Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2-LP Vinyl)
Product Details
Recorded in a rented Laurel Canyon mansion in the summer of 1991, Blood Sugar Sex Magik captured a band firing on all cylinders after years of personal upheaval, including the loss of original guitarist Hillel Slovak. John Frusciante's arrival brought a melodic counterweight to the band's raw funk attack, and the tension between those two impulses is exactly what makes this record hold up more than three decades later.
2012 Release. With valuable assistance from producer Rick Rubin, the Peppers find just the right blend of punk, funk, and hip-hop. Even with a running time of 74 minutes, this 1991 breakthrough has continuity and cohesion both within and across the 17 cuts. Riding Flea's surging bass, Anthony Kiedis delivers his explicit lyrics with a rapper's flair, extolling the virtues (and outlining the dangers) of sex and drugs. Plaintive ballads such as "Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied," and the hit "Under the Bridge" give the album depth and provide contrast to the raw energy of "Mellowship Slinky in B Major," "Funky Monks," and "Give It Away." Rubin masterfully fuses John Frusciante's raunchy guitar with the irresistible grooves. This 2 LP edition is pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 093624954163
Label: Warner Records
Release Date: 1.10.12
Format: LP Vinyl