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Slide 1: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Slide 2: Menu •Current Band Members •Albums •Music Clips •Past Band Members •Awards •Equipment •Band Pictures End Show
Slide 3: Current Band Members Anthony John Flea Chad
Slide 4: Anthony Kiedis •Biography •Position In The Band •Pictures
Slide 5: •Born 1st November, 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anthony - Biography •His parents divorced and he moved to LA to live with his father when he was 11 years old. •His father introduced him to drugs and he lost his virginity near to his 12th birthday to his father’s 18 year old girlfriend. •Attended Fairfax High School where he met Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons when he was 15. •Has starred in several small television/film roles as a teenager, under the name of “Cole Dammett”. •Originally, he introduced the band. •Has suffered from life-long drug addiction, but after numerous attempts at rehabilitation after Hillel Slovak died from a heroin overdose, he has kept clean since 24th December, 2000. •Wrote his full autobiography, Scar Tissue, in 2004. •Now lives in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and recently married Melanie Ryan on 10th may, 2007.
Slide 6: Anthony – Position In The Band •He’s the lead singer. •He is, and always has been, the band’s frontman. •Supplies nearly all the lyrics to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but no music. •He originally couldn’t sing, but rapped at extreme speeds instead.
Slide 8: Michael “Flea” Balzary •Biography •Position In The Band •Pictures
Slide 9: •Born Michael Peter Balzary on 16th October, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia. •He moved to New York when he was 5 years old due to his father’s job. •His mother divorced and married a jazz musician, Walter Urban, making them move to LA. •Began to play the trumpet at 9 years old. •Was part of the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra. •Hillel Slovak taught him how to play the bass guitar in 1978. •Has played small parts in lots of movies, including Back To The Future (II & III) •He married Loesha Zeviar in 1986 and had his first daughter, Clara in 1988. •He separated with Loesha in 1990, but they still remain good friends and have joint custody over Clara. •He had another baby girl, Sunny Bebop Balzary with his new fiancée Frankie Rayder in 2005. Flea - Biography
Slide 10: Flea – Position In The Band •He is the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. •Occasionally plays the trumpet in some songs, and when playing live. •Is the only one to have remained in the band for the entire time since it was formed. •He has influenced several musicians with his fast approach to “popping and slapping”.
Slide 12: John Frusciante •Biography •Position In The Band •Pictures
Slide 13: John Frusciante - Biography •He was born on 5th March, 1970 in Queens, New York. •Moved to LA at the age of 12 and at 16 he moved out to sharpen his musical skills and live in his own home with his parents support. •Joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers when he was 18 years old. •Suffered from severe drug addictions and left the band due to drugs and too much popularity. •He started recording albums around this time, for his single career that is still going strong today. •Returned to the Chilis after rehabilitation in 1997. •Was named the 18th greatest guitarist of all time in 2003 by Rolling Stone magazine. •Has been recognised internationally as a talented guitarist since the success of Stadium Arcadium.
Slide 14: John Frusciante – Position In The Band •He is the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has been for all the albums since Mother’s Milk. •He is also the backing vocals to the band. •He’s the youngest member of the band, at 37 years old.
Slide 16: Chad Smith •Biography •Position In The Band •Pictures
Slide 17: •Born on 25th October, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. •His full name is Chad Gaylord Smith •He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Chad - Biography •Whilst he was still at Lahser High School, he ran away from home for a period of time, later returning with a dog called, “Bong”. •Worked in a number of jobs, including GAP, whilst playing the drums in several local bands. •In his twenties, he moved to California, where his brother Brad lived. •He ended up in Los Angeles and joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers. •In 1994 he married Maria St. John and had one child, Manon St. John in 1997. •They divorced, but he remarried to an architect named Nancy on 8th may, 2004. •He has three other children, Justin (1998), Ava (2000) and Cole (2005)
Slide 18: Chad – Role In the Band •He is the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. •He joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers to replace Jack Irons. •In 1993 he released an educational video for aspiring drummers, “Red Hot Rhythm Method” •He has drummed on over 100 different albums, not including any Chili’s albums. •He was named the number one drummer alive in a recent Doell & Ford Magazine writer’s poll.
