Hvad var red hot chili peppers første album?
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bandet udgav deres eponyme debutalbum, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, den 10. august 1984. Selv om albummet ikke satte salgsrekorder, var det med til at opbygge en fanbase, og albummet solgte i sidste ende 300.000 eksemplarer, selvom det blev spillet på college-radio og MTV. Gang of Four-guitaristen Andy Gill, der producerede albummet, "omfavnede ikke [bandets] musikalske æstetik eller ideologi og diskuterede konstant med bandet om pladens lyd". Kiedis husker, at "Andys ting var at få et hit for enhver pris, men det var sådan en fejl at have en dagsorden." På trods af Kiedis' og Fleas betænkeligheder pressede Gill bandet til at spille med en renere, mere sprød, mere radiovenlig lyd. Bandet var skuffet over pladens generelle lyd, idet de følte, at den var for poleret og som om den havde "været igennem en steriliserende Goody Two-shoes-maskine". Albummet indeholdt backing vocals af Gwen Dickey, sangerinden for den succesfulde 1970'ernes disco funk-gruppe Rose Royce. Bandet indledte en opslidende turné, hvor de spillede 60 koncerter på 64 dage. Under turnéen vanskeliggjorde de fortsatte musikalske og livsstilsrelaterede spændinger mellem Kiedis og Sherman overgangen mellem koncert- og dagliglivet i bandet. Da turnéen sluttede i oktober 1984, blev Sherman fyret. Hillel Slovak, som netop havde forladt What Is This?, ville genindtræde i bandet i begyndelsen af 1985.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The band released their eponymous debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers on August 10, 1984. Though the album did not set sales records, airplay on college radio and MTV helped to build a fan base, and the album ultimately sold 300,000 copies. Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill, who produced the album "didn't embrace [the band's] musical aesthetic or ideology, argued constantly with the band over the record's sound." Kiedis recalled, that "Andy's thing was having a hit at all costs, but it was such a mistake to have an agenda." Despite the misgivings of Kiedis and Flea, Gill pushed the band to play with a cleaner, crisper, more radio-friendly sound. The band was disappointed in the record's overall sound, feeling it was overly polished and as if it had "gone through a sterilizing Goody Two-shoes machine". The album included backing vocals by Gwen Dickey, the singer for the successful 1970s disco funk group Rose Royce. The band embarked on a grueling tour during which they performed sixty shows in sixty-four days. During the tour, continuing musical and lifestyle tension between Kiedis and Sherman complicated the transition between concert and daily band life. When the tour ended in October 1984, Sherman was fired. Hillel Slovak, who had just quit What Is This?, would re-join the band in early 1985.
Red Hot Chili Peppers