CHICKENFOOT: Complete Album Details Revealed
- Mar. 25, 2009
CHICKENFOOT, the new rock supergroup comprised of drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN), has announced the global release of its self-titled debut album. The CD will be made available by earMUSIC in Germany on Friday, June 5 and in the U.K. on Monday. June 8. The album will be released by Best Buy in the U.S. on Sunday, June 7.
"Chickenfoot" will be packaged in heat-sensitive artwork, which means when you put your hand on the CD inlay, photos of the band members will be revealed behind the CHICKENFOOT band logo.
"Chickenfoot" track listing:
01. Avenida Revolution 02. Soap on a Rope 03. Sexy Little Thing 04. Oh Yeah 05. Runnin' Out 06. Get It Up 07. Down the Drain 08. My Kinda Girl 09. Learning to Fall 10. Turnin' Left 11. Future in the Past
Hagar wasn't looking to form a new group in his post-VAN HALEN career. "I really wasn't looking to have a real band, but when I got involved with these guys, only a fool would say, 'No, I'm not going to do this.' The minute we started jamming it was obvious, like, 'This is something that needs to be heard.'"
A great band is nothing without a great rhythm section, and CHICKENFOOT has one of the best in the two-man team of bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Chad Smith.
As a founding member (and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer) of VAN HALEN, Anthony laid the bedrock for which guitar genius Eddie Van Halen could fly. More than that, he provided a signature style of background vocal that became an intrinsic part of that band. "A total fluke," the good-natured bassist humbly asserts. "I was just doing what came naturally."
Hagar sees Anthony's abilities differently. "Michael keeps the band going," he says. "Listen, he's never going to get the kind of credit he deserves — he played next to Eddie Van Halen. Hell, Jack Bruce didn't get much credit compared to Eric Clapton — that's just the nature of things. Mikey held down the fort, and he still does."
Aiding Anthony in holding down the fort is Chad Smith, drummer for the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, who have, since Smith joined the group in the late Eighties, gone from cult faves to a worldwide force. Heretofore thought of as a "funk/alternative" drummer, Smith gets to rock hard with CHICKENFOOT, and the percussion explosion he creates might come as a surprise to those who only know of his work from tracks like "Under The Bridge".
"The guy's from Detroit, for God's sake!" says Hagar. "He can play the hell out of funk, but he's a rocker. He plays hard, man. You could put one mic in a room with Chad, and you can hear all the parts of his kit — he's hard, but he's balanced. The band wouldn't exist without his groove."
The members of CHICKENFOOT admit that the band came together almost by accident, a result of jams held at Hagar's club, Cabo Wabo Cantina, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
"We were just having fun," recalls Michael Anthony. "After Sammy and I left VAN HALEN, we'd get together with musicians, and certain people seemed to really gel. Chad came down and we got on well with him. Gradually, we started talking about doing something more serious, but we needed a guitarist. Somebody smokin' — somebody who could take us to the Promised Land."
Enter Satch, who hooked up with Hagar, Anthony and Smith and felt "an immediate connection unlike anything I'd ever experienced before." To Satriani, who had almost abandoned his lifelong dream of being a part of a "big-time rock band," here was his chance, and here were his bandmates. "After just a few songs, it became stunningly obvious that we shared an overall musical agenda," he says. "The only question was could we make a great album?"
The band answered that question last fall when they hunkered down with the illustrious producer Andy Johns at George Lucas' Skywalker Studios and knocked out a batch of songs that sets a new standard for rock music in the new millennium.
From the thunderous, ominous opening strains of "Avenida Revolution" (detailing the bloody drug wars in Tijuana, in which Hagar makes his feelings come through his skin) to the album closer, the shimmering rock ballad "Future's in the Past", "Chickenfoot" is a firebomb of a record, the likes of which we haven't heard in ages.
The band kicks and snorts their way through a passel of take-no-prisoners rockers like "Soap on a Rope", "Sexy Little Thing", "Oh Yeah" and "My Kind of Girl".
"These are the kinds of songs I could never do on my own," says Satriani. "I needed a band like this to make those songs come alive."
The band explores mature themes on songs such as "Runnin' Out", about a world stretched to the breaking point to "Learning to Fall", perhaps the most poignant love song Hagar has ever written lyrics for. As both a vocalist and songwriter, Hagar's intensity and forcefulness are on vivid display on "Chickenfoot".
