How many different guitarists does it take to wreck a band? Don't ask the Chili Peppers, they're still counting and don't seem to see an end in sight. If new kid Josh Klinghoffer doesn't feel right, he won't be on the next album, which they will invariably record. Just ask Dave Navarro. I'm one of very few that thinks
One Hot Minute wasn't
sooooo bad. I know I'm gonna catch Hell for that. JK seemed a little over-the-top on stage but being accepted in a worldly established band, not to mention trying to keep up with Flea, must be at least a little frightening. I really can't think of a more resilient band than the Peppers; and guitar has always been a significant appendage to the sound. Flea is still the same ole mad-man he's always been. Jamming on piano for a tune, walking around on his hands, and... oh yeah, slappin the bass like no other. They played a lot of hits like "Californication", "Under the Bridge", "Dani California", and their famously funked-up cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground", among others, while being magnified on a kaleidoscope of TV monitors. Will Ferrell -- um, I mean Chad Smith (they could be twins) started the encore with a rousing drum solo and they predictably ended the night with "Give it Away." This show was originally scheduled for late January, but front-man Anthony Kiedis (wearing a Frank from
30 Rock style fish-net hat that simply read "OFF!") injured his foot while on tour so the southeast endured a postponement until the spring. Worth the wait.
How many different guitarists does it take to wreck a band? Don't ask the Chili Peppers, they're still counting and don't seem to see an end in sight. If new kid Josh Klinghoffer doesn't feel right, he won't be on the next album, which they will invariably record. Just ask Dave Navarro. I'm one of very few that thinks One Hot Minute wasn't sooooo bad. I know I'm gonna catch Hell for that. JK seemed a little over-the-top on stage but being accepted in a worldly established band, not to mention trying to keep up with Flea, must be at least a little frightening. I really can't think of a more resilient band than the Peppers; and guitar has always been a significant appendage to the sound. Flea is still the same ole mad-man he's always been. Jamming on piano for a tune, walking around on his hands, and... oh yeah, slappin the bass like no other. They played a lot of hits like "Californication", "Under the Bridge", "Dani California", and their famously funked-up cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground", among others, while being magnified on a kaleidoscope of TV monitors. Will Ferrell -- um, I mean Chad Smith (they could be twins) started the encore with a rousing drum solo and they predictably ended the night with "Give it Away." This show was originally scheduled for late January, but front-man Anthony Kiedis (wearing a Frank from 30 Rock style fish-net hat that simply read "OFF!") injured his foot while on tour so the southeast endured a postponement until the spring. Worth the wait. 
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