New RHCP album is on VH1's website

[UZI Suicide 0]

VH1 has put all 28 songs from "Stadium Arcadium" on their website to preview.

 

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/red_hot_chil...936/album.jhtml

 

I think it's great - just the right mix of classic RHCP funky songs and songs showcasing their Californication/BTW sound.

 

So far I'm loving "Hump De Bump", "Charlie", "Desecration Smile", "Wet Sand", "Storm in a Teacup", "Especially in Michigan" and "Readymade".

[Annabelle 0]

hump de bump is everything that is wrong with the chili peppers. that sorta shit maybe passed for them in 88, but not now. and this double album, for the 8 songs i listened to, sounded like everything else they've ever done. why should anyone be excited? and anyone who knows anything understands that the chili peppers do have good songs, but that their albums are jam packed to 78 minutes thus there is so much garbage on an album it sometimes becomes a painful experience. now they're doing a double album? how much more garbage are they gonna have per quota than a single album? think about it....

[Renegade 0]

hump de bump is everything that is wrong with the chili peppers. that sorta shit maybe passed for them in 88, but not now. and this double album, for the 8 songs i listened to, sounded like everything else they've ever done . why should anyone be excited?

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Why the bold? You don't think you can get a representative feel from an album over eight songs, especially by an artist with such a long track record? It doesn't matter if it's only 8 of 28; it's still probably 30 minutes of music.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Hey, I wasn't feeling the first eight songs, but man, when track nine hit, I fell in love with music all over again.

[Annabelle 0]

flea is upset that this album was leaked. he says not to download it because the cd will sound better sonically. and that us thieves are getting a plae imitation of what the album soudns like on cd. so maybe if i pay $15 it won't sound like the exact same thing they've been doing with rick rubin for 16 years. i suppose if you're a fan, you'll enjoy it. i just don't understand the need to make a double album. why, flea, why? is it a rite of passage for any rock band that takes themselves & their ability to seriously?

[Art Sandusky 0]

Yes, it actually is.

[Annabelle 0]

rolling stone magazine admits that its not a step forward but a culmination of everything they;ve done yet rewarded them with a **** rating for such laziness. i know its rolling stone magazine we are talking about. but it seems like a contradiction to admit its the "same old" yet profess it to be one of the best double albums of the cd age. come on. i am listening to some of the disk 2 songs that the review pointed out. its really boring. why am i on such an anti-rhcp crusade? i dunno. but this double album nonsense needs to stop. this is sorta bob dylans fault, you know.

[Guest Felonies!]

I don't feel that all albums should be limited to 38 minutes and not a second more, but I think a double album these days is a little much. If you're exceeding 80 minutes on a release, that's probably too much content. I'll check this out tonight and see if they really needed to put all 28 tracks out at once.

[UZI Suicide 0]

I dunno, I love it just because it is RHCP, and I’m glad that they aren’t changing. They “updated” their sound on “Californication” and “By The Way” and a lot of people didn’t like it, but I think they’ve hit a good middle ground between their old stuff and their new stuff on this album.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

This double CD is awesome. The last full CD of RHCP I listened to was Blood.Sugar.Sex.Magic. (or however it's typed), so I am not a diehard fan or anything.

 

Thus far it's been enjoyable for a group hangout to smoke pot as well as to finish a day's long worth of college schoolwork.

 

So no complaints from me. Could very well be that this double-CD just "sounds the same as their old stuff", but that works for me, since I haven't heard a lot of the non-radio stuff.

[cbacon 0]

The last half of disc one is pretty good.

[Annabelle 0]

i think its a crime when an artist or band intentionally remains stagnant & rehashes the same bullshit over & over. its an insult. the best artists have an evolution, or revolution, somewhere throughout their career. last ill say, yo.

[cbacon 0]

You didn't like it when Radiohead did it

[Annabelle 0]

You didn't like it when Radiohead did it

 

touche.

 

maybe thats why everyone considers radiohead so great.

 

i'm so hypocritical i can't even defend myself.

 

ha!

[Guest DaGoodz]

Man, john frusciante gives me a boner.