"I write what comes to mind," the singer says. "I'm not bound by anything subject-wise. I'm inspired by the music. When I heard the music Joe was going for, it made me reach, it made me stretch. I think it made me sing in a way that I normally wouldn't have done. We seem to have that kind of effect on each other."
Satriani agrees. "People have this idea of what this band is about, or what Sammy Hagar is about as a lyricist and a vocalist," he says. "The thing is that we manage to get each guy to up his game in a non-confrontational way. When I play with CHICKENFOOT, I find myself wanting to give them more all the time. I don't hold anything back. I think the rest of the guys feel the same way."
That Satriani unleashes sheets of shred magna is, of course, a given, but what's interesting is, as individualistic and recognizable as his talents are — and this is true of all the players — they transform in a strange and beautiful way on "Chickenfoot".
Likewise, Anthony and Smith, channel past heroes. For Anthony it's ELECTRIC FLAG bassist Harvey Brooks. For Smith it's ZEPPELIN's John Bonham. Together, they perform something of an astonishing balancing act, dispending performances that meet at the intersection of Heavy and Nimble. This is what a rhythm section does, drives the band in forceful, creative ways. Listen to CHICKENFOOT and you'll hear what a true rhythm section sounds like.
"Chickenfoot", which is already being hailed as the most intense rock 'n' roll album since LED ZEPPELIN's classic efforts, coincides with a European tour that will consist of outdoor festivals, including Montreaux, Switzerland, and Bospop, Holland, plus various intimate indoor rock shows, including the London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 25.
Tickets for the London 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire concert go on sale at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 27. This will be CHICKENFOOT's only UK date on the European tour.
CHICKENFOOT tour dates:
Jun. 20 - Austria Nova Rock Festival Jun. 23 - Cork, Ireland: Live At The Marquee Jun. 25 - London Shepherd's Bush Empire Jun. 26 - Holland: Heerhugowaard Jun. 28 - Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting Festival Jun. 29 - Paris: Olympia Jul. 01 - Madrid (venue to be confirmed) Jul. 03 - Pistoia, Italy: Blues Festival Jul. 04 - Montreux, Switzerland: Stravinski Hall Jul. 05 - Udine, Italy: Lignano Sbbiadoro Jul. 07 - Hamburg: Grosse Freiheit Jul. 08 - Copenhagen: Vega Jul. 10 - Kilafors, Sweden: Rockweekend Festival Jul. 12 - Weert, Holland: Bospop Festival
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COMMENT | Right on. posted by : DeadSkin Mask 3/25/2009 8:52:41 AM
From what I've heard & seen: So Far So Good!
I will buy this album, and hit up the tour. I just hope Sammy keeps his on stage antics to a minimum and also hope that Satch gets plenty of time in the spotlight.
COMMENT | posted by : Nickodinho 3/25/2009 9:00:51 AM
I'm real excited about this but don't try and compare it to Van Halen 'cos it ain't gonna come close!!
COMMENT | wow.. posted by : halfordsleatherhat 3/25/2009 9:01:40 AM
they recorded @ George Lucas' Skywalker Studios? That's pretty cool. Yeah I'll def buy this one. The 2 tracks I've heard sound great.
COMMENT | hell yeah posted by : nickminkin 3/25/2009 9:05:11 AM
after a while of listening to Roth-Halen, and when I good the first song "Good Enough" on a Van Halen album, I knew that this singer was mighty, I do believe this band will go far towards being our generation's parallel of Led Zeppelin. It is a shame they didnt start earlier, while I dont like to say it, they are getting along in age
COMMENT | my take posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 9:20:09 AM
Seems that Van Halen just replaced their drummer and guitar player, sound better than ever, and unlike that tribute band fronted by an unemployed game show host, can fucking bring it!!!
Yeah, its only two songs, but really promising! Can't wait for the cd! Something tells me that the Chili Peppers may be done.
COMMENT | Great posted by : mansnam 3/25/2009 9:56:31 AM
The 2 songs sound great. Just good ol' rock n roll. I'll be picking this up for sure.
