Red Hot Chili Peppers: here are the historical videos in high definition
A restyling operation that is generating enthusiasm among fans. The Red Hot Chili Peppers on their profile YouTube they are reposting in high definition the videos created for some historical pieces, with colors and images defined in detail and no longer opaque, tarnished or worn by time. A way to allow their audience to dive back into that imagery, being able to enjoy every detail and nuance again. Is it a choice linked to a new tour, perhaps celebratory, of some records? It's difficult to say, also knowing some rigidity on the setlists on the part of the Californian band, but some nostalgically dream of rewinding the tape of timegiven that exactly forty years have passed from the band's first album to today.
Meanwhile Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante have re-published the videos of “True men don't kill coyotes”, “Jungle man”, “Catholic school girls rule”, “Fight like a brave”, “Higher ground”, “Taste the pain”, “Knock me down” and “Show me your soul”. And the list could obviously grow. “True men don't kill coyotes” is taken from their debut album “The Red Hot Chili Peppers” from 1984 while “Jungle man” is from “Freaky Styley”, a project from the following year. The clip shows concert footage of Red Hot having fun off stage in those years. The song was written by singer Kiedis and dedicated by him to bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary. “Catholic school girls rule” is the third single from the second album: the song pokes fun at the supposedly unruly habits of Catholic school students. She is accompanied by a fast bass riff, punctuated by Flea, and equally rapid drumming.
“Fight like a brave” comes from 1987's “The uplift mofo party plan”.. According to Anthony Kiedis' autobiography, “Scar Tissue,” the song is about Red Hot's problems with drugs, particularly heroin. “Higher ground” is a reinterpretation of the Stevie Wonder song. “Taste the pain” comes off 1989’s “Mother’s Milk.”: the song was recorded before drummer Chad Smith joined the group, Phillip “Fish” Fisher of Fishbone worked on drums in the studio. The same project contains “Knock me down”: it was written as an anthem against heroin, after the death of lead guitarist Hillel Slovak from an overdose, a very heavy loss for Red Hot. Finally “Show me your soul”: it was released as a single in 1990, as part of the soundtrack of the film “Pretty Woman”. Furthermore, it was also later included in the compilation “What Hits!?” of 1992.