What Makes This Song Great? "Give it Away" Red Hot Chili Peppers

In this episode "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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[@0sumgamezzz435]

Kiedis' vocals were extremely dry as explained, so dry in fact, he was forced to, "Drink a little wattah."

[@TheDriftingTofu]

I bet Gordon Ramsay doesn't like his vocals

[@Quetzal_]

@D jango you disappoint me

[@WellMefisto]

"Whatta got you got to give to you dattah!" Ahahahah He says "daughter" like "doctor" or something... 😂

[@raisa_cherry33]

@@WellMefisto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@raisa_cherry33]

Bwahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CFCMahomet]

Rick Rubin really took RHCP to another level.

[@AndrewKarczewski]

So did John Frusciante … ( Most of the songs off ‘Mother’s Milk’ and the recording sessions were written by John Frusciante when he was 17 and had not yet joined RHCP, but was jamming with his friend D.H. Peligro. So, ‘Mother’s Milk’ isn’t really a RHCP album, it’s basically a collection songs written by 17 year old John Frusciante with contributions from Flea (Higher Ground, Pretty Little Ditty), drum credits shared between D.H. Peligro + Philip “Fish” Fisher + Chad Smith then, Anthony Keidis adding vocals on top. All of which is a long way of saying ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ is the first RHCP album with John Frusciante and Rick Rubin. )

[@dbillings]

Thinking that Rick should have done this video shirtless in tribute

[@gkm2928]

It would be very appropriate

[@blakes5827]

or in a sock...

[@JackDaniel617]

@@blakes5827 ya beat me to it

[@SpieroMusic]

missed opportunity to rereverse Frusciantes' solos to hear what he was actually playing.

[@frangoastronauta8525]

SpieroMusic I was waiting for him to do that!

[@sg3-h7u]

me too lol

[@David-cm4ok]

Fucking inspired input, whoever decided it should play backwards. Rubin? It's haunting and Jimi-esque. Perfect.

[@ognjenpetrovic4693]

Dude, just download the KZbin video and reverse the solos yourself :)

[@patrickshepard3456]

Funny, I always thought the solo wasn't actually reversed. I thought it was some funky trick that Johnny did with the volume nob, kinda like a Tom Morello kinda trick.

[@chrissayles5580]

I have heard this song a million times without picking out that organ. Rick, you are a unique combination of expert, teacher, communicator and all round decent bloke, you are getting me through the current lockdown almost single handed, best channel on KZbin by a country mile

[@sevcon2]

I still can't hear it to be honest

[@elizabethjohnson6386]

It's my favorite thing about his videos, you discover new things in songs that you hear differently every time after this

[@jacksonjohnson9674]

I guarantee he never heard it until he started isolating tracks. Because that keyboard was probably there for reference only during recording, it follows the basic rhythm of the song.

[@Travis-guy-247]

​​@@elizabethjohnson6386Definitely! It's so weird because it almost transforms the mix completely. I remember in his first video about All The Small Things, when he pointed out the octave synth in the chorus. I'd never noticed it before, since it was so buried in the mix. But after he pointed it out, it brought it right to the top of the mix for me and I hear it clear as day every time. It's almost like an auditory illusion

[@im215exempt]

Frusciante is a BEAST. Amazing. Your breakdowns of the tracks are so great.

[@raisa_cherry33]

Its fantastic 👏

[@PearsAreOkay]

One of the greatest guitarists to ever grace this planet

[@davidegoal]

And he was 21.... That mad genius

[@ferpiopiogm]

Aaand mostly everything he did in that record. He made it in just one take

[@datboi7858]

bssm is one of the greatest albums ever recorded you can listen to a song multiple times and and always focus on a different instrument and it sounds always different and awesome if you know what i mean also frusciante is a god

[@marvinw9807]

Thats so true ive been Listening for the 10th time and i still hear parts i never heard before

[@chaos.corner]

Definitely one of those albums where everything came together. It was the first CD I ever bought (it was cassettes previous to that) so I listened to it a lot.

[@blumine936]

jesus with guitar

[@CD-gk9ix]

Frusciante is overrated. Navarro > Frusciante

[@manomano4848]

That album is perfect. The instruments all compliment each other perfectly. John even said that's the album he learned to leave space and not overplay like he did on mother's milk... Which is still agreat album but different

[@ericellis2729]

One of my favorite drum mixes ever. That snare is so damn crisp.