COMMENT | heads off in mexico posted by : Peeps 3/25/2009 10:14:14 AM
I wonder how cabo wabo is doing with all the kidnappings and beheadings
COMMENT | not hearing it posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 10:21:24 AM
I feel like that douche Simon Cowell, but I have to say that song soap on a rope was very basic, nothing too exciting. Like an on the spot jam, hit record...this generations Zep? I know Sammy made the comparison, but please come on. They have some talented guys in this band, it could be fun, but from hearing those 2 songs, that's not too inspiring. It would be fun seeing live at the Cabo Wabo, maybe the COVER a Zep song & kick ass with it, but you gotta have good original songs...I hope this isn't the end of the Chili Peppers. That's Smith's bread & butter, & they still are creative....If Sammy is the chief song writer in this band, expect your very basic song offerings. This is the guy who on his own brought you such complete cringe worthy middle of the road rock as "your love is driving me crazy", "Can't drive 55", just mindless.
COMMENT | Sweeeeeeeeeet :) posted by : RiotAct666 3/25/2009 10:23:38 AM
The two songs i heard are pretty rockin' I'll be going to best buy on June 7th to pick it up.
COMMENT | posted by : mrsromek 3/25/2009 10:29:38 AM
This is going to kick some serious ass. These four are all proven legends and are ready to put out music and tour it, without any of the drama we always seem to read about these Supergroups. There will only be comparisons made to VH, and whoever, because that keeps those in the media, employed. As a fan, I could give a shit about all of that.
COMMENT | BSlash posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 10:38:53 AM
What are you expecting? The only way to get anything totally new from the genre would be to invent new instruments and sing in Aramaic, Sanscrit or the the native tounge of T-Boner's home planet.
And as far as intelligent lyrics "Hey Hey Mama, See The Way you Move, Gonna Make You Sweat, Gonna Make You Groove" is actually pretty darn similar to some lyrics done 20 years later by C+C Music Factory. "You need coolin', I'm not foolin, I'm gonna send you back to schoolin' " is not Bob Dylan. That's why they call it "cock rock". The lyrics are supposed to be catchy little songs about fucking to some big groovy rock. In this, they succeed. I'm really impressed that Satriani repressed the urge to unnecissarialy jerk off to the detriment of the song. This my friend, is what rock 'n roll is supposed to be. Don't ruin it by trying to make it more. You remember back in the 80's when a lot of 80's sitcoms like Diffrent Strokes did "special hard hitting episodes"? Ruined the goddamned series.
COMMENT | expectations posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 10:55:39 AM
I don't expect much ever from Sammy Hagar. But I expected some songs with a bit more structure...good songs, hows that? The Hagar Era VH had a few good songs. It was still rock n roll, but something that separates them from some hacks. I'm not the one calling them "LEGENDS", a term that is throw around far too easily, along with Icons. give me a song that isn't like "ok, jam in E, & lets record it now" while Sammy makes up lyrics about "I got money honey, all the girls I need". Sam is a hack. Always was. he was beyond blessed to get that gig in VH...when he was done he went right back to his super subpar music, Mas Tequila, etc. Soap on the Rope is what I'd expect from Solo Sam, I was hoping with Satriani's first go at a hard rock "band", he give us some great riffs, maybe something with a little spark, imagination, you can have that in rock by the way, it doesn't just have to be jam in E or A...You guys were comparing it to Zep, not me, so if you hold it to that standard, you better be ready to back it up...its all opinion anyway, a fun debate Mr. McMan, correct?
COMMENT | get original posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 11:00:39 AM
btw, this: "What are you expecting? The only way to get anything totally new from the genre would be to invent new instruments and sing in Aramaic, Sanscrit or the the native tounge of T-Boner's home planet"....gee did you pull that from Chris Robinson? Seems i've heard that a million times, Its the total unimaginative hacks in rock that get defensive about their lack of creativity & say stuff like that, as a crutch. I never heard Eddie VH or Page say something like that, they wanted to do something original. Its been done in the "rock" genre. Hence you have the greats, & you have "I can't drive 55" or "dreams".
COMMENT | Touche posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 11:27:23 AM
Yes, Bslash, I agree agree that it is a fun debate. Not often you have two sides of an argument where both seem to have some intelligence. So I raise a glass too you but.......
