate so much, i was introduced to them at age 7 or 8ish, so whenever i hear a song from one of those albums it’s like i can relive a memory. i love this band so much because of their originality. maybe their lyrics are nonsensical, but that’s what makes them unique. maybe they talk about california once or twice, they also talk about michigan. they have my support either way because of their awesome music.
What do you think of the song Under The Bridge? That was the jam back in the early 90’s.
Born in 02 and I was the same I’m going to see the peppers live in January I cant fkn wait
It’s impossible for me to hate them. I get sometimes when people will say that because of the whole Anthony thing but other than that I mean good music is good music. I don’t care if they are one of the biggest bands in the world or if it’s a band that has 100 monthly listeners on Spotify, if I dig what the band is doing I’m here for it.
One of my favorite chili peppers lyrics- "there's a devil in my dick, there's some demons in my semen."
He's the man that I met one time 😎
Sir psycho YEAHHHH
Sir Psycho Sexy :)
I love RHCP and am happy to see John Frusciante back with them.
They might not mention California, by name, until 1999, but they do say "City of Angels" in Under the Bridge, back in 1991.
My all time favorite band. To those who criticize the lack of depth in their lyrics, try listening to "Throw away your television", "Death of a Martian" or "Goodbye Angels". There are many other songs I could point to, and even as I'm writing this other songs keep popping up in my head. You may still dislike the sound, Anthony's voice, or whatever it is that makes you dislike them, but lack of lyrical depth is hardly an issue with this band. Then again, not all their songs are exceptionally deep, but to a hardcore fan like me, that would just be plain boring! And I do dislike one of their songs exactly for the lyrics - "Hump de bump". Still.. Kiedis can hit or miss with lyrics, but when he hits, he hits pretty damn hard!
Death of a Martian...so overlooked. A perfect album closer.
@@halfwaydowntheroad an absolute masterpiece, in my opinion. From the hauntingly beautiful solo, the sad poetry of those lyrics and the build up towards the end with the spoken verses... I get chills everytime I listen to it, even to this day.
@@ideiasradicaispt9772 Absolutely. By the time he sings Makin' somethin' outta nothing, I'm gone.
I can’t listen to death of a Martian anymore it makes me too sad once I knew what it’s about but it is a great song. I’ve also always hated hump de bump
When AK hits it, it’s a F Ing HOMERUN. He’s an incredible lyricist. He’s written thousands of songs, clearly not all of them can be poetic masterpieces. But there sure are many!
1) AK
thanks for watching
More than any band, when I'm low and down, cranking some of the Chili's blazing tracks never fails to get me surfing a wave of dopemine and straighten me up. There's a few songs I don't love (half of Stadium tbh) but that's the same with any band really.
As long as they keep playing the music they love I'm happy.
That's the most we can expect from our artists imo.
Dopamine addict
@@mildtotemperate Guilty
You could do "Why Do People Hate U2?". Lots of people specifically hate Bono for one reason or another (or make fun of him, like on South Park) and I feel like I've never heard a whole breakdown of why. I don't care for their more recent albums but do love their stuff from 80s/90s. Might be interesting to hear why a once beloved band that brought post-punk elements into the mainstream now makes so many people roll their eyes. There was that time when they put their album on every single person's iPhone which horrendously backfired for them-- rather than seeing "modern" and "up with the times" some people felt like their privacy/tech security was violated.
It's kind of interesting because I feel like The Rolling Stones also stopped making interesting music from the 80s on yet aren't despised to that degree and there are plenty of other bands that have faded in quality in my opinion too (Smashing Pumpkins). Could be interesting to explore. If you already have, apologies-- just off the top of my head.
Breaking the set on rt america taked about how he ripped ppl off with ONE organization other then that I don't know why people don't like him.
Bono being friends with George Bush. I could name more things to hate, but this one is more than enough.
Highly anticipating your review of the album when it comes out… can tell it is gonna be a banger for the channel!
Yes!
My favorite joke referencing RHCP was in the Good place when they say that anyone who listens to or pays for tickets to see them goes to the Bad place 😂 As a huge Chili Pepper fan loved this video Jon!
