Stadium Arcadium
Mischievous funk-pop champs Red Hot Chili Peppers revel in the full breadth of their creative muscle on this monster double album. *Stadium Arcadium* weaves intimate indie, slick power pop and the band’s signature dirty funk into a commanding tapestry. There’s room for percussive dancehall sizzle (“Hump de Bump”), shimmering classic rock (“Strip My Mind”), old-school pop-punk (“Make You Feel Better”), and minimalist New Wave-cum-glam (“Turn It Again”). A vivid, kaleidoscopic document of outsized talent working perfectly in harmony.
2xCD set of arena-friendly songs about California, sex, and having sex in California is split between slightly askew mid-tempo pop and regrettable relapses into funk and muso noodling.
While doubters have questioned the Red Hot Chili Peppers' basic punk-meets-funk concept, no one has ever questioned whether the band could play, particularly in RHCP's current, full-working-order lineup. Guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea are masters of their instruments, and they've developed a remarkable…
Indulgence has long been a way of life for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, yet they resisted the siren's call of the double album until 2006's Stadium Arcadium.
Ok, Stadium Arcadium does contain quite a few ‘filler’ tracks (most notably the album title track, ‘Desecration Smile’, ‘Hard To Concentrate’, and ‘C’mon Girl) a selection of long-strung pieces of cheesy melancholic boredom.
<p>; Two CDs, 28 tracks, and almost every one a gem. They've come a long way, writes Andrew Perry, from their turgid past </p>
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