The development of red hot chili peppers

The Pepper Band from Los Angeles, California was founded in 1983, and has a history of 29 years. For a band, 29 years is by no means a short qualification. During this long time, it seems that they have also embarked on a rugged road that a legendary rock band must go through-the drug problem. Some players died unfortunately, band members kept coming in and out, or is this the only way to become a legend?

I met red hot chili peppers when I was a student. The original members included the current lead singer Anthony and the bass player Flea, as well as the original guitarist hillel and drummer Jack Tie. Except Anthony, the lead singer who joined in the end, Flea, guitarist and drummer have been playing together for a long time and have strong ambitions for music. Anthony, who shines in various performances, tries to write because of his love of music. After being invited to perform in a friend's club, the four boys were well received. The overwhelming praise spread like wildfire to the heads of record companies, and their excellent performance won them a formal record contract. At this time, the orchestra officially changed its name to red hot chili peppers-Choking Pepper Choir.

RHCP's musical style is very clear. Bold lyrics, strong funk rhythm and guitar playing with personal characteristics are often impressive, and the visual effect of live singing subverts the stereotype of all the audience for the concert. There will not only be naked women on the stage, but also all kinds of absurd performances, such as members playing naked, wearing socks and singing jimi hendrix's famous song "Fire", which is also a specialty of choking hot peppers. To this end, many parent-child groups protested, and as a result … of course, there was no improvement at all, and they continued their crazy stage life. However, the differences between the two groups finally emerged. Guitarist hillel and drummer Jack decided to leave the chorus Chili and concentrate on running their band for six years (what is this? ), so the two groups parted ways, RHCP found a backup musician and released the first album, but the content and sales results made them quite dissatisfied. Even so, a large number of performances still fill their lives.

We always regard singer Anthony Kiedis and bass guitarist Flea (formerly known as Michael Balzari) as the core members of Pepper Band. On the contrary, the biggest problem of the band for many years is the position of the guitarist. Although the Pepper Band has worked with at most seven guitarists in the history of 17 years, their only real representatives are the original guitarists hillel Slovak and John Frusciante-coincidentally, they both left the team at the same time. Of course, comparatively speaking, John is much luckier than Hilary, at least not because of drugs.

Hillel was the first generation member of Pepper Band, but when the band released the album of the same name in 1984, his position was indeed replaced by Jack Sherman. It was not until June 1984 that george clinton, the leader of funk music, recorded their second album "Freaky Styley" in the suburbs of Detroit that he returned to the team. The album "Weird Style" successfully positioned the energetic punk and funk style of spicy red pepper RHCP, and the direction of the band gradually took shape. After performing in England and Germany, drummer Jack Tie returned to the team, and the strong lineup of RHCP reappeared.

With the popularity of studio works, a series of intensive performances followed. The wonderful touring life and busy schedule made the red pepper get into the bad habit of taking drugs, which seriously troubled the members, especially the guitarist hillel, who began to behave abnormally, play casually or look blank at the concert.

1In June 1988, the band released the third album "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan" and the classic album "The ABBEY ROAD EP" (the cover of ABBEY ROAD by the Beatles is socks and penis), and the sales of the third album exceeded the sum of the previous two albums. In the increasingly sensational tour, beastie boys and Faith no more also performed as special guests at the concert. However, many parents' protests never stopped, because they questioned that red pepper lyrics of various colors might have a negative impact on teenagers. However, fleas think that children have long been used to the swearing words blurted out by their parents, choking people and spicy red peppers have not been affected, and they continue their lively high decibel volume. The controversial Great Music of Red Pepper continued to be popular, and the album Uplift Mofo Party Plan topped the bulletin board 150 albums.

From June 65438 to June 0988, serious drug abuse sequelae appeared in hillier. After returning to the United States, the new album is being prepared non-stop, and the members also use the gap to reorganize their tired body and mind. At this time, the news that hillel died of heroin overdose was shocking! The four-week holiday plunged hillel into the abyss of drug prohibition until there was nothing to do. The accident dealt a great blow to the members. Drummer Jack thought that the life of the band ruined hillel and left the band angrily. The band was seriously injured and had to suspend its performance.

