Red Hot Chili Peppers - Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under The Covers
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Artist: Red Hot Chili PeppersEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-03-31
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- They're Red Hot
- Fire
- Subterranean Homesick Blues
- Higher Ground
- If You Want Me to Stay
- Why Don't You Love Me?
- Tiny Dancer [Live]
- Castles Made of Sand [Live]
- Dr. Funkenstein [Live]
- Hollywood
- Search and Destroy
- Higher Ground [Daddy-O Mix]
- Hollywood [Extended Dance Mix]
Free Music Notes for Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under The Covers
Free Music Review: Great compilation of remixes, b-sides, album tracks and live stuff
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are a casual Chili Peppers fan (as in somebody who only owns the basics, like 'What Hits!?,' 'Greatest Hits' or maybe a studio album or two), than I will tell you right away to avoid this. This is not for you.
Now that I have that off my chest, if you are RHCP collector, than you will love 'Essential-Under The Covers.' Remixes, album tracks, live tracks, and rarities are all here. The cover of 'Higher Ground,' which was originally recorded by R&B legend Stevie Wonder in the early '70s is one of the RHCP most famous recordings, so obviously it's here.
Also here are their amazing take on Jimi Hendrix's 'Fire' (trust me when I tell you, they make the song their own), and The Meters' 'Hollywood (Africa),' (The Meters original name for the song was just 'Africa').
The remixes are also pretty good, and also very interesting. The remix of 'Higher Ground' is interesting, and it's nice to finally see it on a compilation, but compared to the 1989 'Mother's Milk' album version, the album version is better every time.
The live tracks are where things get interesting. My personal favorite live track here is their version of country legend Hank Williams' classic 'Why Don't You Love Me.' To be honest, when I first saw this track on a Chili Peppers CD, I didn't have high expectations. But, the Peppers, once again, made the song their own, turning a country music standard into a funky, alternative song.
Again, if you are a casual fan or a new fan, I would not buy this. This was not made for casual fan or a new fan that is just starting his/her Chili Peppers collection. But, if you are a collector or a huge fan like myself who have seen the Peppers in concert or collect their albums and singles, than 'Under The Covers' is made for you.
Overall, I highly recommend this album to Peppers collectors like myself. But, the price of this album may irritate people. The reasoning for the high price is this a collector's item. My advice is buy it now before it goes away completely (it is long out of print).
This is highly recommended for the huge and die-hard Chili Peppers fans, but once again, I can't say it enough, casual fans and new fans should not start here. If you are a new or casual fan, I suggest buying either Capitol's 'What Hits!?' album if you want a close look at their career from 1984-1991, or Warner's 'Greatest Hits' album, which focuses on their career from 1989-2003.
Highly recommended for the die-hard Chili Peppers fans. It's great if you like the Peppers like I do.
ENJOY!!!
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