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The Getaway (2016)

Where the lyrics of The Getaway take you, and where it was really made.

The Getaway was the first Red Hot Chili Peppers album since 1989 not produced by Rick Rubin, and its recording was delayed eight months when bassist Flea broke his arm snowboarding.

Key places

Recorded at The Sound Factory in Hollywood (2016)

Recording site The Sound Factory — The Getaway was recorded at The Sound Factory, a studio in Hollywood, California. The point marks the studio's listed location, not an exact room. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Getaway: eleventh studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Released through Warner Bros. on June 17, 2016
• Only studio album since Mother's Milk (1989) not produced by Rick Rubin
• Produced by Danger Mouse instead
• Second and final album with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer
• Debuted at number one in ten countries
• Reached number two in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada

Background

• Production began in 2014 but was delayed eight months after Flea broke his arm while snowboarding
• Kiedis said the band wrote 20 to 30 songs before the setback
• After the setback the band dropped the old material and worked with Danger Mouse on new songs in the studio
• Chad Smith said the band loved Rick Rubin but wanted a different producer and a different source of inspiration
• Kiedis said many lyrics were influenced by a two-year relationship that ended badly
• Some songs had working titles, including The Longest Wave, Go Robot, This Ticonderoga, The Hunter and Kaly

Cover

• Painting by Kevin Peterson
• Kiedis said the cover felt warm and human even though it shows animals
• In his description the band members appear as animals, with Smith as the bear and Flea as the raccoon

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Los Angeles in 1982 by Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Flea, and Jack Irons, classmates at Fairfax High School.
• First performed on December 16, 1982 at the Grandia Room club on Hollywood Boulevard, in front of about 30 people.
• Changed the name to Red Hot Chili Peppers in March 1983.
• Released the self-titled debut album in August 1984, which sold 300,000 copies.

Members

• Current: Flea (bass, backing vocals, trumpet), Anthony Kiedis (lead vocals), Chad Smith (drums, percussion), John Frusciante (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards).
• Former members include Hillel Slovak (guitar, died of a heroin overdose in 1988), Jack Irons (drums), Dave Navarro (guitar, 1993–1998), and Josh Klinghoffer (guitar, 2009–2019).

Career

• Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) was the first major commercial success; "Under the Bridge" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Californication (1999) became the band's biggest commercial success, with over 16 million copies sold worldwide.
• Stadium Arcadium (2006) was the first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and won Grammy Awards.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 31, 2022.
• Over 120 million records sold worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metacritic, which normalizes mainstream critics' ratings out of 100, gives an average score of 66 from 25 reviews
• Nate Chinen of The New York Times gave a positive review and said the album does not sound exactly like classic-vintage Chili Peppers
• Chinen said Danger Mouse takes a Rubinesque approach and sharpens the cohesion that sets the band apart
• Andy Gill of The Independent gave 4 out of 5 and praised the string-draped song The Hunter
• Simon Harper of Clash gave 8 out of 10 and called the album subtle, intimate and expressive
• David Stubbs of Classic Rock gave 4 out of 5 and praised the band's expertise and Danger Mouse's stitching
• Glenn Gamboa of Newsday gave a grade of A-, saying Josh Klinghoffer comes into his own as guitarist
• Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave 3.5 out of 5, calling it a bold attempt to join the band's past and present
• Matt Collar of AllMusic gave 3.5 out of 5 and described a sophisticated work of dark-hued maturity
• Zoe Camp of Pitchfork gave 5.4 out of 10 in a mixed review
• Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian gave 3 out of 5 in a mixed review
• Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times gave 2 out of 5 in a mostly negative review

Records

• Debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 118,000 equivalent album units, behind Drake's Views
• Was the number one album in Overall Album Sales, Digital Album Sales, Rock Albums and Alternative Albums in its US debut
• Fell to number nine on the Billboard 200 in its second week with 28,000 units
• Debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart with 40,000 copies
• Debuted at number one in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Switzerland
• Has sold more than 500,000 units in the United States and is certified Gold

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Kiedis said Danger Mouse was the reason Dark Necessities became the first single, while the band had pushed for The Getaway as the first single.
• Encore started out as an instrumental jam and was first performed on the I'm With You Tour.
• The animated music video for Sick Love was directed and illustrated by Kiedis' ex-girlfriend Beth Jeans Houghton.
• The band confirmed at an album preview show on May 26, 2016 that Elton John plays piano on Sick Love.
• The title track received radio airplay in the UK despite never being released as an official single.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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