I think (and it's in all in the eye of the beholder) that you're underestimating Hagar's contributions. You may not be a fan of his music or his songwriting, but no talent hack? Not too many no talent hacks can remain successfull at the same profession for going on six decades now. Now, I myself have not made a Zeppelin comparison, and I won't. The music is totally different, the attitude is totally different and the players are different. I will, however, compare it to Van Halen, classic Hagar and other bands in that genre such as Styx, Kansas, Foghat, Montrose and Nickelback and in that context the music is pretty damned good. In my opinion.
COMMENT | BSlash24 posted by : diatribe13 3/25/2009 11:32:52 AM
Sammy is a hack? maybe. But it sounds strange coming from a guy with Slash in his name to be calling anyone a hack. Slash hasn't done anything listenable since 1991. Slash's Snakepit albums were as sub par as it gets, and as far as VR goes, they had one good song.
COMMENT | C*ck rock posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 11:44:58 AM
i didn't mention I agree w/your point about overthinking C*ck rock & making it too celebral, can ruin it...hack, strong words, and he has maintained a career for sure. I use the word hack in comparison to other rockers, not the everyday man...I think our tastes are different.
I do think had Sammy not gotten the VH gig, he would have faded away with Billy Squire, .38 Special, NightRanger, all acts I'd compare pre VH Sammy to. styx even. The VH gig kept him relevant. I guess we'll never know, but say had Jack Blades or Tommy Shaw been the lead singer of VH, they'd be more relevant & reverred as well...while they are talented, its not my cup of tea, the Shaws, Styx, Nicklebacks, solo Hagar is non edgy rock with very little balls, in my opinion. And yes, I'm a hack fan, but we all have our opinions...a song like "your love is driving me crazy" is in kin to Kenny Loggins to me. The Heat is on. Soundtrack rock, the most base & non creative, rock. Cock Rock at its best was the Zeps, Ac/Dc's, Stones etc, that had alot more to say than "cars & girls", though sometimes they did just say that...I'm getting way too wordy now....
I think my tastes are different. I do like some Foghat actually, while they get trashed...and Jack Blades/Shaw are super talented guys, they just leave me...there's no balls to it. Hagar, some good stuff with Vh, otherwise....I ask Blabbermouth Nation, had Hagar NOT got VH gig, what would be his status in Rock history now? I say with Billy Squire or Pat Benetar.
COMMENT | diatribe posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 12:00:04 PM
them fightin' words! ha...We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. The Snakepit albums, while guitar based music, is totally rockin'. And Slash is a guitarist. He put out a guitar album. EVH solo might not have real creative songs, lots of great riffs, which the Snakepit albums have. Could use better singers. The riffs are far better than this soap on a rope...that's what this is, very unimaginative so far....Slash has never played on a "I can't drive 55" or "your love is driving me crazy" "one way to rock"...basically all of his Non VH catelogue. And a lot of the VH catelogue with Sam...I don't think Satch is a hack, & think SMith is a great drummer. I don't know what he adds creatively to the mix, not much on the making of "Blood Sugar,sex, magic", but that's expected.
COMMENT | Sammy compared Chickenfoot..... posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger 3/25/2009 12:10:21 PM
to Led Zeppelin????
Why...did they ripoff old blue artists, have a singer who sounds like a cat getting sodomized by a herd of elephants and will go down as the most overrated band of all time???????
If so....then CF and LZ do have a lot in common!!!!!
COMMENT | you know.... posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 12:15:57 PM
We are a lot closer than you think. To me, artists like Van Halen (every version), Nickelback, Styx, Night Ranger and the like are like eating a cheesburger off of McDonald's dollar menu, where Zeppelin, The Stones, early Metallica and Tool (my opinion here) are a two inch thick N.Y. strip cooked rare. To me there is nothing like eating thick juicy steak, garlic and parmesean mashed potatoes, steamed asparagus and a fine cabernet for dinner. But sometimes, you just want a cheesburger, fries and a Miller Lite. You know the meat isn't the same quality and no one is going to try and make you believe it. But sometimes, that's just what you want.
Chickenfoot is extremely good mass produced fast food and a light beer. When that's what you want, I don't think anyone is doing it better right now.
As for your question? I totally agree. Without the VH gig, Sammy would have faded away to make room for a newer model. But you could also say the same thing about Van Halen without Sammy.
