| Greatest Hits | 
| Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $6.06
as of 9/8/2010 19:21 CDT details
You Save: $12.92 (68%)
New (44) Used (21) from $2.96
Seller: moviemars-cds
Rating:  198 reviews
Sales Rank: 746
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 485452
UPC: 766481183549
EAN: 0093624854524
ASIN: B0000C1733
Publication Date: 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Tracks:
| • | Under the Bridge | | • | Give It Away | | • | Californication | | • | Scar Tissue | | • | Soul to Squeeze | | • | Otherside | | • | Suck My Kiss | | • | By the Way | | • | Parallel Universe | | • | Breaking the Girl | | • | My Friends | | • | Higher Ground | | • | Universally Speaking | | • | Road Trippin' | | • | Fortune Faded | | • | Save the Population |
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Tracks include Higher Ground, Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Breaking the Girl, Soul to Squeeze, Scar Tissue, Californication, Otherside, and the new song, Fortunes Faded.
Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: PA
Release Date: 18-NOV-2003
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 198
 Fast Shipping August 9, 2010
Rosie
CD arrived quickly, but it skips. I guess you get what you pay for.
 yep another great one July 30, 2010
MiCROjOY (Richmond, VA!)
awesome record ...huge influence on Microjoy from richmond va check em out on myspace
rick help us take over the world
Red Hot Hits July 20, 2010
Stella Carrier (Hyattsville Maryland)
I definitely concur that this cd has a good medley of Red Hot Chili Pepper's Hits. I also love that there are a wide range of songs for different emotions such as Under the Bridge when a someone wants to listen to something to calm their emotions and others such as "Give it Away" when you want an emotional energy boost. The following are a rundown of the songs and a brief info on each:
1. Under The Bridge 10 out of 10 - A song that is about feeling alone, but having the consolation of living in L.A. I also like how Anthony Kiedis sings a creative mini narrative at the end of the song's chorus when he mentions about what happened when under the bridge downtown.
2. Give It Away 10 out of 10- A RHCP classic about being generous and giving with what you can in life with happiness and enthusiasm. He then energetically sings about what he has to give away. This is a high energy song to listen to when you need an emotional boost, and the song is good for working out to or running a couple miles to as well.
3. Californication 10 out of 10- A strong song about some of the symbolisms of California culture and what makes it a state worth dreaming about.
4. Scar Tissue 10 out of 10- A very dramatic song about sharing with the birds a lonely view, from what I take the references made are metaphoric.
5. Soul To Squeeze 10 out of 10- From what I take in this song, there are some very deep emotions that are being released and expressed, but that he is also going to take it easy along the way.
6. Otherside 10 out of 10- A very dramtic number about going through some psychological and other life challenges and the thoughts of what are being experienced.
7. Suck My Kiss 10 out of 10- A major makeout song with creatively put together sexual innuendos. It is an upbeat song, but also one that a person would want to use discretion in playing around someone younger than 13 years of agel
8. By The Way 9 out of 10- A fast energy song involving metaphoric adventures of people that are to be met and places to go.
9. Parallel Universe 8 out of 10- This is a very creative number about an emotional journey that the singer is going through that is making way for a spiritual rebirth.
10. Breaking The Girl 10 out of 10- A very good song about a special woman who has impacted the singer's life, but simultaneously had her heart broken.
11. My Friends 10 out of 10- A great song about how he learned the meaning of happiness from a little girl who taught him to express his love unconditionally at an important time when people in his close circle were striving to feel better emotionally.
12. Higher Ground 10 out of 10- A Stevie Wonder inspired masterpiece about perservering and to keep going on life regardless of what happens.
13. Universally Speaking 8 out of 10- Another song about adventures that he has with someone.
14. Road Trippin' 10 out of 10- This is about taking enjoying the journey in life in general, and when he (the lead singer) mentions go get lost, I think he means to just let go and peacefully accept and enjoy where one goes in life.
15. Fortune Faded 8 out of 10- A song about coming out of adversity in life as a much stronger and resilient person.
16. Save The Population 9 out of 10- A well constructed song involving how the actions of one person or multiple can affect the group of others (hence save the population)
This cd is very enjoyable and can definitely make you think because of the metaphorical meanings. I do agree that there are some hits that could have been on this cd. Two of the favorite songs I would have like to see are "Aeroplane" and "Around the World". However, this greatest hits collection is a very well crafted put together compilation nonetheless.
Loved it April 18, 2010
Robert D. Giesbers
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the Peppers!
I was not even aware this CD was out there.
I've always been a bit of a chili peppers fan, but this CD has only fueled those flames. GREAT CD.
Most, but not all, of the hits January 28, 2010
H. Jin (Melbourne, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Chili's second major 'Hits' album covers the band's most commercially successful period, and does a reasonable job of collecting the hits from 'Blood Sugar..' to 'By The Way'. This is probably good enough for casual fans, but more serious Chili enthusiasts should note that nothing from the band's first four ablums is here except their cover of 'Higher Ground'. Those interested in the early Chili's heavier, funkier sound need to seek out the first collection 'What Hits?!'
As might be expected, the collection is dominated by the mega-selling 'Blood Sugar..' and 'Californication'. Obvious inclusions such as 'Give It Away', 'Suck My Kiss', 'Breaking The Girl', 'Under The Bridge', 'Californication', 'Otherside', 'Road Trippin' and 'Scar Tissue' are here....these are all outstanding examples of the Chili's rock/rap/pop sound. The non-album track 'Soul To Squeeze' and new track 'Fortune Faded' are other great songs. But surely 'Around The World' deserves to be here more than 'Parallel Universe'? It would have been nice to have included a few more songs from 'By The Way' as well, particularly 'Zephyr Song' and 'Can't Stop'. And why is 'My Friends' the only inclusion from 'One Hot Minute'? I know the band is determined to airbrush that album out of history, but so what? Greatest Hits albums are for the fans, not the band. At least one of 'Warped' and 'Aeroplane' (if not both) deserves a place here.
In a way, the album is a victim of the Chili's own success: 16 songs (14 if you exclude the inevitable Two New Songs) just aren't enough to do justice to the number of hits the band had. With several of the hits missing, there's obviously no room for fan favourites or popular album tracks here, either. It might have been a better idea to release a double album, include all the aforementioned singles, plus a couple of rare cult favourites or popular B-sides as something for the die-hard fans.
Still, as it is, it's a pretty good collection. It's certainly a good place to start for casual fans who just want the FM radio "hits". Just be aware that there is much more to the Chili's than this, and you should take the time to explore their individual albums as well.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 198
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. |
