10 Most Shocking Moments In Rock Music History

10. Red Hot Chili Peppers' Socks

Ever since rock and roll started, artists have wanted to push the boundaries for what you could do onstage. Hell, you could argue that acts like KISS and Alice Cooper have made entire careers out of making your gimmick the forefront of every show. While Red Hot Chili Peppers don't really fall into that category, their encores in the early days said something different.

For the most part, the Chilis were known as just a fun funk rock act for most of their career, with no real aspiration to break out of the LA underground. Though albums like Blood Sugar Sex Magik ended up blowing up, their initial club tours got a bit testy when Anthony Kiedis got an idea. Going into their final songs, Kiedis' idea of leaving an impression resulted in the entire band going onstage completely nude, with nothing but socks to cover up their more delicate bits.

Ironically enough, this actually brought the Chilis to a whole new level of fame in the greater LA area, giving them a distinctive look unlike any of the hair metal bands going on around the same time. Though the rock world has seen much crazier (and sexually charged) stuff since then, the idea of having four naked men onstage was certainly enough to get people talking in the music world.