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Stadium Arcadium [2CD] [Explicit Lyrics] | ![Stadium Arcadium [2CD] [Explicit Lyrics]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NMPS4744L._SL160_.jpg) | Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Category: Music
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Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 2832
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 093624422228
EAN: 0093624422228
ASIN: B000EU1K8W
Release Date: May 8, 2006
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Dani California | | • | Snow (Hey Oh) | | • | Charlie | | • | Stadium Arcadium | | • | Hump de Bump | | • | She's Only 18 | | • | Slow Cheetah | | • | Torture Me | | • | Strip My Mind | | • | Especially in Michigan | | • | Warlocks | | • | C'mon Girl | | • | Wet Sand | | • | Hey |
Disc 2
| • | Desecration Smile | | • | Tell Me Baby | | • | Hard to Concentrate | | • | 21st Century | | • | She Looks to Me | | • | Readymade | | • | If | | • | Make You Feel Better | | • | Animal Bar | | • | So Much I | | • | Storm in a Teacup | | • | We Believe | | • | Turn It Again | | • | Death of a Martian |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Four-year career hiatuses followed by sprawling double-albums could spell trouble for a band of the Chili Peppers' stature: consider they'd originally recorded enough for three discs. The restless, trouble-plagued outfit that helped break alternative rock into the mainstream with a potent fusion of punk 'n' funk in the '80s finds itself two decades on almost completely devoid of the former's energetic abandon, while the latter's effusive rhythms are considerably subdued over the course of this two-hour, 28-track collection. It's not so much that the Peppers have lost their muscular, often uber-macho edge as they have willfully tamed it in service of mature reinvention here. The mellower, often introspective, if no less potent pop ethos that characterized the crossover hit "Under the Bridge" blossoms fully here on tracks like disc one's "Snow," "Wet Sand," and the jazz-cool of "Hey."brbr The title track, "Desecration Smile," and "She Looks To Me" finds them venturing further into laid back pop ballad territory, while the tricky rhythms of "Dani California," "Charlie," and "So Much I" eventually kick into familiar top gear on the pop-savvy "Tell Me Baby" and hip-hop seasoned "Storm in a Teacup." It's not that there's a paucity of musical adventure here ("If" and "Animal Bar" finds them wafting into Floydish neo-psychedelia while "Make You Feel Better" seems to channel no less than Joe Jackson) but that it's delivered with a subtlety--and dare we say it?--tasteful musical restraint that's a stark contrast to the band's early, overly overt nature. There's perhaps too much mid-tempo simmering and reflection going on; like most double-albums it could be focused into a much more compelling single disc. But that seems largely beside the Peppers' hooks-over-histrionics point here: an unlikely record to kick back to, and one that both challenges assumptions and eases the band into middle age with an oft languorous, if undeniably savory groove. --iJerry McCulley/i
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 Well... it's pretty damn good!! May 6, 2006
Ricolas (Manchester)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Ok, well it's a double album and of course theres always going to be problems with that. Having that many tracks theres always going to be stand-out songs and songs that you don't like very much. However out of the 28 songs on the album, all of them do sound very good.. so I think they've managed to pull it off!
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br /Having this many songs has allowed them to really roam free with the amount of different styles of music on the album. Listen to all the songs and you'll find so many different influnces everywhere. Some songs sound like the old Chili's of the Mothers Milk era and others sound more like the modern chilis and some sound like something completely different entirely! And John has really gone to town on the guitar on this album. His more minimalistic style of guitar playing ont he last 2 albums (similar to his solo work) is still present but there is now some absolutely fantastic guitar solos!
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br /I'll start with the 1st CD. Theres the obviously excelllent Dani California. This is then immediately followed up with the pop-tastic Snow (Hey Ho) which has a wonderful little guitar part by John and a very catchy chorus. Straight after this is the much more funky Charlie that really does sound a bit more like old chilis with a more modern poppy chorus and some more wonderful guitar work by John... and what an excellent song it is! Then theres Stadium Arcadium which is most likely going to be a new single.. very similar to the Otherside/Californication style of song. Other highlights on the 1st CD include Slow Cheetah, Especially In Michigan (wonderful guitar!) and the EXCELLENT C'Mon Girl with an excellent bassline from Flea (one of my favourites).