I absolutely love them. I understand the criticisms and there's definitely weight to it, but I can't stay mad at them. Their music is just too good to write them off. And if people really did pay attention, then they'll see their music is a lot more diverse and wide-range than they're given credit for.
Absolutely love a self confessed peado? Strange flex…
I think some of it is also because of the beef between Anthony Kiedis and Mike Patton that occurred both when Patton was with Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. Always felt the feud was kind of stupid despite really enjoying both RHCP and FNM.
Yeah, I don't think there's a single fanbase dedicated to hating on a band quite as much as FNM.
@@iliketrains3495 Yeah, definitely. And Angel Dust is one of my favorite albums at this point and I do think Mike Patton is insanely talented with possibly one of the most impressive vocal ranges of all time, but as much as I love Faith No More, I won't deny the shit-talking some fans bring out kind of annoys me.
What happened with Anthony and Mike?
@@gamesmaster1060 So I may get some details slightly off, but basically Anthony made comments about how Mike Patton was moving around in music videos and how that was ripping him off, and Mike in retaliation said it's not exactly a novel way of moving and in general spoke a lot of shit about RHCP (although in general he's not one to hold back his opinions and is cynical about many contemporary artists). There's also something about Anthony not wanting to tour with Mr. Bungle and that added fuel to the fire, but I think at this point in time both of them don't really care all that much about that drama. I skimmed over some of it, though that's the general idea.
@@harizonflamingice3167 Apparently once in a Mr Bungle performance they dressed up like RHCP and simulated an act of injecting drugs.
Good analysis. I've been a RHCP fan since 1983, saw them live 3 times in clubs during the 80s when they were not yet popular. From the start, I loved their funkiness but also loved their evolution over the years. I've really tired of people who complain about bands who change as they get older and more refined. It happened to The Clash, The Replacements, The Chili Peppers, REM and others. I see it as just pathetic hipsterism.
Used to hate this band while ironically listening to their tunes back then lol, but now i get it they are one of my favourite bands ever
I had an RHCP LOGO shaped hole in my heart and I didn't know until I listened to their music, I didn't know I could feel the way they make me feel, I just got dosed by their magical drug I'm forever grateful.
Their logo is an asterisk. Also looks like the inside of spool of tape in a cassette.
I agree, they're a drug!
I always hate the criticism that they went Mainstream. As a black girl from the suburbs I never would have even known about them if their music only stayed local! Love them they are my favorite band! ❤️🤟🏾🌶
Same for me, I was born and raised in Costa Rica and they have been my all time favorite band since I first listened to them because my father played Californication and By The Way nonstop while driving 😂❤️
As a human, the fact he knowingly fucked a 14 year old, then made a shitty song, should say it all. overated garbo.
If someone hates the chili peppers, then they clearly have NO GOOD TASTE in music at all. Like, they’ve got no soul, no ears, no compassion. I really don’t get the hatred. It’s got to be due to jealousy? Due to no one else holding any of these career goals they have?
Also they have HUNDREDS OF SONGS IN THEIR CATALOGUE. NOT EVERY SONG IS ABOUT CALIFORNIA, maybe listen to their catalogue, haters.
I'm not a super big fan of RHCP, but I like a good number of their singles like Scar Tissue, Californication, Can't Stop, Dani California, and Snow (Hey Oh).
Edit: Also my dad doesn't like them, maybe because of their sound. Same with the Foo Fighters. But Godsmack? Perfectly fine 😒
Hey, godsmack is great lol
Their biggest " mistake " is long albums and same producer . They be bigger if albums they record lasted 45 -50 minutes .
Honestly this idea of fans wanting some kind of innovation from Artists or groups always seemed ridiculous what makes the Artists or groups them is them sounding like themselves
Dark neccessaty is my fav song by them. Specially that bass line it's soo catchy whenever you think of it.
Jason Momoa (Aquaman) played the bass line.
My favourite band of all time, seeing them live in June in Manchester. I can get why people don’t like them, people just have a dislike for the big players in all fields and genres of music, I personally don’t like bands like Slipknot, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam etc but it doesn’t take away the fact that they’re all massively successful bands with a lot of good songs.
