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Red Hot Chili Peppers is a funk rock band that is based in Hollywood, California and was formed in 1983. The band initially formed as a joke act, calling themselves Tony Flow and the Miraculous Masters of Mayhem. Upon renaming themselves Red Hot Chili Peppers, they played a handful of small club venues in Los Angeles in 1983, before they were signed to EMI Records.
The Chili Peppers' original guitarist, Slovak, was replaced in 1984 by Jack Sherman, while Slovak and Irons recorded music with their band at the time, What Is This? Upon Slovak's return, Sherman was fired from the band.
Following Slovak's death of a heroin overdose, a young John Frusciante took over as guitarist in 1988. Frusciante, however, quit the band in 1992 due in part to his sadness at the band becoming so successful in such a short time; complex personal issues, involving an addiction to heroin, were also a factor. He was then replaced by Arik Marshall. Approximately a year later, Marshall left the band, to be replaced by former (read more)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Little girl from Sweden
Dream of silver screen quotations
And if you want these kind of dreams
It's Californication
It's the edge of the world
And all of western civilization
The sun may rise in the East
At least it settles in the final location
It's understood that Hollywood
sells Californication
Californication Lyrics
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication Warner Bros. Records Directed by Dayton/Faris





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Greatest Hits
1. Under the Bridge
2. Give It Away
3. Californication
4. Scar Tissue
5. Soul to Squeeze
6. Otherside
7. Suck My Kiss
8. By the Way
9. Parallel Universe
10. Breaking the Girl
11. My Friends
12. Higher Ground
13. Universally Speaking
14. Road Trippin'
15. Fortune Faded
16. Save the Population
Release Date: 11/18/2003
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Top Songs
Higher Ground (2003 Digital Remaster) [Explicit]
Release Date: 12/06/2005
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Knock Me Down (Original Long Version) () [Explicit]
Release Date: 12/06/2005
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Taste The Pain (2003 Digital Remaster) [Explicit]
Release Date: 12/06/2005
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Wikipedia
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. For most of its existence, the band has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith. The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock and funk with various elements of heavy metal, punk rock and psychedelic rock.
In addition to Kiedis and Flea, the group originally featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. However, Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988, resulting in Irons resigning.Kiedis, Sloman, 2004...
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| a_willow
Love them so I'm lensrolling you to my http://www.squidoo.com/musicalretreat Posted September 11, 2008 |
| verywell
Glad you made a lens on them. Now I don't need to. Thanks! Posted May 18, 2008 |
| LifeLongFan
Lots of great info on this band. Thanks! Posted February 24, 2008 |
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TommyL
Thanks for making RHCP lens. They're one of my favorite bands. Went to their concert when I was still in Australia in 2002 or 2003, I forgot and that was the best concert ever. 5 stars! Posted January 12, 2008 |
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