[@Debagio]

👍🏻Chad is like a metronome on this track.

[@ldahui]

The thing with RHCP is that you could pick about a few dozens of their songs that apply to "What make this song great" 🤘👌

[@zanepolowek]

ldahui "what makes this band great" !!

[@ldahui]

bob shermen agreed!

[@crome96]

Like the ENTIRE Blood Sugar Sex Magik album

[@zakwasny]

„What makes this sincopation great”

[@nuurnwui]

Yes, but they also have a lot of boring songs. I guess you have to fail sometimes to write stuff this great!

[@sususegar]

That ending riff is so "Sweet Leaf"by Black Sabbath!

[@sheppardcommander9648]

It was taken deliberately.

[@danieljansson2310]

Yes that Was what i heard too

[@ronwilliams357]

Mashed up with the Beatles' "Come Together" bassline... who knew they'd fit together so well?

[@zakwasny]

I never dig it enough but threre was some interview with Fru where he claims that main riff is also a backward played riff of Sabbath

[@DocSardo]

Watching the video I thought "Wow that rhythm guitar part is Sabbath" so I checked out the comments to see if someone else heard the same thing.

[@drewsplove5339]

That bassline is sick af. I'm a student of old school hip hop but damn a lot of the alt 90's bands made some great music.

[@mikeymacaque]

Dear God I didn’t think vocalists could do ghost notes but isolating the chorus vocals made me a believer

[@overnightgrowth]

Man I love the red hot chili peppers so much, frusciante is a large reason why I picked up the guitar in the first place.

[@Meme.Machine]

He is back baby

[@igallagher4]

He's the main reason I picked up a guitar.

[@wetbeans7957]

He’s the main reason I sold my guitar🗿

[@HumanThoughtExpression]

Agreed, Blood Sugar Sex Magik was a life changer for me

[@spencera1129]

Hes the only reason I ever did

[@learnngwell]

Rick, I can’t say anything lauding your producer skills, because literally everything I know about that, I’ve learned from you. But I know a lot about education, so let me just say, you are an amazingly talented teacher. Thank you for everything I’ve learned from you over this last year or so.

[@derekfletcher8934]

Stephen Humphrey hey I don't know anything about either of those things but I do know a little bit about respect/kindness/humility and I just want to thank you for expressing yourself in that comment. Cheers to you!

[@atma86]

Of course Anthony wasn’t wearing a shirt even while recording

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 in fact he did,check out the funky monks docu if you haven't.

[@gregorymccasland2874]

Does he even own shirts?

[@GunsNArnolds]

because it's his way to feel the universe

[@teresathomley3703]

None of them ever wear shirts. I think Anthony Kiedis is Iggy Pop's illegitimate son.

[@MongerOfStrings8222]

Flea had another group with thom yorke and he even convinced him to go shirtless which he'd never do otherwise

[@MrHypermoto]

I love how Chad's snare almost gets its own little bubble in the music where you can hear it perfectly without much else on top of it.

[@bon3xprod]

It’s got that TINGGGG

[@uriahfiiya]

Never noticed that scream in the intro before! Is that flea?

[@ianwebster3489]

Definitely Flea.

[@Lance37a]

uriahfiiya sounds like him.

[@Module79L]

uriahfiiya - Me too, so after hearing Rick playing it I went and listened to the song with headphones. Now that I know it's there I can hear it but it's barely audible. No wonder I never noticed it before. : )

[@avedic]

I feel like with every single one of these songs Rick breaks down....even songs I love and have heard hundreds of times....I always end up exclaiming "wow! never noticed _that_ before..." Definitely one of the more fun aspects of this whole series. It makes all these classic older songs come alive and feel fresh and new.

[@kyleradue5588]

It's their Wilheim scream.

[@emersonsrandomvideos248]

Flea was right all along. According to him, he as a bass player must listen to the sounds around him as the BASELINE SUPPORT of all the other instruments. He must be aware of what is happening around him. I'm picking the bass now and its a J bass.

[@b.w.22]

Pinoy keyboard warrior - I hope you’ve gotten into bass since you wrote this! I always say it’s easy to be ok on bass and difficult to master. It’s not just boringly going along with the song - often the bass IS the song. It’s a melody and a rythym instrument and a good bassist is listening to everything around them and holding everything together. It’s so fun.

