In retrospect, there was a great deal for the Red Hot Chili Peppers to celebrate with their eighth studio album. Internally, however, By the Way was created amid tense circumstances that almost ...

In 1994, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' request to appear on Sesame Street ... the heartbeat of this band is Flea in every way. Yeah, forget guitar solos — Flea makes his case that the bass is ...

When John Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at age ... a desire that culminated with the Chili Peppers’ eighth album, 2002’s By the Way. "In the past, particularly when we were ...

Also known as the James Brown chord, this funky shape brings to mind percussive playing in songs such as Suck My Kiss or By The Way. Experiment with changing the pressure on the strings to alternate ...

The post Every Red Hot Chili Peppers Album ... However, By the Way also began the cementing of the current formula for Chili Peppers music; one that while amazingly appealing also becomes ...