Comments on: The Making of Blood Sugar Sex Magik

By: Ali Hong Kong

Ali Hong Kong — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:54:25 +0000

Also my favourite album. Guess we similar ages. And I love this documentary also. I thought it used to belong to andy warhol or something. Frusciante is hilarious when he ponificates.

hey, you should check his solo stuff out if you haven’t.
shadows, and empyrean, are fantastic. not like RHCP of course.

By: Ben Coblentz

Ben Coblentz — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:53:05 +0000

Amen brother. Good insight on formative years in music and favorite albums. I never thought about it that way before, but looking back at my own experiences it seems that you’re right.

By: Brade

Brade — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:44:36 +0000

Totally agree about the criteria for favorite albums–our favorites tend to be (and SHOULD be, for the reasons you touched on) releases from our high school and college years. I’ve listened to MANY “classic” albums over time (from Bob Dillan, Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, etc.) and they simply never resonate with me like my true favorites from the likes of Alice in Chains, Plaid, Orbital, Soundgarden, Radiohead, etc. I don’t deny the former had immense talent and innovated new musical forms, but to me the latter group perfected those sounds in terms of both technique and production quality. There are a few 70’s/80’s bands I truly enjoy, but even they are secondary in the grand scheme of my musical interests.

ANYHOO, I never got fully into the Red Hots, and I notice BSSM is not on Mog =( otherwise I’d give it a listen.

And BTW my top 3 albums would be 1) Plaid – Rest Proof Clockwork, 2) Soundgarden – Down on the Upside, 3) Alice in Chains (Tripod)