[@russallen9342]

@@b.w.22 hello bass friends 🙂👋

[@b.w.22]

@@russallen9342 - Hell yeah brother! Having played quite a bit, including on the guitar, I can say that nothing is quite as groovy and rewarding as playing bass with other folks. Gotten back into it big time lately. :) Salute, my friend.

[@willemniehorster9836]

Flea is the main bone of the RHCP and I love his playing

[@Superfly1503]

He and chad. Together they’re the backbone

[@Gaenico]

Flea and Chad Smith are one of the best rythm section in a mainstream band ever !

[@beethovensoup]

if not the best for me the 2 best are Flea and chad smith and McCartney and ringo starr

[@hornyconvict]

Butler and Ward

[@DBSG1976]

Fascinating as usual. I really appreciate the breakdown of John's Strat playing, I'm a fan of his sound.

[@lilTwigLP]

Constable 1976 checkout dave simpson and enjoy

[@DBSG1976]

Finn Will do, thanks!

[@bipadbehera9834]

Constable 1976 you are not alone

[@zebra3stripes]

Very disappointing. I watched the whole video and Anthony Bourdain never gave us the recipe with the chili peppers.

[@buckbumble]

zebra3stripes underrated comment.

[@tomboz777]

I was gonna say the same thing, what makes it worse is that you beat me to it by a day.

[@sagarmohanty4452]

2 people that think like I do

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂😂

[@2nd3rd1st]

Too soon...

[@kennethriley3565]

Bro. Thats what makes Anthony so great. He can rap sing, sing song like porcelain, sick love , under the bridge, I could list all night. So versatile and time proof. To keep coming up with original relevant music year after year for decades. Flea? The best bass player, and a deep thinker (Needles🤣). Hes top to me , people will argue of course, top 3 no doubt.

[@MonkyMonk729]

The rhythm guitar at the end is totally the riff from Sweet Leaf. I'm surprised there was no mention of that. John Frusciante has professed his love for Black Sabbath's Masters of Reality album, particularly the way the guitar tracks were doubled up and panned hard left and right to sound HUGE. Love your videos, man!

[@NicoDAmbrosio]

The bass is also a little ‘come together’

[@martinheath5947]

Damn Would've been cool to play the backwards guitar parts forwards (reversing the backing track) to hear what he actually played and how it would've sounded on the session!

[@CamRebires]

Exactly my thoughts

[@lilTwigLP]

it's on youtube just search it

[@sinane.y]

the backwards solo played forwards sounds pretty basic, what gives its texture is there's a reversed reverb tail before each note so it's backwards and forwards at the same time lol

[@martinheath5947]

+sinan166 Yeah I get that. Just intrigued to know what the whole experience sounded like when they actually did the take :)

[@sinane.y]

well the only way to know that is use your imagination :)

[@SteveMicAndTheHoldTights]

Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic was truly their greatest album and has never been matched by them since.

[@eliwallace3825]

Stadium Arcadium was definitely close, but it had too many filler tracks.

[@croman5931]

@@eliwallace3825 exactly my thoughts, shouldn't have made it a double cd, if they cut the filler, i would have liked it so much more

[@mikebabs7347]

BSSM is my personal favorite. What’s interesting about RHCP to me is that they almost reinvent themselves stylistically with every album. No two albums are the same. They struck gold with BSSM though. Love it.

Agreed 100%. A classic

[@porter4028]

Stadium Arcadium just about matches it. They are both extremely amazing albums though.

[@jaredgreiff4674]

I’d love to hear you break down a Beastie Boys song, like Whatcha Want or Sabotage; something where they play their own instruments.

[@Mellyouttaphase]

The way that chorus just rolls of the tongue combined with that bass line makes it one of the most fun songs of all time!

[@post2407]

This dude got every instrument in the world

[@vinceventura2393]

This makes me so glad to grow up as a Teenager in the 90s. We had records like this or Ten by Pearl Jam or Nevermind by Nirvana or Angel Dust by Faith No More or Betty by Helmet or Troublegum by Therapy and so on and on.. A fantastic and groundbreaking period of creative Rock Music..

[@andreasrehn7454]

he should definitively do one on troublegum...

