Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium... Naked (2010)

I've come to the point in my career of music listening where I believe that a 2-disc album is almost never a good idea. "Why," I often ask the imaginary representatives of musicians in my head, "don't you settle for a simple 1-disc album with some really awesome b-sides?" I finally decided that if the artists won't make this decision for the good of the album, the listening and loving public ought to do so for the artists.

The first album I want to tackle is the 2006 album Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I always thought I could love this album so much more if it was compressed into a more digestible size like their previous album By The Way. As a result, several of my friends and I made our own variants on this idea. The project is called Stadium Arcadium... Naked after Paul McCartney's new mix of Let It Be in 2003 titled Let It Be... Naked.

NOTE: The download links from Media Fire have been shut down. As a result, you will need to procure these songs however kids procure songs these days and arrange them in your playlist as shown below. I hope that this does not remove any of the enjoyment.

Stadium Arcadium - The Adam Friedli Variant

1. "Hump De Bump" - 3:33
2. "Stadium Arcadium" - 5:15
3. "Snow (Hey Oh)" - 5:34
4. "So Much I" - 3:44
5. "Wet Sand" - 5:09
6. "Slow Cheetah" - 5:19
7. "Make You Feel Better" - 3:52
8. "Especially in Michigan" - 4:00
9. "If" - 2:53
10. "Hey" - 5:39
11. "Hard to Concentrate" - 4:02
12. "Animal Bar" - 5:26
13. "We Believe" - 3:36


Stadium Arcadium - The Josh Goulding Variant

1. "Desecration Smile" - 5:02
2. "We Believe" - 3:36
3. "Snow (Hey Oh)" - 5:34
4. "Torture Me" - 3:44
5. "Wet Sand" - 5:09
6. "Readymade" - 4:30
7. "Tell Me Baby" - 4:07
8. "Death of a Martian" - 4:24
9. "Turn It Again" - 6:06
10. "Hey" - 5:39


Stadium Arcadium - The Stephan Mathos Variant

1. "Stadium Arcadium" - 5:15
2. "Especially in Michigan" - 4:00
3. "She's Only 18" - 3:25
4. "Slow Cheetah" - 5:19
5. "Wet Sand" - 5:09
6. "Desecration Smile" - 5:02
7. "Tell Me Baby" - 4:07
8. "Save This Lady" - 4:17
9. "Hey" - 5:39
10. "We Believe" - 3:36
11. "Death of a Martian" - 4:24
12. "Dani California" - 4:42
13. "Strip My Mind" - 4:49


Stadium Arcadium - The Justin Tiemeyer Variant

 

1. "Tell Me Baby" - 4:07
2. "Especially in Michigan" - 4:00
3. "Charlie" - 4:37
4. "Stadium Arcadium" - 5:15
5. "If" - 2:53
6. "She's Only 18" - 3:25
7. "Hard to Concentrate" - 4:02
8. "Readymade" - 4:30
9. "Make You Feel Better" - 3:52
10. "Wet Sand" - 5:09


Stadium Arcadium - The Micah Tiemeyer Variant

1. "Desecration Smile" - 5:02
2. "Tell Me Baby" - 4:07
3. "Hard to Concentrate" - 4:02
4. "She's Only 18" - 3:25
5. "She Looks to Me" - 4:06
6. "Torture Me" - 3:44
7. "If" - 2:53
8. "Make You Feel Better" - 3:52
9. "Million Miles of Water" - 4:06
10. "C'mon Girl" - 3:48
11. "Storm in a Teacup" - 3:45
12. "Strip My Mind" - 4:49
13. "Wet Sand" - 5:09
14. "Save This Lady" - 4:17
15. "Stadium Arcadium" - 5:15