Return Of The Dream Canteen (studio album)
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers bestography
Return Of The Dream Canteen is ranked 13th best out of 23 albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Red Hot Chili Peppers is Blood Sugar Sex Magik which is ranked number 181 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,317.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/15/2025 14:03 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,729 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2025 16:05 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2025 17:32 | darispunk | 555 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2025 14:34 | Siromynian | 1,572 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2025 18:35 | timosbuecherei | 298 | 76/100 |
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SomethingSpecial 07/05/2025 10:56 | #309910
A strong improvement over their comeback record, Unlimited Love, which, while a very pleasant listen, doesn't dare to try anything new. In contrast, Return of the Dream Canteen is a much more experimental and daring record, that sees the band craft some of their best melodies in recent years, in songs like Tippa My Tongue, Peace and Love, Fake As Fu@k, Bella, The Drummer, Carry Me Home, and the absolute home run that is Eddie.
Way better than it needed to be
It's obviously not one of their best albums, probably their worst one since Mother's Milk in all honesty, but to be fair, they released pretty much 2 double albums in the same year, around 40 years into their career. So it's a great achievement to release two decent albums given those circumstances. Eddie is absolutely incredible, would definitely feature in a RHCP greatest hits album but unfortunately it's the only one off this album that would do so. Still, a legendary band and I enjoyed this.
Recorded during the same sessions as Unlimited Love but somehow it's not even close to being on that same level. Maybe it's just too much Chili Peppers too soon and a lot to take in? Perhaps but for me this is the most disappointed I've been by them.
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