Red Hot Chili Peppers - CalifornicationFollowing a string of unsatisfactory replacements (including former Jane's Addiction alum Dave Navarro), Californication the band's seventh album saw them reunited with both errant guitarist John Frusciante (hauled out of a long and debilitating heroin addiction) and producer Rick Rubin, whose mixture of commerical nous and sonic smarts helped make 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magiktheir breakthrough set. It's a welcome reunion: Frusciante's playing, in

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2LP set featuring 15 of the finest Beastie Boys tracks from throughout an incredible career

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