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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Formed: 1979 at Fairfax High School, California by Anthony Kiedis, Michael Balzary, and Hillel Slovak.
Formed originally by: Anthony Kiedis: Vocals Michael Balzary: Bass Hillel Slovak: Guitar Jack Irons: Drums
1979 saw the music revolution explosion. Punk became more to the realm of popularity with the likes of Blondie and Talking Heads. New Wave began thrusting forward into the 80's scene all while disco began to diminish completely from the mainstream. Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed based on the outlook of tomorrow's scene. Giving punk and funk accolades, Red Hot Chili Peppers had no idea of the impact they would make many years later. Originally known as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem throughout the early 80's playing small clubs for the experience needed to give themselves a full throttle revolution of their own. By 1983 the band was well known for their stage antics and the original concept of playing live in nothing worn but a single sock on their penis'. It was at this time that Balzary would change his name permanently to Flea as the band changed their names permanently to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hard work and stage antics paid off in the form of a contract with EMI Records in America and the first eponymous release in 1984. Irons and Slovak would leave by then to make room for Jack Sherman on guitar, and Cliff Martinez on bass. The change would prove to be short-lived as Irons and Slovak returned in time for the follow up, Freaky Styling, produced by George Clinton. Failure to capture the live experience, the band set forth a promising concept by releasing the hardest album to date, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan in 1987. The album sold more than it's predecessors as did the follow-up in 1998, Abbey Road EP. The rising fame of the Peppers was struck down by the drug overdose of Slovak by June of '88. A replacement would prove hard as Irons would leave permanently and Kiedas battled his own drug addictions. Flea gave the group a new light with the additions of John Frusciante and Chad Smith. It was this line-up that proved the most successful with the single release "Higher Ground" (originally by Stevie Wonder) from the 1989 EMI album, Mother's Milk. From there on the band would continue an upward rise to the top. 1991 saw the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magik on the newly signed Warner Brothers label and produced by famed hardcore producer, Rick Rubin. This gave the band the push they needed to place themselves forever in the rock books. This release produced two top hits, "Give It Away" and "Under The Bridge". Since then the Peppers have endured the hardest of times but made it known that they will forever remain a popular favorite, even in the cult mix apart from the mainstream charts. And it's certainly possible to see them one day walking on stage to receive their Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame trophy.
The excellent Peppers' site is located at: http://www.redhotchilipeppers.com
- John Michaelson June 2003
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