<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm not comparing Kiedis and Patton. I know Patton >>> Kiedis as a vocalist, and even as a Chilis fan, I'll admit that. I'm one of the few RHCP die hards who likes Faith No More and Mr. Bungle, but the fact of the matter is that Patton only had one hit, and in that hit, he used a vocal style almost identical to that of Anthony Kiedis' at the time. I know what Patton went on to do, and I love his work, but the fact remains that his biggest hit was anything but 'unique.'</div>
So, he wasn't unique with his one hit but he is this decade's prime boundary breaker when it comes to music and that makes him more unique over his whole career than anything Kiedis and company have ever tried to do. He's up there with the likes of Zach Hill, Yamantaka Eye, Merzbow, and even John Zorn.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VC:</div><div class="quote_post">As for Kiedis' progression, Kiedis simply couldn't sing back in the day. His vocal style was sort of just rapping, but on Californication and By The Way, albeit thanks to some studio tricks along the way, he actually sang, something he never really did before '99. So I don't get that whole point about "Where is Kiedis now?" He's got more fame, money, success, (not that any of that matters in music) and more importantly, his vocals are dramatically different.</div>
Kiedis found his niche, and he stuck to it. Sure, he might have changed it up in the latter part of the Chili's catalog, but Patton is way more prevalent and waaaaaaay more humble in a musical aspect than anything Kiedis attemps to do and be. Kiedis reminds me a lot of Billy Corgan, who can off himself for all I care.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VC:</div><div class="quote_post">Agreed on John, but I wouldn't discount Flea. He's probably the best bassists alive (along with Les). Wooten's faster, but Flea writes better songs. He's more creative and more versatile.</div>
There's also Scott Reeder, Billy Gould, Justin Chancellor, Ryan Martini, Trevor Dunn, Ian Varriale, Tony Levin, Geddy Lee, Byron Stroud, Jaco Pastorius, and Satomi Matsozaki that give them a solid run. 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting vc:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm honestly surprised you don't like Incubus. A lot of their songs I would think would be right up your alley, especially S.C.I.E.N.C.E.; "Calgone," in particular, has always reminded me of Mr. Bungle's "My Ass is on Fire."</div>
I like Incubus to a certain extent. Their newer stuff is just trash. Calgone reminds me a lot of Tool's Rosetta Stoned in a way. Good track.