Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2012 Remaster) [2LP]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1991 Warner Bros. debut Blood Sugar Sex Magik proved to be the commercial breakthrough for the L.A. funk-rock quartet. Producer Rick Rubin put the band up in his mansion studio, and they emerged with a collection that was as accessible as it was powerful, selling more than 7 million copies in the U.S. alone. The sex (“Suck My Kiss,” “Sir Psycho Sexy”) is a bit easier to find than blood or sugar here, but there's magic all over – and not just on singles like “Under The Bridge” or “Give It Away.” Flea's bass playing on “Funky Monks” or John Frusciante's guitar solo on “My Lovely Man” (a tribute to late Chili Pepper Hillel Slovak) are almost supernatural.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200, and produced the hit singles ""Under the Bridge"", ""Give It Away"", ""Suck My Kiss"", ""Breaking the Girl"", and ""If You Have to Ask"". The album propelled the Red Hot Chili Peppers into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim.

The album is recognized as an influential and seminal component of the alternative rock explosion of the early 1990s, with Steve Huey of AllMusic calling it ""probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make.