- alternative rock, funk rock, funk metal, rock
- 45 min
- 13 tracks
- EMI USA
Mother's Milk is the fourth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 16, 1989, by EMI Records. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante, who replaced drummer Jack Irons and founding guitarist Hillel Slovak, respectively.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- MusicHound Rock3/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10
- The Village VoiceC+
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Tracks
- 1Good Time Boys5:02
- 2Higher Ground3:23
- 3Subway to Venus4:25
- 4Magic Johnson2:57
- 5Nobody Weird Like Me3:50
- 6Knock Me Down3:43
- 7Taste the Pain4:27
- 8Stone Cold Bush3:06
- 9Fire2:04
- 10Pretty Little Ditty1:36
- 11Punk Rock Classic1:47
- 12Sexy Mexican Maid3:23
- 13Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky5:10
13 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Label
- EMI USA
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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