American rock band from Los Angeles who created Blood Sugar Sex Magik with Rick Rubin in 1991 — the album that broke them commercially and established their defining aesthetic — making them one of the most successful rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s.
With Rubin's production (and the decision to record in a rented Bel-Air mansion rather than a conventional studio), created the album that defined their sound — demonstrating Rubin's principle that recording environment and atmosphere are as important as technical equipment.
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