History Music / RedHotChiliPeppers

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted '''HARD'' by Flea, being one of the most popular bassists of the modern day.

** Chad's somewhat more taciturn personality compared to the rest of the band has arguably been important to the band's continued existence, as Anthony Keidis notes in his autobiography, something to the effect of Chad being the glue that held them together when things got tough.

* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Hustle Me, "Bitch". from "Look Around".

* GreatestHitsAlbum: Two, ''What Hits?'' the biggest hits of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' EMI years (which were not noted for being much of a success, hence the title) and ''Greatest Hits'', a proper hits album featuring their Warner years released a decade later. Both include a song of the other phase ("Under the Bridge" and "Higher Ground", respectively)

The RedHotChiliPeppers are a world-famous alternative-funk-rock band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles, California. One of the more prominent bands in the 80's funk scene, they exploded in popularity during the 90's and 00's and are considered by some to be a leading force in AlternativeRock. Although YourMileageMayVary. Their lyrics (up to and including their breakout album, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik) can mostly be summarized as "[[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll sex, good times, sex, rock and roll and]] [[RuleOfThree more sex]]". After that point they grew up some. They were also nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010, but unfortunately didn't make the cut.

** It's worth noting that ''One Hot Minute'' was pretty loud too, especially for its day. Not ''Californication'' levels ofa wful though.

** What makes the case of this album particularly {{egregious}} is that even the vinyl mix was ruined - apparently, it was run through a digital dynamic range processor ''before'' being mastered for vinyl, which is usually mixed from analogue sources. The [=CDs=] of future RHCP albums were also brickwalled, but the vinyl mix of at least ''Stadium Arcadium'' was made from a tolerable analogue mix that basically cancelled out all the CD version's flaws. With ''Californication'', listeners don't have that option, so the whole thing is basically RuinedForever, unless they remaster it.

* RecordOfLoudnessWar: The ''Californication'' album's shitty mastering got even non-audiophile consumers to complain.
** Even the ballad "Scar Tissue" was downright deafening.
** What makes the case of this album particularly {{egregious}} is that even the vinyl mix was ruined - apparently, it was run through a digital dynamic range processor ''before'' being mastered for vinyl, which is usually mixed from analogue sources. The [=CDs=] of future RHCP albums were also brickwalled, but the vinyl mix of at least ''Stadium Arcadium'' was made from a tolerable analogue mix that basically cancelled out all the CD version's flaws. With ''Californication'', listeners don't have that option, so the whole thing is basically RuinedForever, unless they remaster it.

* {{Bishonen}}: [[http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/josh-klinghoffer-picture-15035503.htm Josh]] [[http://molempire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Josh_Klinghoffer_new_RHCP_guitarist-594x887.jpg Klinghoffer]]. [[http://i27.tinypic.com/es2fww.jpg Even with a beard]] he still looks incredibly effeminate.

* PornStache: Anthony grew one for the I'm With You era. [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxjw2Ldl71qf0b0c.jpg It's awesome.]]

* CelebrityResemblance: Chad looks like WillFerrell's long lost twin.

* CreatorBacklash: Anthony doesn't like "The Greeting Song" very much - it only exists because Rick Rubin told him to write a song about girls and cars.

* DoingItForTheArt: John Frusciante's attitude for a long time was to stay out of the spotlight and just play music, and avoid anything that could be construed as "selling out"; he left the band at one point over it.
** The reason he ended up leaving the band was that his heroin addiction was affecting his will to perform live. The whole "selling out" thing was partly true, but was ultimately a more palatable story to tell the media.
* DyeHard: Anthony dyed his hair blonde during the ''Californication'' era (like in the picture above). Went back to the usual color by the time ''By the Way'' came out.
** Not quite. During the By The Way period his hair was actually dyed black. Usually, it's a medium to light brown.
** Flea has constantly been known for dying his hair various colors, most frequently pink and blue. He is doing it more often because his natural hair color has faded over the years.

* PromotedFanboy: John Frusciante was a devoted follower of the band's early early career, before becoming their guitarist in 1988.
** Now this has happened twice with Josh Klinghoffer, a friend of Frusciante's who was with the band during the Stadium Arcadium tour (while Frusciante was still in the band). In 2010, Klinghoffer became the full-time guitarist.

** YourMileageMayVary on this. It's been referred to as a midlife-crisis moustache.

* IdenticalStranger: Chad Smith and WillFerrell

* DarkAndTroubledPast: The whole band to some degree or another, what with the constant fighting and breaking up, the heavy drug abuse and stints in rehab and one of their key members and best friends dying. [[IGotBetter They got better though.]]

** There are a number of

* MetalScream: "Around the World" has one of these in the intro, and another partway through the song.

** It should be noted, though, that Chad is highly regarded in drummer circles. He's also liked for being down to earth and for revealing new RHCP information early, even though he wasn't supposed to.

** Flea recently has dyed his hair blue

** It should be noted, though, that calling Chad revered in drummer circles, would be a heavy understatement

** ThePeteBest: Those who played before ''The Uplift Mofo Party Plan''.
** The exception is Cliff Martinez who is well known for playing on Captain Beefheart's last album "Ice Cream For Crow".
** And Jack Irons joined PearlJam later.

* TheTropeSong: "The Zephyr Song", "The Greeting Song", "Bicycle Song"

Their tenth studio album, "I'm with You" was released in August 2011. However, John Frusciante has quit to work on his solo career and been replaced by his friend Josh Klinghoffer. This is nothing new for the band however as it is the second time John has quit and they have been [[{{Understatement}} through a few line-up changes over the years.]]

Their tenth studio album, "I'm with You" was released in August 2011. However, John Frusciante has quit to work on his solo career and been replaced by his friend Josh Klinghoffer. This is nothing new for the band however as it is the second time John has quit and they have been through a few line-up changes over the years.