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CLASSIC ALBUM: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik

In many ways ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ is the Chilis’ finest hour. It’s the link between the hard-nosed funk rock of their early years and the smoother style that has propelled them to superstar status. The return of guitarist John Frusciante, after a brief drug-related absence, energised the band like never before. And the songs are uniformly stunning: Suck My Kiss and Under The Bridge are among the decade’s most glorious.

At first, frontman Anthony Kiedis didn’t know whether he wanted his band to work with infamous producer Rick

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