New RHCP "Black Summer"

[Ghent]

 

The return of Frusciante makes such a difference. Wow, Klinghoffer sucked. Not sure why Keidis is putting some kind of hick inflection on verses but eh, chorus makes up for it.

[theedge00]

Was about to post this…. Amazing song, amazing guitar solo.  John’s sound is so recognizable. Sounds like classic RHCP again.

[Elisa]

Exactly what you'd expect from RHCP entering the 3rd coming of Frusciante, great song! 

[Speedo]

Keidis is gonna have to shave that stupid fucking mustache before I give this a go. That is my demand.

[Nasa]

i'm glad Frusciante is back. my favorite thing about RHCP is how they're all more talented than their frontman is.

[Coddled Jan]

Exactly why need Tom Delonge back.

 

This definitely sounds pretty vintage, at least what you'd want from them at this point.  What was with that ending tidbit?

Sounds like a raw mid track off their older albums, I liked it enough.

[Coddled Jan]

4 hours ago, Ghent said:

Not sure why Keidis is putting some kind of hick inflection on verses but eh, chorus makes up for it

It's art bro.

 

Yeah that shit is odd though. I like his natural singing voice, not sure why he tries to change it up so much.

[Ghent]

He sounds like me trying to do an Irish accent in a few spots in the verses, not sure about that, but songs good so oh well

[Coddled Jan]

7 hours ago, Ghent said:

He sounds like me trying to do an Irish accent in a few spots in the verses, not sure about that, but songs good so oh well

Part of me wants to like it, since it's Keidis doing his weird shit to change it up, but it is a bit jarring.  Like does sound comical.

Agreed, not a huge deal though. But if Mark or Tom start doing that I'm out.

[Ghent]

Whoa, this albums gonna be really good isn't it? This is some classic sounding shit!

 

[Coddled Jan]

1 hour ago, Ghent said:

Whoa, this albums gonna be really good isn't it? This is some classic sounding shit!

 

I wish I still loved RHCP like I used to because this is some solid stuff they are getting back to.

[Ghent]

12 hours ago, chinchillas said:

I wish I still loved RHCP like I used to because this is some solid stuff they are getting back to.

I’m pretty excited about this album. Klinghoffer just wasn’t the answer, it was obvious from the start. He replaced guitar work that was instantly recognizable as RHCP with boring ambience.

I’d compare it to Skiba replacing Tom, but the difference is that Tom ceased being Tom. Frusciante’s sound never changed. He became mentally fucked and needed to quit. Tom’s sound changed AND he was mentally fucked. Expectations are lower when the OG isn’t capable of performing anymore. I was left more appreciative of Skiba than ever comparing him to Tom.

[Coddled Jan]

Watching recent RHCP interviews makes me sad sort of like with blink reunion. It's clear the lineup during their heydays are always the 'magic' that you want to hear but will never be the same once the relationship is tarnished at all. It looks like they've all gone to therapy or something together and try listening to John but never fully understand his difficulties, and can't expect them too much like Mark is with Tom.

Even though they're together again, talking again, you can tell it's largely business relationship based now.  

[Ghent]

??️?

 

[Ghent]

? First song from another new album ?

 

[Worst poster here]

Gotta check this one out when I’m not on my phone. John said the second album had better material.