Anthony and Flea were not defeated. After the accident, they decided to at least reorganize RHCP in memory of their good friend hillel. In March 1989, they were lucky to meet a shy young new guitarist, John Fruiscanter, who always regarded Hilaire as an idol, and his playing skills were no less than that of Hilaire. As for the tortuous drummer search process, it was finally selected by the excellent Chad Smith Spyro, and the energetic four-person team resumed and made a comeback. Even this lineup is recognized as the golden lineup of Chili peppers.

Michael Benhorn's album Mother's Milk was released on 1989. The whole album reveals RHCP's nostalgia for old friends, and fleas especially contribute to all parts of wind music performance. From this time on, the league members refused any drugs in all public performances, and their outstanding performance of focusing on music was admirable. From the soundtrack of the blockbuster "Sparrows Become Phoenix", we can see that they gradually expanded their audience. Soon after, RHCP changed hands to join Warner and started a new music journey.

Warner's first work, Blood Sugar Magic, was produced by Rick Rubin, the soul of the famous music manufacturer Def Jam. The whole album is synchronized with the live broadcast, and you can even hear the noise in the street in one of the songs. This album reached platinum record sales and stayed on the billboard album chart for one year. They began to appear on the covers of mainstream music magazines and were interviewed by various media. The single "Give away" won the MTV Music Video Award of 1992. The lead singer Anthony's "Under the Bridge" reflects on his days of being addicted to drugs and has reached the mainstream charts all over the world. This classic work pushes the chorus Chili into the ranks of world-famous giants. Well-known groups Nirvana, Pear Sauce and Broken Pumpkins became the guests of the world concert tour.

Then, John left the team in 1993, because he couldn't stand the pressure of rock stars to become famous, which once again made Anthony and others suddenly helpless and even became bad friends with him. He hasn't spoken to him for several years, so he was temporarily replaced by two guitarists passing by.

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1995 10 They re-released a new album made for them by the producer of Blood Sugar Sex Magic, and "One Minute Hot" once again pushed the spicy red pepper into the spotlight at lightning speed. The excellent performance of the new guitarist dave navarro made the whole group's style eye-catching and continued to climb the peak of success. They appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, but I believe many fans of Chili peppers will find that Dave's more rock-and-roll guitar is put on them. This simple style is not good or appropriate, which makes people have reservations about this album. Successfully toured 64 performances in 2 1 country, and red hot chili peppers's name was even louder. 1996, Bassist magazine selected Flea as the best bassist of the year. In the same year, the animated film "Turtle Four and Big Eggs Make America Bigger" invited songs to RHCP. This love roller coaster tailored for the film won the TOP 1 in one breath. Surprisingly, in such a busy work, Flea and Dave still joined the experimental band Janes Addiction and performed with the avant-garde punk rock giant Perry Farrell.

Before Chili planned to write a new song for the new album, Dave also made a decision to leave the team. The development of the story was that John was recalled to the team and became a story.

In March 1997, Anthony and Flea happened to meet John, a former guitarist, performing in a bar, which opened up an opportunity for John to return to RHCP in the future. 1997 is a busy year for Chili peppers, and the next tour will cover many big cities in Southeast Asia, including Taipei of course! However, on the eve of RHCP's participation in Fuji Music Festival in Japan, Anthony had an accident while riding a Harley motorcycle, and the injured singing was forced to stop with the help of typhoon rose's flower arrangement!

After returning to the United States, the orchestra actively interacted with former guitarist John, and Anthony funded him to treat various mental and physical stress sequelae caused by stress. During this period, the drummer also suffered a shoulder injury due to a traffic accident riding a Harley motorcycle. Fortunately, the injury is not serious.

On April 29th, 1998, the awesome quartet returned to the Jianghu, and John returned to the team, and the audience's enthusiasm continued unabated.

1999, the super album "California/California Gold Rush Dream" still mastered the energetic and strong rhythm soul of RHCP, and Anthony sang by going up one flight of stairs, which also made this work the first bomb for red pepper to enter the golden age. The first single, Scar Tissue, remained at the top of the Billboard modern rock charts for 65,438+06 weeks, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The single Californication was nominated by MTV Music Awards for Best Music Video of the Year, Best Group Music Video, Best Director, Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction.

