Red Hot Chili Peppers Album: “What Hits?”

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Keidis (vocals); Hillel Slovak, John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Jack Irons, Chad Smith (drums). <p>Producers include: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Andy Gill, Rick Rubin, Norwood Fisher, George Clinton. <p>Since their departure from EMI for Warner Bros. after 1989's MOTHER'S MILK, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' former label has issued several collections (including 1994's OUT IN L.A., 1998's ESSENTIAL), with the best of the bunch being the 1992 WHAT HITS? compilation. While it's not a thorough greatest-hits collection (only one song from their post-EMI years is included, "Under the Bridge"), it is highly recommended to Chili Peppers newcomers who are unfamiliar with the music from their formative years. Such punk-funk classics as "Higher Ground," "Fight Like a Brave," "Get Up and Jump," "Taste the Pain," "Knock Me Down," and the psychedelic "Behind the Sun" are standouts. At 18 tracks in length, one gets a solid introduction to the Peppers with WHAT HITS?

To me, this is hands down their best cd. Besides being 18 tracks, it's full of the funkiest funk from their first four funky albums. This includes the early hits "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes", "Fight Like A Brave", "Behind The Sun", and the covers of "Fire" and "Higher Ground". Also "Under The Bridge" was thrown on for all the newcomers at the time. My personal favorites are "Me & My Friends" and "The Brothers Cup". If I could add anything, I'd have it be "Why Don't You Love Me", "Good Time Boys", and the whole "Uplift Mofo Party Plan" album. That rocks. Overall though, this is pure perfect 80's Peppers. I'd get this disc before their new "Greatest Hits" collection.

The title sums this CD up personally. It's prefectly sarcastic. This is one great CD. I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There is not a song on here or any RHCP CD that I wouldn't listen to. This has a lot of my favorites. I like these even more so than some of their later work. My favorites are: Behind The Sun, me & My Friends, Backwods, Knock Me Down, Under The Bridge, Taste The Pain, Catholic School Girls Rule, and Johnny, Kick A Hole In The Sky. This CD has no bad songs. There's a lot of people who don't like the Warner Bros. Greatest Hits because they left off some classics (Knock Me Down, Around The World) but a real fan will love this CD as well as the 2003 Greatest Hits as a good listen, and have all the studio albums anyway. It's a great way to hear so many good songs without switching CD's.

I think this album is pretty sweet! A lot of this stuff isnt what most people think of when they think of RHCP. Pretty awesome to have this compelation of their early music. As some other posters said, getting this along with their new "Greatest Hits" album is a surefire combo, and dont forget to get their best album; "Blood sugar sex magik" then your golden! RHCP rock, a really awesome band, one that doesnt come along every day.

Good compelation, worth the buy, if you havent heard any of RHCP's older stuff, then your in for a big surprise with this!

I have known about the Chili Peppers for a long time, I loved blood sugar sex magik, and was very iffy on californication. I knew that the early peppers were fantastic but I wasn't exactly sure if I wanted to buy their first four albums because of being such a fan of the latter material, I picked this up and it turns out What Hits!? has a hell of a lot more punch and funk then any of the later albums, I love this CD, if it wasn't for this CD I wouldn't have gotten the remasters of the first four albums or heard Hillel Slovak's wonderful guitar, buy this CD.

This is a great Cd. Flea does a great job perticularly on The Brothers Cup and Anthony's lyrics are new and fresh and entertaining through each song. Higher Ground, Show Me your Soul, Catholic School Girls Rule, True Men Don't Kill Coyotes and Under The Bridge along with the other songs make the CD awsome. BUT WHY IS FIRE ON THE CD? Now I love Hendrix and Fire is a great song but RHCP didn't do a very good job with it. The guitare is not the problem infact it is very good. The problem was Kiedis, his voice and mood for the song just doesn't do anything for it. In my opinion it ruined the song. That is why the CD gets a 4. Anyway, let me stop before i complietly dis Kiedis. Basicly the Cd is a must have so get it.