Slide 20: Albums •The Red Hot Chili Peppers •Freaky Styley •Out In L.A. •The Uplift Mofo Party Plan •Mother’s Milk •Blood Sugar Sex Magik •What Hits?! (Compilation album) •One Hot Minute •Californication •By The Way •Greatest Hits (Compilation album) •Stadium Arcadium
Slide 21: The Red Hot Chili Peppers •This was their very first album •Released 10th August, 1984 by EMI records • It was not successful and has only sold under 400 000 copies worldwide within 20 years •Track Listings
Slide 22: The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Track Listings • "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes” • "Baby Appeal” • "Buckle Down” • "Get Up and Jump” • "Why Don't You Love Me?” • "Green Heaven” • "Mommy Where's Daddy” • "Out in L.A.” • "Police Helicopter” • "You Always Sing the Same” • "Grand Pappy Du Plenty“
Slide 23: Freaky Styley •Their second album •Released on 16th August, 1985 by EMI records •Produced by George Clinton •The track, “Yertle The Turtle” uses several verses from Dr. Seuss’ poem, “Yertle The Turtle” •Track Listings
Slide 24: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Freaky Styley – Track Listings "Jungle Man” "Hollywood (Africa)” "American Ghost Dance” "If You Want Me to Stay” "Never” "Freaky Styley” "Blackeyed Blonde” "The Brothers Cup” "Battleship” "Lovin' and Touchin’” "Catholic School Girls Rule” "Sex Rap” "Thirty Dirty Birds” "Yertle the Turtle”
Slide 25: Out In L.A. •It’s a compilation album of some of their previous songs •Released on November 1st, 1994 by EMI records •Contains some of the first ever Red Hot Chili Pepper recordings •It is comprised of 4 remixes, live cover songs by Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monster, demos and joke songs •Track Listings
Slide 26: Out In L.A. – Track Listings • • • • • • • • • “Higher Ground” (12” Vocal Mix) “Hollywood (Africa)” (Extended Dance Mix) “If You Want Me To Stay” (Pink Mustang Mix) "Behind the Sun" (Ben Grosse Remix) "Castles Made of Sand" (live) "Special Secret Song Inside" (live) "F.U." (live) Get Up and Jump" (demo version) "Out in L.A." (demo version) • • • • • • • • • • "Green Heaven" (demo version) "Police Helicopter" (demo version) "Nevermind" (demo version) "Sex Rap" (demo version) "Blues for Meister” "You Always Sing the Same” "Stranded” "Flea Fly” "What It Is” "Deck the Halls“
Slide 27: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan •Its the third album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers •Released on 29th September 1987 by EMI records •After the release of this album, Hillel Slovak died from a heroin overdose, resulting in Jack Irons quitting the band. •Track Listings
Slide 28: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan – Track Listings • • • • • • • • • • • • "Fight Like a Brave” "Funky Crime” "Me & My Friends” "Backwoods” "Skinny Sweaty Man” "Behind the Sun” "Subterranean Homesick Blues” "Party On Your Pussy" ("Special Secret Song Inside" on pre-remaster versions) "No Chump Love Sucker” "Walkin' on Down the Road” "Love Trilogy” "Organic Anti-Beat Box Band”
Slide 29: •Their fourth album Mother’s Milk •Released on 16th August, 1989 by EMI records •John Frusciante and Chad Smith joined the band at this point. •Has sold over 2 million copies to date and has achieved double-platinum status •Track Listings
Slide 30: Mother’s Milk – Track Listings 1. "Good Time Boys" 2. "Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder) 3. "Subway to Venus" 4. "Magic Johnson" 5. "Nobody Weird Like Me" 6. "Knock Me Down" 7. "Taste the Pain" 8. "Stone Cold Bush" 9. "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) 10."Pretty Little Ditty" 11."Punk Rock Classic" 12."Sexy Mexican Maid" 13."Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky"
