On 1987’s The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, producer Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Hole) helped the Red Hot Chili Peppers incorporate more of a hard-rock approach to their already rich blend of funk and punk. This would be the best and unfortunately final album to feature the Kiedis/Flea/Slovak/Irons lineup as Slovak died from a drug overdose in 1988, and Irons exited soon after, turning up several years later as the drummer for Pearl Jam. Highlights include “Fight Like a Brave,” “Funky Crime,” “Me and My Friends,” “Backwoods,” “Behind the Sun,” “No Chump Love Sucker” and “Special Secret Song Inside.”