[@bradraucci1562]

FNM yesss

[@markclemence3887]

I love this series so much. There are so many details I did not remember that come through when the tracks are isolated. Thanks Rick!

[@helgageraldine513]

Give It Away is so perfect. One of my all-time favorites from RHCP. Thanks for doing a breakdown of this song. Listening to the backwards guitar solo by itself is utterly pleasant, I had to listen to it again and again. It just makes me feel so good I can't even describe it!

[@abdaniel487]

Love what you're doing, Rick! Keep on keepin on!

[@richardgallo3155]

Adrian Daniel it's great to have these songs broken down, love it 😍

[@amandacookie8844]

Adrian Daniel rock on 🎸!!

[@PCMESS]

Man I can't get over how awesome your videos are. Glad I found your channel!

[@isaid2307]

Flea's bass line gave me goosebumps.

[@FawnDoeMusic]

Another "Once you hear it" moment there is that the descending chromatic chords John plays at the end are actually a tribute to Black Sabbath's, Sweet Leaf :)

[@diegocamilo1122]

Discovering how they did that guitar solo is amazing! Killer reverse solo!

[@Xminor79]

This is the most enjoyable thing I’ve seen on KZbin

[@sbiegs3885]

NEVER noticed the opening scream! HA!

[@vilimbubas1302]

That scream stand out like hell, idk how anyone didn't notice that

[@KunaevNS]

Vilim bubaš I don’t know either haha

[@rexstil]

Sounds like frusciante

[@Danny-id3fe]

It's not that noticeable

[@kickbiker7920]

This series of breaking down various songs is an excellent idea. Thanks for posting

[@Secure81]

I did not realize how crispy the vocals were. Also you were absolutely right about the organ! Never heard it.

[@bertall1ca]

I would have done Under the Bridge but good call on doing Give It Away. There's way more layers to explore on this track.

[@stevelawrie9115]

Thank you for such a brilliant rundown on this song. Personally, I think the Chillies have put out some of the most amazing and original stuff that I have ever heard but for me the best album they ever did was Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic.

[@renatawaldmann3448]

100% agree

[@dannybilbao]

The drums on the whole record are actually double tracked, that adds to the ambiance. Awesome!

[@AnthonyFerguson01]

Love that drum sound. Chad's playing on this record is some of my favorite drumming ever. I could listen to Flea, Chad, and John play all day long. I'd buy a copy of this minus the vocals if they sold it.

[@PM-yl6yy]

They have an amazing musical chemistry

[@bobproxmire3637]

Emilee BRONTE said ‘being a story writer takes away 1/2 of the joy of reading’ I don’t know it verbatim but that is the gist of it. These episodes has had the opposite effect on me. You have changed what I am hearing in all my favorite songs now. Thank you Mr Beato!☺️💕

[@CrayZJo3Davola]

Rhcp is such a unique band and have such an original sound. Singing to bass to drum to funking. Love this band

[@johndobson1899]

I imagine many RHCP fans would pick many other tracks....however from a production perspective it's a good choice

[@bingobongo1615]

Its funny since this is one of the few RHCP songs where I hate the sound of. Maybe it’s just too dry and chaotic for me. But it is definitely standing out

[@PrimePixelHD]

Frusciante is my no.1 musically inspiration, which is weird because I am a bassist.

[@mewyattt]

Every time I watch one of these "what makes this song great" I always go watch the original song and listen to it a couple maybe 3 times over. Thanks Rick

[@brsnight]

One of my favorite records ever and one of my favorite tracks ever, have played it live many times and always a blast, good analysis mate :)

[@tisbonus]

Anthony Kiedis, the best scat rapper out there! Love it man! Keep em coming!

[@raisa_cherry33]

Tisbonus 👏❤

[@billygveader8336]

Well done Rick. Thank you for the wealth of information on this piece. Your many “What Makes This Song Great?” videos are so insightful, educational, and fun to watch. What a great combination. Please keep them coming and thank you.

[@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp]

I have always loved Frusciante's playing. It something else. Always clever.

[@eldritchpalmerable]

Incredible that after this video I can hear this song anew after almost thirty years

[@Khrist75]

Rick you're my hero... I learn more in 10 mn when i watch one of your videos (WMTSG) than practicing many hours of guitar...:-). Many thanks from France...

[@epickett63]

I'm surprised Rick didn't mention the nod to Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" at the end...