Slide 31: Blood Sugar Sex Magik •Their fifth album •Released on 24th September, 1991 by Warner Bros. •It is the second biggest sold RHCP album, selling over 12 million copies worldwide •Track Listings
Slide 32: Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Track Listings 5. "The Power of Equality" 6. "If You Have to Ask" 7. "Breaking the Girl" 8. "Funky Monks" 9. "Suck My Kiss" 10."I Could Have Lied" 11."Mellowship Slinky in B Major" 12."The Righteous & the Wicked" 13."Give It Away" 5. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" 6. "Under the Bridge" 7. "Naked in the Rain" 8. "Apache Rose Peacock" 9. "The Greeting Song" 10."My Lovely Man" 11."Sir Psycho Sexy" 12."They're Red Hot"
Slide 33: One Hot Minute •Released on 12th September, 1995 by Warner Bros. •The only album not to feature John Frusciante as the guitarist since Mother’s Milk, due to his drug addictions •It sold more than 2 million copies in the United States •Track Listings
Slide 34: • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Warped" One Hot Minute – Track Listings "Aeroplane" "Deep Kick" "My Friends" "Coffee Shop" "Pea" "One Big Mob" "Walkabout" "Tearjerker" "One Hot Minute" "Falling into Grace" "Shallow Be Thy Game" "Transcending"
Slide 35: Californication •Released on 8th June 1999 by Warner bros. •It is the best-selling RHCP album to date, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide •It brought critical recognition of John Frusciante, as Californication sold more copies than One Hot Minute •Track Listings
Slide 36: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Around the World" "Parallel Universe" "Scar Tissue" "Otherside" "Get on Top" "Californication" "Easily" "Porcelain" "Emit Remmus" "I Like Dirt" "This Velvet Glove" "Savior" "Purple Stain" "Right on Time" "Road Trippin'" Californication – Track Listings
Slide 37: By The Way •Released on 9th July 2002 by Warner Bros. •It sold 700, 000 copies in its opening week •Flea felt that he wasn’t free to express himself during the making of this album, and considered leaving the band •Track Listings
Slide 38: By The Way – Track Listings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "By the Way" "Universally Speaking" "This Is the Place" "Dosed" "Don't Forget Me" "The Zephyr Song" "Can't Stop" "I Could Die For You" "Midnight" "Throw Away Your Television" "Cabron" "Tear" "On Mercury" "Minor Thing" "Warm Tape" "Venice Queen"
Slide 39: Stadium Arcadium •It was released Internationally on 21st May, 2006 by Warner Bros. •The 9th album by RHCP •Has sold over 7 million copies worldwide •Is the biggest selling album of 2006 •Track Listings : Jupiter (Disc 1) •Track Listings : Mars (Disc 2)
Slide 40: Stadium Arcadium – Track Listings: Jupiter (Disc 1) • "Dani California" • "Snow ((Hey Oh))" • "Charlie" • "Stadium Arcadium" • "Hump de Bump" • "She's Only 18” • "Slow Cheetah" 4. "Torture Me" 5. "Strip My Mind" 6. "Especially in Michigan" 7. "Warlocks" 8. "C'mon Girl" 9. "Wet Sand" 10."Hey”
Slide 41: Stadium Arcadium – Track Listings: Mars (Disc 2) 4. "Desecration Smile" 5. "Tell Me Baby" 6. "Hard to Concentrate" 7. "21st Century" 8. "She Looks to Me" 9. "Readymade" 10."If” 4. "Make You Feel Better" 5. "Animal Bar" 6. "So Much I" 7. "Storm in a Teacup" 8. "We Believe" 9. "Turn It Again" 10."Death of a Martian”
Slide 42: Music Clips The following slides contain a selection of songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. These have been taken from various albums, but mainly from the more recent ones. Music Clips – Can’t Stop Can’t Stop By The Way
Slide 43: Music Clips – By The Way By The Way By The Way
