What key details about what is this ? can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: what is this -lrb- known prior to 1980 as anthym -rrb- was a rock band that originated in fairfax high school in california and would play numerous shows along the coast of california . it was formed by guitarist hillel slovak , drummer jack irons , vocalist alain johannes , and bassist todd strassman . originally named chain reaction , the band would later change its name to anthem , then later to anthym -lrb- as there was already a band using the former moniker -rrb- , and then finally to what is this , which was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the reaction they usually received from first-time listeners . during their tenure as anthym , guitarist hillel slovak became acquainted with an audience member at one of their shows , anthony kiedis , who was then brought on as a roadie and '' hype-man '' for the band . after a while , the band began to find bassist todd strassman 's musical abilities unsatisfactory , so they considered replacing him . slovak decided to teach a friend of his at fairfax , trumpet player michael '' flea '' balzary , how to play bass , and soon after he replaced strassman as what is this ? 's bassist . after graduating high school , the band began to play gigs in the los angeles area . flea eventually left the band to play in the punk band fear , and was replaced by chris hutchinson . around this time , hillel slovak and jack irons decided to play a show with anthony kiedis and flea under the name '' tony flow and the majestic masters of mayhem '' at the rhythm lounge . it consisted of the musicians improvising while kiedis rapped a poem he wrote titled '' out in l.a. '' it was intended to be a one-time performance , but the show was received so well that they were asked to return again the following week . the group decided to change their name to the red hot chili peppers , played several more shows at various l.a. clubs and musical venues , and eventually recorded a demo tape , all while slovak and irons were still playing with what is this ? . a few months later , what is this...
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- years active is 1980 -- 1986- past members is alain chris hutchinson michael bocreatis johannes hillel slovak jack irons todd strassman flea- origin is los angeles , california , usa- genre is rock- alias is chain reaction , anthym- name is what is this- background is group_or_band- image is file : whatisthis.jpg- associated acts is eleven vultures , pearl jam , red hot chili peppers , them crooked