Red Hot Chili Peppers - Uplift Mofo Party Plan
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Free Music Review: Unrealized potential.
Hit: 4 Stars
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' early material suffered from a lack of energy, focus and consistency. But by 1987, when the time came to enter the studio for their third album, "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan", things were poised to change. With the original band finally in place on a professional recording (vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons) and a producer whose personality would neither constrict the Peppers (as Andy Gill did) nor dominate them (as George Clinton did) in Michael Beinhorn, the band finally hit their stride.
What Beinhorn did was stand out of the band's way, and their explosiveness could cut loose. Cuts like "Fight Like a Brave", the brief "Sweaty Skinny Man" and guitar feature "Walkin' On Down the Road" display a band in full flight-- their funk/punk/rap/metal blend fully realized. Perhaps more important was the band's ability to use what they learned from both Gill (the clinically-explosive "Me and My Friends") and Clinton (tight groove of "Funky Crime") and to develop new ideas an sounds (their first real ballad in "Behind the Sun"). The Peppers were finally poised to conquer the world.
This reissue is remastered with unnervingly superb sound-- the Chili Peppers remasters really put the records way in your face and augments the album with two instrumental demos (which are largely unessential). Included in the liner notes is an essay by Flea discussing the album, sessions, and this time in the band's career.
This would, unfortunately, be the last album this band would do-- guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose, and a distraught Jack Irons quick the band, leaving Kiedis and Flea, as they were in 1984, holding the bag by themselves. The Chili Peppers that would re-emerge would be a quite different band. This record is the only real example of what the Kiedis/Slovak/Flea/Irons lineup had to offer. Recommended.
Free Music Review: red hot, they are, yes? 4.5 four and a half stars
Hit: 4 Stars
Get this, not the remaster. It's good. One sign of a very good band is that they progress and change sound with each album, whether it sounds good or not. In the case of the peppers, it worked every time. This album shows them when if you listened to them people thought you were cool-not that they don't anyway. I would say this album has more rock guitar on it, but listen to Funky Crime-Slovak has his stuff together. Behind the sun sounds kind of like breaking the Girl, but the bass is cool. Speaking of which, Flea sounds insane on this album. Me and My Friends has a really cool intro on bass, and I like Fight like a Brave. Subterrainean Homesick Blues is an interesting take on the song. Skinny sweaty Man, although kind of a 3-listen throwaway, is excellent-"His FammLEE DAHCTAH's DAHCTA SOOsE!", and shows how extremely competent and capable the band is. Speaking of which, try Love Trilogy-The lyrics are fine, but the tempo change in the middle is breathtaking. My favorite song is Funky Crime, but Organic Anti-beat Box Band is really cool-"the party's got girls and the girls got hot, the party's got boys and the boys got socks!" For sure. Hardcore garage Psychedelic Funkabilly. Reccommended in the highest way.Free Music Review: This is why they're "Red Hot"!
Hit: 4 Stars
Of all the "Red Hot Chili Peppers" albums, if I had to choose my favorite, this would easily be it. To me, even though other albums are great, this is exactly what made the band who they are. It's so funky, so rockin', so full of energy, I just can't praise it enough. "Mothers Milk" is almost as perfect, and I love that one too. "Fight Like A Brave" and "Behind The Sun" were the only "hits" on here, but every other song is as good, and tons of fun. I feel sorry for those who only know them back to the "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" album, even though that's considered to be their masterpiece. This disc might not excite the "By The Way" crowd, but if you want to know why the "Chili Peppers" are red hot, this is why. Plus, where else are you gonna get "Party On Your P***y"?Free Music Review: Classic Chili Peppers
Hit: 4 Stars
"Uplift Mofo" was the last and greatest RHCP studio recording with late guitarist and founding member, Hillel Slovak. This album oozes a late 1980's funk/party/rock feel - all high energy tracks. The energy starts high on the opening track, "Fight Like a Brave" and doesn't let up. "Me and My Friends" has become one of my favorite RHCP songs of all time. There's also a great cover of Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" although you'll have to be paying close attention to recognize it.
This album really offers a glimpse into the band's roots and shows insight into how they evolved into the group they are today. A must own for any true RHCP fan.
Free Music Review: great album but....
Hit: 4 Stars
this isn't about that. amazon, take off kingofrock's spotlight kid review off the spot. it's unreliable, it says no chump love sucker and walkin on down the road are similar, when they're anything but. people who listened to this enough to remember all the songs know it. and it's very apalling to read: love trilogy, a nice slow song. A NICE SLOW SONG?!?!? what the ****? it's anything but a slow song. this guy obviously either skimmed through the songs quickly in one listen or he hasn't listened to it at all.