| Stadium Arcadium | |||||
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| Studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers | |||||
| Released | May 5, 2006 (Europe) May 9, 2006 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | March 2005–December 2005, The Mansion, Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 122:34 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | ||||
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Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on May 5, 2006 via Warner Bros. Records. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Red Hot Chili Peppers are Live in Hyde Park is the first live Album —and double album—released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded over three record-breaking nights at " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium " Tell Me Baby " is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2006 Double album, Stadium Arcadium. " Snow ((Hey Oh " is a single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, originally released on the band's double album Stadium Arcadium on May 9 " Desecration Smile " is a song by American band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their most recent studio album Stadium Arcadium, a single " Hump de Bump " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Red Hot Chili Peppers are Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It sold 442,000 copies in the U. S. in the first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard [1] The album spawned five hit singles: "Dani California", "Snow ((Hey Oh))", "Desecration Smile", "Hump De Bump", and "Tell Me Baby". " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium " Snow ((Hey Oh " is a single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, originally released on the band's double album Stadium Arcadium on May 9 " Desecration Smile " is a song by American band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their most recent studio album Stadium Arcadium, a single " Hump de Bump " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium. " Tell Me Baby " is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2006 Double album, Stadium Arcadium. According to the band's frontman Anthony Kiedis, Stadium Arcadium was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart, but was eventually condensed into a double album. Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. [2]
Stadium Arcadium was critically praised for integrating musical styles from several aspects of the band's career. [3][4] The album gained the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 2007, the most nominations that the band had garnered in their 25-year career. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Kiedis attributed the album's success to less abrasive dynamics within the band, saying that the band's "chemistry when it comes to writing is better than ever. There was always a struggle to dominate lyrically. But we are now confident enough in who we are, so everybody feels more comfortable contributing more and more valuable, quality stuff. "[5]
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Background
After the release of their previous album, By the Way, the Red Hot Chili Peppers embarked on a world tour, which lasted from July 2002 to a mid-June 2004 date at London's Hyde Park. By the Way is the eighth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on July 9 2002 on Warner Bros Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner [6] The band later appeared at the 2004 Democratic National Convention[7] and at Rock am Ring to tie up their tour in support of By the Way. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. The Rock am Ring ( Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park ( Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous Rock music festivals held annually in The band then settled down to begin recording their next album in September 2004 with producer Rick Rubin, with whom they had recorded four albums previously. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently [8]
The formation and recording of Stadium Arcadium took place at "The Mansion," the former home of Harry Houdini where the Chili Peppers had recorded their 1991 breakthrough Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24 1991 [9] Given the house's reputation for being "haunted," guitarist John Frusciante recalled that he felt "there were beings of higher intelligence controlling what I was doing, and I didn’t know how to talk about it or explain it. . . it was very clear to me that the music was coming from somewhere other than me. [10] However, Kiedis noted that during the recording process of the album "everybody was in a good mood. There was very little tension, very little anxiety, very little weirdness going on and every day we showed up to this funky room in the Valley, and everyone felt more comfortable than ever bringing in their ideas. "[11] The band originally wanted to create an "old-fashioned Meet the Beatles-like record," and to keep the number of songs down to about 13, to make "a small, digestible piece of art. Meet The Beatles! is the second Beatles ' album released in the United States despite the "first album" claim on its cover "[8] They ended up writing 38 new songs with Rubin, recording them all.
The musical style of the album combines many aspects of music from throughout the band's career, with many fans and critics welcoming the return of the band's signature funk sound after its significant absence from By the Way. It is also noted that John's playing style had changed from his signature 'less is more' style, inspired by punk and new wave guitarists to a more flashier approach, drawing influence from guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. While he received moderate acclaim before Stadium Arcadium, this change in style gained him far more recognition than before. John also began utilizing layering in his guitar playing, which is something he had not done before (many layered guitar parts appeared on Mother's Milk, but this was mostly because of the insistence of the producer, although it was against John's will) and also used a modular synthesizer on many songs after doing so on his 2004 album Shadows Collide with People. Mother's Milk is the fourth studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24 2004. While John was pleased to have used the modular synthesizer on the album, he admitted that when the band began rehearsing for the tour, it was very frustrating because many of the songs sounded very empty without it. This meant the band had to rework many of the songs in order to perform them live.
