Red Hot Chili Peppers- Knock Me Down Pinkpop 1990

[Kristi7Noel]

the best... rhcp forever... they make the best music.. <3 :)))))

[Protains]

so much energy! I love the end where they're all singing together

[sick0304]

sorry anthony for saying this, in this song [or in this version at least] your vocals irritate me so fuckin much. And it's bad but love this song

[roundabout145]

thats a fucking lot of people there

[zXeCLiPzeXz]

@badlikebart

Most people think John has been the only main guitarist since the beginning, so somebody who knows who Hillel is, is presumably a proper fan. So you should atleast know about the Chilis chronology...I meen, COME ON, this song was written after Hillels death for fucksake. And to not be able to distinguish the difference between Hillel and John is pathetic really.

[schwba]

@zXeCLiPzeXz John did Mother`s Milk

[lele634]

"This is a lovesong" -3

[KransefaWoW]

is the tempo slowed down? its seems a lil slow

[ProfCake0licious]

John has make up on...

[DMusta1ne]

They should play this track now that Anthony has improved his vocal rance since then, I read that in some private rehearsal a friend requested them to play it, but Anthony refused, and I think that's because he feels insecure because it caused him troubles to reach the high notes in the past (like in this performance), the difference is that in this time was one of the singles and a staple in the setlist, nowadays is a very optional song.

[jesusitsant]

i wonder if any one followed his instructions literally in the mid to late 90's when he had his relapse

[vivi125]

SO GOOD SONG!

[TheAlmostGod888]

I kindof wanted to hear want anthony wanted to say

[dvt1393]

John with a Gibson? John with anything else but his Fender Strat or Telly?! 

Do! Not! Want!

[Lolest1]

@dvt1393 Yeah, this Gibson sounds too aggressively for me.

[gOnStrat]

@dvt1393 Check Fortune Faded or Readymade ;)

[ExpertDude13]

So exciting on stage!

[Laimonel]

Why dont they play this song anymore? :C its so good

[DrCake11]

@Laimonel Anthony has trouble hitting the notes :/ you can tell in this video

[Laimonel]

@DrCake11 Ahh, it's sad. The recorded version is one my most favorite songs of their.

[pedrocarlosleite]

they should rescue this song for the next gigs

[fleaR2D2]

I feel that you felt Anthony.. You're the best for me..My friend

Knock me down too!!

[kroper13]

inside (inside)

[Zco4cuerdas]

"Si me ves volviéndome poderoso , si me ves siendo altruísta, derríbame, porque no soy mejor que la vida" Antonio Kiedies, 1990

[bergjasper]

Yeah it has to be Frusciante, but I got to admit he's changed so much over years that I can understand confusion ;)

[kaplanjoedudugames]

I LOVE THE FRUSCIANTE'S OVERDRIVEN!!!

[Chris31095]

yup..its John...

[srvfan42]

@ChiefWiggum26 That's so sad.. Those were some of their best songs..:(

[added23]

@srvfan42 yea to be honest i think he did his best guitar work on this album. the only album that comes near it is bssm

[srvfan42]

@added23 Agreed... areed.

[aakelsey]

my lovely man is about hillel

[ksbrownie1]

fml i was not 20 or older here. i wasnt even born yet. 3:49 to the end Anthony's facee! <3333 ughh orgasmm

[clamNshaun]

To all people who mix up Hillel and Frusciante, go get raped by slim shady.

[chilipeppers01]

I really want to know what Kiedis Has to say after the song!!

[NoChrReq]

@chilipeppers01 he complains to techs about the monitors in front of him, saying that it feels like a 5000 pound hummingbird is farting and shitting on his face with these monitors : ) i have the whole concert video, that's how i know it.

[123ada321]

too many stupid people confuse hillel with john....1 easy way to check...look at the drummer....if its chad, then its john....but if its cliff/jack irons then its hillel!!!!!!

[Commiteee]

For people who think it's Hillel look at the tattoos.

[BrunoDiaz97]

@Commiteee For people who thinks it's hillel check out the year

[srvfan42]

So much emotion in anthony's voice. Do they even play this song at shows anymore?

[ChiefWiggum26]

@srvfan42 John doesn´t like playing songs from Mother´s Milk anymore. He doesn´t like his guitar sound on this record. And now with Josh, I don´t think they will ever play these songs live :(

[I66Mhz]

Of course its john, assholes

[rhino0909]

he even says take it johnny in the clip or something of that description. duh?

[RippedPantsBand]

are you stupid?!

give a shit on the pictues and listen to his voice?!

