[sho_hn]

Same, or worse. Having lived in Europe and Korea I can tell you numerous Queen songs have instant recognizability the world over, but I would say RHCP are a household name mostly in the US, except maybe some older people recognizing Californication as a distinctly 90s happening.

[amarant]

In Europe it's cheating. Queen is from Europe.

But yeah, Californication is pretty much my only rhcp reference.

Also: what do you mean "older people"? I ain't that old yet! Shakes fist at cloud

[bryanrasmussen]

>In Europe it's cheating. Queen is from Europe.

Queen is from one country in Europe, there are many countries in Europe. Anyway following your argument - who do you think is more recognized in Mexico: Queen or RHCP?

[amarant]

Lol, not sure if you went through my comment history and already know that I currently live in Mexico, if not, that's a funny coincidence!

It's a lot less clear cut here than in Europe (I'm from Sweden originally), but I do think Queen wins out. I stand by my statement that it's cheating on Europe, but Queen is bigger and better than rhcp no matter how you look at it.

How are they in the states? In the US rhcp has the home field advantage(or cheating as I called it the previous comment), but I kinda think Queen is bigger even so. That said I've never even visited the US so that's just 100% speculation on my part.

[bryanrasmussen]

funny coincidence.

As I have not been in the U.S for a lot of years and don't currently plan on returning I go from what I remember and it was Queen by quite a bit.

Going by one hint as to popularity, Queen is more frequently sampled, I bet most people can think of three or four tracks from Queen that get parts reused all over hip hop, RHCP has basically Give It Away.

[asdfasgasdgasdg]

Oh man, I don't even like Californication. Give me Otherside every day.

[sho_hn]

> Also: what do you mean "older people"? I ain't that old yet! Shakes fist at cloud

I'm 40. I have a kid. RHCP are literal Dad Rock now, accept and live it!

[BLKNSLVR]

Man, I don't get why Californication is the reference for RHCP when Blood Sugar Sex Magik is start to finish excellence.

[stasomatic]

Their earlier stuff, eg Mother's Milk, was more raw and pure, not ballad-ey. "Knock Me Down" is my fav, their cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" is fantastic, imo. Comparing them to Queen doesn't make sense, they are different genre.

[TitaRusell]

Everyone in my country can karaoke bohemian rhapsody- even 11 year old girls.

Not a lot of artists can truly transcend their era like that. Most remain stuck in nostalgia.

[esseph]

Californication was 2000. I think a single came out in the summer of 1999 off that album though.

[conradfr]

The Californication album was released in 1999, the song Californication as the fourth single was in 2000.

[esseph]

Ah the album came out June 8, 1999.

Okay I still don't call that the "90s" :) The album's lifetime was very much the early 2000s!

[petre]

Some off the Queen songs are quite catchy and instantly appeal to a large public. They're more of an iconic band. The name of the band is also quite good for their identity.

Californication is a radio tune. There's more to RHCP than that. I won't pretend it's sophisticated like John Coltrane, Nils Petter Molvær or some cult band like The Doors or The Velvet Underground, but it's still something to dive into and listen to carefully if you have the time and inclination. It's also less niche than INXS for instance.

People (outside of Korea too) listen to Black Pink and BTS. Which is totally fine, but the last ones are more proficient on the dance and show side of things. Also, having mentioned Korean girl and boy bands, I find Psy's Gangnam Style song quite satyrical and also very catchy.

[standardly]

guess this is anecdotal based on my experience but RHCP seems to be very popular worldwide. Especially considering in many countries popular American music is played many years after they are a hit in the US. RHCP plays overseas nearly every tour and seem to be absolutely massive in South America (just go to any RHCP youtube video, and look at all the comments like "please come back to Brasil!"