| Californication | 
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| Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Label: Warner
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 3276
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 093624738626
UPC: 093624738626
EAN: 0093624738626
ASIN: B00000J7JO
Release Date: June 7, 1999
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Condition: LOTS OF LIGHT SURFACE MARKS TO DISC - PLAY UNAFFECTED. SEE MY FEEDBACK!! I WOULD IF I WAS BUYING - IMMEDIATE DISPATCH.
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| Tracks:
| • | Around The World | | • | Parallel Universe | | • | Scar Tissue | | • | Otherside | | • | Get On Top | | • | Californication | | • | Easily | | • | Porcelain | | • | Emitremmus | | • | I Like Dirt | | • | This Velvet Glove | | • | Savior | | • | Purple Stain | | • | Right On Time | | • | Road Trippin |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Following a string of unsatisfactory replacements (including former Jane's Addiction alum Dave Navarro), Californication--the band's seventh album--saw them reunited with both errant guitarist John Frusciante (hauled out of a long and debilitating heroin addiction) and producer Rick Rubin, whose mixture of commerical nous and sonic smarts helped make 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik their breakthrough set. It's a welcome reunion: Frusciante's playing, in particular--tight, yet lyrical--fits these songs like a second skin, lending them a sensual sort of ease that is perfectly in keeping with the reckless hedonism of their lyrics. The songs themselves are much the same mixture of adrenalised swagger and high-tensile funk as ever. And typically, there are two or three fillers here ("Emit Remmus", "Purple Stain") which probably should have been left on the shelf. Ultimately, though, it's their ballads ("Road Trippin'", the moody, desolate "Scar Tissue") which really demonstrate their strengths, both as songwriters and arrangers--and reveal, albeit briefly, the hearts this crew normally take such pains to conceal. --Andrew McGuire
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 The Otherside of Blood Sugar... January 10, 2008
This is the first Chili Peppers album I've heard. I wish I could of heard every single one in order so I can naturally see the development, of which will be seen in years to come in my opinion, one of the most pioneering bands to ever grace the rock scene amongst The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc. This album, arguably, is the best the Chilis have produced. The return of John Frusciante (Lead Guitarist) after 9 years of excessive drug use since the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magik is noted on this album with a massive smile. Even though Frusciante's come back has had a massive impact on the album, it is however Flea (Bassist) who had the major say in the production - as opposed to their 2002 album By The Way where Frusciante had his way. And because of this, you can hear the contradictions in both the albums. From start to finish with a blend of funk, hard/soft and melodic rock this is one of the best rock albums of all time and should be in everyones best top ten. For me, there are two things two more things to note on this album: Anthony Kiedis' (Lead Singer) voice seems to be much lighter and higher pitched than the previous albums - could be an improvement of acoustics or his singing voice, sounds awesome (arguably better) nonetheless; and of course, the change of Frusciante is noted as he seems to be in peaceful harmony with the beautiful melodies and back vocals he come's up with, but he still bangs out raw funky tunes like in Blood Sugar :)
Around The World 10/10 - Funky verses, beautiful chorus
Parallel Universe 9/10 - Musically great verses, top hard rock tune.
Scar Tissue 10/10 - Classic, soothing
Otherside 10/10 - This song really got me into music on a next level. Great work all round on this song. A Personal Fav. Deep song, musically amazing!
Get On Top 8/10 - Funky Tune, makes you wanna dance/bopp
Californication 9/10 - Classic! Confirms the Chilis ascension from Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Easily 10/10 - I love this song. Lyrically, musically, perfect. Fast moving riff.
Porcelain 7/10 - Realllllly soothing, not really a fav of mine, but OK.
Emit Remmus 8/10 - backwards - Summer Time... London in the summer time, trippy guitaring by Frusciante, cool hook.
I Like Dirt 6/10 - Weakest tune of the album, funky tune. It's not bad.
This Velvet Glove 10/10 - An undercover one, a definite personal favourite. Nothing can be said except that it's such a nice tune. Musically, the verses are beautiful, and the chorus is funk-driven made to sound melodically rock.
Savior 10/10 - Clever song. Can't figure out what the verse is and what the chorus is. This song show's how talented the Chili's are.
Purple Stain 7/10 - Another weak one, still pretty good. Better than I Like Dirt. Funky-Fun Tune.
Right On Time 9/10 - Another Funk-Fun-driven Tune, just brilliant. Verses makes time goes fast, Chorus seems to slow it down.
Road Trippin' 10/10 - Brillant end of the album song. Acoustic guitar and strings are employed, proper chilled out song.
perfect April 16, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Their best yet. Along with Mother's Milk and BSSM, this completes the Holy Trinity of RHCP releases. The last album to truly show their diversity before a more mature, mellower sound came to the fore. Strange that the Amazon reviewer considers 'Purple Stain' and 'Emit Remmus' fillers. I think they fit the track listing just fine, unlike 'BTW' and 'Stadium...', where the fillers started to appear.
CG-Californication Review January 22, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is almost the best Chili Peppers album ever made although when your up against BloodSugarSexMagik its no easy contest.This is one of the most intellegent albums youll ever hear with Californication provoking awe inspiring originality.It starts off superbly with Around the World and you instantly think this is what One Hot Minute was missing.Then the album moves on to another cracker,Parallel Universe which should be an air guitar legend.if your not impressed by then you have Scar Tissue which is of another league to anything bar Under the Bridge and I could have Lied.It could be the most impressive first three songs in a row of all time.I feel this album has been overshadowed by the dark goings on of John Frusciante although the album is the fire and he is the initial spark.The best song on the album in my opinion is This Velvet Glove as it offers a new perspective on the funkrock theme of the chili peppers and is incredibly intellegent in music and verbalisation.Other stunners would be Californication,Scar Tissue,Around the World,Parallel Universe and Purple Stain.This album is highly recommended and take the time to listen to it or you may miss something extraordinary.
The utter brilliance of the first half compensates for a few fillers December 30, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Even though the quality here is uneven and there are too many fillers, the first seven songs, and the last one, are so brilliant that the album nevertheless merits 5/5. Scar Tissue is the standout.
 A couple of good tracks but the rest is average December 17, 2006
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
I hate to go against the general consensus but there are only 2 really good tracks on this disc: the title song "Californication" and "Scar Tissue". The other tracks are just average and don't merit a place on my play-list nor my nano. This is all the more strange since I like the style of their video clips and I think the band have quite a civilised view of life, but when I'm faced just with their music I get bored and jump to something else.
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