I think the hate comes from people not understanding why they changed their sound, all of the issues within the band since their inception - FLEA has said on multiple occasions he was going to leave the band … FLEA - RHCP aren’t who they are without Frusciante, the last 2 albums (I’m with you and the Getaway) are good, but lack that personal touch only Frusciante has ever been able to bring - it’s no secret their most successful songs and albums are those with the 4 current members.
I think personally that every album is drastically different, even from 1999-2006 if you listen to maybe the first 2-3 singles from each album it’s clear they come from different albums and different playing styles, I think they’ll always be considered one of the best bands of all time and rightfully so, they’ve never sold out, they just got popular and as many know, getting popular nearly killed Frusciante.
I feel like “up to my ass in alligators, let’s get it on with the alligator haters.” Is the perfect sentence to describe them lol. One line I never understood for sure was from their song “purple stain” in the lyrics he says “celluloid love got a John frusciante” and I’ll never understand that.
Love this band, theyve been a massive part of my life tbh, got me through alot of tough times 👌
I've always found a lot of the criticism of RHCP kinda silly.
They mentioned Hollywood a lot before 1999 but they actually never mentioned California itself before 1999
I love RHCP, definitely one of my favorite bands and have been since I first got into them 8 or 9 years ago. But I can see where the criticism comes from. I think Black Summer is a perfect example of Chili Pepper tropes. It has strange, seemingly unrelated lyrics (“China’s on the dark side of the moon-“ is that political commentary?), Chad uses the same drum beat that’s all over Californiacation, By the Way, and Stadium Arcadium, there are a lot of familiar Frusciante licks, and Flea’s baseline is good but nothing new. That’s not to say it’s a bad song- it’s catchy as hell and Frusciante’s guitar tone is killer. But I felt like it was a lackluster first single with Frusciante back and played more into the band’s tropes than to what makes them unique. Or maybe it’s their tropes that make them unique? I don’t know. I’d love to hear what other people thing of Black Summer.
I must admit you described very accurately exactly what has been bothering me about Black Summer. On the other hand I believe that's to be expected from their first single back in their classic lineup, it's like easing the audience back into that kind of style and sound. Even though stuff like the new Chili Peppers album rarely lives up to its hype, I do believe they have more to offer than overused tropes. When they get down to writing new material, they usually come up with a huge amount and only the best of their work gets published. As far as I've read, the writing and recording process for Unlimited Love went the same way and I just find it hard to believe that we'll get 17 mediocre songs, even though it's hard to live up to the hype.
The line about China (and, essentially, the whole song) is very politically driven. It may be hard to understand exactly what Kiedis means in his lyrics, but I've found that most times they make more sense than what most people think. They just can't be taken at face value. The series they made with commentary on the lyrics from Stadium Arcadium was brilliant.
I'm definitely a big fan of them, and have very much enjoyed Black Summer. For me as a fan who never got to see them play with Frusciante, this was just a return to that sound which has just been slightly missing over the 10 years he was gone. I totally agree with what you said about the tropes, and if the rest of the album is like that I'll be disappointed. But I'm not surprised their first single back they wanted to go for something slightly nostalgic.
yeah it does sound like SA, but that's the point... their previous two albums didn't sound like that and now that they have John back they want to show that their old style is back as well
I love the guitar in it, it’s a good welcome back John single
Then obviously you've never heard Faith no more
The hate is definitely Kiedis-centric. He took a 14 year old girl with him for a few days during one of their mid 80's tours and used to treat John like shit the first time he was in the band although he was the one who really wanted John in the band at first. He got Mr. Bungle kicked off of several European festivals in 1999 and Big Day Out in 2000.
With regards to their lyrics, POWER OF EQUALITY is a beast of a lyric.. go check it out
Fully agree♥️i feel so strong listening this lyrics
Easily my favorite band! They’ve been my musical obsession for a good while now. The criticisms I’ve seen against them seem more like people trying to present taste as fact, which doesn’t work, and the one’s that could hold water are less about the music, and more about the band.
