by the way (Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live)

Member Name: kris26uk

Product:	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live
Date:	06/07/02 (849 review reads)
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Advantages: great as always

Disadvantages: sounds the same in places

Track Listings
1. By The Way
2. Universally Speaking
3. This Is The Place
4. Dosed
5. Don't Forget Me
6. The Zephyr Song
7. Can't Stop
8. I Could Die For You
9. Midnight
10. Throw Away Your Television
11. Cabron
12. Tear
13. On Mercury
14. Minor Thing
15. Warm Tape
16. Venice Queen

I am a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan and I have listened to all the songs on the new album 'By the Way.' The songs are typical chilis but seem to be a mish-mash of old songs. The title track was a bit of a let down for me. I was expecting originality, but what I got is was a dancy version of all the Californication songs all together in one. It had moments of chilis brilliance but on the whole could be much better. By far the best song on the whole album is 'Cabron.' Similar to Californications, 'Road trippin' but with speeded up areas and far more originality than any of the other songs on the album. It is a fantastic song, showing the chilis are still THE best band around at the moment. I was amused to find out the meaning of the word 'Cabron,' in such an acousticy song. (Cabron means B*****d in Spanish). The rest of the songs on the album are nothing particularly special, and have lots of elements off previous albums. It is a good typical chilis albums with all the funk elements aswell as some really brilliant acoustic and mellow parts. I like the album but it is not quite a classic.

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