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!

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'.

Suites the taste of RHCP fans. The music is fresh and creative. Couldn't ask for anything else.

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. -3/5

MARS (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.5/5
3. 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) Charlie
4) Stadium Arcadium
5) Hump de Bump
6) She's Only 18
7) Tell Me Baby
8) 21st Century
9) Make You Feel Better
10) Storm in a Teacup
11) We Believe
12) Turn it Again
13) Warlocks
14) Death of a Martian
15) Especially in Michigan
16) C'mon Girl
17) Hey
18) So Much I

15 songs with impact, 3 or so fillers.

different from there last release which had some deep songs! this release has all good songs, a couple better than the rest, storm in a teacup, desrigation smile, hump de bump are my favorites here. the guitar work is good here but I just get the feeling that he is being kept back at really letting loose on the guitar!! I m hopeing on the next cd the band lets him do his thing, you never know we could have another rhsm!! Getting back to the review, most of the cd is kind of mellow with Anthony singing slower harmonys nothing like suck my kiss!!! What I really appreciate here is the double cd which was really great of the band to do! Im realy interested in what direction the band will go next mellower or heavier ?

Great album. I have listened to it often since I bought it a month ago. Each time I play it I like it better and better. Good for listening to every word or for playing in the background.

If your a fan, worth the money. I bought it on a whim and was not disappointed. Its a definite change over what I have the option of listening to on the radio in this city I live in.

I've been a fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a long time and I have to say that I was disappointed with this album. The Red Hot Chili Peppers has always been a band that has evolved but I don't really like this latest direction. When I was listening, I felt like they were watered down - neither as melodic as By The Way, as funky as Blood Sugar Sex Magic, nor as good as any of the albums in between. I would rate this album above Freaky Styley and Uplift Mofo Party Plan, just because their original albums are very unpolished and inconsistent in their quality. There are a few tracks on Stadium I like, but none of them make it into my favorites from this band. With many of the tracks, there were parts I could really get into and then they would fall short. For example, the song Snow (Hey Oh) starts out great but the chorus feels like a cop out - "Hey Oh, Listen What I Say-Oh". I'm not impressed. There were a lot of similar drawn-out "yeahs" and "ohs" on this album which felt like filler. When Kiedis had nothing worthwhile to sing, he should have just shut up and let his fantastic band shine. In addition, the melody of the vocals was often flat and boring - relying completely on the instrumentals for the musicality. Speaking of instrumentals, the most impressive thing on this album was the guitar. What happened to Flea? He comes alive in a few places only to revert back to generic bass lines.

I still gave this a three because it's not horrible, just not up to the caliber of their previous work. The Red Hot Chili Peppers is a great band and their poor efforts still outdo a lot of what's out there. I whole-heartedly agree that this would have been a lot better if they stuck to a single disc. From the reviews it seems that a lot of the acclaim for this album is coming from people who didn't really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers' prior work. It's great that they're reaching out to a broader audience and they are undeniably talented (and great live). To each their own, I just hope that this newest style is not a permanent one.

I was surprised that the album contained two music CDs! Great, now I will have twice as much RHCP music to listen to :)

I have recently re-discovered the Chili Peppers and can tell you that this CD is helping me get through what seems like the world ending. There are songs in it which you can really relate to..and I can't describe how helpful this has been. Great CD.

If you like the Chili Peppers, you'll like this album. The Peppers have a very distinct sound (some of my friends argue that all their songs sound alike), and this album is no different. I'm a big Peppers fan, and have really enjoyed this album...but if you're not a fan, and you want something that sounds different than their previous albums, you shouldn't buy this one.

I don't even buy their stuff, even though I've heard it. I really am not much of a fan. I listen to more rap and old r&b than RHCP style of rock. I just got bored one day and figured I'd go to amazon and listen to snips of this album.I bought it that day and sonically on a good stereo this has to be the best sounding cd for technical channeling different sounds and instruments that I've ever heard.It even made me buy a new car stereo b/c my previous one couldn't pick up all the sounds that they were doing.Anyway, for a guy who can't sing live he does great on this cd, and that band is probably one of the best bands I've heard in a long time, including song writing. That's about all I'm gonna say. It was a great classic double cd.

