The resurrection record: Frusciante returns from the abyss and Californication trades funk-rock priapism for melancholy melody — the title track's dark-side-of-Hollywood thesis, "Otherside"'s addiction undertow, "Scar Tissue"'s desert-highway grace. The Chili Peppers' most songful album, built on a guitarist relearning everything and a band grateful to follow.
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