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Blood
Sugar Sex Magik
Track
Listing
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1. Power Of Equality
2. If You Have To Ask
3. Breaking The Girl
4. Funky Monks
5. Suck My Kiss
6. I Could Have Lied
7. Mellowship Slinky In B Major
8. Righteous And The Wicked
9. Give It Away
10. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
11. Under The Bridge
12. Naked In The Rain
13. Apache Rose Peacock
14. Greeting Song
15. My Lovely Man
16. Sir Psycho Sexy
17. They're Red Hot
Reviews
for this album:
Ollie’s
review of Blood Sugar Sex Magik -
Written By Frusciante#1
The Power Of Equality:
As you hear the first lyrics of the
song which are: “I got a soul that
can not sleep in night when something
just ain’t right. ” and as you
listen on the lyrics of this song in
particular are more similar to
something that you would hear Rage
Against The Machine singing about e.g.
“Death is the message of the Klu
Klux Klan“ . From this beginning
song you can already hear how
important Flea’s bass is in this
album. Especially in the solo of the
song where Flea’s pooping sound from
his bass plays behind the guitar of
John, truly wonderful. “Madder than
a motherfucker lick my finger” is
one of favourite lyrics from this
song. 4/5
If You Have To Ask:
The feeling of funk rock here is put
across well with John’s guitar, the
muting of some of the chords gives an
impression of staring and stopping and
gives it a real feeling funk. This
line basically sums up the funk.
“Funky motherfucker will not be told
to go.” and “To the funk I fall
into my new ride”. The word
motherfucker has already been used a
few times haha! The solo of this song
where the bass and the guitar and
drums all play in unison I think is
one of my favourite parts in this
album. This is the first song where
you really hear the capability of
John’s guitaring, especially at the
end. 4/5
Breaking the girl:
The video for this is an odd
one…which I just saw a couple of
days ago. Personally I don’t think
this should have been released as a
single as I don’t thinks its that
strong. The gist of this song I think
is about taking the virginity away
from a girl. “Twisting and turning
you breaking the girl.” kind of
gives it away. If anybody reading this
has seen the funky monks DVD the
drumming solo where they all hit
random metal objects is very funky
though. 3/5
Funky Monks:
The name for this song came about
because during the recording of Blood
Sugar Sex Magik all the band members
(apart from Chad because he was too
scared to stay in the “haunted
mansion“) stayed in a mansion and
just recorded this album without any
of the distractions from outside life.
This meant they were able to focus on
just creating this great music and as
John says on the DVD its like we are
monks. Enough said about that. The
funk bass in her and the idea of the
guitar playing in-between the gaps of
the bass give the music a very funky
feeling. I like the guitar solo in
this song also very much but I think
the lyrics do bring the song down a
bit. The riff and the rhythm though is
very funky! 3/5
Suck My Kiss:
“Hell I’m sailing yeah” what a
powerful start to this song. This is
my favourite Chili Peppers song of all
time, I just think it is so powerful
and amazing! “should’ve been
could’ve been would’ve been dead
if I didn’t get the message going to
my head, I am what I am, most
motherfucker don’t give a damn.” I
love these lyrics so much it is
unbelievable. I think the message
behind this song is be what you want
to be, don’t be forced into thing
“free from a world that hurts me”
is a good example of this. The guitar
in this song I think acts as a second
bass in some sections, wonderful! The
guitar solo in this song, the first
time I listened to it almost made me
cream my pants it was so good. Its so
simple to play though but very
effective for the song. The rhyme
scheme from Anthony lyrically is
amazing too! Chad’s drumming too is
so unbelievably funky, very simple
again but is very effective for the
song. The video fro this song too with
footage of them in the mansion and of
the US troops coming back home gives
another dimension to the song. 5/5
I Could Have Lied:
This song is very sad if you listen to
the lyrics deeply. “I could have
lied I’m such my eyes could never,
never keep their cool, showed her and
I told her how she struck me but I’m
fucked up now.” The guitaring from
John here is to touching and even in
the aggressive parts of the song he
tries to be so gentle to keep in
contact with the meaning of the song.
