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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Wea International
Salesrank: 477318
Released: January 11, 2000 |
| Our Price: $88.73 |
| Used Price: $12.97 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Otherside Track Listing:
1. Otherside (LP Version)
2. How Strong (Non-LP Track)
3. My Lovely Man (Live)
4. Road Trippin' (Without Strings)
Editorial Review:
The third single from their hit 1999 'Californication' album. The Aussie edition contains four audio tracks, 'Otherside' (LP Version), 'How Strong' (Non-LP Track), 'My Lovely Man' (Live) & 'Road Trippin'' (Without Strings), plus two CD-ROM video tracks, '
Otherside Reviews:
Great Value, but still lacking. 
2006-07-31 - "Otherside" is the third single lifted off of the album Californication. It's a complex song that fuses dark, ominous themes with perfectly matched backing-vocals and superb drum playing (that can feel a little lagging at times). The song plays great, and instantly fills you with dark sensations. It's alright, and could be picked up on the album for more bang to your buck.
This single features "How Strong", "My Lovely Man" and "Road Trippin'" which has been stripped of its string section. "How Strong" is a song that feels dirty and somewhat lacking. It could be much better, and much less irritating, however you are rewarded with a very nice guitar solo from John that fits in beautifully. A pleasant accompaniment to the Single; nevertheless it's lacking worth.
"My Lovely Man" is a song that bursts with on-stage energy (like all their live performances) and forces you to enjoy it, even if you'd rather skip it on the CD, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Much energy that was missing from the actual album is made up for here, and, clearly, the Peppers love to sing and play their hearts out. This is a real gem that will ruminate in your mind for days.
"Road Trippin'" is played here, minus the strings. It does make for an interesting listen, but, in the end, it isn't extremely exciting or worth while. It transforms the song into an even more basic, watered-down rendition, however, considering that the song feels bare even with strings, it's better not taken out.
It even comes with the two music videos found on the second Single. "Scar Tissue" is a great video that thrusts the band out into the harsh desert, scarred and left for dead. It's a powerful, moving piece that makes you feel their pain. "Around the World", on the other hand, is an upbeat, glorified, orange-tang masterpiece that keeps your adrenaline rushing from start to finish. However, one could watch both of these, for free, online.
Recommended--good value for casual and die hard fans alike.
A good single.
2005-09-29 - "Otherside", the third single from "Californication", was released in two parts domestically and one part overseas. Given that it's now out of print, digging up the import makes more sense since it gets you all the material and is likely to cost less.
The title track is one of the best songs on "Californication"-- a moody piece that in many ways points to the future, its a mellow piece with a chorus that becomes progressively more soaked in vocal harmonies, it lacks that sort of funk sound, but it has a great drive to it even though it sits midtempo-- Chad Smith's drumming is phrased ahead of the beat leaving a feeling of being pulled along.
The b-sides on part 1 are "How Strong" and "Road Trippin'" without the string overdub. "How Strong" suffers from feeling like a b-side-- it's not a bad piece, but it kind of muddles along and isn't a particularly exciting performance (nice noisy, restrained guitar solo from John Frusciante though). "Road Trippin'", another of the great pieces from "Californication", is presented without the string overdubs. The piece loses some of its sense of drama without the strings, and I actually much prefer the overdubbed take. Nonetheless, it makes for an interesting listen.
The b-side on part 2 is a live take of "My Lovely Man"-- a great song from "Blood Sugar Sex Magick" about Hillel Slovak. The piece comes off great live, as Kiedis has gained confidence in his vocals and the detail of the piece seems to shine much better with the instruments sounding clearer, more distinct, and further separated than they did on the album. This single also includes a data segement with videos for "Scar Tissue" and "Around the World"-- quite honestly, I was never one for music videos, they're pretty goofy, but they weren't a big selling point for the single.
Again, this release gives you all the material and is well worth the investment in place of the two US singles.
3 Words - My Lovely Man!! 
2003-07-08 - As far as live b-sides on singles go you just never know what you're gonna get. Well, I've got almost every live b-side the Peppers have ever done and the version of "My Lovely Man" found here is totally top notch! Wow!! More energy than a herd of mad buffalo!! The improvised jam at the end is one of their best on an official release. The unreleased track from the Californication sessions called "How Strong" is good but "Gong Li" on the Scar Tissue single is much more interesting. The fan also gets videos of Scar Tissue and Around the World with this edition. To get all of this you'll have to buy the IMPORT not the US version.
Great song + enhanced features = BUY ME!
2000-06-18 - This is an import well worth buying for any Chili Peppers fan. In addition to the stellar non-album track "How Strong," the disc features the mesmerising "Otherside" video. The only reason "How Strong" didn't make Californication is that it didn't fit with the rest of the tracks. But it is at least as good as the songs on the album, and surely more interesting than album fare such as "I Like Dirt." The disc here is rounded out by an alternate take of "Road Trippin'," one of Californication's highlights. Like the title says, this version's a little more sparse than the original, breaking it down to its true roots: a beautifully simple acoustic song from a raucus funk-rock outfit from Los Angeles. If you like this one, check out the black disc version of "Otherside," featuring the video to "All Around the World."
