Chili Peppers boil with intensity/ High-energy band heats up a chilly evening in Denver

From: Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph | Date: December 18, 1989| Author: | Copyright information

The Red Hot Chili Peppers has defined its own sound.

Fusing rap, rock, funk, thrash and soul gives the Peppers a distinction that made its Saturday night slugfest-style concert exciting. even if it was geared for those who were more in tune with the band's music.

The Chili Peppers' brand of music could be a bit offensive to the uninitiated. It was played with so much intensity, with an emphasis on off-time, unexpected time changes and a few potent vulgarities. that might have been overwhelming for some. But within the context of the band's live act, everything fell into place.

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