Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

Many figured that The Red Hot Chili Peppers' days as undisputed alternative kings were numbered after their lackluster 1995 release One Hot Minute, but like the great phoenix rising from the ashes, this legendary and influential outfit returned back to greatness with 1999's Californication. An obvious reason for their rebirth is the reappearance of guitarist John Frusciante (replacing Dave Navarro), who left The Peppers in 1992 and disappeared into a haze of hard drugs before cleaning up and returning to the fold in 1998. Read More...