Chad’s drumming too here is very
delicate to keep in touch with the
song. The solo of the song as it dies
away just send a shiver down your
spine and in a way it makes you sad by
itself. Flea’s bass is very constant
in this song, during some parts it
follows the rhythm of John and in
others it follows the drum of Chad.
Although breaking the girl was
attempting to be sad, this is the
first time in the album that you feel
sadness. 5/5
Mellowship Slinky In B Major
This is a funky song and tries to get
you happy again after the sadness of I
could have lied. The guitaring and
bass playing here is quite similar in
style to if you have to ask.
Anthony’s lyrics through this song
are quite fast sometime and keep in
the similar style that the song is
going for. The piano which you here in
the background played by flea I
don’t think does that much for the
song in some parts. I like this guitar
solo though, its nice. I don’t
really understand the meaning of the
songs so if anybody knows what it is I
would appreciate it if you could
enlighten me! 3/5
The Righteous and The Wicked
The pumping bass line of the flea and
the funky drumming by Chad are what
you hear at the start to this song.
This really brings you into this song
well, the lyrics of this too are
similar to that you would hear from
Rage Against the Machine, the idea of
politics and “praying for a better
day”. This next line of lyrics I
think are quite strong: Holy mother
earth crying into space, tears on her
pretty face I thought she had been
raped” I like the guitar at the end
of this line too which sound like it
is trying t cover up the word raped
hehe its cool. The guitaring ability
here is good throughout the main body
of the song but the solo really does
make the guitar in this song sound a
hell of a lot better. Throughout this
song the bass is really humping you
face and the drum goes with this
rhythm so well. 4/5
Give It Away:
This is the song which most of my
friend associate with BSSM. “What I
got you gotta give it to your mamma,
what I got you gotta give it to your
pappa, what I got you gotta give it to
your daughter, do a little dance and
then you drink a little water.” the
rhyming here is so great , all through
the song this cool rhyming scheme
continues. The bass in the background
of this song fits in the gap of the
guitaring by John which I love, it
such a simple tune but again it works
to perfection. Chad’s drumming in
the background really is the backbone
to this song and even when none of the
strings are playing the drumming still
continues in the background. This bass
line has to be one of my favourites
bam bam bam….bam bam bam…bam bam
bam bam..etc…hehe. The outro to this
song is a bit weak I feel for such a
powerful song lyrically and musically
but oh well although I do like the
drumming at the end. It still rocks
out loud! 4/5
Blood Sugar Sex Magik:
Personally I think this song should
have been released as a single because
it sis so good! The powerful drumming
is the first thing you hear in the
song and the mellow, slow dirty guitar
by John. The bass of flea in the
background gives you the rhythm of the
song as the lyrics of Anthony flow on
top perfectly. “blood sugar sucker
fish in my dish, how many pieces do
you wish”. Not quite sure what this
means but I like it a lot. “she must
be moist” hehe. “blood sugar baby,
she magik sex magik sex magik” quite
blatantly this song is sexual and
about love making. Could you guess
that eh? Hehe. The solo section in
this song is so wonderful live on the
off the map DVD, well worth watching.
The guitar at the end really comes
into its own as the bass and drums
play in the background. Wonderful! 5/5
Under The Bridge:
The start of this song John decides to
play happy chords to make the song
seem happy at the start but as you
listen to the lyrics they really make
you think. The idea of this song came
up when Anthony was driving home one
day from recording session and he had
a moment where he felt like there was
no body in the world that liked him,
this song came into his head and when
he got home he wrote it out. This was
the first song that the Chili’s
played that they classed as a ballad.