It kept fans all over the world waiting for three years. In 2002, the latest album "By the way" came back with the red pepper fever that swept the world! Don't guess, please join the ranks of pungent red peppers in the most relaxed and comfortable posture, and you will witness their mental journey of constantly breaking through self-happiness.

However, in May 2008, the band was temporarily dissolved for not less than one year. Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the band, said that the band members would stay away from music for the time being and pay more attention to their personal lives. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said that they had decided to suspend their band activities for 12 months, because the long busy schedule had exhausted them physically and mentally.

Anthony Kiedis said that he would spend more time with his family, while other members of the band would concentrate on their personal music projects. Bassist Flea wants to learn something new, guitarist John Frusciante will give a solo project, and Chad Smith will go to Japan to join a jazz band.

Whether you define the music style of Chili peppers as metal funk, punk funk or funk rock, it is undeniable that their music styles influenced by Thrash Rock, punk, funk, Netal and Rap are so unparalleled. As a band that knows how to integrate funk into the rock field in modern times, SLAMDCHILI PEPPERS brought profound creativity to funk rock at the party, which is certainly not a one-time event. Since their debut, it has been shown that the band itself has a good foundation of black Funk music. In their leader's album of the same name, you can also get a glimpse of their punk funk style, which is influenced by Georg Clinton, Slay Si Tong and even the Black Flag band, and is full of the feeling of newborn calves. From the British low-key post-punk voice "real men don't kill coyotes" infected by Dndy Gill, a member of the British punk band "Four", to trying to stand up and dance Clintion-style P Funk workshop. It reflects two different musical personalities of pepper. Of course, the second album "Freaky Styley" invited Geotge Clinton, a master of FUNKADELIC/ Parliament, as a record producer. It is the most thorough funk of pepper performance (especially in the accompaniment function of brass music). Or their musical advantage, which is often assisted by a good record producer. "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan" and Michael Beinhorn, a rock producer with mother's milk style, let them highlight the function of heavy metal guitar riff in a fashionable form. But it did promote the development of pepper. Rick Rubin. Rick has been cooperating since the blood sugar magic. Rick is not only the owner of an American record company, but also co-founded the legendary Hiphocalifornication with Russell Simmons.

When the 29-year-old John returned to the team, he sang JAM with Anthony, Flea and Chad, three old teammates who were also 36 years old, in the garage of Flea. As Chad said, when the four of them walk together, it has its chemical function. It is unique. Although the creative process of Caton, California began with Stuck and John's Return, it also made this vivid and fashionable music form reappear in Red Pepper. It seems that only John's guitar playing can talk about Funk Bassline with fleas, which is the best match. The opening songs from all over the world have inspired their all-round skills. Strong fashion trends, punk guitar improvisation, rap and melody lead singer chorus. Get on California, as its name implies, is a record about California's feelings, but it is not full of the smell of boys and girls surfing in the sunny beach, blue sky and blue sea, in exchange for many bittersweet emotional tunes; The sun is still shining, but the bottom of my heart is gloomy.

Scar tissue is not difficult to become another tissue under the bridge. When Anthony sang: I will share this lonely scenery with birds, it was like this. The theme song "Californization" is sad, but the other side is lovely. The tragic beauty of Prcelain precipitated by the dark bottom tide never thought that Chili's works could be heard in this way. There is also a song "Savior", which combines passionate singing with dreamy and beautiful chorus, and the melodies at both ends are completely different, forming this psychedelic work. According to Rolling Stone magazine, it is reported that this time they also wrote a work called Gong Li, but it was not included in the album. Unfortunately.

Frankly speaking, One Hot Minute was a disappointing production, but it definitely attracted me. Californization not only made me regain my confidence in Chili peppers, but also made everyone realize their musical charm after maturity and reorganization-even in promotional photos, they still looked cynical.

(Special introduction) Jt.hots (decorated by Xu Xiaonan), a sampler from Zhangjiajie, China, worked as a sampler during the Polish concert of red pepper in 2007. At that time, Jt was only 65,438+06 years old, and his excellent tuning and guitar consonants won the praise of the audience. Unfortunately, Jt didn't form his own band (for unknown reasons), but he was often invited to participate in music festivals and sampling and consonants of some bands (such as Shanghai Kym Music Festival).