Nerds....

[TwistofLemon12]

i love anthonys voice in this clip! :D very angry very good!

[jaimealternados]

essa música é muito foda...

[GrimKage]

Thats how John looked back then and its how Josh looks now...

[rockypc24]

@GrimKage ive always noticed that

[MillaXilla]

@GrimKage Except that John was and still is way more sexy and handsome than Josh, in my opinion.

[GrimKage]

@MillaXilla Seriously, even with Josh's sexy voice? Plus John lost his original teeth to heroin =/

[MillaXilla]

@GrimKage Yes, that is a shame. But that is my opinion, and I like Josh too, he is doing an awesome job. But John makes me scream like a little girl, Josh does not...

[GrimKage]

@MillaXilla Well lets give Josh a chance, I think he's gonna make some awesome music with RHCP in the future

[MillaXilla]

@GrimKage Indeed! I can't wait. :D

[KunioTaki]

@MillaXilla No, Josh screams/sings like a girl, not John, just listen to John Frusciante - Omission.

[MillaXilla]

@KunioTaki That's not what I wrote. Don't you know how to read?! To clarify it for you, John makes ME scream like a little girl. I don't think John screams like a little girl when he sings, or talks for that matter.

[Bullet19881988]

@rafamine1995

high on what? maybe weed

at this time anthony was clean after hilles death and started taking at dave navarro ( one hot minute ) periode

[tripjams]

yeah this is definitely Slovak.... playing a song AK wrote about Slovak dying.

[HMSAdiBOSS79]

THIS IS A LOVE SONG

[TheSicDominator]

FAR TOOO SLOOOWWWWWW

[ohad156]

knock me dddownn lol...

they played it slower than the original song

[Jolamarajami]

This is the only version where it sounds live

[BistroMcSex]

Lol @ The guy thinking Hillel's playing this song...

Touch up on your RHCP knowledge a bit.

To be fair, the younger Frusciante did KIND OF look like Slovak, but still... this song is about his death...

[dovlaBass]

mothers milk and BSSM r the best albums

[sheptropremix]

they should start playing this song live too its really great, they should switch this up instead me and my friends

[nejakuchen]

for my daughtas and their joint motha from anotha brotha aka joint sista from anotha mista! anthony kiedis used to be sooo hot!

[0wn3d17]

ho ho first tateoo

[FreaKKinG1996]

i love the early years where anthony cant sing :D it matches perfectly with this fuckin funk songs from that time

[eykey89]

It's ironic ... John write this song against the drugs :P

[Masterreese1]

@eykey89 its not talkin about high like a drug high, its talkin about being better than other people or higher above them

[CuteHotChiliPeppers]

If people get confused with John and Hillel, just look at the drummer. If it's Jack, then it's Hillel. If the drummer's Chad, then it's John. Damn these people are so damn stupid.

[ledzeppelin4485]

@CuteHotChiliPeppers if people get confused with john and hillel they should just figure out that john looks absolutely nothing like hillel. same with jack sherman.

[CuteHotChiliPeppers]

@ledzeppelin4485 That is true but some people are just either stupid or blind.

[ledzeppelin4485]

@CuteHotChiliPeppers very true

[1zv]

i love the studio version of this song, but this SUCKS. faith no more were leagues ahead of this band. patton can actually sing aswell.

[NyckMag]

Why they don't play these years songs anymore?

[fender714]

@NyckMag cuz john doesnt like his work on mother's milk with the exception of higher ground and i dont know why they dont play anything from up lift mofo and down

[gimmeshelter72]

man i love this song but they murdered it on this take - pretty slow and loose, still prob hadn't played in years, brushin out some cobwebs

[sharkark]

@gimmeshelter72 i agree, anthony sounds horrible in this version. sounds like he has a huge loogie in his throat or something.

[06scorr]

course its john. the song is about hillel and their love and missing him basically

[ternalator]

is that rly john on guitar???

[HolyLaguna13]

fuck 20 years ago

[haza942]

WHAT WAS HE GOING TO SAY?

[carliarce]

the lyrics "if you see me getting high" means if you see me getting stoned, or in drugs or something like that? if its like that i think frusciante is the less indicated to sing that part :P i mean, he was in drugs in that times..

[ChicagoEnoughSaid]

@carliarce its about heriorn and they all were doing heriorn at this time. Even after Slim died. They all werent clean till like 99 when by the way came out. John stopped like in 96 i think but jonas kept doing it for awhile.

[ChadSmithFanFinn]

This must be John

Knock Me Down is a song by Anthony to Hillel, 'cause he loves him so much. And at the beginnig Anthony says, that this song is a love song.