It never ceases to amaze me how a band of RHCP's stature can still be getting new fans all the time and they have been out for over 20 years! I became a fan of the group when i began listening to " dani california". I thought the song was awesome, so i asked for " Stadium Arcadium" for my birthday. Overall, the album is pretty good. There are maybe a few songs that really didn't grab my attention at first but they have grown on me. This is defintely a cd worth getting. There are 28 songs so chances are that you'll like a few of them even if you don't like them all.

I must admit that I have never been a huge fan of the RHCP. However, after listening to their most recent Greatest Hits collaboration, they really grew on me rather quickly. Then, for some odd reason, I decided to put that cd into my player at work and couldn't stop listening to it. So, about a month ago, I grabbed this double cd set off of the library shelves and simply can't get enough! I'm hugely impressed by the RHCP and can't believe what a wonderful album they have produced. I don't even have to skip a single song and that's saying something when you have a total of 28 songs - not a stinker in the whole bunch. RHCP have kind of became a permanent "sound" in my car. Both cd's are interchanged with equal play time for over the past 2 weeks now. I gotta say that I'm lovin' it! In my opinion, I must say that this is probably the most consistent and enjoyable cd set to come my way in a very long time.

Keep rockin' it RHCP!!

One of the biggest problems with RCHP albums is that they overstay their welcome (several cross the hour mark by a decent margin) when they're usually at their best in smaller doses. So what a near-disastrous mistake it is for them to release a double album, each side far longer than they had any right to be. As a result, about half the tracks (therefore making up about one whole album!) sound too much like filler or worse and should have been scrapped to begin with. All the same, it's still RHCP, and they're too good to completely blow it, and the other "half" of the recording is often quite good.

"Dani California" is a solid starter, if a bit weak for the first single; "Tell Me Baby" is no better. The ballad-ish tracks are a mixed bag as expected. Most disappointing is the lack of good funky numbers, most notably the borderline embarrassing "Hump De Bump" (I realize that funk isn't expected to have lucid lyric writing, but come on!). The ones that traverse the middle road are the most frequently successful, in no small part to the often obvious contribution by Frusciante, who is quickly becoming the most intriguing musician in the group (sorry, Flea).

Best cuts: "Hard to Concentrate," "Animal Bar," "Especially in Michigan," "Stadium Arcadium," "Slow Cheetah," "Dani California," "Snow (Hey Oh)," "Readymade," "Torture Me," "Strip My Mind," "C'mon Girl," "If," "Tell Me Baby"

I enjoy alot of the Chilli Peppers new songs I been a fan of Blood Sugar and there new hits for California Cation. These new cds are pretty good Mars isnt bad but I must admit I love Jupiter 10 fold.

I have loved the Chili Peppers for a long time. This album is a great addition to their discography. With 28 songs on a two cd set there is variety of great tunes to jam by.

I love, LOVe, LOVE this CD. This CD is a bargain for the awesome music you get! The Red Hot Chilis are at their best!

