2. The band.
History.
Recognition.
Return of Frusciante,Californication.
Musical style.
Band members.
Discography.
Introduction
3. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.
The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as
well as elements from other genres such as punk rock, metal, and psyched.The Red
Hot Chili Peppers have won seven Grammy Awards and sold over 65 million albums
worldwid rock. The band's original line-up featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and
drummer Jack Irons. Because of commitments to other bands, the two did not play
on the debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cliff Martinez was the drummer for
the first two records, and guitarist Jack Sherman played on the first album only. The
line-up of Flea, Kiedis, Frusciante and Smith was the longest-lasting, and recorded
five studio albums starting with 1989's Mother's Milk. In 1990, the group signed
with Warner Bros.
The band
4. History
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
were formed by
singer Anthony
Kiedis, guitarist Hillel
Slovak, bassist Flea and
drummer Jack Irons, while
they attended Fairfax High
School in Los Angeles.Their
first performance was at the
Rhythm Lounge to a crowd of
approximately 30
people, opening for Gary and
Neighbor's Voices.
5. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012 by
actor/comedian, Chris Rock, who is a longtime friend and fan of the band. The
induction line-up was Kiedis, Flea, Smith, Klinghoffer, Frusciante, Slovak, Irons and
Martinez. Despite recording one album with the band, Dave Navarro and Jack
Sherman were the only two former recording band members not inducted for
reasons unknown. They performed four songs, including "By the Way", "The
Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" and "Give it Away", which included Irons and
Martinez on drums,it was the first time Kiedis and Flea had performed with Irons in
24 years and Martinez in 26 years. To end the ceremony, the band was joined
by George Clinton, Slash, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, Ronnie Wood and Kenny
Jones for a performance of "Higher Ground“.
Recognition
6. Return of
Frusciante
In the years following his
departure from the band, it
became public that John
Frusciante had developed a
heroin addiction, which left
him in poverty and near
death. Frusciante had lost
contact with most of his
friends. However, Flea always
remained in contact, and he
helped talk Frusciante into
admitting himself to Las
Encinas Drug Rehabilitation
Center in January 1998. He
concluded the process in
February of that year and
began renting a small
apartment.
7. Musical style
The Peppers' musical style is a
mix of funk, alternative
rock, hard rock and punk
rock. The band's influences
include Defunkt, Parliament-
Funkadelic,Jimi
Hendrix, James Brown, Gang
of Four, Bob Marley, Sly and
the Family Stone, Ohio
Players, Queen, Stevie
Wonder, Elvis Presley, The
Beatles, The Beach
Boys, Black Flag, Ornette
Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Bad
Brains, Fugazi, Fishbone, Marv
in Gaye, Billie
Holiday, Santana, Elvis
Costello, The Stooges, The
Clash, Siouxsie and the
Banshees, Devo, and Miles
Davis.
8. Band members
Band members in the
past:Hillel Slovak,Jack
Irons,Jack Sherman,Cliff
Martinez, DeWayne McKnight,
D.H.Peligro,John
Frusciante,Arik Marshall,Jesse
Tobias and Dave Navarro.
Band members now: Anthony
Kiedis,Flea,Chad Smith and
Josh Klinghoffer.
9. The Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)
Freaky Styley (1985)
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987)
Mother's Milk (1989)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
One Hot Minute (1995)
Californication (1999)
By the Way (2002)
Stadium Arcadium (2006)
I'm with You (2011)
Discography
