Californication

Rolling Stone (6/24/99, pp.63-69)
- 4 out of 5 - "...tunes that tickle the ear, romance the booty, swell the heart, moisten the tear ducts and dilate the third eye. All this inside of song forms and production that reveal sublime new facets upon each hearing....Not exactly your average white band."

Entertainment Weekly (6/11/99, pp.63-4)
- "...the Peppers sound more relaxed, less grating, and...more introspective than ever before...." - Rating: B+

Q (1/00, p.85)
- Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."

Q (7/99, p.112)
- 4 stars (out of 5)
- "...the band's intrinsically eclectic nature ensures that they wander into new musical areas.... [reinforcing] their knack for great, unsual pop..."

Mojo (p.55)
- Ranked #89 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[T]he album adds a West Coast psychedelic haze to the band's patented P-funk-punk."

Mojo (7/99, p.100)
- "...the Chili's latest riff-test should awaken even the rustiest of wedding-tackle....[their] characterful, tongue-in-somebody-else's-cheek approach still hits the spot..."

CMJ (6/28/99, p.5)
- "...combines the best elements of the Peppers' ever-broadening sound, from healthy doses of power-funk...to more straight-forward rock...,revealing the band's increased strength as songwriters....Kiedis's voice sounds much more confident and melodic..."

NME (6/5/99, p.38)
- 6 out of 10 - "...they've never lost their knack for making everything sound like a gleefully sticky schoolyard euphemism, for revelling in the leering testosterone and goateed bass that stalks the world of nightmare..."

Melody Maker (6/19/99, p.52)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...'Parallel Universe'...smoulders with sidewinding splendour, sorta Janes Addiction rendezvousing with Dark Star on the set of 'Mad Max'....hearing a veritable rawwwk classic like the title track...you have to be glad they're still around."