“Its hard to believe that there’s
nobody out there, its hard to believe
that I’m all alone.” gives you a séance
of the loneliness he must have been
feeling during this time. The drumming
here is very simple and tries to keep
in with the song. The bass plays in
the background as the background of
the song. The guitar is lovely
throughout and when it gets to the
middle of the song when Gail
Frusciante and some of her choir join
in, this kind of gives it an epic
ending as the solo of the guitar and
the entrance of the bass finish the
song off wonderfully. The video for
this song is so lovely too. Scarryman:
Anthony
didnt write this as a song he wrote it
as a poem about his heroin addiction
and he used to shoot up under a bridge
by his house hence the lyric
"under the bridge downtown where
i drew some blood" and the she he
talks about in the song is the actual
heroin and his "friendship"
with it . 5/5
Naked In The Rain:
Yet again as before the sad songs
always seem to be followed by a happy
one, this song is good for the
drumming and the bass but apart from
that I don’t think its that
wonderful really. I don’t see the
point of this song, for the other
songs so far I have seen a point but
no this one really. I just think the
lyrics have been to on it willy-nilly
because its such a cool bass line
“naked in the rain, doctor doo-little
what’s your secret?” I don’t
understand that. The flea bass solo in
the middle I like too. The guitar is
good here but not so good as I could
be I think. The solo at the end is
good nothing mind-blowing. 2/5
Apache Rose Peacock
I love the bass in this song and the
guitar playing over it, this is my
favourite bass song on the album for
flea. This song is about new Orleans
surprisingly form the ( lyrics you can
tell this ). “oh good brother just
when I thought I had seen it all , my
eyes pooped out, my dick got hard and
I dropped my jaw” This is such a
funky line and the guitar in this
section goes so well with it. During
the second verse a piano sound comes
in, I cant remember what instrument it
is though, its like a mini piano
thing, I like this. This song also had
a very sexual feeling to it with the
lyrics and also put across by the
pumping bass and the guitar following
it in certain parts, it gives the
music of a stopping and starting
movement. The drumming in this song I
enjoy too because it is typical Chad
and very powerful as the driving
force. 3.5/5
The Greeting Song:
This song also has the kicking drum
and the pumping bass at the start I
just love it, this song to me is the
one you just want to stand up and do
flea type head banging to, its so
damned funky. The guitaring in this
song I also love as it adds a new
layer to the song, although lyrically
this is a week song and I don’t
enjoy it that much my score is being
boosted up by the instruments in the
background which make it great. If you
listen to the song without taking into
account the lyrics and just listen to
the music its has to be one of the
best on the album I think. I like the
speed of this song too, fits well with
the album feeling at the time. 4/5
My Lovely Man:
This song is dedicated to the memory
of Hillel Slovak R.I.P. The guitar
here is the best part to the song and
the drumming and Flea’s bass
although it is noticeable takes a
second position in the song.” but I
now you won’t come back”. this is
the feeling of loss from Anthony of
one of his greatest friends. The solo
in this song is extraordinary it
really is. At Hyde park when I heard
this I was like wooooow, best solo in
the album I think. Shame that Anthony
sang over it at Hyde park eh? Hehe.
The idea of funk is also shown a lot
here because the bass and guitar seem
to work together and fit in gaps so it
sounds like there are layers to the
song. Although this song is about a
sad subject the Peppers seem to be
able to put the message of missing and
sadness across in a vibrant happy way.
R.I.P. Hillel 4.5/5
Sir Psycho Sexy:
Another song about sex I think is
overdue…here is comes, this 8 minute
beast of a song really is the pinnacle
of funk on this album. The drumming
which is slow and funky and is a great
background to the popping bass of flea
on the top and the great strumming of
John on the guitar which really makes
the song. “I got stopped by a lady
cop in my car she said get out and
spread your legs and then she tried to
cop a feel, that cop she was all
dressed in blue, was she pretty? Boy
I’m telling you, she struck my butt
with her big black stick, I said
what’s up now suck my dick…..on
her crotch so very warm I could feel
her getting wet through her uniform…whoo
that’s tight…turned a cherry pie
right into jam” that is such a great
lyric scheme and is funny at the same
time. Its so funky too with the guitar
playing along and the bass pumping in
the background, magical! “your pussy
I’d kill” hehe sorry, had to put
that! After 4 mins though the music
slows down and become very mellow and
slower than it was. This part after
about 3 mins is my favourite part in
the song personally. The part at the
end with no lyrics and just the
instrument is so lovely and especially
the guitar from john, really does
sound wonderful! This continues for
another 2 mins then finally dies away,
magical! 4/5
They’re Red Hot:
Personally I think this is a bit of a
silly end to such a beautiful album, I
don’t see any need for it, just that
it says red hot in the name. The
drumming and speed of the guitaring
and bass playing in here I am
impressed with very much though. It is
funky but as good as some other
examples in the album. Also I am
impressed that Anthony can sing that
fast and make it make sense. 2/5
THE END! Ollie!
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