Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers

EPMay 01 / 20126 songs, 17m 12s
Alternative Rock

Released to salute the band\'s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2012, this covers EP illuminates Red Hot Chili Peppers\' myriad influences. \"A Teenager In Love,\" popularized by Dion & The Belmonts, boasts tropical-island guitar picking and manicured doo-wop harmonies, while The Beach Boys\' \"I Get Around\" hews toward reverent, carefree surf-punk. In contrast, the group\'s faithful stab at Iggy & The Stooges\' \"Search and Destroy\" oozes with grimy garage-rock anarchy, and a live take on David Bowie\'s \"Suffragette City\" is all raucous glam-punk sleaze.