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br /CD2 I would say from first impressions is better than the first.. I'd say this really only because Tell Me Baby is possibly one of the best RHCP songs I've heard.. and this is followed by my other most favourite track on the album Hard To Concentrate. This CD also has Storm in a Teacup which is EXTREMELY funky.. older fans will love this. Also worth spotting is John's 3 minute solo in Turn It Again.. which really is worth just putting on repeat!
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br /Verdict: Amazing album, and theres probably something on this album for every chilis fan.. new and old!
Awesome Chili Peppers May 1, 2006
Neal Maxwell (Pretoria, South Africa)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
I was lucky enough to listen to an advance copy of this album, and can't wait for it to be released so that I can be one of the first to own my own copy.
br /I can't believe that any other Rock band will be able to come close to Stadium Arcadium, this year. There are 28 songs and impossible to list highlights as it is definitely an album which will grow on you and with time you will prefer tracks that were not amongst your favorites to ones that were. It's one of those albums, and is just fantastic. Sometimes albums can be too long and have too many fillers, but there just doesn't seem to be any fillers on here. RHCP have found there place in the Funk Rock genre, and haven't deviated from that at all, which is a good thing, as they do it so well.
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br /They truly have one of the best lead guitarits in the world today in John Frusciante and some of the riffs are amazing. Added to this is one of the best, if not the best bass player in the world in Flea. It's an awesome album.
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br /It's the type of album that could still be providing new singles in 2 years time. I just don't know how the record company could possibly decide which tracks to make singles, because there are so many great songs here.
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br /People will look back at this album in 20 years time, and say that this was the album where RHCP reached their peak.
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br /Absolutely Brilliant!!
28 Songs - 2 Discs - 1 Amazing Album May 9, 2006
Carl Davies (Cheltenham, England)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have got to admit I was expecting alot but I didnt expect this album to live up to my high expection, especially after hearing ready made and 21st century live a year ago, where I didnt feel that they were particularly strong songs played live. But this album is astonishing, really.
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br /As the first reviewer points out the funk is back strong, on songs such as Hump de Bump for example, balanced with many melodic elements from By the Way, as well as intense rock moments, such as Frusciante's soloing. The album is heavily produced as expected and may slightly dissapoint some who are familiar with Frusciante's raw solo records, but I dont feel the band could make a record and not want it to be so polished.
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br /Im struggling to pick stand out tracks because of the strength in depth this album has, for me all the songs are joined as one body of work. Im sure individual songs will eventually take hold and have more of an impact on me. I have been listening to the Jupiter CD primarily, and Strip my Mind has some of the most spine shivering backing vocals Ive ever heard.
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br /I dont think Ive ever heard an album by any band with so much musical content and be so sublime. I will be astonished if anyone can manage to give this anything but a positive review. Buy as soon as possible.
THEY HAVE MATURED SO MUCH June 2, 2006
J. C. Bailey (East Sussex United Kingdom)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I never much liked the Chilis before this, but the new double album is wonderful. Not just their best work, but to my mind one of the best 10 or a dozen rock releases of the decade so far. The quality of songwriting, performance and production rarely flags through all 28 songs. Makes Coldplay sound like tired, complacent sonic wallpaper.
Different....But Great June 3, 2006
hob (United Kingdom)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a must own album, although some of the hard core "pepers fans" will be a bit peeved, since it is a world of difference from their other albums.
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br /John Frusciante is a lot tighter on this album, letting his guitar sing right through the songs with a mildly but prominent blues edge and sweet solo's that dont overpower the song.
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br /Althogether the album needs to be listened to right the way through, listening to individual tracks, will make you loose out on the whole concept (same as XY)
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br /All in all its a great album, the guitar work is simply amazing, some of the more catchy songs may loose intrest over time, it may not, Dani California is very good, it doesn't dominate as "the best song" because they are all good.
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