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This is one of the most hotly anticipated records of 2011. It is the first in ten years not to feature guitarist John Frusciante who has collaborated on some of the peppers most successful records to date.Recorded in both in Hawaii and studio 2 at Eastwest studios in Los angeles, right next door to the studio where such classics as the beach boys pet sounds and others where make. The music throughout the record has a heady African influence due to Michael Balzary (Flea) mixing over the past few years with African Exprez a project set up with Blurs Damon Albarn. This is used to good effect and along with some very thought provoking lyrics waves in a chapter within the band. The music does feel like a natural progression from 2006's Stadium Arcadium but does lack guitar chord progressions that John Frusciante was famous for, this thankfully does not detract from the album over all, and with new member Josh Klinghoffer adding a welcome new angle. I'm With You is not a masterpiece but a dam good try.
Despite the rather lackluster 'By The Way' and 'One Hot Minute', Red Hot Chili Peppers still remain a force to be reckoned with and their albums just have the right mix of rock and groove to make you want to keep listening to them again and again. Primarily, I have been a fan since 1991's classic 'BloodSugarSexMagik' and I still love them to this day and when 'I'm With You' arrived I could not stop listening to it. The more you listen to it the better the album is and you wish that you hope that it will not be another 5 years for the next album!My favourites are 'The Adventures of Maggie May', 'Police Station', 'Even You Brutus?', 'Happiness Loves Company', 'Did I Let You Know (This I Know)' but in the end the album as a whole is an excellent collection of songs that keeps the band up there with the greatest bands and you still manage to find bits and pieces from their back catalogue!