In previous interviews, including ones with Q Magazine and NME, Anthony Kiedis has told about how the Red Hot Chili Peppers had 38 tracks and that 24 or 25 would be on the upcoming double album, Stadium Arcadium.
"Slow Cheetah," "Storm in a Tea Cup," "Hard to Concentrate," "C'mon Girl," "Ready Made" and "Desecration Smile" are just a few of the titles that survived the process and will be on every copy of Stadium Arcadium.
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I think we always [approach the songwriting process] with this mindset that this time, we're going to write the perfect 11 songs and just put out 11 songs like they used to do in the days of Buddy Holly and the Beatles. Those early records were so short and sweet, and had this kind of lasting profound impact on the world because they're very memorable and digestible and, I don't know, maybe it just takes less energy or effort to connect with smaller collections. But as has been the case with every single time we've tried to do that, we end up with 30 some-odd songs. The difference this time was we ended up liking all of those songs and finishing all of those songs and it actually became a very difficult process to even just whittle it down to 25. I think it's sort of the best thing that we've ever done, and I just want to get it out there on the airwaves and in the earholes of the world." said Anthony Kiedis.
As previously announced, the first single & video will be for "Dani California". AK said the director of the video will be Tony Kaye, who directed "American History X." The video will be character driven about Dani the girl, who has made appearances on the previous 2 Chili Peppers albums.
But what to do with the 12 or 13 songs that don't make the labum?
Bonus tracks.
Each retail site will get a different version of the album with a different "bonus song". Local, small record stores will get one, iTunes will get one, Wal Mart will get one, etc.
"We're going to try and do that with the independent record stores across America, and for all the monster chains," he said. "We'll service everybody with a different bonus track, because we have them."
According to the band's management company, Stadium Arcadium is due May 9 in the states.
definitely ill buy oneof the album!!