[@witzerdog]

I remember when this came out (same day as Nevermind and Badmoterfinger ). I was a snare drummer in marching band. We used to watch "Psychedelic Sexfunk Live From Heaven" before we'd go on (Mother's Milk tour). I remember we had all three albums in hand and listened to them on the band room's big sound system. What an awesome time to be a teenager.

[@therobertdilley]

Something that particularly stuck out to me on that whole album was that the snare seemed to be dry in the right channel and a reverb return on the left which made me feel like the snare it crossed my head. For want of a better expression!

[@lenypapas]

Any chili peppers song is welcomed.

[@raisa_cherry33]

😍❤❤❤❤❤

[@PCMESS]

Great video..one of the best albums of the '90s. And Frusciante was like..21 years old?

[@nomimalone7520]

I would love to see more chili peppers songs on this series. Maybe under the bridge, around the world, aeroplane, etc.

[@SamanthaGJones]

Yep!

[@deathjunkie77]

Man, Rick's the dad we all wish we had. Love this dude.

[@backstageclub11]

You r a great teacher Ric. Probably the best the internet can offer. Can u talk a bit more about the development process of a song. Your "what makes this song he8' videos feels like a running commentry of a game i am watching. People who r learning music can hear different instruments in a mix. Playing tracks separately and telling what notes or chords r played is helpfull to copy that music. If you can talk more about the phylosophy bevind the music, would have been super helpfull. We r already grateful for What you r doing. We r greedy we want more.

[@leamonsqueeze]

totally agree as I want to learn to produce music so that would be super helpful

[@backstageclub11]

That was helpful. Thanks

[@tyshoe1]

Aylbdr Madison I wouldn’t call it country , more like mixing major and minor scales.

[@djb903]

I think he's referring to that g string bend bit, speaking of Brad Paisley

[@TyDie85]

Farmin I appreciate you like learning music. Maybe take that will to learn and apply it to grammar ;)

[@silentandcliche]

Hell yes! There is much more subtlety and technical prowess behind RHCP's songs than I think they get proper credit for. Gonna throw it out, again... The Mars Volta, please!!!

[@TheChugg11]

silentandcliche 'Lie likes music' has a couple of 'understanding Mars Volta' vids on his channel, if you're interested in them.

[@macleadg]

Amazing how much thought goes into songs that seem so loose & spontaneous. Great vid, as always, Rick.

[@alexkristandl]

8:05 we actually say "Sprechgesang" instead of "Sprechstimme". Greetings from Austria

[@cringystingy8025]

ahh austria. lets put anotha shrimp on the barbie!

[@liveliestawfulness]

@@cringystingy8025 😂

[@jtirello3_111]

That moment when you thought you had ID’d all the sounds in this song. I had never noticed the organ before. 🤯 Thanks for breaking this one down Rick!

[@geistov7075]

i still cant hear the god damned organ no matter how hard i try

[@pr000n000bie]

The Bass riff sounds like "Come Together" by the Beatless lol :D

[@UrinationNation]

At 10:12 the guitar sounds like Sweet Leaf by Sabbath

[@thenameiso1119]

binging your videos, thank you rick. love. your. channel.

[@wolfgangritter9277]

LOL, I've never would have thought to hear "Wozzeck" and "Lulu" mentioned on a Peppers- video. Very nice job again!

[@CarlosSaavedra-fw3pi]

A song from the Stadium Arcadium era would be so sweet...

[@zakwasny]

Turn it again. I wonder how many hidden guitar parts is there. :)

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

They were my fave band for YEARS, this was the first album of theirs that I hated.

[@vizcacha5]

Maurizio Mezzatesta wtf is wrong with u. That was frusciante’s masterpiece

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

I respectfully disagree. Between BSSM and his solo work, SA doesn't come close.

[@babalabaloo100]

Maurizio Mezzatesta I don’t know how you could listen to a song like Wet Sand and come to this conclusion, smh

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Ah yeah! I enjoyed this! I believe Anthony Kiedis was channeling Chuck Brown here. Check out "Bustin Loose" when Chuck sings "Gimme the bridge ya'll". Yeah Sprechstimme..Fred Schneider of the B-52's is a user to..

[@michaelchimenti4989]

This is why I love these videos so much. We're talking about a Chili Pepper's song and Rick takes a sidebar to teach us about "Sprechstimme" and Berg/Schoenberg opera.