COMMENT | wasn't impressed posted by : hurricane hugo 3/25/2009 12:22:28 PM
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#@!
COMMENT | On another note.... posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 12:25:09 PM
Listen to the riff on "Soap On a Rope" then listen to "Sticky Sweet" by Motley Crue off of Dr. Feelgood. Same riff. Love ya Satch, but you kind of need to leave Coldplay alone now.
COMMENT | good analogies posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 12:33:03 PM
I like me some cheesy fries some times, it doesn't all have to be rock's finest. But for me, its gotta rock. I'd put the DLR VH with some of the best. Solo Hagar, I had to switch the station...and when Tommy Shaw started writing for Aerosmith, they too went soft, again, in my opinion. Dennis Deyoung makes Styx just unbarable for me, he's like the Barry Manilow of Rock...I'll wait to hear the rest of Chickenfoot. Satch with a good rock rhythm section should rock...I'll say this for Sammy, I always thought he was a good guy, cared for his fans, gave his all. Was more a man of the people, I appreciate that....and for the post 60yr old rockers, he looks damn young. Only David Bowie or Joe Perry(still in 50's) look as young.
COMMENT | Singles vs. Songs posted by : FogCityMayday 3/25/2009 12:50:13 PM
Artists on labels need/want to sell records, so they release singles. "Your Love is Driving Me Crazy" was a single, but you can't paint him with a Kenny Loggins brush when "I Don't Need Love" is on the same record.
To answer what would VH be if they hadn't linked with Sammy, VH did do an experiment with a guy named Gary Cherone..
COMMENT | garlic and parmesean mashed potatoes posted by : boogeyman777 3/25/2009 12:58:04 PM
I love the food analogy, mcman71, and I totally agree that there are "fast food" and "fine dining" varieties of bands/music. However, you are a jerk for making me so hungry that I'm practically drooling on myself now.
I'm counting down the days until June 7th... the heat-reactive CD packaging is a cool idea!
COMMENT | nice!! go WILL go!!!! posted by : Steve Guttenberg 3/25/2009 1:11:02 PM
this is awesome to see WILL FERRELL take a break from comedy and get behind a drum set --more power to him....he's as good of a comedy star as he is a drum player!!!!!
COMMENT | posted by : Deadsinktohell 3/25/2009 1:14:03 PM
Wow, I really hate the name. All these dudes are good, obviously. And I will take some advice from above and Not compare it to Van Halen, because he's right, it's not the same. Let's see how this goes. Awe me. please!
COMMENT | fogcity posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 1:27:06 PM
I definitely have to respectfully disagree with you. Under no circumstance do you HAVE to put out a completely watered down rubbish synth pop "hit". You can have a single without selling your soul. Or you can sell 5million copies of your album without one single, if its good. The greats would never go near a song like "ur love is driving me crazy", "I can't drive 55", "I've done everything for you", "I'll fall in love again", or "Mas Tequila". Novelty song. He was formulated. That's why I don't like his solo stuff. He was a label puppet, a more rock version of Rick Springfield, or early John Cougar...who admits that all he was, he did what he was told.
Do you think Zeppelin said "guys, we need a hit single here, a jingle like song, to sell this record?". Forget Zeppelin, even a lesser but credible rock act. name one....Listen, if you like "you're love is driving me crazy", more power to you. you'll probably enjoy alot of watered down pop rock artists, like Squier, .38 Special, Aldo Nova, Asia, Toto, Kenny Loggins, solo Glen Frye, Starship...very talented musicians in most cases, but selling their souls for a quick fix, completely deluting themselves to sell "units". It adds up to a short shelf life...that's not Chickenfoot, but that was Hagar pre-VH...I'm going back many years, but was totally dumbfounded when they chose Hagar for VH. Or cherone. Not stellar acts in my book. NOt alot of depth.