Either way, not gonna stop my love of the band and the rockin’ music they’ve crafted ❤️🔥
My first cassette tape is Californication around 1999 or 2000, the opening song is Around the world, and i said what a badass guitar intro and my cousin tell me is a bass, what?? How bass sounds like that, and i blown away, and that's it, i started playing bass since
Pertaining to the "mainstream" point of view.. I always thought isn't it a good thing and one of the main purposes of being in a band is to evolve their sound and grow as a musical artist. Who the hell would want their favorite band to continually put out the same type of music album after album unless you are a ACDC fan lol. They literally sound the same on every single album and are boring. But most bands have a formula they stick with and even with the peppers they have their formula but at the same time continue to sound original and new on every album and that's why I've always been a fan. Even live theyre a jam band and into improv jamming and improving during their songs. They make their old songs sound new every show because they never play the same song the same way which keeps them sounding fresh.
And they sound like crap live too ... very thin and sloppy .. and watching Kiedis dancing around like he does is just ridiculous ... That old man needs to hang it up .. They were done 30 years ago. Please MAKE IT STOP!
@@Fiveash-Art His weird pow-wow dancing lol
@@eldiablo3794 His pow-wow dancing is so iconic ... Dipshit Kiedis even kicked a band off a festival and basically ruined them because someone "copied his dance moves". 😆 ... A truly superior band I might add. Guy is the ultimate douche, and he's a horrible singer, lyricist and frontman ... Flea a good bassist but is incredibly overrated... Chad a solid drummer... the other guys seem like decent people .. but Kiedis is the worst. A no talent drug addict who got lucky in my view.
Also, this video is super relevant right now, I don't know how many people around here know of Pat Finnerty, he's basically a parody of Rick Beato who does videos 'What Makes This Song Stink' which have been super entertaining, but his next video's gonna be on Dani California, and I'm super curious how many people are actually going to back him on that one
I actually love the nonsensical writing.
I think it's fitting for the funk sound.
Same here
I find the only reason people hate them is Anthony. They either don't like his voice or his persona
i feel like most of these are caused by kiedis himself lol. he's the main reason everybody hates RHCP (and one of the main reasons i dislike some of their albums), but if you took him out it'd be a COMPLETELY different band. if i can say anything good about him, it's that he's irreplaceable. as somebody who really only likes the 3 albums they put out between 1991-1999, they definitely have talent and a chemistry together, but that doesn't mean anything if they keep making 70+ minute long albums of mid song after mid song.
Very interesting video, with some equally interesting takes. Personally these have never really been factors for me, I've always enjoyed the RHCP but from californication through to stadium arcadium was when I fell in love with them, those 3 albums were fantastic, and by the way is one of my favourite albums of all time.
will you be updating your RHCP album ranking once Unlimited Love has dropped? 🙏
Maybe!
I've had an on and off again relationship with the RHCP throughout the decades... I do love their general sound they have going for them as a funky alternative rock pop rock band... but sometimes when they got so overplayed it would turn me off of them for a little bit but I'd come back eventually. During the Californication era, I enjoyed it as much as anyone but I had issue with how I thought of their sound and how they seemed to be making essentially Dad Rock by that era with their more mellower sound. The thing is, they are very good composers when they wanna be, particularly when John Frusciante is with them
Dead rock I don’t agree with at all because I mean good music is good music in any scenario. They fucking kill at the mellow stuff in general.
@@rossmusic25 This is true... the Dad Rock was kinda a joke... like I said, I still appreciated it all in the end.
Yeah I like all the early funk and even some of the mellow albums have a throw back to the funk bass in them flea can't help himself he's a power house and even some of them softer songs he's working overtime frusciante is good bringing the new sound I just don't like some of the beautiful cover moment's they do in the live gigs some of my favourite listenings are chilli's doing live when fleas excited and Anthony is having a good one . There is a gig at slane castle the band absolutely nailed it
Hey @medalion what did you think of the new Liam Gallagher track?
@@thesite I think the music itself sounds energetic and bangin', but I am not really a huge fan of the main vocal melodies, a bit clumsy sounding tbh... though the track is growing on me the more I play it on guitar
I love the Chili Peppers, but some of them have made some sketchy life choices. I do believe it was an accident, albeit Lethal. However, I do want to know what really happened in the viper room the night River Phoenix died. Because everyone has played the cover up game for far too long.
