Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rating

Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Under the Bridge	More Info...	0:04
2)	Give It Away	More Info...	0:04
3)	Californication	More Info...	0:05
4)	Scar Tissue	More Info...	0:03
5)	Soul to Squeeze	More Info...	0:05
6)	Otherside	More Info...	0:04
7)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...	0:03
8)	By the Way	More Info...	0:03
9)	Parallel Universe	More Info...	0:04
10)	Breaking the Girl	More Info...	0:05
11)	My Friends	More Info...	0:04
12)	Higher Ground	More Info...	0:03
13)	Universally Speaking	More Info...	0:03
14)	Road Trippin'	More Info...	0:04
15)	Fortune Faded	More Info...	0:03
16)	Save the Population	More Info...	0:10

Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Under the Bridge	More Info...	0:04
2)	Give It Away	More Info...	0:04
3)	Californication	More Info...	0:05
4)	Scar Tissue	More Info...	0:03
5)	Soul to Squeeze	More Info...	0:05
6)	Otherside	More Info...	0:04
7)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...	0:03
8)	By the Way	More Info...	0:03
9)	Parallel Universe	More Info...	0:04
10)	Breaking the Girl	More Info...	0:05
11)	My Friends	More Info...	0:04
12)	Higher Ground	More Info...	0:03
13)	Universally Speaking	More Info...	0:03
14)	Road Trippin'	More Info...	0:04
15)	Fortune Faded	More Info...	0:03
16)	Save the Population	More Info...	0:10

Tracks

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

Performer Notes

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis (vocals); John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Chad Smith (drums).
Compilation producers: Rick Rubin, Michael Beinhorn.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis (vocals); John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Chad Smith (drums).
Compilation producers: Rick Rubin, Michael Beinhorn.
Personnel: Anthony Kiedis (vocals, guitar); John Frusciante (guitar); Patrick Warren (chamberlin); Brendan O'Brien (Mellotron); Greg Kurstin (keyboards); Chad Smith (drums); Peter Weiss (Jew's harp); Lenny Castro (percussion); Iris Parker, Randy Ruff, Joel Virgel, Aklia Chin, Bruno Deron, Jack Sherman, Vicki Calhoun, Gretchen Seager, Merrill Ward, Spinosa, Sir Babe, Wag, Julie Ritter, Kristen Vigard (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dave Sardy; Garth Richardson; Jim Scott ; Richard Dodd.
Recording information: Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA (1989-2003); Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, CA (1989-2003).
Photographers: Tony Woolliscroft; Chris Cuffaro; Laura Black; Melodie Lawrence.
Although the Red Hot Chili Peppers have received the hits treatment before (most notably on 1992's WHAT HITS?), this compilation serves to highlight the band's peak years with guitarist John Frusciante, both before his sudden departure in 1992 and after his lauded return for 1999's CALIFORNICATION. (The group's intriguing-yet-mismatched union with Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro yields only one track, "My Friends.")
The Chili Peppers are best known for their energetic punk-funk anthems but their mainstream breakthrough, the gently building ballad "Under the Bridge" opens GREATEST HITS. It's followed in short order, however by the boisterous, slaphappy "Give It Away." Other Peppers high points include the beautifully melancholy "Scar Tissue," the hard-to-find "Soul to Squeeze," the folky "Breaking the Girl," and the only pre-1990s track--the group's wonderfully rocked-out cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." Of course, this HITS collection includes the seemingly requisite (and quite good) two new tracks--the driving "Fortune Faded" and the dreamy "Save the Population." GREATEST HITS effectively chronicles the Peppers' transition from goofy party boys to mature, highly inventive rock band.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (11/14/03, pp.126-7) - "...[This collection culls] the good stuff..." - Rating : B+

Entertainment Weekly (11/14/03, pp.126-7) - "...[This collection culls] the good stuff..." - Rating : B+

Entertainment Weekly (11/14/03, pp.126-7) - "...[This collection culls] the good stuff..." - Rating : B+

Q (1/04, p.142) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It's an astonishing feat of creative solidity."