Californication is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, Californication marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to replace Dave Navarro as the band's guitarist. Frusciante's return was credited with changing the band's sound altogether. The record was a notable shift in style from what was produced with Navarro. The album's subject material incorporated various sexual innuendos commonly associated with the band, and introduced themes of lust, death, contemplations of Read more on Last.fm.
Californication is one of the greatest rock records ever produced. It’s everything the Chili’s were evolving towards. It’s also a stately tribute to the beautiful, tragic depravity of LA. From Anthony Kiedis summer tinged croon to John Frusciante’s Hendrix like fluid riffs, this is a record you could quite comfortably bathe in. Flea and Chad Smith are still the best drum and bass combo on earth. Here, they create a decadent, loud palette for Kiedis and Frusciante to paint on. These songs are instant classics, Socal relics from heroin binges in a low rider. This is music I could easily die to.