"I want you back, but I get real. Can you hear my falling tears, making rain where you lay." From the original long version.

And the song was recorded in 1989, on Mother's Milk, an other reason why this can't be Hillel.

[pashtettRB]

Ive read in Kiedis' book that its a 1st song written by John for RHCP

[mseerob]

Damn my favorite part! 3:17

[bloodsugarcrazy3]

Knock me down is a tribute for Hillel, it was written AFTER his death, so... indeed,  John is the one playing in this video, he played and looked similar to hillel in that time though... anyway.... RHCP is the shit

[LexiTheRetard]

I swear to fucking god you people! "Knock Me Down" was on their album Mother's milk that was released in 1989! hillel had already passed.. and if you are supposubly a RHCP fan then you should know the difference between John and Hillel!

[Tom070994]

thats definetly john, this from mothers milk.

[guineapigsheep]

you can see just where they evolved, so many musical movements that evolved and stayed, like some of chad's fills and john's signatures

[robu71830]

It is John Frusciante. Hillel Slovak was already dead in 1990.

Bad singing by Anthony in this movie.

[janeFRUSIE]

if THAT is Hillel am I God! that truely John... sorry, but look once again, cuz that's NOT Hillel....

[badlikebart]

wait a minute, this can't be in 1990. Hillel Slovak died in 1988 but he is playing guitar in this video. after Hillel died the band hired John Frusciante.

ps. great performance! :)

[hailtheheelz]

um...this song was created after hillel died and was on the 1989 album Mother's Milk. John Frusciante played on that album. John Frusciante is playing in this video. This IS 1990.

[badlikebart]

oh sorry, is that really John though? it looks like Hillel

[theloserific]

@hailtheheelz Wasn't this song written for Hillel in the first place(becasue of his death)? May be wrong but that's what I thought. :/

[hailtheheelz]

@theloserific yes it was written for him, you're right. I was just saying that it was written FOR him, not BY him. John Frusciante plays on it, and is the one playing guitar in this video. I was just trying to clear up any confusion because some people think that it's Hillel in the vid.

[WTSskillz]

@hailtheheelz Yeah it's great that you clearify that. I see many differences between them, although I still think they look a lot like each other. Both are legends and great musicians.

[ericcarr21]

@hailtheheelz frusciante looks a lot like hillel here

[daveyharsh]

@theloserific Hillel Slovak ‏-(April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) R I P my funky friend :)

[gsp227]

@hailtheheelz Pretty sure this is Josh.... Yep, defs Josh.

[tigerkinglok]

@gsp227 Josh would have been a kid at this point in time haha

[Mechz]

@badlikebart John does look a lot like Hillel, huh?

[LexiTheRetard]

@badlikebart I swear to fucking god you people! "Knock Me Down" was on their album Mother's milk that was released in 1989! hillel had already passed.. and if you are supposubly a RHCP fan then you should know the difference between John and Hillel!

[RHCPFreaklol]

@badlikebart John Frusciante is playing here!

[badfish350]

@badlikebart this song is a tribute to hillel's death

[WTSskillz]

@badlikebart Dude... It's John! They are pretty much like each other though.

[RHCPThom]

@badlikebart

What makes you think its Hillel? :P

[Billiejoesmithh]

@badlikebart wow dude they released this song in 1989, after Hillel Slovack died

[PyrotechBrothers]

@badlikebart Fucking moron, that is John Frusciante playing!

[BRUTALDEATHn]

@badlikebart are u sure man? xD

[DanPansza]

Happy Birthday John Frusciante :)

[rhythmcorp]

@DanPansza who's definitly not there: hillel was not grave material yet.

[DanPansza]

? what?

[roadsidecoyotes83]

just because josh klingoffer is in the band now doesnt mean they r ganna be like the one hot minute era again. josh is a way better musician than dave.

[DonLduk]

the guitar here sounds as heavy as Navarro's. I don't know why people complain so much.

[OutOfTheClosetProd]

Maybe Flea'll start doing vocals again too :D

[rokstar48]

oh and can anyone tell me why they never play this song live anymore??

[OutOfTheClosetProd]

@rokstar48 because John never felt that the material on Mother's Milk was up to par w/anything following.

Although now that John is gone, maybe they'll start playing some of the earlier stuff again? Maybe that's the silver lining in all this...