COMMENT | Something about "55" posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 1:59:19 PM
Look Slash, I'm pretty sure that you're old enough, but that song ended up being the rallying cry for the movement to change the speed limit on our highways. When get on 85 north between Charlotte and Greensboro and see that the speed limit is 75, I always thank Sammy. Remember also, that kick ass rock 'n roll got NO airplay before Back In Black and then nothing until 1984. Van Halen even had to put out a synth pop song to get an original on the charts. Billy Squier, Styx, Journey, Foreigner, BOC and Kansas were all considered heavy rock. Kiss were fucking METAL for Chrissake. What we consider hard rock today would be extreme metal in 1978. Heavy metal was totally on the fringe. Very few people listened to it, and the big kids I knew who wore the Zeppelin an Sabbath t-shirts were the bad kids who got on the bus to go to vo-tech. I was in 10th grade when they announced that Hagar was joining Van Halen and we all thought it was badass! That was the year before I heard Metallica for the first time and everything changed............
COMMENT | posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 2:49:55 PM
I think Boston Radio is a bit more cutting edge than most parts of the country, especially in the early 80's. That is not a dig on other cities, but I've driven around the country. Rock radio then played all the big names, Zep, old Aerosmith, what is considered classic rock as well as Sabbath, ZZ Top, Rush...of course around that time you had Squire, hagar...Jessies Girl, but the other less sort of cutting edge stations played that, along with Priest, but yes, that was post Back in Black. Radio was AM & more pop in the 70's, but I really don't think Hagar had any influence on that, IMO....there were album oriented rock stations that played great stuff, without playing Hagar, Starship, Squier...for lack of better word, Corporate Rock...though VH was corporate rock, but the corporate came to them, if you know what I mean, they didn't try to appease the label, until JUMP maybe...that's interesting how it evolved, but...that's fine, you like 55, I just think of the video in his ronald mcdonald outfit, it was silly to me. And I'm not some alternative guy.
COMMENT | Sammy... posted by : DLR_EngineRoom 3/25/2009 4:38:08 PM
I'm-a take that Chickenfoot.... Grease it up nice and slow.....
....AND SHOVE IT SIDEWAYS UP YER CANDY-ASS!
COMMENT | Ok....someone thinks he's the Rock posted by : mcman71 3/25/2009 5:12:21 PM
Which is doubly funny because The Rock isn't even the Rock anymore. Why don't you go back to sandbox and let the adults continue to talk?
But yeah Slash I agree with you.
COMMENT | I love this excessive sentence posted by : Kidwood 3/25/2009 5:15:24 PM
Hagar wasn't looking to form a new group in his post-VAN HALEN career. "I really wasn't looking to have a real band..."
I like the new tunes. The music is awesome and Sammy voice sounds as good as ever. I just wish Sammy would spend a little more time on the lyrics.
I didn't want to get in to the Sammy and VH thing but I have to set one thing straight. Sammy saved them not the other way around. Remember the Gary Cherone VH. Yeah. Me neither. Sammy's the only one that could have done what he did with them. As for Sammy's radio friendly 1983 hit "Your love is driving me crazy." Lets not forget a little diddy by VH in 1984 called "Jump." Cheesy. Get over it. It was the 80's and everything was cheesy. MMMMmmmm cheese:) I just hope Chickenfoot is more of a good cheddar than a fromunda.
COMMENT | I agree with the Sammy/VH comment posted by : thunderbirdbassman 3/25/2009 9:02:33 PM
The VH gig kept Sammy relevant. A good career move, in my opinion. This band is another good career move. It's tough to have a career in music. Sammy's done a pretty darn good job of having a long one. Good for him. This new band sounds great. I own a lot of music. My one and only Satriani 5.1 SACD is one of my favs. Unbelievable guitarist. This record is going to be a good old rock and roll record like the new AC/DC. Don't over-analize it. Just enjoy it on June 7!
COMMENT | posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 10:23:46 PM
I"m getting into this sammy debate...I don't think Chickenfoot is cheesy, I'm sure it will rock...not overthinking it either if a song is boring, there's nothing to overthink...and Hagar's only musical crime wasn't "your love is driving me crazy"...i honestly disliked his whole catelogue of hits...I didn't delve further because why would I if I didn't like anything else...so I totally "got over it", he wasn't on my mind other than to change the channel...but that's me....Jump was cheesy, but they just came off 4 or 5 album's worth off stellar stuff, so I'd excuse one song. I'll Wait was sort of bornig too.....The Cherone VH was 1998, older. EVH was so huge in 1986 he would have had success with Don Johnson on vocals....and I'd take the VHIII album over Balance & most of 5150.....so if Chickenfoot does suck, or is cheesy, you just say "well, don't wan to overanalyze...ok, Its boring, but....I like it"??....I exagerate to make a point.....and lyrically...Sammy seriosly might be the nost mindless lyricist in rock history. Multi Platinum rocker at least. Paul Stanley is right there. Yes, Roth was girls & cars but they were slightly creative, a bit clever. Sammy's are either sickenly sappy, or goofy. 55, nuff said.
