Red Hot Chili Peppers: 'Josh Klinghoffer has changed our sound a lot'

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has said he believes that the band's new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has "changed" the band's sound a lot.

Klinghoffer replaced longtime player John Frusciante in 2009 and has made his debut with the band on their new album 'I'm With You', which was released on Monday (August 29).

The drummer said that though he considered Frusciante to be "one of the best musicians I've ever played with", he believes that Klinghoffer's arrival has brought about positive change within the band.

He told Spinner: "It's different. We love John Frusciante and we're so grateful to what he has given us in this band. He's written some of the best parts of our biggest songs and he's just a great, great musician. Probably one of the best musicians I've ever played with. We're all very grateful for what he gave to the band."

He continued: "Having Josh come in, he's such a great musician. He's so well rounded. He plays many instruments and writes great. We're just so lucky to find someone right in our backyard. It has to be different. And that's something that helped us grow and change, having the voice that he brings with his musicality to our group. He changed our sound a lot. But also, everybody else changed, too. And that's just keeping things fresh."

Source: nme.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

What I've got you've got to give it to your mamma
What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue

Realize I don't want to be a miser
Confide with sly you'll be the wiser
Young blood is the lovin' upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser

Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
I can't tell if I'm a king pin or a pauper

Greedy little people in a sea of distress
Keep your more to receive your less
Unimpressed by material excess
Love is free love me say hell yes

I'm a low brow but I rock a little know how
No time for the piggies or the hoosegow
Get smart get down with the pow wow
Never been a better time than right now

Bob Marley poet and a prophet
Bob Marley taught me how to off it
Bob Marley walkin' like he talk it
Goodness me can't you see I'm gonna cough it

Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Ooh... Ooh yeah
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
I can't tell iff I'm a king pin or a pauper

Lucky me swimmin' in my ability
Dancin' down on life with agility
Come and drink it up from my fertility
Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobility

My mom I love her 'cause she love me
Long gone are the times when she scrub me
Feelin' good my brother gonna hug me
Drinkin' my juice young love chug-a-lug me

There's a river born to be a giver
Keep you warm won't let you shiver
His heart is never gonna wither
Come on everybody time to deliver

Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
I can't tell if I'm a king pin or a pauper

What I've got you've got to give it to your mamma
What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water

What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue

Realize I don't want to be a miser
Confide with sly you'll be the wiser
Young blood is the lovin' upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser

Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now

Give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (new song)

You can hear to the new RHCP's song "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" on the following link: http://soundcloud.com/kroq/red-hot-chili-peppers-the/s-CrrWW

This song is taken from the album "I'm With You", that will be released this year. This album is the first release after John Frusciante left the band.

'We're talking to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters for 2012' says Sonisphere organiser

Sonisphere organiser Stuart Galbraith has said that the festival are in talks with both Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as a host of other acts, for headlliners of next year's event.

Speaking at the official festival press conference, he also confirmed that the festival would be running over the weekend of July 6-8 in 2012 and that tickets for next year's event would be going on sale on Wednesday (July 13), with prices capped at this year's rates for a limited number of tickets.

Asked if he would consider booking either Foo Fighters or Red Hot Chili Peppers for 2012, he said: "They're both two that we're talking to, amongst a whole list of others. I also think we could have Green Day and Blink-182 here, but none of those are confirmed."

Galbraith also said that he had no intention of increasing the festival's capacity, despite this year's sell out and Knebworth having hosted gigs with capacities of over 125,000 people in the past. He said: "Sonisphere at Knebworth is 60,000 capacity and our current intention is that it will stay like that for the foreseeable future, we're not looking for it to become a mega festival. We're not looking to create a 100,000 capacity festival."

Source: nme.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea admits ‘dysfunctional’ period nearly caused band split

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has revealed that he considered leaving the band before they started work on their new album ‘I’m With You’.

The Chili Peppers will release the new LP, which is their first since 2006’s double album ‘Stadium Arcadium’, this August. But in an interview with Spinner, Flea admitted that he had had doubts over whether he wanted to continue in the band.

Flea, who requested that the band took two years off once they had finished touring ‘Stadium Arcadium’, said: “We've been going really hard for a lot of years with small breaks here and there, but never a major break. And I just felt like I wanted to take two years away just to really look and see if the band was something we should still be doing.

“Things had gotten dysfunctional and not fun, even though I thought we were making great records, doing great shows and were a really powerful, mighty thing as a band. I was proud of what we did. I thought we honoured our position in the rock world. I felt like we always gave our hearts, but we just needed to get away from it.”

However, he also revealed that his friendship with singer Anthony Kiedis inspired him to work on new material, adding: “I just realized, Anthony, man, he's my brother, I love him so much, and we started this band when we were kids. I wanted to keep that going, I never want to let that go.

“I said, ‘Together let's do this, let's make this album, I love you, and let's fucking rock.’ And as cliché as that might sound, I think for us as a band, and for he and I, both of us, we decided to do it.”

‘I’m With You’ will be the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s 10th studio album, and will be released on August 29. It will be their first record since 1995’s ‘One Hot minute’ not to feature former guitarist John Frusciante, who quit the band in 2009. He has been replaced by former touring guitarist and ex-Warpaint six stringer Josh Klinghoffer.

Source: nme.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce tracklisting for new LP 'I'm With You'

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced the tracklisting for their 10th studio album 'I'm With You'.

The LP, which is the band's first since their 2006 double album 'Stadium Arcadium', will come out on August 29, with a single 'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie', dropping on July 18.

The album, which has been produced by longstanding knob twiddler Rick Rubin, was originally thought to be titled 'Dr Johnny Skinz's Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head'.

'I'm With You' is the band's first album since 1995's 'One Hot Minute' not to feature guitarist John Frusciante. He quit the band in 2009 to be replaced by former touring guitarist and ex-Warpaint six stringer Josh Klinghoffer.

The tracklisting for 'I'm With You' is as follows:

'Monarchy Of Roses'
'Factory Of Faith'
'Brendan's Death Song'
'Ethiopia'
'Annie Wants A Baby'
'Look Around'
'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie'
'Did I Let You Know'
'Goodbye Hooray'
'Happiness Loves Company'
'Police Station'
'Even You Brutus?'
'Meet Me At The Corner'
'Dance, Dance, Dance'

Source: nme.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "I'm With You" (new album)

Red Hot Chili Peppers announced that they will release a new album, "I'm With You", on August 29.

This album is the follow-up to 2006's "Stadium Arcadium" and it's the first to feature Josh Klinghoffer as guitarrist, instead of John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009.

Red Hot Chili Peppers to release new album in August

Red Hot Chili Pepper's drummer Chad Smith said in an interview that the band will release their upcoming album during the last week of August. You can watch the full interview below.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
Is the city I live in, the city of angels
Lonely as I am, together we cry

I drive on her streets 'cause she's my companion
I walk through her hills cause she knows who I am
She sees my good deeds and she kisses me windy
I never worried, now that is a lie

I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe that I'm all alone
At least I have her love, the city she loves me
Lonely as I am, together we cry

I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

Under the bridge downtown
Is where I drew some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough
Under the bridge downtown
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge downtown
I gave my life away

*This song should have been posted on April 22*