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 Thanks for watching/listening 👂 👁️ ☕️ Like the podcast? Why not show your appreciation by buying Paul & Stephen a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trimmingthh / 💻 Podcast website - trimmingthemusicalfat.com / 📧 Email us - trimthemusicalfat@gmail.com / 👋 Join our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/274805337346926 / 📺 Check out our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_P5WlRZ0i3tR3jEavD_5A / 📱 TikTok - @trimmingthemusica