Josh klinghoffer is a good Guitarist for peppers
they did Josh dirty. should’ve had a bass, lead guitar, and rhythm guitar
People tend to overthink the lyrics alot and that's why they think it's bad. The point is not to focus on the lyrics and just to enjoy it. The lyrics aren't meant to make sense because it allows for every single different listener to interpret it in their own way. That's what makes the Chili Peppers so great, fuck making songs that only mean one thing to every listener, that shit is boring now.
The reason I don’t like them is because Anthony kiedis slept with a 14 and 16 year old
You have to realize that there are four elements in the band. They're always going to give you the same thing in a different style. 12 albums in, and they get criticized for sounding too much like themselves? Critics can be really rude when reviewing something magnificent. They often feel they have to point out a flaw here or there. Perfection is impossible, so critics really have a lot to bitch about. I just think that RHCP makes the world a better place to live in this day and age and that's uplifting. Not many bands can do that these days.
I'm guessing they havent heard the new album 😂😂🤣 It sounds nothing alike but is still amazing
A very good friend of mine (r.i.p. Katz Seki) saw their set in 1984 when keith morris from circle jerks sang with them after anthony was a no-show. He (Katz) was a prolific photographer in LA during the 80's and has pics of it but sadly he died a couple years ago so they may be gone :(
Loved the Chili Peppers since I was a kid. I was probably 8 or 9 seeing the give it away video on MTV and thought they seemed fun and cool. Then I got my first CD as one hot minute for my 13th birthday, Californication was released while a freshman in high school, Stadium comes out as I’m a young adult out on his own for the first time. . They’ve been there with me along almost every step of my life that I can remember, especially during such formative years. I love them with all my heart and always will.
That being said, I still get why if they don’t mean any of that to someone else how they could seem lame. But as a massive fan, I blame the singles for them being so misinterpreted. Every “real” fan isn’t at their concert to hear scar tissue etc. . I’ll shut up now and go put 3 fingers in the honeycomb, just to know if she in fact does ring like a xylophone 🧐❤️🔥
i don’t agree with the „real” fan thing, i think it’s pretty ignorant to say it actually. i’m a real fan, the RHCP have been with forever and yet, i can’t wait to hear all the iconic, popular songs when i see them live this summer. i’ve been to a pearl jam show last year and despite my fav songs not being those most popular ones, getting to see those incredibly impactful hits was my favourite part. it was a feeling that is just impossible to describe for me, all people knowing the lyrics (yeah yeah „real” fans would know the less popular lyrics too, it’s bullshit!!!!) it’s just something different. so don’t discriminate, please.
Bro, I used quotation marks to suggest the loose usage of the word “real”.. not to create some definition for you to defy and/or be offended by. I was just expressing my admiration for my favorite band and sharing an opinion on the fly.
It wasn’t some thesis I concocted to hurt your feelings. I don’t know any of those things factually, but imo if someone goes to their concert to hear a single then fine but it’s likely not their favorite band or their taste is basic and they haven’t dived deep enough into their vast catalog of songs. Again, just opinions here.
Good job busting my chops and completely missing the point of something I forgot I said 10 months ago though. Appreciate ya bud, hope they play all singles when you see them 🤘🏻
Asides from their songs:
Cabron
Zephyr Song
Can't Stop and Porcelain.
I like them.
Not a die hard fan but I do like a few of their songs and albums.
