Red Hot Chili Peppers v. NEW ALBUM The Getaway (pg 2)

[Phoenix87x]

Yeah.  I like it, but it could use a little trimming.

There's a few standout tracks to me.... Aquatic Mouth Dance, One Way Traffic, Let Em Cry

But a lot of the album is just decent to good.  It kind of plods along at 17 tracks.  I think I had my hopes a little too high with John returning so it feels like a bit of a letdown, but I do think it's overall still pretty good. 

Flea is absolutely amazing on this, as usual.

I agree.

With John returning, I was hoping for something more inspired but a lot of it reminds me of the last two albums. Just ok, with some decent highlights here and there.

But it definitely didn't need to be 73 mins. Should have been trimmed for sure.

[Zydar]

I quite like it so far. But yes, at 17 tracks it seems a little too long.

[King Postwhore]

Album should be cut down 3 or 4 songs and Anthony is less than average on this album.  I was disappointed.

[NoseofNicko]

I really like the new album and I’m not even a fan of RHCP at all.

[soupytwist]

Album starts strong, ends well too.  But in the middle of the album it seems to pad out the weaker tracks, cut maybe 4 - 5 songs from here and it'd be among their best work (although it probably lacks a really good fast track).

[Nel]

Red Hot Chili Peppers' second studio album of 2022, Return of the Dream Canteen,  releases October 14th.

From the band's Facebook post:

"We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining. With time turned into an elastic waist band of oversized underwear, we had no reason to stop writing and rocking. It felt like a dream. When all was said and done, our moody love for each other and the magic of music had gifted us with more songs than we knew what to do with. Well we figured it out. 2 double albums released back to back. The second of which is easily as meaningful as the first or should that be reversed. 'Return of the Dream Canteen' is everything we are and ever dreamed of being. It’s packed. Made with the blood of our hearts, yours truly, the Red Hot Chili Peppers."

[Deadeye21]

For as mixed of a bag as Unlimited Love was, I don’t know wether to be excited or worried about a other double album from the same writing sessions. I’m kinda worried that these are gonna be more or less the leftovers and all the good stuff was already released. 

[cramx3]

For as mixed of a bag as Unlimited Love was, I don’t know wether to be excited or worried about a other double album from the same writing sessions. I’m kinda worried that these are gonna be more or less the leftovers and all the good stuff was already released.

Funny enough, the band said they held back on some of their best songs from Unlimited Love, but still. I feel the same as you. I'll check it out for sure but does make me wonder about the quality of music vs quantity.

[Deathless]

For as mixed of a bag as Unlimited Love was, I don’t know wether to be excited or worried about a other double album from the same writing sessions. I’m kinda worried that these are gonna be more or less the leftovers and all the good stuff was already released.

Funny enough, the band said they held back on some of their best songs from Unlimited Love, but still. I feel the same as you. I'll check it out for sure but does make me wonder about the quality of music vs quantity.

I see a lot of people reacting negatively to Rick Rubin being involved. I know he was considered a brilliant producer but I'm not sure at this point. We'll see on the new material - it's cool that they had so much music/creativity happen but if it's not really good then is it worth it? 

[ReaperKK]

Rick has been on some amazing albums in his time no taking away from that but he has also been apart of some of the worst sounding albums of all time. I think he has actively hurt some of RHCP's best work with the abysmal production.

I'm excited to check out the new record. Most RHCP albums have a couple of really awesome tracks, a couple really bad track and then the rest which varies between ok to good.