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The Red Hot Chili Peppers' best album to date, Blood Sugar Sex Magik benefits immensely from Rick Rubin's production -- John Frusciante's guitar is less overpoweringly noisy, leaving room for differing textures and clearer lines, while the band overall is more focused and less indulgent, even if some of the grooves drag on too long. Lyrically, Anthony Kiedis is as preoccupied with sex as ever, whether invoking it as his muse, begging for it, or boasting in great detail about his prowess, best showcased on the infectiously funky singles "Give It Away" and "Suck My Kiss." However, he tempers his testosterone with a more sensitive side, writing about the emotional side of failed relationships ("Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied"), his drug addictions ("Under the Bridge" and an elegy for Hillel Slovak, "My Lovely Man"), and some hippie-ish calls for a peaceful utopia. Three of those last four songs (excluding "My Lovely Man") mark the band's first consistent embrace of lilting acoustic balladry, and while it's not what Kiedis does best as a vocalist, these are some of the album's finest moments, varying and expanding the group's musical and emotional range. Frusciante departed after the supporting tour, leaving Blood Sugar Sex Magik as probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make. ~ Steve Huey
1. The Power Of Equality 2. If You Have To Ask 3. Breaking The Girl 4. Funky Monks 5. Suck My Kiss 6. I Could Have Lied 7. Mellowship Slinky In B Major 8. The Righteous & The Wicked 9. Give It Away 10. Blood Sugar Sex Magik 11. Under The Bridge 12. Naked In The Rain 13. Apache Rose Peacock 14. The Greeting Song 15. My Lovely Man 16. Sir Psycho Sexy 17. They’re Red Hot