Description
Compilation producers: Rick Rubin, Michael Beinhorn.
Although the Red Hot Chili Peppers have received the hits treatment before (most notably on 1992's WHAT HITS?), this compilation serves to highlight the band's peak years with guitarist John Frusciante, both before his sudden departure in 1992 and after his lauded return for 1999's CALIFORNICATION. (The group's intriguing-yet-mismatched union with Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro yields only one track, "My Friends.")
The Chili Peppers are best known for their energetic punk-funk anthems but their mainstream breakthrough, the gently building ballad "Under the Bridge" opens GREATEST HITS. It's followed in short order, however by the boisterous, slaphappy "Give It Away." Other Peppers high points include the beautifully melancholy "Scar Tissue," the hard-to-find "Soul to Squeeze," the folky "Breaking the Girl," and the only pre-1990s track--the group's wonderfully rocked-out cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." Of course, this HITS collection includes the seemingly requisite (and quite good) two new tracks--the driving "Fortune Faded" and the dreamy "Save the Population." GREATEST HITS effectively chronicles the Peppers' transition from goofy party boys to mature, highly inventive rock band.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- WEA/WARNER BROS.
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #490
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2003
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2003
- Number of Discs
- 1
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #413
- Cast & Crew
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (Music Performer)
Press Reviews
...[This collection culls] the good stuff..." - Rating : B+ Entertainment Weekly (11/14/03, pp.126-7)
4 (out of 5) - "...this is a must for aficionados of the sensual, the stylish and the sexy. Kerrang (15/11/03, p.60)
4 stars out of 5 - "It's an astonishing feat of creative solidity. Q (1/04, p.142)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Under the Bridge
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Give It Away
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Californication
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Scar Tissue
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Soul to Squeeze
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Otherside
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Suck My Kiss
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By the Way
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Parallel Universe
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Breaking the Girl
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My Friends
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Higher Ground
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Universally Speaking
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Road Trippin'
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Fortunes Faded - (Previously Unreleased)
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Save the Population - (Previously Unreleased)
Customer Reviews
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by PowerReviewsPros
- Original (5)
- Can listen over and over (4)
- Hit songs (4)
Cons
Best Uses
- In the car (4)
- At home (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Adult (5)
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
I use this cd in home on my hi-fi system. This CD is original.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
A great colection of old and new stuff
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
Worth the wait, an excellent CD!
Pros
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
I thought this was just young kids head banging music, however I liked what I heard and added to my collection.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
Classic high energy music from HCP - great for driving, working out and making love
Service and delivery comments:
Swift delivery of a perfectly presented product at a great price
Pros
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
- Too Few Tracks
Best Uses
- In The Car
Comments about WEA/WARNER BROS. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits:
use it in the car, relaxing music
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