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List Price: $18.99 | | Label: Warner Bros.
Salesrank: 73665
Released: July 30, 2004 |
| Our Price: $55.49 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
The Funky Foursome from LA crossed the pond to record this double live disc to capitalize on the vast reverence accorded them in continental Europe. "Live In Hyde Park" is a distillation of the three shows performed in London from June 2004. The setlist includes three previously unreleased songs: "Rolling Sly Stone", "Leverage Of Space" and "Mini-Epic" as well as covers of songs originally by Donna Summer, Looking Glass and 45 Grave.
Description of Live in Hyde Park:
Taken from their mammoth shows in June 2004, Live in Hyde Park captures the Red Hot Chili Peppers at their very best. The scene was set by changeable weather, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and Chicks on Speed being unfairly jeered off the stage.
Heralded by a tense intro, the funky, fists-in-the-air sound of "Can't Stop" cutting through the ether is one of those moments that make live albums so compelling for those who were there and those who weren't. The Peppers go on to play through 2 CDs' worth of favorites from By the Way and Californication plus newer material such as "Fortune Faded," "Rolling Sly Stone," and "Leverage of Space".
It's difficult to pick highlights, as the level of musicianship from the four was high as ever but unexpected, quirky numbers such as John and Flea's rendition of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" stand out as memorable euphoric moments. Sadly, the only pre-Californication songs were old favorites "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away," both sounding fresh despite being 13 years old.
Live in Hyde Park is definitely a worthy addition to any record collection. It's amazing that a band in their third decade of success can release their full debut live album, but the Chili Peppers prove that they've still got it (now, more than ever) and will be around for a very long time to come. --David Trueman
Live in Hyde Park Reviews:
Good sound quality-a must have if you're a Chili Peppers fan. 
2009-08-16 - The way I learned about this CD was from wikipedia. My local Borders bookstore didn't even have it in the database, but Amazon did! It was worth the price of shipping from England(I live in Hawaii).It was recorded around the time of the Live at Slane Castle DVD,which is also excellent.
awesome
2008-11-16 - this is one of the best audio recordings of rhcp since slane castle. the covers that they do especially "brandy" need to be heard. the song "rolling sly stone" is personally one of my favorite peppers songs ever. it was supposed to be recorded for their first album in 1984, it never got on and they played it on their by the way tour on the european leg. it is amazing. get this disc.
AMAZING!!
2007-04-16 - If you are a fan of RHCP, this is a must-have! John and Flea's guitar playing, Anthony's vocals, Chad's beats- powerful, moving, in short, nothing less than brilliant.
Ive seen RHCP live and they can do much better than is recorded here 
2007-02-04 - This CD definately captures the energy of the audiance but not the quality of a good RHCP show. When you first listen tothis album you will be stunned at how amazing it sounds, but as you listen to it a couple of times you will soon realize some major problems with it. first of all the vocals are really weak and you can barely here them on many of the songs. Second Anthony Kiedis sound almost out of breath half the time, and having seen a concert my self i know that this is not how he really performs. third John Frusciante just wasn't on his game for this show as his harmonies sound pretty bad most of the time and especially on the song californication. Once again having seen the band perform i LOVE John and think that he is an amazing guitarist and vocalist, that being said, this album does him no justice. I think that the 2 songs really worth listening to on this CD are Leverage Of Space, and Rolling Sly Stone other than these 2 the concert is mediocer for such an amazing band as RHCP! if you want an example of an AMAZING Chili Peppers concert Live ant Slane Castle is definatly worth your time
awesome live album
2007-01-05 - I bought this a few months ago, figuring it would be unavailable eventually, as most import live records are. It's great, I'm glad I bought it.