I gotta give them my props for this one. They manage to make a two-hour double-album seem, for the most part, ludicrously entertaining. I might even go as far as calling it their best record. It's a toss-up between this and Californication. I mean, it's a bit too long - four or five songs could've been taken off ("Charlie" is dumb other than the chorus; "C'mon Girl" is one of the most boring things I've ever heard; "Hard to Concentrate" is hard to concentrate on; "Make You Feel Better" seems like a cut-rate Californication track; "We Believe" is just way over-the-top), but there are two piles of excellent songs here. In pile #1, we've got the funk-rock stuff: "Dani California", the leadoff single, has great lyrics, sweet beats, booty-shakin' bass line, and John Frusciante doing cool stuff with his guitar. This is also one of the four songs to participate in my four-way mud wrestling match to the death. The prize? The award of best song on the album! "Hump de Bump" is as cool as its title suggests; the chorus owns ("Hump de bump you gotta hump de bump your body..."), and Flea shines on both bass and trumpet! The lyrics aren't much: like so much of their work, it's about making out, but the music is so solid it also one of the four Texas Cage Match to the knockout... for BEST SONG ON THIS ALBUM! On "Especially in Michigan" and "Storm in a Teacup", they put the Beastie Boys to shame as far as funk-rock-rap goes; "Readymade" and "So Much I" have cooooool guitar solos.
Now, for the ballad pile. I think "Snow (Hey Oh)" would come out first in my frequently aforementioned four-way monster truck rally to the totaling of your car; that guitar-riff near the beginning is just beautiful; the introspective lyrics are wonderful; the chorus is one of their best; and I love the coda! And the video! Anthony Kiedis proves that he is the coolest guy on Earth not named Flea (who has more tattoos than should be legal), and Flea himself jumps on the bass drum! Sweet! The title song is also pretty catchy, with arguably the best melody on the album. And "Slow Cheetah" earns a place in the four-way gun battle to the nosebleed as well. It's a total dark horse, but I really love how the song builds on itself. And the fake ending - I like fake endings. Especially since the fake ending is a sparkling, neo-Hendrixian guitar solo. I'm all for one of those. Actually, I'm all for as many of those as I can hear. "Hey" has some of the group's most mature lyrics to date. "Desecration Smile"; "Tell Me Baby"; and "She Looks to Me" bridge both genres, and the first and last are fantastic; I only really like the second because of the refrain - as usual. Hey, they know how to stick lasting hooks in their songs. I'm not gonna complain! I like hooks. Just as long as creativity isn't sacrificed for them. And "Death of a Martian" sure does mix creativity with hooks: bizarrely arranged, with a weird voice-over part, but really catchy.
And then there are several tracks which are good, though not fantastic: if you can get over the slight "ew" factor of "She's Only 18" (it's a bunch of middle-aged men singing about gettin' down with an 18-year-old), or the fact that it's a lot like "Hey 19", you'll find it's good; if you can recover from its insipid lyrics, you'll find "Torture Me" is rewarding; if you can get over the fact that it repeats the same guitar lick for a minute, you'll probably like "Turn it Again", and "If" is so cute I have to give it credit. So yeah. Cool album, this one. Maybe not their best. But it easily could be. I'm glad I bought this one, and it took me way too long to pick it up - I bought it about 10 months after it came out.
This is off-subject, but I have reason to believe that a user has been digging through my reviews and randomly voting them "not helpful". Whoever you are, I invite you to drop a comment on this review explaining yourself. Perhaps we can reach an agreement. If this isn't the case, and I'm just being paranoid, whatever.

I generally don't review stuff a whole lot unless it really moves me. And I definitely don't spend a ton of time analyzing it to death and writing a tome on it. Simply put, this was the best album I ran across in 2006 and I've yet to find something that knocks it off my Ipod yet in 2007. I have never been a mega-fan of RHCP although I like a lot of their stuff. This one is expecially fun because my teenage kids are simply stunned that Dad likes something that they like! Ha-ha, deal with it, chil'ren!

I have been listening to this album consistently for almost a year in a half since it came out.

This is coming from someone who music typically runs a short half life.

If you are reading this about this album, and don't yet own it...then do yourself a favor and buy it!

The cynics of this album are the overly-cynical type that find a flaw in just about anything. Do not listen to (the very few) of them.

I bought this because of the singles that have been released so far, but have really enjoyed the other songs. After listening to it 3 times, I really like most of the songs. Good, solid Chili Peppers.

Okay, I am going to review one song, and not the entire album (yeah, yeah. Go ahead with the negative votes). But please read on.

For the past two days I've been listening to one song, Snow, over and over. The cool thing is with iTunes repeat, it's the kind of song that just undulates into highs and lows, mellow and rapping and metal and back to mellow; like it never ends (and by the way, I DON'T do drugs anymore. Just want to clarify).

This is what the Chili Peppers represent to me. They have that definite sound that's been imitated ad-infinitum. But they started that sound (at least for white people) and added the heavy guitars to rapping found only in Run DMC's second hit, Rock Box back in the early 80s. Punk? Yeah. Well, that's just part of their story. Much more multicultural than that.

But what I want to say is, you know how there's that song that represents a certain time in your life? I call them life soundtrack songs. They're powerful and give you goose bumps, and you remember that time when you were, say, just walking down the street, and this beautiful serene rhythm took over from hearing that one song. Two years from now I'll try to recapiture this song's impact, but it will be second hand by then.

