Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

RoundTheBend — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:52:55 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/11/2017 23:52

louisjwyatt wrote:

Rage and the Beastie Boys both existed before this album was even recorded.

True story.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

babyBlueSedan — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 13:10:23 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 02/11/2017 18:10

Even when I was a RHCP fan I wasn't too big on this album - it's a little too long and has a lot of filler. I haven't listened to it in forever but "I Could Have Lied" is a really great song.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

CA Dreamin — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 13:03:50 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 02/11/2017 18:03

louisjwyatt wrote:

jhuik wrote:

All you young whippersnappers don't understand context! When this came out it was the first album that really succeeded in mixing rap styles into rock guitar music. Without this breakthrough you don't have Rage, Beasties, Beck, and so many more that came after. And you don't have the more mature Peppers that gave us BtW etc.

Rage and the Beastie Boys both existed before this album was even recorded.

True but Rage wasn't popular at the time of BSSM's recording. On the other hand, The Beastie Boys were. But it doesn't matter. BSSM was certainly an influential album. Nobody's denying that. But should importance = greatness? I tend to agree with the notion: it isn't about who does something first, it's about who does it best.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

louisjwyatt — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:13:32 GMT

Author: louisjwyatt

Posted: 02/11/2017 17:13

jhuik wrote:

Rage and the Beastie Boys both existed before this album was even recorded.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

jhuik — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 11:46:58 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 02/11/2017 16:46

All you young whippersnappers don't understand context! When this came out it was the first album that really succeeded in mixing rap styles into rock guitar music. Without this breakthrough you don't have Rage, Beasties, Beck, and so many more that came after. And you don't have the more mature Peppers that gave us BtW etc.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

RoundTheBend — Thu, 9 Feb 2017 21:35:34 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/10/2017 02:35

StreetSpirit wrote:

Probably. Tell us more.

It's been years since I've listened to BSSM so I'm due to revisit it. But when I was getting into it, it felt like a mixed bag. For one, the radio singles have never clicked with me except Breaking the Girl. That's the only song I really love from this album. I'm so sick of Under the Bridge. I was never a big fan of it anyway. As for the non-singles, I only remember a few. 17 tracks - they can't all be winners. I feel 3-5 could've been omitted and made the album shorter and more consistent. One Hot Minute and Californication are exactly that. I prefer those two to BSSM. The third album I prefer to BSSM is By the Way. It suffers from the problems of consistency and length (16 tracks, well over an hour long), but the singles are amazing. I like The Zephyr Song and Universally Speaking more than anything off BSSM. Again it's been long time since I've listened to it. Perhaps it'll improve when I revisit it but I doubt I'll ever consider their best. Californication is just too good.[/quote]

I probably would have said the same thing until the album grew on me.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

CA Dreamin — Thu, 9 Feb 2017 02:02:47 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 02/09/2017 07:02

sethmadsen wrote:

StreetSpirit wrote:

Breaking the Girl, a few other solid tracks, and some filler. Not their best album. Not their 2nd best. Not even their 3rd best.

Probably. Tell us more.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

RoundTheBend — Wed, 8 Feb 2017 21:30:58 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/09/2017 02:30

StreetSpirit wrote:

Breaking the Girl, a few other solid tracks, and some filler. Not their best album. Not their 2nd best. Not even their 3rd best.

Probably. Tell us more.

I just realized I ranked this album 16th on my overall... haha 🫢

But not really 😎

How I ranked them (probably missing some):
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers 1991 3 97.6
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers 1999 2 95.6
Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers 2006 1 94.8
By The Way Red Hot Chili Peppers 2002 3 94.6
One Hot Minute Red Hot Chili Peppers 1995 3 91.5
Mother's Milk Red Hot Chili Peppers 1989 3 89.2
I'm With You Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011 6 86.9
The Getaway Red Hot Chili Peppers 2016 3 85.3
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Red Hot Chili Peppers 1987 5 82.5
Freaky Styley Red Hot Chili Peppers 1985 6 81
I'm Beside You Red Hot Chili Peppers 2013 19 79.7

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

CA Dreamin — Wed, 8 Feb 2017 04:43:55 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 02/08/2017 09:43

Breaking the Girl, a few other solid tracks, and some filler. Not their best album. Not their 2nd best. Not even their 3rd best.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

RoundTheBend — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 22:07:25 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/08/2017 03:07

First few listens I thought this album was mediocre, then it really clicked with me and I think this album and Stadium Arcadium are their best efforts.

No the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren't the greatest thing to happen to music, but they got some serious musicality and soul, and in my book that equals awesome.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Daydreamer — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 20:28:06 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 02/08/2017 01:28

Great album but not their best IMO. Love that ending of Sir Psycho Sexy, shame the rest of the song isn't remotely that good.

Re: Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

LordMark — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 19:24:53 GMT

Author: LordMark

Posted: 02/08/2017 00:24

Good album, but definitely overrated. "The Power Of Equality", "Breaking The Girl", "Suck My Kiss", "Give It Away", and "Under The Bridge" are classic Red Hot Chili Peppers songs.

Album of the day (#2262): Blood Sugar Sex Magik

BestEverAlbums — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 16:00:03 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 02/07/2017 21:00

Today's album of the day

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1991.
Country:
Overall rank: 108
Average rating: 79/100 (from 1149 votes).

Tracks:
1. The Power Of Equality
2. If You Have To Ask
3. Breaking The Girl
4. Funky Monks
5. Suck My Kiss
6. I Could Have Lied
7. Mellowship Slinky In B Major
8. The Righteous And The Wicked
9. Give It Away
10. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
11. Under The Bridge
12. Naked In The Rain
13. Apache Rose Peacock
14. The Greeting Song
15. My Lovely Man
16. Sir Psycho Sexy
17. They're Red Hot

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.