[@riffism]

The homage to Black Sabbath there at the end of the song in Fruscuante's guitar line...never noticed it before.

[@samplikprost]

I reverse back over John Frusciante's guitar solo and was pleasantly surprised. It's very simple, but it sounds great :-)

[@1032felipe]

samplik prost Oh yea dude!! I need this sound 1hour loop ( Sorry my english,I'm Brazilian)

[@kevinsim1514]

Dear Rick, please please do a song breakdown of “Breaking the Girl” from the same album. Thank you Sir! 🙏🏽

[@coreypetree6185]

Thanks, Rick. Always appreciate your dissection and analysis of songs. Dishin' out the insights.

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

Long time RHCP fan (not so much post californication), that was excellent thanks Rick. The bass line is so 'come together'. I also never knew the song was inspired by Nina Hagen.

[@angel2of7death]

Love the archived footage - really helps tie in everything together. Great work as always. Cheers!

[@PoboyMusic]

I believe the doc is on KZbin and called funky monks

[@francomiguel745]

I'm waiting for Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin WMTSG! Great job Rick

[@SKATE87410]

Franco Miguel bbbbbbllllloooocccckkkkkeeerrrsssss

[@WilderBryman]

Me. Beato it’s great to see your inspiration because you have been mine. My motivation was low but then I found your videos and bam I’ve been playing non stop. Thanks for all the great content!

[@lennartwei2693]

Rick casually explaining how my favourite band works. Blows my mind

[@trashbag1598]

wet sand would be great and also californication and don't stop who am I kidding RHCP has to be the best musical project out there everything sounds so good

[@MrSimondaniel3]

last riff = sweet leaf

[@heraldtim]

You used the term "recitative" when discussing the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rick Beato, you are my hero.

[@garyphelps6048]

Rick, your videos are top notch and I really enjoy them. I play guitar a bit, just a hobby so not that great. Yet I love analysis like this as it shows how the bands work, that they don't just jam until something sounds good (oh I'm sure that happens now and then, but often there is much more to songs than that). Thanks for this and other great videos you've made.

[@SweetyShanice996]

This is a great song! Blood Sugar Sex Magic is one of the greatest albums to be created. It consists of literally form music genre from Alternative rock to funk to rap to ballads. This album is a masterpiece. Oh, and I never heard the organ playing.

[@turtlezinthesky]

"...even though it's essentially rapping!" Rick, you old fart lol. Love this series so much.

[@DWA4707]

Not only do the vocals have a pitch, but most of the time he sits on the flatted 5th of the key (tri-tone). Which is what makes this song sound so funky and bouncy and goofy and carefree and fun. Well, that and the Jew's harp.

[@SpirusFilms]

The hidden gems like the organ and the tongue harp are so satisfying to have pointed out. Thanks for this series, Rick

[@davidsgardell]

There are two types of videos you can click “Like” on before they even begin to play; the ones posted by a channel you’re a fanboy of - and every episode of WMTSG! 😛🤟👊 Man I’ve heard this song a million times and now you just gave me a reason to listen to it another million times! 😂 I’m a little surprised you didn’t play the solos in reverse, but maybe you put that on instagram! Btw, don’t you think about the little “tribute” to Sabbath during the outro? 😃

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

John is the greatest guitar player of my generation - it's not even a discussion.

[@solfly6]

That crazy rhythm guitar at the end sounds like Sweet Leaf sped-up. That is a plus, BTW. Saw RHCP in 2006. Great show! Did not realize how good Frusciante was until I saw them. He's also an excellent vocalist. Great video! Thanks Rick.

[@tedpaniccia275]

BSSM is a very important album for me. It’s so good and is truly a classic from start to finish.

[@axltyler]

Anthony's melody is really written like a horn line, much like the way Steven Tyler writes his melodies.

[@ArtbyAtlas]

While it's certainly possible to have too many melodies/a busy melody happening at once, you probably can never have too much rhythm--and the Chili Peppers have always known this :D

[@jasonbigg8341]

Thank you mate. Slick video. The delivery, pace and clarity are just right. This series has really accelerated my understanding of music theory. Cheers

[@christianwouters6764]

Rick has achieved what I deemed impossible: come to appreciate (some) pop music.