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July 9, 2002
By The Way
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album By The Way came out in North America today. I managed to get an advanced copy yesterday and have been listening to it for the past two days. I have mixed feelings about it. I have been a Chili fan since grade 9 (1992) and I have all the albums at home. But this album is definitely missing something... it has an 85% reduction in funk. In fact, it has to be the least funky Chili album I have ever heard, hence my disappointment. I was expecting some crazy slap bass, or some distorted guitar, but instead found acoustic guitar, Spanish riffs and some really laid-back songs. Not bad, just different...
Now to be fair, I felt the same way about Californication at first. But that album has staying power. The verdict is still out as to whether or not I like By The Way, but at this point, it beats One Hot Minute (worst album ever).
For those of you who couldn't care less if the Chili Peppers fell into some deep chasm and were impaled on punji stakes, here's DJ Dav's song of the week.