One Hot Minute,
I’m pretty much on the fence with that one, I’ve been a huge RHCP fan for years.
The ‘problem’ is it doesn’t feel or sound like a RHCP album, less so now the more stuff they’ve out out, but at the time it just didn’t.
It was a convergence of circumstances, mostly because of Frusciante leaving, rather than Navarro joining, but it meant a different singing ‘style’ from Kiedis, singing rather than his more rap-style. Songs written in a different style, often by different people to a different style of music. It doesn’t help that it’s book-ended by probably their two best, most successful Albums.
I read recently that Frusciante has rejoined and they’re recording again, maybe they’ll release another “Californication” or maybe it’ll sound like a group of near-OAPs jumping around half naked shouting la la land pseudomythological nonsense in between Guitar solos.