#186 Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' (1991)

Red Hot Chili Peppers had been kicking around the Hollywood music scene since 1983. Their music was a funky type of rap-rock with rapid-fire vocals delivered by Anthony Kiedis. The first four albums didn’t set the world alight but the band was happy to continue doing their thing. Founding member and guitarist, Hilel Slovak, sadly died due to a heroin overdose in 1988. The band recruited fan, John Frusciante to the group for their fourth album, ‘Mother’s Milk.’ The album had marginal success, especially in comparison to their previous three records. It was their fifth album, ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik, however, that was the major breakthrough for the band.