By The Way (studio album) by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers bestography

By The Way is ranked 3rd 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 187 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,800.

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76/100 (from 1,054 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.

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60/100
From 08/18/2023 05:21
I’ve never been the biggest Peppers guy so this has always been my favourite album in their catalogue, mainly because it’s mostly melodic Frusciante and Kiedis and nearly zero annoying over used Flea slap base
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From 06/08/2023 16:05
Probably the most melodic and tender RHCP album. Still has enough songs that have that funk and energy. The first 11 tracks are nearly perfect.
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From 03/23/2023 12:40
Inesquecível pra quem viveu experiências nos anos 00's.
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From 02/03/2022 00:45
Some of the most beautiful and delicate music the Chili Peppers have made is on this album.
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60/100
From 01/09/2022 20:18
First half much stronger than the second half. But so many good tracks. My second favourite Chilis album. The singles are great, but my favourites are Universally Speaking, Dosed and Venice Queen. Weakest tracks are Tear, On Mercury, Warm Tape.
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From 12/20/2021 16:36
A record I really wasn't looking forward to listening to again but it really surprised me and has grown on me a lot. The songs are all a lot of fun and all are experimental and kept me entertained even when the run time was dragging a bit. Furthermore, the album has some of the groups best big songs on it but also has some of their best deep cuts and is definitely worth listening to just to find those. The guitar work is the true star of the show though with some of the best instrumentation the band has released. However, the album is easily criticised by its elongated run time and large amount of filler songs. Also, the tempo seems a bit off on some tracks with them feeling a bit slow. Overall, an album I will look forward to coming back to as it is very enjoyable and has a lot of memorable moments to draw me back in.
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From 12/19/2021 00:27
The greatest album RHCP has ever released and an excellent and underrated masterpiece of an album.

I just love how mellow and experimental it is and it is definitely way better than Californication and Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
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From 09/19/2020 01:53
Some good songs. They could of cut about 6 songs off this album to make it much better. Way to long. Way to much filler
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75/100
From 07/07/2020 03:51
Probably the most consistent album Red Hot Chili Peppers has released. Some great tracks (By the Way, Can't Stop) and some that seem to barely have the will to exist (Dosed, Warm Tape). Still, By the Way is enjoyable enough for multiple listens.
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