Ahhh. As great as it is, there's no denying "King's Crossing" is a tough song to take- nearly on the level of "Decades", "From the Mourning", the unplugged 'All Apologies" or the entirety of Purple Mountains or The Holy Bible. But I'm going with the pride of East Portland's unfinished requiem over the... well I think Skinny's weed-swap anecdote puts it in the best context.
I'm actually a bit of a Stadium Arcadium apologist. It's too long and uneven, but there are some really good songs and I think it could make a really nice album for a long road trip. However, Readymade is my least favorite song from the album and maybe the only one I would skip when it came up on said road trip. So it's an easy vote for Smith, though his song is great and would be hard to vote against anyway. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
But yeah, Flea said something like if you don't love every song on Stadium Arcadium, you don't love the RHCP. For me this is actually one of their highest energy songs. Sure it's just riff rock, but the bounce the drums give is fantastic with that switch/poly-rhythm on the 3 and 4. That's a really uncommon thing in a pop song like this. Then there's that break down with Chad/Anthony skat singing, etc. that I like... idk, it's the energy of RHCP and really is why this song is great. Sad that so many don't like it. Storm in a Teacup or 21st Century or Make You Feel Better are songs I'd skip on this album pending my mood, whereas probably every other song is killer to me, including this track. RHCP energy. Also it's fun as fart to play on the bass. Backing vocals. Octaves. The various tones/pedals. Shit... I find it exciting and it gets this booty shaking, but whatevs.
But yeah, Flea said something like if you don't love every song on Stadium Arcadium, you don't love the RHCP.
I was a fan of the band up until this album's release. I adore a lot of Frusciante's solo work, and I felt like his return to the band helped produce 2 of their best albums. I was optimistic leading up to the release of Stadium Arcadium, even if my tastes had changed a bit in the time passed since By The Way was released. And yet I found the album virtually unlistenable. The chops are obviously still there, but the songs feel more shallow than ever.
And then there's Elliott. "King's Crossing" is a haunting, lyrical tragedy which has never ceased to strike a deep emotional chord within my soul. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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