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[DTLIONS1013]

The new single "The Adventures of Raindance Maggie" is up on KROq.com. It's awesome, hype is way up for the new album

http://kroq.radio.com/2011/07/15/kroq-exclusive-world-premiere-of-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-new-single-the-adventures-of-rain-dance-maggie-from-their-upcoming-album-im-with-you/2/

 

[Timber]

he says funky in the first line

 

[devilhawk]

It's like they just mixed a couple of Stadium Arcadium songs together.

 

[thirty]

catch me up. who'd they get as a guitarist?

 

[DTLIONS1013]

catch me up. who'd they get as a guitarist?

Josh Klinghoffer

 

[StuBurns]

It's dreadful, I can barely believe how bad it is.

 

[scoobs]

It is pretty rough, ill give it some more listens before I say its bad

 

[remnant]

Wow that's a good song.

I guess it's time to bust out the RHCP discography tonight

 

[daffy]

Its wonderful, I can barely believe how good it is.

 

[Apdiddy]

Take "Dani California" + "Snow (Hey Oh)" + Killing Joke guitars = this song.

 

[Timber]

anthony kiedis is the worst thing that happened to pop music

 

[StuBurns]

Its wonderful, I can barely believe how good it is.

Words hurt bro.

 

[krypt0nian]

Wanted to like. =(

hype is way down for the new album

 

[J-Roderton]

What? Not sure about this.

 

[Shalashaska161]

What a dull tune.

 

[Mileena]

I see they're trying to make this album even worse than Stadium Arcadium

 

[J-Roderton]

anthony kiedis is the worst thing that happened to pop music

My friend says "fucking explain yourself".

 

[DTLIONS1013]

I see they're trying to make this album even worse than Stadium Arcadium

There are people that don't like Stadium Arcadium?

 

[Nappuccino]

I'm pretty sure this is better than 90% of By The Way

 

[Timber]

My friend says "fucking explain yourself".

the thing he does near the end of this new song kinda explains itself

 

[Mileena]

There are people that don't like Stadium Arcadium?

There are people that like Stadium Arcadium?

 

[remnant]

There are people that don't like Stadium Arcadium?

Yes. We call them terrorists

 

[GhaleonEB]

It's okay. I love Stadium Arcadium a great deal, but this pleasant but rather uninspired.

There are people that like Stadium Arcadium?

I had the same reaction.

 

[Papa]

anthony kiedis is the worst thing that happened to pop music

Aren't you the guy that rabidly defends Ke$ha, though?

 

[Conciliator]

I like all of the instrumentation in the verses, especially the guitar, and the drums are suitably crisp. Triplet cowbell gets +1 from me, no exceptions. The little guitar solo would have been dope if they rode it out. The chorus is dull and the lyrics are awful, but I understand awful lyrics is kind of their thing now? I'm not really a Chili Peppers guy. 5/10

 

[Timber]

it's saying: what am i doing in a recording studio all of a sudden? ding dong bompadom.

NURSE!

 

[JeTmAn81]

Pretty underwhelming. The guitars are a big step down from anything Frusciante ever did and there's not a single catchy vocal melody to be heard.

 

[daffy]

the thing he does near the end of this new song kinda explains itself

Not really the first pop singer to do this. I think its called "feeling the music"..

 

[paranoidfortean]

it's weird to think about how long this band has been around.

 

[Brazil]

Awful.

There are people that don't like Stadium Arcadium?

Good one.

 

[jambo]

the thing he does near the end of this new song kinda explains itself

Never listened to Led Zeppelin?

Plenty of singers do that.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

That is shit. I worshipped them through the 90s, but honestly, they've lost it. Disband.

 

[J-Roderton]

the thing he does near the end of this new song kinda explains itself

So that refers to everything previous to this? You make no sense.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Josh Klinghoffer

Why oh why, he was so good with Frusciante.

Tarnished

This shit fucking sucks. This is Rick Rubin produced as well? HUH?

 

[Keru_Shiri]

I liked it.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Very 'meh'. Agree that it sounds like a Stadium Arcadium mashup. Will wait to hear other tracks, but so far, not all that interested.

 

[Timedog]

One Hot Minute was their last/only good album.

 

[Mileena]

One Hot Minute was their last/only good album.

false

best album:

 

[redhot_]

Yay! Cant wait for the album.

 

[BlueWord]

There are people that don't like Stadium Arcadium?

Joke post.

Single sounds pretty meh. These guys haven't been great in almost two decades, though, so it's not like I'm expecting much.

 

[jamesinclair]

Very enjoyable.

 

[Messi]

Youtube link? Site won't load on my iPad

 

[HankToms]

the thing he does near the end of this new song kinda explains itself

What does he do? I don't hear anything unusual.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

I guess I just grew up on old, fan-fucking-tastic Chili Peppers that whenever I hear anything new from By the Way on, I shudder. Give me Mother's Milk / BSSM any day of the week over never hearing them again.

 

[Summary Man]

I'm not the biggest fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but every time I watch their Dani California music video I can't help but laugh at this part.

Just imagining the Beatles playing like that puts a smile on my face.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9_EUhzVXpQ

 

[NGAMER9]

I don't get a lot of the hate for Stadium Arcadium. I'll admit there's a lot of filler stuff on there, but there's at least 10 absolutely great songs on there. Most of it for me is John Frusciante's guitar work the guy is amazing at creating textures. For anyone missing him, check out The Empyrean, his absolutely amazing solo album that beats anything RHCP ever put out.

As for the single, it's a bit boring, don't really like it at all. I appreciate what Klinghoffer is trying to do with the weird guitar textures but I'm not sure it fits. I really don't like the chorus either, just sounds too generic. I really hate the breakdown kinda thing at the end, that just sounds corny and unnecessary. So a lot of hope lost for this new album, but hopefully this is just a bad cut from it.

 

[DjangoReinhardt]

Frusciante is the straw that stirs the drink. RHCP instantly became much better when he first joined, much worse when he first left, much better when he returned, and now they're back to bleh. :/

 

[daffy]

What does he do? I don't hear anything unusual.

Its not unusual. The ba da ba da dum dum sound effects.

Youtube link? Site won't load on my iPad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxhveO1_Pco

 

[indigo-cyclops]

I'll just stick to Frusciante solo/other artist collabs. The guy is a fucking maestro and RHCP just have nothing to offer anymore. Over-produced and medicore. Can't believe Klinghoffer though, he was so good on Sphere in the Heart of Silence! As well as Ataxia.