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.
Tracklist:
- The Power of Equality
- If You Have To Ask
- Breaking the Girl
- Funky Monks
- Suck My Kiss
- I Could Have Lied
- Mellowship Slinky in B Major
- The Righteous & The Wicked
- Give It Away
- Blood Sugar Sex Magik
- Under the Bridge
- Naked in the Rain
- Apache Rose Peacock
- The Greeting Song
- My Lovely Man
- Sir Psycho Sexy
- They're Red Hot