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Greatest Hits (Album) by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Artist Biography For Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Is An American Rock Band Formed In Los Angeles In 1982. Their Music Incorporates Elements Of Alternative Rock Funk Punk Rock And Psychedelic Rock. The Band Consists Of Co-Founders Anthony Kiedis Lead Vocals And Flea Bass As Well As Drummer Chad Smith And Guitarist John Frusciante The Latter Of Whom Has Been In The Band Across Three Stints. With Over 100 Million Records Sold Worldwide The Red Hot Chili Peppers Are One Of The Best-Selling Bands Of All Time. They Are The Most Successful Band In The History Of Alternative Rock With The Records For Most Number-One Singles 13 Most Cumulative Weeks At Number One 85 And Most Top-Ten Songs 25 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. They Have Won Six Grammy Awards Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2012 And In 2022 Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Red Hot Chili Peppers Were Formed In Los Angeles By Kiedis Flea Guitarist Hillel Slovak And Drummer Jack Irons. Due To Commitments To Other Bands Slovak And Irons Did Not Play On The Band's 1984 Self-Titled Debut Album Which Instead Featured Guitarist Jack Sherman And Drummer Cliff Martinez. Slovak Rejoined For Their Second Album Freaky Styley 1985 And Irons For Their Third The Uplift Mofo Party Plan 1987 . Irons Left After Slovak Died Of A Drug Overdose In June 1988. With New Recruits Frusciante And Smith The Red Hot Chili Peppers Recorded Mother's Milk 1989 And Their First Major Commercial Success Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1991 . Frusciante Was Uncomfortable With Their Newfound Popularity And Left Abruptly On Tour In 1992. After A Series Of Temporary Guitarists He Was Replaced By Dave Navarro Who Appeared On The Group's Sixth Album One Hot Minute 1995 . Although Successful The Album Failed To Match The Critical Or Popular Acclaim Of Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Frusciante And Kiedis Struggled With Drug Addiction Throughout The 1990s. In 1998 Following Navarro's Departure Frusciante Rejoined The Band. Their Seventh Album Californication 1999 Became Their Biggest Commercial Success With 16 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. By The Way 2002 And Stadium Arcadium 2006 Were Also Successful Stadium Arcadium Was Their First Album To Reach Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart. Frusciante Left Again In 2009 To Focus On His Solo Career He Was Replaced By Josh Klinghoffer Who Appeared On I'm With You 2011 And The Getaway 2016 Before Frusciante Rejoined In 2019. They Released Their 12th Album Unlimited Love In 2022. The Chili Peppers' Mix Of Hard Rock Funk And Hip Hop Has Influenced Genres Such As Funk Metal Rap Metal Rap Rock And Nu Metal. Kiedis Said The Band Were Early To Combine "hardcore Funk And Hip-Hop-Style Vocals" And Suggested They Had Influenced Limp Bizkit Kid Rock And Linkin Park. Smith Said "Certainly Anthony's Singing Style And Voice Lends Itself To Being Unique And Nobody Sounds Like Him. The Cool Thing About It Is We Can Play Any Style Of Music Whether It's Hard And Fast Or Loud Or Quiet Slow Or Medium Whatever It Is Rock Or Funk And It Still Sounds Like Us. I'm Proud Of That Because Sometimes Bands Don't Have That Strong Personality Where You Go 'Oh That's Boom Right Away.'" The Chili Peppers Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In April 2012. The Induction Lineup Was Kiedis Flea Smith Klinghoffer Frusciante Slovak Represented By His Brother James Irons And Martinez Frusciante Was Invited But Did Not Attend. Navarro And Sherman Were Not Inducted Sherman Said He Felt "dishonored". The Band Performed "By The Way" "Give It Away" And "Higher Ground" Which Included Irons And Martinez On Drums. It Was The First Time Kiedis And Flea Had Performed With Irons In More Than 20 Years. In 2003 Rolling Stone Released Their First List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 310 And Californication At 399. In 2012 A Revised List Was Released With Californication At 401. In 2020 Rolling Stone Released Another Version Of The List With Blood Sugar Sex Magik At 186 And Californication At 286. The Band Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame On March 31 2022. George Clinton Woody Harrelson And Bob Forrest Unveiled The Star At The Ceremony.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Greatest Hits