So, thank you Chili Peppers, for coming up with what I see as tPart II of that beautiful/desperate epic of pain and resurrection; Under the Bridge. That's when I knew you guys were incredible, and that you'd been there.

You know.

And that it made you better in the long run.

RHCP have been my favorite band for years. As you can imagine I was hungry for their new material. I bought this immediately after it came out and all I can say is WOW! This is, by far, their best work. THey show such a range of musical talent from balladry to hard rock to funk (often in just one song). Even thought it is a double CD set, they have left me craving for more. Let's just say, I have had a year to totally wear it out.

If you like music, looking for something new and inexpensive buy this album. I put both disc in my cars cd player and havent taken them out for months.

Its a miracle that the Chili Peppers have come up with such a raw and real masterpiece 20 years into their career. I have been listening to this album for about a year and still lovin it.

One of the Red Hot Chili Peppers best albums to date!

So few people actually buy cds nowadays. Believe me, I understand. So many concepts are "borrowed" that it's hard to find anything that's really new. As it goes, I think that you can always look to the Chili Peppers for great music, and a unique sound. This album raises that very standard. The sheer volume is bound to move copies. 28 songs for less than $20? Naturally, every song isn't a masterwork, but the whole album is certainly worth a listen.

In a changing world, it's good to have a few constants. The Red Hot Chili Peppers remain unchanged. Still as mind-blowingly awesome as the day they burst on the scene. In an industry where it's easy to sell out, or lose yourself, they haven't. I think that they deserve credit for that. If I can go as far as to say, "I think Stadium Arcadium can be dubbed The New Classic Rock." Simply put, Buy this album!

This is their best album yet. I was planning on going over all of the songs but there are too many so im just gonna say my favourites:

Tell Me Baby Its the best song no question. Its so cool how it goes from slow to Rock to Rap. btw I can play this on guitar.

Dani California Its about kinda being a red neck in missippi.

Snow ((Hey Oh)) Its just so cool I mean I just love it!!!

Especially In Michagin Its about Michigan

Charlie Its about a guy goin out and picking up chicks.

Hard To Concentrate I've saved my second favourite for last Its kinda about a wedding. It has this really nice drum thing to it.

Those four guys from SoCal who used to where socks on there jocks have given us the Rock Record of the year. There is no filler, every song is great and every song is different. The lyrics, the funky bass, and the shredding guitar all come to paint a beautiful picture. This album is a must hear for all.

The RHCP put on a free-flowing live show these days, perhaps to keep themselves interested in the process of touring, which, after all these years of hitting the road, can probably be a drag at times. Live, each Chili Peppers member gets his chance to shine: guitarist John Frusciante plays a few of his own solo tracks, under the glare of a white-hot spotlight; drummer Chad Smith, a tall ball of superhuman energy, gets his own percussion solo three-fourths of the way through the concert; and all three rugged and talented musicians, bassist Flea included, partake in an extended jam session that has little to do with what's on "Stadium Arcadium," a tremendous double-disc effort that might be the band's best to date.

As his band mates create musical bliss on stage, Scar Tissue-ridden singer Anthony Kiedis stands back to soak it all in, swaying, dancing and encouraging. I think that, even after all these years in the band and despite everything he's been through, Kiedis is enjoying himself as much as ever: It shows on "Stadium Arcadium." His voice is clear, hearty, bold and confident throughout. Kiedis' rapid-fire vocal delivery is as sharp and biting as when he started in the early 1980s (on CD and live), and on such powerful songs as "Especially in Michigan" and "Tell Me Baby," he adeptly, like a vocal chameleon, changes his sound completely. Musically, "Stadium Arcadium" has a bit of everything. Next to great mid-tempo rockers like "Dani California," "Torture Me" and "She Looks to Me" are danceable, funky rock and roll tracks like "Charlie," "Hump de Bump," "Warlocks" and "Storm in a Teacup." These two CDs are instantly likable because there truly is something for everyone's taste. Even the songs that aren't as immediate have a lasting, tuneful effect in your head, such as the title track on disc one and "21st Century" on disc two.

