Poster Child is so fucking awesome. I love thats the opener of Side B on vinyl.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:30 am
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:36 am
by VinylGuy
i always liked it, but these days im loving it
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:37 am
by VinylGuy
also, i know its just an ok song, but im singing Not The One every time it appears.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:38 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:40 am
by VinylGuy
also, Its Only Natural is so fucking chill and relaxed...i love it. The groove, damn...Flea is a monster.
John´s solo is great.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 12:48 am
by Ello Sailor
'It's Only Natural' has definitely been climbing the ranks. Also 'Bastards of Light' and 'The Great Apes'. There's a good number of bangers on this here record.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 2:38 am
by Rangi Guy
Bastards of Light is the one I keep going back to at the moment
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 2:41 am
by VinylGuy
yeah, that one is great. I love Kiedis´s voice in the bridge.
As for The Great Apes, that ending man! John is killing it there...i love the tone of his guitar.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 2:43 am
by Higgs
Giving this a listen now, enjoying it so far. I love the drums on 'Here Ever After'. I feel a little bummed though because now I can't help but imagine how amazing they'd sound with a real drummer like tree_ behind the kit.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Mon April 11, 2022 2:51 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Tue April 12, 2022 7:51 am
by Got Some
Great apes has defo grown on me
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Tue April 12, 2022 11:47 am
by Farmer John
Great Apes really clicked for me recently.
Same with One Way Traffic and White Braids.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Tue April 12, 2022 3:49 pm
by VinylGuy
i love those three
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Tue April 12, 2022 11:56 pm
by bodysnatcher
i'm not a huge Peppoid. i don't think i even listened to the last 2. but this album is really growing on me after 3-4 listens.
There's a few of these that live on the border, but so far...
Los Angeles
The Heavy Wing (maybe one of my all-timer RHCP songs)
Great Apes
It's Only Natural
White Braids and Pillow Chair
San Diego
Here Ever After
Aquatic Mouth Dance
These Are the Ways
Whatchu Thinkin
Bastards of Light
Tangelo
Sacramento
She's a Lover
Black Summer
Poster Child
Let Em Cry
Bakersfield
Not the One
One Way Traffic Jam
Veronica
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Wed April 13, 2022 12:03 am
by smallest_oceans
tragabigzanda wrote:
smallest_oceans wrote:Now that I've lived with the album for a few days I concur it really is a grower. Now I love it. Favorites are in line with most here:
Black summer
Here ever after
Aquatic mouth dance
Great Apes
Whatchu thinking
White braids
One way traffic (another good outro)
The heavy wing
But it really is consistent. Not inclined to skip anything... yet.
I already rate it higher than BTW (that album is too inconsistent not to mention the mixing), maybe higher than SA, but that may diminish with time.
For context, SA is now a top three for me (along with BSSM and Californication), but at the time I found it derivative and didn't get into it for years later.
Lots of good jams and a great live sound. The lyrics are probably still what keeps it back - but I will admit it is on par for AK.
The time away from the band when John left is probably what makes me enjoy this so much. Just the fact that it exists.
If UL came out in 2011 after SA, I probably wouldn't have sought it out as quickly.
TLDR: John leaving was good for the band and set up anticipation for his return nicely/ absence makes the heart grow stronger.
Agree with just about every word of this.
Right on!
Enjoying the discussion and links here. Thanks.
Still listening to this a lot. Love the mixing.
Not the one and veronica are probably the only two tracks I skip.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Sun April 17, 2022 3:13 am
by VinylGuy
They debuted Whatchu Thinkin´ at a surprise show in California, and also played Wet Sand, which i know is a fan favorite around here.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Sun April 17, 2022 3:18 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Sun April 17, 2022 1:39 pm
by Kalevi
I like BTW and SA better than this one for sure, but it's good. Amazing considering their age. It's a little by the numbers in that most every element of this can be found on BTW and SA, but I don't think it is lazy or mailed in. Seems like a couple of vocal melodies and structures are different. The jamming at the end of aquatic mouth dance is one of my favorite RHCP moments. Veronica might be my fav.
Re: Behind The Sun: The Official RHCP Thread.
Posted: Sun April 17, 2022 2:01 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
