Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk

THE REVIEW

Damn, this is my first review so I better choose a well-established album. The CD in question is Mother's Milk by the fantastic (up until '95) RHCP. The CD, the first of the KiedisBalzaryFruscianteSmith formation, starts off strong with the rocking Good Time Boys filled with Kiedis's playful rap and the funky and surprising guitar interplays. Songs like Stone Cold Bush [8] and Punk Rock Classic [11] follow the example of the firstrack. There are two covers, now an integral part of RHCP albums; they are Higher Ground [2] and Fire [9], the first sprang from the genius of Stevie Wonder, the second a decided soul produced by JHE, which follow two different paths: HG is innovative and soaked with all the peppersian attitude; Fire mostly follows the same path as the original (although here the Peppas give a notable push on the accelerator).
The album continues with songs like Knock Me Down [6] and Taste The Pain [7], full of rock essence but also with a certain melodic touch, all supported by the muscular rhythm duo Flea-Smith. More than notable are Nobody Weird Like Me [5] and Magic Johnson [4], colored by an increasingly insatiable Flea. Besides the instrumental Pretty Little Ditty [10], beautiful (and later picked up by Crazy Town), there is Sexy Mexican Maid [12], a slow and rhythmic funk, which could be, both musically and lyrically, a close ancestor of Sir Psycho Sexy, and the not so successful Subway To Venus [3] and Johnny Kick A Hole In The Sky [13].

This is, in my judgment, one of the best RHCP albums, and even if overshadowed both by the heavyweights Californication and By The Way and by the progressive neglect of its songs during live performances, it deserves purchasing, respect, and enjoyment. Enjoy this big review.