Let's look back on what was indisputably one of the best [and my favorite] albums of '06.

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Singles: "Dani California"- #6 US Hot 100
"Tell Me Baby"- #50 US Hot 100
"Snow ((Hey Oh))"- #21 US Hot 100

This album was definitely the most inconsistent I purchased last year, but it was GREAT nonetheless. Here's my track by track analysis:

"Dani California": The overhyped, though anthemic first single. A good way to kick off the album. Apparently this was the first Red Hot Chili Peppers song to get played on Radio Disney. Well, this also got into that little beef with Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance" last year, if you remember. The video was the best of all five to be released from this album, which isn't saying much. This is about my 9th favorite on here.

"Snow ((Hey Oh))": The first of a seemingly endless series of overwrought songs. When I first bought the album, this just seemed like a bridge I had to cross from "DC" to "Charlie" but it's better than a lot of the other atmospheric songs on here. It's very jazzy and rhythmic, but clearly had hit potential when it debuted at #98 on the BB Hot 100 on downloads alone the week following the album release. Eh, my 11th favorite on here.

"Charlie": The first song that really caught my attention on here. This **** is just all around greatness, and like Rolling Stone suggested in their 4.5 star review, it encompasses 20 years of RHCP greatness into 4 minutes and 37 seconds. And it's true: from the funky opening bass line, to Anthony's "non-sensical random SAT-calibur vocabulary" verses to Flea's "tic-tic-tic-tic" rapping in the background to the uplifiting powerful-anthemic verses first found on 1999's Californication, it's just all-around funky monkness. If you don't like this song, you probably don't like RHCP all that much.

"Stadium Arcadium": This was the "Californication" of this album, not only because it was the title track, but due to its unfiltered greatness lyric-wise and how all the members of the band seem to be putting their all into this one track. That "mirror to the moon" lyric gets me every time.

"Hump De Bump": The first "meh" song of the album. It comes off as "Charlie" 's less-cool brother that tries too hard. One of a few "throwback" songs on here recalling their pre-BSSM days. And don't look for much in the lyrics either. The Chris Rock directed video is basically the only thing saving this from falling off my countdown.

"She's Only 18": "Glitter on your kitty at the discotech". Written to Anthony Kiedis's current girlfriend, who apparently, really doesn't like The Rolling Stones. Mediocre.

"Slow Cheetah": By the time you get to this song, you really begin to hope for something different and crazy a la "Around The World" or "Give It Away". Okay track, but just not in this sequence.

"Torture Me": OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! This is the most high octane, crazy **** you will find on this album, and singlehandedly saves this disc from being sleepy like BTW was. Apparently, this song is [yet another] about Anthony's struggle to stay clean. But, if you're not looking for lyrical content, you could just jump up and down on a couch like I did when I first heard it!

SIDE NOTE: The week of its release, I was on the train tapping my feet like crazy to this song. Due to my apparel (Jordan 14s) or to my complexion alone, this lady started laughing at me. :embarassed:

It's far from the best of 2006.

^lolz

Well, that's his opinion. Had he said "Back To Basics" you would have been jumping up and down

By the way, I really liked Dani California and Hump de Bump.

It's quite a bit overrated, if you ask me.

They should have cut out a lot of the tracks and made it just one album. If they had included the best songs on the album, this would have been, FOR SURE, one of the best albums of the year, but there's just too much filler.

Exactly what you said.

It was a good CD. It was actually my first RHCP. If it wasn't for Popfusion, I would've never have gotten it. Same for AFI/The Killers/Linkin Park/Dashboard Confessionals/My Chemical Romance/etc.

I usually don't buy Rock CDs but PF made me more into it now

There is not much I can say about it. I love many songs on it, especially "Stadium Arcadium" and "Charlie". Just put it on and let it play. Stadium Arcadium will not disappoint.

Heaven & Hell Yeah, A 2 - Disc masterpiece. !!

I'm ashamed I have to do this but...




Stadium Arcadium has sold more than Back to Basics, so I guess the 2 million people that bought it were stupid.

Oh, and Stadium Arcadium's second disc wasn't filled with gay little skits and only 9 tracks total.

RHCP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christina

I was actually considering getting this cd 'Stadium Arcadium' last year but I changed my mind because I didn't like enough of the songs to get it. FTR, I'm never getting B2B

WTF at people attacking me like hell after my comment. Did I even compare Stadium Arcadium to Back To Basics? I didn't even say I didn't like RHCP album. But haters will always be haters.

There weren't that many great albums from 2006, I actually only have 2. One-X and Come What(ever) May

Saturday Night Wrist, Decemberunderground, 10,000 Days. Plenty of great albums.

And yeah, why was Christina brought up in the first place? There was truly no reason for that, and I don't even like her.

It's just that Back To Boring fans don't have the place to talk about great albums.

But yes , Stadium Arcadium is one of my favorite albums of ALL TIME. It's flawless,not overrated. I also do not agree on saying It had some fillers. You might not like them but for others it may complete the picture. So yeah ,it's a cause for a celebration.

it's just okay for me!

Yeah, people...

I didn't mean for this to be a B2B hate thread. I actually have the album, and it's good (though by no means better than this). I thought Adrian was coming off to be offensive and dontmessw/JERSEY's comment reaffirmed my assumption, so I guess I was wrong. I didn't want my first posts on here to be of a negative nature, so, yeah.