Slide 44: Music Clips - Californication Californication Californication
Slide 45: Music Clips – Don’t Forget Me Don’t Forget Me By The Way
Slide 46: Music Clips – Under The Bridge Under The Bridge Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Slide 47: Music Clips – Knock Me Down Knock Me Down Mother’s Milk
Slide 48: Music Clips – Jungle Man Jungle Man Freaky Styley
Slide 49: Music Clips – Dani California Dani California Stadium Arcadium
Slide 50: Music Clips – Snow ((Hey Oh)) Snow ((Hey Oh)) Stadium Arcadium
Slide 51: Music Clips – Leverage Of Space Leverage of Space (Live) [Unreleased Song] Live in Hyde Park
Slide 52: Music Clips – Give It Away Give It Away Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Slide 53: Past Band Members •Guitarists •Drummers
Slide 54: Guitarists The Red Hot Chili Peppers have had many different guitar players, these are as follows: •Hillel Slovak (1983 – 1984) •Jack Sherman (1984 – 1985) •Hillel Slovak (1985 – 1988) •DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (1988) •John Frusciante (1988 – 1992) •Arik Marshall (1992 – 1993) •Jesse Tobias (1993) •Dave Navarro (1993 – 1998) •John Frusciante (1998 – Present)
Slide 55: Drummers The Red Hot Chili Peppers have had many different drummers, these are as follows: •Jack Irons (1983 – 1984) •Cliff Martinez (1984 – 1986) •Chuck Biscuits (Briefly in 1985) •Jack Irons (1986 – 1988) •D.H. Peligro (1988) •Chad Smith (988 – Present)
Slide 56: Awards •1992 – 1993 •2000 •2002 - 2003 •2006 •2007
Slide 57: 1992 - 1993 Year 1992 1992 1992 1993 Award MTV VMA MTV VMA MTV VMA Grammy Awards Title Breakthrough Video (Give It Away) Best Art Direction (Give It Away) Viewer’s Choice (Under The Bridge) Best hard Rock Performance (Give It Away)
Slide 58: 2000 Year 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 Award MTV VMA MTV VMA MTV VMA MTV VMA MTV EMA Billboard Awards American Music Awards Grammy Awards Title Video Vanguard (career award) Best Art Direction (Californication) Best Direction (Californication) Best Artist Website Best Rock Best Alternative Group Favourite Alternative Artist 2000 Best Rock Song (Scar Tissue)
Slide 59: 2002 - 2003 Year 2002 2002 2002 Award MTV EMA MTV EMA MTV VMA Latin America MTV VMA Japan Brit Awards ECHO Awards Rolling Stone Title Best Live Act Best Rock Best International Rock Artist 2003 2003 2003 2003 Best Rock Video Best International Group Best International Group 18th Greatest Guitarist Of All Time (John Frusciante)
Slide 60: 2006 Year 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 Award MTV VMA MTV EMA Chainsaw Awards American Music Awards American Music Awards U Choose 40 (NZ) Title Best Art Direction (Dani California) Best Album (Stadium Arcadium) Killer Video (Dani California) Favourite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Favourite Alternative Artist Best 90’s ANTHEMS (NZ) Song (Under The Bridge)
Slide 61: 2007 Year 2007 2007 Award U Choose 40 (NZ) Grammy Awards Title Best Big Day Out (NZ) Artist (Give It Away) Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Dani California) Best Rock Song (Dani California) Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package (Stadium Arcadium) Best Rock Album (Stadium Arcadium) Best Producer (Rick Rubin – Stadium Arcadium) Best International Group Best Group 2007 2007 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards 2007 2007 2007 2007 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards ECHO Awards MTV VMA Australia
Slide 62: Equipment •Drums •Guitars •Bass Guitars
Slide 63: Drums • Stadium Arcadium (2006-2007) Tour Kit • Californication & By The Way (19992005) Tour Kit • Others