Some of the cooler tracks on each CD are the soft, poetic, tender-sounding ones: "Strip My Mind" contains a retro, 1970s-sounding vocal throughout that gives it true soul; "Desecration Smile" leads off disc two, and though it's not entirely soft, the opening moments of quiet guitar carry a lot of poignant weight; "Hard to Concentrate," a song dedicated to Flea's new marriage, has both a pretty and haunting sound, perfectly capturing the uncertainties of a new life with a new spouse; "If" has a beautiful folkish sound that is also a bit haunting; finally, "Animal Bar" has spaced-out elements that remind me of the Smashing Pumpkins' sound in the mid 1990s on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

My favorite track overall is "Wet Sand." It's a deceiving song because it starts off so quiet and unassuming with gentle guitar strums and easy crooning by Kiedis. Slowly, though, the song builds itself up; drums kick in by Smith, the sound gets louder, and Kiedis' tone takes on more intensity. Pretty soon, he's passionately singing, "I thought about it/And I brought it out/I'm motivated by the lack of doubt/I'm consecrated but I'm not devout/The mother, the father, the daughter." Great stuff, and it gets more interesting on the end of the track as Kiedis' "You don't form in the wet sand" refrain melds with a beautiful keyboard and Frusciante's wailing guitar.
Producer Rick Rubin kept the Peppers in their natural element, but produced the album in a vibrant, concise way; the varied sounds on "Stadium" are crystal clear and undiffused with reverb or excessive guitar. However, when Frusciante's guitar does kick in, it's unstoppable. His solos have never sounded meatier, more fluent, or more prominent than on this effort. Chad on drums is just Chad: simply awesome. Same thing goes for Flea on bass. Like any bloated double album by famous rock stars, "Stadium Arcadium" could have been pared down to its 12 best songs and released as one disc, but where is the fun in that? The truth is, there are few duds on either disc, if any at all, and the Peppers deserved their chance to try a freewheeling set of CDs that would set the world on fire and perhaps sell out stadiums when out on the brutal road.

This is what I did, and strongly recommend;

1. Burn the following songs from the Chili Pepper's double-album, "Stadium Arcadium," onto a single CD in the order given -

1) Make you feel better
2) Dani California
3) Torture Me
4) Charlie
5) Strip My Mind
6) Hey
7) Animal Bar
8) Tell Me Baby
9) Turn It Again
10) If
11) Death Of A Martian
12) Hard To Concentrate

2. Label the disc "Red Hot Chili Peppers- STARCADIUM," & enjoy. Now you've got an album that rocks.

3. Sell or trade your double album "Stadium Arcadium," which consists of many too-long, tired melodies & boring-after-the-second-listen filler songs that interrupt & break up the flow of the good stuff.

To my knowledge, since the music industry began, bands have, for the most part, understood that not every single thing they write is brilliant & the-world's-gotta-hear-it! This is why, when you read interviews with Name Your Band, they generally say something along the lines of "Well, we had twenty eight songs, but during the recording & mixing process we decided these ten songs were the strongest so we dropped the others." That's how classic albums have come to be throughout the decades. I agree, there are a few exceptions, double albums that are impressive through & through, but they're rare and this is not one of them.

Nor was Guns & Roses' "Use Your Illusions I & II" or System Of A Downs' "Mezmerize" & "Hypnotize" records. But again, in both those cases also, take away the weaker material, the 'Everything We Do Is Brilliant Now!' (or is it 'We could make twice as much money this time') and you've got solid single albums.

My System Of A Down mix, combining tracks from "Mezmerize" & "Hypnotize" is: 1.)Attack 2.)Tentative 3.)This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song 4.)U-Fig 5.)Revenga 6.)Vicinity Of Obscenity 7.)Kill Rock Roll 8.)Question! 9.) Stealing Society 10.)Soldier Side-Intro 11.)B.Y.O.B 12.) Lost In Hollywood
Guarantee you'll find it soo much better than either of those records on their own. My belief is you should walk away wanting more not stopping it halfway through going "I've had enough." By the way, you should burn cds at slower speeds to ensure that your player can read them & quality is up to snuff.

i like the album a lot - especially cd 1. i didnt have any red hot chili peppers cd before, just a bunch of mp3s, so i got this one expecting a variety of songs. and i'm really enjoying it.

The cd set was awesome. Well worth the money!! Both cd's are great!

I am always skeptical about a double CD being good but this was excellent!!