You guys are nuts! Frusciante is a degenerate crackhead!!! he got booted in 92!! which is when RHCP started getting huge.. lol, he didn't even get back in until 1998 when they were already huge..and now he's gone again..lol
Bullshit.
They got huge in 1989. And then when Blood Sugar Sex Magick came out WITH Frusciante in 1991, they went into legendary status.
After he quit around 92. They hired Dave Navarro as the replacement and came out with "One Hot Minute" and it is widely known as RHCP's worst album. With shit sales and bad songs.
So are you saying that you think One Hot minutes is the Chili's best album?

Then when Frusciante came back again, they came out with Californication and BOOM, they blew up again.
Frusciante is a weirdo junkie but he's also a musical genius. He brings the heightened artisitic vibe to the band. Without him they suck every time.