They are a unique band and the only ones that come to close is probably Fishbone and Faith No More. In fact, I remember as a kid mistaken Faith No More for RHCP. I think their greatness started to fall around By the Wall. Each album after Californication became more mellow. I didnt discover their 80s catalogue till college and was amazed how much energy and they had back then. BSSM is when they became that mainstream alternative band. Everyone isn't familiar with the band always says their a 90s band and even claim that BBSM was their debut. Id say I have a fondness for BBSM and Californication. One Hot Minute was just there...and I only focused on the music videos when it was released cause the songs were so polarizing. But like Weezer, Green Day and Beck, theyre a band thats still in the spotlight and regardless of how mediocre they got, its endearing to know theyre still around.
1999. What a polarizing year for new music and new albums. Lit, Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Filter, Beck, Sum41, Limp Bizket, Incubus, 311, New Radicals, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Moby, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, NIN, Jimmy Eat World, Stone Temple Pilots, Kid Rock, Blur. Thats what comes to mind when I think of the year.
A reason why Im ambivalent of going to their show. At least get That Dog or Nada Surf. Both releasing albums, celebrating anniversaries and reunions. Hell, even the long awaited Green Day / Weezer tour would suffice.
True, but it doesn't change the fact that everything after Make Believe was shit...with the exception of EWBAITE and that Getting High song they recently released.
I honestly havent listened to these songs since the 90s. As an adult, I can honestly say how embarrassingly amateur this album is. The whole "bitchy woman is going to take this world back" almost sounds like something that came from a 14 year old girls dairy. While lyrics are cringy, I will complement the instrumentation. For some reason One Hand in my Pocket is legitimately my favorite song from her. Something about that booming synthesizer and harmonica breakdown. Like it was recorded in the 80s and released a decade later. But there were way better female artists in 1995. Tori Amos, Bjork, Natalie Merchant, Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, the front women of Garbage, Elastica, Veruca Salt, and That Dog.
What else is turning 10?
The Bravery - S/T
Kaiser Chefs - Employment
System of a Down - Mezmerize and Hypnotize
Beck - Guero
White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Foo Fighters - In your Honor
Moby - Hotel
Eels - Blinking Lights and other Revelations
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Editors - The Back Room
Queens of the Stoneage - Lullabies To Paralyze
Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
Weezer - Make Believe (rip this one apart)
I think the real question here is why the fuck is Kennedy part of FOX News? That does against everything she use to stand for. All my respect for her went out the window.
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