Album of the Day

Released on this day in 1991, The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Warner Bros. debut BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK proved to be the commercial breakthrough for the L.A. funk-rock quartet. Producer Rick Rubin put the band up in his mansion studio, and they emerged with a collection that was as accessible as it was powerful, selling more then 7 million copies in the U.S. alone. The sex (“Suck My Kiss,” “Sir Psycho Sexy”) is a bit easier to find than blood or sugar here, but there's magic all over – and not just on singles like “Under The Bridge” or “Give It Away.” Flea's bass playing on “Funky Monks” or John Frusciante's guitar solo on “My Lovely Man” (a tribute to late Chili Pepper Hillel Slovak) are almost supernatural. An essential '90s rock album, BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK still packs a punch.