Positive Mental Octopus
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Positive Mental Octopus is a music video compilation from the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
and was released in 1990 by EMI
. The compilation was only released on VHS
and is now out of print though all of the music videos were released two years later on the What Hits!?
compilation.
The release was given the 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification
.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
and was released in 1990 by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. The compilation was only released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and is now out of print though all of the music videos were released two years later on the What Hits!?
What Hits!?
What Hits!? is a compilation album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 29, 1992 by EMI. The album contains tracks from the band's first four albums as well as "Under the Bridge" from 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik and the stand-alone single "Show Me Your Soul".This album was released on...
compilation.
The release was given the 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification
British Board of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification , originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification of films within the United Kingdom...
.
Track listing
- "Taste the PainTaste the Pain"Taste the Pain" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album Mother's Milk, and was the third and final single from that album. The music video was filmed with the band playing in an art room, where artists are in the middle of painting a mural artwork, directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter...
" - "Higher Ground"
- "Knock Me DownKnock Me Down"Knock Me Down" is a song by the funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their fourth studio album, Mother's Milk . The track was released as the album's first single and depicts a negativity towards the stereotypically egotistic lifestyle of a typical rock-star and was considered to be...
" - "Fight Like a BraveFight Like a Brave"Fight Like a Brave" is the first track from American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. It was released as the lead single for the album. Despite being a single, the song has not been performed live since 1989 though according to a magazine it was played once...
" - "Fire"
- "Jungle ManJungle Man (song)"Jungle Man" is the first track from The Red Hot Chili Peppers 1985 album, Freaky Styley. Singer Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics because the track reminded him of his best friend, the band's bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary. It was released as a single, with a music video released in the same year...
" - "Catholic School Girls RuleCatholic School Girls Rule"Catholic School Girls Rule" is a song from the 1985 album Freaky Styley by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song is inspired by a 14-year-old girl who attended a local Catholic school that singer Anthony Kiedis briefly encountered backstage at a concert before discovering her age.Although never...
" - "True Men Don't Kill CoyotesTrue Men Don't Kill Coyotes"True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" is the first track from their 1984 debut album The Red Hot Chili Peppers and was the first music video the band ever released although the song was never released as a proper single for radio airplay...
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