Kiedis recalled that the band "wanted to [release all 38 songs] on three separate discs that [would] be released in installments. . . something about those songs made us really like each one. However, by the time we planned to release the third installment in two years, we’ll be writing new music. "[8] This was the impetus for the band to pare those songs down to 28, a process Kiedis described as "heartwrenching. "[8] 9 out of the 10 unused songs have been released in some form or another (see section on B-sides below). He explained the reasoning behind the decision to name the album "Stadium Arcadium" by saying that it had more "variety and verve compared to its predecessors [and] we each have things we do best and it’s all in there. Everybody played their part and expressed their creativity to the max. "[8]
Critical reaction
Stadium Arcadium has been met with generally favorable reviews, with Rolling Stone stating it the band's best album yet and rating it 4/5. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Rolling Stone also declared it to be the second best album released in 2006, behind Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Q magazine said it was one of the year's best albums and rated it 5/5 whilst All Music Guide called it over-produced and self-indulgent and thus gave it 3. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. 5/5. It has sold over 7 million copies worldwide to date and its first three singles reaching #1 (and staying there for at least 4 weeks) on the US Modern Rock chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Disc one: Jupiter
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Disc two: Mars
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B-sides
| Song | Length | Release(s) |
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| "Million Miles of Water" | 4:06 | B-side of "Dani California" |
| "Whatever We Want" | 4:48 | |
| "Lately" | 2:55 | |
| "A Certain Someone" | 2:25 | B-side of "Tell Me Baby" |
| "Mercy Mercy" | 4:01 | |
| "Funny Face" | 4:46 | B-side of "Snow ((Hey Oh))" |
| "I'll Be Your Domino" | 3:57 | |
| "Joe" | 3:54 | B-side of "Desecration Smile" and "Hump de Bump" |
| "Save This Lady" | 4:17 |
Notable guest musicians
The late soul musician Billy Preston played the clavinet on "Warlocks", and Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta performed the guitar solo for "Especially In Michigan". " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium " Snow ((Hey Oh " is a single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, originally released on the band's double album Stadium Arcadium on May 9 " Charlie " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It is the third track on the first disc of their double album Stadium Arcadium. " Hump de Bump " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium. " Desecration Smile " is a song by American band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their most recent studio album Stadium Arcadium, a single " Tell Me Baby " is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2006 Double album, Stadium Arcadium. " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium " Tell Me Baby " is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2006 Double album, Stadium Arcadium. " Snow ((Hey Oh " is a single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, originally released on the band's double album Stadium Arcadium on May 9 " Desecration Smile " is a song by American band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their most recent studio album Stadium Arcadium, a single " Hump de Bump " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, A Clavinet is an electrophonic Keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Lead guitarist and producer The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 Both Flea and Frusciante previously worked with Rodríguez-López on The Mars Volta albums De-loused in the Comatorium and Frances the Mute, Frusciante played a prominent role in their third album Amputechture and he more recently played on The Mars Volta's latest album The Bedlam In Goliath, while Rodríguez-López has played on almost all Frusciante solo releases since Shadows Collide With People. De-Loused in the Comatorium is the first Studio album by the Progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Frances the Mute is the second studio album by Progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in the US on March 1, 2005 Amputechture is the third full length studio album by The Mars Volta released on September 12, 2006. The Bedlam in Goliath is the fourth full-length Studio album by American Progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24 2004.
Personnel
- Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
- John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, modular synthesizer
- Flea – bass, trumpet, backing vocals
- Chad Smith – drums
- Rick Rubin – producer
- Gus Van Sant – art direction
- Billy Preston – clavinet on "Warlocks"
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – guitar solo on "Especially in Michigan"
- Emily Kokal – chorus vocals on "Desecration Smile"
- Brad Warnaar – french horn on "Stadium Arcadium"
- Richard Dodd – cello on "She Looks to Me"
- Natalie Baber, Mylissa Hoffman, Alexis Izenstark, Spencer Izenstark, Dylan Lerner, Kyle Lerner, Gabrielle Mosbe, Monique Mosbe, Sophia Mosbe, Isabella Shmelev, Landen Starman, Wyatt Starkman – background vocals on "We Believe"
- Michael Bolger – trombone on "Turn It Again"
- Paulinho Da Costa and Lenny Castro – additional percussion
- Shane Jackson – assistant photography
- Steve Hoffman - Mastering (Vinyl)
Chart
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Danish top 20 | 1 |
| European albums | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| UK | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
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External links
- 15 minute video interview with John Frusciante which includes thoughts on the new album.
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