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THE ONLY THING MORE AWESOME THAN THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SEMINAL ALBUM *BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK* IS THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ITS RECORDING

 Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 11:50am by

I will gladly go on record as stating that Blood Sugar Sex Magik is in my opinion the most accomplished album that the Chili Peppers ever made. I felt that back when it was released to my tweening ears in September of 1991, and I still feel it today. Sure, the overwhelming commercialization of the band as a result of the success of “Under The Bridge” made it difficult for any die-hard fan (as well as then/now-guitarist John Frusciante, who abruptly left the band in ’92 to go on a serious heroin bender, then get clean and rejoin the Peppers six years later) to retain feelings of ownership over this once-underground funk rock outfit, but shit dude, music is meant to be free and therefore doesn’t everyone has a right to jump on the bandwagon?

No matter what, the Rick Rubin-produced album represents one of America’s most significant contemporary popular rock bands at their peak, and for a truly entertaining and enlightening peek inside its creation, you really ought to watch Funky Monks, the accompanying documentary about the recording process which the Peppers undertook in a lovely Los Angeles mansion.

If you’ve never heard this album in its entirety, a) go fuck yourself, b) get your hands on a copy, and c) listen to that shit from start to finish. Then d) go fuck yourself again.

Go here to watch Part One of Funky Monks; the whole doc is well worth your very stoned time…

-KW

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  • bob fossil

    Old chili peppers fuckin’ ruled, everything after bloodsugar…. sucked dick.

  • bucketochicken

    RHCP’s best album, and it’s not even close to being close.

  • Gibbo

    <3

  • Cisco

    One of my all time favorite records!!! Wow, I’m glad MS endorses RHCP even though it is only one of their records.

  • Greg

    entering nostalgia… NOW!

  • Cisco

    Just watched the first three parts and it’s pretty entertaining and off kilter. I should also mention ‘Scar Tissue’, the autobiography of Anthony Keidis, debauchery at it’s finest and a pretty good read, check it out.

  • http://stuntgranny.blogspot.com/ Dave Hoffa

    That Anthony Keidis book was hilarious in its own way.

    Funky Monks, on the other hand, I’ve watched repeatedly and have yet to grow tired of it. It’s only 60 minutes long, so it’s a quick watch, but super entertaining.

  • http://hookssobig.blogspot.com Wayne

    Good call, Kip. I’ve never seen the documentary, but BloodSugar has long been a fave of mine. Easily the band’s finest hours, and one of Rubin’s as well.

  • gnarlk

    why did the red hot chili peppers cross the road?

  • Paul D

    While I wouldn’t call it “metal,” I love that record. Frusciante’s playing is stellar throughout.

    As a special gift to me, a girlfriend once stripped to the title track. And oh, it was awesome.

  • ERiK

    Thanks for the intel. Just placed Funky Monks on the top of my queue at Netflix.com.

  • gnarlk

    what do you get when you cross a red hot chili pepper with an octopus?

  • contempt.media

    Not a big chili peppers fan, but worth the watch for the Flea parts and Rick Rubin cameos alone.