The title should instead be "5 Reasons Why NateIsLame HATES Red Hot Chili Peppers" (just jokes of course)
No jokes just facts
I feel that all of their albums up to and including Californication were innovative and in Blood Sugar Sex Magik’s case, an absolute masterpiece. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Mother’s Milk, and Californication are unbelievably fantastic albums as well. Stadium Arcadium has some bangers on it, but I think it would have been a better album had they cut it down to probably 17 or 18 tracks. I will say that, in my opinion, they’ve basically just been doing variations on the By the Way sound since Frusciante left the second time. I know a lot of people love By the Way, but I can’t stand it. It’s interesting because there was a rift within the band during the BTW sessions, from what I understand. Flea was pissed that Frusciante was basically writing the entire album himself and that his input wasn’t taken into consideration. Anyway, with this said, I can’t stand anything released after Stadium. It just sounds entirely too soft, clean, and neat for my taste. Nothing wrong with it if that’s you’re thing; more power to ya. I realize they’re not 20-some-year-olds anymore, running around with socks on their dicks, singing about partying on pussies and taking subways to Venus, but they could at least have music that’s got a little punch to it like Stadium did. Again, that’s just me, though.
Im old I like Uplift Mofo-bssm. Those albums came out when I was single digits but my dad played them. I saw them in concert when OHM came out and they phoned it in and after that, thats how Ive always seen them.
The beginning chords of Otherside. 😍
"I'm forever near a radio and I ask, 'What is this garbage?' and the answer always is the Red Hot Chili Peppers." -Nick Cave.
I enjoy them but my only real criticism is how they tend to view the non-John stuff. It feels like they outright disown One Hot Minute despite much fan appreciation for it and it's almost like they dumped Josh to get the "real" band together. Imagine if John left for a 3rd time, like how lost would they be?
I like RHCP, but I do have some problems with them:
1. Their gimmicks can be obnoxious, such as when they act all "masculine" and perform shirtless (especially in their early years)
2. Those controversies with Anthony Kiedis
3. Their lyrics can be nonsensical, but like you said, they can have meaning when the band wants them to
4. Some of their albums are overly long
I agree i do not like the red hot chili peppers
Whenever I have a bad day, Dani California, is a go-to for me.... and within a few minutes all of the anger or ansgt that I might be having, slowly, poof! I feel so much better afterward... and
Honestly, I know he isn't the best singer ever but he fits what they do. I know Kurt Cobain was a better song writer but he wasn't much of a better singer lol. Layne Staley and Chris Cornell blow Kurt away on most levels as far as front man go. Vince Neil and David Lee Roth weren't great singers yet they don't receive the amount of criticism as Anthony.
It's none of these. It's their songs. Every song starts great, but then the groove never changes and the song just go on and on and I want it to end.
This is my reason for pursuing drums and bass for 20 years and falling madly in love with music.
For a while I genuinely thought New Orleans was part of California due to the song Apache Rose Peacock, combined with the California obsession trope.
I fucking love the Chili Peppers. They’re extremely amazing. My favorite album by them is “One Hot Minute”. Followed by “Blood Sugar Sex Magic” and “Unlimited Love”.
You're a rare one if 'One Hot Minute' is your favourite.
I haven't heard anyone say that.
But, that's cool.
thanks for this unbiased observation of peoples criticism!
oh wait
The thing about RHCP is that they have been around so long, had so many different band members and styles of music in each album, and have done so much crazy (and stupid) shit that it's totally understandable why some people love and hate them. Hell, even fans of the band often dislike certain phases of their style. For me tho, that's one of the most unique things about them! (and, their music slaps)
If you think Anthony’s lyrics are nonsensical, you aren’t paying enough attention
I always wondered why I love RHCP when I hate on other artists lyrics.
Anthony Keidis has a great play on words. His lyrics are always open to interpretation, sometimes its not clear but it might have a meaning. Either way, the listener can take it however they want. But his songwriting and play on words is out of this world. I couldn't create his lyrics and melodies and patterns if I tried. His songs are fun to sing, and even when it doesn't make sense, it does. He's a great song writer and front man.
He's not a singer, but he sings. It's hard to describe. On paper you would think he's just another amateur but his singing, his rapping, his voice... it all works. Like really well.
The Chili Peppers sound has no bounds, love that there is a song for everyone. They touch all genres in one way or another. It's hard to categorize them.
The whole band is great. I love their energy, it's contagious. I definitely am addicted to them. They are all masters of their craft, the main 4 make magic together. Each one has their own sound and it's recognizable, even though they have gone through changes and evolutions. They have changed yet they never lost their essence. It's always something new but still RHCP. I never get bored of them. They have a song for every mood, every occasion... for everyone
Do Bono.
