Ten questions, four answers each. The answers come from the pieces in our guide, so if you have read those, you have a head start.
Open "Answer" under each question to check yourself.
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It was meant as a one-off support slot. By March 1983 they were called Red Hot Chili Peppers. What Is This? was Slovak and Irons's other band, Anthem their school band.
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B. Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem — It was meant as a one-off support slot. By March 1983 they were called Red Hot Chili Peppers. What Is This? was Slovak and Irons's other band, Anthem their school band.
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Rick Rubin. He had the band live and record in an old house in Laurel Canyon. Clinton did Freaky Styley, Gill the debut and Danger Mouse The Getaway.
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C. Rick Rubin — Rick Rubin. He had the band live and record in an old house in Laurel Canyon. Clinton did Freaky Styley, Gill the debut and Danger Mouse The Getaway.
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Under the Bridge reached number 2 in 1992. Scar Tissue and Dani California also made the top 10.
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A. Under the Bridge — Under the Bridge reached number 2 in 1992. Scar Tissue and Dani California also made the top 10.
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Stevie Wonder's, from his album Innervisions (1973). The 1989 cover got the band onto radio and MTV.
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B. Stevie Wonder — Stevie Wonder's, from his album Innervisions (1973). The 1989 cover got the band onto radio and MTV.
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Hillel Slovak, the founding guitarist who died of an overdose in 1988, and the fight against addiction.
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C. Hillel Slovak — Hillel Slovak, the founding guitarist who died of an overdose in 1988, and the fight against addiction.
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Three times: in 1988, in 1998 and in December 2019. He left in 1992 and in 2009.
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C. Three times — Three times: in 1988, in 1998 and in December 2019. He left in 1992 and in 2009.
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Stadium Arcadium (2006). Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Californication peaked at 3, By the Way at 2.
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D. Stadium Arcadium — Stadium Arcadium (2006). Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Californication peaked at 3, By the Way at 2.
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Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction. It was his only album with the band.
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A. Dave Navarro — Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction. It was his only album with the band.
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Chad Smith, since December 1988. He drums on ten studio albums.
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D. Chad Smith — Chad Smith, since December 1988. He drums on ten studio albums.
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Nirvana's Nevermind. Two albums that defined the sound of the nineties, released on the same day.
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B. Nirvana's Nevermind — Nirvana's Nevermind. Two albums that defined the sound of the nineties, released on the same day.
Warming up
You know the hits, not yet the stories. Start with the members and the best-known songs in the guide, or come and hear them live.
Fan
You know more than the average radio listener. On 12 December at Soos Plock you will be singing every chorus.
True Pepper
You can hear Frusciante's fretless guitar in Suck My Kiss. Come and celebrate with us on 12 December at Soos Plock in Volkel.
Want to know more?
Read the members through the years, the story behind Blood Sugar Sex Magik or the questions and answers. Or vote in the poll on the best album.
Live: De Peppers
Soos Plock
Volkel
Doors 8.30pm · Band on 9.15pm
€10 presale · €12.50 on the door
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Book De PeppersSources
- Wikipedia — Red Hot Chili Peppers,
- Rolling Stone — 10 Things You Didn't Know About Blood Sugar Sex Magik,
- Loudwire — Chad Smith Talks 25th Anniversary of Blood Sugar Sex Magik + Nevermind,
- Wikipedia — Red Hot Chili Peppers discography,
- Wikipedia — List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members,
De Peppers editorial team
Written by the editors at De Peppers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band from Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. Every fact is sourced at the bottom of the piece. Spotted a mistake? Email info@mia-automation.com and we will check it.
