{"product_id":"red-hot-chili-peppers-by-the-way","title":"RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - By The Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe problem \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Kiedis\u003c\/strong\u003e and his supremely dysfunctional musical family faced when beginning work on their eighth album, \u003cem\u003eBy the Way\u003c\/em\u003e, wasn't so much how to top (or even compare) to the critical and commercial euphoria of 1999's superb \u003cem\u003eCalifornication\u003c\/em\u003e, but more how to avoid the comedown that followed their other highpoint -- \u003cem\u003eBlood Sugar Sex Magik\u003c\/em\u003e-- where \u003cem\u003eOne Hot Minute\u003c\/em\u003e turned into several long years that nearly finished them. They decided, it seems, to just shut their eyes, press pedal to metal and continue as before. It's worked magnificently--no small thanks to the canny production of \u003cstrong\u003eRick Rubin\u003c\/strong\u003e again and the cohesive gelling \u003cstrong\u003eFrusciante\u003c\/strong\u003e returning to what has now emerged as a tight, focused unit (despite the album being, as ever, about five songs too long--\"\u003cem\u003eMidnight\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eMinor Thing\u003c\/em\u003e\" for instance). Minor quibbles though, for when the Chili Peppers are average, they still tower over most other bands.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBy The Way\u003c\/em\u003e\", by far not the best cut here (those would be the quite wonderful \"\u003cem\u003eTear\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the widescreen \"\u003cem\u003eDon't Forget Me\u003c\/em\u003e\"), picks up where \u003cem\u003eCalifornication\u003c\/em\u003e left off, but is not representative of an album that frequently revisits the sunshine harmonies of \"\u003cem\u003eRoad Trippin\u003c\/em\u003e'\" and desolate landscape of \"\u003cem\u003eScar Tissue\u003c\/em\u003e\". Endlessly surprising and hugely engaging, the Chili Peppers have opened their eyes and found themselves with a another great record on their hands, solidifying both themselves as a group and their position as one of the world's best rock bands. - \u003cstrong\u003eBen Johncock\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner Bros","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59375151448409,"sku":"SDZ-29266","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PID-23257-96-002.png?v=1789145009","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/red-hot-chili-peppers-by-the-way","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}