Blood Sugar Sex Magik

This album feels bloated. There's so many songs that should probably have been left out. There's a few standout hits in there, but it's hard to recall those over the straight up perverted, awful songs.

Best songs: Under the Bridge, I Could Have Lied
Worst songs: Apache Rose Peacock, Sir Psycho Sexy

I'd fallen out of love with these guys but after listening to this album I've gone back to loving them again.

The Power of Equality starts it off extremely well, and the one-two combo of the title track and Under the Bridge is absolutely sublime

Anthony's vocals are amazing, bass is super punchy, catchy riffs. Best album I've had so far

Sidenote: This is my 20th album and my first 5 star worthy album - that does not bode well. I'm either really unlucky, or I'm in for a long three years

A lot of variety on the album, some good some not as much. “Funk rock” element to the songs works well in some places, gets a little tiresome in others. Lyrics very hit or miss as well. Overall more good than bad I think. Breaking the Girl is a great song.

Even if the only songs on this were 'Breaking the Girl', 'Under the Bridge', and 'Guve It Away', it would be five stars all day long.

Not as good as most people think it is.

High energy funk with plenty of lyrical creativity. Several gems in here.

There are two good songs on this album. From memory I thought they’d be enough to give it a good rating but, no. God funk sucks doesn’t it? So glad none of my friends got that RHCP tattoo they were talking about.

It brings back great memories. Although I find it a bit repetitive in terms of rhythm and melodies. Anyway, the RHCP are a group I always listen to with great pleasure ;-)

I am not the biggest RHCP fan, but this album varies from genre to genre, it has some amazing songs, and it is very funky. I enjoyed it a lot!

This is not my favorite Peppers album. I only got to know the band in 1999 with Californication and was enthusiastic about their music. The earlier stuff and this album are a bit unwieldy for me. Maybe it's also because of the white hip hop parts, which I usually can't do much with. There are also some great tracks on the album. I can listen to Under The Bridge in particular over and over again.
4/5

August 21st, 2024

HL: "Give It Away", "Under the Bridge", "The Power of Equality", "Suck My Kiss", "Breaking the Girl", "Funky Monks"

It's strange, sometimes I hear a Rick Rubin produced record, & I consider it worse off. But then I hear something like this, or Raising Hell by Run-DMC, & I think wow, he should produce everything

To quote another anonymous review: "It feels like something a chubby middle school kid would listen to before he puts on a fedora and goes to the school dance, where he just stands in the corner judging the kids who are having fun"

I resent that, sir! I was not chubby in middle school
But I did once think they were one of the great rock bands, though my Chilis of choice during middle school was part Californication, part Stadium Arcadium. I still think they were among the best to fuse rock and funk music, though I concur you could shave 15 minutes off B.S.S.M. and it would be just fine.

To (mis)quote Community:
Look, eventually, you hit a point of diminishing returns on the horniness

162/1001
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Own a copy of this, I think it's their best album.

They always sound like the Chili Peppers but they know how to mix things up enough to keep an album interesting, which is very appreciated.

While I can instantly recognize why this is considered Red Hot Chili Peppers' best work, with multiple iconic tracks, amazing, funky instrumentation, and Anthony Kiedis at his zaniest, it only seems natural that this album is their most well regarded. However, I can't shake the feeling throughout the whole album (save for Under the Bridge) that I'm listening to a questionable imitation of many other funk rock greats. They pull it off well, and while many songs feel pretty similar, it still is a solid album, but I'm still uncomfortable choosing this over your Funkadelics of the world, or, Hell, even Faith No More. This album just doesn't feel genuine, as if rather than pulling from their inspirations, they are just appropriating them instead. I doubt that was the intention, as the 90s is rampant with much more explicit acts of stealing from much more solid acts from decades prior, but even on songs I like such as Give It Away, where Flea has created one of the most iconic basslines in alt-rock history, does the album fail to sit right with me. What I do know is that the album is too long, and I don't like it enough to see past the weird energy it gives off, but on the surface this is alright. I'm sure sure many a college frat boy love it.

this has the makings of a 4 but i feel a 3 is most appropriate. some good songs on here, but just as much filler imo

Øv for en gang hvidmandsfunk... Teksterne giver lige så lidt mening som Becks.
Under the bridge er fed.

Perfect klus-plaatje. Het luistert heerlijk weg. De Pepers leveren creativiteit en een grote variatie. Van rap naar de kenmerkende zang. Van funky naar rauw (bijna Rage Against The Machine achtig zelfs). Van gekkigheid naar serieuze nummers.

Je kan hier niet omheen. Dit is een bijzonder fijn werk. Toch zijn er ook kleine ergernissen. Zo heb ik dit album vroeger een aantal keer uitgezet bij het eerste nummer, vanwege het irritante refrein en wordt het libido van de zanger te vaak gezongen.

Ik twijfel hierdoor heel even tussen een 4 of een 5. Maar laten we eerlijk zijn. Het valt allemaal best wel mee. Daar laat je zo'n album toch niet voor liggen?

I love Rick Rubin, but I do blame him and this album for having to be subjected to the Red Hot Chili Peppers far too often in the last 30 years. Before this album, they were just a weird funk-metal band that no one outside of niche skateboarding circles really gave a shit about. When this album dropped, you couldn't get away from it. It was EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME. Initial reaction; when they stick to sophomoric heavy funk they are in their element. It's fun. It's catchy. It's played well. Too often though they have decided to "get serious" on this album with tracks like Breaking the Girl and Under the Bridge. Quite simply, it shuts down any flow the album seems to be establishing, every time. I understand that these were their breakout singles and helped propel them into the forefront of mainstream rock, but as far as the album, it just doesn't work. Couple that with this being about twice as long (OK 3x) as it needs to be and you've got the recipe for a rough afternoon. Additionally and most importantly, Kiedis is the weak link here. Cut the vocals on the better parts of this and it's really solid and innovative funk. Kiedis ruins that EVERY time he opens his mouth. The lyrics are garbage. The delivery is worse. He's like the class clown that you couldn't stand to be around for more than 5 minutes in high school. Jesus Christ, if you can get through the final two tracks of this shit sandwich without wanting to do serious harm to yourself or others, you're a better person than I am. I'd like to give this 0 stars and if at all possible, erase it from history.

It’s wild to me that “under the bridge” and “give it away” are basically perfect songs and everything else here is mediocre.