Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2002 Ratings: #90 / 259
User Score
2002 Rank: #165
Liked by 174 people
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RemisReviews
56

Ah, the good old Red Hot Willy Pipers, who doesn't like them? I personally love them the most when they're doing their more soft melodic stuff, "Otherside" or "Scar Tissue" for example, from Californication. Me only knowing "Can't Stop" before going into this album, and knowing how to play it on guitar since forever, I wasn't really expecting that kind of style.

And I was right! This thing was not only boring but also bloated as fuck. Was it bad? No, not ... read more

ImpalaLT
92

This is one of the only bands I got to see live.

This album goes in the direction that Californication set in 1999, and while I think this is one of their most accessible albums, it’s also their magnum opus. John Frusciante’s guitar riffs are gorgeous, Flea’s bass lines are awesome, and all the members do amazing.

Favorite: Can’t Stop
Least Favorite: Cabron

guiromeiro
80

John Frusciante.

tompa
92

This is so nostalgia influenced, but this is like the soundtrack to years 0-5 to me. All the songs i've had stuck in my head since birth are on here.

LCQisSomeone
82

Best Dad Rock there is.

ShagMusicMaking
75

Can’t Stop 🤤🤤

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Track List

1By the Way
3:37
95
2Universally Speaking
4:18
87
3This Is the Place
4:16
84
4Dosed
5:11
92
5Don't Forget Me
4:36
84
6The Zephyr Song
3:52
91
7Can't Stop
4:28
96
8I Could Die for You
3:13
85
9Midnight
4:54
83
10Throw Away Your Television
3:43
75
11Cabron
3:37
70
12Tear
5:16
81
13On Mercury
3:28
77
14Minor Thing
3:37
86
15Warm Tape
4:15
76
16Venice Queen
6:06
90
Total Length: 1 hour, 8 minutes

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