Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Warner Bros., 1991) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

I think it is awesome that Chris Rock is inducting RHCP into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.  Rock is one of my favorite comedians and Blood Sugar Sex Magik is one of my "desert island" album choices.  If it weren't for BSSM, the blueprint would not have been laid for acts like Rage Against the Machine, Korn, and Kid Rock to follow.  There are very few albums that I can play top to bottom, but this is one that I can.  The rhythmic vocal on "Power of Equality", bass-line on "Give It Away", and the soul-bearing "Under the Bridge", it is a remarkable album.  And one that only grows more influential with time.  Blood Sugar Sex Magik is an album that I bought about ten years ago at Media Play.  It has been in rotation non-stop since then and I do not see that changing anytime soon.

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