COMMENT | I'll fall in love again posted by : BSlash24 3/25/2009 10:36:37 PM
more ammo, more complete SH*T! forgot that song. seriously, if his 80's solo career didn't suck, then who do you think isn't good? I'm curious. THis is generic as it gets. That aint over analysing, I can hear it in one synth note!...this guy is a good guy too...and I listend to that "I don't need love'...This is like saying REO speedwagon rocks. Journey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22oQAUsb_pY&feature=related
COMMENT | I heard a rumor posted by : Dolemite2 3/26/2009 12:08:09 AM
On Howard Stern that KFC will be sponsering when they hit the U.S. The Fuck it I got a Bucket of Biscuits Tour
COMMENT | I heard a rumor posted by : Dolemite2 3/26/2009 12:08:09 AM
On Howard Stern that KFC will be sponsering when they hit the U.S. The Fuck it I got a Bucket of Biscuits Tour
COMMENT | BSlash, stop the damn hidden negativity. posted by : vinny3888s 3/26/2009 10:17:06 AM
If you don't like this band or don't like the members then get off this post and quit putting Sammy and his new success down, and I am from Boston, MA. Quincy, MA to be precise and radio here is controlled and very non-listener influenced, only with WGIR or WHEB of New Hampshire being cutting edge and they play Van Hagar unlike the boring oldies classic rock crap that WZLX plays, not since the days of old WBCN or WCOZ/WCGY did rock and roll have any competition on cutting edge or in that part listeners’ participation in what was played on the radio, take it from me and my nickname Vinny P. I use to be a radio Jock that was forced out of the Rock and Roll side of broadcasting only to be pushed into the disco side of it XKS/VBF/QSX because that gave me the artistic and listener request freedom, unlike the crap that is controlled out of ZLX. You won't here Chickenfoot or Van Hagar or anything remotely popular with the masses on ZLX/BCN/ODS/BMX because they are owned by CBS radio which was the same controlling freaks that canned Howard Stern. There format is stay with the old boring classic crap because that is the safe and easy way to make money. Rock bands that have had comeback from the hay day weren't even allowed to be programmed on these station, only the New Hampshire Stations would play it.
COMMENT | What I can't drive 55 is a staple song that rock in the day! posted by : joshtorock 3/26/2009 10:34:47 AM
Just like the Roth old boring stuff that did the same, Sammy blew away Roth when he came to Van Halen's need for a better leadsinger and new direction to fame, which they got with all there numver 1 hits and albums! Sammy was at the height of his solo career when Eddie ask him for help in the empty leadsinger position and Sammy brought his fame and fortune to Van Halen and then to Cabo Wabo the guy is a success and a multi millionare to boot! No debat unless you are a very jealous and angry looser to the fact that Sammy Hagar has made something of himself in the music and business world.
COMMENT | crazy ace great post !!!!!! posted by : deathmetal4u81 3/26/2009 10:44:35 AM
I hope they don't produce a mozzarella cheese stick like Van Halen did the last tour '07-'08 very processed, very processed. Chickenfoot is real and the hits will come, but unlike an 80's or 90's band they won't have a dated sound, because they are all the sound of the past generations of bands from the 70's 80's 90's and today, so that will be the best part of this Chickenfoot band, can't wait.
Also, if you don't like what you hear or see or speak don't ruin it for us Chickenfoot fans and flood the thread with garbage complaints and criticism. Your opinion is fine, but stop the bashing.
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COMMENT | 4 Stages of Eddie ! posted by : joshtorock 3/26/2009 11:03:15 AM
Just thought this was cool found it on another site!
