Californication
1999
Guitarist John Frusciante rejoined after years of addiction, having to relearn how to play, and wrote the melodies that sold fifteen million copies.
★ 5.7
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Pearl
1971
Joplin died before recording her vocal for one song, so it appears as an instrumental with the space where she should be.
★ 6.0
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1991
Producer Rick Rubin moved the band into a Hollywood mansion they were convinced was haunted. Guitarist John Frusciante quit within a year of its release.
★ 8.3