Mother's Milk is the fourth studio album by rock band Red Hot Chili
Peppers, released on August 16, 1989. After the death of guitarist
Hillel Slovak and subsequent departure of drummer Jack Irons, vocalist
Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea regrouped with the addition of
guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. Frusciante
significantly altered the band's sound by placing more emphasis on
melody than rhythm, which had dominated the band's previous material.
The record was a greater commercial success than the Chili Peppers'
past three studio albums combined. Mother's Milk peaked at number 52 on
the Billboard 200 and received widespread recognition for singles
"Knock Me Down", the Stevie Wonder cover "Higher Ground" and
"Taste the
Pain". The album became their first gold record in early 1990, and was
the first step for the band in achieving international success.
Although the record was not met with the same positive critical
reception that its predecessor The Uplift Mofo Party Plan had garnered,
Mother's Milk, according to Amy Hanson of Allmusic, "turned the tide
and transformed the band from underground funk-rocking rappers to
mainstream bad boys with seemingly very little effort". (more...)
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