[bea5ToloG]

@OutOfTheClosetProd yeah, and something off of one hot minute besides pea

[rokstar48]

yeah i agree with Sambtbass.....ya see the thing is they havent wrote a completely decent album since Blood Sugar. John has just got too dominant in the writing process and their albums have just been getting mellower and mellower. Iam hoping they will find the funk again and bring back a harder edge to their music. So although I love John for what he did for the band iam now glad hes gone or the band would of only got worse and faded out.

[Havranek88]

@rokstar48 We ll see bro, we ll see... But I dont agree about John, that he was too dominant and they lost they funky-style because of him, its not true! They had to, every band must to be comercialized a bit, album after album... Anyway, iam hoping too they ll find they old-style, thats could only one positive thing about John´s quit...

[garrydylanmarsh]

@Havranek88 thats what i was thinkin they might make itl probly be like one hot minuite i hope they go back to mothers milk style thatd be ever beter

[corradobeerbroda]

is that a gibson????

[Havranek88]

No - its Epiphone, or Stagg :D LOL! YEAH, Its LP black beauty - great guitar, i didnt know john used to play BB too...

[ilr111]

no i can see by the headstock that its a gibson...

[Havranek88]

And what i am saying? It was really stupit question, of course its Gibson!!!

[5ek1tor]

it's a gibson les paul yeah (:

[birdieboy91]

chad hasn't changed a big

[JasonCFunk]

woah, first time seeing chad like that...

[paulrosscz]

fruscianteeeeeeeeee..never be the same without him :-[

[SamBTBass]

yeah it won't but it could be a good thing. they might go back to more funky stuff like this. if you look at john's recent solo stuff it's quite mellow so with a new guitarist we may get more funk. fingers crossed. there's no denying that john was AMAZING before he quite the first time though.

[getoffwelfare]

no its definatley Jack Sherman there first guitarist. Just kidding he was fired before Hilell came back a second time...half you people are plain dumb (the people who dont think its John F.)

[fildeps]

ye haha. jack sherman, their geek guitarist...

[pattypeppers4ever]

It's definitely John Frusciante!

[sheptropremix]

this is the most beautiful touching punk rock song ive ever heard

[FruscianteII]

It is John, hes got the Octopus Tattoo

[hailtheheelz]

it is John

[carliarce]

Its john ,, cause slovak died in 1988

[mikolene97]

God dammit people don't know anything about John Frusciante. Thats John this song wasn't even written when Hillel was alive. Also Chad wasn't in the band until a few months after John joined.

[SantiRedOx1]

In fact, this song is in part a tribute to hillel...

[mikolene97]

Thats more proof :]

[paulpogues]

it is 10000000%

[RHCPFreaklol]

Its young Johnny. lol

[RHCPFreaklolNEW]

@RHCPFreaklol Wow, that is an old comment. 

[imman033190]

wow, john with a les paul =]

[bjorkica5678A]

its a 'love song' about Hillel. .

RHCP for life

[bassistfromholland]

Flea is god!

[vivi125]

This is the period where John started not carrying about the band and hating being in the bad.. how sad :(

[hillelslovakrip]

i dont think it is that started after bssm released in 1991 and this is in 1990

[vivi125]

oh yea your right

[NoChrReq]

it's so lonely when you don't even know yourself, and that's right Johnny!

[jpdidit]

Woops, I mean this song is underated. Please get rid of my -1.

[RedHotLove21]

Happy Birthday Anthony!!!

[bostonkid828]

ahhhhh to slow!!!!

[jpdidit]

This song is overrated, have never heard this on a radio before, they deserve more recognision for songs from before Blood Sugar Sex Magik. I love that riff at the start :D

[InvisibleShoeLaces]

Im sure you mean underrated?

[AsurorusA]

is this the concert where pearl jam did play too?? or is it 92?

[shawnzorf]

man, the title says it all (1990)

[AsurorusA]

lol read carefully yo

im thinking if PJ does 90 or 92 with rhcp..not vice versa

[pimhond]

No, its the same festival but this is 1990 and pearl jam played 1992 i think.

[AsurorusA]

okay thanks yo

[thetrevorchannel]

flea has always had the best pants of the band

[barbaracevasco]

If you love RHCP you should read Scar Tissue...

[ColdGreenChili]

haha johnny playing a les paul who woulda thought it?

[kornflekes]

They made this song after Mr. Slovak died, very good song my favorite from Mother's Milk.

[hayleeep]

rip hillel

[genius7000]

thats john you know

[funkyAviationpunk]

WOW! Great1 *****

[LaGulaDelNorte]

top 10 songs of the chilis, so sensitive!!

[Burgio92]

why cant they make songs like this anymore

their new songs are good

but their old songs were great