Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way 2025-03 presidential election and the aftermath

presidential election and the aftermath of 9/11 under a tense sonic backdrop that effectively mixes the progressive sounds of OK Computer and electronics of Kid A

I felt like I broke through a mental barrier in that respect

but charged with flashes of color and romance

Waterfalls (TLC cover)

But people who got into it through Let It Come Down are as passionate about that album and then moved backwards to find the stuff that came before it

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way 2025-03 presidential election and the aftermath2LP, Repress Warner Records (2020) EU 2002's By The Way is the the Red Chili Peppers' double platinum certified eighth studio effort and follow up to their Grammy nominated 1999 smash Californication. Produced by frequent collaborator Rick Rubin, the emotionally charged By The Way finds the band as tight and cohesive as ever with their unique blend of funk and in your face punk rock given a more melodic twist on standout material like "By the Way,"