EMI時代の代表曲を寄せ集めた、1992年リリースのベスト・アルバム。初期のサウンドを知るにはうってつけの1枚。当時ヒットを飛ばした「アンダー・ザ・ブリッジ」を加えた全18曲収録。
タワーレコード(2009/04/08)
Alternative Press (2/93, p.42) - "...their pre-Mother's Milk, pre-dead guitarist era was little short of riotous, and if the records don't quite show that, on camera there's more mugging, mobbing and mayhem than you could shake a well-stuffed sock at..."
Rovi
The 2013 collection called Icon is simply a retitled, "rebranded" version of 1992's What Hits? It's a good collection of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' time at Capitol/EMI -- i.e., the years before they became superstars -- containing the early punk-funk staples "Higher Ground," "Fight Like a Brave," "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes," "Knock Me Down," and "Taste the Pain," plus "Under the Bridge" from the Warner-era Blood Sugar Sex Magik. These aren't the biggest Chili Pepper hits but they're arguably the best and most vital, and it's a good way to hear them at their earliest and nerviest. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rovi
また、if you want me to stayでは本家にかなり寄せつつもアンソニーの歌がばっちりはまっていて面白いです!!