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That Netflix Rock's Modern Life one-off was sure on point...but your point was kind of the point of the special in a way.

True, and both contributed major songs to the larger Dead cannon. Cats Under the Stars is awesome, too, albeit not as much of a surrogate Dead album.

Nah, you're good. I'm a pretty big Dead fan but as far as studio albums I wanna listen to with any remote kind of frequency, it begins and ends with the two from 1970. Some of the others Spud listed aren't bad per se, but there's all kinds of dodgy production and flat performances. They introduced fantastic songs that soared live, but that's their main legacy.

On one hand, love me some Auckerman comedy. On the other, still a little sore about their Achtung Baby episodes....but then again RHCP doesn't have any cows quite so sacred to me (even though at BSSM rocks, about half of One Hot Minute is AWESOME, and their little radio renaissance era produced a bunch of fine, if inessential, songs, too, before it ran out of inspiration and steam).

They have a lot of far better jams, too.

I think it opens up a lot of room for hilarity. RHCP is a goofier band than the previous two (yes, even U2) and it'll give them some new ground to cover discussing funk, a more sexed-up act, etc.

This is the first I've heard of Little Kid, but they sound great! Nice call, Gum.

No order and disappointingly missing bangers like "36" Chain", "Twin Hype Back", "Lie, Cheat, Steal", and practically every song off 4 that I didn't include (the singles ARE awesome! How did I leave off "Holy Calamfuck"?) Close Your Eyes Get It Blockbuster Night Don't Cry No Come Down Call Ticketron A Christmas Fucking Miracle walking in the snow JU$T pulling the pin

El, winding down an already killer opening verse: "All I got is this rap shit, all I want is a castle And to move like a man with a minimum of harassment The company of women with opinions and fat asses That's my list of demands, you don't answer them, get the Gatling" YES. Mike, right after that: "I'm stuck in a time capsule when rap was actually factual Meaning shit you spit might cause killers to come and clap at you Stupid, goofy, stooly, the gooch in Gucci will slap you And that go for the cop-kissing cats that's in the back of you They all sweet as Little Richard, damn, good God al-Molly It make a nigga like me go "Woo!" and rob the party I exit stepping with my weapon with the Jefferson walk If you expressing any objections, you can get left in chalk So my suggestion's let a G be, forgive my transgressions Or I'mma be in Catholic confessions, professing depression I'm chin checking, chill stressing, on your button I'm pressing Mike'll fuck a rapper's life up like Mo'Nique did to Precious" YES, and a killer beat shift at "so let a G be..."! And god, the first tumble of lines flows out so deliciously. And then in the back end, Mike kills his little mini second verse, too, which he delivers pure tag-team style: "My name is Michael Render And we are the new Avengers We're here to tell you all your false idols are just pretenders They're corporation slaves indentured to all the lenders So even if you got seven figures, you still a n****" "Get It" gets it.

"Call Ticketron" is probably my favorite from 3. Or at least it was last time I listened.

Always loved that line!

+1 Twin Hype

Or even "Pulling the Pin", which might have been a slightly better closer, too. El's first verse has "beginning of the last track" written all over it.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, haha - and, even more focused, on my favorite verses from them. Outside of the two or three obvious ones off RtJ2, it'd be impossible to find much consensus, but I think the list really bungles handling the original album. That album remains one of the most joyous punches in the nose music has produced in decades. And a lot of the songs might not have anything culturally significant or deep about them, but they are pure endorphin/adrenaline monsters - "Get It" is ridiculous - practically every verse, big and small, is perfect on there. And Mike's verse about shrooming on molly with the stripper on "No Come Down"? Run the Jewels 1 is the fucking Rodney Dangerfield of the RtJ catalog. AT least 3 has contrarians who will go to bat for it, but with 1 everyone just skips it to talk about how much they love 2.

Well now the ones I was referring to are above this.

I look at the albums this shares my Top 10 of 2000 with and it really is among giants - Radiohead, Badu, D'angelo, Common, PJ Harvey, Ghostface, Primal Scream, etc. Respect.

Such a fantastic album, one that just gets better every time. Funny that one of the write-ups themes is how "scattershot" it is, because I think of it as being a really complete, cohesive album. I guess there are a nods to a lot of styles, but it feels very unified to me. Maybe that's just 18 or so years of listening to it speaking, but I don't remember thinking it was particularly jarring back in the day either. Even with some of the lyrics that tease dark elements, it's such a tender, warm album. I think there's a real theme of healing and a healing aspect to it. It definitely helped me when I revisited it in 2014 during some dark times. It is a shame he's never come anywhere close to this again. He lost me with Have You Fed The Fish, I believe. I've taken a few half-assed attempts to get into his new one this year (Banana Shoes, I think it's called), but that's about as far as it's gone.

Sensitive-ass posters today. If I went into an article about any well-liked album or artist or song and said I didn't like it, I would receive downvotes. And I wouldn't think I had offended anyone, just knocked an album they liked.

I remember as a teen getting into them between the release of Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi wanting to go back and check their earlier stuff. For whatever reason, I got Hit to Death in the Future Head...which is like the one album from that part of their career that NOBODY ever talks about, lol.

This is the answer. It happens to be my favorite, too, but regardless it is definitely the consensus pick. Yoshimi and I guess Clouds Taste Metallic seem to have the next largest groups of boosters.

Well, I was going to say something like "geez guys, a writeup for this is fucking pushing it even in poptimist 2020" but then I look below and it's getting fond remembrances even from some of the site's cranks, so what do I know?

Yep..... :-/

His lyrics about women on recent work have bugged me at points, too. And you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger Sir Luscious Leftfoot fan on here than me (to say nothing of 'Kast; Aquemini is still my GOAT). I know not all of it is new, but the quality of the music dropped and he just seemed to not evolve and basically the past decade post-SLL has been a slow slide into disappointment for me. Yes Big Boi, we know your greatest fear is a bitch trying to get pregnant off of you.

People get downvoted for expressing opinions that others don't agree with. Chill and don't take it personal. I've gone way lower than that.

I was convinced they were developing into a serious force when that album dropped. It's got some filler, but the big tracks were awesome - what a banger "Nowhere Again" was! And then Ten Silver Drops didn't really excite very much and then they dropped off the face of the planet as far as I knew. I'll definitely check this album out.

I'd be all about a big Wildflowers expansion! I've spent some serious time and made some serious memories with that album over the years.

It's that or Damn the Torpedoes for sure. And what's cool is how different those two are.

Guided by Voices - The Bears for Lunch (admittedly that was 3 into the reunion, but they came out in pretty short order). And even more recently, that A Tribe Called Quest album.

Interesting backstory. She was one of the Easy Rider girls? Wild!

But that Khruangbin is going to slay, for real.

Yup, those are my 4! This one just by virtue of this AotW, but still.

As so often lately, with you 100%.

Well hopefully this year gets a pinch of redemption when Trump gets his ass shredded in the election. And when meaningful and long-term progress comes from the tragedies that spurred the June protests.

Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum!

Cardinal sins: 1. Being un-hip young classic-rock wannabes 53. Being a violent, rat-faced little sex-criminal snitch and possessing the intelligence and musical talent of a Kid Rock fart.

Fair fucking point.

Yeah but "Hello, Goodbye" is actually brilliant.

Yeah this was my very first exposure, too, and what a great find!

And yet again 2020 provides us an IRL headline that should be a moderately amusing The Onion one.

Did we forget? SG had a 10th anniversary piece earlier this year that had a healthy comment section & Janelle is probably more famous than ever (or at least as famous as she's ever been). I know I still have tracks from it popping up on any number of playlists I've made.