23. "You should really listen to Uplift, Mother's Milk & BSSM" In response to In response to 1
That is the blueprint of the Chili's.
>I know "Blood sugar sex magic" has some good music on it but I >never really heard the whole thing and it really isn't on my >radar.
Everything after that had been compromised under the scrutiny of making "hits".
They managed to squeak out a good to very good tune here and there after that...but the energy that they initially had was just GONE.
I'd seriously recommend watching the Funky Monks documentary THEN listening to BSSM. That is one of the best "making an album" music docs I've ever seen...that was a "band".
"Under The Bridge" did damage to them in the sense that that was their "Purple Rain" and Anthony kept wanting to tap into that side of his vocal bag...as well as he couldn't stay out from under the bridge.