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“It’s hard to think who the greatest bass players are. You could say Flea, but he doesn’t need the plug!” Jack Bruce on the bass players that shaped his sound

Back in 2010, we asked Cream bassist Jack Bruce to nominate five albums that influenced his bass playing

Guitar World

Flea names his least favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers album – and says he wants to re-record it

The RHCP bass icon revealed he has tried to convince the band to take another crack at it, but “can never talk anyone into it”

Guitar World

Watch Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Joe Perry join Metallica for a pulverizing performance of Train Kept A-Rollin' at 2009’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

The two Yardbirds alumni and Aerosmith icon – who each had history with the song – were joined by Ronnie Wood and Flea for the rendition, which featured a who's who of rhythm heroes and lead legends

Guitar World

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Joe Dart teaching slap bass is the coolest music lesson you’ll see online this week

The Vulfpeck virtuoso walks through his Flea-inspired technique, talks dead notes, the importance of “thinking of yourself like a drummer” in this taster of his new Bass 301 lecture series

MusicRadar

‘One of the greatest’: Flea leads tributes to Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, who has died at 73

Guitarist and the main songwriter of rock band Television has died after a ‘brief illness’

The Independent UK

MTV VMAs 2022: Taylor Swift wins and Johnny Depp surprises in chaotic ceremony

Taylor Swift announced a new album, Nicki Minaj shouted out female genitals and Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance in a strange, profane evening

The Guardian - US

Red Hot Chili Peppers review – still cooking in late middle age

The hits, delivered with astonishing energy by a band in their 50s and 60s, thrill the huge crowd, and even the guitar solos win rapturous applause

The Guardian - UK

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Red Hot Chili Peppers captivate fans after six years in the UK wilderness despite finishing early

Red Hot Chili Peppers played at Old Trafford in Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Red Hot Chili Peppers review, Unlimited Love: Rock band’s batteries have run out on this lifeless album

It becomes increasingly hard to separate tracks in the great unspooling of this slow and sloppy record

The Independent UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love review: Friends reunited find their mojo

Returning to their strongest line-up, with Rick Rubin in tow, these veterans are ready to rock again

Evening Standard

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