Blood Sugar Sex Magik

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

Yeah, that’s a 5.

There are a few lulls of “that’s just OK,” and two specifically weak tracks to me: Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and Sir Psycho Sexy (but only for its lyrics, because the instrumental is fabulous).

The rest of the album, however, just really fucking clicked for me. I do think some of those “just OK” tracks could’ve been cut to shorten the runtime down a bit, but there’s just a lot of energy and charm oozing off of this album, man. I think my favorite was probably The Righteous & the Wicked, but about 12 (13 if you count me laughing my ass off at the absurdity of the last track) of these songs were SO good. Just a banger of an album to me, easily deserving of a 5, and one of the more fun ones we’ve gotten overall. I really enjoyed it.

I gotta say, Blood Sugar Sex Magik was an album i really enjoyed even more so than Califronication. The songs here were just that slight bit more funky and more full of themselves. The guitar and bass work on this album is just incredible with some of the most wild solos from both instruments. The album is a bit long but that didn't discourage me too much from really having fun with this album. This album is a fun and funky time that i can see why a lot of people really like it.
Best Song: Breaking The Girl
Worst Song: They're Red Hot

Firstly this is a biased response as I cant stand this band. Terrible live, awful sound and terrible music. This was always going to be a tough listen for me.

Wrestling music, the type of music at every festival or school event. the only saving grace on this is under the bridge.

Favourite song: Under the bridge
Least favourite: Everything else.
Album artwork: Crap.

Classic

This album is good, but mostly due to it's hits. The sequencing of the album is abysmal - it sounds more akin to a collection of singles than a whole experience (The Power of Equality is about the most boring opening track). The hits are fantastic, of course, and make the album. All in all, could have been better, but the music is good across the board for the most part. 3/5.

For better or worse, there’s nothing quite like Red Hot Chili Peppers — and both options are on display in this album. On one hand, songs like Breaking The Girl, Give It Away, and Under The Bridge sound as fresh and relevant now as they did 30 years ago. On the other, the juvenile lyrics featuring clumsy sexual metaphors and constant references to Keidis’s dick are cringeworthy and tired.

The secret sauce to the Chili Peppers is, undeniably, Flea. He has a very distinct way he plays the bass, and is responsible for the very non-alternative rock sound on this record such as the orchestral arrangements, trumpet and violin. Although I think the last half of the album drags it down a bit, at their best, RHCP are in a league of their own, and for the majority of this record, they’re undeniably at their best.

2.86 per track.

Classic album. I'll admit I have a personal bias for Stadium Arcadium but this album is also absolutely fantastic. I love how seamlessly they can mix genres into one thing. Under the Bridge is an all-timer.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers suffer from same problem as AC/DC, they have one song and just make it multiple times. Granted it is a pretty good song, but I don’t need to hear it twelve times in a 73 minute album. Too long. As a white man I have to give this credit for how it pushed forward white culture. Subtracting one point for length.

Wish I could give a 2.5. I wouldn't say I disliked the whole album enough for a 2 but not neutral enough for a 3. Felt like I was listening to the same song for an hour.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the album that finally saw RHCP finding their way into more melodic based songwriting - no doubt thanks to the invaluable contributions from one Mr. Frusciante.

It took them 70+ minutes to get there which, considering songs like “Apache Rose Peacock” and “The Greeting Song”, is obviously a bit too long. But the end result is still one of the most iconic records of the entire 90’s - even considering the majority of those damn lyrics.

Breaking the Girl and Under the Bridge are high points but the rest kind of blends into one big jam which appealed to me much more when I was 15.

It holds up alright. Some definite bangers in there.

Favourite songs: Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Suck My Kiss, The Righteous & The Wicked, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Sir Psycho Sexy, Power of Equality, My Lovely Man, The Greeting Song

Least favourite songs: If You Have To Ask

5/5

Overall this is a really well produced album. Musically I think they're really strong and sound super tight. The drums and guitars are all solid. There's some interesting rhythmic things happening throughout. I agree with another reviewer that I really like the jamming moments and wish there were more of those / they were extended. Like I said, they play well together and those bits are great (found in songs like 'Sir Psycho Sexy').

On the other side I'm not a big fan of the general rapping and musical style for most of the songs, and it's also a long album. RHCP remain a band that I really like a number of songs from, but who I'm not that interested in overall. Under the Bridge remains a stone-cold classic.

Uh Oh. According to The Good Place I might go to hell for this one.
I knew two songs off of this, Under the Bridge and Suck My Kiss. Under the Bridge is easily the big standout from this album. I'm just not in love with the rap singing from the rest of the album. The bass and guitar are solid for sure, the rest is not much to write home about.

Just Anthony Kiedis singing about a blowjob he once had.

Like a lot of teens/twentysomethings in the 90s, my entrance to funk-rock-rap was through RHCP and this album in particular. I thought this album was incredibly cool back then, although Sir Psycho Sexy made me cringe ("There's a devil in my dick and some demons in my semen"??? Made me go ugh then, makes me go ugh now). Some of the tracks continue to blow me away - The Power of Equality, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Under the Bridge (yes, overplayed and all). Other top tracks include Funky Monks, I Could Have Lied, Breaking the Girl, The Righteous & The Wicked, and Give It Away (another overplayed track, but still love the bass line). The one common trend through pretty much the entire album is outstanding musicianship and very cool writing. Even the lyrics are good for most of the album. I'll move past the lyrics on Sir Psycho Sexy and past the fact that I overplayed it when I was younger and give it the 5 it deserves. It's their breakthrough album for a reason.

Love Under the Bridge. Wish Soul to Squeeze was on this album. Give it Away is solid...the filler songs are really bad. Glad I never bought this when I was younger. 2.5/5