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Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Retail Price (not our price): $21.98
Release Date: 2006-05-09
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1
1.		Dani California		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
2.		Snow (Hey Oh)		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
3.		Charlie		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
4.		Stadium Arcadium		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
5.		Hump De Bump		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
6.		Shes Only 18		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
7.		Slow Cheetah		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
8.		Torture Me		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
9.		Strip My Mind		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
10.		Especially In Michigan		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
11.		Warlocks		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
12.		Cmon Girl		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
13.		Wet Sand		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
14.		Hey		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Four-year career hiatuses followed by sprawling double-albums could spell trouble for a band of the Chili Peppers' stature: consider they'd originally recorded enough for three discs. The restless, trouble-plagued outfit that helped break alternative rock into the mainstream with a potent fusion of punk 'n' funk in the '80s finds itself two decades on almost completely devoid of the former's energetic abandon, while the latter's effusive rhythms are considerably subdued over the course of this two-hour, 28-track collection. It's not so much that the Peppers have lost their muscular, often uber-macho edge as they have willfully tamed it in service of mature reinvention here. The mellower, often introspective, if no less potent pop ethos that characterized the crossover hit "Under the Bridge" blossoms fully here on tracks like disc one's "Snow," "Wet Sand," and the jazz-cool of "Hey." The title track, "Desecration Smile," and "She Looks To Me" finds them venturing further into laid back pop ballad territory, while the tricky rhythms of "Dani California," "Charlie," and "So Much I" eventually kick into familiar top gear on the pop-savvy "Tell Me Baby" and hip-hop seasoned "Storm in a Teacup." It's not that there's a paucity of musical adventure here ("If" and "Animal Bar" finds them wafting into Floydish neo-psychedelia while "Make You Feel Better" seems to channel no less than Joe Jackson) but that it's delivered with a subtlety--and dare we say it?--tasteful musical restraint that's a stark contrast to the band's early, overly overt nature. There's perhaps too much mid-tempo simmering and reflection going on; like most double-albums it could be focused into a much more compelling single disc. But that seems largely beside the Peppers' hooks-over-histrionics point here: an unlikely record to kick back to, and one that both challenges assumptions and eases the band into middle age with an oft languorous, if undeniably savory groove. --Jerry McCulley

2) Album Description
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers calls the band's first new album in four years, Stadium Arcadium, the most-anticipated album of the spring, "the best thing that we've ever done…. There's this weird kind of sublime, subliminal undercurrent that is suggestive, in a spirited way, of our earliest records." Exuding all the passion, energy and funked-up rock that have made the Red Hot Chili Peppers one of the most popular bands in history, the 2-CD Stadium Arcadium, simply put, will knock your socks off.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Awesome   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Just when you think they've hit the top, they do it again. This double CD is just incredible. EVERY song is catchy. Even the couple that I didn't care for, on the second CD, have grown on me. They are so versatile that they go from ballads to blues to pure rock and roll all in one album and not one song sounds the same. Vocals are great in that they harmonize most chorus parts and although some of the guitar rythyms and leads are simple, they are catchy and the music is FUN. I haven't stopped listening to these two CD's for a month now since my purchase. These are two of the best CD's that I own. Can't wait to have the top down in my convertible blasting this music on a warm summer day or night. It's FUN and that's what music is SUPPOSE to BE! Awesome!

2) Amazing!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I just got really into the RHCP's and all i have to say is awesome!This disc is 2 cds,28 songs and most of them are great.of course there are a few songs that are not great but come on out of 28 songs.most bands cant get 2 good songs out of 10 songs.Cant wait for the next one!

3) Makes any day freaknfantastic   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I have purchased 3 copies of this double disk. Love, Love LOve the Chili Peppers. Any difficult day can be made better by sliding in a RHCP disk and this one is amazing. Every ordinary day becomes extraordinary with the RHCP. They get me through the rough times and elevate the good times.Makes me smile. Since I own all that is RHCP and am of similar age, I can tell you that this is different from early stuff... just a little. But life is a voyage and who wants to travel in circles revisiting the same ol'same ol'.

4) Solid delivery   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Suites the taste of RHCP fans. The music is fresh and creative. Couldn't ask for anything else.

5) Counterpoint   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I'm here today because I'm bored and it's bitter cold outside! I also need to get this on an 80-minute compilation CD. JUPITER (DISC 1) 1. Dani California-I can't argue-5/5.2. Snow (Hey Oh) -Not as good as the first song, not all that funky. Radio single, helps to bring women into the party, that's all. - 3.5/5.3. Charlie- Catchy, different, can see it played in concert. -5/5.4. Stadium Arcadium-4/5 at best.5. Hump de Bump- What he said...5/5.6. She's Only 18- Sessy! 5/5. 7. Slow Cheetah- Face the facts, you're reaching for the skip button quicker than I am! 2.5/5.8. Torture Me-Alas, if we could only cut and paste that guitar solo onto a good song! -3/5.9. Strip My Mind-"weak one"- 2/5.10. Especially in Michigan-"Strip My Mind" is too similar to this song. -4/5.11. Warlocks-Typical Chili peppers. -5/5.12. C'mon Girl-It's Ok, 4-ish/5.13. Wet Sand-Yawn. -2/5.14. Hey-ZZZzzz... but I was already tired. -3/5MARS (DISC 2) 1. Desecration Smile- Why? And why did the whole band come in, Neil Young kicked this in the rear back in the 70's all by himself! Acoustic work is not gripping and the solo slide guitar or whatever is uninspired. Just try right now to sing a bar or two... betcha can't! Someone explain what's so good about it. -2.5/5.2. Tell Me Baby-a keeper.5/53. Hard to Concentrate- No, no, no. 2/5.4. 21st Century- Not bad, but a "screaming" Anthony could've put it over the top. 4/5.5. She Looks to Me-If I want to p_ss myself off I plug in Nickelback. On a Peppers scale...2/5.6. Readymade- Pure filler, to be sure this will never make it on stage, except at a Bad Company Reunion. 3/5.7. If- I actually agree with previous reviews here, weak! However let's rate it accordingly, 2/5 not 4/5.8. Make You Feel Better- Ok, even I like a feel-good tune from time to time. I won't sue the Red Hots for this one but let's not get stupid, it's only 3.5/5 at best.9. Animal Bar- Uggh, is this a good song? Does it grow on you? Whatever, -3/5.10. So Much I- 3/5 -(No Comment).11. Storm in a Teacup- Here's a jammer, Jimmy Hendrix gets out of his grave to sing this! 5/5.12. We Believe- Passable, 4/5. (Am I'm going soft?)13. Turn it Again- John does put in the effort at the end. 4.5/5. (does it get played on tour...I doubt it).14. Death of a Martian- Different, so keep it but it's only 3.5/5.Here is my compilation burn list:1) Dani California 2) Snow (Hey Oh) 3) Charlie4) Stadium Arcadium5) Hump de Bump 6) She's Only 187) Tell Me Baby8) 21st Century9) Make You Feel Better10) Storm in a Teacup11) We Believe12) Turn it Again13) Warlocks14) Death of a Martian15) Especially in Michigan16) C'mon Girl17) Hey18) So Much I15 songs with impact, 3 or so fillers.