Red Hot Chili Peppers – discography
Stadium Arcadium
Original Release Date: 2006
Produced by: Rick Rubin
Tracks:
- Dani California*
- Snow ((Hey Oh))*
- Charlie
- Stadium Arcadium
- Hump de Bump*
- She’s Only 18
- Slow Cheetah
- Torture Me
- Strip My Mind
- Especially in Michigan
- Warlocks
- C’mon Girl
- Wet Sand
- Hey
- Desecration Smile*
- Tell Me Baby*
- Hard to Concentrate
- 21st Century
- She Looks to Me
- Readymade
- If
- Make You Feel Better
- Animal Bar
- So Much I
- Storm in a Teacup
- We Believe
- Turn It Again
- Death of a Martian
(* marks the tracks released as singles)
Review
Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first studio double album, released in 2006, is consisted of 28 tracks. According to Anthony Kiedis, it was supposed to be a trilogy of albums, each released six months apart, but when they got together and started creating music, this single record arose. The band yet again proved they’ve never been the same, and that their music is evolving as well as their relationship, to a deeper level each time. The band’s chemistry when it comes to writing is better than ever. There was always a struggle to dominate lyrically. But we are now confident enough in who we are, so everybody feels more comfortable contributing more and more valuable, quality stuff. – explains the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ front man, Anthony Kiedis. The band has never been more satisfied as after composing and releasing Stadium Arcadium. However, the majority of these tracks revolve around the same notes and same popish sounds, appealing to wide masses as their music is now easier to listen to, thus making the old fans unsatisfied, and even mad at Red Hots for leaving out the heavy metal and funky sounds.
All 28 tracks are equally good, there are not many songs that really stand out neither lyrically or instrumentally, which makes this release somewhat flat and colorless when listened to in one piece. But, as with all Red Hot Chili Peppers’ albums, some time is needed for absorbing all new elements that it provides till the point where one will actually be very satisfied with it. Anthony’s writing is as good as it gets and his vocals are outstanding, while the instrumental part is being very well composed by John Frusciante, Flea and Chad Smith, although being soft and more pop-rock in style with just a little bit of funky and heavy jams here and there to break up the monotony. Hardly any song can be set aside, but Dani California is definitely one that contains all the elements that ever existed in Red Hot Chili Peppers, with catchy melody and lyrics about their everlasting inspiration – California.
Stadium Arcadium, being generally quite well received by critics and fans, was a great commercial success, selling over 7 million copies worldwide. Even though some may call it ‘over-produced’ or even consider Red Hot Chili Peppers a sell-outs criticizing their soft melodies, this album is just another proof of their maturity and the way they musically evolve and develop, excitedly trying new stuff like they’re just at the beginning of their careers… Anyway, let me cut the talk here and leave it to someone who definitely knows it better. Read Stadium Arcadium biography – an amazing insight, written by extraordinary John Frusciante!
