S5E2a - Jazz Rock Fusion, Part I: Red Hot Chili Peppers (Overrated) - with Matthew Crosby

Over/underrated: a music podcast with Fran and Babs

Joined by writer, comedian, broadcaster and podcasting legend Matthew Crosby, we’re diving deep into the discography of two darn groovy bands…

Abracadabracalifornication to all you jazz fusion funk hoppers! Or maybe not, because on this episode we find out why Matthew takes such umbrage with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Despite acknowledging they’re brilliant musicians, “everybody seems to like them” and he’s not quite sure why…

Fran & Babs have made fun of RHCP and Anthony Kiedis in the past - but will they agree with Matthew? Or do they believe there are some gems buried in the Deserts of California? Whatever you think, Babs definitely recommends watching Josh Weller’s “Every Red Hot Chili Peppers Song” video.

Matthew will be back in Part II to discuss his underrated pick, Steely Dan.

Listen to both of Matthew’s shows - become a neighbour on Pappy’s Flatshare, which Matthew presents alongside his Pappy’s sketch troupe colleagues Tom Parry and Ben Clark. You can catch Matthew every Sunday morning (8am-11am UK time) on the Ed Gamble & Matthew Crosby on Radio X show - and if you can’t listen live, there’s also a podcast of the show available for all the Lazy Snoozans. You can also follow Matthew on Twitter and Instagram.

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from Matthew’s playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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