The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one ecclectic hip cool band. And this is comming from someone who grew up on classic rock from the 60's and 70's. The steady bass and drumming coupled with the funky guitar licks and the varying singing/rapping vocals adds up to an excellent set.Many highlights abound ranging from the New Orleans driven Apache Rose Peacock to the politically liberal Power of the Equality to the softer tunes(Breaking The Girl, Under The Bridge, I Could Have Lied) to hard core tunes(The Greeting Song, Give It Away). I even like the speedy one and a half minute Robert Johnson cover They're Red Hot.This release isn't as melody driven as their By The Way CD. However, the funky stylings on this Blood Sugar Sex Magik release certainly can get your groove going. And that is certainly a good thing.