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Stadium Arcadium
- By Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Genre: Rock
Common Sense Media says
Chili Peppers less spicy than before.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the strongest language here is in the "damn" and "hell" category. There are one or two oblique references to drugs and alcohol. Basically, this double CD is much tamer than past Red Hot Chili Peppers recordings.
What's the story?
STADIUM ARCADIUM is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album in a career spanning more than 20 years, and gives us a chance to see how this once-groundbreaking group has grown over time. The double disc is the band's first release in four years and actually started out as 38 new tracks –- more than enough for three new albums. Edited down to a relatively manageable 25-song double CD, Stadium Arcadium lopes along at a comfortably mellow pace, featuring more ballads and less frantic energy than the band's earlier offerings -- the word "comfortable" comes to mind. The lyrics reflect a more mature outlook, with more love and less lust in the message. The funk factor, though still present, isn't as front and center as on past releases.
Is it any good?
The songs are good, though most stop short of brilliant -- catchy and fun, or sweet and melodic. The production values are excellent, as all four band members appear to energize and inspire one another to new levels of musical excellence. What Stadium Arcadium does not do is break any new musical ground, but that's really okay. It's a terrific look at a long, exciting career, presented with taste, charm, humor, and integrity.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what it might be like to be in the same band, with the same group of friends, for 20 years. Long-time fans of the band can compare this CD to past efforts: How has the sound changed?
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Best To Buy At Album Store
I haven't really listened to this album yet, but it is best that younger people go buy the album at a music store, as iTunes rated it "explicit" for no reason!
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December 30, 2009
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It doesn't get any better then this
This is, the best album of all time, from he best band of all time. One mention of "sh*t" in "Animal Bar", one mention of "sh*tty" in " Tell Me Baby", but, by the time your kids are 5, some kid at school will have let these words slip, or someone would have at a dinner party. But, Red Hot Chili Peppers make a red, hot, comeback. While, this album is definitely less explicit music, the it's predecessors, (they're all over forty, except for john) so they can't sing about "Fighting Like a Brave" or nailing cop chicks against their cars ( Sir Psycho Sexy). Yet, nonetheless, this is the best album of all time, from the best band of all time.
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Ummm amazing cd!!
Was one of the best cds ever. Never get tired of listening to it.
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Amazing
Really clean. Always listening to this fantastic CD. Really catchy songs. Must Buy!
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Get this album!
First off, i would like to say that this is an awesome album. It opened me up to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It is a double CD but there are many good songs on it so it is not like you get one good song and then a lot of bad ones. If you do not get this cd at least download Dani California and Tell Me Baby.
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Stadium Arcadium
Good CD. Nothing really bad in it.
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great cd
This is a great cd. Go buy it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nothing Compared to 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' or 'Californication'
Before I get to the review, I'd like to say you'd be way better off buying 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' if you're above 15 or 'Californication' if you're 16. This album is overstuffed and heavy on subpar songs. The second disc tops the first in so many ways. Okay...
Sex - Shockingly clean for the Chili Peppers. One reference to oral sex. ("21st Century")
Violence - One or two death references.
Language - "Hell" is used on "Charlie", there is one s-word on "Tell Me Baby".
Social Behavior - Nothing Bad
Drugs - The infamous drug users are finally sober.
Commercialism - Does the twenty-buck price tag count?
Overall: It's easy to find ten great songs from this album. It's just as easy to find ten flops.
****/Four Stars
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| Artist: | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Release date: | May 9, 2006 |
| Labels: | Warner Brothers, WEA |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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