While Their First Compilation Album What Hits!? Encompasses Material From Their 1984 Debut To 1989's Mother's Milk This Collection Of Songs Takes Off From That Point Including Material From Their 1991 Album Blood Sugar Sex Magik Up Through Their 2002 Album By The Way. It Was During This Period Of Their Career That The Band Became A Major Commercial Force In The Music Industry. Therefore This Compilation Includes The Majority Of Hit Singles Released Since Their Breakthrough Cover Of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" Also Included On What Hits!? . "Higher Ground" From Mother's Milk An Album Released By EMI Records Is Included On This Compilation Through Contractual Negotiations When The Band Switched From EMI To Warner Bros. Both Record Companies Agreed That One Song From Their Contract Was Allowed To Be Included On The Other Company's Compilation. On What Hits!? EMI Chose To Include The Song "Under The Bridge" From Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Sixteen Songs Were Recorded For This Compilation However Only Two Were Included. The Two That Made The Cut Were The Singles "Fortune Faded" And "Save The Population" Which Was Released As A Non-Radio CD Single In Japan And Spain. "Fortune Faded" Itself Was A Rerecording Of A By The Way Outtake That Had Been Performed At Some Concerts In 2001. A Music Video Was Filmed And Released For "Fortune Faded" But Was Left Off The DVD Version. In Addition Alternate Mixes Of "Californication" "My Friends" And "Higher Ground" Are Included On This Compilation With No Explanation As To Why. However The Version Of "My Friends" Had Previously Leaked As An 'unmastered Version' Of The Song It Appears Mastered Here And The Version Of "Californication" Had Been Utilized By Some Radio Stations Instead Of The Original Track. "Higher Ground" Appears In A Different Mix Which May Have Been Warner Bros.' Attempt At Remastering The Track Or It May Have Been A Rejected 12-Inch Mix. The Names Of The Other Fourteen Songs Are Either Unknown Or Unconfirmed Except For "Runaway" Which Was Included As A Bonus Track On The ITunes Release Of By The Way. There Are Rumors That The Songs "Leverage Of Space" And "Rolling Sly Stone" Which Were Included In Live In Hyde Park Were Recorded At This Time. Also The Song "Mini-Epic Kill For Your Country " Which Was Performed On The 2004 Tour And Was Supposed To Be On An Anti-War Album Produced By Rick Rubin A Project That Never Came To Fruition Is Believed To Have Been Recorded At This Time. One Other Song Name Which Flea Stated Backstage At A Performance For His Silverlake Conservatory Of Music Is "Desiree". "Hump De Bump" Was Also Worked On For The First Time During These Sessions As A Jam Named "40 Detectives". Allegedly He Recorded This On His Phone And It Was Later Recorded Formally For Stadium Arcadium. "My Friends" Is The Only Track Included From The 1995 Album One Hot Minute. It Is Known That Frusciante And The Rest Of The Band Are Not Fans Of Dave Navarro's Time With The Band And This Is Likely To Be The Reason Why Other Hits From The Period Such As "Warped" "Coffee Shop" And "Aeroplane" Are Not Included. Despite The Popularity Of The Song "Love Rollercoaster" It Could Not Be Included Because It Was Recorded On Geffen Records Rather Than Warner Bros. However The Music Video For "Aeroplane" Is Featured On The DVD Version Of The Compilation. A Possible Reason For This Is That Bassist Flea's Daughter Appears In The Video. Also Absent Was The Top Ten Hit "Around The World" From 1999's Californication Although The DVD Contained The Music Video. Of Their Eight U.S. Number One Singles On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart Up To That Point Only One Of Them "Can't Stop" From Their 2002 Album By The Way Was Excluded Though Again The Music Video Was Featured On The DVD. To Date Worldwide Sales Show That Greatest Hits Has Outsold Five Of The Band's Ten Studio Albums Including Mother's Milk And I'm With You Making It The Band's Fifth-Highest-Selling Release. In 2011 Smith Discussed The Recording Sessions For Greatest Hits Saying They Recorded Sixteen Songs And Wanted To Release A New Album Of That Material After A Brief Tour However By That Time John Was Against Doing That Because The Style He Was Playing Had Changed And Evolved As Had His Musical Influences. Smith Said There Is An Entire Red Hot Chili Peppers Album Out There That Nobody Will Likely Ever Hear.