Slide 64: Stadium Arcadium Tour Kit •Pearl Masters Custom (MRX) Drums and Sabian Cymbals: •Pearl Drums - Silver Sparkle, Piano Black or Custom Cee-Lite Special •12x10" Tom •14x14" Floor Tom •16x16" Floor Tom •5x14" Pearl Sensitone Snare •5x14" Pearl Masters Snare (with snare turned off) •16x24" Bass Drum •19" AA Medium Crash •20" AA Rock Crash •22" AA Rock Crash •21" AA Rock Ride •14" AAX-Cellerator Hi-Hats •19" AA China •18" AA China •10" AA Splash
Slide 65: Californication & By The Way Tour Kit •Pearl Masters Custom (MRX) Drums and Sabian Cymbals: •Pearl Drums - Blue Satin, Peacock Satin or Silver Sparkle •12x10" Tom •14x14" Floor Tom •16x16" Floor Tom •5x14" Pearl Sensitone Snare or 5x14" DW Edge Snare •16x24" Bass Drum •19" AA Medium Crash or 18.5" Chad Smith Explosion Crash •20" AA Rock Crash or 20.5" Chad Smith Explosion Crash •21" AA Rock Ride or 21" Ed Shaugnessy Ride •14" Flat Hats Top, AA Top for Bottom •19" AAX or AA China •10" AA Splash
Slide 66: Other Drum Kit •Chad also uses Pearl Hardware, Remo Drum Heads and LP Percussion. •Chad also has used other snares in his time with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he has used a variety of snares while recording, including a Ludwig Black Beauty used on Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Brady 5.5"x14" Jarrah Wood Model used when recording One Hot Minute and live from 1992 to 1997. •In late 2006, Chad added a side Snare Drum and another China to his Kit.
Slide 67: Bass Guitars Over the years, Flea has changed his type of bass guitar. Here are some of the main bass guitars that Flea has used: •Music Man Stingray •Spector Bass •Wal Mach II •Stingray5 string •’62 Fender Jazz Bass Flea's Gallien-Krueger amp rig equates to three 2001RB heads, three 410RBH cabinets and three 115RBH cabinets.
Slide 68: Guitars •Electric Guitars •Acoustic Guitars •Amps, Picks & Strings •Effects
Slide 69: Electric Guitars •Fender Stratocaster 1962 (3 tone sunburst, gift from Anthony Kiedis for rejoining the band) •Fender Stratocaster maple-necked '57 (2 tone sunburst) •Fender Stratocaster 1961 (Olympic white) •Fender Stratocaster 1962 (fiesta red) •Fender Telecaster 1963 Custom (3 tone sunburst) •Fender Telecaster 1965 Custom •Fender Jaguar 1962 (fiesta red) •Fender Mustang 1969 (Dakota Red) •Gibson Les Paul 1969 Custom Black Beauty 2 pickup •Gibson ES-335 1956 Sunburst •Gibson SG 1961 Custom Cherry Red •Gibson SG 1961 sunburst (Used for Joy Division Tribute concert) •Gretsch White Falcon 1955 •Fender Precision Bass Olympic White (rosewood fret board)
Slide 70: Acoustic Guitars •Martin 0-15 (acoustic) •Martin 1940 (acoustic) •Maton Messiah 12-string acoustic •Mosrite St. George Gold (12 String Electric) •Taylor 314c (acoustic)
Slide 71: Amps, Picks & Strings Amps •Marshall Major 200W with KT88 Tubes (With Gretch White Falcon) •Marshall Silver Jubilee 2550 (For Fenders) Picks •Jim Dunlop Tortex 0.5 (current); 0.6, 0.88, 1.0 (past) Strings •D'Addario EXL115 11 14 18 28 38 48
Slide 72: Effects •BOSS CE-1 •BOSS DS-2 Turbo Distortion •BOSS FV-50 H volume pedal •2x Digitech PDS-8000 •Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb •Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger •Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator •2x Moog Control Processor •3x Moog Expression Pedal •Mostrite FUZZrite •Guyatone VT-X Tube Tremolo •MXR Micro Amp •Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi or Electro-Harmonix English Muff’n •Ibanez WH10 Wah •Line6 FM4 Filter Modeler •Line6 DL4 Delay Modeler •Moog MF-105 MuRF •Moog MF-105B Bass MuRF •3x Moog MF-101 Low-Pass Filter •Moog MF-103 12-Stage Phaser
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