Despite its polished production, Unlimited Love sees the Red Hot Chili Peppers throw caution to the wind as they take risks and revel in a genuine sense of weirdness; ultimately, Unlimited Love can stand strong as a latter career highlight as the most exciting release from the Red Hot Chili Peppers in nearly twenty years.
Reunited with guitar wizard John Frusciante, the band channel the best moments from their heyday to prove there's plenty more gas in the tank.
The sound is lean and clean, sharply separated with individual instrumentation shining through and not a lot of over-dubbing or effects.
The Chilis are back together, having fun. And it feels good.
An impressive consolidation of their strengths.
Not every tune on this long album sticks. Still, it offers breezy, mature acceptance and enthusiasm for life.
At heart Unlimited Love is an intoxicating, moving and occasionally backbone-freeing return from a justly legendary band. It’s a good record; just not a great one.
The problem with Unlimited Love is that it sounds more like a jam rehearsal session rather than a complete album.
You can do a whole lot worse than Unlimited Love, its main sin homogeneity rather than insufferableness.
Is it really good or i just have a soft spot for quirky funky dad rock?
By being the band that released classic game-changing albums like blood sugar sex magik, puting out massive hits like californication and under the bridge, having their own unique and incomparable style, the los angeles originated band "red hot chilli peppers" have already secured their place as one of the most popular and admired acts in the rigorous and harsh world of rock music.
But considering that the guys ... read more
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Damn, I remember my first joint.
I mean, it’s a Red Hot Chili Peppers album. They’ve been putting out the same album for at least twenty five years, regardless of who is playing guitar. If you like RHCP, you’ll probably like this album. They still sound like RHCP - have fun, go nuts.
Me personally, I don’t care if Frusciante is back on guitar, or if they brought back Rick Rubin for producing duties, or if they managed to bring Hillel Slovak back from ... read more
Red Hot releases a grooved record, very well played and swinging, which, despite having more than 1 hour, doesn't sound so tiring.
There's a lot of experimentation, and he ends up going in very interesting ways. From funky moments to sounds that remind me of 90s Grunge. In other parts it even reminded me of Pink Floyd and, oddly enough, Fishmans (obviously not an inspiration, but the sound reminded me of their sound).
The record is full of experimentation, but even going to different sides, ... read more
Black Summer (58)
Here Ever After (63)
Aquatic Mouth Dance (82)
Not the One (63)
Poster Child (65)
The Great Apes (78)
It's Only Natural (92)
She's a Lover (63)
These Are the Ways (91)
Whatchu Thinkin' (90)
Bastards of Light (70)
White Braids & Pillow Chair (83)
One Way Traffic (96)
Veronica (72)
Let 'Em Cry (76)
The Heavy Wing (82)
Tangelo (50)
Is a new Red Hot Chili Peppers album the dad rock equivalent of a new Drake album?
Favorite tracks: It's Only Natural, White Braids & Pillow Chair
too polished, autotune is fucked in some songs, especially on "not the one", it has some nice tracks, aquatic mouth dance is one of the best songs rhcp have put out since by the way
1 | Black Summer 3:52 | 80 |
2 | Here Ever After 3:50 | 70 |
3 | Aquatic Mouth Dance 4:20 | 76 |
4 | Not the One 4:26 | 67 |
5 | Poster Child 5:18 | 67 |
6 | The Great Apes 5:01 | 66 |
7 | It's Only Natural 5:33 | 72 |
8 | She's a Lover 3:41 | 69 |
9 | These Are the Ways 3:56 | 70 |
10 | Whatchu Thinkin' 3:40 | 69 |
11 | Bastards of Light 3:38 | 68 |
12 | White Braids & Pillow Chair 3:40 | 72 |
13 | One Way Traffic 4:10 | 66 |
14 | Veronica 4:28 | 66 |
15 | Let 'Em Cry 4:23 | 68 |
16 | The Heavy Wing 5:31 | 71 |
17 | Tangelo 3:37 | 68 |