{"id":635,"date":"2006-05-23T01:53:59","date_gmt":"2006-05-23T01:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=635"},"modified":"2014-03-05T18:52:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T18:52:28","slug":"stadium-arcadium-in-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=635","title":{"rendered":"Stadium Arcadium In A Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

My favorite ever band is back after four years<\/a>!<\/p>\n


\nThis was RM99.90 at Victoria Music, on special offer.<\/p>\n


\nThe limited edition boxset has two audio CDs, one all-regions DVD, a 3D ‘layered’ cover, a bigger lyrics booklet, a notepad, a small wooden top with cardboard planets which can be put on it, artwork by each member, and…<\/p>\n


\nThe most interesting memento that came with it was… marbles! Unfortunately, the yellow one was already cracked.<\/p>\n


\nThis was probably the artsiest I could bother making the marbles look.<\/p>\n

Of course, some of you might just go for the DVD, which is worth the price alone; it has the making of the Dani California video, the Dani California video itself, and a commentary of 25 songs. Interestingly, there is no interviewer during the commentary; Anthony and Flea are sitting on a sofa talking to each other about the songs, and Anthony tells Flea what each song is about, and Flea goes, “hmmm yeah that was what I was feeling, even before reading the lyrics<\/i>“. They also talk about which songs they didn’t like at first. In the hall (I presume, the house they recorded Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Stadium Arcadium in) John and Chad talk about beats, grooves, and John occasionally picks up a guitar to show a riff. I wish they’d put a little sound clip for each song commentary, as I’d have to refer to the lyrics to see which song it was.<\/p>\n

If you’re a fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ later stuff, get the double CD album; a true fan would get the box set.<\/p>\n

Funny how Incubus<\/b> followed a similiar path; start heavy with funk rap metal, make a sober mainstream album (Californication or Make Yourself), make a melancholic sleeper (By The Way or Morning View) and hit everybody back with the best of their styles (Stadium Arcadium or A Crow Left Of The Murder). The boys have a new winner, with a double CD the price of one CD.<\/p>\n

Click here for the review of the two CDs<\/a>, on freshly fresh-looking Xfresh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a side note, check out what I found on Rick Rubin<\/a>, producer extraordinaire! He is going to produce:<\/p>\n