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'What Hits!?' (1992) is the Red Hot Chili Peppers's first compilation album which spans the mid-eighties. They never really broke through until the 'Blood Sugar Sex Magic'. They didn't become a super group until 'Californication'. So 'What Hits!?' covers the albums 'The Red Hot Chili Peppers', 'Freaky Styley', 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan' and 'Mother's Milk'. It also contains 'Under the Bridge' from 'Blood, Sugar ...', their biggest hit at that point, the video being directed by Gus Van Sant. The title is a satire alluding to their limited success up to that point. The EMI years. The album also includes their covers of Jimi Hendrix's 'Fire' and Stevie Wonder's 'Higher Ground'. Complete track listing: 1. Higher Ground 2. Fight Like A Brave 3. Behind The Sun 4. Me And My Friends 5. Backwoods 6. True Men Don't Kill Coyotes 7. Fire 8. Get Up And Jump 9. Knock Me Down 10. Under The Bridge 11. Show Me Your Soul 12. If You Want Me To Stay 13. Hollywood (Africa) 14. Jungle Man 15. Brothers Cup 16. Taste The Pain 17. Catholic School Girls Rule 18. Johnny Kick A Hole In The Sky. There is an accompanying DVD and a recent paperback, and a sister album with similar cover - 'Out In L.A.' - which is made up of demos and live tracks, some from 'What Hits!?' and some extra tracks. This is a good album for those who want to explore the early years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album features original guitarist Hillel Slovak before his fatal overdose in '88: he has only featured on 'What Hits!?', 'Out In L.A.', 'Freaky Styley', and 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan'. The album also features Jack 'Pearl Jam' Irons. Ghost BookFiends.Read full review
Well this was my first Chilli Pepper album. I have listened to "Mothers Milk" and "One Hot Minute" before but I don't think it had the same kind of ring to it as "what hits?". It is just like you would expect a Chili Pepper album to be. It is well written (although you can hardly hear the lyrics under all the noise and din from Berny and Chad), the music is good (which you can hear plenty of), and overall it gives a blurred Saturday night out image. The 18 tracks are incredible and this is persistant throughout the album. Overall I would say that it is a good taster of what the Chili Peppers style and tone of music is like. ..
The Chili Peppers' 5th album is a compilation, its a mix of raw, funk-metal (from their first 3 albums) and more rhythmic, guitar based classic rock songs from Mothers milk. The classic 'Under the bridge' has been put on i can only assume to boost sales. Its ideal for a fan of the new chili peppers who is wanting to explore their older, less commerial work. In my opinion, their older albums are better than the newer ones so i think its for anyone who calles themself a chili peppers fan.
Proper music, what else can i say !! if you like punk, rock or whatever you want to call it, then get this album and all there others, probably the best band in the world ever!!
Great raw chilis as I like them, this album is a must for all chili fans! Even if you have never heard them before this is a good album to start with as it has some songs which you will know or have hard of and some which you havent.
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