See, I'm not the biggest Chili Peppers fan, I could care less about their earlier works, but I grew up with BSSM and Californication and although I acknowledge there's a very big difference between old RHCP and new RHCP, I couldn't give a rat's ass for how much I appreciate their earlier works.
And just so you understand, BSSM was released the same day as Nevermind and about a month after Pearl Jam's Ten.