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n. breast milk
WordNet
n. milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth
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Mother's Milk is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 16, 1989, on EMI Records. After the death of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak and subsequent departure of drummer Jack Irons, vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea regrouped with the addition of guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. Frusciante's influence altered the band's sound by placing more emphasis on melody than rhythm, which had dominated the band's previous material. Returning producer Michael Beinhorn favored heavy metal guitar riffs as well as overdubbing that was perceived by Frusciante as excessive, and as a result Beinhorn and Frusciante constantly fought over the album's guitar sound.
The record was a greater commercial success than any of the Chili Peppers' three previous studio albums. Mother's Milk peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200 and received widespread recognition for singles " Knock Me Down" and the Stevie Wonder cover " Higher Ground". The album became their first gold record in early 1990, and was the first step for the band in achieving international success. Although the record was not met with the same positive critical reception that its predecessor The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) had garnered, Mother's Milk, according to Amy Hanson of AllMusic, "turned the tide and transformed the band from underground funk-rocking rappers to mainstream bad boys with seemingly very little effort". Mother's Milk would eventually go platinum.
Mother's Milk is a term for breast milk. It can also mean:
- Mother's Milk, the fourth studio album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Mother's Milk (Law & Order), an episode of the television series Law & Order
- Mother's Milk (film), a 2012 film
It may also refer to:
- Mother's Milk Tour, a worldwide concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Safe As Mother's Milk, a multimedia project
Usage examples of "mother's milk".
Then he howled loudly for his mother's milk to wash the taste from his mouth.
This baby can count only a few moons, and her mother's milk has dried up.
After mincing the meat to a pulp, Ayla put it in a bowl and added warm water, to bring the temperature closer to mother's milk.
And, of course, loss of his mother's milk, with all the protection that afforded.
His structure of beliefs -- fed to him with his mother's milk and bred into his bones -- was teetering.
He had been bom only a few weeks before the Great Disaster, and had presumably either inherited immunity or absorbed it through his mother's milk.
The lack of milk animals among the natives was not a serious problem, since our tests had proven that mother's milk worked as well as any animal milk, and there was always a lactating woman about.