By Tim Duffy
Is there a sentiment, an idea, a phrase that makes a guy’s skin crawl more than “Suck My Kiss.” Who the fuck says this? Anthony fucking Kiedis that’s who. What a monstrous horrible person he and his cohorts in the Red Hot Chili Peppers are.
The Chili Peppers somehow manage to combine the two most reprehensible rock aesthetics to ever be hatched. Frat rock, the strain of which lead our culture towards the miserable late 90′s rap-rock trend, and some sort of fake hippie, new age spirituality that I’m sure came from the almost equally reprehensible Rick Rubin. (He get’s a life pass for his work on License To Ill, late period Johnny Cash, and “99 Problems” but I wouldn’t want to be in smelling distance of him.) This band is rotten from the inside out, arguments about musicianship and popularity should be left at the door as I will pay no attention to them.
Which brings us back to “Suck My Kiss” specifically. (Every time I type the words I want to take a shower.) Over some dumb Seinfeld bass work by Flea(the most overrated musician of the 90′s) Anthony Kiedis somehow manages to make no sense while saying things that just sound molesty. It’s a horrendous train wreck of a song, by a train wreck of a band.
Weren’t these guys all junkies? How did they survive smack? God is cruel at times.
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I wish some people knew what they were talking about before they publish some tripe like this. Blood Sugar Sex Magik was one of the best albums of the 90s. Get your head out of your ass and recognize musicianship when you see it.
Let’s hear your awesome songs then. What an pointless, ignorant, baseless, uninformed load of crap. Enjoy your opinion, I hope it makes you feel special.
Whoever wrote this article probably listens to nothing but dragonforce and relies on heavy masturbation to get through the day. Flea, is an incredible bass player (one of the best) and was practically a trumpet prodigy as a child. John Frusciante is an extremely talented guitarist (just google top 100 guitarists and he can be found on nearly every list). Chad smith is a very solid drummer, while maybe not the best in rudimentary skill, he is regarded as one of the best funk drummers out there now. Anthony… well, ya, he’s a tad retarded… but he really helps gives the band it’s feeling and sound.
If you are so worried about lyrics that inspire or mean something, I don’t know, listen to rush or something. Not everything has to make sense to everyone, sometimes these things come out in a way you may not understand. You’re definitely not a good critic and plainly your article was offensive to anyone that loves music solely because you couldn’t present us with a single detail or reason to hate this band other than your own opinion. If you ever have any success in blogging or whatever this is technically called, I’ll be blown away.
You clearly know nothing about what I listen to, which is strange because I post songs on the rest of this blog all the time. That said I enjoy everyone’s very defensive responses to this article. It clearly struck a nerve.
I do not care about a band’s “chops” and ability to play an instrument. These things can make a good or bad band better or worse. In actuality I am looking for more ephemeral qualities in a band that are harder to pin point. Things that have real resonance. Sometimes that can come from a lyric or a sound, sometimes it just comes from a melody. These sorts of feelings never come from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not for me at least.
Are you crazy? john fruciante has “ephemeral qualities” en mass, and flea can drop a bass line like its no ones business! fruciante just give every song that special touch (especially true for californication album) have you given their newer stuff a chance? i feel you would like it alot better.
I’ve heard their newer stuff, I’ve heard it all. I used to be a big fan but I grew out of them. I think the rest of the world is due to grow out of them too.