Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an alternative rock band mainly popular in the nineties. They were very innovative and diverse in their style. Some of their songs had a funk style, some were more metal, some even used rap elements. The RHCP have even been credited with helping to pioneer rap-rock. It is because of this diversity that they garnered numerous hit singles and bestselling albums. They were also a part of the album rock revival of the nineties. This was where consumers sought music written, performed, and sung by the actual artist. They wanted real instruments, not computer-based synthesizers. They wanted real performers, not machines or samples. They wanted songwriters, not covers. The RHCP also had a bit of reggae influence. The group performed the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show with Bruno Mars, but caused controversy by not having their instruments plugged in. The band later admitted that the performance had been pre-recorded and that they were "bringing the spirit of freedom" by playing every note. Weird Al Yankovic parodied them with his song Bedrock Anthem.