The sound: Grungy, angry, lost. The "Dave Navarro experiment."
Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988. Jack Irons quit in grief. The band nearly ended. red hot chili pepper discography
Enter 19-year-old John Frusciante, a fanboy who learned every note. Drummer Chad Smith arrives. The album is a desperate, grieving punch. They cover Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground (on a trampoline). Key track: Knock Me Down (a plea to avoid Hillel’s fate). The sound: Grungy, angry, lost
A 28-song, 2-hour Jupiter-and-Mars monolith. Their “White Album.” Every style: funk rock ( Dani California ), psychedelic pop ( Snow (Hey Oh) ), space ballad ( Wet Sand ). It won 5 Grammys. Then Frusciante quit again (amicably, to make electronic music). Key track: Turn It Again (a guitar solo featuring 40 overdubbed tracks). The band nearly ended