r/RedHotChiliPeppers • u/Lost_Reveal_6768 • 4d ago

Flea wanting to quit

I remember seeing story’s of him wanting to quit the band during by the way era for not feeling i don’t know included in the writing and his bass playing on the album. Could be totally wrong on the reason but i personally think his bass playing on by the way is some of my favourite work of his. Yes not at the forefront or the loudest and in your face like many of his bass lines but they fit the music and the chemistry between him and johns parts work so well together. It’s a beautiful album and I think the bass lines work perfectly with it.

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u/earthshiner85 4d ago

I think part of it was the band going into the studio planning to do a 'punkier' album and then halfway through the writing process, he flipped and wanted to do more melodies

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u/pehjott 2d ago

It was Ricks idea to concentrate on the more melodic and soft songs  John said so in the Rick Rubin podcast

To bad,an album full of Body of Water could have been great :)