140. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ By The Way (2002) - Is It Too Long?

Summary

By The Way (2002) is a brilliant album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But at nearly 70 minutes in duration, could it have been even better with some careful pruning?

That’s the task podcast hosts Stephen & Paul, plus their guest Ross Braidwood, have set themselves in this episode: Create the under 50 minute TTMF Supercut of By The Way.

On the way the guys will discuss their level of fandom for the band, review the critical reception and commercial success of the album, share their favorite songs and least favorite track from the record, and discuss the impact of guitarist John Frusciante on the album's sound.

They also discuss the best time for the band to retire and whether they are happy that the band is still active. The conversation ends with a discussion about the top Red Hot Chili Peppers songs of all time.

Chapters

00:46 Introduction

01:56 First Red Hot Chili Peppers Album Bought?

04:30 Tale of the Tape: By The Way (2002)

05:32 Album Sales & Critical Reception

06:48 By The Way TV Promo

07:18 Top 5 Selling RHCP Albums

08:49 Flea Interview

09:34 Trim the Talk

12:04 Critiquing the Album & Its Artwork

18:42 Creating the TTMF supercut

19:29 By The Way

22:18 Universally Speaking

25:16 Dosed

28:10 Anthony Kiedis Interview

29:16 News Stories 2002

29:52 The Zephyr Song

33:30 Can't Stop

35:24 Top 10 Selling Albums 2002

36:42 Midnight

39:28 Joke of the Pod

40:16 Cabron

43:28 Tear

45:41 On Mercury

47:48 Minor Thing

49:50 Warm Tape

51:26 Venice Queen

54:15 Top 10 Grossing Movies 2002

54:52 The 4 Songs that missed the cut

56:02 Revealing and Rating the Supercut

58:06 The Final Question: When should the Red Hot Chili Peppers retire?

01:00:46 Discussion about the top Red Hot Chili Peppers songs

01:02:38 Conclusion and closing remarks

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