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2. Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012. From left to right: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Josh Klinghoffer, and Flea.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Wikipedia. Chico & Rita Downloading. Red Hot Chili Peppers, also sometimes shortened to The Chili Peppers or abbreviated as RHCP, are an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of many of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, longtime drummer Chad Smith, and former touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best- selling bands of all time with over 8. Grammy Awards, of which they have won six, and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, currently holding the records for most number- one singles (1.

Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[1] In 2. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's original line- up, originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's self- titled debut album (1.

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Slovak performed on the second and third albums, Freaky Styley (1. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1. As a result of his friend's death, Irons chose to leave the group. After short- lived replacements at guitar and drums, John Frusciante and Chad Smith joined in 1.

The line- up of Flea, Kiedis, Frusciante, and Smith was the longest- lasting and recorded five studio albums beginning with Mother's Milk (1. In 1. 99. 0, the group signed with Warner Bros. Records and recorded the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1. Rick Rubin. This album became the band's first commercial success, but Frusciante grew uncomfortable with it and left abruptly in 1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour. After two temporary guitarists, Dave Navarro joined the group in 1.

One Hot Minute (1. Although commercially successful, the album failed to match the critical or popular acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, selling less than half as much as its predecessor. Navarro was fired from the band in 1. Frusciante, fresh out of drug rehabilitation, rejoined the band that same year at Flea's request.

The reunited quartet returned to the studio to record Californication (1. That album was followed three years later by By the Way (2. Stadium Arcadium (2. America. After a world tour, the group went on an extended hiatus. Frusciante announced he was amicably leaving the band in 2. Klinghoffer, who had worked both as a sideman for the band on their Stadium Arcadium tour and on Frusciante's solo projects, replaced him.

The band's tenth studio album, I'm with You, was released in 2. The band released their eleventh studio album, The Getaway, in 2. The album was produced by Danger Mouse, marking the first time since 1. Mother's Milk that the Red Hot Chili Peppers had not worked with Rubin,[3] and topped the charts in ten different countries.

History[edit]Early history (1. Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by singer Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea, and drummer Jack Irons, all of whom were classmates from Fairfax High School.[4] Originally going under the band name of Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, their first performance was at the Rhythm Lounge club to a crowd of approximately 3. Gary and Neighbor's Voices.[5] Inspired by punk funk acts like The Contortions and Defunkt, they "wrote" for the occasion, which involved the band improvising music while Kiedis rapped a poem he had written called "Out in L. A.".[6] At the time, Slovak and Irons were already committed to another group, What Is This? Due to this unexpected success, the band changed its name to Red Hot Chili Peppers, playing several more shows at various LA clubs and musical venues. Six songs from these initial shows were on the band's first demo tape.[7]In November 1. Lindy Goetz struck a seven- album deal with EMI America and Enigma Records.

Two weeks earlier however, What Is This? MCA. Slovak and Irons still considered the Red Hot Chili Peppers as only a side project and so in December 1. What Is This? Instead of dissolving the band, Kiedis and Flea recruited new members.[8]Cliff Martinez, a friend of Flea's and member from the punk band, The Weirdos, was the new replacement for Irons. The band held auditions for a new guitarist but decided after a few practices that Weirdos guitarist Dix Denney did not fit. Kiedis described the two final candidates, Mark Nine and Jack Sherman, respectively as a "hip avant- garde art school refugee" and a nerd looking guy with a combed- back Jewfro with an unknown background. Musically Sherman clicked right away with Flea and Martinez and was hired as Slovak's replacement.[9]The band released their eponymous debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers on August 1. Though the album did not set sales records, airplay on college radio and MTV helped to build a fan base,[1.

Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill, who produced the album "didn't embrace [the band's] musical aesthetic or ideology, argued constantly with the band over the record's sound."[1. Kiedis recalled, that "Andy's thing was having a hit at all costs, but it was such a mistake to have an agenda."[1. Despite the misgivings of Kiedis and Flea, Gill pushed the band to play with a cleaner, crisper, more radio- friendly sound.[1.

The band was disappointed in the record's overall sound, feeling it was overly polished and as if it had "gone through a sterilizing Goody Two- shoes machine".[1. The album included backing vocals by Gwen Dickey, the singer for the successful 1. Rose Royce.[1. 5] The band embarked on a grueling tour during which they performed sixty shows in sixty- four days.

During the tour, continuing musical and lifestyle tension between Kiedis and Sherman complicated the transition between concert and daily band life.[1. When the tour ended in October 1. Sherman was fired. Hillel Slovak, who had just quit What Is This?, would re- join the band in early 1. Building a following and Slovak's death (1. George Clinton produced the next album, Freaky Styley (1. Clinton combined various elements of punk and funk into the band's repertoire,[1.

The album featured Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley on many of the album's tracks. The band often indulged in heavy heroin use while recording the album, which influenced the lyrics and musical direction of the album.[1.

The band had a much better relationship with Clinton than with Gill,[2. Freaky Styley, released on August 1.

The subsequent tour was also considered unproductive by the band.[2. Despite the lack of success, the band was satisfied with Freaky Styley; Kiedis reflected, that "it so surpassed anything we thought we could have done that we were thinking we were on the road to enormity."[2.

The band appeared in the 1. Thrashin' (directed by David Winters and starring Josh Brolin) playing the song "Blackeyed Blonde" from Freaky Styley.

During this time the band also appeared in the movie Tough Guys starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas performing the song "Set It Straight" at a Los Angeles nightclub.[2. In spring 1. 98. 6, the band decided to begin work on their upcoming album. EMI gave the band a budget of $5,0. Keith Levene, because he shared the band's interest in drugs.[2. Levene and Slovak decided to put aside $2,0. Martinez' "heart was no longer in the band", but he did not quit, so Kiedis and Flea fired him.[2. After the firing of Martinez in April 1.

Jack Irons rejoined the band to Kiedis, Flea, and Slovak's great surprise, which marked the first time all four founding members were together since 1. During the recording and subsequent tour of Freaky Styley, Kiedis and Slovak were dealing with debilitating heroin addictions. Due to his addiction, Kiedis "didn't have the same drive or desire to come up with ideas or lyrics" and appeared at rehearsal "literally asleep".[2.