Ben Feldman directs Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis and Flea in this talking heads documentary revisiting the formative years of the Los Angeles band, and the influence of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988.

Not the maddest fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers but their biggest hit will get me bobbing my head when they come on. This is quite a sweet way to capitalise on the chaos and self-destruction of the their first decade. I reckon going to see them live in the mid Eighties would have been epic, but they wouldn’t be a chill hang off stage. At their best when they are being dorky dafties.

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