Welcome students old and new… every Thursday until the sun blazes the Earth, the staff shall pay homage to the most classic indie albums of all time. No countdowns, or top 100 lists, just a weekly gaze into the Music Emissions vault. Let the education begin…

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a four-piece Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. For most of the band’s existence, the members have been vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith. The band’s varied musical style has fused traditional rock and funk with various elements of punk rock, and psychedelic rock. But every artist starts small…

Mother’s Milk is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 29, 1989. After the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak and subsequent departure of drummer Jack Irons, vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea regrouped with the addition of guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. Frusciante significantly altered the band’s sound by placing more emphasis on melody than rhythm..

Thanks to recognition from singles “Knock Me Down” and the Stevie Wonder cover “Higher Ground”, the album became their first gold record in early 1990, and was the first step for the band in achieving international success.

Here is Dennis’ review of RHCP’s career-making Mother’s Milk

Most information sourced from wikipedia.org’s RHCP pages