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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Phantom Sound & Visi
Salesrank: 1269868
Released: December 11, 2001 |
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| Used Price: $69.98 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Road Trippin' Track Listing:
1. Road Trippin' [Album Version]
2. Californication [Live]
3. Blood Sugar Sex Magik [Live]
4. Under the Bridge [Live]
5. If You Have the Ask [Live]
Editorial Review:
Aussie exclusive single includes four of the live b-side tracks found on the EU two parter. Tracks 'Road Trippin' (Album Version)', 'Californication (Live)', 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik(Live)', 'Under The Bridge (Live)' & 'If You Have To Ask (Live)'. 5 tracks in all. Slimline jewlecase. 2000 release.
Road Trippin' Reviews:
Great single-- contains all the material from other region's three part singles. 
2005-09-29 - Oh man, what a mess. Let me see if I can pull this apart-- "Road Trippin'", fifth single from "Californication", never saw release in the US. Overseas, it saw release as either a great single with four live tracks or as three (!) parts, each with different material on them.
This is the version with all four live tracks-- "Californication", "Blood Sugar Sex Magick", "Under the Bridge", and "If You Have to Ask". These are split across the three part single in other territories.
The title track is superb-- an acoustic affair with no drum track, fantastic finger picked guitars, overdubbed strings, and a lovely vocal harmony, it's the kind of thing you can't believe that the Chili Peppers would do.
I have to admit, I'm not altogether pleased with the live take of "Californication"-- it seems to come a bit unhinged, losing some of the subtlety. "Blood Sugar Sex Magick" fares somewhat better, bristling with an energy that perhaps the studio version was lacking. "Under the Bridge" gets a great reading, with a sort of subtle energy behind the song (probably due to Flea superlative bass work) and guitarist John Frusciante doing a great job on the harmony vocal. "If You Have to Ask", likewise comes off great, sinking into a great and clearly Anthony Kiedis is having a blast belting out the lyrics.
In the end, there's a lot of value behind this single, the live tracks all in all are well worth hearing, and this is probably the best "Californication"-era Chili Peppers single. Recommended.
Red Hot Chili Peppers at their best
2001-03-01 - I think that this cd is true RHCP music. If I were to think of RHCP, this is the first thing that would come to my mind. Its a great album and i loved it.
