Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication [Demo]

The alternative version of "Californication".
From the 1998 "Teatro Sessions".
Recorded in September of 1998 at Daniel Lanois' El Teatro studio in Oxnard, California
Anthony Kiedis - Vocals
Chad Smith - Drums
Flea - Bass
John Frusciante - Guitar

[buffluffstuff]

Chad Smith was not wrong when he said this song started out as a bad reggae/ska song. Interesting to hear the song's evolution but I'm glad they reworked it to its final version.

[uhgottadime]

Its Havana Affair with Californication lyrics

[OnionSavoya-gmop]

This is a refreshing take on a massive classic hit you know what I mean right?
You've herd aCalifornication 879 times and hearing this brings the magic back.

[TheAjemer]

It's like a birth of at least 2 songs (Can't Stop and Californication itself) and rudimentary elements of a bigger number of later songs. Sometimes you just over-create - and you need a minimalistic genius to shape it up - kudos, Rick!

[Darkhalo]

I'm amazed that they went from this to the released version. Completely different

[umitsever]

Love this version even more i wish they stuck with it but oh well but love both

[kiretomaiden]

glory to God that they did not write it in this version

[samuileldi]

The long story short: Rick Rubbin is a fuckin genius

[carterwilliamson]

Yo wtf this sounds just like the longest wave

[pottergeist]

The album version has its riff stolen from a videogame or something, somebody knows the link for that? I heard it a while ago unfortunately forgot the name of the song

[Andresvkp]

Seems more like a progresion of Ramones, havana affair.

[chikamotokenji]

Kinda different i prefer finalized version

[somarakhmed]

Good thing they went to Rick Rubin before releasing this shit

[sylles-sylles]

I guess they took this rhytm to make Dani California

[johnstoner]

They’re trying to figure it out This is terrible. They made it into masterpiece.

[CosmicAnimosty]

What the fuck, never heard/heard about this demo before. Wow