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Mother's Milk
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724354037825
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 40378
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: March 11, 2003
Studio: Capitol
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Editorial Review:
The Chili Peppers finally hit their stride with Mother's Milk, for the first time making their breakneck mix of funk, rap, and metal smooth enough to attract the masses, while keeping it raw enough not to alienate old fans. They've straddled that edge ever since. It didn't hurt that they offered a pretty mainstream cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" to introduce the album. That single though, and the rest of Mother's Milk (including "Knock Me Down" and the randy "Sexy Mexican Maid") is pure Pepper--from Anthony Kiedis's in-your-face vocals to Flea's chattering bass. Milk was also guitarist John Frusciante's debut with the group and he shines, especially on Jimi Hendrix's "Fire." --Michael Ruby
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Chili Peppers Get Muy Caliente.
Before the Red Hot Chili Peppers were synonymous with Californication (1999), By the Way (2002), and Stadium Arcadium (2006), they were best known for "The Rockin' Freakapotamus" sound of their fourth album, Mother's Milk (1989), which is a in-your-face fusion of guitar-driven rock, funk, metal, punk, rap, and southern California testosterone. Mother's Milk was the first RHCP album featuring John Frusciante (who rocks out with almost overpowering guitars) and drummer Chad Smith, and includes covers ... Read More
Rating: - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Mother's Milk' is a really great cd, but you have to fix it and put it in order first!
This is what you have to do to make this a cohesive, listenable CD. First you have to edit out the sampling nonsense on "Good Time Boys". I first input the song into Sonic Stage Mastering, cut out the 11-second piece of annoying crap, burnt it onto a CD, then back into Windows Media Player.
After patching up "Good Time Boys" I found a clever method of ordering the songs. If you notice how RHCPs "Californication" is arranged, similarities between songs and their order can be derived. For ... Read More
Rating:  - (3.5 stars) A breakthrough, but nowhere near future albums
And suddenly, magically, the Red Hot Chili Peppers became good. You know why? Four reasons: John Frusciante and Chad Smith joined the party; Flea's technique improved by leaps and bounds; and Anthony Keidis learned to actually sing rather than scream. All these elements come together on the group's first sizeable hit, the amazing antidrug funk-rocker "Knock Me Down", inspired by Slovak's recent death by overdose. Now, I'm sure not here to celebrate Slovak's death, since he was so young and had so much ... Read More
Rating: - "Alternative music" in its infancy was nourished by "Mother's Milk."
Being not far removed from obvious influences, "Mother's Milk" captured Red Hot Chili Peppers as a less mature band ...perhaps not quite toilet trained. But the album marked the start of a specific branch on the modern music family tree, one whose lineage can be traced all the way forward to uncontrollable bastard brats such as Crazy Town.
"Mother's Milk," though not quite as culpable as other 1989 releases like "Disintegration" or "Pretty Hate Machine" or "The Real Thing," helped nourish ... Read More
Rating: - There's No Turning Back
Red Hot Chili Peppers hit their stride with this release. With John and Chad replaces their two former members, the Chili Peppers crafted the sound they are better known for today. This is the first of their great albums.
The opening of Good Time Boys to the closing of Johnny, Kick A Hole in the Sky, this CD is magical. Quite magical.
My favorites include Magic Johnson, Knock Me Down, Taste the Pain, Sexy Mexican Maid, Stone Cold Bush, and Pretty Little Ditty.
Highly ... Read More
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