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Post by rockysigman on May 18, 2006 17:11:21 GMT -5
Here's a Frusciante interview from '97 that sort of bridges the gap between the two posted by Kool before. Pretty interesting...it's before he rejoined the band, and probably not totally clean yet, but definately way more coherent and healthy looking than that Dutch TV interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jIDBQt8dDw&search=frusciante%20interview |
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Post by kool on May 18, 2006 17:49:17 GMT -5
He still looks pretty bad there. But that Dutch interview is something else. That was really disturbing. Was he actually getting stoned in front of the camera? I couldn't figure it out, the picture quality was really bad at that point. Sure looked like it. His music in the background sounded bloody spooky too.
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Post by rockysigman on May 20, 2006 15:31:25 GMT -5
Apparently there will be 7(!) singles in total off the new album. Five have been confirmed as "Dani California", "Tell Me Baby", "Storm In a Teacup", "Snow (Hey Oh)" and "Stadium Arcadium". The other two still haven't been confirmed.
I'm not sure how "Snow" and "Stadium Arcadium" are going to do as singles, but I could definately see "Tell Me Baby" and "Storm in a Teacup" making this album really really big for a while.
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Post by kool on May 20, 2006 18:55:30 GMT -5
I can see "Stadium Arcadium" becoming a single. I really like that tune, and it's got kind of a 'Californication' [the song] vibe to it. I really warmed up to that one after a few listens, and its guitar solo is beautiful. Even the lyrics 'sound' good. It's also one of Kiedis's most imaginative vocal performances on the album. Perfect for stadiums too... "Snow's" got great music but the lyrics, specifically the chorus, are throwaway. Although very catchy for non-English speakers I suppose. Who can't sing along to "hey oh, listen what I say, Oh"?  "Storm In A Teacup" is the one single that may win them back some fans who now think they've become too commercial and have lost their edge. This song alone proves they've lost nothing. |
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Post by Adam on May 20, 2006 19:05:53 GMT -5
"Readymade" has to be one of them.
The news of 7 singles is good. Gotta find a way to place the b-sides somwhere...
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Post by kool on May 20, 2006 19:16:40 GMT -5
"Readymade" has to be one of them. Agreed. And "21st Century" the other. Although I can also see "Make You Feel Better" becoming a single. Even "She Looks To Me" might even work. All 4 Peppers shine on that one [yes, including Kiedis!]. Nice bridge too, vintage Peppers. "Wet Sand" would've done wonders as a single with a catchier chorus, which is not to say I don't like it as is. As far as ballads go, it's one of the best on the record. |
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Post by kool on May 20, 2006 19:32:04 GMT -5
Come to think of it, almost anything from this album could become a single. I think it would be easier to just list the ones that [probably] don't stand a chance. Those being, IMO...
"Strip My Mind" [too slow, kinda dull]
"Especially In Michigan" [great music, dumb title/lyrics]
"Hey" [see above. love the solo on this one btw]
"If" [sweet, but too quiet, and kinda depressing]
"We Believe" [love some of the guitar sounds on this one, just not single-worthy]
"Death Of Martian" [who wants to hear a song about Flea's dog?]
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Post by bowiglou on May 23, 2006 16:23:24 GMT -5
OK, do i or don't I?..i'm a going cd -shopping tonight and do I get RHCP? pearl jam?....or none of the above
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Post by Thorngrub on May 23, 2006 16:35:21 GMT -5
Defintely NOT "none of the above", yo ! !! ! Get both (do it!) But if you HAD to pick one. . . . I"d go w/Pearl jam
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Post by Thorngrub on May 23, 2006 16:35:53 GMT -5
However, you get more for your money's worth with the double disc Chili Peppers. It's smooth, lyrical, and jammballastic.
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Post by kool on May 23, 2006 17:54:01 GMT -5
I've only heard a few tracks from the new Pearl Jam. They sound good and I intend on buying it some time in the future. But since I own [and love] the new RHCP I'd say go with that. Definitely more bang for you buck. An almost flawless album that's 2 hours long and costs the same as a single CD. Plus, with 28 tracks it's a pretty safe bet that you'll like a bunch of songs on it too.
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Post by Proud on May 28, 2006 1:21:34 GMT -5
I can't help but think that PJ's still getting the shaft, even with the positive reviews and how WWS ate up the charts. That's what they get for shelling out a new album at the same time as other artistically established rock vets, who continued to attract mainstream fans while PJ played it casually in comparison, I suppose.
Just wrapped up yet another listen to Jupiter. The less funky tracks have set in for sure... and, for the time being, Wet Sand's what's sticking the most. *seconds Kool's opinion of Especially in Michigan*
Damned good album, and the sort of stuff we've come to expect from 'em.
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Post by bowiglou on May 28, 2006 17:10:11 GMT -5
tracks severed just listed I enjoy too..but I am finding a couple of the funk-laden tracks insufferable!!
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Post by kool on Jun 5, 2006 16:38:26 GMT -5
Tom Petty vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' recent hit ''Dani California'' is uncomfortably similar to TOM PETTY's 1993 song ''Mary Jane's Last Dance,'' according to two Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, talk-show hosts who posted an MP3 comparing the tracks online this week. ''It's not just the chord progressions are the same -- the entire theme of the song is the same, and some of the lyrics are the same,'' says Jared Morris, a producer and talk-show host at WGMD-FM. But while published reports allege an infuriated Petty intends to sue over copyright infringement, the singer wasn't available for comment and spokespeople for the longtime Heartbreakers frontman wouldn't talk.
Not only that, a University of Chicago musicologist says the ''Dani California'' passage is hardly similar enough to ''Mary Jane's Last Dance'' to hold up in court. ''The opening parts of both songs have very similar grooves, they use pretty much the same chord progressions and the ways the melodies are patterned are similar. And it pretty much stops there,'' says Travis Jackson, an associate professor who specializes in recording technology. ''Chord progressions are really hard to claim as a basis [for a lawsuit]. That's a pretty standard groove. You would have to do a lot more to say there's outright copying.''Tom Petty rules and all. But if anything, "Dani California" reminded me instantly of "Sweet Home Alabama". Maybe Skynyrd should sue Petty first?
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Post by Kensterberg on Jun 5, 2006 16:53:32 GMT -5
The local rock station was talking about this last week ... played excerpts from both. While they sure do sound similar, this isn't like George Harrison basically lifting "He's So Fine" for "My Sweet Lord." If I were on a jury, I'd be inclined to say that it's not plagiarism. Petty's song is better, though.  |
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