COMMENT | posted by : BSlash24 3/26/2009 12:34:31 PM
my apologies to the Sammy fans I offended, was having some fun debating & responding to those that said "don't overanalyse"...good debate in my opinion...the Boston Radio comment was re: the good old days, when rock radio existed. Classic BCN, that didn't just play Boston, Bad Co, Foriegn, deeper cuts. Boston Radio is lame now. WHEB, god, that's just complete crap rock. They are stuck in the past, play...well cheese. yes, you hear Sammy VanHalen etc. Good reason to wipe it off the preset. DJs are just so generic....Try Sirius, you'll hear your classic Sammy too on Buzzsaw....re: Sammy's success, he's HUGELY successful, no doubt. So are Nickleback. Doesn't make it good...it truly is all opinion though, so you are not wrong. I just think Sammy has little depth & if he is the chief song writer of Chickenfoot, expect more like "Soap on a Rope", which is pretty unimaginative and, not very good.
COMMENT | What an ERRIE comparison to Led Zepplin ???? posted by : vanhagar 3/26/2009 12:35:06 PM
These songs sound so simular to Led Zepplin, listen to "Thank You" by Zep it has an errie comparison and not in a rip-off sort of way, but in a cool sounding, finally some good rock and roll sort of way !!!!!!!!
This little clip (the first I've heard of "Oh Yeah") sounds promising. Seems to rock with some energy and exuberance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRzb-iSOIOI
COMMENT | I see a lot of new fans coming from this. posted by : joshtorock 3/29/2009 12:27:15 PM
Expanded Consciousness nice video! I see that Chickenfoot is going to do live shows and promote the band more than going the commercial route, meaning much stronger fans base, from the start, then they will take on the commercial thing after the tour expanding their fans even more, simular to the way it was when he was in Van Halen.
COMMENT | Your welcome Josh posted by : Expanded Consciousness 3/30/2009 3:45:04 AM
What's the commercial route exactly? Making videos? Doing interviews? Selling thru Walmart? They should promote.
COMMENT | Thanks posted by : joshtorock 3/30/2009 1:58:03 PM
Commercial as in T-Shirts, CD's, MP3's, Record Label promotions etc. general public stuff. Doing small venues and night clubs 1st then touring bigger venues in Europe, then come back here and hit the stadium curcuit. Bands like Van Halen, Boston, queen, metallica, have all cone it.
COMMENT | Before I log off posted by : joshtorock 3/30/2009 2:32:21 PM
I just want to say to the guys that think Hagar is nothing and is just a bar band guy, to take another listen to Humans Being and tell me that that wasn't the best damn song and the last damn good song Van Halen has ever done. To bad Eddie fffed it up and let the fan down, letting Sammy go back in 1996, I know it is in the past but, I really miss that band line-up. Just my thought.
And tell me does Eddie look completly different or what in these 2 videos
and it's only been 3 years and down hill ever after?
COMMENT | posted by : Expanded Consciousness 3/31/2009 10:03:33 PM
1995 Letterman clip he looks like he does today - short hair. He is just not drunk that night. What a lame ballad. Second link is dead: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=CbvE6IC38go&feature=related
You Can't Get This Suff No More and Me Wise Magic smoked Human Beings. Eddie's tone and creativity was tops with that 1995-1997 sound. Lost it on VHIII. Hopefully it will be regained on the new album.
COMMENT | Bslash posted by : mummyman 6/8/2009 8:46:43 AM
Dead on assessment, hilarious and very true at the same time- different strokes !!!- hahahaha.
COMMENT | sticky sweet posted by : mummyman 6/8/2009 9:15:36 AM
the soap on a rope and Motley's sticky sweet riffs have a similarity but are different enough and Satch doesn't need to rip off a hack like Mars who if anything probably lifted the sticky sweet riff himself if the truth be told. ColdPlay appropriated an entire song ( sans lyrics ) and called it their own
COMMENT | chickenpoo posted by : dadoodoodoo 6/13/2009 6:00:06 PM
as someone who saw Chickenfoot in LA, all I can say is its Chickencrap. If you are looking for a lap around a well worn track of boring anthem driven shout out choruses about girls, tequila and hanging out in Baja, this may be your thing. For those of us that outgrew that at 15, you may want to look elsewhere for entertainment. Joe Satriani couldn’t play rhythm guitar if his life depended on it. Then you have Chad Smith in the band and you play NOTHING even remotely funky? That should be illegal. This is the definition of contrived supergroup. Chad Smith in particular is way to cool for this band. His solo project (Bombastic Meatbats) is what everyone should be checking out.
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