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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers, also sometimes shortened to "The Chili Peppers" or abbreviated as "RHCP", are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of much of their performances. Currently, the ... band consists of founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (bass), longtime drummer Chad Smith; and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who joined in late-2009, replacing John Frusciante. Red Hot Chili Peppers have won seven Grammy Awards and have become one of the best-selling bands of all time, selling over 80 million records worldwide. In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's original line-up featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's self-titled debut album (1984). Cliff Martinez was the drummer for the first two records (Irons played on the third), and guitarist Jack Sherman played on the first. Slovak performed on the second and third albums by the band Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987), but he died from a heroin overdose in 1988. As a result of his friend's death, Irons chose to depart from the group as drummer. Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist DeWayne McKnight was brought in to replace Slovak, though his tenure was short, which forced Frusciante to replace him in 1988. Former Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro was brought in to replace Irons. His tenure was also short, so he was replaced by Chad Smith that same year. The line-up of Flea, Kiedis, Frusciante, and Smith was the longest-lasting and recorded five studio albums beginning with Mother's Milk (1989). In 1990, the group signed with Warner Bros. Records and recorded the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) under producer Rick Rubin. This album became the band's first commercial success. Frusciante grew uncomfortable with the success of the band and left abruptly in 1992, in the middle of the Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour. After two temporary guitarists, Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction joined for the group's subsequent album, One Hot Minute (1995). Although commercially successful, the album failed to match the critical or popular acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, selling less than half as much as its predecessor. Navarro was fired from the band in 1998. Frusciante, fresh out of drug rehabilitation, rejoined the band that same year at Flea's request. The reunited quartet returned to the studio to record Californication (1999), which became the band's biggest commercial success with 16 million copies worldwide. That album was followed three years later by By the Way (2002), and then four years later by the double album Stadium Arcadium (2006), their first number-one album in America. After a world tour, the group went on an extended hiatus. Frusciante announced he was amicably leaving the band in 2009 to focus on his solo career. Klinghoffer who had worked both as a sideman for the band on their Stadium Arcadium tour and on Frusciante's solo projects, replaced him as lead guitarist. The band's tenth studio album, I'm with You, was released in 2011 and topped the charts in 18 different countries. The group toured into 2014 and performed with Bruno Mars as a part of the halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVIII. The band is currently recording their eleventh studio album, expected to be released in 2016. See more [+]

Californication |||||

Psychic spies from China Try to steal your mind's elation Li...

Under The Bridge |||||

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes I fee...

Snow |||||

Come to decide that the things that I tried Were in my life...

Dani California |||||

Getting born in the state of Mississippi, Her Poppa was a co...

Scar Tissue |||||

Scar tissue that I wish you saw Sarcastic mister know it al...

Otherside |||||

How long, how long will I slide? Separate my siiii-iiide I d...

Cant Stop |||||

Can't stop, addicted to the shindig Chop top, he says I'm go...

The Zephyr Song |||||

Can I get your hand to write on. Just a piece of leg to bite...

Wet Sand |||||

My sunny side has up and died I'm betting there when we coll...

Soul To Squeeze |||||

I've got a bad disease Up from my brain is where I bleed In...

Desecration Smile |||||

All alone, not by myself Another girl bad for my health I've...

By The Way |||||

Standing in line to see the show tonight And there's a light...

Slow Cheetah |||||

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Dosed |||||

I--- got dosed by you and Closer than most to you and What a...

My Friends |||||

My friends are so depressed I feel the question Of your lone...

Dark Necessities |||||

Coming out to the light of day We got many moons than a deep...

Breaking The Girl |||||

I am a man cut from the know Rarely do friends come and then...

Road Trippin |||||

Road trippin with my two favorite allies Fully loaded we go...

Dont Forget Me |||||

I'm an ocean in your bedroom Make you feel warm, make you w...

Strip My Mind |||||

Arthur J did indicated , The boulevard would never be So ful...

Stadium Arcadium |||||

Bells around St. Petersburg when I saw you I hope I get what...

I Could Have Lied |||||

There must be something In the way I feel That she don't wan...

Black Summer |||||

A lazy rain am I The skies refuse to cry Cremation takes its...

Can't Stop |||||

Can't stop addicted to the shindig Chop top he says I'm gonn...

Fortune Faded |||||

And then you mate it Oh I do you? A funny thing the king who...

Otherside |||||

How long, how long will I slide? Separate my side I don't I ...

Under The Bridge |||||

Sometimes I feel Like I don't have a partner Sometimes I fee...

Universally Speaking |||||

I saw your face Elegant and tired Called up from the chase S...

Aeroplane |||||

I like pleasure spiked with pain And music is my aeroplane I...

Tangelo |||||

When I'm with you I feel like myself No stranger, the shadow...

Higher Ground |||||

World, keep on turnin', cause it won't be too long. The Powe...

Parallel Universe |||||

Christ I'm a sidewinder I'm a California king I swear it's e...

Cabron |||||

Cabron Cabron Cabron Cabron I see you in the park You're alw...

Easily |||||

Easily let's get carried away, Easily let's get married toda...

Don't Forget Me |||||

I'm an ocean in your bedroom Make you feel warm Make you w...

By The Way |||||

Standing in line to see the show tonight and there's a light...

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