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Subject: The 1990's/Warner Brothers Records
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ulekai 7/8/2006 - 12:44:15
The group moved to Warner Brothers Records and Rick Rubin was hired in 1991 to produce their fifth alb*m Blood Sugar s*x Magik, which would sell seven million copies in the United States. The alb*m contained the singles 'Give it Away' which won a Grammy award in 1992 for 'Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal' and 'Under the Bridge, a melodic ballad that propelled the band to superstardom.[2] Blood Sugar s*x Magik was listed at number 310 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and in 1992 it climbed all the way to #3 on the U.S. alb*m charts almost a year after its release. Success and drug addiction were taking their toll on Frusciante, who abruptly quit the band during the BSSM tour in May of 1992.[3] After headlining Lollapalooza festival in 1992 with replacement guitarist Arik Marshall, and briefly with Jesse Tobias of the California based band Mother Tongue in 1993, former Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro joined in 1993. Dave Navarro first appeared with the band at Woodstock 1994, and a year later appeared on the alb*m One Hot Minute. The alb*m featured the familiar blend of funk, metal, and jazz, but this time showed increased hard rock,and psychedelic influences. Although critically panned as dull and boring compared to their previous work, the alb*m was a commercial success, selling five million copies internationally and reaching double-platinum status in the USA. The band parted ways with Navarro in 1998, after four years together. Frusciante rejoined the band in 1998 after spending time in rehab for drug problems and releasing two solo albums. The refreshed, refocused, and re-energized guitarist was on board for the band's 1999 release, Californication. Unexpectedly, it became a massive success, outselling Blood Sugar s*x Magik and introducing them to a new generation of fans. The alb*m peaked at #3 in USA and produced three more modern rock hits--the Grammy-winning 'Scar Tissue', 'Otherside' and 'Californication', and also made it onto the modern rock charts with 'Around the World', 'Road Trippin'' (UK single), and 'Parallel Universe', which broke the Top 40 modern rock charts despite not being released as a single. Compared to their previous albums, Californication contains few rap-driven songs. The band went on a tour which lasted nearly two years and featured some of their largest shows, including a Moscow performance in front of 200,000 people and a performance at the controversial Woodstock 1999 festival. At Woodstock 99, the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed Fire by Jimi Hendrix as a tribute to the late rocker who performed at the original Woodstock. It was considered the high point of the concert.[1] In 2001, they released their first concert DVD, Off The Map which was directed by longtime friend, Rude, who also directed the music videos for 'Catholic School Girls Rule' and 'Universally Speaking'. *
