Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Rock · 1991 · 17 tracks

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

September 24, 1991 · Warner Bros. Records Inc.

A dry, unadorned room-feel replaces the overdubbed metal crunch of the past, stripping the band down to a muscular, human scale.

Recorded inside a secluded mansion under producer Rick Rubin, this sprawling double album lets the gaps between the notes breathe, trading high-pressure distortion for a hazy, psychedelic space where John Frusciante's clean, minimalist guitar lines lock into Flea's heavy, melodic basslines.

The result is a massive yet intimate document that balances raw, sweat-soaked funk workouts with moments of quiet, vulnerable songwriting.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks

01

The Power of Equality

4:04

02

If You Have to Ask

3:37

03

Breaking the Girl

4:55

04

Funky Monks

5:23

05

Suck My Kiss

3:37

06

I Could Have Lied

4:04

07

Mellowship Slinky in B major

4:00

08

The Righteous & the Wicked

4:08

09

Give It Away

4:43

10

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

4:31

11

Under the Bridge

4:24

12

Naked in the Rain

4:26

13

Apache Rose Peacock

4:42

14

The Greeting Song

3:14

15

My Lovely Man

4:39

16

Sir Psycho Sexy

8:17

17

They’re Red Hot

1:12

Moments Worth Listening For

11Under the BridgeThe dry, completely dry vocal delivery and bare acoustic guitar on 'Under the Bridge' create an intimate, isolated atmosphere before the choir enters.

09Give It AwayThe dry, metallic clack of the bass strings and the scraping guitar scratch on 'Give It Away' drive the song's sparse, interlocking groove.

03Breaking the GirlA shifting 12/8 time signature and a metallic Mellotron texture on 'Breaking the Girl' mark a rare, folk-influenced departure from the funk-rock template.

16Sir Psycho SexyThe sudden transition into a slow, heavily phased guitar outro on 'Sir Psycho Sexy' stretches the track into a lengthy, psychedelic jam.

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