It won 5 Grammys. And then, exhausted, Frusciante quit again. The search for footing.
In a move that shocked everyone, Frusciante rejoined again in 2019. the red hot chili peppers discography
After nearly a decade of death and drugs, Frusciante cleaned up (barely surviving a coma) and rejoined the band. The result is arguably their most important album. It won 5 Grammys
A 28-song, double-album monster. It was excessive, indulgent, and glorious. Dani California tells the story of a girl from all their previous songs. Snow (Hey Oh) features Frusciante’s impossibly delicate picking. Wet Sand contains one of the greatest guitar solos of the 2000s. In a move that shocked everyone, Frusciante rejoined
If the Peppers had stopped here, they’d be a footnote in 80s funk-punk history. But they hired a 19-year-old guitar nerd named John Frusciante.
But the chemistry was wrong. Kiedis relapsed during this era. The band doesn’t play these songs live anymore. It’s not a bad album—it’s just the sound of a family fighting in a burning house. The resurrection.