I honestly couldn’t give a shit if his lyrics don’t make sense 🙌🙌🙌🙌 it’s fucking great 😸
Lack of innovation is a funny criticism to make of the RHCP, especially in relation to the first 20 years of their existence. I like the sequence of 3 records in the '90s; 'Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic', 'One Hot Minute', and 'Californication'. I'd usually play particular songs, rather than listen to the entire album, but they were all different stylistically.
I've not kept up with their output since the mid 2000s, as it did begin to feel that they were releasing sequels to 'Californication', rather than new albums, which got boring to me. But they had been playing for 20 years by then, and released about 7 albums, so they kept if fresh for a long time.
Their very first album (1984) featured a song named "You always sing the same" mocking that Kiedis always sings the same:
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
You always sing
You always sing the
You always sing the same
If people have a problem with nonsense lyrics, I wonder why so many people like Antidotes by Foals. The lyrics on this album are literally random bullshit and I fucking love it
Lol so true 😂
I can understand why people don’t like them but they have mastered their art they write great songs with such simplicity they make it look easy. Not many have written great songs after four decades.
Red hot chili peppers songs sound the same
The thing that made me laugh about this video is technically it's "one thing people hate about Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis" 😂
You missed the most important fact. Anthony Kiedis is tone deaf. It’s outright obnoxious listening to him sing.
There are plenty of other famous or mainstream bands/singers that made songs about California and use nonsensical lyrics. After you mentioned painting a picture, I realized that the best way to describe the Peppers is that they are the Picassos of music. Famous, mainstream, and really weird. At least the Chili Peppers actively try to improve themselves as people, whereas Picasso was just horrid. I love the Chili Peppers, my little brother loves them, and most importantly, my mom loves them (and Anthony Kiedis lol).
My favorite band from last 30 years I'm more 60s and 70s classical Rock fan...meet them in Barcelona just a week ago, a dream come true ...they are pretty unique and they have grown so much musically and as human beings , they seemed pretty sober and focussed....Unlimited Love is perfect combination of Rock , Pop, Funk , Jazz and Rap...it sounds great...who else can do that? The lirics are pretty weird , specially for a non native speaker like me...but it's like some John Lennon's songs such as I am the Walrus or Strawberry Fields...Unlimited Love for RHCP !!!!
RHCP are definitely in my top 10 bands of all time. Don't see how anyone could hate on this band on account of all the great music they have.
I think the problem with rhcp evolves highly around anthony. Like think about it. All the others are incredible with their playing and rated very high in their own thing. They make great melodies and music. Any band would anytime gladky take them. But anthony, he’s nothing without the band. I bet no other band would take him. His voice is wack and lyrics so confusing. And his character in the past was very troubled.
And I’m saying this as a past huge fan of theirs. Love their 90’s records and their sound. Anthony in my opinion is bringing then down fully.
Still glad I’m getting to see them next summer tho in europe.
# 1: After Mother's Milk they left their area of strength and haven't stopped rewriting Under the Bridge disguised as "new" songs.
Give it away now was mind blowing in the 90ties for me ! Especially in the nineties, they were so expiring to me ! - still love the band !
My husband and I both graduated in 1993 when RHCP were in their heyday. I didn’t like them then and still don’t like them. Something about their sound is like nails on chalkboard to me. I cannot make it past the first 3 seconds of any RHCP song. My husband however loves them and feels the same way about Jane’s Addiction as I do about RHCP and I LOVE Jane’s. So we always have a fun argument about why the other is better.
what?! RHCP is one of the best band out there.
Thanks god for the criptic lyrics, at least its not overly simple like what we get in today's rock and rap. If you think these lyrics dont mean anything to Antony, you dont know the man.
I dont understand the hate for him ether, i mean the guy was an addict but that was in the 80s, hes been clean since. I dont know of any recless behaviors ether.
Also go watch a concert of RHCP and tell me they're not innovative.
Good review in this video!
Just hard for me to look past the things Anthony did with women of... certain age groups
Dude collected teenager girls like they were Yu Gi Oh cards and never felt bad about it.