they rule my world. my favourite band for years, and years to come.
i love all their material, right down from hillel's era, to mother's milk, bssm, one hot minute (a little less, because johnfru > dave), cali, bytheway, and yes, even SA. they've changed, no doubt. but i don't agree with bssm era is better than current era. it's a progression, different mood, different feel, and an added layer of superiority. bssm is stripped raw funk rock, SA stamps their authority over their musicianship, with a style that only RHCP can come up with. have you noticed just how much good backup vocals are there in SA by john? he's improved so much. the extra guitar layering. the turn it again solo is just a treat to jam too, especially if you're a drummer.
bssm is a classic. best damn album of the decade, maybe the era. so many favourites inside, oh i could just go on and on and on about that album.
do u notice every album is different than their previous? californication is more rock, by the way is very mellow, and SA is funk-oriented mixture of pop rock. some people hate that they are changing, i'm loving it.
slane castle is the best damn concert ive ever seen, be it live or dvd. only band that has come close to such good live concerts is muse, and that too is a sort of different feeling... kinda like majestic because of the superb stage setups. rhcp's live are just tasty and soulful. love the improv jams, the different riffs and solos, chad's extra oomph to compliment every different progression, flea... being just flea and oh-so-godlike on bass. and anthony's vocals. john sings better, but rhcp is not rhcp without anthony. his lyrics, accent, style, love it. think sir psycho sexy. how can anyone else do it with as much style as he did it? haha
sry, i'm a rhcp maniac ^^ why don't they come singapore damnit hah. looks like i gotta migrate to catch em live