Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Rating

Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	The Power Of Equality	More Info...
2)	If You Have To Ask	More Info...
3)	Breaking The Girl	More Info...
4)	Funky Monks	More Info...
5)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	I Could Have Lied	More Info...
2)	Mellowship Slinky In B Major	More Info...
3)	The Righteous & The Wicked	More Info...
4)	Give It Away	More Info...
	Disc 3
1)	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	More Info...
2)	Under The Bridge	More Info...
3)	Naked In The Rain	More Info...
4)	Apache Rose Peacock	More Info...
	Disc 4
1)	The Greeting Song	More Info...
2)	My Lovely Man	More Info...
3)	Sir Psycho Sexy	More Info...
4)	They're Red Hot	More Info...
5)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...	0:03
6)	I Could Have Lied	More Info...	0:04
7)	Mellowship Slinky in B Major	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Righteous & the Wicked	More Info...	0:04
9)	Give It Away	More Info...	0:04
10)	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	More Info...	0:04
11)	Under the Bridge	More Info...	0:04
12)	Naked in the Rain	More Info...	0:04
13)	Apache Rose Peacock	More Info...	0:04
14)	The Greeting Song	More Info...	0:03
15)	My Lovely Man	More Info...	0:04
16)	Sir Psycho Sexy	More Info...	0:08
17)	They're Red Hot	More Info...	0:01

Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	The Power Of Equality	More Info...
2)	If You Have To Ask	More Info...
3)	Breaking The Girl	More Info...
4)	Funky Monks	More Info...
5)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	I Could Have Lied	More Info...
2)	Mellowship Slinky In B Major	More Info...
3)	The Righteous & The Wicked	More Info...
4)	Give It Away	More Info...
	Disc 3
1)	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	More Info...
2)	Under The Bridge	More Info...
3)	Naked In The Rain	More Info...
4)	Apache Rose Peacock	More Info...
	Disc 4
1)	The Greeting Song	More Info...
2)	My Lovely Man	More Info...
3)	Sir Psycho Sexy	More Info...
4)	They're Red Hot	More Info...
5)	Suck My Kiss	More Info...	0:03
6)	I Could Have Lied	More Info...	0:04
7)	Mellowship Slinky in B Major	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Righteous & the Wicked	More Info...	0:04
9)	Give It Away	More Info...	0:04
10)	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	More Info...	0:04
11)	Under the Bridge	More Info...	0:04
12)	Naked in the Rain	More Info...	0:04
13)	Apache Rose Peacock	More Info...	0:04
14)	The Greeting Song	More Info...	0:03
15)	My Lovely Man	More Info...	0:04
16)	Sir Psycho Sexy	More Info...	0:08
17)	They're Red Hot	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis (vocals); John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Chad Smith (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Brendan O'Brien (Melltron); Pete Weiss (Jew's harp); Gail Frusciante (background vocals).
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik benefits immensely from Rick Rubin's production -- John Frusciante's guitar is less overpoweringly noisy, leaving room for differing textures and clearer lines, while the band overall is more focused and less indulgent, even if some of the grooves drag on too long. Lyrically, Anthony Kiedis is as preoccupied with sex as ever, whether invoking it as his muse, begging for it, or boasting in great detail about his prowess, best showcased on the infectiously funky singles "Give It Away" and "Suck My Kiss." However, he tempers his testosterone with a more sensitive side, writing about the emotional side of failed relationships ("Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied"), his drug addictions ("Under the Bridge" and an elegy for Hillel Slovak, "My Lovely Man"), and some hippie-ish calls for a peaceful utopia. Three of those last four songs (excluding "My Lovely Man") mark the band's first consistent embrace of lilting acoustic balladry, and while it's not what Kiedis does best as a vocalist, these are some of the album's finest moments, varying and expanding the group's musical and emotional range. Frusciante departed after the supporting tour, leaving Blood Sugar Sex Magik as probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make. [Blood Sugar was re-released on LP in 2011.] ~ Steve Huey

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.50) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Spin (9/99, p.150) - Ranked #58 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."

Spin (10/91) - Highly Recommended

Q (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."

New York Times (Publisher) (10/16/91, p.16) - "...has a tough sound...with funk, punk and rap all mixed up..."

Pitchfork (Website) - "At their best, they folded their unbridled mentality into their burgeoning pop sensibility. 'Give It Away' remains one of the memorable rock singles of the '90s."