Ep. 3 | The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Part 3)

Beyond The Beat

It was the spring of 1991 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers had all moved in together in a haunted Los Angeles mansion in the Laurel Canyon area. They were working with a new producer named Rick Rubin for the first time, and focusing solely on the recording and creation of their next album. Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the result, the 5th Chili Peppers album, but the 1st that featured the same band lineup from a previous album. The chemistry between Anthony, Flea, John, and Chad rings through each funk-driven, sexy song on the record, and it shows a new maturity out of the band that would launch them into superstardom and worldwide critical acclaim. In this episode, Jared goes through the making of the album, how the band got up this point in their career, a track by track review, and all the little stories that surround the creation of Blood Sugar Sex Magik.