RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - I'M WITH YOU

    SUMMARY

The band will perform the entire album in sequence, followed by some of their greatest hits in a special high-definition cinematic in-theatre event, Red Hot Chili Peppers LIVE: I'm With You. It is the first - and only - time the new album will be performed in its entirety by the band. 

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DAVE G'S RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - I'M WITH YOU REVIEW

 A number of artists have now jumped on the bandwagon of broadcasting concerts live into Cinemas around the world to give their fans a real treat, but now the Red Hot Chili Peppers have joined the game and taken it to a whole new level.

See the Chili Peppers haven’t just recorded a concert they’ve done something completely new. They travelled all the way to Cologne, Germany and recorded live every track from their new I’m With You album, in a way this is the band introducing each one of their new songs to their fans and I have to admit that it makes you listen to the album in a whole new way.

Seeing all new songs by The Chili Peppers (well all new except for the encore which is ‘Give It Away’) had me nervous before seeing the film, I mean when you go to a concert a lot of the times you tune out when the new songs are being played because you don’t really know them yet, but there is something about the way the Red Hot Chili Peppers have done this that has you transfixed to the screen.

The lead-up material is a bit ordinary but the concert is magnificent. New guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer slots into the band like he has been there for 20 years while Flea puts on one of his finest performances ever, perhaps because he knows he has a global audience watching. He leaves you wondering whether he could possibly be the best bassist to ever walk this earth, he even plays with such intensity that he cramps up. Anthony Kiedis is also on fire and you soon find yourself realizing why you love the Peppers so much.

Cynics may say that this is a money-making-scheme by a band rich enough to know better. But it clearly isn’t. The band have done this to show the world their art and that is clear by the fact that they come back to redo a track they believe wasn’t technically correct the first time around. And while all tracks are performed brilliantly I have to say that my faves at the end of the night were ‘The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie’ and ‘Did I Let You Know’.

If you’re a music fan than this is a must for you to go see. At the moment the band is saying it will never be released on DVD so the cinemas are you only shot. This is the kind of concert that you’ll be telling your grandkids about…I’m With You on the big screen is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you shouldn’t miss.

RATING:- *****  (out of 5)

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