15. Warm Tape

 

Decent again. Some of the slower ones do tend to blend into the same but this one is more interesting.

Yeah I didn't mind Warm Tape it wasn't anything to remember though.

Sorry I didn’t make this but I’ll definitely try and give it a re-listen!

16. Venice Queen

 

A long song, what's dis :o not the best song to close on really but not bad I guess. Would have been better if it were the one before.

Venice Queen has all the makings of a great RHCP song, and so it goes into my Top 5 for the album! :o

My rankings of the tracks following the listenthrough tonight;

 

1. The Zephyr Song

2. By The Way

3. Can't Stop

4. Venice Queen

5. Cabron

6. Universally Speaking

7. Midnight

8. Dosed

9. Tear

10. Warm Tape

11. On Mercury

12. Throw Away Your Television

13. This Is the Place

14. Minor Thing

15. Don't Forget Me

16. I Could Die for You

 

Thank you Rob for choosing such a great album which I owned once before too!

No Worries, glad you and Jim enjoyed listening along.

 

Am just doing the poll now which should be up in 5.

I’m so sorry I missed this! I will catch up over the weekend :heart:

Poll up now and for anyone who missed the listen through. You always have the Spotify playlist to listen along in your own time ^_^

Voted! Not at all surprised with my favourite track but the singles were always going to stand out for me, even though I owned the album at the time. I was surprised to find joy again in some of the album tracks I had forgot but there wasn’t too much at all from this album to dislike. So overall a very strong album from this decade and one of the band’s best overall.

I’m so sorry I missed this! I will catch up over the weekend :heart:

 

I did wonder but I get something else went down. Be good to hear your thoughts eventually James :heart:

Thanks Rob for hosting the listen through, and Wardy for joining. I think my top 6 from the album are:

1 Dosed - mellow but the guitar really elevates this

2 Cabron - not their usual style but such an uplifting song

3 By The Way - frenetic opener with funky breaks

4 Can't Stop - mastery from the fading in drums onwards, some great lines too

5 Warm Tape - epic synth-sound and elongated chorus

6 The Zephyr Song - great pop song, the fact this isn't top 5 for me shows how much quality there was

'Dosed' is a fab top pick there Jim. Definitely in my top half I'd say!

As per I'll listen once more time and vote later (had already gone through some earlier in the week too mind). BJSC taking over the weekend though so might end up posting my rank into next week :lol:

Ooops literally only just remembered this was happening this evening. I'll try and get around to listening to it in my own time some time because I did want to join this one, nevermind x

Yeah it's not the end of the world really which is why the Spotify playlists are handy!

Having a listen through now :)

Track 1: By The Way: A solid start, but I’ve heard it so much that it’s a staple!

 

Track 2: Universally Speaking: Was this a single? I’ve definitely listened to this before. Needs about 30 seconds cut off the end!

 

Track 3: This Is The Place: Quintessential RHCP. They are so distinctive in their sound aren’t they? No issues with this one!

'Universally Speaking' was the UK only single as far as I know. 'Dosed' was the Canada only's 4th single from it.

4. Dosed - I’ve definitely heard this somewhere before! Weirdly, I never associated it with RHCP until now so I don’t know how and where I’ve become so familiar with this! Loving what I’ve heard so far!